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Tralee VTOS Open Information Morning Takes Place Tomorrow

Tralee VTOS Open Information Morning Takes Place Tomorrow

September 2, 2020 at 4:31 pm Comments are Disabled

IF you want to get back into education, then a visit to the Tralee VTOS centre in Clash is essential tomorrow morning. They are hosting an open information morning from 10am to 1pm to showcase their courses and services. Tralee VTOS has been operating for 30 years and has seen many […]

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Kerry Councillor Calls For Reopening Of ‘Wet Pubs’

Kerry Councillor Calls For Reopening Of ‘Wet Pubs’

September 2, 2020 at 3:40 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL Fianna Fáil County Councillor has called for the Government to allow ‘Wet Pubs’ to re-open. Councillor Michael Cahill has said the restrictions on the opening of public houses should now be lifted, under confined conditions. “These restrictions were the correct line to take at the time but I […]

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Gardaí, Cllrs And Chamber Meet About Late Night Incident In Killarney

Gardaí, Cllrs And Chamber Meet About Late Night Incident In Killarney

September 2, 2020 at 3:22 pm Comments are Disabled

REPRESENTATIVES of Kerry County Council and Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce met with An Garda Síochana today (Wednesday) in relation to an incident on Main Street in the town on Saturday night. There was public anger expressed locally and nationally after footage of a large group of people congregating […]

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Orla Diffily will head up the panel of judges for the Virtual Ladies Day later this month.

Great Prizes To Be Won As Listowel Races Ladies Day Goes Online

September 2, 2020 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

WHILE the upcoming Listowel Races Harvest Festival will be held behind closed doors later this month, Ladies Day will go ahead online with some great prizes. The McElligotts Honda Ladies Day at the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival is always one of the fashion and social highlights of the year. Although, […]

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Legal Briefs: Implications For Landlords From ‘Student House Parties’

Legal Briefs: Implications For Landlords From ‘Student House Parties’

September 2, 2020 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

With third level colleges due to reopen over the coming weeks, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors takes a look at the recent “Covid Party House” case and considers what it means for landlords…  The case concerned two properties at Connaught Avenue and Highfield Road, both belonging to the […]

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Gardaí Appeal To Public To Download ‘Find My Phone’ App

Gardaí Appeal To Public To Download ‘Find My Phone’ App

September 2, 2020 at 10:18 am Comments are Disabled

Gardaí are appealing for smartphone owners to be ’Streetwise’ by downloading a trusted “find my phone” app and adding an emergency contact number to their phone as of the €5m worth of mobile phones stolen, only 10% are recovered. The appeal follows the release of figures by the Garda Síochána […]

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OPINION: Class Of 2020 Have Endured More Angst Than Any In Leaving Cert History

OPINION: Class Of 2020 Have Endured More Angst Than Any In Leaving Cert History

September 2, 2020 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says if any Leaving Cert cohort ever deserved success, the Class of 2020 most certainly does… The long wait for 61,000 Leaving Cert candidates finally comes to an end on Monday, when the results of the calculated grades process will be published. Leaving Cert results will be […]

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Members of Rathmore Social Action Group, just one of over 250 Good Causes supported by the National Lottery in 2018/2019.

National Lottery Supported Over 250 Projects In Kerry In 2018/2019

September 1, 2020 at 11:42 am Comments are Disabled

DATA revealed by the National Lottery has shown that over 250 Good Causes projects were supported in Kerry in 2018 and 2019. Approximately 91% of revenue generated by the National Lottery goes back into the community through prize winnings, funding for Good Causes and retailer commissions. Speaking on these figures, […]

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‘Colours Of Hope’ Exhibition To Help Improve Facilities At UHK

September 1, 2020 at 10:08 am Comments are Disabled

TO help raise the spirits of patients and staff, Tralee Art Group and University Hospital  Kerry have recently collaborated to bring about  an uplifting initiative to adorn the walls of UHK with bright, beautiful, colourfulart creations known as the ‘Colours of Hope Exhibition’. Tralee Art Group members and some friends of Tralee Art Group, have […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Information Regarding Burglary And Dangerous Driving Incidents

Gardaí Appeal For Information Regarding Burglary And Dangerous Driving Incidents

August 31, 2020 at 3:32 pm 1 comment

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information regarding two separate incidents which occurred earlier this month. On Tuesday, August 11, between 3pm and 2am the following morning,  a substantial amount of cash and a gold diamond ring were stolen from a house on the Oakpark Road. They are […]

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€750,000 Granted For Tralee Projects Under Active Travel Measures Allocation

€750,000 Granted For Tralee Projects Under Active Travel Measures Allocation

August 31, 2020 at 12:35 pm Comments are Disabled

€750,000 has been granted for Tralee projects under the Active Travel Measures Allocations for 2020 announced by the Government. €400,000 is allocated for the extension of pedestrian zone at The Mall and €350,000 for construction of new pedestrian and cycling facilities through Island of Geese site from the junction of […]

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Ms Ní Ghearáin's Junior Infants at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on their first day at school on Thursday.

Creating A Safe Path To Education On First Day In Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn

August 31, 2020 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

LAST Thursday saw 36 young boys and girls begin their education journey at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn but, of course, it was a first day with a difference. Moms and dads were relieved and delighted to see the new entry system at the school run so smoothly, as they waved their […]

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Gardaí Appeal To Public For Information In Relation To Unexplained Death In Killarney

Gardaí Appeal To Public For Information In Relation To Unexplained Death In Killarney

August 30, 2020 at 3:32 pm Comments are Disabled

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of a man that occurred on Saturday night, outside a premises on the Muckross Road in Killarney. Gardaí arrived at the scene at approximately 11:40pm and observed an unconscious male lying outside the entrance. The man, aged in his 20s, […]

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Scoil Eoin pupil Bronagh Griffin, with Kieran and Aileen Griffin, after making her First Holy Communion at Our Lady and St Brendan's Church on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: First Holy Communion Day Arrives For Scoil Eoin Children

August 30, 2020 at 11:42 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a very busy day for Fr Padraig Walsh at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday as he oversaw the First Holy Communions of over 60 pupils from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh. Because of Government guidelines, there had to be three separate services — one for each class […]

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Man Dies After Road Traffic Collision In Kerry

Man Dies After Road Traffic Collision In Kerry

August 29, 2020 at 6:12 pm Comments are Disabled

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision in Kerry this afternoon. The collision occurred shortly after 3pm on the Ring of Kerry N70 between Waterville and Caherdaniel. A 50-year-old male was seriously injured when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car. He was pronounced […]

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Finnegan On Films: ‘Tenet’ Delivers A Rollercoaster Ride For Cinemagoers

Finnegan On Films: ‘Tenet’ Delivers A Rollercoaster Ride For Cinemagoers

August 29, 2020 at 10:48 am Comments are Disabled

James Finnegan says ‘Tenet’ is right up there with Christopher Nolan’s best work… Welcome to the film that we seem to have been waiting for forever one and which has the hopes of the cinema world on its shoulders. Yes, Christopher Nolan’s latest opus has arrived and you will be […]

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Kate Plum, artist; Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen, Cathaoirleach Kerry County Council; Christopher Shaw, artist

Ten Artists Chosen For Kerry Visual Arts Showcase

August 28, 2020 at 5:59 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase will be on display for the sixth year running, at Government Buildings, New Road, Killarney from September 18th – October 30th. Ten Kerry artists have been selected for the Showcase this year by Head of CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, Catherine Fehily. Ann […]

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‘Tralee VTOS Can Press The Restart Button On Your Education’

‘Tralee VTOS Can Press The Restart Button On Your Education’

August 28, 2020 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

With Tralee VTOS hosting an Open Day next Thursday, Joan Griffin, a First Year student at the service, says it has given her a focus on where she wants her education to progress… When I discovered VTOS, it was my intention to press the restart and update button on my […]

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Diocese Of Kerry’s ‘Season Of Creation’ To Focus On Climate Change

Diocese Of Kerry’s ‘Season Of Creation’ To Focus On Climate Change

August 28, 2020 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

THE Diocese of Kerry focuses on the theme of Climate Change for the ‘Season of Creation’ 2020 ‘Cultivating Hope – A Faith Response to the Climate Crisis’. The season which runs from September 1st to October 4th is a time when Christian churches around the world focus on prayer and […]

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Mary Holly, Lorraine, Sebestova, Claire O'Connor, Brenda Lynch and Carmel Foran at the finale of the Born To Run Couch To 5k programme. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Born To Run Club’s ‘Couch To 5k’ Programme Finally Concludes

August 28, 2020 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Born to Run’s hugely popular ‘Couch-to-5k’ programme finally came to a conclusion this week, as its participants completed their 5km graduation runs. The programme started back in January, however just hours before the participants were set to undertake their final graduation run in March, it had to be called off […]

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Brookfield College Goes Into Liquidation Closing With Immediate Effect

Brookfield College Goes Into Liquidation Closing With Immediate Effect

August 27, 2020 at 9:11 pm Comments are Disabled

BROOKFIELD College has ceased operating with immediate effect, citing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for its closure. Students and their families received an email today from Elisha Dowling, Principal and owner of the college, which operated out of Liber House in Monavalley. It stated: “It is […]

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Artist Ciara McKenna.

Ciara Looks For Public’s Help On Tralee-Fenit Greenway Project

August 27, 2020 at 3:24 pm Comments are Disabled

A WEST Kerry street artist is aiming to bring the Tralee to Fenit Greenway to life by creating a wildflower mural, with blossoms cascading along the walled part of the 10km walk in Tralee town. Incorporating flora and fauna, Ciara McKenna is inviting community groups and members of the public […]

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Half Cara Credit Union Members To Receive Refund On DBI Contributions

Half Cara Credit Union Members To Receive Refund On DBI Contributions

August 27, 2020 at 2:45 pm Comments are Disabled

HALF of Cara Credit Union’s membership are due to receive a refund on the contributions they paid to Cara Credit Union’s Death Benefit Insurance (“DBI”) scheme. Nearly 22,000 members have been notified this week that they will receive a refund (on average €36), depending on the number of years they […]

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Nearly 2,500 People Living With Dementia In Kerry

Nearly 2,500 People Living With Dementia In Kerry

August 27, 2020 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

THE latest figures compiled by the Health Service Executive have revealed that there is an estimated 2,429 people living with dementia in County Kerry. The publication of the data comes as ahead of World Alzheimer Month this September  and the ‘Dementia: Understand Together’ campaign which is urging members of the […]

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A site we got used tolast year in the summer months. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Council Puts Beaches On ‘Prior Warning’ Notice

August 27, 2020 at 12:53 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has placed 10 beaches on a ‘prior warning’ notice because of the potential for heavy downpours today and tonight. They say that, based on the Met Eireann Yellow Rain Warnings, which forecasts intense and potentially thundery downpours during Thursday and Thursday night, ‘Prior Warning’ notices have been […]

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Gardaí In Kerry Assist In International Investigation Into Human And Drug Trafficking

Gardaí In Kerry Assist In International Investigation Into Human And Drug Trafficking

August 27, 2020 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) with assistance from personnel based in Cork, Waterford and Kerry conducted 8 searches and executed five European Arrest Warrants yesterday at locations in Kerry, Dublin, Cork and Waterford as part of an international operation. An Garda Síochána as […]

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Kerry College Announces Start Date For Autumn Courses

Kerry College Announces Start Date For Autumn Courses

August 27, 2020 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY COLLEGE of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has confirmed a start date for its courses for third level progression of Monday, September 21. The college has also clarified details about the learner experience in September. Kerry College is planning for smaller, socially distanced class sizes with learners on-campus every […]

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Angler Missing Off Coast Of Kerry Head

Angler Missing Off Coast Of Kerry Head

August 27, 2020 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

A SEARCH is underway for a man who went missing off the coast of Kerry Head last night. Two anglers are believed to have entered the water at Kerry Head last evening and at around 8.30pm, one of the men went missing in the water. The other man was able […]

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Bathing Allowed Again At Fenit Beach And Diving Boards

Bathing Allowed Again At Fenit Beach And Diving Boards

August 26, 2020 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

BATHING is allowed again in Fenit. Bathing prohibited notices had been in place by Kerry County Council at Fenit Beach, Fenit Diving Boards, Inny Strand, Waterville and Waterville Town Beach since last Friday after elevated levels of E.coli were detected following scheduled water sampling. The ban on bathing was lifted at Waterville on […]

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Status Yellow Rainfall Warning For Kerry On Thursday

Status Yellow Rainfall Warning For Kerry On Thursday

August 26, 2020 at 1:49 pm Comments are Disabled

WEATHER warning season is in full swing at the moment and yet another one has been issued this afternoon by Met Éireann for Kerry and the south of the country. A Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow and Offaly will come into effect at 1am […]

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