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AS dust began to settle on the Tralee winning five-in-row Tidy Town gold medals, community groups and council members were in jubilant spirits on Tuesday afternoon as they gathered for a photo. “We are very proud,” said Frank Hartnett of Kerry County Council at the Clashlehane Roundabout at the entrance to town. […]

CAKES and buns were out in force at Tralee Garda Station where a coffee morning fundraiser was held for three-year-old Ceejay McCardle, from Castleblaney, Co.Monaghan who is who is fighting childhood leukaemia. Ceejay became the youngest member of An Garda Síochána in June when he graduated from Garda College in […]

EIGHT jobs will be lost when a town centre shoe shop closes in November. Shoe Zone, at the Tralee Shopping Centre, is being closed as part of a rationalisation plan by its UK parent company. The shop is in a prime location on Bridge Street, so hopefully will not be vacant […]

THE Kerry 24/12/6 Hour Endurance Race took place over the weekend with nearly 70 people taking part. While some opted for the six and 12 hour races, most took part in the 24 hour option which saw them run around the 0.75 mile loop around the Town Park from 12 noon on […]

KERRY GAA are to be contacted in relation to, what is effectively, an outdoor Kerry GAA museum at Austin Stack Park. Sinn Féin Cllr Toireasa Ferris proposed the a motion at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District at Kerry County Council on Monday. Cllr Ferris said the triangular area of land opposite Austin […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help in relation to an incident of criminal damage at a house in an estate in town at the weekend. Late Saturday night/Sunday morning, at about 1.30am in Fountain Court, there was damage done to a front door. No entry was gained to the house, […]

AS we told you earlier today, Tralee has retained its Tidy Towns gold medal it won in 2012 and has kept ever since. Tributes have been flowing in from Mayor of Tralee, Terry O’Brien and others for the amazing work done by Tidy Tralee, Kerry County Council, Team Bramble and others […]

TRALEE has retained its Gold Medal status again in the national Tidy Towns Competition making it five in a row. Listowel won Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town for the second consecutive year. Killarney, Kenmare, Sneem, and Listowel also received gold medals. Knightstown and Portmagee secured bronze. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien, got word from […]

THERE was a fantastic fun event at CBS The Green on Sunday as hundreds gathered for the second annual 5k and 3k family fun runs. Earlier we brought you the winners and photos from the event (click here for previous images). Here’s the second part of our coverage…    

OVER 400 people of all ages pounded the roads this afternoon in  CBS The Green’s second annual 5k and 3k fun runs. The event was a fundraiser for the school’s all-weather pitch, which is currently under construction and there was a great atmosphere at the school, where Kerry football and hurling […]

THE rain stayed away for the most part at an annual fundraising walk in Blennerville early this afternoon. The Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk took place from St Pat’s GAA Club with families gathering just before noon in the sunshine. All proceeds of the walk will go to the Palliative Care Unit /Kerry […]

RAIN? What rain? Met Eireann predicted it would be blustery and showery but (apart from the very odd bit of rain) it stayed dry so people could travel around and enjoy the cookery demos and taste trail around town during Saturday afternoon. Crowds enjoyed some delicious fare in the artisan […]

THERE were a lot of women left Bridget Jones-less last night in town, as a power failure resulted in the Tralee Omniplex having to close for the evening. The power went off in the Fels Point area leaving hundreds of customers disappointed at missing Ben Hur, The Magnificent Seven and other offerings. However, […]

THE importance of healthy lifestyle choices was the main lesson at Spa NS last Friday as the school hosted their annual ‘Health and Fitness’ day. As part of the school’s participation in the European Week of Sport and in association with National Fitness Day, a wide variety of activities were organised […]

DELICIOUS platters of seafood greeted visitors upstairs in Kirbys Brogue Inn last night to kick off a weekend of culinary events in Tralee. Spa Seafoods laid on salmon terrine, oysters, crab claws and much more, washed down by a glass of Guinness and those present really enjoyed the fare at the […]

PUPILS , parents and teachers of Tralee Educate Together National School participated in a walk around the woods at the back of their school on Thursday as part of European Mobility Week. The event which was funded by a grant through Tralee Active Travel and Kerry County Council was a tremendous […]

THERE was great news for the town this afternoon as it’s been announced that it will once again host the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí next year. This year’s event back in May was a huge success and brought thousands of people to the town over the five days of concerts, sessions and competitions, creating […]

THE pupils, parents and teachers of Moyderwell Mercy Primary School left the books and pencils behind as they participated in Walk a Mile with A Smile around Tralee Town Park on Thursday. This was an event organised in conjunction with Tralee Active Travel and Kerry County Council as part of European […]

Kilmoyley and Ballyduff have it all to do again in Saturday’s Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC final replay at Austin Stack Park (throw-in 5pm). Mike O’Halloran ponders how it will go… THE lyrics of the old Johnny Nash song go; “There are more questions than answers and the more I find out the […]

ELMA Walsh of the Donal Walsh Livelife Foundation will launch a fundraising book for Pieta House at the Meadowlands Hotel this Saturday evening. ‘Pedal The Planet’, a book detailing the extraordinary and inspirational story of how Breifne Earley stepped back from the brink of suicide, redesigned his life and became […]

MINISTER for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D. has appointed Mr. Lionel Alexander as Chairperson of the Governing Body of the Institute of Technology, Tralee. Mr. Alexander has been selected by the Minister having come through the process run by the Public Appointments Service. The appointment is for a period of five years. Continued below…   […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Kerry from midnight tonight until noon tomorrow. So hopefully it won’t be too bad for people to get out and about for the Tralee Food Festival and the hurling final that afternoon/evening. The warning was issued for Galway, Mayo, Cork and Kerry where […]

  KERINS O’Rahillys and Dr Crokes Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship quarter final on Saturday, October 1, has been brought forward to 1.30pm in light of the replayed All-Ireland final. It also means the second game on the double-bill in Austin Stack Park between South Kerry and Dingle will throw in […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students had a great time at the National Ploughing Championships at Screggan, Tullamore on Wednesday. A group of 42 Transition Years joined their teacher Dónal Breathnach on the bus at 6.30am for what has become an annual adventure for the students. They were part of an attendance of 111,000 on day […]

A KERRY county councillor claims that a missing Ballybunion man was turned away by University Hospital Kerry before he disappeared. Sinn Fein Councillor Robert Beasley is calling for an inquiry into University Hospital Kerry policy, after the disappearance of Willie Mulvihill at the end of August. “My main difficulty is in relation to […]

KERRY  County Council has recently agreed to provide funding of €10,000 annually to the Kerry-Cork Health Link Bus which provides transport for patients from Kerry attending Cork University Hospital. Cllr Donal Grady, who proposed the donation, said he was delighted to have put forward the suggestion of this financial support for […]

A SPACE museum, micro-brewery and events centre were just a few of the ideas put forward from members of the public who gathered for two workshops in the Brandon Hotel on Tuesday to discuss plans and pitch ideas for the old Denny factory site near the Island of Geese which is due to […]

BASKETBALL, football, book launches, signings and a TV appearance are all booked into Kieran Donaghy’s schedule over the next month. The Austin Stacks man is to appear on ‘The Late Late Show’  the day after the launch of  his autobiography, ‘What Do You Think Of That?’. The book will hit […]

ONE of the coolest features on Google Maps is the ability to zoom in and scan around streets and buildings in 3D. Google first brought in this feature in 2006 and finally ten years later Tralee has been given the 3D Google Maps experience. The feature allows the user to […]

  EDUCATION and Training Boards Ireland is hoping that a Community National School will be established in Kerry by 2018. Community National Schools (CNS) are state-funded, multidenominational schools which were established in 2008 on a pilot basis. There are now 11 Community National Schools (CNS) in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, […]