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STUDENTS aged from seven to 17 are invited to a major coding event in IT Tralee next week. Mega Dojo 2018 takes place at IT Tralee North Campus on Saturday October 13. With support from CoderDojo Ireland, CoderDojo MidWest and the Higher Education Authority, IT Tralee invite young people aged from […]

Another great servant of Kerry football has retired from the county senior football panel. Tributes were paid by former teammates and supporters to Anthony Maher on Twitter today. Here’s what they were saying… Top, top class footballer. Everybody in Duagh has taken immense pleasure from your career and successes, Anthony. […]

A WELL-KNOWN actress and comedian will be presented with the Maureen O’Hara Award for 2018 at the Kerry Film Festival this month. The Board of the Kerry Film Festival will acknowledge Deirdre O’Kane for her contribution to the film and television industry and for her extraordinary talent, skill and determination. The Kerry […]

THE Volkswagen ‘Campfest’ is returning again this month to Michael O’Neill’s Railway Tavern in Camp and it’s set to be another fun event for motor enthusiasts. Over 65 old VW camper vans (and a few Beetles too) made an appearance at the famous pub last year and a great couple […]

IF you’re moving into a new home or deciding on refurbishing, then a trip to a new showroom up in Lower Clash Industrial Estate is a must. Alan Griffin who owns the Weekend Superstore, has years of experience in the construction and carpentry industry and now he can show you […]

THERE were emotional scenes at Lottery HQ in Dublin today as a Kerry dad promised to share entire €500,000 EuroMillions fortune with family. It was a life changing day for the man who picked up his winnings after buying his ticket in Der O’Sullivan’s last week and his numbers came […]

TWO Tralee schools will take on the names of famous basketball clubs to take part in the first ever Jr. NBA League in Ireland this autumn/winter. During the summer Tralee Imperials found out they had been one of the lucky thirteen clubs in Ireland to be selected to take part in […]

THE local Inspired group has announced an extension of its services thanks to funding from the government. The news comes as another donation was made to Inspired at its Friary Lane headquarters on Monday morning. The Ballybeggan Ladies Golf Society holds an annual lady captain’s day where the ladies traditionally […]

MERCY Mounthawk held its first ever Primary Schools’ GAA blitz recently. A dozen teams from the Tralee area competed for  the Buddy O’Grady Perpetual Cup. Buddy, who retired as caretaker in 2017, has been instrumental in the development of GAA teams at the School over the years and was present […]

THE public is invited to Nolan’s Garage on the North Circular Road later this month for a great family day to help out Pieta House. Londis are a Charity partner of Pieta House in 2018 and in conjunction with that, Nolans Londis are having a big family day on Saturday, […]

  PRESENTATION Secondary School will certainly be well represented next month at a prestigious national science competition for students next month. There was great jubilation in the school when the news arrived that four students Rebecca Hayes, Ciara O’Mahony, Rachael O’Sullivan and Lia O’Connell have been invited to participate in […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing to the public for information after a number of thefts and break-ins to businesses and cars in the Tralee area over the past few weeks. Last Wednesday, September 26, there was a break-in at Fone Dealz on Castle Street at about 3.40am. The front door was […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses or information into an alleged abduction of a young man in Tralee on last Monday night. At about 7.15pm, the young man was taken in a car from John Joe Sheehy Road against his will in a white Ford Estate by two men who were […]

THERE were 59 new car sales in Kerry in September, an decrease on the same month last year according to the latest official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). This was an decrease of 28, or around a third, on the figure of 87 from September 2017. So […]

THE person who scooped €500,000 after buying their ticket in Der O’Sullivans on The Mall has contacted National Lottery headquarters. Lottery HQ has verified the ticket and they have made arrangements to collect their winnings. Another €500,000 winner from Friday’s draw, who bought their ticket in Abbeyfeale, has also arranged to […]

THE weather held and the crowds came for the fourth annual CBS The Green 5k and 3k runs on Sunday on what was another fun event. With music, bouncy castles and an ice-cream van in situ, there was a real family atmosphere prevalent at the school for the runs which […]

THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in September was more than double the previous highest number for the month, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations (INMO). There were 282 patients on trolleys last month, up from 114 in 2017 and […]

FOR those of you who are stuck with old toasters, irons, coffee machines or the larger electrical goods, then you can get rid of them for free next week. It’s an ideal opportunity to support the environment and de-clutter your home by recycling the free Electrical Recycling Drop Off Days […]

THREE men have died after a tragedy off the Kerry coast. Gardai are investigating the suspected fishing tragedy after the bodies of the three men were discovered shortly after 6pm this evening on a stretch of coast just outside Cahersiveen. An upturned Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) was found nearby and it is […]

THE inaugural ‘Grow Remote’ conference was held at The Rose Hotel in Tralee on Friday. Delegates from Adadoo, Shopify, Nearform and others were present  to discuss remote-working opportunities in Ireland. The conference aimed to promote the benefits of remote working for businesses, for workers and the communities they live in. Ken Tobin […]

A TRALEE native has won a prestigious poetry award. Conor Cleary is the winner of the 2018 Patrick Kavanagh Award. The result was announced at the present Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, on Friday. A former Mercy Mounthawk student, Conor Cleary now lives in Glasgow. He has recently graduated […]

SEAN Kelly MEP along with Jim Mullen, Executive Director of Léargas visited Moyderwell Mercy Primary School on Friday to celebrate their inaugural Erasmus+ flag. The was in recognition of the school’s participation in an Erasmus+ project exploring the teaching of English as a second language. Funded by the EU, a […]

THE beautiful surroundings of Balloonagh Convent Chapel was the setting yesterday morning for the beginning of the Architecture Kerry Festival. A wide-ranging symposium, ‘New Life in Old Spaces’ was hosted there and Victoria McCarthy, Architectural Conservation Officer, Kerry County Council, was delighted with how it went. “It’s the inaugural symposium, part […]

THE countdown is on. The John Mitchels club has run a fantastic ‘Strictly’ fundraiser for the past couple of years, but this time they’ve turned their attention to a Lip Sync event to be held in Ballygarry House Hotel on the October Bank Holiday weekend. The acts are currently in […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’m thinking of getting the flu vaccine. Can you tell me about this vaccine? Answer: Influenza, usually known as the flu, is highly infectious and anyone can get it. However […]

THERE were four €500,000 Irish winners in the Euromillions plus draw last night and one of those tickets was sold in Tralee! People in Limerick, Kerry, Sligo and another person online won the prizes and if you bought your ticket in Der O’Sullivan’s on the Mall you better get check […]

SHE’S a busy woman these days. Presidential candidate, Liadh Ní Riada, was pressing the flesh today as she walked around Tralee town centre. The Sinn Féin MEP met and chatted to people in the Square and the Mall as she appealed to the people of Kerry to give her their […]

A FORMER Garda Chief Superintendent living in Blennerville hit the jackpot recently when he won a GAA lotto draw. Pat Sullivan and his wife Maura went to Killarney to accept the cheque of €15,600 he won in the Dr Crokes GAA lotto. Pat, who served in the top job in […]

THERE were three Tralee area properties sold at the BidX1 online auction last week, while the next one in two weeks time sees one house locally up for sale. A semi detached three bedroom house at 72 Rahoonane in Tralee has a reserve not to exceed €70,000. It extends to […]

A COMPANY has applied for planning for a new garden centre at Manor West. The application from Ashman Developments Ltd is for a development consisting of four retail warehouse units, a garden centre and 330 on-grade car parking spaces, including 7,222 sq. m. of retail space at ground floor and […]