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THERE is huge excitement amongst the team at Ballygarry House this week as the doors have opened to Restaurant 58, the newest addition to the four-star property. The name is derived from its origins in 1958 when the hotel first opened. Development began in late September on the former hotel restaurant, […]

CHELTENHAM week is coming and there’s some line-up of craic planned for The Castle Bar. It all revolves around their famous Rollover competition where thousands of euros will be won. Running since 1998, it has now grown to the stage where there are over 115 entries for this year so far. At €100 per entry, that’s a lot […]

OVER 200 people in Ballsbridge Hotel gave a standing ovation to Ted Moynihan as he entered the ballroom on the arm of the Cathaoirleach of the Kerry Association in Dublin, Leesha Duffy on Saturday. Ted was with his family in Dublin to accept the Kerry Person Of The Year 2017. The award was in […]

ST VINCENT de Paul on Castle Street, will celebrate their first birthday on Thursday, March 16 and to mark the day, the shop will hold celebrations in the shop all day long. Refreshments will be available on the day, some face painting for kids (young and old!), a raffle for some great […]

THE Minister of State for Communities and National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD, paid a visit to Talbot Grove, addiction treatment centre, in Castleisland last Friday. Minister Byrne was invited by Talbot Grove Executive Director, Con Cremin, who gave her a guided tour and introduced her to key members of […]

A KERRY ETB student won a top award in a national competition last week. Ciara Daly from Listowel was awarded first prize in The Ireland Skills National Beauty Therapy  Competition 2017 at Kerry ETB Training Centre. The Ireland Skills National Beauty Therapy Competition was held at Kerry ETB Training Centre last […]

AS part of Local Enterprise Week, the HR Suite held an Employment Law and HR Forum for employers in Ballygarry House Hotel from 9am to 11am, on Tuesday, March 7. In association with Kerry LEO, the event covered areas like practical Guidance, increased awareness of legal obligations, steps on how to proactively […]

THAT was fast.   The additional tickets for the Kerry V Dublin Allianz Football League match on Saturday March 18 at Austin Stack Park sold out very quickly this morning. A limited number of additional tickets had been issued by Croke Park and the public was notified via the Kerry […]

  TLI Group has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The company, based in Abbeydorney, which demonstrated superior business performance for the 7th year running, was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin last week. “We are delighted with […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael O’Shea will attend a number of engagements in New York and Boston next week as part of a St Patrick’s Day visit to the United States. Cllr O’Shea will attend a breakfast hosted by the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio […]

Gardaí are asking for the public’s help after a car was vandalised. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, in the Mitchel’s Road area of the town. Gardaí are asking anyone who saw anything in the area between 4am and 6am, or anyone driving in that area at that time and saw […]

THE annual Kerry Enterprise Month was officially launched this week at the Kerry County Council Chambers by Chief Executive Moira Murrell. Now in its fourth year, the month of March as Kerry Enterprise Month has gone from strength to strength with the objective of shining a spotlight on just some of […]

  Gardaí in Killarney are investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred this afternoon,  at approximately 2.25pm. A two car collision occurred on the N72, Killarney to Mallow Road. A female driver in her 70s (only occupant) was fatally injured when her car was in collision with another car. The […]

MINISTER for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, presented Tralee Community Training Centre with a Special Award to mark its achievements today. The achievements of Community Training Centres nationwide over the past 40 years were celebrated today at a special ruby anniversary event in the Printworks Room of Dublin Castle. Representatives […]

PEOPLE who work in chain stores around the county are being warned of a scam of which there have been two incidents in Tralee. What happens is a person buys an item in one store and later goes into another store in the same chain. The person then picks up the […]

A TOTAL of €238,000 will be shared by community and voluntary organisations in the Tralee Municipal District to progress a number of initiatives and projects thanks to grants provided by Kerry County Council’s Community Support Fund. Seventy-three community projects in the Tralee Municipal District are to benefit in 2017. Some of […]

A CASTLEGREGORY man has a brand new motor after appearing on Winning Streak at the weekend. Denis Cronin from Fahamore won €37,000 including a car worth €25,000 on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. The 66-year-old is married to Noreen and they have six children, three sons […]

TRALEE’S future workforce, decision-makers and employers have joined together with Tralee Chamber Alliance during Enterprise Month to outline their big ideas for the county capital. Throughout Enterprise Month, Transition Year students from Tralee will formulate their big ideas and opinions on what developments they believe should take place in their […]

THE call has gone out for Kerry women to take part in the  2017 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon later this year. Amanda Byram and David Gillick, members of the Vhi Support Team announced that 2017 event is now open for entries and will see over 35,000 women walk, jog or run through Dublin city […]

IT’S been a vintage year for Na Gaeil GAA. The Oakpark club had a lot to celebrate at their annual social at the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday night, with over 130 people attending. Among the highlights of the past 12 months? The senior side has been promoted from Division 4 as champions, they contested the […]

IS linne an Ghaeilge ach is leatsa í a labhairt… Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn is in full swing at present as pupils, staff and parents join to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017. Activities ranging from Seó Ardáin to Céilithe to renowned accordion player Liam O Connor’s visit, to a family fun Bingo night are some of the events taking […]

. TWO events at the Kerry College of Further Education drew impressive attendances showing the appeal of the courses on offer at their Clash premises. First of all an information evening was held for parents of school leavers on Wednesday, while on Thursday they held an open day. “It was […]

HISTORY was made on Saturday morning at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Tralee with the first ever morning SIS broadcast from an Irish track to betting shops across the UK and Ireland. This development follows on from the existing evening broadcasts from The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium, Mullingar Greyhound Stadium & Youghal Greyhound […]

THERE’S no let up in the weather warnings. While there’s a bit of a respite at the moment this afternoon, it’s set to get windy later on in the county. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Kerry, Wexford, Clare, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, valid from this afternoon […]

As part of Literacy Week 2017, Transition Year Students of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School took part in Character Costume Day on Friday. The students dressed as their favorite fictional characters from literature, and produced some brilliant efforts! Harry Potter and Hagrid, Bananas in Pyjamas, Thomas the Tank Engine and even […]

OUR Lady and St Brendan’s Church has seen a lot of people pass through their doors over the past couple of days. Having hosted over 40 Holy Family and Listellick school pupils for their Confirmation on Thursday, the following day saw the church packed to see 75 pupils from Scoil […]

A MAN who was blinded by a bullet at age 10 and later founded a charity will give a talk this month at St John’s Church. The ‘Tralee Lenten Justice Talk: When Compassion Leads to Change’ was launched on Friday at the church on Castle Street. On Monday, March 13, Richard Moore will […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital Tralee will become the first hospital within the group to introduce a smoke free campus as of Wednesday, March 8. In an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle for patients and staff, smoking will be prohibited on the hospital grounds. The removal of the smoking shelter has […]

THE students in CBS are a well-travelled lot recently with two separate groups recently returning from Holland and Italy. Fifth year students went in a ski trip earlier this month to Bertoldi in the Italian Alps above Lake Lavarone, also spending a day in Milan. It was the first time a […]

A KILMOYLEY school pupil was chosen as a regional winner in a national painting competition. Mia Hunt, age 6, from SN Naomh Eirc,  has been chosen as one of Ireland’s best young painters for her entry to the Sightsavers Junior Painters Awards 2017. Mia’s  painting was inspired by this year’s theme of […]