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AN Garda Siochana are advising the public of the possibility for fraudsters exploiting the spread of Covid-19 Coronavirus to carry out scams either online or in person. The main types of scams include Phisihing, Social Engineering Scams and Fraudulent Selling/Trading. In the case of phishing, a company or person receives an […]

KERRY County Council is inviting expressions of interest for the development of two sites at Fels Point, Cloonbeg, Tralee. The Council says it is interested in receiving proposals that enhance Tralee as a premier tourist destination, create a focal point for increased economic activity for the town and surrounding area […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council has begun a visit to the United States as part of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Cllr Niall Kelleher will promote the county and meet with US agencies, politicians and officials during a number of meetings and events in Chicago and New York. Cllr […]

TRALEE-BASED Ard Rí Marble Group Ltd has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with Bank of Ireland. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance, was recognised at a gala awards dinner in Dublin on Friday, March 6. […]

TWO well-known Kerry hotels, the Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa in Tralee and the Castlerosse Park Resort in Killarney, are the first Flogas customers to sign up to the company’s recently launched carbon offsetting initiative. The two luxury hotels will now compensate for over 700 tonnes in LPG-related carbon emissions […]

  THE inaugural Wander Wild Festival, planned for Killarney from March 27th to 29th, has been deferred for a year following best practice advice from the health service agencies. The committee spearheading the great outdoors festival, in conjunction with the board of Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, confirmed that […]

THE Transition Years of CBS The Green will stage their dramatic production of John B. Keane’s ‘Big Maggie’ tonight, Thursday and Friday night at the school. The cast have been rehearsing for months now and all that hard work will come to fruition in a top quality production which is […]

OVER 60 women, men, children and a few dogs, braved the elements and came together to walk 5km in Killarney National Park. The event was organised by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network, in celebration of International Women’s Day and in support of Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre, and the Kerry […]

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of the Tralee Harriers St. Patrick’s Half Marathon, 10k and 5k races which take place this Saturday morning. The races start and finish from Tralee Bay Wetlands with the Half Marathon beginning at 9.30am and the 10k/5k at 10am. Places are still available and online registration […]

QUALITY of life, being closer to family and friends and a safer environment  are the three top determining factors for people who have relocated to Kerry, according to a survey released today. The Kerry Relocation Survey carried out by National Recruitment & HR Services Group Collins McNicholas, in conjunction with […]

THERE won’t be a St Patrick’s Day parade Tralee or anywhere else in Kerry and nationwide, due to concerns about the Coronavirus. It comes after parades in major cities and towns and around the country were cancelled earlier today. The Government made the order after a cabinet sub-committee meeting this afternoon. […]

FOLLOWING a meeting this morning of the UHK COVID-19 committee at University Hospital Kerry, the hospital has decided to cancel all non- time critical elective surgery from tomorrow (Tuesday). The hospital says this measure is necessary in the interests of patient safety and has been taken in the context of […]

THE CBS The Green Minor boys’ team took home silver medals in the All Ireland Cross Country Championships  in Santry, Dublin on Saturday last. The team consisting of Maurice Lenihan, Sean Og Brosnan, Eoin O’Flaherty, David Lucid, Hugh Lenihan, Keelan Best, Ryan Houlihan and Liam Og O’Connor ran the race […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning businesses and the public about separate phone and change scams. Gardai say businesses have been hit by a scam where a person enters the premises and asks to change large notes into smaller notes. He then changes his mind, asking for his large notes back […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing to the public for information relating to theft and criminal damage incidents in the town over the past week. Between 3pm on Thursday, March 5, and 9am on Friday, March 6, a car was broken into in the Clonmore Grove area and about €10 and […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training’s first ever Open Week has been a great success. Over 2,000 school leavers, jobseekers, career changers, teachers, tutors, instructors, guidance staff and industry professionals attended the four campus locations across the week with 700 attending the Apprenticeship Open Evening event at Monavalley on […]

KERRY Pride is hosting a Variety Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, March 14, in The Rose Hotel at 8pm with all funds going to Kerry Pride and Pieta House. The event will feature drag performers, live music, special guest bingo callers, games, and spot prizes. Entry on the night costs €10 […]

STRICT visitor restrictions, imposed on Friday, are still in place across the South/ South West Hospital Group, which includes University Hospital Kerry, due to Infection Control concerns. A statement issued this morning by the Hospital Group says this is in the interest of patient care and in order to prevent […]

  A woman has died in a two vehicle  road traffic collision on the main Killarney to Tralee Road near Farranfore at around 2pm this afternoon. Shortly after 2pm Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a two car collision on the N22 at Brennans Glen, Killarney. The scene was […]

THE sun shone on Friday morning to deliver a brief reprieve from the terrible weather we’ve been enduring over the past month. It arrived just in time to for the boys and girls from two Tralee schools. Families gathered at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Thursday morning as pupils […]

PACO in Tralee will host another of its famous coffee/fashion mornings at their store on The Mall next Friday between 11am and 1pm. The beneficiary this time will be the Kerry Women’s Resource Centre. The centre closed its doors in December 2o18 despite protests from the local community, but a campaign […]

DESPITE the bad weather, CH Tralee and Recovery Haven Kerry hosted a successful fundraising coffee morning with a difference on Saturday. It was a morning of health, beauty and wellness in aid of the cancer support charity, with special guests, discussions and demonstrations on show from 11am. Dr Mary McCaffrey […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS and Parents Association will host their ‘Gourmet Spring Grill’ fundraiser to support a facility which has been a huge support to parents of a child attending the school. The event on this coming Friday, March 13 at The Pavilion in Ballygarry House Hotel, will support the Hugh’s House charity, […]

THE Causeway community was out in force last night for a fantastic night of glitz and glamour at the ‘Oskars’. The Causeway Community Action Group Oskars was held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel as a fundraiser to help purchase the Shannon Ballroom in the village. Produced by Dublin-based company, Kevin Rowe […]

THE proceeds of a road race event last weekend were presented to a local charity on Friday. Michelle Greaney of MG Coaching organised the third annual Tralee 10 Miler/5k race on Sunday last, where hundreds of runners took part in what was a hugely successful event in aid of Kerry […]

PARTICIPANTS in the ‘Moving On’ programme and TIRC (Tralee International Resource Centre) Women’s group came together this week for a vibrant and inspiring morning to celebrate International Women’s Day 2020. Over 60 women attended from all over the world. The group took photos making the equality/equal sign to join in […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am due to return to work after maternity leave in a few months, and I am looking into my childcare options. Our income is modest, and I’m afraid […]

A MAN was arrested and brought to Tralee Garda Station today after being found in possession of suspected heroin. Following a planned operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs, Gardaí from Tralee stopped a car with three occupants in Listowel on Friday. One of the men was found to […]

STRICT visitor restrictions have been introduced with immediate effect at University Hospital Kerry and seven other hospitals in the South/ South West Hospital Group, due to Infection Control concerns. The hospitals where these restrictions have been implemented are University Hospital Kerry; Cork University Hospital; Cork University Maternity Hospital; University Hospital Waterford; South Infirmary Victoria […]

GARDAI in Kerry are asking motorists to be especially mindful when driving in the vicinity of schools, after an operation over the past couple of days in Kerry saw 13 fixed charged penalty notices issued for speeding offences outside a school in Killarney. The Kerry Roads Policing Unit (RPU) carried out […]