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AS part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, Gala Retail,  visited Scoil Naomh Iosef in Ballyheigue on Friday last to donate a huge €5,000 to the school as part of its Gala Gifts for Schools competition. Scoil Naomh Iosef was named as a ‘runner-up’ in the Gala Gifts for Schools competition, […]

THE sun shone for the Rockies on what was a wonderful day for the 10k/5K Paul Lucey Memorial Run/Walk ‘Run for the Rock’ on Monday morning from Connolly Park. Seasoned runners joined families at the Austin Stacks base and around 500 finally took off at 11am on the routes. Paul […]

THE number of people signing on the Live Register in Tralee in April has decreased by around 5% on the previous month according to the latest data from the  Central Statistics Office. There were 3,665 people on the register in April, a decrease of 181 on March (3,846). It’s a […]

AROUND 500 secondary school students from Kerry and West Limerick took part in the annual Kerry Schools Track and Field Championships which took place at the Riocht athletic track on Tuesday last. The rain did not dampen their enthusiasm and an enjoyable day was had by all.  The shields for […]

By Adrienne McLoughlin THE Kerry Camino annual 3-day walk of the Dingle Way, Tralee to Dingle, took place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend and it was another great success in fine weather. Walkers came from all parts of Ireland with participants also from USA, Australia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and […]

AROUND 50 people set off on the Fenit RNLI Cycle on Saturday morning and thankfully they had a nice day for it. The 50 kilometre event saw cyclists make their way from O’Donnell’s Mounthawk to Farranfore and on to Castleisland before looping back to where they started from. All funds […]

FAMILIES from all over town gathered at two churches on Saturday morning to see girls and boys receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion. The sun shone at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church where the big day arrived for Listellick NS pupils, while the girls from second class in […]

NUMEROUS works of art were on display at Coláiste Gleann Lí on Thursday night as students from the evening  art class showed their work. There was a wonderful array of work with displaying the diverse range of skills, talents and techniques, not to mention hard work and dedication of around 35 […]

TWO Tralee musicians have organised a day of music on the streets of Tralee to remember Donal Walsh on the 5th anniversary of his death. Willie Kelly and Jim O’Connor decided to a number of acts together, spread around The Mall and The Square, playing music during Saturday afternoon from […]

A ‘KNOW Your Sport’  quiz in aid of Camp Abilities was held in O’Donnell’s Bar and Restaurant on Thursday night and organisers were very happy with the attendance. Along with the usual rounds of questions, there were some fun elements added with prizes for Best Team and Funniest Answer. Joe O’Connor […]

THERE was great excitement in Holy Family N.S. on Friday as children and staff took part in a “Dress in a Mess” fundraising initiative. Odd shoes and socks, back to front jumpers and inside out shirts replaced the normal school uniform as children showcased their creative and imaginative skills. Prizes […]

KERRY College of Further Education has officially launched a new Pre-Garda Programme of Study which will be delivered from next September. This unique and innovative educational collaboration will be delivered with input from the Kerry Division of An Garda Siochana. The Kerry Garda Division will provide a number of presentations, and […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am a pensioner and live with my daughter who works full-time. I am on my own a lot of the time and I’m worried about my safety. I […]

THE contract has been signed for the construction of 21 new housing units in Tralee. The new homes will be developed at Killeen Road and are being constructed under the Rebuilding Ireland Programme. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Sheahan, and the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Norma Foley […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S.  as the 2018 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched on Thursday. This will be the fifth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising an amazing family fun day in honour of Donal, […]

A FLOOD relief scheme for Tralee, estimated to cost over €15m, will go ahead as the town was included in a list of  five large scale projects to get priority and will proceed to detail, design and construction phase.  Fourteen other schemes will get underway in six river catchment areas nationwide costing between €1m and €5m, and […]

THERE was a buzz of activity at the Inspired centre on Friary Lane on Wednesday as the members of the group held a fundraiser. “We’re hosting a tea day for the Alzheimers Society of Ireland,” said Maree O’Connor of Inspired. ” The idea came from one of our participants, Sinead, […]

TRALEE is expected to be included in the new one billion euro flood risk management plan to be announced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Athlone today. Researchers looked at 300 areas in a six-year study  including 90 coastal areas, most impacted by flooding. It has been carried out by the Office of […]

A TRALEE couple are taking a dive for Autism Ireland next month and they’re holding a fundraising table quiz to help them on their way to raising money for the charity. Celene Moloney and Chris Quain will be doing a Skydive at Irish Parachute Club in June. “There is a great […]

THE story of how a Kerry-born NYPD cop led the hunt that tracked down and captured a notorious cold-blooded serial killer who caused terror in the Big Apple in the hot summer of 1976, will be told in a TG4 documentary on Wednesday, May 16. The ‘Son of Sam’ killer […]

KERRY County Museum will host ‘History in a Box’, a new, innovative project by The Centre for Digital Humanities, Maynooth University on Saturday, May 12. This free inter-generational workshop is suitable for teenagers aged 12-16 and their parents and grandparents. History in a Box tells the story of Mount Street Bridge, […]

APPRENTICES from Kerry ETB Training Centre have come 2nd in the ‘Generation Apprenticeship’ National Competition in an award ceremony in Dublin on Monday. The Kerry ETB Training Centre entry will now be displayed at the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Headquarters ‘Construction House’ located on Canal Road, Dublin 6. The entry […]

CHILDREN got a sense of what happens in the children’s ward when the Bon Secours Hospital hosted a special event on Sunday . The ‘Teddy Bear Hospital’ was a free event to get children used to a hospital setting and put their minds at ease. Children brought in their own teddies […]

HAVE you ever wished that you could jog or run a 5k, but don’t know where to start? Well, on Tuesday May 8, Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club will launch its annual “Couch to 5k” programme, which is free to join, friendly and most of all, fun. Over a […]

THE Kerry Businesswomen’s Network’s latest seminar was booked out with people wanting to learn about the upcoming GDPR which comes into effect at the end of the month. Brian Honan, CEO of BH Consulting, one of Ireland’s foremost experts on cybersecurity, took those present through what GDPR will mean for […]

  THE cast of Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland are in final rehearsals for the 50thanniversary of its first performance of Fadó Fadó – its first folk production of authentic traditional Irish music, song and dance that portrays rural life in Ireland long ago. The cast for this year’s […]

NEW car sales in Kerry took a dip of 12 percent in April compared to the same month in 2017, according to the latest official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) There were 131 new car sales in Kerry last month compared to 148 in April of […]

KERRY Choral Union will host their much anticipated Spring Concert at St John’s Church, Ashe Street, Tralee on Sunday, May 13th at 7.30pm. Now an annual event, the wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised once again to raise vital funds for […]

THE Kerry Tourism Industry Forum, supported by Fáilte Ireland, is hosting a seminar with renowned tourism industry expert, Dr Terry Stevens on Thursday, May 3, in The Brehon, Killarney. The half day workshop will examine the future of tourism in Kerry. It is free and is open to industry owners […]

GARDAI are investigating a number of burglaries in Tralee, Ballymacelligott and Ardfert over the past week or so. A house in Oakview was broken into between April 26 and April 27. The windows were smashed and a small amount of property taken. Also, they are investigating a case of criminal […]