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THIS year’s Christmas treat not to be missed is the ‘O Holy Night’ choral concert with The Kerry Choral Union The concert, which takes place in St John The Baptist Church, Castle Street, Tralee on Sunday December 10 at 7:30pm, is eagerly anticipated each year and attracts up to 600 people. […]

KIERAN Donaghy has confirmed to the Irish Examiner that he will not be retiring from the Kerry team and is available for selection in the 2018 season. In an interview to be published in tomorrow’s paper, he says he has spoken to his family and Eamonn Fitzmaurice and decided he […]

OVER 140 students braved the wintry showers and flying paint at IT Tralee yesterday for a fun 5k colour run/walk to encourage people to get more active. The lunchtime event saw students take to the road running and walking between both the north and south campuses. Afterwards there was mince […]

ONE of his works topped the poll of Ireland’s favourite paintings and now two free public talks will be given in Tralee next week on him, his work and connection to Kerry.   Kerry County Museum will host the public talks by Dr. Marie Bourke on the Irish artist Frederic […]

  THE gym at Mercy Mounthawk was packed on Wednesday night for a colourful and entertaining fashion show from the Transition Year students. The Transition Years took to the runway for their annual fundraising shows at 2pm and 8pm and loads of  money was raised for the great causes of […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been awarded the Spirit of the Emirates, an accolade that is presented to people and organizations who are recognised for undertaking outstanding work to forge strong links with the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Dr Saeed […]

MANY clubs in the Tralee and the sports clubs in the surrounding area have received a significant boost with the announcement of grants  under 2017 Sports Capital Programme. In all 79 clubs and organisations in Kerry have received €1.86 million in funding. Some of the bigger grants in the Tralee […]

  TRALEE Rowing Club junior member Nicolas Larkin won 1st place in the Provinces Irish Indoor Rowing Championship, held in the Sports Arena in UL (University of Limerick) last Saturday. He won the Junior 14 time lapsed race, with an impressive 1,181 metres in 4 minutes among 55 competitors in […]

TWO former CBS The Green students received scholarships in the past week at University of Limerick. Business Studies student Gearoid O’Connor, who achieved 613 points in his 2017 Leaving Cert, received a ‘UL 40 Scholarship’ of €2,000. Meanwhile on Saturday, Cathal Hannafin, received a JP McManus All-Ireland Scholarship. Cathal, who got […]

FOR what’s now become an annual fixture of Christmas celebrations, the Bill Kirby Memorial Walk will take off once more from Rock Street on St Stephen’s Day, December 26. Festive attire is encouraged for the Christmas walk (or run) which would go some way in working off some excesses of the […]

IT’S back where it belongs and brighter than ever. The John Ross Jewellers clock was hoisted above the jewellers on Castle Street early on Tuesday morning after a six week period where it went through a refurbishment. “We’re just thrilled, it’s a wonderful moment to see the clock working again,” said […]

THE Kerry Magazine 2018 was launched on Tuesday evening in Tralee Library by Mr John Breen, Director of the Services, Kerry County Council. Between its covers are a range of articles  pertaining to Kerry’s rich and diverse culture and heritage. Published annually by the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society and […]

TRALEE Shopping centre will be oozing Christmas spirit this Saturday, December 2, as the town centre premises hosts the annual Recovery Haven Kerry Craft Fair. Management at the shopping centre on The Mall have offered to open up several empty units to facilitate this year’s craft fair – a hugely […]

KILLARNEY will this week bestow its top honour on former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, who will be inducted into the Order of Innisfallen on Friday, December 1. The longest serving TD in Dáil Éireann, his contribution to life in Ireland will be celebrated at a reception in […]

A CHRISTMAS market every Saturday in Tralee is providing a place for people to show their goods and contributing to helping a charity shop with its rent. The Tralee Craft Market is located on Courthouse Lane (opposite Polymath) and offers an alternative spot to pick up a unique gift. Ruth […]

A TRALEE artist who discovered her passion for fine painting while studying French in Paris, will be showcased at Gifted Contemporary Craft and Design Fair in Dublin’s RDS from December 5-10. Gifted celebrates the best of over 600 Irish designers and makers from fashion to jewellery and beyond. Record-breaking crowds […]

KERRY Sinn Féin will hold their annual Volunteer Charlie Kerins commemoration on Friday December 1. Members and supporters of Sinn Féin will march from the Pikeman monument on Denny Street at 7.30pm to the monument at Charlie Kerins Park in Strand Road where MEP Liadh Ní Riada will give the oration. “It […]

JOE O’Connor of NISUS Fitness in Tralee was confirmed as the Head Of Athletic Development for the Kerry Senior Football Team at the Kerry GAA County Committee meeting last night. The Rathkeale native lectures in the physiology and performance training in IT Tralee and runs NISUS Fitness in Killerisk Business Park. He […]

FIVE community groups received €3,000 each towards their community project from Tralee Credit Union’s Lauri Healy Community Project Fund. This is the second round of worthy projects within our local communities to receive funding from the Lauri Healy Community Project Fund. Earlier this year four groups benefited to the tune […]

GARDAI in Tralee are asking for the public’s help after a theft from a car in Tralee. On Thursday, November 23, between 7pm and 8pm, a car was broken into at Liber House in Monavalley. A woman left her wallet on the passenger seat of the car and it was […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry is asking patients to only attend their emergency department if it’s absolutely necessary, as it’s experiencing a high level of activity today. People are advised to contact their GP and explore all other options before attending the hospital. Management say every effort is being made to address the situation. There were […]

THE Kerry Hospice Foundation and HSE are inviting the people of Kerry to come and view the New In Patient Unit on Friday, December 1st between 4pm and 7pm. This is to give an opportunity to all who donated or helped in any way to come and see the results […]

IT has been announced that Tralee has been named as one of the towns that could apply to achieve recognition as a Gaeltacht Service Town under the Gaeltacht Act 2012. Gaeltacht Service Towns are defined as those towns situated in or adjacent to Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas and which have […]

A FORMER National Lottery employee, who worked with the organisation for 27 years, saw her dream realised when she got to spin the iconic Grand Prize Wheel when she appeared on the Winning Streak game show on RTE One on Saturday. Originally from Castleisland, Margaret Flynn is now living in […]

IT was cold but, essentially, dry on The Mall yesterday as the annual CH parade drew hundreds to the street again. An annual staple of the festive calendar, the parade, along with the switching on of the Christmas lights, officially starts Christmas in Tralee. Santa and Mrs Claus were joined […]

THERE was a great turnout for the launch of a CD by two local musicians, all for a great cause in The Rose Hotel last night. Pat Pierse and John Buggy, aka ‘The Crackers’, recorded ‘A Christmas Hug’ “for a bit of a laugh” and decided that all the proceeds from […]

MARTIN Luther, St Brendan and Audrey Hepburn were rubbing shoulders in Mercy Mounthawk on Thursday as the school put on a number of events for History Week. “It’s been a great week and a very busy one,” said Noreen Somers of the history department in the school when we called. “There […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am planning to extend my home. How can I claim the Home Renovation Incentive? Answer: The Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) scheme enables homeowners or landlords to claim tax relief […]

A TOWER of water bottles was set up by students at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday afternoon to promote a new environmentally-friendly initiative by the school which starts from next week. “Every student in the school will get a reusable water bottle, so that’s around 1,200 bottles to be distributed,” said […]

AND the awards keep on coming. Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee really is having some year. Last night they won the Off-Licence Of The Year Award at a ceremony in the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny. The awards were for Supervalu and Centra stores nationwide. It’s the second year in a row the […]