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SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called for lessons to be learned from the Killarney National Park fire last weekend. Deputy Daly has urged the Minister of State for Heritage to discuss with Kerry County Council the creation of a coordinated taskforce for fires within the National Park. […]

A LOCAL councillor called for an update on the caretaker situation at Rath Cemetery at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. Fianna Fáil Cllr Johnnie Wall said the caretaker had still not started and there were a number of issues that needed to be sorted out urgently. […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has proposed the local authority no longer build one-bedroom properties and compensate by building extra two-bedroom properties. Sinn Fein Cllr Deirdre Ferris put forward the motion at the online meeting of Tralee MD of Kerry County Council on Monday, following on from a similar motion […]

A TRALEE councillor has called for higher fencing at the rear of a Tralee estate adjacent to the Tralee-Fenit Greenway because of litter being thrown into residential properties. Cllr Sam Locke was speaking at the online meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday morning. He […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man in relation to an attempted burglary in Tralee on Wednesday. Shortly before 5am Gardaí received a 999 call from a member of the public that a suspicious man was walking around the Shanakill area. The information was relayed to Gardaí from Tralee, who […]

LIKE yesterday, there were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. Kerry is now the county with the lowest incidence of the virus in the country over the past 14 days. There were 13 additional deaths and 371 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the […]

BON Secours staff undertook a challenge recently in aid of Kerry Hospice Foundation. The team of ten staff from the patient accounts department, based at Monavalley Industrial Estate, took on a ‘Strava’ walking challenge. They clocked up 1,800 kilometres between them during March and raised €200 which was presented to […]

A KERRY photographer has advanced to the next stage of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition. Jaro Fagan’s three photos feature in the online public vote that was launched this week by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, during a private visit to DIAS’s Dunsink Observatory. […]

MENTAL health charity, Let’s Get Talking Counselling and Psychotherapy, has opened a new outreach to support the demand for access to mental health services in Kerry. First opening in Galway 2012, Let’s Get Talking aim to provide access to high quality mental health services to the community on a non-set fee […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed safety concerns about part of the old boundary wall at Tralee Racecourse. Sinn Féin Cllr Cathal Foley was speaking at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday, where he asked that Kerry County Council request the owners of the former racecourse to repair […]

ATLANTIC Oils is reminding the public to order their home heating oil before prices rise from this Saturday. It was announced in Budget 2021 that the carbon tax on fuel would increase by €7.50, from €26 per tonne to €33.50 per tonne. The increase applied to auto fuels from midnight […]

THERE has been a call for Kerry County Council to support hospitality businesses as they prepare their outdoor seating capacity this summer and for planning exemptions to be made for canopies. Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County […]

A LOCAL councillor has called for the Dunnes Stores property on Bridge Street to be added to the Derelict Sites Register. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District District on Monday morning, that the Council look into adding the empty Dunnes […]

THERE were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were 10 additional deaths and 426 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the deaths reported today four occurred in April, five occurred in March, one occurred in February. The median age of those who died was 84 years and […]

REPRESENTATIVES of the teams of front line healthcare workers at University Hospital Kerry, were delighted today to accept a specially framed Kerry county jersey with message of ‘thanks’ from Kerry GAA In recognition of the tireless work by frontline staff, the presentation was made by Kerry County Board Chairperson Tim […]

A CALL-OUT to artists has been issued to take part in an online programme this summer. Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, Kerry County Council together with Terry O’Sullivan, Director of the Education Centre, Tralee have launched the call for artists to participate in the 2021 Online TAP Programme. The Online Teacher […]

AS public consultation on the next phase of multi-million-euro enhancement works in Tralee town centre continues, members of the public are invited to attend an online webinar next week to learn more about the proposals. The new phase of upgrading works in Tralee follows the allocation of funding under the […]

FUNDED by Enterprise Ireland, Munster Technological University (MTU) will spend €3.5m over the next five years on the New Frontiers Programme to support hundreds of entrepreneurs and to deliver 75 new companies in the South West Region. This is a substantial injection of funding for the New Frontiers programme with delivery being […]

GARDAI are investigating a case of illegal dumping near a Tralee estate. Last Tuesday, April 20, Tralee gardaí received an anonymous report of illegal dumping at the rear of the Shanakill Family Resource Centre. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the dumping to contact them at Tralee Garda Station […]

FARMERS, fishers, food/drink producers and hospitality providers based on the Dingle Peninsula /Corca Dhuibhne are invited to sign up to an exciting new training programme aimed at providing them with the knowledge and skills to further develop and exploit the culinary attributes of the region. ‘Developing a Sustainable Regional Food Branding Strategy’ for the Dingle Peninsula / […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says it’s last chance Friday for Leaving Certs to complete the application form and to finalise subject levels for accredited grades… Applying for the Leaving Cert exam is usually straight forward.  But this year, because of Covid-19 uncertainty, it’s a three phased process. Initially, students entered […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. When the number is less than five, the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub on the gov.ie website. There was one additional death and 437 new cases of […]

WORK on the public realm aspect of the Island of Geese site is to commence in the summer, when the Government gives the go ahead for construction to resume next month as part of the roadmap to reopening society. Tralee Municipal District Manager, Michael Scannell, gave an update on the […]

THE redevelopment of the area around John Joe Sheehy Road is among the projects to be pursued by Kerry County Council after a recent funding announcement from the Government. Tralee Municipal District Manager Michael Scannell gave an update on the Urban Regeneration Development Fund announcement of over €16m for Tralee and the […]

TRALEE Chamber has relaunched the Tralee.ie website with a new app and enhanced features to serve locals, the town’s businesses and visitors to the county capital. “Staying connected has never been so important and supporting a town and community will become even more critical in the years ahead,” said Minister […]

Kerry Sinn Féin Councillor Cathal Foley has offered €1000 as a reward for information leading to the prosecution of those that set fire to Killarney National Park. Earlier this year, Tralee Municipal District Cllr Foley requested Kerry County Council to offer rewards for information on wild fires taking place throughout […]

PEOPLE from all over the county donned a tie on Friday for a special fundraiser in aid of Kerry Mental Health Association. The first ‘Tie Day Friday’ saw Kerry men, women and children everywhere wearing a tie and posting a picture or video on social media while also making a […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am due to have a baby in three months and have arranged to take Maternity Leave. Am I entitled to any more paid leave to look after […]

Some real classic among our movie guy, James Finnegan’s choices for the next week on RTE and TG4… There is a fine selection of film genres available this week on terrestrial television this week, going from favoured classics from the 70’s up to recently stories taken from the headlines. Dark […]

GARDAI have seized €40,000 of suspected drugs on April 23, 2021 in Co. Kerry. As part of an ongoing operation, Gardaí carried out a search of a business premises in Killarney town at around 1 pm. During the course of the search Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit seized €26,000 […]