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BANNA Coastcare, in collaboration with Tralee Tidy Towns and Munster Technological University Kerry Green Campus, will take part in this year’s Big Beach Clean on Sunday September 12, from 11am – 12pm. Volunteers are invited to meet in the Main Car Park before 11am and to bring their own gloves and […]

TO mark the reopening of schools after the summer break, Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley visited a number of schools in the county recently. It was an opportunity to meet staff and students and to wish them well for the year ahead. The Minister’s Foley’s tour of schools […]

THE Playdium in Tralee has announced that it will reopen for the first time in 18 months on September 24. In a statement on their Facebook page earlier today, it was announced the children’s play facility would finally open its doors again. “I am pleased to announce that we intend […]

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, will host a pop-up information event at Garvey’s SuperValu in Tralee on Thursday, September 9 and Friday September 10, with the events taking place from 10am to 4pm each day. These upcoming events […]

PETMANIA Tralee, along with sponsors BETA, has launched the hugely popular Puppy of the Year Competition for 2021. Adorable pooches have just three weeks to enter the competition to be in with a chance of becoming Petmania Puppy of the Year 2021 and win some great prizes. Emily Miller of […]

MINISTER for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced the provision of €173,538 for three Kerry organisations under the CLÁR Mobility and Cancer Care Transport programme. The three Kerry organisations to receive funding are Cahirciveen Social Services who will receive €44,100 for a vehicle with adaption; €55,638 for […]

THERE were no tears on Wednesday morning as the new arrivals made their way into their classrooms at Mercy Moyderwell Primary School on Wednesday morning. The junior infants had been in last Thursday and Friday just to get used to the classroom environment, but Wednesday was their first proper day […]

MEMBERS of the St John’s Care of Creation Group, Tralee are organising guided tours of the Creation-Spiral Walk in Tralee Town Park (convene near Playground) on Saturdays at 11am and Wednesdays at 4pm during the Season of Creation. The walk charts the evolutionary cycle of the Universe from the ‘Big […]

AN online portal for people to express their view on the future of the courthouse building on Ashe Street has been set up. The Green Party Chairperson in Kerry, Anluan Dunne, has set up the portal in the hopes that people will share their views. The Courts Service has expressed […]

THERE was a significant rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to August 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 134 new car registrations in the county in August 2021 compared to 90 in the same month […]

KERRY is the county with the lowest uptake for the COVID vaccine in Munster, according to the Irish Independent. A story published today on their website shows 91.4% of adults over 18 had received a first dose of the vaccine as of Sunday, August 22. Waterford has the highest uptake […]

FANCY a career at one of Tralee’s best and most established businesses? Well CH Tralee on The Mall are now recruiting for a number of positions. They are currently looking to recruit an Office Administrator to join their team (39 hours per week). The primary function of this role is […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that July was a very busy month for property sales around Tralee with 36 transactions taking place fetching a total of €6,279,128. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs […]

Teacher at Presentation Primary School, Helena Hennessy, describes the excitement as the new Junior Infants began their schooldays this week… As is customary for the first day back at school, the excitement and anticipation was palpable on the corridors of Presentation Primary School this week as the students returned after […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has announced today that Chief Executive Ken Tobin will be stepping down as planned this September from his role. The Board are now leading a process to identify a suitable candidate for Chief Executive who will offer the capabilities and capacity to continue the work undertaken by […]

THE Diocese of Kerry is joining dioceses across Ireland and Christian churches globally in calling for action, to ‘Restore Our Common Home’ during this ‘Season of Creation’. The Season of Creation runs from September 1st to October 4th when Christian churches around the world focus on prayer and action to […]

THERE was the usual excitement at Holy Family NS on Monday morning for the new arrivals. In fact, the juniors weren’t the only ones beginning at Holy Family. A new principal, Maria O’Regan, was also starting her time at the school having taken over from Ed O’Brien who has just […]

PRIMARY school pupils in Kerry and around Ireland are being challenged to get creative in how they learn and think about Europe through the Blue Star Programme, coordinated by European Movement Ireland. The Blue Star Programme teaches primary school children about Europe through creative activities and projects that complement the […]

THE latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation shows there were 327 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry. This is the biggest number since the INMO began recording the numbers back in 2006. In August 2020 there were 208 patients waiting on trolleys. The total trolley figures […]

AND so the fun begins. Monday saw the arrival of nearly 40 new children to CBS Primary School and the beginning of a wonderful educational journey. Friends for life were made in Ms Quirke and Ms Donoghue’s classes in the new, impressive extension to the school which opened this time […]

GARDAI are warning people to be vigilant of people calling door to door offering trade services. Gardaí say there has been an increase in these type of calls over the past few weeks. If someone calls offering painting services or to clean the gutters, be cautious and don’t feel under […]

MINISTER for Rural and Community Development , Heather Humphreys TD, has announced over €4.2 million in funding to support schools, playgrounds, infrastructure projects and community organisations across Rural Ireland. The funding includes €179,191 for six Kerry projects which are as follows… • €21,487.50 — for Firies Sports Facility CLG (in association with Kerry […]

THE re-scheduled annual three-day walk of the Dingle Way from Tralee To Dingle takes place on the weekend of Friday 17th to Saturday 19th September. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the annual walk of the Kerry Camino was postponed for May 2020 and 2021. On Friday the 17th, walkers will […]

A NEW chapter in the lives of young children began at Caherleaheen NS and O’Brennan NS last week. The junior infants were dropped off by emotional parents but the kids were unfazed and happy to meet their new friends. “It’s been brilliant with no tears, all went really well and […]

KERRY fans woke up this morning with that hollow feeling that the team didn’t do themselves justice yesterday. Tyrone were the better team on the day after an epic semi-final in Croke Park and while there was a big contingent of Kerry fans in Dublin, there were many more thousands […]

THERE were 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, August 23, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. This is a 14-day incidence rate of 550.9 per 100,000 of the population, above the national […]

KINGDOM Swimming Club’s Senior Squad returned to training after an eight month Covid enforced break last Wednesday. The junior squads are returning to training later in September. Head Coach, Ger McDonnell, said that “all the swimmers were delighted to be back in training and looking forward to upcoming competitions.” As a […]

ANOTHER first day at school at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn went as smoothly as you’d expect, with two classes of junior infants beginning a new journey. “Everything went great this morning,” said Principal Cáit Uí Chonchúir. “The parents had visited with the children on two occasions previously to get used to […]

HOME Leisure and Gardens retailer, The Range, has confirmed it will open their new store at Manor West Retail Park in Tralee on Friday, October 22. The launch takes place after months of building work and preparations to transform the former Debenhams into a brand new Range superstore. It will […]

FOLLOWING the success of last year’s initiative where five artists transformed bland utility cabinets throughout the town of Tralee into vibrant works of art, nonfaction have issued an open call for artists, designers, and creatives to submit proposals for artworks at specific sites in the town. Graft aims to enable […]