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THREE events are being held in the Diocese of Kerry this month as part of its month-long celebration of ‘Time for Creation’ or ‘Am Cruthaithe’. The first of these events takes place in Tralee Town Park on Friday September 1. People are invited to gather near the fountain  at 6.45pm for […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society will host their fifth annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition this Saturday, August 26, at the Brandon Hotel. The exhibition will be from 11am until 5pm on the day and will feature a whole host of entertainment and informative pieces for all that attend. There will be several […]

A TRALEE man has thanked everyone who donated to a marathon cycle he took part in last weekend in aid of three charities. Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne took part in the Town2Town Challenge, a three day event, raising money for Make A Wish Ireland, Friends of A & Donal Walsh #LiveLife. He […]

Sean O’Callaghan, the Tralee native who became an informer for the gardaí against the IRA, has died at the age of 62. It’s understood Mr O’Callaghan passed away while a visiting a relative in Jamaica earlier this week. He was rercruited at the age of 17 by the IRA and […]

FINAL preparations are being made for the biggest night of the year for Austin Stacks GAA Club and their marketing machine has produced some great promo videos in the run up to the event. The theme of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing event is ‘Dancing Through The Decades’ to reflect […]

WHETHER it’s a late night feast after a feed of pints or an alternative to cooking on any given evening, Tralee’s takeaways have been expanding our waistlines and raising our cholesterol for decades now. Now, Just Eat, Ireland’s leading online food ordering app, has called on the people of Tralee to […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee will register over 1,500 new learners this September seeing an increase of 25% in level 8 CAO offers on this time last year. New students will enter the Institute from the CAO, Springboard, FETAC linked/advanced progression routes and international markets. Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Vice-President, Academic […]

  AS Leaving Certificate students mull over their CAO offers, they can take heart that the majority of third level students are now highly optimistic about their future job prospects. A new survey, commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU), has examined the attitudes and concerns of 474 […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee… IF she was tired after the night before, Jennifer Byrne wasn’t showing it when she turned up in the Town Park for the traditional photoshoot in the Rose Garden. The tall (5ft 11″) 23-year-old […]

THE National Council For The Blind Of Ireland (NCBI) is holding a public meeting in Tralee on September 6 in a bid to engage with people who are directly affected with sight loss. The meetings are being held to  focus attention on the difficulties people who are blind or vision impaired encounter […]

FUNDS from an Ironman challenge and an event where people took a rowing machine on top of a mountain benefitted a worthy organisation recently. The rescue service provided by the volunteer crew of Fenit RNLI was shown great appreciation once again at the presentation of funds raised by the two […]

THE man who was detained at Mayfield Garda Station in relation to the murder of a Tralee woman earlier this year, is scheduled to appear before a sitting of Cork District Court today charged in relation to the investigation. Gardaí investigating the murder of Nicola Collins on March 27 at […]

STAFF at Woodie’s Tralee raised nearly €6,000 for four children’s charities over the last four weeks. A very successful Charity Soccer Tournament, a Monster Draw in-store and table quiz all helped the Tralee team to smash their €4,000 target. Continued  below… On Monday a team of 16 cyclists from Woodie’s […]

KERRY ETB has announced the new senior management team in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí. Ruairí Ó Cinnéide has been appointed as Principal of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, taking over from Austin Ó Seachnasaigh who recently retired from the role. Conall Ó Cruadhlaoich has been appointed Deputy Principal. A native Irish speaker hailing from Dingle, […]

THE Crotta O’Neills hurling club will head en masse to the dogs this weekend for a major fundraiser. Their 2017 family fundraising Night at the Dogs is on Saturday night in The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Tralee. There will be 12 races with the first race at 7:50 pm; there may […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE new Rose of Tralee thought her heart was going to jump out of her chest when she heard her name called out by Daithi O Se last night. Jennifer Byrne, a doctor from […]

GARDAI investigating the murder of Tralee woman Nicola Collins on March 27 this year at Pophams Road, Cork city, have arrested a man in his 40s. The man was arrested today and is currently detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The body of Nicola […]

TWO local beauty and fashion experts will be on our TV screens every morning on a new style programme. Well known beauty expert Mary O’Donnell from Tralee and fashionista Orla Diffily, based in Firies, will each have a slot on ‘Life N Style’ which will air every morning from Monday, […]

THERE were over 100 cyclists taking part in the Cycle Against Suicide Spinoff on Saturday afternoon and the support of the local community both in Tralee and Ballyheigue was inspiring say organisers. The cyclists set off from Austin Stacks GAA Club in Connolly Park at around 2.30pm making their way […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… SATURDAY was a chance for the Roses to get out and about and visit their ‘Pub Twins’. Every year a pub or hotel is paired up with a number of Roses and between 1pm […]

A MEMORIAL stone to commemorate babies who have died before, during or after birth will be unveiled and blessed at Rath Cemetery, Tralee on Saturday next, August 26 at 11am. The memorial is being put in place by Kerry County Council in association with the Miscarriage Association of Ireland. The Association […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help in relation to a series of burglaries in Tralee and around the county. In all, there were 14 burglaries reported in the past week or so in Tralee, Killarney, Dingle, Castleisland and Kilgarvan. Gardaí say a black or dark coloured Volkswagen Golf with […]

THERE was a delicious line-up of entertainment at the Dome on Saturday with Taste Kerry hosting ‘Taste The Kingdom’. There were a number of local food producers taking part in a taste trail in the Pavilion, while cooking demonstrations also took place. The was also the ‘Kerry Cook Off’ featuring […]

WE’VE all got our breath back after yesterday’s Kerry v Mayo game, but now attention turns to the replay next Saturday. Going to games is an expensive business but, as has been the case in previous replays in All-Ireland semi-finals, the GAA has decided to alleviate the pain a little […]

IT was some contest. The rain teemed down from around 1pm in Dublin, as thousands of Kerry fans made their way to Croke Park on Sunday to watch a pulsating match. They came from all over the county for the clash and their nails received a crude manicure from their […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AS you may have seen from our previous story, the style at the Rose Ball last night was amazing. The guests came from all over the world to attend including many past Roses, families of this year’s […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE next 16 Roses to go through to the Rose of Tralee Selection final were revealed this morning at a breakfast in the Rose Hotel. The Roses named were; Kerry, Chicago, Cork, Melbourne, Kentucky, […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My partner and I are planning a holiday in Spain. How do we access public healthcare services if one of us becomes ill? Answer: You and your partner each need […]

KERRY Camino have organised a Heritage Tour next week which will give participants a combined walk/bus experience of the history and heritage of The Dingle Way. The event takes place on Saturday, August 26, departing from St. Johns Church Tralee and finishing at the Church of St. James in Dingle. The event […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… A NUMBER of Rose of Tralee contestants paid a visit to the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry on Friday morning. They met staff and patients to hear about the amazing work that […]