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THERE’S just a few days to go until New York based designer Don O’Neill and husband Pascal Guillermie host their fundraising gala ball and there’s still a few tickets available for what should be a fantastic night. Ballyheigue native Don and husband Pascal Guillermie held the sellout event last year […]

REMEMBER the 80s movie ‘The Cannonball Run’, with Burt Reynolds and a host of stars? Well an event inspired by that film and th era in which it was released, will take place this weekend and it’s making a stop off in Tralee. The ‘Retro Cannonball’ is coming to the […]

SUNDAY’S big game will see thousands of people take to roads this weekend with Killarney as their final destination. A massive crowd is expected to travel from Mayo so the routes from Farranfore to Killarney and from the main Cork road into town are predicted to be especially busy on […]

THE Kerry Hospice Foundation received two generous donations during the past week. Cara Credit Union made a donation of €3,000 for a reclining chair at the Palliative Care Unit. Meanwhile, a cheque for €11,150 raised from tractor run, walk and fun run organized by John Collins and his family in […]

BAILY’S Corner has announced it has had to close until further notice. Work had been taking place at the front of the building on Castle Street to extend the pub, but on Saturday there were concerns about the stability of the structure. Kerry County Council and the gardaí made a […]

THE Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club members are once again preparing for their annual Ballymac Vintage Car and Honda 50 Run. Taking place on Friday, July 26 at 7pm from O’Riada’s Bar, the event this year will benefit Kerry Hospice Foundation and will be held in memory of […]

IT’S a phenomenal achievement. Tommy Sheehy has been cycling and ‘spinning’ since 2011 in aid of Enable Ireland Kerry services and so far he’s raised a staggering €88,027 for the charity. He handed over the latest cheque for nearly €5,249 to Sean Scally of Enable Ireland Kerry at their Childcare centre […]

IT’S back! Yes, the third annual Gin Fest returns at The Ashe Hotel this weekend with two days of fab music, great drinks and good food to look forward to. It’s been massively popular over the past two years with tables usually booked out well in advance. It all kicks […]

LEGENDARY jockey Frankie Dettori is confirmed to ride at Killarney racecourse next Wednesday July 17, the third day of their five-day July Festival. This will be the first time the Italian jockey has ridden at the racecourse, but it’s not his first time in Kerry as has appeared at Tralee […]

A WOMAN from Kerry will be the county’s representative on the Irish team heading to the World Transplant Games next month in Newcastle-Gateshead, England. Anna Pokojska is originally from Poland, and moved to Ireland in 2006 where she now resides in Killarney, with her husband and daughter. She received a kidney […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating a number of burglary and theft incidents in the Tralee district over the past few weeks. A premises in Ardfert was burgled sometime between June 15 and June 28. Two Honda lawn mowers were stolen. Gardai are asking if they were offered lawn mowers for […]

AFTER a day of frustration (and a few false starts) tickets for next Sunday’s Kerry v Mayo game in Fitzgerald Stadium have finally gone on sale. Kerry have known their opponents since Saturday night when Mayo defeated neighbours and great rivals Galway in Limerick. However, while tickets for the other […]

PUB theatre is making a big comeback judging by the crowds at The Ballymac Bar over recent months. Just last Friday there was a sellout crowd at the Boherbee bar to see Tim Landers’ ‘Act Up Drama Group’ put on a fantastic show featuring the skills they’ve learnt under the […]

THERE was a fantastic turnout at O’Donnell’s in Mounthawk on Friday night to aid a Tralee woman’s efforts to attend a World Powerlifting Championships event this autumn. Rachel O’Connor is ranked in the Top 5 internationally in the spor in her weight class and is off as part of the […]

EARLIER we brought you some of the great photos from Valerie O’Sullivan who was capturing the atmosphere at the 36th annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle (click here if you missed it). Over 6,000 cyclists took on the 175km route which started and finished in Killarney. Here’s some more of […]

THE 36th annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle took place yesterday with around 6,000 cyclists taking on the the 175km challenge. Many took to the road as early as 4:15, but the official start — performed by 100-year-old John Coffey, along with Killarney MD Cathaoirleach councillor Michael Gleeson — took place […]

Following the structural assessment of a building on Castle Street in Tralee this afternoon, and in consultation with An Garda Síochána, Kerry County Council has decided to close the street to all vehicular traffic until further notice in the interest of public safety. Building works are  going on at Baily’s […]

CHECK your tickets. A player in Kerry has scooped the €500,000 prize in the EuroMillions Plus Draw. The numbers drawn were 6, 16, 27, 30, 49. The winning ticket was sold at Spar Express Fossa, Killarney. Continued below… It’s been a while since the winning Euromillions Plus ticket was bought in the […]

KERINS O’Rahillys are hosting a family fun day tomorrow to celebrate their raising of the ‘Amber Flag’. The Strand Road club is the first GAA Club in Kerry to be awarded this for their work in promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst our children. Earlier this year they started a […]

THERE was anger expressed this Saturday morning as the St Vincent De Paul shop on Castle Street was forced to close for the day because of equipment left piled up outside the front of the shop and inaccessibility issues. Footpath improvement work is taking place for the Council and when […]

BENNER’S Hotel was the venue last night for a special night to celebrate a successful Tralee-based company’s 10th anniversary. Caroline McEnery founded The HR Suite back in June 2009 and she invited current and former employees for a fun night out. “It’s a celebration of the ten year journey we’ve […]

THE Tralee Live Register figure for June rose last month, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). There were 3,328 signing on in Tralee last month compared to 3,227 in May, an increase of 101. It’s now the lowest figure for May in Tralee since before the recession […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am getting Jobseeker’s Allowance and my oldest child is starting school this year. Is there a payment to help with the costs of children going to school? Answer: The […]

Gardaí in Kenmare are investigating a fatal road collision which occurred at Lauragh, approximately 24 kms from Kenmare. A male in his 70s was fatally injured following a fall from his bicycle, the incident occurred at 4.20pm today, Friday. No other person or vehicle involved. The body of the deceased […]

HE’S starred in some of the most popular shows on TV over the past 25 years and now the Liverpudlian actor/musician/comedian is coming to Kerry this autumn ‘An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson’ will be held at the INEC Acoustic Club on Saturday, October 26 during the bank holiday weekend. Join the […]

SATURDAY’S game between Kerry and Wicklow in the Premier Junior Camogie Championship has had to be postoned due to the contaminated water incident in Limerick last weekend. A statement from the Camogie Association reads: “Due to reasons beyond our control regarding contaminated water in Limerick last weekend the scheduled Premier […]

THE Kerry Camino is one of the projects aiming for a National Pride of Place Award this year and the judges are coming to Tralee to adjudicate the project on Saturday, July 13. The Camino is inviting businesses and community groups to the presentation to the judges in Presentation Primary […]

REPRESENTATIVES from Kerry attended the launch a new programme which is led by the British Embassy in Ireland and aims to promote closer links between regions of the UK and the southwest of Ireland. The delegation included Kerry County Council and major global companies and innovative indigenous firms including Fexco, […]

CARA Credit Union are one of 16 of Ireland’s largest credit unions who have today announced a €10 million collaboration with Killorglin based international financial technology company Fexco in the formation of a new joint venture to be named Metamo. Metamo is a 50:50 joint venture between the 16 investing […]

THE National Lottery has today revealed Ireland’s luckiest EuroMillion counties in new research that analysed the number of top prize winners since the game was launched in 2004. Kerry came in at eight place with 23 EuroMillions top prize winners (prizes in excess of €15,000) sharing more than €9.3 million, […]