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THE largest primary school in Tralee saw dozens of new arrivals on Thursday as junior infants began their educational journey. The parents were more nervous than the little ones, as over sixty children settled into the three classes at Scoil Eoin in Balloonagh. The children weren’t long settling in once […]

THERE is to be a candlelight vigil held next month, with those who have been affected by suicide encouraged to come down to Pearse Park to remember those  they have lost. The event will take place on World Suicide Day, September 10 at 8.30pm in the with members of the […]

A TRALEE woman, who cares for her mother who was diagnosed with dementia in 2014, says an information service coming to town next week is a great point of contact for carers of alzheimer’s and dementia patients in Tralee and surrounding areas. The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland’s Mobile Information service, […]

DO you know a bartender, hotel receptionist, publican, chef or many others in the Kerry hospitality industry who deserves an award? Well, the inaugural Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards will take place at a Black Tie Gala Ceremony on Tuesday, October 9 at Ballygarry House Hotel and they are looking for […]

LOCAL Link Kerry (LLK) have enhanced the Route 283 Bus timetable to include a stop in Denny Street for those wishing to go down town for work, shopping or for the students attending the Kerry College for Further Education campus that is opening in Denny Street. The revised timetable also […]

NO bother to them. The new junior infants arrived at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Wednesday morning and they took to primary school like ducks to water. There were very few tears shed as the 51 pupils settled into the two classes under Olive Ní Ghearáin and Laura Ní Dhonghaile. “We […]

IT was a night when the community of Tralee came together to remember a much-loved Tralee man and the Palliative Care Unit at UHK was the big winner. Back on Friday, August 3, around 650 people hit the road for the Robert O’Dowd Memorial 5k/10k walk/run and the upshot of […]

KERRY County Council has today lodged the planning application for the South Kerry Greenway with An Bord Pleanála. The planning application is being made for the development of a greenway amenity measuring almost 32km between Glenbeigh and Reenard on the Iveragh Peninsula in south Kerry. Meanwhile, Tralee Municpal Council will […]

IT’S been a morning of great excitement for children at some schools in the Tralee area as they welcomed new arrivals. While most schools will open again tomorrow, we called to a few this morning including Clogher, Scoil Nuachabháil and Tralee Educate Together. There were ten junior infants settling in […]

COUNCILLORS are to decide on approving proposals to build a new housing development on an area adjacent to Connolly Park and Stacks Villas. At the next Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday afternoon, they will consider the Manager’s Report and Recommendation, in accordance with Section 179 (3) (a) of the Planning […]

THE Diocese of Kerry is taking up the challenge of plastic pollution for the ‘Season of Creation’ 2018 and with this in mind an event is taking place in the Town Park this Saturday. The season runs from  September 1st to October 4th a time when Christian Churches around the […]

SCHOOL leavers and adults considering a return to education are invited to an Information Session on Further Education Options Outside of CAO at Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), Clash, Tralee tonight (Wednesday) commencing at 6.30pm sharp. The Information Session will highlight how career goals can be achieved through Level […]

BALLYMACELLIGOTT and Kilflynn Post Offices are among 12 rural offices that An Post has announced will close as part of An Post’s rationalisation plan. An Post today published the locations of 159 Post Offices nationally where the serving postmaster has opted to retire under an agreement between An Post and the […]

TRALEE Rowing Club is inviting people to their Open Day for adults on Saturday, September 1, at the Canal in Tralee from 11.30am to 2.30pm. This is a great opportunity to try rowing, meet their coaches and adult rowers. The club will have rowing machines and boats available and no […]

A KERRY journalist and author is about to release her latest book, ‘Eat the Moon’. Killarney native Breda Joy has already published three books, ‘Brian Crowley: Against the Odds, A Biography’; ‘Hidden Kerry, The Keys to the Kingdom’  and ‘The Wit & Wisdom of Kerry’. Now she turns her attention to […]

By John Reidy Holstein Friesian Breeders Club held its annual herds competition awards night at Ó Riada’s Bar and Restaurant in Ballymacelligott recently. The competition is open to pedigree herds from all over Kerry and judging was carried out over a week during the summer by Limerick man, Michael Laffan […]

THOSE with an interest in getting back into education should pay a visit to Tralee VTOS at Clash on Wednesday, August 29, for an Open Information Morning, from 10am to 1pm, about the services they offer. The information morning gives details on the two year Leaving Cert course, QQI Level 3 General […]

GARDAI in Kilkenny are investigating after allegations of a racist verbal attack on the new Rose of Tralee, Kirsten Mate Maher. According to the RTE website, it is alleged Ms Maher and her boyfriend were abused by two male customers in a fast food takeaway on John Street, Kilkenny at […]

IF there’s any man who doesn’t know the meaning of retirement it’s Joe Moynihan. The Manor Village resident has been the driving force behind so many projects, from the Tidy Towns to being supervisor with the Ballymac Community Employment Scheme. Friday though saw him retire as supervisor of the CE […]

THE sun came out and so did the crowds as the traditions and skills of the past were celebrated at the newly refurbished Old Forge in Churchill. Spa/Fenit Community Council celebrated National Heritage week with a whole host of events on Saturday. The day of events included a farrier at work, […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee have arrested a man in his 20s and seized cannabis herb and controlled drugs worth approximately €500 on Sunday. At approximately 11pm, Gardaí on patrol stopped a man cycling in the Moyderwell area of Tralee. He was search and found in possession of cannabis herb and controlled […]

WHAT a night! The Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was another resounding success on Saturday night around 1,000 people cheered on the 14 couples who lit up the dance floor. The star-encrusted ceiling of the Dome wasn’t the only thing sparkling as the couples showed that their time working […]

A SPECIAL game of soccer was held on Friday night in the John Mitchels GAA Grounds for a great cause. Members of the HSE Mental Health Services staff took on a team of local gardaí in aid of the Palliative Care Unit at UHK. It was also held in support […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am parenting alone and getting a One-Parent Family Payment. I would like to go back to college. What are my options? Answer: Your options depend on your circumstances. You […]

TRALEE hotels have been nominated in categories for the 2018 Gold Medal Awards in association with Hotel & Catering Review magazine. Ballyseede Castle Hotel is nominated in the Ireland Front of House Team Member and the Ireland’s Wedding Hotel categories, while the Nadúr Spa at Ballygarry House Hotel has also received […]

FOUR weeks of fundraising yielded thousands of euro for great charities as the Woodies Tralee Heroes Campaign came to an end on Monday. The Tralee store held a table quiz, soccer tournament, monster instore raffle and more in aid of the four chosen charities — Make-A-Wish, Temple Street, Jack & Jill and Down Syndrome Ireland. […]

FOLLOWING the fantastic response to the last cake sale held at the Bon Secours Hospital, it’ll be the turn of University Hospital Kerry to host the next one on this Friday morning. Joan O’Regan and six other volunteers from Tralee will be travelling to Kenya to work with the charity […]

A HUSBAND and wife team of gardeners received a small gift from the Rose of Tralee Festival on Wednesday to mark their upcoming retirement. Brendan and Lorna Enright, who live in Causeway, have been tending to the Rose Garden in the town park since it was created in 1986 but […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee IT’S slowly sinking in for Kirsten Mate Maher that she is the new Rose of Tralee and one of her first engagements was the annual photoshoot in the Rose Garden in the town park […]

THE popular vocalist, teacher and choir leader, Gemma Sugrue is Kerry’s 2018 local Culture Night Ambassador. Killarney native Gemma will be promoting the night in Kerry on Friday, September 21, as Culture Night kicks off right across Ireland between the hours of 5pm and 11pm. Gemma is a passionate supporter […]