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‘STILL In The Dreaming’, a new anthology of poetry by Kerry poets will be launched next week. The title of the anthology ‘Still In The Dreaming’ takes its name from a reference by Kerry scholar John Moriarty who described the county landscape as ‘still in the dreaming’. The book includes […]

THEY ruled the pop world for a time in the 1980s and now Tears for Fears will bring their ‘Rule the World’ Tour to the INEC Killarney in January. They will play the venue on Wednesday January 30. Tickets from €46.00 available this Friday at 10am from www.inec.ie A mélange […]

A CONFERENCE will take place in the River Island Hotel Castleisland on this Saturday, November 24, at 6.30pm which will discuss ways in which life can be brought back to rural Ireland. The keynote speaker on the evening will be Uachtarán Shinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald TD. Panellists will include: […]

THE Roger Casement Commemoration will take place this Sunday at 3pm at the Banna Strand Memorial. This occasion will mark the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of the monument. A talk will be given by Dr Tim Horgan, author of the recently published ‘Fighting for the Cause’, and a wreath […]

FRIENDS and colleagues of a young woman who passed away in the summer, raised over €1,000 for Kerry Hospice after they held a fundraising event in her memory. Mairead Cussen was just 37 years old when she died at the Palliative Care Unit at UHK on July 27. The married […]

A KERRY man was in Barcelona this week to collect the top prize at the 65th Premios Ondas Awards were presented in Barcelona, and he dedicated the award to Irish women who suffered at the hands of the Catholic Church. The RTÉ Radio 1 Documentary On One production ‘In Shame, […]

LIDL has teamed up with charity partner Jigsaw to offer customers a chance to win their entire Christmas shopping for €1 in The Lidl Trolley Dash. Winners will be challenged to a ‘Supermarket Sweep’ style dash around their local Lidl store to grab as much of their Christmas shopping as possible […]

TWENTY of the 60 jobs announced a few months ago in Sigmar Recruitment have been filled. The news comes as the company launched its European Talent Hub in Liber House, Monavalley, today. The jobs for the town were announced back in August following the company’s one billion-euro partnership with French giant Groupe […]

TRALEE Omniplex is getting all seasonal with the screening of three classic Christmas movies (and one not so old) as part of their #BringItBack season. This Friday sees them re-screen the much-loved musical, ‘The Greatest Showman’ due to popular demand. Starring Hugh Jackman, the movie was a massive success when released […]

TRALEE will once again play host to the annual ever-popular Santa Fun Run on Sunday, December 16 and everyone is invited to ‘be a Claus for a cause’. Now in its’ sixth year this event has gone from strength to strength as families get into the Christmas spirit by coming out to participate, […]

TWO tourism projects in Kerry have been allocated €708,000 in funding from the State. Local tourism industry chiefs have been working on the development of a looped walk, along the shores of the iconic Lakes of Killarney, which will encompass some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. Confirmation […]

IT’S one of the most popular shows in the UK and Ireland and now you have a chance to audition to see if you have what it takes to be a star. Britain’s Got Talent is looking for people in Tralee and Kerry to head along to auditions in town […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating cases of criminal damage on businesses in town over the past couple of weeks. The window of the Phonewatch business on Denny Street was broken between the night of Monday, November 12 and the morning of Tuesday, November 13. Also, Gardai are reiterating their appeal […]

IT’S that time of year again when people gather over a weekend in KDYS Denny Street for the St. John’s Parish annual Bazaar. Taking place from Friday 30th November to Sunday 2nd December, as always, there will be plenty on offer – raffles and auctions galore – everything from 2019 […]

THE Rose of Tralee, Kirsten Mate Maher, and the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Graham Spring, will switch on the Christmas Lights in The Square, Tralee at 5pm this Saturday, heralding the start of five weeks of Festive fun in Kerry’s Shopping Capital. Tralee boasts the most colourful and decorative Christmas […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School third year students took part in a very worthwhile course earlier this year. They participated in First Aid training provided by the Irish Red Cross in May and received certs on Monday morning. This is a very important life skill for the students to have. They can use […]

FOLLOWING three arrests made last Thursday in Killarney as part of a Criminal Assets Bureau/Kerry Division Money Laundering Operation, a further two related arrests have been made this morning in Clondalkin, and they are being detained in Clondalkin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Both […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley has congratulated the three Kerry community groups which were honoured at the annual Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Pride of Place awards held in Cork City Hall on Saturday evening. Blackwater Women’s Group and Maharees Coastal Area received a Special Award for their work while Killorglin’s K-Fest was […]

THERE was a large attendance at the second Radio Kerry ‘TalkAbout Tea Party’ at Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday afternoon for music, fashion, beauty tips and great food. Hosted by presenter Deirdre Walsh, the theme for this year’s event was ‘Looking good as you age’ with the focus on women […]

A FREE event aimed at older people will take place at Tralee Library this week. “Eat Well, Age Well – Healthy Eating for Older People” is a talk by Niamh O’Connor, Dietician and Nutrition Consultant and takes place this Thursday morning at 11am. Topics will include : what does a […]

CLLRS Pa Daly and Toireasa Ferris will be Sinn Fein’s candidates in the local elections for the Tralee Electoral Area next year. Sinn Féin members met in the River Island Hotel on Saturday evening to select candidates to go forward for next years local elections in the Tralee Municipal District, which comprises both Tralee and […]

THERE is great sadness around the county and beyond today at the passing of Weeshie Fogarty. Weeshie was the voice of Kerry sport for many years on Radio Kerry and the station posted a tribute on their facebook page earlier today. It reads; “It is with profound sadness that we […]

OVER 260 people attended the annual Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football annual awards on Saturday night in the Rose Hotel. It was a night to celebrate the achievements of teams and players at all age levels. Pride of place went to under 14 team who won the Munster title and the […]

FOR the first time, University Hospital Kerry and Kerry Hospice Foundation are together hosting a special Christmas event which will also support the continuous wonderful work of the Kerry Hospice Foundation . Deirdre Walsh of Radio Kerry officially launched the Light to Remember Memorial Christmas Tree on Saturday evening. A […]

IT’S been a momentous year so far for Na Gaeil GAA Club and they’ll enjoy another great night at the end of the month when they hold their annual race night. Just last weekend they held a 40th anniversary bash at the clubhouse, but the club faithful will be back […]

THE Parents Council of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will present an evening of Festive Cookery by Chef Frank Moynihan at The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee on Thursday, November 29, at 8.00pm. The evening will commence at 7.15 pm with music performed by students from the school. In addition to the cookery demonstration there […]

A NEW video featuring Elaine Kinsella has been uploaded to Tralee Chamber Alliance’s social media pages. The Radio Kerry’s ‘Full Breakfast’ show presenter is featured in a number of businesses in town telling why Tralee is such a special place. It’s worth a watch below…

A BALLYMAC woman was thrilled on Sunday night when she won a national award in Dublin for her creativity in a hairdressing colour competition. Lorraine Horan is the manager of House Of Glamour on Castle Street and she was one of five finalists from all over Ireland — out of […]

CAROL Singers and musicians will quite literally be covered during the Festive Season in Tralee with the introduction of an all-weather marquee on the Mall on the weeks leading up to Christmas. Tralee Chamber Alliance, with the assistance of the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund, will present a varied […]

THE 150th anniversary celebrations continued for all at O’Brennan NS on Friday night when a special barbecue took place in Ballygarry House Hotel. Earlier that day there was a great turnout in the school hall for a special ceremony to mark the milestone (click here for previous story) where pupils […]