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THERE was great support for a table quiz last night in the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse, to help out an orphanage founded by a Tralee woman. The annual table quiz in aid of the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania was contested by 14 tables and much needed funds were […]

AN innovative app, showcasing the heritage and folklore of the Kerry Way walking route, has been launched by EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan in South Kerry today. The App, developed by Béaloideas Chiarraí/Kerry Folklore, identifies particular points of interests for walkers along the route as well as enabling them listen […]

IT’S been a great season for basketball in Tralee and a local club looked back on the year at its annual awards on Thursday night. There was a big crowd in The Rose Hotel as Tralee Imperials players received awards with three Tralee Warriors, Daire Kennelly, Eoin Quigley and Darragh […]

NATIONAL Arthritis Week takes place from April 8-14 and will see county buildings in Tralee and Killarney lit up orange to raise awareness. Also, to encourage people living with arthritis and other related conditions to be more active and increase their range of motion, the Kerry Branch of Arthritis Ireland […]

IF you’re looking for something different to go to over the next couple of nights, then head to the Ballymac Bar for some pub theatre. The bar in Boherbee hosted the opening night of ‘Much Ado About The Bard’ on Thursday where punters enjoyed two comedy plays related to the […]

MADDENS Creative Hub on Milk Market Lane opened its doors last night to the businesses and people of Tralee town to give details of a special project. Creative director of Maddens, Rebekah Wall, welcomed a full house to the ‘Turning Tide’ initiative, which promises to showcase the best of our town […]

APRIL 19 will see many people in various parts of the county take to the roads for the Annual Good Friday walks. Over the years, a huge amount of money has been raised for the KHF along with the Palliative Care Unit. This annual walk was the brainchild of the […]

TRALEE Lions Club will host their annual table quiz at The Meadowlands Hotel tonight (Thursday) at 8pm. All proceeds raised on the night will go in support of Kerry Cancer Support Group. This is always a well-attended event and there’s loads of spot prizes up for grabs on the night. […]

A WELL-KNOWN climate activist and author will give a free talk in IT Tralee next week. Dr Lorna Gold, author of ‘Climate Generation’, will visit the college on Thursday, April 11 from 1pm-2pm in Room L105 in the Solas Building, North Campus. It’s a free event and all are welcome. […]

IN case you didn’t know, Kerry Motor Club are hosting the Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally this Sunday, but on Saturday cars will be on display in the town centre. Tralee Chamber Alliance and the Club will host a static display of rally cars on the Mall and in […]

NEW music talent was to the fore at the first Stag and Doe Sessions at The Fiddler Bar in the Square on Saturday night. The organisers said the gig was a success and proved what a great depth of talent we have here in Kerry and further afield. “We were […]

KERRY County Council has announced details of over €75,000 in funding for festival and events in the county this year. The allocations have been made under the fund which is administered by Kerry County Council on behalf of Fáilte Ireland. Tralee Food Festival (€2,000) and the SRAC Cycle (€1,500) which […]

A CHEQUE for over €1,500 was presented to Recovery Haven on Tuesday thanks to the efforts of a local community in mid Kerry. A Christmas-themed coffee morning was held in Cromane Community Centre back in December, organised by the Cromane Parent and Toddler Group and raised €1,563. “Recovery Haven is […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again this Friday for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised the event, the first at the store this year, to raise funds of MS Tralee and North Kerry Branch. From 11am to […]

GARDAI investigating an aggravated burglary at a house in Listowel that occurred on Sunday have charged two juvenile males, aged 16 and 17 years, in relation to the incident and are due to appear before Listowel District Court on Thursday morning. On Sunday at approximately 12:30am two males entered a house […]

KERRY ETB in collaboration with Kerry County Council are delighted to announce that Siobhan O’Sullivan has been appointed to the newly created role of Film Development Officer for Kerry. Listowel native Siobhan brings extensive experience to the job having worked in TV production for the last 12 years. She has […]

HAS your school got what it takes to claim the title of Junior Geographers of Kerry? The Educate.ie inaugural Geography Quiz for Junior Cycle Students will take place in CBS the Green, Tralee on Thursday, May 9 at 7pm. The winning team will receive the inaugural Geography Quiz trophy for their […]

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 […]