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SO the traditional Christmas swims have been cancelled for this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a dip over the festive period in a safe and socially-distanced fashion. The good folks at Banna Rescue are lamenting the cancellation of the annual swim on the beautiful beach, but would […]

IT wasn’t your typical retirement send-off but then again, nothing about the past nine months has been anything like normal. The staff and pupils of Holy Family said farewell to the caretaker of the past 28 years on Tuesday afternoon as they broke up for the holidays. David Diggins from […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man in relation to a burglary in Tralee, on Tuesday, December 22. At around 7am, Gardaí in Tralee received a report of a burglary at a house on the Old Killeen Road. Gardaí carried out a patrol of the area and arrested a man, […]

ALMOST €28m has been allocated to Kerry County Council for investment in national roads in the county next year. Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) budget for 2021 today allocated €26,855,000 million for improvement of roads in Kerry. They also released a second tranche of funding worth €1,092,721 million which will specifically […]

IT’S hoped an online performance from Kerry musicians will raise much-needed funds for Pieta House. ‘Bringing Home The Christmas: An Evening of Traditional, Music, Song, Dance and Storytelling from Herlihy’s, Farranfore’ does exactly what it says on the tin. In an effort to end the year on a somewhat lighter note and […]

A STATUS Yellow Rainfall warning for Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford has been issued by Met Éireann. Heavy rain at times may cause some localised flooding. Rainfall totals generally around 30-40mm, higher in mountainous areas. The warning is valid from Tuesday at 3pm until 9am on Wednesday morning. It […]

WITH just days to go until Christmas, why not give the gift of a house plant which is the on-trend gift this festive season. You might have noticed the houseplant trend that has taken off this year. Houseplants are enjoying a massive boom in popularity all over the world, providing […]

A NEW chairperson of the Kerry branch of the Green Party has been appointed at its recent AGM. Cycling and community activist, Anluan Dunne from Tralee said he is delighted to take on the role. “The party is at its greatest strength at both national level – with 12 TDs […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating burglary and break-in incidents in the Tralee and Ardfert areas over the past couple of weeks. On Saturday, December 12, between 10am and 10.30am in the Tubrid Cross area of Ardfert, there was a silver/grey Audi, possibly 2007/08 model in the area at the time […]

A SPECIAL message of hope for the people of Kerry will be broadcast online this New Year’s Eve. 2020 has been an extremely challenging and usually, on New Year’s Eve, families and friends gather together to see out the old year and welcome in the new year. This year, of […]

THE Council has announced the completion of works costing €200,000 to a number of parking areas and lay-bys near Killarney National Park on the Killarney-Kenmare Road. The works at one of the county’s top tourist attractions took place at five locations and were funded under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme […]

ATLANTIC Oils ran their very first ‘Young Artist’ 2020 Competition which was designed to be a fun challenge to encourage kids across Kerry to create artwork that would be exhibited online in a digital gallery. “We were aware that with everything being so uncertain that it would be a way […]

THIS week will see a further 400 ‘In the Bag’ wellbeing packs and information envelopes distributed by Kerry County Council and its partners throughout the county, bringing to almost 1,000 the total number given out since June. It’s all part of the local community response during the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

THE pandemic did not stop Kerry County Council’s annual Road Safety Calendar Art Competition from taking place this year. With over 500 entries received from primary school children around the county, it demonstrated their artistic skills and their ambition to highlight the important message of road safety. In previous years, […]

IF you’re still looking for a special present this year, then John Cleary has a special deal as his fifth book hits the shops. Every Picture Tells A Story, is the latest from the Tralee-based photographer featuring more than 300 stunning images capturing life in Tralee and North Kerry in […]

A WOMAN from the Spa presented a cheque for over €1,600 to Kerry Hospice by hosting a coffee morning for friends and family back in September. Anne Brick has been holding the event — which is part of the annual Kerry Hospice coffee morning — for the past nine years. […]

TRALEE Parnells Hurling & Camogie Club is one of 45 clubs along with two regional venues, selected to participate in Phase One of a new GAA Green Club programme launched this month. The Tralee club is the only one in Kerry to take part in the Programme, which will see clubs […]

Christmas came early for two lucky Lotto players in Kerry this weekend, including one who bought their ticket in Tralee. Saturday night’s €3.6 million Lotto draw produced a Lotto Plus 2 top prize winner of €250,000 and another Match 5 + Bonus prize winner of €59,099 in the county. The […]

A KILCUMMIN family raised thousands of euro for the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry in memory of Donal McSweeney. The McSweeneys set up a gofundme page last month to thank Kerry Hospice for the amazing care Donal received during his illness and they eventually realised €7,000 which was […]

ASTRONOMY and photography fans from Kerry and across Ireland, have a chance to win a behind-the-scenes tour of one of Europe’s best-known observatories as part of a prize package on offer for a new astrophotography competition. The ‘Reach for the Stars’ competition is organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced […]

MEMBERS of Kerry GAA teams were on hand at University Hospital Kerry on Friday morning to deliver special presents to patients in the Children’s Ward. This year, Kerry GAA launched their Ciarraí Óg boxes which contain a host of goodies including a drinks bottle, pencil case, drawstring bag, letters from […]

WE haven’t even begun to tackle the turkey, ham and all the rest of the goodies Christmas brings but it’s also the time of year to think about a healthy start to the new year. And as well as washing the hands, facemarks and social distancing, staying healthy and building […]

KERRY Libraries are this week donating 1,000 books to children living in Direct Provision Centres in the county as well as children using the services of Family Resource Centres throughout Kerry. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen launched the initiative at Killarney Library on Thursday. The […]

SINCE the establishment of this family run home grown business, Atlantic Oils has provided excellent service and oil products of the highest standards to all its customers whether they be domestic, agricultural, commercial, industrial or marine. Atlantic Oils services the needs of its Kerry customer base through its three local […]

FOUR local Secondary Schools have participated in an initiative developed by the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien to design and decorate Christmas themed vacant shopfronts in the town centre. The Mayor said the initiative has greatly contributed to the enhancement of the aesthetics and character of vacant buildings for […]

KERRY will receive €929,079 out of a €20 million national allocation from the LEADER Programme. LEADER is a rural development programme co-funded by the EU which operates a locally-led approach to meeting the needs of local communities and businesses. The programme aims to support job creation, foster entrepreneurship and encourage rural […]

A DECISION on a new Courthouse in Tralee has yet to be made, after Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, issued a question on the matter to the Minister for Justice this week. Deputy Daly asked Minister Helen McEntee about the options explored in relation to the socially-distanced swearing in […]

WITH the final countdown on to Christmas, Manor West Retail Park will operate extended opening hours to help with the controlled flow of customers through the Shopping Centre and Retail Park, while also allowing customers more time to add the finishing touches to their Christmas preparations. From Wednesday the 16th, […]

COVID-19 did not stop Kerry Education and Training Board’s (Kerry ETB) annual Christmas Card Competition from taking place with over 200 entries received from their eight Post Primary Schools throughout Kerry. However, there can only be one overall winner, and a “merit winner” from each school who will each receive […]

CBS The Green students have been trialling a Contact Tracing app they have created in a local cafe/restaurant as part of their entry in the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition competition for 2021. Yummy Cafe gave permission to First Year students Conor Flaherty, Ethan Ward and Philip Tracey to trial QR Code […]