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Staff at Siamsa Tire returning to work on Monday.

Staff Return To Work At Siamsa Tíre And Hope To Welcome Visitors In October

September 29, 2020 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

STAFF have returned to work at Siamsa Tíre on Monday thanks to funding supports from the Arts Council Ireland and the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. The team will be making adjustments to the building to ensure that the venue can safely welcome visitors next […]

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Gardaí Seize 340 Suspected Diazepam Tablets From Driver In Tralee

Gardaí Seize 340 Suspected Diazepam Tablets From Driver In Tralee

September 29, 2020 at 9:34 am Comments are Disabled

Gardaí have arrested a man on suspicion of drug driving and possession of 340 suspected diazepam tablets in Tralee on Monday night. Shortly before midnight, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit, Roads Policing Unit and Community Policing Unit were carrying out a checkpoint in the Boherbee area of Tralee. Gardaí stopped a […]

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Gardaí Investigate Theft And Criminal Damage Incidents In Tralee

Gardaí Investigate Theft And Criminal Damage Incidents In Tralee

September 28, 2020 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for information in relation to theft and criminal damage incidents in town over the past week, as well as having lost items at the station that they would like to reunite with their owners. On Tuesday, September 22 into Wednesday, September 23, a car was […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Road Traffic Accident In Tralee

Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Road Traffic Accident In Tralee

September 28, 2020 at 4:11 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for witnesses to an accident in town at the weekend. On Saturday, between 2.15pm and 2.20pm, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Bridge Street and suffered injuries. Gardaí are particularly interested in speaking to a man who was cycling in the area at […]

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Library Branches In Kerry To Receive Over €111,000 In Funding

Library Branches In Kerry To Receive Over €111,000 In Funding

September 28, 2020 at 1:58 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Library is to receive over €24,000 in funding as part of the small scale Capital Works Programme in Public Libraries. In all, over €111,000 has been allocated to nine Kerry libraries from the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has been welcomed by Minister for Education and Kerry TD […]

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Former Moyderwell Primary School pupil Luke O'Sullivan, with  Melanie, Kelly, Ben, Michael and Martin O'Sullivan, on his Confirmation Day at St John's Church on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Confirmation Day Finally Arrives For Former Moyderwell School Pupils

September 28, 2020 at 1:40 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY may be scattered around the town’s secondary schools now, but the former pupils of Moyderwell Mercy Primary School were reunited on Sunday afternoon. The two sixth classes couldn’t receive the sacrament in the spring because of COVID-19 restrictions but they got together at St John’s Church for the belated […]

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Rainfall Warning For Kerry On Tuesday Night

Rainfall Warning For Kerry On Tuesday Night

September 28, 2020 at 12:14 pm Comments are Disabled

WHILE Monday and most of Tuesday will be dry and pleasant in Kerry, it will take a turn for then worse tomorrow night. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Kerry as well as Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Mayo, Cork, and Waterford. It’s valid from 9pm on Tuesday […]

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Catriona and Taylor Dowling with Pumba.

Petmania Is Looking For The Kerry Puppy Of The Year

September 28, 2020 at 11:08 am Comments are Disabled

PETMANIA Tralee, along with sponsors BETA, has launched the hugely popular Puppy of the Year Competition for 2020 and they’ll be looking for a successor to last year’s winner, Pumba from Tralee. The competition will be run entirely online for 2020, with €1,500 worth of prizes to be won by […]

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Former Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn pupil Sophie O'Connor, with Con, Isobel and Una O'Connor, at her Confirmation at St John's Church on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Former Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Pupils Meet Again For Confirmation Day

September 28, 2020 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

OVER six months since their schooldays ended prematurely thanks to COVID-19, the former sixth class pupils of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn met up again on Saturday afternoon. The occasion was their rescheduled Confirmation Day and the sun shone down as they renewed acquaintances at St John’s Church. It was a special […]

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CBS pupil Zac Moore, with Sarah Barry, Rowan Moore and James Moore, at his First Holy Communion at St John's Church on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: CBS Primary Pupils Enjoy First Holy Communion Day

September 27, 2020 at 1:13 pm Comments are Disabled

BEAUTIFUL weather on Saturday made it an even more special occasion for third class pupils of CBS Primary School. Around 30 boys and girls from Ms Ryle and Ms Griffin’s classes couldn’t enjoy First Holy Communion Day earlier this year, but it was better late than never at St John’s […]

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Fenit RNLI Welcomes First Female Lifeboat Coxswain In Ireland

Fenit RNLI Welcomes First Female Lifeboat Coxswain In Ireland

September 26, 2020 at 11:11 am 1 comment

A VOLUNTEER lifeboat crew member with Fenit RNLI in Kerry, has been passed out as an RNLI Coxswain and is the the first woman to be appointed to the role in the country. Denise Lynch is currently the only woman to hold the senior position on an operational lifeboat crew […]

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Kerry College Campus Activities Continue As Normal

Kerry College Campus Activities Continue As Normal

September 26, 2020 at 10:54 am 1 comment

KERRY College would like to clarify that, as a provider of Further Education and Training (FET), the college is excluded from the request of NPHET to move all learning online for the next two weeks. Although Higher Education institutions has been requested to move to online learning from Monday next, […]

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Healy Rae Wants Assurances On New Orthopaedic Facility For UHK

Healy Rae Wants Assurances On New Orthopaedic Facility For UHK

September 25, 2020 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

DEPUTY Michael Healy Rae TD has called on the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to give University Hospital Kerry (UHK) the vote of confidence to proceed immediately with the planned construction of a new Orthopaedic Clean-air theatre. The Kerry deputy said he still has grave concerns over the commitment following […]

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Kerry Projects To Receive €130,000 From Dormant Accounts Fund

Kerry Projects To Receive €130,000 From Dormant Accounts Fund

September 25, 2020 at 1:26 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY has today received in excess of €130,000 through five allocations from the Dormant Accounts Funding for 2020 via the Department of Rural and Community Development. The investment aims to engage with communities across the county, focusing on people with disabilities. Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the […]

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Chamber Launches ‘Resilience Series’ Of Webinars For Businesses

Chamber Launches ‘Resilience Series’ Of Webinars For Businesses

September 25, 2020 at 9:12 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has launched the ‘Resilience Series’ designed to support SME’s across Kerry to sustain their business in the months ahead, but also looking towards rebuilding and coming out stronger. With the results of the Chamber Ireland 5th National Survey released on Thursday, business activity is typically down 32% […]

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Barbara Byer.

Tralee Writer Longlisted For Prestigious Short Story Of The Year Award

September 24, 2020 at 4:20 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE-BASED writer has been longlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2020. Barbara Byar is one of 18 writers on the longlist for the prestigious award. Based in Tralee, she released her debut collection, ‘Some Days are Better than Ours’ back in November […]

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Paula SIlles, Caroline Healy and Rebecca Roche at the coffee morning in aid of Kerry Hospice at Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee Hotels Host Coffee Mornings For Kerry Hospice

September 24, 2020 at 2:19 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S a very different Kerry Hospice Coffee Morning this year, but a few events still went ahead at hotels around Tralee. The event is one of their biggest annual fundraisers, last year realising around €70,000 in the county. The Tralee Chain Gang Cycling Club hosted a coffee morning kindly sponsored by […]

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Kerry Sees Surge In Callouts To Deal With Biting Insects

Kerry Sees Surge In Callouts To Deal With Biting Insects

September 24, 2020 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

PEST control provider Rentokil, Ireland’s has experienced a surge in callouts for biting insects this year, with Kerry seeing the second most callouts for assistance in the country . The company has recorded a 39% increase in queries related to bed bugs, fleas, mosquitos and midges in August when compared […]

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Paul Geaney looks for a man. Photo by Dermot Crean

Times And Dates Confirmed For Kerry’s Munster Championship Ties

September 23, 2020 at 5:55 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Munster GAA CCC has confirmed that Kerry will play Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, November 8 at 4pm. Should Kerry win, they will play the Munster final on Sunday, November 22 at 1.30pm at a venue which will depend on provides the […]

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Councillors Approve Diversion On Tralee-Fenit Greenway

Councillors Approve Diversion On Tralee-Fenit Greenway

September 23, 2020 at 1:54 pm 1 comment

TRALEE Municipal District councillors have approved a diversion of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway at Bawnboy just outside the town. At a special meeting of Tralee MD councillors held this morning, six councillors voted for the 700 metre diversion and one (Cllr Deirdre Ferris) against the change. The diversion which will now […]

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Demand For Courses At Kerry College Increases

Demand For Courses At Kerry College Increases

September 23, 2020 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) welcomed students back on-campus this week with demand increased in many areas this year and many courses now full. Popular course areas this year at their four locations in Tralee and Listowel include: Social Studies, Childcare, Education, Business, Engineering, Law, Media and Journalism, […]

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Kerry Cycling Campaign Welcomes ‘Vision For Cycling In Rural Ireland’

Kerry Cycling Campaign Welcomes ‘Vision For Cycling In Rural Ireland’

September 23, 2020 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Cycling Campaign is welcoming the launch of the Vision for Cycling in Rural Ireland by Cyclist.ie’s Rural Cycling Collective today. The KCC’s Anluan Dunne will take part in a Zoom webinar launch later on Wednesday afternoon along with other speakers, including Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan. Mayor of […]

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Met Éireann Issues Wind Warning For Kerry

Met Éireann Issues Wind Warning For Kerry

September 23, 2020 at 10:31 am Comments are Disabled

WE had some lovely weather up until yesterday afternoon but the autumnal weather is truly here now. Things will deteriorate tonight as Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow – Wind warning for Kerry, Cork and Clare. Very windy conditions are expected to develop in parts of Munster overnight and during […]

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Siamsa Tíre Reopens To Students For First Time Since March

Siamsa Tíre Reopens To Students For First Time Since March

September 22, 2020 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre re-opened its doors at 4pm yesterday to welcome back students of the National Folk Theatre Training Academy. This is the first time students have been in the building since it was closed in mid-March due to the COVID Pandemic. This new term marks the beginning of a gradual return […]

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Isabelle Locke Clifford, with Anthony Clifford, Liz Locke and Heather O'Rourke at her Confirmation at St John's Church on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Confirmation Day For Former CBS Primary Pupils

September 22, 2020 at 9:16 am 1 comment

BRILLIANT sunshine greeted families arriving at St John’s Church on Sunday for CBS Primary School’s Confirmation Day. Postponed since the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were imposed in March, it was a chance for the pupils of Mr Smith and Ms O’Sullivan’s sixth classes to meet up again. Nearly 50 children and […]

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Looking forward to the John Mitchels Drive-In Bingo event this Sunday were, in front; Denis Mannix and Clive O'Callaghan. Back from left; Michael Walsh, Wayne Duggan, George Lowe and Rory Kilgallen. Photo by Dermot Crean

John Mitchels GAA Club To Host Drive-In Bingo Event This Sunday

September 22, 2020 at 9:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE John Mitchels Club will host a novel Drive-In Bingo event next Sunday at their grounds in Camp, Ballyseedy. Chairman of the club Denis Mannix said times are tough for all GAA clubs and it was necessary for them to do something to bring money into the club, with the […]

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Bracker Walk Raises Nearly €3,500 For Austin Stacks Club

Bracker Walk Raises Nearly €3,500 For Austin Stacks Club

September 22, 2020 at 9:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE proceeds of the recent ‘Bracker 100km fundraising walk’ were presented to the Austin Stacks Club on Saturday afternoon. Martin O’Regan of the event’s organising committee, presented Niall, Shanahan, Chairman of Austin Stacks Finance Committee with a cheque for €3,452 at the Bracker O’Regan Monument. Denis O’Regan, on behalf of the […]

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Front Row: Siobhan Donnelly, Cara Credit Union and Margaret Kellegher, daughter of the late Dan Kellegher with the 2019 winners of the Dan Kellegher Awards Aideen Griffin from Matt Talbot Road, Tralee and Clara Heinrich from Caherleaheen, Tralee. The winners of the Education Awards were Hannah Skelhorn from Brosna, Gavin O’ Brien from Ballyvelly, Emily Switerfrom The Spa, Cian Talbot from Caherleahee and Sarah Mc Mahon from Oakpark Tralee.

Cara Credit Union Invites Applications For Education Awards

September 21, 2020 at 4:40 pm Comments are Disabled

CARA Credit Union, with branches in Tralee, Castleisland and Killorglin, are offering seven lucky students a chance to each receive €1,500 towards their chosen third level course. The yearly Cara Credit Union Education Awards are open to undergraduates in a full-time course of at least 2 years’ duration and the Dan […]

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Pictured at the launch of Kerry's Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest running from 10th to 17th October are front from left; Lorraine Bowler, NEWKD, Geraldine O' Sullivan, Kerry Volunteer Centre, Donagh Hennebry, Resource Officer - Suicide Prevention, HSE, Pat O' Brien, Kerry Mental Health Association and back from left; Deirdre Hegarty, Healthy Ireland Coordinator, Kerry County Council with Caoimhe Keogan, Jigsaw Kerry. Pic: Pauline Dennigan

Kerry Mental Health And Wellbeing Fest To Take Place Next Month

September 21, 2020 at 3:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest will take place next month with this year’s week-long programme of events taking place between October 10 and 17. Of course this year it will be a little different with many events taking place outdoors and online. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

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New Tralee Badminton Club To Host Enrolment Day This Saturday

New Tralee Badminton Club To Host Enrolment Day This Saturday

September 21, 2020 at 2:05 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW badminton club is being established at Tralee Sports Complex with an enrolment day taking place at the Complex on next Saturday, September 26 between 11am and 1pm. Tralee Badminton Club will be running coaching session for players from the ages of 8 to 17 years. The resident club […]

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