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GARDAI are investigating after a man was robbed in Tralee town centre at the weekend. The incident, which occurred at Market Lane between 4.15am and 4.30am on Saturday, December 21, saw a man pinned against a wall by two males and a quantity of cash taken from him. The victim, […]

SOUTHDOC is informing the public of its opening hours over the Christmas period as it prepares for a very busy couple of weeks with the flu season arriving early. If you are using the SouthDoc service, you are asked to have your medical card number and Eircode number to hand […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí showed their generosity just before Christmas with a shoebox collection for a homeless shelter. Elma O’Sullivan’s Transitiion Year class co-ordinated with the whole school to put together shoeboxes and fundraise for Arlington Lodge. “We felt it was a very worthy cause especially at Christmas time and […]

‘FOODIE Friday’ at a local company celebrated its first birthday this month. The hugely successful initiative at JRI America in Tralee, Foodie Friday has proven a hit with the 140 employees at the company in the past year. The Foodie events are designed to promote and highlight one local food […]

A SOLD-OUT Siamsa Tíre witnessed a pre-Christmas treat as the youngsters from the Jackie O’Mahoney School of Performing Acts put on a lovely show on Saturday night. In a clever spin on the Christmas concert, ‘Musical Memories Of A Panto Dame’ was anchored by renowned Kerry panto dame, Declan Mangan, […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE official Christmas parties may be winding down this weekend, but the pubs and restaurants will still be packed over the next two weeks. Ballyroe Heights Hotel hosted a Christmas party night on Friday with […]

WITH just days to Christmas, volunteers at St Vincent de Paul depot in Monavalley have been working diligently to get food packages made up for needy families in the Tralee area. By Friday they had over 800 families on their list to receive  hampers, but that number was likely to […]

TRALEE Lions Club paid their annual visit  to St Brigid’s PreSchool at Hawley Park and they brought Santa with them The little ones had a great time, enjoyed sweets and goodies, while Santa had a toy for everyone. It continues a tradition of visiting the area going back decades, before […]

KERRY Airport will handle thousands of passengers over the Christmas period with people travelling between the Kingdom and Germany, London, Dublin and, through connections at Dublin Airport, further afield. It’s always the scene of emotional reunions as people return home for Christmas to spend time with their families and tearful […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… BALLYGARRY House Hotel once again welcomed guests to a super ‘Greatest Showman’ themed Christmas party last night. Over 200 guests enjoyed jazz music and a glass of mulled wine or bubbly on arrival, before a […]

ONE Of Ireland’s biggest rock acts delivered an amazing performance last night at the INEC Killarney. Picture This sold out the venue in record-breaking time (just three minutes!) when tickets went on sale back in July. That enthusiasm of fans didn’t abate as they cheered on the band to a […]

CONNECT Kerry is hosting its annual Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon at the Ashe Hotel Tralee, on Sunday January 5. Renowned for hosting the event on the last Sunday in November, organiser of the event Margaret Kissane, explained the reason for the move. “This year we felt, with Women’s Christmas […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: Can taxis charge higher fares over Christmas and New Year? Answer: Yes, taxis can charge more on certain days over Christmas. Drivers have the right to charge the maximum amount […]

SEPTEMBER 1981. Adam And The Ants were flying high in the charts with ‘Prince Charming’, Kerry were to claim their fourth All-Ireland in a row and a young teacher walked into a classroom in Listellick school to begin her career. Some 38 years later, Aileen Bulman, will walk out of […]

IT’S taken a while, but the people of Blennerville have their Grotto lighting at night again this week after four years in the dark. The Grotto has been there over 60 years after it was built adjacent to the old school. But when the school was demolished in January 2016, […]

The Bishop Of Kerry, Ray Browne, has issued his Christmas message to the diocese… The Word was made flesh, he lived among us. To all who did accept him Jesus gave power to become children of God. From his fullness we have, all of us, received yes, grace in return […]

TWO cancer charities were presented with thousands of euro each after a Movember event held in memory of Rahoonane man. Tom Raymond passed away in June of this year. During his battle with cancer, he travelled for treatment on the Kerry Cork Health Link Bus and received care in the […]

WHILE you might expect the attentions of young pupils at Blennerville NS to be firmly focused on they are getting from Santa this Christmas, they also found time to help out those less fortunate. Collette Price of Tralee Soup Kitchen gave a talk to sixth class pupils recently about what […]

STUDENTS at CBS The Green have entered the world of banking with the help of AIB Tralee. A team of students at the school has entered the AIB Build A Bank Challenge, which offers students in Transition Year & Fifth Year an opportunity to showcase their creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. […]

SAINT John of God Kerry Services is expanding to meet the increasing needs of people across the county. We are now recruiting to meet these increasing needs. Saint John of God Kerry Services provides a range of programmes and services for adults and children with an intellectual disability throughout the […]

SHOPPERS at O’Shea’s Gala in Blennerville were treated to some lovely singing on Thursday evening and gave generously to a great cause. The Curraheen Community Choir set up just outside the entrance to the shop at about 5.30pm, as people were making their way home from work and stopping for […]

KERRY’S national roads are to receive over €25 million of a cash injection in 2020, an increase of over six million on 2019. The announcement was made today by Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin. Minister Griffin said […]

The Moving On programme is going from strength to strength since it began three years ago with over 150 women participating in the programme so far. This year’s events culminated in a Graduation ceremony and Christmas Market at Aras an Phobail, Tralee recently. “Women are so talented and creative. We […]

IT’S become a tradition for families to meet up at Tralee Rugby Club on St Stephen’s Day and this year is no different as all are invited to join in the fun of a 5k run. Tralee RFC are promising a fantastic day out for all the family where people […]

THE wind howled and the rain pelted down outside, as the launch of a ‘Strictly’ with a difference took place last night. But it’ll be the contestants that’ll be brewing up a storm on the dance floor of the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday, February 8, at a special Mr […]

THE final Charity Committee event of 2019 for JRI America Inc. resulted in over €3,500 worth of toys, cash and vouchers being donated to local children in need to ensure they will get a present this Christmas. Shane Walsh, Ireland Division Head, Information Systems of JRI America Inc., based at Kerry […]

THE pupils of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn were out singing during Tuesday and all for a good cause. About 90 of the pupils had a spell carol singing in town and the public gave generously to add to funds raised last year to make €1,529, which was donated to Pieta House […]

SOUTHDOC is preparing for a busier than usual Christmas season after it received over 1,000 more calls last weekend than on an average weekend. Figures released by SouthDoc, the out of hours medical service operating in Kerry and Cork, shows they had 3,741 calls between Friday, December 13 and Sunday, […]

THE Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership witnessed another successful year of the ‘Swim For All’ programme. This programme designed specifically for children with disabilities and is run in conjunction with the three local leisure centres – Ballybunion Health & Leisure Centre, Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre and Tralee Regional Sports […]

TEACHERS from schools in the Tralee area who have retired recently were honoured at a special INTO function in the Meadowlands on Friday night. John Boyle, General Secretary of the INTO was present and paid warm tributes to Lillian McMahon Breen of Presentation Primary; Tom Begley, CBS Primary; Siobhan Uí […]