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HERE’S something different for your local pub. The Ballymac Bar will host two comedy plays related to the works of William Shakespeare on this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm each night. Under the heading ‘Much Ado About The Bard’, it promises to be a highly entertaining night out with […]

OXFAM in Tralee is looking for enthusiastic people of all ages to join its existing team of dedicated shop volunteers. The charity shop is appealing to the local community to pledge their time to help people living in poverty in more than 90 countries around the world. Oxfam Tralee Shop […]

IT Tralee will welcome potential students and their families to its annual Spring Open Day this Saturday. This ever-popular event will be held from 11.00am to 2.00pm at IT Tralee’s North Campus and is structured to help potential students to get the most from their visit with a full schedule […]

AFTER the recent heroics by Tralee Warriors, excitement is building in another local basketball club as the St. Brendan’s club U14A team prepare for the All-Ireland Div 1 tournament in Gormanston, Co. Meath this weekend. It has been a fantastic season for the team, having lost only one game to Rathmore, […]

KERRY County Council buildings will be lit up blue tonight to raise awareness of World Autism Day and the public is invited to snap it with a chance to win prizes. Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Graham Spring, and Lisa Curran of the Irish Autism Mammy facebook page have organised this event […]

THE days are counting down to one of Kerry’s biggest annual mobilisations of community groups, Tidy Towns committees, voluntary and sporting organisations, and individual residents and families across the county. The eighth County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 13 April and the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr […]

AROUND 500 people from across the county attended the Dawn Milk & National Dairy Council Ladies Lifestyle Evening at the INEC, Killarney on Thursday last. The evening was a fantastic success with ladies enjoying nutrition, fitness and style tips while raising €7,000 for two local charities the Donal Walsh Livelife […]

OICHE Chiarraí 2019, the flagship event in the annual calendar of the Kerry Association in Dublin, took place on Saturday in the iconic setting of Croke Park. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were presented with the Laochra Chiarraí 2019 award on the night by the President of the Kerry Association […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a break-in at a house last week. In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, there was a break-in at a house in the Castlecountess area. At approximately 5.15am, the elderly occupant of the house heard voices downstairs and immediately called the gardaí. The intruders […]

ROUNDS of golf at world-famous courses and luxury nights away are among the amazing attractions at a dining experience to remember from four renowned chefs at The Rose Hotel this Friday night. Executive chef of The Rose Hotel, Odran Lucey, executive chef of The Marker Hotel, Gareth Mullins, executive pastry chef […]

ARDFERT will get national exposure tonight when RTE’s Nationwide devotes its programme to the village and its history. Mary Kennedy was down recently where she met local film producer, James McCarthy and his wife Catherine, who last year created the two hour film ‘Ardfert — A Historical Gem’. Mary will […]

THE Kerry Chambers of Commerce have issued a comprehensive joint-submission and have expressed a commitment to fight for changes to be made to the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Southern Region. The Chambers have warned, in their submission, that the RSES document will adversely affect Kerry as […]

TRALEE-BASED financial planning practice, Premier Financial, have for the third year in succession, been nationally acknowledged as industry leaders, by winning the “Best Regional Financial Planning Broker of the Year” at the Oscars of the Irish Pension and Investment industry, the annual LPI Gala Awards which was held in the […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department and wards in University Hospital Kerry in March was the highest ever for that month, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. There were 360 patients on trolleys compared to the previous high of […]

OVER 1,300 cyclists converged on Tralee on Saturday for one of the biggest and best charity cycling events of the year. The Stephen Roche Atlantic Challenge (SRAC) was an amazing opportunity to cycle with sporting legends out to see the sights of west Kerry and it was superbly hosted by Tralee’s Chain […]

A GREAT night out and an opportunity to meet the neighbours is guaranteed during the May Bank Holiday weekend as Churchill GAA hosts a ‘Summer Variety Show’. Taking place on Sunday, May 5, this is the third event major fundraising event they’ve had in as many years after hosting a […]

THEY came in their hundreds to support the staff of University Hospital Kerry taking part in UHK’s Got Talent last night. As we told you earlier (click here for previous coverage), the judges went for Vocal Chords as the winners while the public vote favoured The Arrhythmias. But it was the […]

PLANS are coming together in Milltown for the Kerry County Fleadh, which will be staged in the mid-Kerry town in June for the second year running. “Last year’s Fleadh was a huge success in Milltown”, said Chairman of the organising committee Vincent Prendergast. “Feedback has been very positive, and there’s […]

NEARLY 1,000 people enjoyed some fantastic entertainment last night as the staff at University Hospital Kerry showed there’s a lot more to them than their talents in the healthcare profession. Over 7o of them in eight acts took to the stage in the Brandon Hotel Conference centre for UHK’s Got […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: What are the recent changes to the minimum wage?  Answer: The national minimum wage has not changed and is still €9.80 for adult workers over 18. However, from 4 March […]

KERRY Fire Service has attended and contained a fire which occurred overnight in Killarney National Park, but is asking members of the public to stay away from the southern side of Torc Mountain until further notice. The fire was reported to the Fire Services at 10pm and two units from […]

GARDAI in Listowel investigating the death of a male cyclist in his 60s are appealing for witnesses. On Wednesday, shortly after 5pm, Gardaí and Emergency Services were called when a male cyclist was found lying on the road at Colkeragh on the R552 between Ballylongford and Listowel. The injured man […]

MUCH like yesterday, the sun was shining for Confirmation Day at St John’s Church in Tralee on Friday. Around 120 pupils from Presentation Primary, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Caherleaheen NS and St Brendan’s NS Blennerville and their families ensured it was standing room only in the church for the ceremony. Bishop […]

NOW you see it, now you (sort of) don’t. A demolition crew moved in to the old Bridge Inn site last night to take down the outer walls of the building, after the roof was taken away over the past week. Work has started in earnest on the new development […]

THE annual Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner took place last night, providing a fitting denouement to the Cantillon Conference which was held earlier on Thursday. The Institute of Technology Tralee, in association with Deloitte, hosted the event at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee where the entrepreneurial achievements of Kerry-based business leaders were […]

AN IT Tralee culinary student won the National Cookery Skills Competition at Ireland Skills Live last weekend in Dublin’s RDS. Aisling Delaney a Third Year student of the BA in Culinary Arts at IT Tralee, under the guidance of Chef Lecturer Dan Browne, represented the Institute at the Ireland skills competition […]

GARDAI are looking to speak to a driver of a car involved in a collision in Tralee this lunchtime. Just after 1pm, two cars were involved a crash at Castlemorris Roundabout at Ballymullen. No one was injured but Gardaí say one of the cars, a 171 red Audi estate, left the […]

THEY had a fantastic day for it. Nearly 70 children from two schools in town enjoyed their Confirmation Day on Thursday. There were two classes from CBS Primary School, and one from Mercy Moyderwell receiving the sacrament as their families looked on. Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne – and a number of […]

A KERRY mother of one, Pamela Prendiville Farr, launches ‘For All Mum Kind’ The Podcast this Mother’s Day, Sunday, March 31. ‘For All Mum Kind’ is a homegrown Irish podcast described as “for mums by mums”.  A new episode will be released every Sunday on podcast platforms. Pamela is mother […]

TWO sell-out nights at Siamsa Tíre ensured the latest production from Saint John of God Kerry Services was a massive success. ‘Sister’, based on the hit movie and musical ‘Sister Act’, saw people from all over the county converge on the Tralee venue for superb entertainment on Tuesday and Wednesday. […]