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Alan Cantwell reports on last night’s Men’s Super League 2018/2019  Round 3 game in Dublin… DCU Saints 92 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 102 For the second year running Garvey’s Tralee Warriors successfully negotiated a tricky road trip to DCU Saints, and as they did in the corresponding fixture last season, clocked […]

TICKETS were sold out days in advance for a Cork-based beauty, fashion and lifestyle blogger and social influencer at CH Tralee on Saturday afternoon. Lisa Jordan gave a beauty masterclass for 115 ladies who heard tips from the expert known for her ‘Just Jordan’ brand. The mother of one presented […]

BALLYGARRY House Hotel was buzzing on Saturday night as a special lady celebrated a milestone birthday. Mary O’Brien is well-known for her herculean efforts in Tralee Tidy Towns, but she can add ace party planner to her list of talents now. Mary invited 140 guests to a dinner to celebrate […]

MEMBERS of the Fórsa trade union at IT Tralee and institutes of technology around the country, will take industrial action from this Monday. A ballot for industrial action in July returned a vote of 85% of members backing industrial action, with the aim of securing a comprehensive job evaluation exercise. […]

THERE were over 20 tables taken on Friday night to help out a local sports club which is going from strength to strength. The table quiz at O’Donnells in Mounthawk was in aid of Tralee Rowing Club who put in a new pontoon back in April as Chairperson, Mary Bonner, […]

TESCO Ireland in partnership with FoodCloud has provided over 150,000 meals drawn from surplus food donations across eight charitable causes in Kerry over the last four years. And a local group has seen first hand how it has helped the elderly in Tralee and at a local school. The figures […]

IT brightens up the normally dreary month of November and this time it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. The National Circus Festival of Ireland will take place in town from Thursday, November 8 to Sunday, November 11, with shows, workshops, street entertainment, parades and more. Organised by […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School in Tralee will open its doors this Thursday for parents and prospective students to discover the wonderful facilities and have staff inform them why it’s the perfect place for second-level education. Pres, as it is popularly known, is a Catholic Secondary school for girls, with a community […]

HAVE you ever wondered about bilingual education? Have you ever considered sending your child to an Irish language school? Would you like to learn more about the advantages of bilingual education? On this Wednesday, October 17 at 8pm, Dónal Ó hAiniféin, principal of Gaelscoil Mhichíl Chíosóig, Ennis, former president of […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My car is due an NCT soon. Have the NCT rules changed recently?  Answer: Yes, recent changes to the National Car Test include how defects are classified and how vintage […]

KERRY Sinn Féin will host a workers rights meeting next week in the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney. There will be two sessions on Saturday, October 20, one between 11am and 1pm focusing on Health Care workers and another focusing on those working in the hospitality sector between 1pm and 3pm. Cllr […]

AN ambitious 5-year Culture and Creativity Strategy has been developed by the Kerry Culture Team and local Creative Ireland Kerry Coordinator Kate Kennelly. It was developed in consultation with local artists, creatives, cultural and heritage organisations, community groups, the creative industries, centres of education and schools. . “Kerry County Council […]

TWO CBS The Green students are shining in very different fields, one in the world of martial arts and the other in science maths. Paul Browne from Caherslee is preparing to head to the capital to show his academic prowess in the National Science Olympiad Competition on the basis of  his […]

ANOTHER Prosper Kerry event was held in the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin on Wednesday, October 10th. Almost 100 Kerry people working in Dublin gathered to hear from Abbeydorney native Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA Ireland about his career to date and the work the IDA is doing to attract […]

THERE are thousands of homes in Kerry without power and a number of road blockages due to Storm Callum. Kerry County Council crews have been responding since 6am to deal with the impact of Storm Callum across the county. The Council’s Emergency Management Team met at 6.30am to review the […]

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland is appealing to the public to help them identify the body of a man discovered on a beach in Northern Ireland who was wearing a Ballybunion Golf Club polo shirt. The man’s body was discovered on a beach in Newcastle, Co. Down by a […]

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking Kerry road users to exercise caution while using the roads on Thursday night and Friday morning as Storm Callum approaches. Strong winds associated with Storm Callum, coinciding with high spring tides will affect the county with winds strongest overnight and early on Friday, […]

A TRALEE-BASED women’s health and fitness business is doing its bit to help promote breast cancer awareness month this October by teaming up with local cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry. Nutrifit for Women, which provides a workout programme and nutritional advice to women of all ages, is dedicating the […]

KERRY County Council’s Local Coordination Group, including representatives of An Garda Síochána, Kerry Fire Services, Kerry Civil Defence and the HSE, met again this morning to make preparations for Storm Callum and has reiterated its advise to members of the public, motorists, business and property owners to be prepared for […]

A CROWD of over 150 people came to the Square on Wednesday evening to remember Emma Mhic Mhathuna who passed away on Sunday. Friends Michelle Dempsey, Nicola Coffey and Miriam Moriarty Owens got together to organise the short memorial ceremony at a place where Emma spoke twice earlier this year […]

MET Eireann has issued an update to the Status Orange Wind Warning issued earlier today as Storm Callum approaches. It now says Cork and Kerry will be hit first with Southeast winds veering southwest which will gust generally between 100 and 130km/h, higher in some coastal areas and on high ground. […]

A SCHOOL which is growing from strength to strength is holding an Open Day on Saturday, October 13, from 10am to 1pm where potential pupils and their parents can learn more about what the school can offer. Coláiste Gleann Lí at Clash, Tralee, is a co-educational second-level school under the aegis […]

KERRY County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team, including representatives of Fire Services and Civil Defence, met today to review the warning and has advised members of the public, motorists, business and property owners to be prepared for high winds overnight on Thursday and early on Friday morning. Met Eireann earlier […]

A DONATION from Tesco in Tralee will make a huge difference at Tralee Soup Kitchen this winter. A cheque was presented by Tesco Manor West staff at Teach an tSolais for €622.64 on Tuesday. Collette Price from the Soup Kitchen described the effect the donation will have. “We are over […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for Kerry and 12 other countries as Storm Callum approaches. As we enjoy some sunshine today, the weather is going to take a turn for the worse tomorrow with the storm to hit on Thursday night. Strong southeast, veering southwest, winds […]

EARLIER we brought you the results and glamour from a fantastic night at the Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards (click here for details of winners). Over 230 guests enjoyed a night of great food, company and entertainment as the people who make eating, drinking and staying in Kerry so special were […]

NEWFOUNDLAND’S Tourism and Heritage Minister, Hon. Christopher Mitchelmore, was in Kerry this week for talks with MInister of State, Brendan Griffin TD and Moira Murrell, Chief Executive, Kerry County Council, in  relation to the Valentia Trans-Atlantic Cable Project and possible UNESCO World Heritage designation. He later visited Valentia Island to meet members […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has welcomed the announcement that hip and knee (arthoplasty) surgical procedures are to resume at University Hospital Kerry. General manager at UHK, Fearghal Grimes, apologised to patients who had been waiting a long time for procedures and they would soon be contacted by the […]

THERE has been an increase in all areas of crime in Kerry in the first nine months of this year, with the number of assaults up significantly. The latest figures were revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting in Cahersiveen on Friday. There were modest increases in Property Crime (2%) […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has slammed the decision to increase the VAT on the hospitality industry. Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, delivered his budget speech in the Dáil this afternoon and outlined the increase in VAT, which will have repercussions in Kerry where one in five workers are employed in the […]