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GARDAI in Tralee are investigating a number of theft and criminal damage incidents in Tralee over the past couple of weeks. On Friday, September 4, between 12midnight and 4am, a car was broken into in O’Rahillys Villas. The windscreen was smashed and door handles damaged to gain access. Nothing was taken […]

GARDAI are asking the public for assistance in their investigation into a number of assaults around Tralee over the past week. On Tuesday, September 8, at around 1.15pm a man was assaulted on Ivy Terrace. A man was was waiting in his car at the traffic lights at the junction […]

KERRY-BASED, multi-award winning financial services company Premier Financial, have launched a new online educational Redundancy Programme of courses, with modules for both employers and employees in any size or category of workforce. Redundancy isn’t the most pleasant topic to discuss, but unfortunately, in the current economic climate, it is becoming […]

THESE are difficult times for the Kerry Hospice Foundation, as many of the regular events held in aid of the charity have fallen victim to the COVID-19 restrictions. One of their biggest fundraisers is the annual coffee morning later this month, where people and businesses host get-togethers in their homes […]

ST John’s Church was a busy place on Saturday as pupils from Moyderwell Primary School finally go the chance to make their First Holy Communion. The pupils had been preparing earlier this year in Siobhan Moriarty and Sarah Keane’s third classes, but COVID-19 scuppered their plans for an early summer celebration. […]

Kerry’s CAO applicants do very well in Round One as points show dramatic increase says Billy Ryle… This year’s very generous calculated grades have led to a dramatic increase in points requirements for many third level courses. The points for almost 70% of courses at Level 8 (Honours Bachelor Degrees) […]

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership is working with youth groups to create street side window galleries on the Mall in Tralee for Culture Night. ‘Beyond Imagination’ is a street side gallery of shop windows opening at 5pm on Friday, September 18 next. Artist Véronique Gerber and designer Donnchadha O’Connor have […]

A LOCAL councillor has asked Kerry County Council to acquire land for a walkway around the ‘Swan Pond’ at the canal. The swans have been a popular attraction at the canal, especially since the arrival of cygnets earlier this year. Members of the public have come in close contact with […]

THE Tralee jobless figure rose in August by 46 on the previous month and by 144 (4%) on the same month in 2019. The Live Register figures for Tralee shows there were 3,522 people signing on last month compared to 3,378 in August 2019. Tralee was the only area showing […]

FIVE signed Kerry jerseys were presented to the winners of a competition which was part of a recent campaign to get people out cycling in the county during the summer. Taking place between July 3 and August 16, the “Let’s Get Kerry Cycling” campaign was a collaborative effort from Kerry […]

A LOCAL councillor has criticised the delay in repairing the crane at Fenit Pier and said it costing fisherman hundreds of euro to get their crates from their boats. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris was speaking at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday, referring to the fact that Fenit Pier […]

A TRALEE Municipal Councillor has expressed her frustration at the lack of progress on a proposed ‘Blueway’ from Tralee to Fenit, which would transform tourism in the area. Speaking at the Tralee MD meeting on Monday, Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris said a local businessman put forward his submission to […]

THE Road Safety Authority has announced that the Tralee Driving Test Centre at Government Offices at Spa Road, Tralee, will close temporarily for a period of four to six weeks from Friday, September 25. This is to facilitate works being carried out there. From Monday, September 28, testing will be from […]

KERRY College will host a one-hour virtual information session for parents, school leavers, and those considering a return to further education and training. Taking place on Monday, September 14 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, there are just 100 places available for the webinar. You can find out about the range of […]

THE former Principal of Kerry College in Tralee has launched a new advice and support hub for guardians, students and graduates, ahead of the CAO offers this Friday. Mary Lucey left her role as Principal of Kerry College, Clash and Denny Street Campuses earlier this year and is now focussed […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors are requesting a meeting with the IDA with a view to establishing a full-time officer for the Kerry area. Speaking at the meeting of Tralee MD on Monday, Cllr Jim Finucane (FG) said the recent situation with Borg Warner and Debenhams has highlighted the need to […]

TLI Group based outside Abbeydorney are to grow their telecoms department and recruit for new positions due to their role as a framework deployment partner on the National Broadband Plan, a project which has been underway for seven months now. TLI Group, contracted to National Broadband Ireland (NBI), will commence […]

KERRY is to receive state funding of €405,286 to improve housing stock for older people and people with a disability. It’s part of an €18 million nationwide package announced by Government today to improve housing conditions. Deputy Government Chief Whip, Brendan Griffin TD welcomed the news and said; “This funding […]

SHOCK and sadness spread throughout the county yesterday at the news of the passing of well-known broadcaster and Tralee native Sean Hurley. Tributes have been paid from all over the county and beyond from people in the worlds of media, business, politics, entertainment and sport.. Based in Killarney, the presenter […]

KERRY County Council is to seek a definitive answer from Courts Service to determine what are their plans in relation to Tralee Courthouse and whether they intend on relocating the courts in the town. At the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday, Cllr Jim Finucane had a motion before […]

THE Council has applied for Government funding to develop a masterplan for the John Joe Sheehy Road area, which will include a ‘landmark’ entry point to the town centre which would celebrate the town’s sporting history. Cllr Mikey Sheehy had a motion before the Council that they engage with the […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley welcomes the approval of funding today under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme of €24,170 for a project at The Spa Seawall, North Kerry Way. The Seawall, which was severely damaged in storms back in January 2018, is a […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has called for action after what he called a rat infestation in parts of the Mitchels area of town in the past few weeks. Independent Councillor Sam Locke raised the issue at Monday’s meeting of Tralee MD councillors. He said he contacted the Environment Section […]

PART of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway should be open before summer of 2021, councillors were told yesterday. At the Tralee Municipal District meeting of councillors on Monday morning, an update on the progress and timeframe of the project was requested in separate motions by Cllr Mikey Sheehy, Cllr Terry O’Brien and […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley officially launched the 2020 Lee Strand Homework Journal on Saturday at the Lee Strand milk plant in Ballymullen. Once again, over 10,000 Lee Strand hardback homework journals will be distributed to national school pupils in Kerry and West Limerick. Speaking at the launch of the […]

THE National Lottery has announced details of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards, with a total prize fund of €95,000, and is encouraging sports clubs, community organisations and projects in Kerry to apply. These awards honour the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over […]

Gardaí have seized approximately €80,000 worth of cannabis and arrested two men following the search of two separate vehicles in Kilgarvan and Portlaoise on Sunday. Members of the West Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by local Gardaí, carrying out an intelligence lead operation stopped and searched a vehicle in the […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says excellent Leaving Cert results in Kerry will ensure CAO offers will be plentiful on Friday… After six very difficult months of emotional turmoil, at long last, 60,419 Leaving Cert candidates (57,569 Traditional Leaving Cert and 2,850 Leaving Cert Applied) awoke on a day when they […]

GARDAI are appealing for any information in connection with a criminal damage incident at a Tralee estate. At about 12.30am on Sunday, September 6, a woman had just come back to her house in the Muing estate after a night out. A young relative was babysitting and they heard a […]

GARDAI are asking students who received their Leaving Certificate results today to celebrate safely tonight and not to host house parties. Gardaí will patrol public amenities in the town tonight — including the Town Park, Millennium Walkway, the playground in the park and nearby beaches — to ensure people do […]