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Radio Kerry Launches Initiative To Help Four Local Charities

Radio Kerry Launches Initiative To Help Four Local Charities

July 22, 2020 at 4:44 pm Comments are Disabled

RADIO Kerry has launched Celebrate4Life, an initiative to help raise vital funds for four Kerry charities while celebrating the lives of those who have survived and those whose lives were lost to Covid-19. The four Kerry Charities involved are: Kerry Hospice Foundation, Comfort for Chemo, Recovery Haven and the Kerry […]

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Listowel Racing Festival To Take Place Behind Closed Doors

Listowel Racing Festival To Take Place Behind Closed Doors

July 22, 2020 at 4:24 pm Comments are Disabled

SEPTEMBER’S Listowel Harvest Festival will take place behind closed doors this year. The decision was made following a Committee meeting of Listowel Race Company on Tuesday evening, and in consultation with Horse Racing Ireland, The seven-day festival, featuring the Guinness Kerry National takes place from Sunday September 20 to Saturday […]

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New SOLAS Strategy To Benefit Further Education And Training in Kerry

New SOLAS Strategy To Benefit Further Education And Training in Kerry

July 22, 2020 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW strategy aims to expand the role of Further Education and Training in Kerry and all across Ireland. That’s according to Andrew Brownlee, CEO of SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, who was speaking at the launch of a new five-year strategy for FET. The strategy, ‘Future FET: […]

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Michael Healy Rae

Healy Rae Wants Action On People ‘Making A Living’ Out Of Objecting To Planning

July 21, 2020 at 2:08 pm 1 comment

DEPUTY Michael Healy Rae has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien to substantially overhaul the process of lodging a planning objection as he says some people are making a living out of objecting to peoples planning application with many not living within the country. […]

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Deputy Pa Daly.

Daly Calls On Kerry TDs To Support Sinn Féin’s Childcare Reform Motion

July 21, 2020 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

SINN Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly has called on all TDs in Kerry to support a Sinn Féin motion published today, compelling the Government to enact reforms in the Childcare sector. He said: “The cost of childcare has been allowed to spiral to eye-watering amounts which simply aren’t affordable for […]

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The launch of the 'Gift Card'.

New ‘Gift Card’ Initiative Launched To Support Local Businesses

July 21, 2020 at 11:17 am Comments are Disabled

THE collective Kerry Chambers and Kerry County Council  have announced a new initiative to support local business. The Kerry Gift Card is being launched to encourage people in Kerry to shop locally and spend locally. The card will be available to the public in the coming weeks and a call […]

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Chamber Alliance Launches Campaign To Reward Frontline Workers

Chamber Alliance Launches Campaign To Reward Frontline Workers

July 21, 2020 at 10:56 am Comments are Disabled

BUSINESSES across Tralee are being invited to join in on a new campaign launched on Monday by the Tralee Chamber Retail Team. Frontline Fridays are to take place each Friday from this week until the end of September, to recognise the significant role the Frontline teams in Kerry have played […]

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Kerry Bog  Village Museum, Glenbeigh, one of the various visitor attractions where there will be  free entry to visitor attractions throughout Kerry on Thursday, July 30 as part of a new initiative launched today by Kerry County Council and the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation. From left, John Mulvihill, Proprietor, Michael Larkin, KTIF, Cathaoirleach Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Scarteen O’Connor, Cllr Michael Cahill, Darragh O’Sullivan, Rosspoint Bar and Restaurant, Glenbeigh and Timmy Mulivhill, Kerry Bog Village Musuem. 
Kerry Tourism Day aims to showcase the incredible selection of visitor attractions throughout the kingdom. Locals and visitors alike are invited to experience many of the county’s tourist attractions and experiences free of charge for one day. To view to full list of participants and avail of either free tickets, complimentary tours or bespoke events simply log onto www.DiscoverKerry.com . Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan/ FREE PICS

Free Entry To Visitor Attractions On Kerry Tourism Day

July 21, 2020 at 10:44 am 1 comment

THERE will be free entry to visitor attractions throughout Kerry on Thursday, July 30 as part of a new initiative launched today by Kerry County Council and the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation. Kerry Tourism Day aims to showcase the incredible selection of visitor attractions throughout the kingdom. Locals and visitors alike […]

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Council And Gardai Ask Public To Adhere To Public Health Guidelines

Council And Gardai Ask Public To Adhere To Public Health Guidelines

July 20, 2020 at 4:59 pm Comments are Disabled

Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are asking everyone visiting attractions and amenities including beaches and other public areas in the county to adhere to public health guidelines and social distancing requirements to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Increased monitoring of public car parks at beaches and other […]

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Gardaí Investigate Burglary And Theft Incidents In Tralee Area

Gardaí Investigate Burglary And Theft Incidents In Tralee Area

July 20, 2020 at 3:03 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are investigating burglary and theft incidents in the Tralee area over the past number of days. On Sunday night/Monday morning, a house was entered into in the Cúl Doire estate in Killeen. The house was occupied at the time but they were not awoken by the intruder. Two mobile phones […]

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Another €500,000 Winning Euromillions Ticket Sold In Kerry

Another €500,000 Winning Euromillions Ticket Sold In Kerry

July 18, 2020 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

THE residents of Milltown were awoken this morning to the news that one of them could be Ireland’s latest EuroMillions Plus top prize winner of €500,000 following Friday night’s EuroMillions draw. The winning retailer which was Kelly’s Londis store in the town has also proved that lightning can strike twice […]

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Billy Ryle: The Leaving Results Could And Should Still Be Delivered By Mid-August

Billy Ryle: The Leaving Results Could And Should Still Be Delivered By Mid-August

July 18, 2020 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

Guidance counsellor, Billy Ryle, says the decision to delay the Leaving Cert results until September 7 must be revisited as a matter of urgency… The decision not to publish the Leaving Cert results until 7th September adds the final insult to the many injuries already inflicted on 61,000 young people […]

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Kerins O’Rahillys Club Championship Tie With Kenmare To Be Live-Streamed

Kerins O’Rahillys Club Championship Tie With Kenmare To Be Live-Streamed

July 17, 2020 at 4:53 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY GAA has announced that NEMETON will stream two games from Round 1 of the Kerry Petroleum Club Championship including Kerins O’rahillys clash with Kenmare. These games can be viewed on a laptop, desktop, tablet, iPad or smartphone so fans who can’t attend the game due to COVID-19 restrictions can […]

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Clergy Appointments And Changes In Diocese Of Kerry Announced

Clergy Appointments And Changes In Diocese Of Kerry Announced

July 17, 2020 at 4:33 pm Comments are Disabled

BISHOP of Kerry Ray Browne has announced a number of appointments of clergy to parishes this afternoon. Fr Niall Geaney will transfer from Our Lady and St Brendan’s Parish in Tralee to become Fossa PP, replacing retiring Canon Tom Looney. Canon James Linnane, who was an assistant priest in St John’s […]

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Miriam Murphy.

RTE Lyric FM To Dedicate Night Of Programmes To Late Miriam Murphy

July 17, 2020 at 2:45 pm 2 comments

RTÉ lyric fm will celebrate the life of Tralee soprano Miriam Murphy with two special programmes during the August Bank Holiday. Miriam Murphy passed away last Friday and left her family, the opera community and the people of Tralee and beyond, shocked at the loss of such a wonderful person […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Road Collision Where Woman Was Seriously Injured

Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses To Road Collision Where Woman Was Seriously Injured

July 17, 2020 at 1:06 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses in relation to a road traffic collision that occurred at the Cleeney Roundabout, Killarney, this morning July 17, 2020. At around 8.40am Gardaí received a report of a collision involving a truck and a female pedestrian, aged in her 50s. The pedestrian has since been taken […]

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Win A House In Killarney With Ardfert Community Council Fundraiser

Win A House In Killarney With Ardfert Community Council Fundraiser

July 17, 2020 at 9:57 am 9 comments

IMAGINE winning a house a stone’s throw from Killarney town centre. Well that dream could come true for the lucky winner of a fundraiser just launched by Ardfert Community Council. In their winahouseinkillarney.com competition launch today they are raffling  a brand new 4 bedroom semi detached house (No.5 Sailin Rae, located […]

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Best Dressed Prizes Awarded For Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day

Best Dressed Prizes Awarded For Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day

July 16, 2020 at 6:27 pm Comments are Disabled

THE winners of the Dawn Milk Virtual Killarney Races Ladies Day 2020 have been announced. Siobhan Wharton, Ballyhar, Killarney, — a psychiatric nurse with the Kerry Mental Health —  was the Best Dressed Lady winner. She wore a white dress from Jasmine Boutique in Tralee and a monochrome hat by the […]

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Man In Hospital After Stabbing Incident In Tralee

Man In Hospital After Stabbing Incident In Tralee

July 16, 2020 at 6:01 pm 1 comment

A MAN is in University Hospital Kerry with non life threatening injuries after a stabbing incident at a house in a Tralee estate. Gardaí say a middle-aged man was stabbed in a house in Cois Coille earlier today and a woman aged in her 40s was later arrested. She was […]

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Gardaí Seize €33,600 Of Suspected Cannabis At Growhouse In South Kerry

Gardaí Seize €33,600 Of Suspected Cannabis At Growhouse In South Kerry

July 16, 2020 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

GARDAI have seized €33,600 of suspected cannabis following the discovery of a grow house in Kenmare on Wednesday. Shortly after 7.30pm Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Kenmare Gardaí, executed a search warrant at a house outside Kenmare town. During the course of the search Gardaí discovered […]

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Caitriona O'Sullivan.

Tralee Singer Caitríona O’Sullivan Duets On New Single ‘Summer Wine’

July 15, 2020 at 11:02 am Comments are Disabled

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee singer has teamed up with recording artist Desi Egan to release a new single to hit the airwaves this Saturday. Caitriona O’Sullivan, who is a judge on TG4’s series Glór Tíre, has duetted with Egan on the classic Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra hit ‘Summer Wine’ which is going to […]

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Gardaí Arrest Man In Portlaoise After Theft Incident At Gap Of Dunloe

Gardaí Arrest Man In Portlaoise After Theft Incident At Gap Of Dunloe

July 15, 2020 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man following the theft of a phone and other property at the Gap Of Dunloe, on Sunday, July 12. At around 4pm a woman was cycling along the Gap of Dunloe in Beaufort when she stopped for a break. She placed her backpack on […]

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PHOTOS: See The Stylish Entries For Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day Competitions

July 15, 2020 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day competition has attracted a stunning collection of stylish entries from all over the country, but there’s just a few hours left to get in your photo. The famous fashion event at Killarney Racecourse can’t take place this year of course due to the pandemic, […]

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Mikey Sheehy cutting the tape to launch the 'Bracker 100km' event. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin

Mikey Sheehy Launches ‘Bracker 100km’ Fundraising Event

July 15, 2020 at 9:26 am Comments are Disabled

THE launch of the ‘Bracker 100km’ fundraising walk took place, on Monday evening, July 13 at the Bracker monument which is situated on the Bracker O’Regan Road, Tralee (link road between Monavalley and Mounthawk.) The event was launched by Austin Stacks and Kerry football legend, Mikey Sheehy.  A sizeable contingent […]

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Tour De Munster To Roll Into Tralee Next Month

Tour De Munster To Roll Into Tralee Next Month

July 14, 2020 at 4:38 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS August, the Tour de Munster charity cycle is celebrating the 20th running of the event and will set out on its most important tour yet in order to raise vital funds for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland and individual beneficiaries. The cyclists will pay their annual visit […]

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Ryanair To Cut Flights On Kerry-UK Routes In August And September

Ryanair To Cut Flights On Kerry-UK Routes In August And September

July 14, 2020 at 1:45 pm Comments are Disabled

RYANAIR has announced it will remove up to 1,000 flights from its UK-Ireland routes in August and September with Kerry, Cork, Knock and Shannon routes affected. They company released statement this afternoon said it will cut the flights due to what it terms Ireland’s “defective quarantine restriction on EU visitors”. […]

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Launching the run were, in front, Mary Gardiner, Andrea O'Donoghue and Michelle Greaney. At back; Ollie O'Sullivan with Liam, John and Stephen Griffin. Photo: Dermot Crean

Charity Run/Walk To Get People Moving On Bank Holiday Weekend

July 14, 2020 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

WITH many running events postponed for the moment, here’s something to look forward to and train for over the coming fortnight. The ‘Kerry Goes Pink For Livie Virtual Run/Walk’ will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend with all funds raised going towards the plight of a little lady, […]

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‘Team Geaney’ To Cycle Ring Of Kerry For ICU Department At UHK

‘Team Geaney’ To Cycle Ring Of Kerry For ICU Department At UHK

July 14, 2020 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

A RING of Kerry cycle will take place later this month in aid of University Hospital Kerry (UHK) ICU department to thank them for taking care of a well-known Kerry man who was seriously ill with COVID-19. Gene Tangney of the Black Valley, contracted coronavirus, resulting in medical professionals at […]

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IT Tralee To Support Bioeconomy Market-Uptake Through European BIOSWITCH Initiative

IT Tralee To Support Bioeconomy Market-Uptake Through European BIOSWITCH Initiative

July 14, 2020 at 9:31 am Comments are Disabled

INSTITUTE of Technology Tralee have received funding to participate in a new Horizon 2020 Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) project called ‘BIOSWITCH’, which kicked off with an online meeting on June 9. BIOSWITCH works directly with brand owners, consumers and other stakeholders to support market-uptake of biobased products. With […]

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Aqua Dome To Remain Closed For Rest Of 2020

July 14, 2020 at 9:00 am 1 comment

THE Aqua Dome, has announced that it will remain closed for the remainder of the year and it’s possible that this will continue to be the situation until Easter 2021. The directors of the Aqua Dome considered the recommended regulations to keep staff and customers safe during the Covid 19 […]

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