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THE Council has begun planting the trees in the square pots on The Mall this week as the final touches are put in place on the revamped space. While obviously there’s no leaves on the trees at this time of the year, it still adds a nice look to the […]

THE South / South West Hospital Group says there have been nine patients with a delayed or missed diagnoses due to the University Hospital Kerry scans issue. The review of scans is now three-quarters complete say the Group in their weekly update on the review, with the number of images reviewed […]

COLM Cooper has been announced as Kerry Person Of The Year  by the Kerry Association in Dublin tonight. The Kerry GAA legend will be presented with the award at a gala ceremony at the Association’s annual Oiche Chiarrai which will be held at the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin on Friday, March 2. The […]

THE IT Tralee Foundation Board has today announced plans to hold a fundraising gala dinner this September, to honour and celebrate the life and times of one of Ireland’s most popular and much loved sons, the legendary Mícheál Ó’Muircheartaigh. Guest of honour at the gala dinner will be President Michael […]

FAMILY First, a group of Young Social Innovators from Mercy Mounthawk secondary school, are organising a family walk by the canal this Friday evening. Walkers will gather at the Marina end of the canal and take off from 7pm. It’s a fancy dress themed walk with prizes for best costume. “The […]

TRALEE athletics legend, John Griffin, is very much looking forward to the upcoming Kerins O’Rahillys 10k run being run in his honour this year. The 1988 and 1989 Dublin City Marathon winner,  was speaking at the launch of the event at the clubhouse on Saturday last and said it was […]

IN what has become an annual trip, pupils from Moyderwell Mercy Primary School headed off to Dublin last Friday to take part in the BT Young Scientist Exhibition with the curiously titled project, ‘How Can We Launch Our Teacher Into Space?’ For the past nine years, pupils have made the journey […]

A NUMBER of Tralee-based businesses are in the running for the Irish Wedding Awards 2018 which takes place later this month. The awards, organised by Creative Oceanic, celebrate the hard work of the best professionals and establishments in the Irish wedding industry. Thousands of nominations were received from the public […]

CLIMBERS are being asked to consider taking part in a fundraising event this summer to climb four of Kerry’s highest peaks in two days. Organised by Ballyduff man, Kevin Maguire, this will be the seventh year of the Four Peaks Challenge and it takes place on Friday, June 29 and […]

CBS The Green have advanced to the Corn Uí Mhuirí Munster Colleges semi-final after a comprehensive win over St Flannan’s of Ennis today at Rathkeale. The Green scored 4-16 to the Clare side’s 1-7 in a game where the Tralee side really pulled away in the second half. With the […]

A REQUEST for public toilets at Rath Graveyard was turned down by the Council due to budgetary constraints and insufficient numbers of visitors to the graveyard, the meeting of Tralee Municipal District heard on Friday last. Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Norma Foley, brought forward the motion and was disappointed with […]

A UK-born woman who became known with her husband as “the couple who owned two donkeys” after her move to Kerry has been selected to appear on Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE One. Pauline Bell, who lives in Camp, is now looking forward to becoming known […]

KERRY Education and Training Board has announced the rollout of the National Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme in the county this February. The Programme will provide aspiring chefs across Ireland with a two–year formal education and training programme that will kick-start their careers as professional chefs.   The Apprenticeship is two […]

THE Committee of Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC) say they are delighted that officials from Kerry County Council have agreed to an early meeting to consider the restoration of the diving boards at the bathing slip in Fenit. The meeting will take place at Áras an Chontae, Rathass, Tralee […]

AN Ardfert woman is organising a 80s/90s disco fundraiser next month to help out the hospital where she was treated for cancer over a year ago. Caroline McAuliffe, a married mother of two young children, was 36 years old when she had a tumour in her tongue removed at the […]

NIALL Harty of Harty Nutrition Ltd. won the Best Start Up Business category at the Midwest Finals of the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition on Tuesday with his Origin Clean Protein Bars business. The business which operates out of Firies was the only Kerry winner at the awards which […]

THE issue of traffic management in the O’Rahillys Villas/Basin Road/Rae Street area came up again at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Friday at council buildings. Both Cllr Toireasa Ferris and Cllr Norma Foley had motions before the council related to the traffic situation in the area. Cllr Foley wanted […]

THE issue of widening the laneway going into what is locally known as Slatts car park came up at the recent meeting of the Tralee Municipal District on Friday. Fine Gael Cllr, Jim Finucane brought forward a motion to improve the entrance from the Boherbee side as at the moment […]

IN a press statement issued this afternoon, the An Garda Síochána has apologised to Joanne Hayes over the handling of their investigation into the death of ‘Baby John’ whose body was found with multiple injuries on White Strand Beach in Caherciveen, on April 14 1984. The apology comes as An […]

THE Wind Warning issued yesterday for Kerry has been elevated to Status Orange. This evening and for a time tonight, Storm Fionn will bring very strong westerly winds to Atlantic coastal counties with mean wind speeds of 65 to 80 km/h and gusts of up to 120 km/hr, strongest near […]

FUNDING of over €11m has been announced for the completion of the Tralee Northern Relief Road as part of the 2018-21 Capital Plan Review. The road will link the Bracker O’Regan Road at Monavalley with the Forge Cross roundabout at the top of the Oakpark Road near the IT Tralee. €32 […]

A TRALEE woman has been appointed as the first Kerry representative to executive board of Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. Dr Corinne Evans, who is based in High Street been a full practising member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists since 1995. “I am thrilled to have been chosen for the executive […]

WHILE yesterday has been infamously branded ‘Blue Monday’ by the media, the local branch of the Samaritans made it more palatable with a fundraiser and a chance for people meet up. ‘Brew Monday’ saw them invite the public for a free cuppa and a chat and a bit of craic at […]

THERE was a 10% rise in drink-driving cases last year on 2016 figures and young male drivers are still the biggest offenders, according to figures from the Kerry Garda Division. The statistics were given by Garda Chief Superintendent Tom Myers at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Friday. […]

GARDAI are asking the public for any information regarding two burglaries in Abbeydorney and Milltown over the past week. In Abbeydorney, on Friday, January 12, between 10.30am and 1pm, there was around €6,000 worth of tools taken from a person’s garage. If anyone has been offered tools for sale or […]

GARDAI are again asking for members of the public to assist them in their investigation into the damage caused to the crib in the Square at Christmas. On the night Saturday, December 23, at around 11.30pm, a group of three or four youths were seen next to the crib. Soon […]

KERRY Cancer Support Group (KCSG) has received an incredible €44,000 after a series of fundraising events in the past year. KCSG was approached a year ago by Breda Lynch and Siobhan Kelliher from the ‘Glenflesk ag Rith’ running group with an idea that they wanted to do a series of […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player, Ciara Griffin, has been announced as the new Ireland women’s rugby team captain. The UL Bohemians and Munster flanker, who made her Ireland debut against Wales during the 2016 Women’s Six Nations, has been capped 17 times for her country, and was part of the Munster side that […]

THE forecast isn’t great for Kerry over the next few days as Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for tonight until the early hours of Wednesday. The warning is for the entire western seaboard — Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick — and comes […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance (TCA) CEO, Kieran Ruttledge, is reverting to his full-time job as Chief Executive of the Aquadome at the start of February, coinciding with the decision to restructure TCA. This was announced today by the Chairman of the Aquadome, Denis Reen. Originally seconded to the Chamber Alliance for […]