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Well-known photographer John Cleary’s book, ‘Through The Lens’, is a treasure trove of memories for the people of Tralee and Kerry. Here’s just a few images from the book – which covers events from the 1970s – where you might see some familiar faces… John Cleary describes how this photo came […]

OVER 200 people from all over Munster attended the launch of Caroline McEnery’s book “The Art of Asking the Right Questions” on Thursday night. Causeway native Caroline McEnery is a HR & Employment Law Expert and Managing Director. Her book, ‘The Art of Asking the Right Questions’ is the ‘must […]

CHILDREN all over the country got out this morning for some physical activity as part of the Operation Transformation TV show drive to get people more healthy and active. Among the Tralee schools taking part in the ’10@10′ – which asked schools to take 10 minutes exercise at 10am – […]

A TRALEE woman who saved the lives of many schoolchildren during World War 1 will be remembered in London this summer. Teacher Mary O’Donnell ran into the Upper North Street primary school in the London district of Poplar in 1917 which had been bombed and pulled the children from the burning […]

DARKNESS into Light Tralee will hold a Quiz Night in Kirbys Brogue Inn at 7.30pm on Thursday, February 16, in aid of Pieta House. Last year, the people of Tralee raised an incredible €45,226 for Pieta House, through the ‘Darkness Into Light’ walk in May. Over 3,000 people took part in the emotional walk […]

THE Revenue Commissioners issued a warning yesterday to the public to be aware of an email scam doing the rounds. Various reports have been received that Tralee people have been getting these emails and the public is being urged not to give out any personal information. “This week the Revenue Commissioners have […]

THE  10th annual Maurice Collins Memorial Vintage Day will take place on Easter Sunday, April 16, on the lands of Gerard McCarthy, Banna West Ardfert. This year, the nominated charities are the Palliative Care, University Hospital Kerry, and Down Syndrome Kerry. It promises to be an action-packed event, kicking off with […]

LOVE Literature week 2017 is currently underway at Presentation Secondary school Tralee which is all about promoting the arts in the school. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Feisty Females in Literature”. The inspiration for this week’s events is the poem “Phenomenal Woman. That’s me” by Poet Maya Angelo. All students heard a recording […]

WHATEVER about the Kerry v Mayo clash on Saturday, it seems a Dublin invasion is on the cards for St Patrick’s weekend. With over five weeks to go to the match, there isn’t a hotel bed to be had in town on Saturday, March 18 and you’ll be hard pressed to […]

THERE was great excitement in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Wednesday as the generations  came together to celebrate the annual Grandparents Day was held in the school hall. The occasion is celebrated every year as part of Catholics School Week. This year, a beautiful prayer service was held in the school, where […]

AROUND 300 people attended the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday night at the Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On arrival, guests were welcomed with a […]

KERRY Airport has welcomed Ryanair’s announcement that the airline will commence a new service from Berlin to Kerry in November 2017. The new route will operate twice weekly over the winter months from Berlin Schönefeld SXF, which is located just 22 KM from Berlin City Centre, while excellent road and […]

THEfirst ever Kerry Comic Con is coming to the INEC Killarney on April 1 and 2 and actors behind some of the biggest adventure movies from Hollywood will be attending the event. Guests include John Rhys-Davies from Lord of The Rings, Indiana Jones, and The Shannara Chronicles, and Casper Van […]

COULD Tralee be getting another betting office? Permission is being sought for a new bookmakers on Pembroke Street next door to The Greyhound Bar. Bar One Racing, who don’t have an presence in town yet, want to open an office on the ground floor at number 5 Pembroke Street. Bar One […]

A report from Tralee CBS on the Munster Under 16½ Frewen Cup Quarter-Final against Mercy Mounthawk… Tralee CBS 6-11 Mercy Mounthawk 3-12 Tralee CBS swept past Mounthawk in a humdinger of a Frewen Cup quarter-final mainly thanks to a third quarter goal glut that proved insurmountable to their neighbours. Played […]

COULD this be Aidan O’Mahony’s toughest test yet? The former Kerry star has been in the limelight with announcing his retirement over the past number of weeks and his ‘Dancing With The Stars’ appearances which have proved hugely popular with audiences. Well the popular Garda showed what a great sport he is […]

AWARDS of excellence for supplying the highest quality of milk were presented to twelve Lee Strand farmers at the Lee Strand Milk Quality Awards 2016 last week. Speaking at the awards at held at Lee Strand, John O’Sullivan, General Manager, commented; “I would like to congratulate the 12 Lee Strand monthly milk […]

‘FULL Stop’ is a newly opened bookshop and coffee dock which will be officially launched on February 14, above the 321 Down Syndrome Charity Shop on High Street. It’s part of the expansion of Down Syndrome Kerry’s services and there’s a team of about 18 volunteers who are excited about the […]

STAFF at Tesco in Manor West are set to go on strike on Valentines Day. It’s one of nine stores nationwide that will start industrial action next Tuesday and will continue for an indefinite period. The dispute with the company is over cuts to earnings. The Mandate union which represents 10,000 workers at […]

A CROWD gathered at St John’s Park on Monday evening to remember Brother John Conway and his fellow missionaries who were killed with him in a guerrilla attack 40 years ago in Rhodesia. The memorial was held at the monument dedicated to Br John in the estate. Family and friends of Br John opened […]

TRALEE saw a rise in the number of jobless in January for the second month in a row. The number of people signing on the Live Register rose to 4,552, an increase of 38 on December’s figure. The figure was down 12 percent on January 2016’s number of 5,186. Countywide […]

THE people at Tralee Library have come up with a novel way to get people to broaden their reading interests this month. Are you falling into a pattern of reading the same kinds of books and the same familiar authors over and over again? Cannot read anything but crime? What if […]

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for the driver involved in a hit and run incident on the Tralee-Castlemaine Road. The incident occurred on January 12 near the turn off for Ballygamboon Wood, not far from Castlemaine. The right hand side wing mirror broke off the car. The condition of the road […]

GARDAI are warning the public to watch their pets after an attempt to snatch a dog in Ballyard recently. Two people were seen hanging around in a car in the Beenoskee area of Ballyard. One of the passengers was a juvenile who went into driveways calling for a dog, which […]

A TRALEE couple received an amazing reaction after several media appearances in the last week where they got to show off their innovative business. Joanna and Derek Kelly of Digital Greetings, based at HQ Tralee, featured on Today FM’s Dermot and Dave Show on Monday, TV3’s Ireland AM show on Friday morning and on a feature […]

THERE was over 200 people in The Rose Hotel on Saturday night as families from around north Kerry pitted their wits against each other in aid of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Lixnaw. The school, together with Trendhouse Events, put on a Family Gameshow, based on popular television shows “Family Fortunes” and “Mr & […]

ENERGISE 2017 is an inspiring evening taking place in The Ashe Hotel, Tralee on Friday, February 10, bringing together well-known speakers from sport, fitness and positive psychology. The evening will begin at 6.30pm and is guaranteed to be filled with plenty of content to kick start 2017. Orlagh Winters will be the […]

A TRALEE secondary school student has been selected as a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition. Sally O’Mahony from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk is in with the chance of becoming this year’s overall champion. This year, students were asked to design a Doodle based on the theme of ‘If […]

A report from Tralee CBS on the  Munster Under 18½ Corn Uí Mhuiri Semi-final yesterday in Mallow… Tralee CBS 1-18 Colaiste Críost Rí  1-18 (AET) Tralee CBS and Colaiste Críost Rí will have to do it all again as they could not be separated after extra time following an epic semi-final […]

THE first Crotta O’Neills GAA Social since 2009 took place in the Ballyroe Heights last night and it was an occasion to celebrate youth and remember the achievements of the past. Over 220 of the club faithful sat down for dinner where Club Chairman Paddy Weir did terrific job as MC […]