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GARDAI are reminding Kerry motorists they are still conducting ‘Slow Down Day’, a national speed enforcement operation which continues until Friday morning at 7am. The reminder comes as Gardaí in the county recorded some high speeds already today at speed zones on Kerry roads. They detected one motorist travelling at 124km/h […]

IF you’re still looking for a special present for Christmas this year, then John Cleary has a special deal for his five photography books released over the past few years. All the Tralee man’s books feature stunning images capturing life in the town and around the county in a variety […]

AIDAN O’Mahony’s new book has been shortlisted in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021, it was announced this afternoon. The former Kerry GAA star is shortlisted in the  Sports Book Of The Year category for ‘Unbroken: A Story of Mental Strength, Physical Fitness and the Power of Adversity’ (co-written […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, is reaching out to those bereaved by cancer to join their monthly bereavement support group, which begins again this November. Facilitated by counsellor and psychotherapist, Claire Lyons Forde, the free online group meetings offer a safe, supportive and confidential environment to those struggling with […]

A COLLABORATIVE project involving primary schoolchildren in Tralee and around Kerry was a winner in the National Heritage Week 2021 Awards announced on Wednesday. ‘Explore Your Local Heritage’, organised by the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, Kerry County Museum and Kerry County Council won the ‘Wild Child Award’ category. This […]

A KERRY business has been nominated for a Digital Media Award. Aidan O’Carroll of Avalanche Designs in Ballyduff is delighted his agency is nominated in the Best Small Agency category at the awards which take place in Dublin next month. “We are absolutely humbled to announce that Avalanche has been […]

AIDAN O’Mahony will sign copies of his book in Tralee later this month. The former Kerry GAA star, who retired from inter-county football in January 2017 after an illustrious time in the green and gold, released his biography earlier this month and he will be in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, Castle Street […]

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is urging the Kerry public, especially parents and guardians to be extremely vigilant to the dangers of inadvertent consumption, particularly by children, of cannabis edibles, products such as jelly sweets containing the psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). There is growing availability […]

TRALEE is to have a non-alcohol club night for adults starting from next week. ‘The Virtue Club’ is the brainchild of local woman, Lisa Curran, and its launch will take place at Cocktail Heist at Croí Restaurant, Princes Street, on Thursday, October 28, from 7pm to 11pm. Entry is free, […]

THE sale of a landmark hotel in a north Kerry town is nearing completion. The Golf Hotel in Ballybunion has been closed since 2016 and went to auction earlier this year. Tralee-based selling agent Gary O’Driscoll said unconditional contracts have now been entered into, but the sale has not yet […]

GARDAI in Kerry will be conducting ‘Slow Down Day’, a national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from Thursday morning. The aim of the operation, which is taking place in the run up to the October Bank Holiday weekend, is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, […]

A WEST Kerry school is hosting its autumn Open Day on this Saturday, October 23,  from 12 noon to 4pm. Coláiste Íde is an all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated on the Dingle Peninsula, close to Dingle town. The college is renowned for its high standard of post-primary education. […]

A GOFUNDME page, set up by a Tralee woman has reached its target and she has planned to travel to Germany for treatment for Chronic Lyme disease. Louise O’Sullivan from Tralee, now living in Galway, has been suffering with Lyme Disease for almost two years and her only hope was […]

KERRY Airport has been shortlisted in the Top 3 Irish Airports for the upcoming Irish Travel Trade / Travel2Ireland.ie Awards. It follows the initial round of public voting which ended last week and once again, everyone is being asked to go online and vote for Kerry Airport as the Best […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has welcomed a HSE recruitment drive for Home Help staff, and a key appointment at University Hospital Kerry. Deputy Daly has been informed that a podiatrist has been appointed at the hospital and Home Help and support staff are being recruited for Community […]

FIFTEEN new jobs will be created when Danish retailer JYSK opens its first store in Kerry on Thursday, October 28 at 10am. The 12th JYSK store in Ireland, located at Unit 5 Manor West Retail Park, JYSK Tralee will sell Scandinavian designed furniture, soft furnishings, and accessories. The store will […]

THE ever-popular Banna Beach Resort Kerry Winter Stages Rally will return to the Tralee area on November 6th / 7th following a four year break. Masterminded by Banna Beach Hotel proprietor William Murphy and Kerry Motor Club in 1989, the traditional end of season event has grown to become one […]

THE Edmund Rice Building, a new two-storey extension at CBS Primary Tralee, was officially opened on Monday by Norma Foley TD, Minister for Education. The building contains four new classrooms on the first floor and a modern special educational needs facility on the ground floor. The project, which was completed […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry is asking the public not to visit the hospital unless there are exceptional circumstances. “Due to increased infection-control measures, the hospital has to make some difficult decisions about visiting, in order to protect patients, their relatives and staff,” a statement from the hospital reads. “UHK is asking […]

TOMMY Walsh confirmed his decision today to retire from the Kerry Senior Football Panel. The Kerins O’Rahillys man began his inter county career as a minor and quickly progressed through to U-21 and senior ranks. In the 2009 All-Ireland series Tommy produced some memorable performances culminating in the All-Ireland Final […]

    GARDAI in Tralee are investigating three burglaries in town at the weekend. On Saturday, October 16 between 12noon and 7pm, a house was entered in the Glencairn estate in Caherslee. The owners were out at the time and the house was ransacked. Gardai are appealing to anyone living […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garveys Tralee Warriors InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 2 game against Moycullen in Galway yesterday… Moycullen 81 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 84 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors consolidated their season opening win against Team 360 Financial Killorglin with a thrilling 84-81 win over Moycullen at the Kingfisher […]

SINN Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris has been informed by Kerry County Council’s Director of Services, John Breen, that work to connect Ardfert to the central regional water supply will begin at the end of October. The announcement was made at this morning’s meeting of Kerry County Council after Cllr Ferris demanded action […]

TRALEE is deemed Clean To European Norms in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) report by An Taisce released this morning. Tralee came in 23rd place out of the 40 towns and cities assessed, down from 17th in the January results. Killarney fell from 2nd to 22nd in the […]

KERRY International Film Festival (KIFF) celebrated its 22nd Edition over this past weekend. This year KIFF presented a blended festival that included 15 physical events and 30 online screenings and the KIFF team was overwhelmed with the level of interest and support they received over the four days of the […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns has announced a series of free webinars on sustainability and biodiversity, highlighting the UN Sustainability Goals, taking place over the next month. The sustainability webinars, which will be delivered by Donal O’Leary of Waste Down will focus on the EPA Stop Food Waste programme and composting, are […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jimmy Moloney, has extended his condolences to the family of the late Brendan Kennelly following his death on Sunday. “Brendan Kennelly was a remarkable poet and writer who produced some of the most important and iconic poems which now form part of his […]

BAILE Mhuire Day Care Centre for Older Persons has purchased the freehold on its existing site along with the neighbouring Balloonagh Convent and McAuley Home in Tralee. The site, and extensive surrounding gardens, were owned by St Brendan’s Trust under the management of the Bishop of Kerry, and has presented an […]

CAR lovers were in for a treat if they popped by The Meadowlands Hotel this weekend. The Cortina Owners Club of Ireland, which was founded over 25 years ago, held a rally during the weekend with 41 makes of the classic Ford model — from the MK1 made in 1962 […]

SIAMSA Tíre’s theatre was a busy spot on Friday for 12 hours of talking from a number of inspiring speakers. The event was TEDx Tralee, an independently organised event, licensed by TED, featuring local and national voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of ‘New Beginnings’. Over 80 people attended […]