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THE Irish Men’s Sheds Association has launched a new manual ‘Your Shed & Dementia’ aimed at raising awareness of the condition, as well as offering advice for “Shedders”, their families and carers on supporting a member with dementia. There is an estimated 941 men living with dementia in Kerry, while […]

SIAMSA Tíre in Tralee has a solution on what to do when the rain returns this summer — or if you fancy a bit of shade! Its newly-opened Folk Homecoming Exhibition explores Ireland’s cultural traditions of song, music, and dance and it makes for a great activity for all the family. The free […]

THERE were 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, July 19, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. With a 14-day incidence rate of 54.5 per 100,000 of the population, this was the fifth […]

Radio Kerry’s Andrew Morrissey lives with fiancé Úna and their ‘little baby’ Bailey who has captured their hearts… Why did you decide to get a dog? We were moving back to Kerry in 2014 and spoken about it a few times and then once we were settled we just went […]

MET Éireann has extended its Status Yellow high temperature warning until Saturday. The warning was to end on Friday at 12 noon, but the fine weather is set to continue until after the weekend. However, there is a chance of scattered heavy rain and thunderstorms in some areas on Friday […]

FUNDING of €746,091 is to be invested in 12 Kerry Digital Hubs, including one in Tralee, under the Connected Hubs Scheme. The funding is designed to enable existing hubs and broadband connection points to enhance, improve and upgrade capacity to remote working infrastructure in Kerry. Grants will also fund measures […]

THE Directors of the Aqua Dome Tralee have today announced that, regretfully due to the continuing Government ban on indoor activities, the facility will not now reopen in 2021 and a new target date of Easter 2022 has been set. Having previously announced that it would reopen on July 9th, […]

KERRY Airport is due to commence discussions with Ryanair in the coming days ahead of the airline’s planned return to the Kerry-Dublin route later this month. Ryanair has notified Kerry Airport that it intends to operate the route once a day until the end of August and has committed to […]

VIRGIN Media TV presenter Martin King and beauty expert and entrepreneur Pamela Laird issue rallying call for Kerry people to take part in th Virtual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk fundraiser. The walk, supported by Iceland, is taking place nationwide on Sunday,  September 19 during World Alzheimer’s Month 2021. Alzheimer’s Memory Walk […]

BALLYSEEDY Home & Garden has announced their mid-summer indoor plant sale with discounts of up to 40% off. Whether you fancy treating yourself or someone special to an indoor plant, there is incredible value at Ballyseedy Home and Garden, July sale. Up to 40% off luxury plants such as the Aglaonema, Philodendron […]

ALTHOUGH we’re not even halfway through the summer holiday, back to school costs are never far from parents minds. A new survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions shows that back to schools cost still a struggle for parents, annual ILCU survey shows more than a quarter of parents […]

SEVEN Kerry businesses are vying to have their product voted as Ireland’s Best Burger. With the reopening of indoor dining now firmly on the horizon and foodservice finally starting to show signs of returning to some degree of normality, the hunt for Ireland’s best burger has begun thanks to National […]

KERRY County Council has collaborated with Healthy Kerry, Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park, Kerry CYPSC, South Kerry Development Partnership, NEWKD, Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, TIRC and KASI to organise suitable play, recreation and game equipment for families living in Kerry Direct Provision Centres. National Play Day is […]

Dreaming of a lawn that requires ZERO maintenance and looks great all year round? Kieran Donaghy of PST Lawns, outlines why they are Ireland’s leading supplier of top-quality artificial grass… For over 12 years we’ve been supplying top quality artificial grass to homeowners and landscapers all over Ireland. To date we […]

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) is reminding road users, particularly drivers, to be aware of the dangers posed by ‘sun glare’ as Orange and Yellow weather warnings for High Temperatures have been issued for the next few days. Sun glare can result in drivers being temporarily dazzled or blinded by […]

Met Éireann has this morning issued a Status Yellow – High Temperature warning for Ireland. High temperatures will  continue this week with hot conditions by day and staying very warm and humid at night. Daytime maximum temperatures generally 27 to 30 degrees Celsius with overnight values not falling below 17 […]

KERRY County Council is inviting members of the public to sign up for a free alerts service which enables subscribers to receive important messages, updates and alerts from the local authority. The council has partnered with the MapAlerter.ie service to provide targeted messages to citizens which can be received by […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, will facilitate a free webinar on Friday, July 30th for professionals supporting children impacted by cancer. The webinar will be hosted by renowned child and adolescent psychotherapist, Edel Lawlor, of Expressive Play and aims to offer support, advice and guidance to professionals who wish […]

A NEW disability friendly path was officially opened at Austin Stacks GAA grounds at Connolly Park on Saturday night. Welcoming the attendance at the opening, Billy Ryle, Club Chairman, said that just a year ago the 10-day Bracker 100km fundraising walk began to raise funds for a path allowing access […]

HEALTHY Ireland Swim distance marker buoys have been placed at 100 metre intervals to create a 1,200 metre sea swimming circuit at Sandy Bay, Castlegregory. Sandy Bay is a popular and safe swimming destination with an east facing aspect, providing shelter from the prevailing South West winds making it a […]

WE’RE more used to yellow and orange rain and wind weather warnings, so this comes as a welcome, if sticky, change. Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for high temperatures until this Friday. It will continue to be very warm until the weekend, with day time temperatures into the […]

WHAT a few days of weather we’ve had in town. The sunshine really brought out the crowds resulting in bars and restaurants being well packed (well at capacity anyway, the new definition of ‘packed’ in the COVID world we live in).. Let’s hope the fine weather continues, so we all […]

POPULAR Tralee band Midnite Café dusted off their instruments to perform their first gigs in 16 months in front of excited residents in four housing estates in town yesterday  afternoon. Kerry Mental Health Association’s Tralee Branch benefitted from a collection at each location where the generosity was overwhelming on a […]

THERE were nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, July 12, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. With a 14-day incidence rate of 27.2 per 100,000 of the population, this was the lowest […]

AT last, some real summer weather. The rest of the country basked in sunny weather on Wednesday and Thursday, but it was a bit more cloudy around Tralee.  But that all changed on Friday and the rest of the weekend is looking ‘scorchio’. However, it was still a bit dull […]

TEMPERATURES are set to soar to the mid 20s this weekend so expect our beaches to be packed. With this in mind, Tralee Gardaí are asking beachgoers to be responsible when parking their vehicles. Gardai say illegal parking at beaches causes obstruction and prevents emergency services getting access to the […]

Tina Curtin, Information Officer with South Munster Citizens Information Service discusses some common employment queries which have come up recently… Currently various services are opening up more to the public. Any change in the situation in relation to local Citizens Information offices? While we are still providing our service mainly […]

THE Gleneagle INEC Arena in Killarney this evening announced a series of live outdoor gigs scheduled to take place throughout August with tickets on sale now. Artists lined up for the aptly titled “Inside Out” gigs include the up-and-coming Lyra, Saint Sister, Jyellowl and Kerry Rising (featuring Cathal Flaherty, Seamus […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has announced the increased provision and significant investment in special education for CBS The Green. Initially the school was approved funding under the Additional Accommodation scheme for the provision of a new technology room and preparation area. Today, however, Minister Foley announced […]

A NEW mural celebrating a local musician has been painted at the primary school he attended growing up in Tralee. Eric Roche was a renowned guitarist who released a number of records in the late 90s and early noughties, garnering critical acclaim. He passed away in 2005 at the age […]