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GERMAN supermarket giant, Aldi, intends to apply to Kerry County Council for planning permission to extend their premises at John Joe Sheehy Road. The development will consist of a single storey extension of 264 square metres to the eastern elevation of the existing store for use as retail floorspace and […]

KERRY products were in high demand at CMT – Europe’s largest consumer travel fair – in Stuttgart last week and Tralee was well represented. A Kerry County Council/Destination Kerry initiative saw Kerry showcasing its tourism products and activities with other Irish destinations at the Ireland Stand at the nine-day event. […]

A FUNDRAISER will take place in Killorglin next month to help a two year old girl battling a rare child cancer. Siobhan Mather is living in the UK but has strong connections to Kerry through her grandfather Dave Murphy from Portmagee and her grandmother, Teresa Foley from Glencar. Siobhan still has […]

THE Presentation Tralee basketball team won their All Ireland U16B Subway School Cup Final this afternoon against Muckross Park College, Dublin. The girls won on a final score of 33 to 28, at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght. They led 22 to 19 at half-time and played brilliantly to […]

IT’S not just for humans apparently. While many people are watching their diet and pounding the roads to get healthier for 2018, Petmania has started a new health regime for family pets. The chain of stores launched their ‘Operation TransPAWmation’ initiative which will take place in Tralee and 11 other […]

THREE Tralee hotels have featured in the TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2018 announced this week. Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa has been listed  at No.5 in the Best Hotels in Ireland category with Manor West Hotel at No.24. The Ashe Hotel was listed at N0.10 in the Best Bargain category. Ballygarry […]

THERE’S still a couple of weeks to get your entries in for the Donal Walsh #LiveLife National Film Competition 2017/18. The hugely popular competition has three categories Primary School, Secondary School and adult and always throws up some serious filmmaking talent. “We want you to remember Donal and his “Live […]

THERE’s a Status Orange Wind Warning for Ireland issued by Met Eireann for tonight. A depression now named Storm Georgina will track to the northwest of the country tonight with southwest winds reaching mean speeds between 65 and 80 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h for a time tonight. However, […]

AN Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a new bookmakers next to The Greyhound Bar on Pembroke Street. Bar One Racing, who don’t have an presence in town yet, was granted permission last year, but this was appealed by three parties to An Bord Pleanála. However, in a judgement […]

CATHOLIC Schools Week 2018 will be celebrated from Sunday, January 28th until Saturday, February.  The theme for the week is: ‘Called to be a Family of Families.’ The programme invites Catholic schools to reflect on and to celebrate the relationship that exists between home, school and parish. To launch Catholic […]

THE Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC) said they very pleased with the meeting with Kerry County Council held yesterday at Council buildings to discuss the issue. A delegation from RFDBC  held a very constructive, cordial and positive meeting with officials to consider the restoration of the diving boards at the […]

THE body of young kayaker, David Higgins from Tralee, has been found in Ecuador. Mr Higgins (26), who has been living in Galway for a number of years, went missing when he and four other men got into difficulty during a flash flood on the Abanico river on Saturday. His […]

CAMP resident, Pauline Bell, cleaned up on the National Lottery and RTE Winning Streak game show last Saturday, walking away from the show with €23,000 which included a holiday to Iceland. Pauline, who bought her ticket in O’Dwyer’s Londis in Camp, was born in the UK and moved to Ireland in […]

GARDAI in Tralee have two items at the station that they would like to reunite with their owners. A set of car keys was found on Princes Street on Wednesday, January 17. Then on Friday, January 19, a Samsung phone was found on Edward Street. Both items were handed into […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information in relation to an assault which took place just before Christmas in the town. In the early hours of Saturday, December 23 at around 3am, a man in his late 30s was assaulted by a man in his mid 40s on Lower Castle […]

TRALEE Rowing Club celebrated their annual social event last Saturday at O’Donnell’s Bar, Mounthawk, with a belated Christmas party for all members and their families. They also had something to celebrate from earlier that day at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championship with Nicolas Larkin winning 1st place at his J15 race. […]

IT’S a wonderful school right in the heart of Tralee and the good people of St John’s Parochial School on Ashe Street want to make the parents more aware of it with an open day this Saturday at 1pm. “The open day is a chance for parents to come in […]

IT’LL be an emotional occasion for Tom and Eileen O’Shea on Wednesday, January 31, as they will spend their last night behind Charlie’s Bar at Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse. The couple are part of the furniture at the club and have seen so many changes over the years. They’ve catered for […]

MANY people are currently hitting the road every day this month for the 5k A Day January Challenge. Organised by Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne, the campaign has proved hugely popular with almost €11,500 already raised for three great organisations — Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation, Kerry Cancer Support Group and Make A […]

MORE of this please. The weather gods smiled on Tralee on Saturday afternoon, as families gathered on the Mall for a party to mark the revamp of the area. While we’ve seen horrendous showers for what seems like every 15 minutes over the past week, the rain stayed away for […]

A NUMBER of Tralee and Kerry businesses have been nominated for the 2018 Irish Hospitality Awards. Over the last few months a campaign has been running where the public have been able to nominate their favourite establishment under a number of different categories. Well the full shortlist has been announced and […]

THEY’VE got some record in the competition and now the next Transition Year ‘generation’ of students are vying to keep up a winning tradition in the AIB Build A Bank Challenge. Last year The Butterfly Bank won the top prize of €5,000 at the AIB Build A Bank Challenge competition […]

NOW in its 21st Year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 programme has officially opened for nominations from Kerry. The theme of this year’s programme is “Ambition” and all sectors and businesses of all sizes are invited to submit their nominations until  February 16. The 24 finalists for 2018 will be […]

THE owners of Kirby’s Brogue Inn are set to for a major expansion of both the famous hostelry on Rock Street and their sister restaurant, MJ’s Diner, in Clash over the coming months. Both MJ’s Diner and Kirby’s Brogue Inn will extend their premises and well in excess of 30 […]

CAHERLEAHEEN staff and pupils are getting ready for a fantastic fundraising day at The Rose Hotel with a ‘Bingo Bonanza’ afternoon. It’ll be ‘eyes down’ at 2pm on Sunday, February 4, with well over €1,500 in prizes and a huge crowd is expected. The event is open to the general […]

A TRALEE company is to expand its operations and will create seven new jobs to add to the workforce of 60. BioAtlantis, based in Clash Industrial Estate, operates in the biostimulant and nutraceutical sectors and will advertise new positions in the areas of chemistry, biology and sales. The company, founded […]

SIXTY-SIX student awards were presented at the annual Kerry ETB Student Award ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. The event celebrates the achievements of students and learners from their Post Primary Schools and Youthreach centres. Students from Coláiste Gleann Lí, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Coláiste na Sceilge, Coláiste na Ríochta, […]

IT was a miserable Friday night with the rain spitting down, but well done to those who showed up for an event organised by students from Mercy Mounthawk. Family First, a group of Young Social Innovators from the school, organised the family fun walk by the canal. While it was hoped […]

  Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: There is a long wait for a medical procedure that I need. Can I get my medical costs refunded if I have the procedure done in another European […]

  THE award winning ‘Cutting Edge’ show is coming back our screens this spring and they want big personalities from Kerry to take part. They are seeking people who are opinionated, outgoing and chatty to star in Brendan O’Connor’s hit show on RTÉOne. Those who are familiar with the show […]