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LISA Fingleton, Kerry Visual Artist in Residence 2021, is inviting the public to a free creative and interactive workshop. The workshop will focus on becoming present with nature and using drawing as a meditative tool to really see what is around you. “Ideally if you can sit outside in nature […]

ALL at Ballyseede Castle Hotel are in mourning today as they announced the passing of the much loved ‘Mr Higgins’, the resident Irish Wolfhound at the hotel. Mr Higgins died last night, surrounded by his family of 10 years, and under the expert care of Eugene McGrath from McGrath Vets […]

LEE Strand is inviting the public to nominate any club from any sport in Kerry to win €550 in the Lee Strand 550 race final. Lee Strand is delighted to continue to support the Lee Strand A3 550 at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium once again this year. To nominate, visit […]

LIKE every day this week, there were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again 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 were 10 additional […]

MEMORIES of Maurice Fitzgerald’s famous point and John Crowley’s brace of goals will come flooding back to Kerry fans next month as it was revealed the Kingdom will play Dublin in Thurles next month. It’s part of the Allianz National League Division 1 South fixtures announced today by the GAA. […]

SIXTH class pupils in Listellick National School were celebrating this week after winning the Concern Primary Schools Debating Kerry Final. In an exciting final debate which was held live via Zoom, they came out on top after a lively contest with pupils from Spa National School. The motion was “Children […]

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has taken possession of a house, nine luxury cars, jewellery, and more than €300,000 in cash in Killarney this morning as part of ‘Operation Tarmac’. It follows a five-year investigation into an organised crime group based in the town with the gang described in High […]

SPORT Ireland has announced  €245,051 in funding for the Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership. The Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership (KRSP) works to encourage and support the people of Kerry to participate in sport and physical activity. This funding will help the KRSP to drive participation in sport and physical […]

YOUNG dance enthusiasts aged 6-12 years old are invited to come dance for Cruinniú na nÓg 2021. Curated by Kerry County Council Dancer in residence Catherine Young, classes will run May 6th to May 27th over Zoom each Thursday and will culminate in a dance film with the participants. The […]

LIKE yesterday and Monday, there were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again 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 were 15 additional deaths […]

CARPHONE Warehouse branches in Tralee, Killarney and across the country have closed with immediate effect. Branches in Tralee (The Square and Manor West) and Killarney are among the 81 nationwide to shut for good with 486 jobs lost. A statement from owners Dixons Carphone said it made the decision to […]

KERRY Hospice received a cheque on Tuesday, the proceeds of a well-supported event held over the Easter weekend. Local fitness/strength and conditioning coach, Michelle Greaney organised the Jemma O’Shea Memorial 5km & 10km Run/Walk in aid of the Palliative Care Unit at UHK and Jemma O’Shea, who fought a long […]

LIKE yesterday, 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 were 11 additional deaths reported and 390 […]

JAMES Whelan Butchers has just announced that it will be opening a new shop in Tralee, creating up to 20 new jobs. The family-run butchers’ newest shop is part of the redevelopment of Dunnes Stores, North Circular Road in Tralee which will include a state of the art Food Hall. […]

IRELAND’S premier virtual, augmented and mixed reality suite at the Agritech Centre Of Excellence (ACE), hosted a virtual showcase of its facilities based on the Kerry Campus of Munster Technological University on Monday. Funded by Enterprise Ireland, Kerry County Council, as well as industry partners Dairymaster, McHale Engineering and Abbey […]

PIETA House and Electric Ireland are encouraging the people of Kerry to share ‘One Sunrise Together’ on May 8 for Darkness into Light. Pieta and Electric Ireland urge people to sign up at darknessintolight.ie and take part in a special Darkness Into Light Sunrise on May 8th. This year, participants can walk, run, swim, hike, bike or simply share One Sunrise […]

THE HSE has confirmed that a walk-in COVID-19 test centre will open in Tralee on Wednesday. The facility will be located at the existing COVID test centre in Ballymullen Barracks. It will offer tests to asymptomatic people. No booking in advance or referral from a GP is necessary, but people must bring […]

THE COVID pandemic has been particularly tough on learners who don’t have access to up-to-date technology or broadband to connect to the online learning and tuition that was necessary over the past 12 months. FIT (Fast Track to IT) have been collaborating with Kerry College for several years providing training […]

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 were no additional deaths reported and 403 new cases […]

DISRUPTION has become a byword for the Leaving Cert Class of 2022. Life must have seemed a lot more predictable back on the first October weekend of 2019 as they celebrated their Junior Cert results with one eye already cast down the well-trodden path to the big event in June […]

MINISTER of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., has announced the allocation of over €1.7m for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. In all, over €11 million in exchequer funding has been allocated to regional airports. Almost €4.8 million has been allocated to the airports […]

A GROUP of runners are calling on the people of Kerry to help them with an ambitious bid to build the world’s most diverse relay team in what they’re calling their ‘Light at the end of the Tunnel’ run. The Kerry Sanctuary Runners of Tralee, Killarney and Kenmare use running, […]

NEXT Friday, April 23, is ‘Tie Day Friday’ when Kerry men, women and children everywhere are asked to wear a tie, post a picture or video on social media and make a donation to Kerry Mental Health Association. All proceeds raised will go towards supporting the befriending and other mental […]

THE draw for the Munster Senior Football Championship  was made this morning. Kerry will face off against Clare in Killarney at the quarter-final stage and should they win, Tipperary will host them in the semi-final. On the other side of the draw, Waterford play Limerick with the winners facing champions […]

Gardaí have arrested two men, both aged in their 20s, as part of the investigation into a fatal road traffic collision that occurred near Killarney on Tuesday, 12th January. Both men are currently being detained at Killarney Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, A woman, aged […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Garden are hiring for lots of full and part-time roles in anticipation of a busy staycation summer and to support new business units that have been developed over the last few months. Nathan McDonnell, the Managing Director of Ballyseedy said; “When the pandemic hit we had no […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My daughter is starting secondary school in September and we live 5 kilometres from her school. Am I eligible for the School Transport Scheme?  Answer: You may qualify […]

A WALK-IN COVID19 test centre will be available in Tralee for 7 days starting Wednesday April 21st. The walk in centre will be part of the existing testing centre at Ballymullen Barracks. Cllr Mikey Sheehy welcomed the news saying it will be “essential in keeping COVID rates low and lowering community […]

LIKE yesterday, 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 were 11 more deaths reported and 420 […]

THERE were 28 new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area reported in the 14 day period up to Tuesday, April 13, according to data provided by the HSE and Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). It’s the electoral area with the largest amount of cases and the most per […]