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CBS The Green students can practice their culinary skills in a brand new kitchen after it was officially opened on Tuesday morning. Invited guests, staff and students enjoyed a delicious spread to mark the occasion of the opening of the facility which will greatly assist the ‘Breakfast Club’ in the […]

IT’S been wonderful week for the food industry in the Kingdom, as guests and competitors at the All Ireland Tapas and Pintxo Championship got to experience the culinary delights on offer in Kerry and also meet with local producers and suppliers in the food industry Two days of competitions where […]

IN case you didn’t know, there’s elections coming up this month in the county. So to give people an idea of what issues are affecting Tralee and how the candidates plan to deal with them, a Pre-Election Forum will take place tomorrow morning from 8.30am to 11.30am at The Rose […]

KERRY County Council has today published details of the nomination process for candidates for the local authority elections which will take place on 24 May 2019. Nomination papers will be available from Thursday, April 11 from the Corporate Services Office (Room 223) at County Buildings for the elections in the […]

A TRALEE man has won a trip of a lifetime to the US Masters in Augusta with Paddy Power this weekend. Aidan Teahon, who is floor manager at Kirby’s Brogue Inn, entered a competition with the Paddy Power Rewards Club and was notified this week that he won the competition […]

TRALEE is getting a sprinkling of movie magic this week as Brian Nolan and his team of Broadcast Production trainees begin work with an impressive group of industry professionals to make their first ever ‘Mentored Movie’ in Kerry’s ETB’s National Digital Skills Centre in the Monavalley Campus. It all takes […]

CARA Credit Union is the focus of a brand new eight-part RTE One series titled The Borrowers, commencing on next Tuesday, April 16 at 8.30pm. The fly-on-the-wall programme will take viewers behind the scenes and into a credit union loan office, for the first time ever on Irish television. Viewers […]

GARVEY’S Tralee Warriors heroics this season are to be honoured this Friday with a civic reception at Kerry County Council buildings. The team won the Basketball Ireland Men’s Superleague title for the first time last month in only their third season in the league, having won the Champions Trophy in […]

A LIMERICK mother-of-two is on a mission to introduce a potentially life-saving treatment into University Hospital Kerry and all of Ireland’s 19 maternity hospitals. Carmel Finnegan first became aware of the term ‘brain cooling’ during her work as a solicitor with Dennison Solicitors in Abbeyfeale. Brain cooling –  medical term […]

KERRY College of Further Education (KCFE) has begun to establish itself as a feeder for students wishing to progress to Universities and Teacher Training Colleges. From next September, KCFE plans to expand its array of Pre-Teaching courses on offer.  The aim of undertaking a Pre-Teaching course is to educate a […]

A TRALEE hotel won two awards last night in Galway. The Ashe Hotel was named Best Boutique Hotel in Munster and in Ireland at the Irish Hotel Awards in The Galmont Hotel & Spa. These awards celebrate the amazing commitment and dedication of the hospitality industry in Ireland to provide […]

A CANDIDATE in the upcoming local elections has expressed concern about vehicles parking on the footpath in Ardfert village at certain times during the day. Ben Slimm, who is running for the Labour Party in the Tralee Municipal District local elections in May, said he has been contacted by residents […]

WHILE many Junior students at CBS, The Green, Tralee were celebrating their fantastic win in Friday’s Russell Cup Final,  four third year boys were preparing to represent their school in The 2019 Kerry Branch IMTA Junior Cert Mathematics Quiz which took place on Friday last at IT Tralee. Swithin Pais, […]

KERRY County Councillor Toireasa Ferris is calling on HIQA to investigate health and safety conditions at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry. It comes as figures for today, supplied by the INMO, reveal there are 36 patients waiting on trolleys at the hospital. Cllr Ferris stated: “This morning I have […]

THERE was a packed room for the final of the Kerry Primary Schools Debating Competition on Monday. Sponsored by Concern and organised by the Education Centre, eighteen schools in the county took part in the competition on a knockout basis which culminated in the final at the centre in Dromtacker. […]

THERE’S just one day to go until Tralee Musical Society brings a true children’s classic to the Siamsa Tíre stage. ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ will be performed for the first time by the Society and it promises to be a spectacular show. Based on the beloved 1968 film version of […]

LAST year around 600 people showed up for the Dawn Mass at Annagh Graveyard and organisers are hoping for a similar attendance this year on Easter Sunday at 6am. Organised by the Curraheen Liturgy Group, it is the third time a dawn mass will ever have been held in the […]

CBS Primary Tralee is set to undergo a major transformation after Easter when work commences on the construction of a two-storey building containing four new classrooms, a special educational needs unit and administration area. The project, which will take place fronting on to Brewery Road,  at one of Tralee’s most […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s help in relation to break-ins in Tralee over the past week. On Thursday night between midnight and 2pm on Friday, the door of the dressing-rooms at Kerins O’Rahillys clubhouse was kicked in. The culprits ransacked the dressing rooms and gardaí believe they may have stayed […]

PUPILS in Moyderwell Mercy Primary School took part in the “Let’s Grow Happier” programme for five weeks this term. Paola Kennedy devised this programme early in 2017 and since then has imparted the programme to different primary, secondary schools and private groups in the county. This programme blends Yoga, Dance, […]

THE public participation sessions in the Tralee Community Garden Project will begin again this season on Saturday, April 13 in conjunction with the KWD County Clean up. People will be welcomed at the Project located in Tralee Town Park from 10.30am. – 12.30pm, and will be able to pick up […]

THERE is great excitement at KCFE this week to learn that a group of students from the Multimedia with Graphic Design course at KCFE are nominated for a People’s Choice Award for their digital magazine “Fast Forward”. The National Student Media Awards are open to students from every college across […]

HUNDREDS of people were welcomed to IT Tralee on Saturday as it hosted its annual Spring Open Day. Potential students got a chance to see all the college has to offer at a full schedule of talks, tours and events, including‘Taster Workshops’ – practical demonstrations for programmes offered by IT […]

VISITORS to a local fashion outlet certainly got that Friday feeling as they were treated to tea/coffee and buns for a great cause. Once again, Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall, organised a coffee/fashion morning fundraiser, this time in aid of MS Tralee and North Kerry Branch and it raised […]

WITH round of golf at world-famous courses and luxury nights away among the amazing attractions at a dining experience in The Rose Hotel, it was bound to be a great success on Friday night. Executive chef of The Rose Hotel, Odran Lucey, executive chef of The Marker Hotel, Gareth Mullins, executive […]

THERE was a great turnout for the annual Tralee Lions Club table quiz at the Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday night. Eighteen tables took part to raise €1,385 for the Kerry Cancer Support Group. Tralee Lions Club President, Sean Cooke, was very appreciative of all of the support on the night and […]

CHILDREN in Tralee and beyond have been sent a special message from the Easter Bunny to dust off their fancy-dress costumes in preparation for the eggstremely popular annual Family Fancy Dress Charity Fun Run in the Town Park on Saturday, April 20. The Easter Bunny hopped into Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee […]

THE annual IT Tralee Clubs and Societies Ball took place on Thursday night and there was no shortage of style. Around 350 students from the college attended the event at Ballyroe Heights Hotel to celebrate student participation and achievement in the college’s clubs and societies. We brought you some of […]

THE Kerry Short Film Bursary for 2019 is now open for submissions. A fund of €10,000 is available to the successful applicant towards the cost of their production of a 10-12min short film. The Bursary is funded through Kerry County Council with support from the Arts Council and is intended […]

THE Ballyroe Heights Hotel was once again the venue last night for the annual IT Tralee Clubs and Societies Ball. Around 350 students from the college attended and it was a chance to celebrate student participation and achievement in the college’s clubs and societies. There were also four special awards […]