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FOLLOWING on from the success of other masters basketball tournament across the country, the first ever Kerry masters tournament was held over Saturday and Sunday. The tournament is the brainchild of Tralee Tigers legend, Ricardo Leonard, a two time national title winner with the Tralee side. “We’re very pleased how […]

A BRAND new course is being rolled out in St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school in honour of former pupil Dylan McCarthy who died tragically in a car accident last year. The course aims to give students training in painting and decorating and in doing so will need help with […]

  GARDAI are investigating two separate incidents where ladders were stolen. The first incident happened at a business premises on upper Rock Street between February 17-19. The ladders were taken from the roof racks of two company vans which were parked opposite the premises. The second incident happened on the […]

KERRY Sinn Féin elected a new officer board at the AGM of it’s Comhairle Ceantair in Tralee last Thursday evening. Former Tralee town councillor Cathal Foley was selected to replace outgoing chairperson Ristéard Ó Fuaráin. Robert Brosnan from Lispole was elected as Vice-Chairperson. Outgoing secretary Yvonne Sugrue from Ballybunion was returned. The […]

  A PRESENTATION student has been selected to represent Kerry at a World War One  memorial event in the Somme in France this Summer and she needs our help in helping to make the trip more of a success. Leslie McCarthy, a 17 year old fifth year student from Presentation Secondary School […]

  IT’S still more than two weeks to the off, but punters, bookies and publicans are already rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of the racing extravaganza that is Cheltenham. But if you want to wipe the smile off your bookies face, there’s an event in the Fels […]

  A NEW bridge has been put in place on the  amenity walking trail that stretches from the Casement railway station to Mounthawk. The bridge is located at the back of Dunnes Stores on the North Circular Road, adjacent to Casement’s Avenue. This latest addition extends the Tralee walking trail allowing […]

DRIVERS approaching the roundabout near Strand Street were understandably distracted over the past few days as a beautiful mural and garden space area has been created there. The mural, by local artist Mary J Leen, depicts Mons Hugh O’Flaherty who was Ireland’s answer to Oscar Schindler, in the sense that he saved over […]

A GREAT sense of anticipation was in the air just after 3pm on Friday as the staff of the Aqua Dome nervously waited to see who would be the 4,000,000th visitor through their doors. The balloons were in place at the entrance, the cake in place and the stage was set for the arrival […]

Johnnie Wall is looking forward to St Patrick’s Day, the bastion of relief in the middle of Lent… St Patrick’s Day. A day of celebration, an oasis in the desert that is Lent, the one day when it is officially OK to let loose on that repressed desire and longing, […]

CAST members from the Group Theatre Tralee are close to staging a work they’ve  been rehearsing for a few months now. ‘The Camel’s Back’ will be performed next week at the Ivy Leaf Theatre in Castleisland from Friday to Sunday night before travelling to Listowel and finally Abbeydorney. Continued below… […]

  THERE was a crash outside the County Council buildings at Rathass just before lunchtime today. As the photo shows, the front left of a car involved ended up  balancing on the wall outside county buildings near the roundabout. Gardaí and an ambulance were called to the scene and while the road […]

TALENTED Tralee band, Q14, have penned a touching tribute to the late Donal Walsh with the release of their song and accompanying video ‘Star Sign Boy.’ The video serves to try and highlight the different things that have influenced different people in their lives and how sometimes, these things may be taken […]

A FORMER Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student is the director of a show which is proving hugely popular on the RTE Player. Shaun O’Connor who is originally from Castleisland and along with his friend, writer and star of the show Tadhg Hickey are currently the success of ‘(R)onanism’. The short comedy show went online on RTE […]

IT must be awards season in the tourism industry with news that another Kerry hotel has won a prestigious accolade. Ard na Sidhe Country House, which is situated on the shores of Caragh Lake, Killorglin near the scenic Ring Of Kerry has made the prestigious ‘Condé Nast Travellers’ list for […]

THE smell of pancakes wafted all round the Manor West Hotel last Tuesday as members of the Kerry Cancer Support Group dished up treats, both savoury and sweet, to passers by. The charity drive raised over €300 for the Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus. Many people attended passed on the pancakes […]

THE man who died in yesterday’s road accident on the Tralee-Abbeydorney road has been named. Michael O’Sullivan, from Ballyduff, was killed in the collision between his motorcycle and a truck near Abbeydorney village on Thursday morning at around 10am. Mr O’Sullivan, who was in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the […]

  GARDAÍ have confirmed a man has died in this morning’s road accident on the Tralee-Abbeydorney road. Gardai in Tralee are investigating the two vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred near Abbeydorney Village this morning at approximately 10am. A male in his 30’s was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding was […]

A TRALEE boy was among those visited by Ireland striker Robbie Keane and his LA Galaxy teammates yesterday at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin…and it really made his day! Eight-year-old Martin Quilligan from Tralee, who is being treated at the Dublin hospital, met with the Irish soccer legend and his team-mates, who […]

CAHERLEAHEEN N.S turned blue yesterday as pupils and staff highlighted an important issue. As part of their ongoing two year Green Schools Water Theme Programme, both pupils and staff dressed in blue to. “The main aim of the day was to raise awareness about the importance of protecting, respecting and […]

  ONE person has been seriously injured in a crash on the Tralee-Abbeydorney road. Gardai have closed the road between the crossroads in Abbeydorney and the bend on the approach road to the village from Tralee. The road is expected to be closed until 4pm. A truck and a motorbike were involved […]

KIERAN DONAGHY was the special guest on hand at Derryquay National School to raise the school’s new Active School Flag which they have just been  awarded. Many of the tiny school’s 40-plus students gathered excitedly for the arrival of ‘the Star’ and they were not disappointed when the big man arrived. Continued […]

  THE managing director of a HR company in Tralee has joined a new government commission. Caroline McEnery, of The HR Suite has joined the Low Pay Commission which is a new body that will advise the Government on what is the appropriate rate of the national minimum wage. Eight other […]

THE Ardfert and District Community First Responders group, which was formed in May 2014, is to “go live” with the National Ambulance Service this weekend. The group, made up of local volunteers, will respond to any 999 calls within 6km Ardfert that involve chest pain, stroke, choking or cardiac arrest. The […]

NINE units in Tralee Shopping Centre remain unsold after going under the hammer at today’s Allsop Auction in Dublin. The units had a reserve price of between €475,000-€525,000 and had a bid at the minimum of €475,000. Units 1, 6, 8, 10, 10a, 12, 14, 20 and 20a were offered collectively as one […]

A CONTROVERSIAL site in Ballybunion, where there were plans in the past to build a €25m hotel development, fetched €200,000 at an auction today  in the RDS Dublin. The 2.45 acre site opposite Ozone Terrace, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, was once the location of The Castle Hotel and is situated in the town centre […]

  GARDAÍ have seized €40,000 of cannabis (pending analysis) and arrested a man in his 30s in Ballyroe as part of an on-going intelligence led operation targeting the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Kerry area. The man arrested is expected to appear before a sitting of Tralee District Court […]

  FIRST we had Banna being included in the Top 10 beaches in Ireland earlier today and now another scenic attraction, this time ‘west of the bridge’, has come in for high praise from a major English newspaper. Brandon Bay has been named amongst the top 24 walking routes in […]

TRALEE will now be able to access even better high-speed broadband as part of €9 million investment by Eircom in the county’s broadband infrastructure. Most of Tralee will now be able to access broadband speeds of up to 100 Mb/s through eircom’s Open Access Network (click to enlarge map to find out if […]

IN news that will come as no surprise to Tralee people, Banna Strand has been named amongst the top ten beaches to visit in Ireland. The beautiful strand, which came seventh in the ratings by TripAdvisor’s online reviewers, is amongst four Kerry beaches named in the prestigious list. Continued below… […]