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Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am 23 years of age and I live with my partner (aged 25) who is currently unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Allowance. I am now also looking for work. […]

IAN Brick has decided to step down as Kerry Under 21 hurling manager and selector with the senior team. The Kilmoyley clubman had worked with this squad since Under 14 level, winning 2 All-Ireland Minor titles along the way and leaves a squad with excellent talent and potential, many of […]

WHERE did he find the time? Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae has written a book which will be released in the autumn. ‘Time To Talk’ is described as “neither a manifesto nor a memoir”. He speaks about the biggest regret of his life – he didn’t have time to talk when […]

THE Kerry Diocesan Youth Service and National Circus Festival are among five Kerry organisations named as winners in the first ever National Lottery Good Causes Awards. The awards honour the inspiring work of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland with the help of Good Causes funding. Nearly […]

LOCAL Sinn Féin Councillor Toireasa Ferris has said that it is completely unacceptable that 400 hours of respite care have been lost in Kerry in Quarter 1 of 2018. Cllr Ferris said: “Respite care is one of the most important services provided by the health service. Those who avail of respite services will tell […]

STAFF of Woodies Tralee and quiz fans gathered at O’Donnells in Mounthawk last night for a fundraising table quiz as their month-long fundraising campaign continues. The local branch has set a target of €4,500 for their four Charity Partners in the Woodie’s Heroes 2018 fundraising campaign — Make-A-Wish, Temple Street, Jack & Jill and Down […]

A TRALEE dog is in the running for the annual ‘Nose Of Tralee’ title but he needs your votes. The competition is run by Pet Sitters Ireland to find the country’s cutest pet and ‘Aero’ got through the judging process to represent Kerry in the 32 county contest. ‘Aero’ is […]

Mazda Motor Ireland has new representation in the South West of the country as Aherns Mazda have been appointed as the latest official Mazda retailer to complete the newly redeveloped network. Aherns Mazda now add to a total of nineteen Mazda retailers across the country, supplying Kerry and surrounding counties […]

IF you’re a student aged between 16 and 21 and can spare 90 minutes next week, then this might be for you…and you’ll get a nice voucher for your time! Bespoke Business Support are hosting Student Focus Groups on behalf of a third level college and are looking for participants. […]

THIS time next week they’ll be finding out the results of their Leaving Cert, but last night it was time to have fun for the Presentation students at their Debs Ball. As we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), around 180 people gathered at the Ballyroe Heights […]

LOCAL Link Kerry are commencing bus services operating from Tralee along the north shore on the Dingle Peninsula to Brandon, with stops along the way in Blennerville – Derrymore – Camp – Aughacasla – Castlegregory – Sandy Bay – Fahamore – Stradbally – Cloghane – Brandon, with three inward and […]

THE ladies who sat their Leaving Cert at Presentation Tralee in June met up again on Tuesday night, but it was an altogether more relaxed and enjoyable experience this time. Around 180 amazingly-dressed young people were in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the Presentation Students’ Debs Ball. They enjoyed a […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information about two burglaries which took place within around an hour each other in the early hours of Monday morning. At about 1.30am, a premises was broken into in Fenit and a sum of cash taken. Then later in Abbeydorney another premises […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning the public again about scam callers. They have been contacted this week by members of the public who have received calls from people who claim there is something wrong with the Windows programme on their computer. They want people to log onto their computer and […]

BENNER’S Hotel Courtyard will be buzzing this Sunday for a great fundraising barbecue with cocktails and super raffle prizes. It’s in aid of Mellon Educate and three generations of the one family in Tralee will be heading to South Africa this winter to volunteer with the organisation. Pauline Barrett, her […]

A TRALEE family will take to the skies next month — only to quickly fall from it — as they raise funds for a great local facility. Christy Lynch of Christy’s Homebakery in Tralee Shopping Centre will be joined by his daughters Laura and Irene and son Chris in taking […]

IT’S back! It started back in 2011 and now the eighth Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is set to be the biggest yet with 14 couple taking to the dance floor. The Festival Dome is the venue again on Saturday, August 25, and the contestants are drawn from all […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed his dissatisfaction that he was not chosen by the Fianna Fáil party to contest the next General Election in Kerry. The party chose Cllr Norma Moriarty to run alongside John Brassil in the next election, but this decision has irked Cllr Michael Cahill. While congratulating […]

IN fairness to the Kerry supporters, they turned up in their droves to cheer on the team against Kildare in Killarney on Saturday evening. The official attendance was just shy of 18,000, but around 17,000 of those were surely from Kerry. Killarney was buzzing as it always is on a […]

THE sun shone down on the walkers and runners at an event to remember a much-loved John Mitchels stalwart on Friday evening. The Robert O’Dowd Memorial Walk/Run drew a crowd of 650 people, the most for an event of its type for quite some time in Tralee, as they took […]

ANOTHER great event was held at Paco on The Mall on Friday in aid of a local group. Eileen Whelan hosted a fashion/coffee morning aid of Rehabcare in Blennerville and the fun spilled out onto the street thanks to musicians Damian Greer and Pat Pierse. There was a fashion show […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have an extra room in my home and I would like to rent it out. Will I have to pay tax on this rental income? Answer: If you rent […]

THE main Castleisland-Farranfore road will re-opened to traffic this afternoon, over two weeks ahead of schedule, following the construction of a new bridge at Dysert. Following the closure of the N23 route at the end of May, work has been completed on the replacement of the Dysert Bridge as well […]

DRIVERS can get a free coffee at Applegreen service stations in Tralee today and on Bank Holiday Monday thanks to a road safety campaign in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority. The campaign is to combat the effects of driver fatigue over the Bank Holiday weekend with so many people […]

A LOCAL group has been successful in their application for funding for facilities near the Lock Gates. Team Bramble have been granted €8,000 in the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The group, which does fantastic work collecting litter and enhancing areas […]

FIANNA Fáil’s National Constituencies Committee has confirmed the addition of Cllr. Norma Moriarty to the party ticket in the Kerry constituency. She joins sitting TD and Spokesperson on Primary Care and Community Health, John Brassil. The ticket in Kerry will be kept under review over the next number of months. […]

GARDAÍ from the Roads Policing Unit in Kerry carried out a number of checkpoints in the Dingle area ‘As Gaeilge’ last week. Garda O’Brien and Garda Grennan translated the Garda operational order into Irish with the aim of promoting Gaeilge and offering a policing service in Irish. The operation last […]

A NEW, national survey has identified a rise in the number of parents in debt due to back-to-school related costs. Well over a third of parents in Ireland (36%) now say they are getting into debt trying to cope with costs at back-to-school time. This compares with 29% who reported […]

RUNNERS will be spoilt for choice this Sunday, as two runs are taking place north-west and north-east of Tralee and with a good weather forecast there should be a great turnout at both. The Dan Paddy Andy Festival in Lyreacrompane is on this weekend and as part of it, they […]

THERE’S an event on this weekend which is a must for anyone interested in trains — big or small! The Kerry Model Railway Club’s annual festival has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, in fact, last year over 1,000 people visited the exhibition during the festival […]