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TRALEE and two other Kerry golf courses have been included in a Top 100 Golf Courses In The World list. Online golf reservation service, Golfscape, collaborated with renowned industry leaders to rank the ‘World’s Top 100 Golf Courses’. Tralee came in 69th position, Waterville in 29th and Ballybunion Old Course in 17th. St […]

FUNDING of €300,000 from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is to go towards works to prepare the R556 Dale Road for full reconstruction. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin welcomed the funding which is part of an […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department and wards at University Hospital Kerry decreased in January on the same month in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). There were 297 patients waiting on trolleys last month, compared to […]

IT’S been a long month, but a worthwhile one for those who took part in the 31 Day Challenge  to promote positive mental health in 2019. The challenge was for people to go for a walk or run 5k everyday over the month and to donate €1 for every day […]

CYCLISTS are asked to take note that the seventh annual Fenit Coastal Cycle takes place on Saturday, March 23. The cycling event is a fundraiser for St. Brendan’s National School, Fenit, while the Kerry Hospice Foundation will receive a monetary donation from the event. There are two routes 25km and […]

AFTER another successful New Year’s Eve 5k/10k race, Michelle Greaney of Optimal Fitness is once again planning the Tralee 10 Miler and 5k Road Race for Saturday, February 16 at 10am from The Rose Hotel. As with New Year’s Eve, the chosen charity is the Kerry Hospice Foundation. Last year’s […]

THE Progressive Pathways Fair drew a huge attendance to The Rose Hotel on Wednesday offering a chance for people aged 16 or over with health issues, illness, disability or other support needs a chance to find out more about their employment options. Hundreds passed through the doors throughout the day […]

THERE was a large turnout for the official launch of a new facility at Bank of Ireland on Castle Street on Monday evening. ‘Workbench’ is a hot-desking, meeting space and event centre open to all. It is a unique concept which connects entrepreneurs, the branch, and the community by offering […]

TRALEE-BASED company Wazp has raised €2m in funding as it bids to become the world’s largest supplier of 3D-printed consumer products. Wazp was established by Shane Hassett and Mariana Kobal in 2014 with the goal of making 3D printing accessible to everyone. They have since helped develop Ikea’s first mass-produced 3D-printed product. Other customers […]

TWO courses aimed at parents of second level students are taking place this Saturday at the Education Centre in Dromtacker. Both courses will be presented by Fidelma Eames Healy. ‘Effective Study Techniques for Best Results: Supporting Your Child Student’ will take place from 1oam to 12 noon. It’s aimed at […]

DEE’S Delightful Bakes, a personalised cake and cupcake company based in Tralee has been crowned the winner of Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park’s Food and Craft Fair Awards 2018 in association with Kerry LEO, celebrating Kerry’s finest food producers and craftspeople. Owned and run by Denise Hanbidge, Dee’s […]

CARS honking their horns and shouts of support from vehicles soundtracked the day for INMO members on the picket line outside University Hospital Kerry. The nurses were taking part in the nationwide strike today for better pay and conditions and began their picket at around 8am this morning. It was […]

MINISTER of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD, officially launched Cara’s new three-year strategy at the organisation’s new offices at state-of-the-art Kerry Sports Academy at the Institute of Technology, Tralee. Cara is a leading pan-disability sport organisation providing a collaborative and partnership platform to increase sport and physical […]

IT’LL be a night of reminiscing in a couple of weeks as St Pat’s GAA Club will celebrate a great period of success at a function in The Rose Hotel. Taking place on Saturday, February 16, the club will look back on the period of 1989 – 1995 when they won […]

THINGS haven’t been going too well for Manchester United over the past five years…relatively speaking. But with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the helm, the legendary club is playing the type of football that won them so many major trophies in the 90s and right up to 2013 when they last […]

EXPOSE Beauty Lounge and Hair Studio will be flying the flag for Tralee in the Image Magazine Business Of Beauty Awards 2019. The salon in Mounthawk has been nominated in the ‘Best Beauty Salon’ category while their Hair Manager, Yvonne Savage is on the shortlist for ‘Best Bloody Brilliant Blow-Dry’. There […]

AFTER two hit comedy dramas in the past couple of years, the trilogy will be complete later this month when ‘One Ordination and a Donation’ will be performed at Na Gaeil GAA clubhouse. The play will be stage on Wednesday, February 27, Thursday, February 28 and Saturday, March 2, and […]

PLACES are still available for Recovery Haven Kerry’s new 6-week Prostate Support programme which commences this Wednesday, January 30th from 7-9pm. Run in conjunction with The Irish Cancer Society, this programme aims to enhance the physical and psychosocial well-being and quality of life for prostate cancer survivors by identifying and […]

THE National Learning Network in Tralee received a cheque for €3,000 on Friday last thanks to a fashion show back in October. Fiona Hyde, whose son Dylan is a trainee there, helped organise the annual fundraiser in Sol y Sombra and some of the proceeds now go the facility in […]

IT appears that tickets for Kerry v Dublin in Austin Stack Park have now sold out. With Kerry looking good yesterday, interest in the new look team is high and as a result the game on Saturday, February 9, will have a capacity attendance in Tralee, just as it did […]

HAVING raised over €20,000 last year for the Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind, local ladies are once again holding an fundraiser for the organisation. A dance will be held in The Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday, February 16, with music coming from ‘Nightlife’. Last August, six members of the Tralee divisional […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information after three separate incidents of theft and criminal damage relating to vehicles. Over the weekend of Friday, January 18 to Monday, January 21, in the Oakpark area, a car was broken into and a number of items taken. On Wednesday, January 23, […]

OVER 900 students, career changers and jobseekers attended the Kerry ETB Training Centre’s Open Week last week, with a further 600 attending the Apprenticeship Open Evening on Thursday. Visitors to the centre on Thursday met with a range of Kerry based employers who take on apprentices on a regular basis. […]

THE second Tralee Musical Society  ‘Strictly Young Dancing’ is set to take place in a couple of weeks and the participants are all set to deliver a sensational show. Taking place on Saturday, February 9, at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, it follows on from the huge success of the event […]

THERE were around 300 entrants in the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club 10k/5k race yesterday from the club. A cold wind blew as runners warmed up in the club grounds before the 10k runners set off at around 11am, while the 5k runners left 15 minutes later. The race this year honoured […]

WINTER is here. We’ve escaped the really cold weather so far, but that’s about to change this week. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Snow-ice warning for the entire country, saying it is going to be very cold this week with scattered wintry showers, frequent across the southwest, west […]

AS we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), it was a fun night at Ballygarry House Hotel with hundreds of people watching the Ballymac GAA ‘Strictly Love Dancing’. James O’Mahony and Katelyn Galvin celebrated when they were announced as the judges winners, while the public voted for Julie […]

MICHAEL Jackson, Queen, Tina Turner and Lady Gaga were just some of the stars impersonated by contestants drawn from all over north Kerry at the ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ fundraiser for Kerry Camogie on Saturday night. Taking the format of the well-known ITV show, 10 acts took to the stage […]

IF this is the final Ballymac GAA ‘Strictly Love Dancing’, then they certainly went out with a bang as the 10 couples took to the floor in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night. Hundreds of people were in attendance to see the couples give amazing performances after months of rehearsing […]

CORK comic, Chris Kent, got the Blasket Comedy Club off to a great start for 2019, as he performed his stand-up last night. With material involving fatherhood, being snitched on to the dole officer, the philosophy of Will Smith, healthy eating and much more, Chris showed he’s a very, very […]