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PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee completed a double of national titles when they won the U16 B League All Ireland at National Basketball Arena, Tallaght yesterday. Having won the U16B Cup in January, their opponents were St Paul’s Oughterard and the girls ran out 47 to 14 winners. There was joyous […]

IN their update on the cold weather situation this morning, Met Eireann has not issued any snow/ice warning for Kerry. It appears, at this stage, that Kerry will escape the worst of the adverse conditions with the east coast under a Status Red, neighbours Cork under Status Orange and Clare […]

A  KERRY work syndicate claimed a whopping €333,913 EuroMillions Match 5 + Lucky Star prize today from National Lottery HQ in Dublin. The winning ticket was bought from The Reeks Gateway Centra on the Tralee Road in Killarney and was won in the Tuesday, February 13, draw. It was a […]

  THE IT Tralee has announced that Brent Pope will keep the business community of Kerry entertained at the annual IT Tralee ‘Business Leaders Gala Dinner’ taking place in the Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday March 8. Brent is a New Zealand born rugby player, professional rugby coach, and one of Ireland’s […]

WITH an expected 1,000 athletes registering, The Tralee International Marathon takes place on Sunday of St. Patrick’s weekend. Tralee Harriers Athletic Club, the organisers, of the Marathon, which includes a 5K & 10k, a half marathon and a full marathon – are predicting a great turnout of athletes taking to […]

THE Kerry Local Coordination Group met again at County Buildings today to review preparations for the cold weather conditions expected over the coming days with regard to weather advisories issued by Met Éireann. The salting of major routes across the county will continue as required in the coming days. Motorists […]

COMMUNITY groups and projects in the Tralee Municipal District will receive over €81,000 as part of the Community Support Fund for 2018. Kerry County Council has announced details of the allocation of €750,000 in funding support for community groups and projects across the county under the Fund. A total of […]

COULD you or someone you know be the 2018 Kerry Rose? Breda O’Mahony 2017 Kerry Rose kicked off the search for the 2018 Kerry Rose with Jonathan Collins, Manager of Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday. The selection night will be held on Saturday, May 26, at the hotel with Kerryman […]

RADIO Kerry is welcoming two new members to the On-air and Training teams respectively. Former Kerry footballer Sean O’Sullivan will join the Radio Kerry’s Sports Department while Eoghain Fitzgerald, formerly Assistant Programme Director and Afternoon Show presenter at Spin South West, joins Radio Kerry as Manager of its Training Centre. […]

NA Gaeil clubhouse was the place to be last weekend where the hilarious comedy, ‘One Murder & A Christening’ was staged over Friday and Saturday nights. Due to the success of last year’s ‘One Wedding & A Funeral’, tickets for this event sold out within days of being advertised. Those […]

A DOG-LOVING hotel duty manager from Killarney, won prizes worth a cool €25,000 when she appeared on the 1,000th episode of the National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE One last Saturday. In addition to cash of €22,000 Angela O’Sullivan won a luxurious holiday to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast […]

GARDAI investigating an incident in Tralee Town Park when the slide in the playground was doused in bleach are following a definite line of enquiry and have examined CCTV footage. A Tralee father took his child to the playground on Saturday. The young girl used the slide and when her […]

THE Kerry Local Coordination Group met at County Buildings this morning to review preparations for the adverse weather conditions forecast for later this week. While it looks like, at this stage, Kerry will escape the worst of the low temperatures and snowfall, the group which consists of Kerry County Council, An […]

THE Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle is celebrating 35 years’ as Irelands largest one-day charity fundraising event in 2018. Taking place on Saturday, July 7, this year, registration for the charity cycle will open on the March 10 and the event is expected to see 10,000 recreational cyclists take part, […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet hosted a great coffee/fashion morning on Friday which raised €530 for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall  organised the event to raise funds for the Inspired group based at Friary Lane. Members of the group modelled fashions from the store and there was […]

OVER 700 people had a great time at the University Hospital Kerry ‘Sickly Come Dancing’ event in Ballygarry House last night. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous coverage)  Allan Morales and Hazel Reid were the judges winners and the public and audience winners were Chris Carmody/Joe Diggins […]

PARENTS and guardians of school leavers are invited to an Information Evening Talk being held by Kerry College of Further Education, Clash, Tralee this Thursday, March 1, commencing at 6.30pm. The event is specifically geared towards educating parents on the full-time further education options available at the college which can […]

IN just two hours on Friday afternoon, volunteers cleaning up the disused railway line between Blennerville and Tralee collected 115 bags of rubbish. On Monday, local woman Catherine Dolan came across the rubbish, which had washed up after recent storm flooding and high tides. She put an appeal out on […]

THIS is a sign that Met Eireann are confident we’re going to be pretty cold for the next week. A Status Yellow Weather Advisory has been issued for Ireland as exceptionally cold weather is forecast for next week with significant wind chill and severe frosts. Disruptive snow showers are expected […]

IT’S a big weekend for the National Lottery as they celebrate the 1,000th show this Saturday night. Angela O’Sullivan from Killarney will be the 233rd Kerry person to appear on the show over the past 28 years. In fact, the 232 Kerry players have won the seventh most money in […]

BALLYMAC native, Ciara Griffin, captain of the Irish Women’s Rugby team, teamed up with students from Presentation secondary school, Castleisland, to promote the Bus Éireann competition for transition year students – ‘Go Places’. As part of the competition, students are being invited to submit projects – in words, photographs, or […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre is celebrating the success of Noel McElligott, Peter Morrissey and Leva Grigaite on their recent win at the Donal Walsh – live life Film Competition this week. The trainees, all studying on Kerry ETB Training Centres Nationally acclaimed Broadcast Production Skills – Film & TV, were thrilled with […]

MEMBERS of Tralee Harriers gathered at their training grounds off the Dan Spring Road last night to officially turn on their new floodlights at the track. They were joined by special guest Mayor of Tralee Norma Foley, longtime supporters and sponsors of the Tralee Marathon series which is funding developments […]

WHILE earlier this week we told you about Mercy Mounthawk’s entry in the Regional finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition (click here), there are three other entries from Tralee schools vying to win. Over in Presentation Secondary School, Edel Campion, Zainab Lawall and Niamh Rahilly created a […]

TRALEE Credit Union Ltd reached a milestone last Sunday when it officially turned 50. To kick start their 50th year celebrations St. John’s Church in Tralee dedicated the 12 noon Sunday Mass to Tralee Credit Union’s former and current voluntary board of directors in Tralee, Tralee CIE, Castleisland and Killorglin. […]

THE Brandon Hotel came alive yesterday with some well known faces joining the hundreds of students from schools around Munster at the annual Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation Film Competition Awards. Maurice Galwey, Aidan O’Mahony and RTE’s Teresa Mannion were among the judges attending for the competition awards, which drew a large […]

IF you’ve been to the Wetlands in the past couple of months you might have seen some exciting new changes. Back in early December, Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre branched out and took over the lease for the cafe/restaurant at Tralee Bay Wetlands. The result is a revamp in decor […]

IT’S set to be a very busy Sunday afternoon in Tralee with Kerry playing in two first Allianz National League games at Austin Stack Park. With the hurlers and footballers both in action, a bumper crowd is expected at the venue, so with this in mind the GAA is creating […]

THREE students from Presentation Secondary School have created a book to help stimulate the minds of people with Alzheimer’s dementia and other memory impairments. ‘Remain In My Mind’ is an interactive memory activity book full of word searches, crosswords and other games and exercises, created and designed by TY students Rachel Kilgallen, […]

STUDENTS at Mercy Mounthawk are hoping a design inspired by their grannies sees them through to the Junk Kouture national finals. Transition Years Louise O’Sullivan from Gort na Gréine, Isabelle Crowe from Doon and Clodagh O’Sullivan from Leith are in the Regional Finals of the competition but they need public […]