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Kerry Heritage Sites See Strong Visitor Numbers In 2023

Kerry Heritage Sites See Strong Visitor Numbers In 2023

March 28, 2024 at 12:49 pm 0 comments

HERITAGE sites in Kerry saw strong increases in visitor numbers over 2023. The Office of Public Works (OPW) today announced visitor figures at its heritage sites around the country which exceeded 15.3 million, up from 15 million in 2022. In Kerry, Ionad an Bhlascaoid – The Blasket Centre, saw a […]

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The Oyster Tavern.

Kerry Winners Announced At Munster Regional Finals Of Irish Restaurant Awards

March 28, 2024 at 12:03 pm 0 comments

THE Munster winners in the Irish Restaurant Awards were announced last night at the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney. The winners of categories in each of the six counties were announced and among the award recipients were Mairead McCarthy who won the Employee Excellence Award and while The Oyster Tavern […]

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James Godley with his son Seamus being presented with his €500 winnings by Kerins O'Rahillys club chairman Oliver Molloy in the presence of Pat Flavin, PRO and seller Rob O’Connor. Photo by Dermot Crean

James Is ‘Last Man Standing’ In Kerins O’Rahillys Competition

March 28, 2024 at 10:31 am 0 comments

A KILMOYLEY man got a timely boost to his finances this week when he won the Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Last Man Standing’ National Football League competition. James Godley beat off over 900 competitors to win the €500 prize, which will come in handy as he is getting married shortly. There were […]

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Billy Alexander.

Kerry Man Receives Prestigious Lawrence Medal From Royal Horticultural Society

March 28, 2024 at 10:12 am 0 comments

THE Royal Horticultural Society has awarded the Lawrence Medal to Billy Alexander from Kells Bay Gardens. The medal was awarded on Tuesday of this week for his Gold Medal and Best in Great Pavilion winning exhibit, The Ferns of Kells Bay Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023. The Lawrence Medal […]

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Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne.

An Easter Message From Bishop Of Kerry Ray Browne

March 28, 2024 at 10:01 am 0 comments

Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne, gives his Easter Message… “Holy Week and Easter are close to the hearts of many people in all our parishes, thank God. Lovely to see the large numbers who come to the Cathedral on Good Friday and Holy Saturday to quietly do “The Stations of […]

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Tralee Warriors U20 Squad. Back row from left: David Lucid, Joshua Osayanrhion, Olaf Michalczuk, Brian O’Leary, Phoenix Costello, Donal O’Sullivan, Gary Lynch, Andrew Wallace. Front row from left: Eoin Creedon, Eddie Sheehy, Eli Fitzgerald, Evan Boyle.

REPORT: Warriors Under 20s Through To Another National Final

March 28, 2024 at 9:53 am 0 comments

Alan Cantwell reports on the Mens U20 National League – Semi Final held in Moyderwell last night… Tralee Warriors 77 Limerick Celtics 76 DEFENDING champions Tralee Warriors are back in the Mens U20 National League final for the second year in a row after their title defence put to the […]

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Nearly €250,000 Allocated For Kerry Projects

Nearly €250,000 Allocated For Kerry Projects

March 28, 2024 at 9:43 am 0 comments

ELEVEN outdoor recreation projects in Kerry are to share €274,476 in funding for their development and enhancement. The investment, under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), will be key to enhancing  mountain trails, forest walks, cycleways, rivers, lakes and beaches across the county. Projects to receive funding include €29,700 for Marketing […]

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Noel O'Regan

Tralee Author’s Work Shortlisted For Prestigious Literary Award

March 27, 2024 at 5:26 pm 0 comments

A TRALEE man’s debut novel has been shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize. Noel O’Regan’s ‘Though The Bodies Fall’ is one of four novels shortlisted for the £10,000  James Tait Black fiction prize. The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are literary prizes awarded for literature written in the English language.  Based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, […]

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Frustration At Repeated Breaks In Water Mains In Ardfert Area

Frustration At Repeated Breaks In Water Mains In Ardfert Area

March 27, 2024 at 4:42 pm 0 comments

A SINN Féin councillor has called on Uisce Éireann to confirm the expected completion date for the connection of Ardfert to the Regional Supply Scheme. Cllr Ferris said that since Saturday, March 23, there have been three breaks in the water mains, leaving residents and businesses without water. She said […]

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Roger Casement Gathering On Good Friday Relocated Due To Flooding

Roger Casement Gathering On Good Friday Relocated Due To Flooding

March 27, 2024 at 4:19 pm 0 comments

THE Good Friday Roger Casement Gathering has had to be relocated to the Banna Strand Casement Memorial because of flooding in the McKenna Fort area. Historian, Dr Tim Horgan, will speak at the new location, at the Memorial, which is signposted near the entrance to Banna Strand, at 12.15pm. All […]

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Phoenix Women’s Centre To Host Fashion Show At The Ashe Hotel

Phoenix Women’s Centre To Host Fashion Show At The Ashe Hotel

March 27, 2024 at 11:55 am 0 comments

A FASHION show will take place next week as a fundraiser for the Phoenix Women’s Centre and Shed. Taking place at The Ashe Hotel, the centre is collaborating with five Tralee town based shops  to bring the best of fashion to those attending on Friday, April 5 at 7.30pm. The […]

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Sponsored: Why Working With Beam Is The Best Legal Job In Ireland

March 27, 2024 at 11:33 am 0 comments

EVERY year thousands of people from all over the world apply for a dream job as caretaker on Ireland’s Great Blasket Island. Nestled off the coast of Kerry, the island offers breathtaking scenery and a rich folklore that has produced an impressive array of authors. It’s a magical and mystical […]

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TJ Cosgrove from Listowel features on An Ríl Deal.

Kerry Dancers To Feature On TG4’s ‘An Ríl Deal’ This Weekend

March 27, 2024 at 11:10 am 0 comments

KERRY dancers will feature on this week’s episode of An Ríl Deal. The show from TG4 and Adare Productions is looking for the next big thing in the world of Irish dancing. Performers of all styles of traditional dance are entertaining viewers over eight episodes on the show; from step […]

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Status Yellow Snow/Ice Warning Issued For Kerry And Cork

Status Yellow Snow/Ice Warning Issued For Kerry And Cork

March 27, 2024 at 10:44 am 0 comments

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Snow-Ice warning for Kerry and Cork until this evening. They say a mix of sleet and snow showers could lead to accumulations causing disruption today. The warning is valid from this morning to 6pm this evening. However, looking at the forecast for the Tralee […]

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Tranquility in nature...Well-known wellness personality, Roz Purcell, taking time at Derrycunnihy, leading The Nature Valley Hike, as part of the Wander Wild Festival in Killarney National Park. The adventure and wellness festival continues until Sunday. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan/FREE PIC***/Issued 22/03/2024

PHOTOS: Thousands Attended Events During Wander Wild Festival

March 26, 2024 at 12:36 pm 0 comments

LAST weekend’s Wander Wild Festival in Killarney was a massive success with an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 people attending ticketed events and street activities. Many ever-popular activities returned this year as well as some exciting new additions – many of which sold out. These included Stand up Paddleboarding (SUP), a […]

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Minister Norma Foley joins the launch of the Canal Biodiversity Project at the Wetlands on Saturday morning - Photo by Mark O’Sullivan

Minister Foley Launches Tralee Rowing Club’s Biodiversity Project

March 26, 2024 at 11:24 am 0 comments

TRALEE Rowing Club (TRC) welcomed Minister for Education, Norma Foley, to the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre on Saturday to launch of the Community Foundation Ireland (CFI) funded TRC ‘Biodiversity Awareness Implementation Project’. TRC produced a CFI funded ‘Biodiversity Action Plan – Tralee Ship Canal – Gateway to Biodiversity’ in 2023. […]

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Moyderwell National School decorated Eurogiant, The Square, Tralee – Teachers: Oonagh O’Rahilly, Brenda Coughlan and students of Moyderwell National School and Mayor of Tralee, Terry O’Brien.

PHOTOS: Schoolchildren Brighten Up Vacant Shopfronts For Easter

March 26, 2024 at 11:07 am 0 comments

KERRY County Council and the Mayor of Tralee invited local national schools and vacant shopfront business owners in this initiative in the lead up to the Easter period. The initiative involved school students designing and decorating their Easter theme on vacant shopfronts around the town. Using the Easter theme, children […]

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Kerry footballer Diarmuid O’Connor receives the keys to his new Toyota from Tim Kelliher of Kelliher’s Toyota on Friday.

Kellihers Toyota Present New Car To Kerry Footballer

March 25, 2024 at 3:36 pm 0 comments

KELLIHERS Toyota recently presented Kerry senior footballer Diarmuid O’Connor with a new Toyota CH-R Hybrid Electric. The car was presented by fellow Na Gaeil man Tim Kelliher on Friday last. “When Diarmuid was only 6 or 7 and training with Na Gaeil, my job as a struggling wannabe coach ,was to […]

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Gardai Investigate After Break-In To Business Premises In Tralee

Gardai Investigate After Break-In To Business Premises In Tralee

March 25, 2024 at 3:13 pm 0 comments

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information after a business premises was broken into at the weekend. Between 1.30am and 1.40am on Saturday, entry was gained to Vogue hair and beauty salon on the North Circular Road. Gardai say damage was caused to the shop window and the premises ransacked. […]

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Sod Turned On New €330m Astellas Facility In Tralee

March 25, 2024 at 2:18 pm 0 comments

ASTELLAS Ireland Co., Ltd held a ceremony this morning to mark the breaking of the ground and start of construction for its new €330 million facility at Kerry Technology Park, Tralee. The new facility will accelerate the expansion of Astellas’ in-house production capabilities and ensure a stable supply of high- […]

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St Columbas Community Centre in Kilflynn.

Half Marathon And 10k Run For Kilflynn Community Centre

March 25, 2024 at 1:07 pm 0 comments

THE Kilflynn City Running Group Stacks Mountain Half Marathon and 10km is back, taking place on April 6. An event that has it all — road, trail, grass and spectacular views — all participants will receive a specially commissioned t-shirt and bespoke medals. All proceeds raised are in aid of […]

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Back Left to right, Brendan Griffin, Sean Hogan, Anne Marie Crean, Front Left to right, Neilus Flynn, Breeda Pierce, Marie Edwards, Adam Scanlon, Andrew Flynn, Tadhg Kelly.

Take Le Tour De Ballyfinnane This April

March 25, 2024 at 12:42 pm 0 comments

THE annual Tour De Ballyfinnane cycle will take place on April 13, with all proceeds going towards the upkeep of the Ballyfinnane Community Hall. This event offers a fun and active way to contribute to the community hall to ensure that it is available for generations to come. The main […]

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Caleb Jordan lays up for Warriors. Photo by Liam Ryan

PHOTOS/REPORT: Warriors Knocked Out By Éanna’s Late Sucker Punch

March 25, 2024 at 12:20 pm 0 comments

Alan Cantwell on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2023/2024 – QF Playoff game… Éanna 82 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 81 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors bowed out of the InsureMyVan.ie Mens Super League after a last second sucker punch from Éanna knocked them out of the post season playoff at the quarter final […]

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REPORT: Kerry Reach League Final After Victory Over Galway

March 25, 2024 at 11:58 am 0 comments

Dan Kearney reports on the Kerry ladies’ win over Galway yesterday at Fitzgerald Stadium… Kerry 2-11  Galway 0-12  Hannah O’Donoghue came off the bench and struck for 1-2 as champions Kerry were made to fight all the way by Galway at Fitzgerald Stadium in this Lidl NFL Division 1 contest. […]

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Causeway Comprehensive School team.

PHOTOS: First Year Camogie Blitz Held At Mercy Mounthawk

March 24, 2024 at 11:59 am 0 comments

CAMOGIE players from around the county came together on Friday to compete in the Allcare Kerry Schools First Year Camogie blitz organised and hosted by Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk. Five young teams competed from Causeway (2), Mercy Mounthawk, Presentation Tralee and Kanturk.  The overall winners were Causeway Comprehensive who took the title with […]

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Status Yellow Rain Warning Issued For Kerry

Status Yellow Rain Warning Issued For Kerry

March 23, 2024 at 2:20 pm 0 comments

A STATUS Yellow rain warning for Kerry has been issued for Sunday night and Monday morning. Met Éireann says the rain will be heavy at times, potentially leading to localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions. The warning is valid from 7pm on Sunday to 10am on Monday. However, […]

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A Dip at Dawn...brave souls, Shirley McGough, from left,  Stella Maloney, Marian O'Connell, Susan Pierce, Beliza Griffin, Mary C Kelly, Mare Dennehy, enjoying the Wander Wild Sunrise Dip at Dundag in Killarney National Park as part of the Wander Wild Festival. The adventure and wellness festival, sponsored by Nature Valley, continues until Sunday evening. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan/FREE PICS /Issued 23/03/2024

PHOTOS: Taking An Early Morning Dip At Dundag During Wander Wild Festival

March 23, 2024 at 11:01 am 0 comments

IT was an early start for some out in Killarney National Park today, for an activity part of  the Wander Wild Festival which is taking place over the weekend. Brave souls enjoyed an energising ‘Wander Wild Dip’ and experienced sunrise at Dundag beach with the Salty Sea Sisters. The Festival […]

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Fiona O'Connor, John Fealy, Ella Gethin, Matthew Riordan and Matthew Ryan, cast members in the Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts production of 'Shrek The Musical Jr' at Siamsa Tíre. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Cast Of ‘Shrek The Musical Jr’ Thrill Audiences At Siamsa Tíre

March 23, 2024 at 10:28 am 0 comments

THERE were standing ovations over a number of performances at Siamsa Tíre this week, as the young cast from Bryan Carr’s School of Performing Arts staged ‘Shrek The Musical Jr’. The students of the local stage school in Tralee — who are celebrating 15 years in business this year — performed sold-out shows on […]

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REPORT: Kerry FC Earn Another Draw Away From Home

REPORT: Kerry FC Earn Another Draw Away From Home

March 23, 2024 at 10:27 am 0 comments

David Moriarty reports on Kerry FC’s game in Ballybofey last night where the points were shared… FINN HARPS 0-0 KERRY FC Kerry made their longest trip of the season on Friday evening as they took on Finn Harps in Ballybofey. Kerry picked up one point in the two visits to […]

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Know Your Rights: Entitlements For Public Holidays

Know Your Rights: Entitlements For Public Holidays

March 23, 2024 at 10:23 am 0 comments

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  Q. As an employee, what are my entitlements in relation to Public Holidays? Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. There is an exception for certain […]

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