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By Lisa O’Mahony A GREAT night was had at John Mitchels Lip Syng Battle in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night as contestants kept it spooky with a Halloween theme! ‘Wrong Direction’ members James Duggan, Akeem Malloy, Jonathon O’Halloran and Mikey Walsh unleashed their inner popstars and were crowned overall […]

THE results of the Kerry count in the Presidential Election saw the county give a resounding yes to another seven years for Michael D Higgins in the Áras. The result of the Kerry count was announced in Killarney this evening and the incumbent got 25,078 votes or about 50% of the […]

THE buses started arriving from early on Friday as hundreds of secondary school students from all over Kerry and beyond arrived for the IT Tralee Open Day on Friday. They were joined by mature students, post-Leaving Cert course students and families to check out all that the college has to […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: We’re way behind with our mortgage and can’t pay our other bills either. We’re afraid that the bank will take our home – they keep sending us letters. What […]

THERE was a bit of fun at Kerry College of Further Education on Friday before students headed off on the mid-term break. A Halloween Fancy Dress day saw some students and teachers go to great efforts with make-up and costume as Principal, Mary Lacey, explained. The staff and students got […]

PACO on The Mall held coffee/fashion morning fundraiser on Friday to raise awareness of the Grace Moran Memorial Walk to be held next month. People also had chance to come in for a tea and a pastry and donate to the three charities to benefit at the walk — Pieta House, […]

A TRALEE woman helped out a homeless charity by holding a coffee morning today at The Imperial Hotel. Denise Hanbidge of Dee’s Delightful Bakes said she was happy to help Focus Ireland and raised €265 during the morning. “We’ve had a fantastic morning. We had a steady stream of people in […]

CHEFS from the Munster region this week gathered for a special mentoring workshop at the Institute of Technology, Tralee to support the new Chef De Partie Apprenticeship Programme workshop, supported by Fáilte Ireland and other tourism industry bodies. The workshop was held by Fáilte Ireland to assist existing industry mentors […]

MEMBERS of the award-winning Academy of Dance were joined by family and friends at a table quiz in O’Donnell’s Mounthawk. It was all to raise funds to send 29 dancers to the International Dance Competition in Barcelona next April. “The girls are very excited about the trip and are thrilled to […]

With Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) accounting for 99.8% of all Irish business, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors explains what a shareholders’ agreement is and why you should have one… A shareholders’ agreement is essentially a contract between the shareholders of a company, the basic purpose of which […]

GHOULS, vampires and zombies invaded Scoil Eoin in Balloonagh on Thursday as the school held a Halloween Fancy Dress Day. This year the fun day was to raise funds for Recovery Haven and children duly obliged wearing Halloween costumes where each child was asked to bring a donation of €2 […]

THE contestants are ready to rock the Ballygarry House Hotel this Sunday night in the Ballygarry House Hotel when they take the stage for the first ever John Mitchels GAA Lip Syng. Having put on two successful ‘Strictly’ nights over the past two years, this time it’s a new format […]

THE excitement has building for months and Ballyroe will be buzzing on Sunday at the second Abbeydorney GAA ‘Battle of The Parish’. There’s eight teams assembled who will perform a song, dance and drama segment from a well known movie. There’s all new teams from last year and they’ve been […]

THERE was a good turnout for a table quiz with a difference on Wednesday night with proceeds raised going to Pieta House. Former Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student, Damien Kissane from Lixnaw, decided to put on a quiz as gaeilge for the charity at The Ashe Hotel. “It’s for the love of […]

FAMILIES, friends and colleagues in Gaelscol Mhic Easmainn came together last month to enjoy a delicious cup of Bewley’s Coffee and fresh home baking in support of our local Hospice. Children in the school were excited to partake in Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning, understanding that this is the main annual […]

A LOCAL man presented a cheque to Fenit RNLI at the weekend after raising funds at a swimming event in late August. Well-known swimmer Kevin Williams organised the Across The Bay swim from Derrymore beach to Locke’s beach in Fenit, which was an impressive 4.8km. They had 49 swimmers taking part, […]

STUDENTS from Mercy Mounthawk took on the teachers in a fundraising basketball match recently and the main winners were the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation. The event took place as part of the schools Health and Wellbeing Week held from October 8 to October 12, as teacher Olivia Dineen explained. “The […]

A NEW app which will improve communication between CBS The Green, the parents, students and all involved in the school has just been launched. It is available on the Apps Store & Google Play by searching for ‘CBS The Green’. The app  allows parents and students to have instant access […]

PACO in Tralee are once again holding a coffee/fashion morning fundraiser for a great cause this Friday. Aileen Whelan from the store on The Mall has, in the past, held fundraisers for Recovery Haven, Nano Nagle School, MS Tralee District Branch, Inspired, Blennerville Rehabcare and  defibrillators for Tralee among others. […]

A TRALEE-BASED women’s health and fitness business was even busier than normal on Tuesday morning for a special fundraiser for local cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry. Nutrifit for Women at Princes Street (above Il Pomo Dor0 Restaurant) held a coffee morning where members brought in cakes, buns, pies and scones […]

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student, Ciarán Ó Donnchú, reports on the 5th year students recent trip to Italy…  After weeks of endless anticipation, the time had finally arrived for the 5th year students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí to set off on their school tour to Lake Garda. As the bus departed the school just […]

BALLYGARRY House Hotel was a winner at the the 2018 National Hospitality Awards (NHA) held in the Shelbourne Hotel. The NHA awards are judged by industry professionals to a rigorous standard and Ballygarry House Hotel beat off some stellar competition to win Munster Wedding Venue of the Year. It was […]

NA Gaeil ladies football team is flying at the moment and after winning the Munster Intermediate title a couple of weeks ago, now the quest is on for an All-Ireland title. Unfortunately though, the next step sees them having to travel to either Edinburgh or London so it’s suddenly become […]

A DAY of fun at Nolan’s Garage on the North Circular Road on Saturday has so far raised over €4,500 for Pieta House. Londis are a Charity partner of Pieta House in 2018 and in conjunction with that, Nolans Londis invited people to take part in a bikeathon for the […]

THE Council is telling householders to ensure the person taking their waste has a waste collection permit, or they could be fined up to €5,000. Kerry County Council is this week launching a publicity campaign to raise awareness amongst the public about the hazards of giving waste over to anyone […]

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late teens and seized approximately €9100 worth of suspected cannabis and counterfeit cash in Caherciveen, on Monday, October 22. Shortly before 11am, whilst patrolling Main Street in Caherciveen, Gardaí stopped and searched a man. He was found to be in possession of approximately […]

THIS week sees two major events hosted by IT Tralee. Friday sees the college host it’s open day from 9.30am to 1.30pm at the north Campus. Staff and students will be available all day to answer questions from prospective students about programmes, facilities and campus life. There will also be […]

THIS year’s Celebration of Christie Hennessy and Songwriters includes a fantastic line up of musical talent to be enjoyed. The event, which takes place at The Ashe Hotel on the weekend of November 2/3, kicks off on the Friday night at 8pm with the Troubadour Club presented by Francie Conway. […]

IF you passed That’s Perfect on the Mall in the past couple of days you might have noticed something on the window. In the early hours of Sunday morning, someone decided to vandalise the window of the shop and succeeded in causing a large crack. Gardaí are investigating and looking at […]

KERRY Sinn Féin councillor Toireasa Ferris has called for answers on the status of hip and knee replacement procedures at University Hospital Kerry. Speaking yesterday, Cllr Ferris stated: “Despite reassurances from management that hip and knee replacements would recommend the week beginning the 15th October, we have been informed this has […]