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THE Perth Rose will feel pretty much at home this Friday when she comes to Tralee this Friday because, well, it is home! Denise Lynch is a native of Ballyseedy and emigrated to Western Australia four years ago with her partner, Diarmaid Casey from Ballymac. The 27 year old and currently completing […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Dermot Crean and Fergus Dennehy visited schools around Tralee in the wake students receiving their Leaving Cert results… IT was D-Day today for hundreds of students all around Tralee this morning as they arrived at their schools to collect the Leaving Certificate results. Many were full of excitement, trepidation and […]

THE Credit Union have picked 26 locations across Ireland to avail of free crepes and coffee for the public and Tralee was one of them. “It’s great way to promote what we do in Tralee Credit Union,” said Suzanne Ennis of Tralee Credit Union. The van created a buzz around […]

LOOKS like it’s a fine day in Dublin too today as the Roses enjoyed an ice-cream with the man who’ll be asking the questions next week. Kerry man Dáithí Ó Sé met the 32 Roses for the annual photo-shoot at the RTE studios in Montrose and it looks like they […]

  THE Donal Walsh ‘LiveLife’ foundation is currently in the midst of organising the third annual ‘Climb Donal’s Mountain’ with all proceeds and funds raised going to the to ‘LiveLife’ Foundation. The climb is organised for September 27 in which over 600 people will come together to hike Mt Brandon in memory […]

  IT has emerged that Kerry defendants contributions to the court poor box accounts for around 40% of the amount collected nationally last year. A total of €883,527 of the €2 million paid out nationally came from court sittings in the county and mainly under the direction of Judge James O’Connor. The […]

A ZUMBATHON is all set to be held this coming Saturday during the Rose of Tralee with all funds raised from the event going straight towards helping out the local ‘Inspired’ group who do great work within the community. The event will be held in the Dome on August 15 from 3-5pm […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are investigating after two teenage girls went door to door claiming to collect money for the Kerry Diocesan Youth Service. The girls, carrying clipboards, went to homes in the Ballyrickard, Kerries and Spa Road areas on Friday and Saturday night and persuaded people to give them money. […]

TWO intrepid Tralee people are taking on a 110km trek this week to raise funds for the Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust. Rachel Boyle from Alderwood Road and Cathal Geary from Caherslee set off this Sunday morning on the gruelling journey which will take them four to five days. “The 110 km long hike […]

    EARLIER in the week we told you about the South Australia Rose and her connections to the Boherbee area of town (click here for story). Well James Hogan got in contact with TraleeToday.ie to tell us about Ballymac’s strong link to Sarah Hogan, who will be representing Boston New […]

SOUTHPAW is definitely a film that doesn’t hold back, with the film akin to going toe to toe for 12 rounds in the ring yourself such is the range of emotions on offer throughout the film. The plot to the film is a simple one; it follows the story of […]

MANY Tralee people will make their way out to Killorglin for Puck Fair when it gets underway on Monday. A YouTube clip of the ancient fair has recently surfaced, that harks back to the good old days of ‘Paddywhackery’ implied by our friends in dear Britannia. The British Movietone, Youtube channel […]

A Coffee morning event aims to brew up funds for Kerry Hospice Foundation next month. Tv and Radio broadcaster, Claire Byrne, helped launch Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning which takes place on Thursday, September 17. In 2014, €35,606 was raised from coffee mornings held across Kerry, this year the Kerry Hospice are […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society are currently gearing up to host their ‘Third Annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition’ here in town which will be held on August 22  at the Brandon hotel. The exhibition will from 11am till 5pm on the day and will feature a whole host of both entertainment and […]

PLANS for New Reconciliation Window in St. Johns Plans have been announced for a new stained glass window in St. John’s Catholic Church, Tralee which is renowned for its church art. It will be the first window to be installed in over 60 years. Story continued below… The new stained […]

  A STAND-OFF between gardaí and a woman wielding a knife, is continuing at a shop in Lower According to sources a woman carrying a knife entered a Yusuf Spice Halal shop on Castle Street this afternoon. Gardai were called to the scene and are now negotiating with the woman […]

THE Dublin Horse Show is a happy hunting ground for Carol Kennelly, as a woman wearing one of her creations won Most Creative Hat at Ladies Day yesterday. Linda Morrison from Dublin wore one of the Tralee designer’s pieces and won the first prize at the show. Linda picked up €1,000 worth of Great […]

THE Dome will be rocking next month when 12 couples battle it out for the ‘Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing 2015’ title. The 24 fleet-footed movers gathered for a photoshoot on Thursday night at the club’s base in Connolly Park and judging by the laughter and craic there, they’re having […]

TWO Tralee hotels are in the running for  prestigious 2015 Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal awards. Ballyseede Castle Hotel and Ballygarry House Hotel are nominated in the Ireland’s Country House and Guest House and the Ireland’s Four Star Hotel categories respectively. Running for more than two decades, the Hotel & Catering Review Gold […]

  THREE pilot whales were left stranded on a Brandon Bay beach this morning. Thankfully though, due to the rescue work carried out by a group of locals and tourists, the whales were returned to the sea safely. There is concern however that the whales are beginning to come ashore once […]

ONE Tralee woman is going all out to help raise awareness of an illness, which has personally affected her own life, but which is not very well known amongst the general public. Paula Walsh, originally from the Connolly Park area, will be holding a coffee and cake morning from 10.30am-12.30pm […]

  THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital last month, was up 38% on the 2014 figure according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The 98 patients is the highest number for July since records began 2006 – the year when the INMO began recording the information – and 300% […]

WE know who the people of Boherbee will be supporting in the upcoming Rose of Tralee competition. Mitchels woman, Claire Connolly, got in touch with us to tell us about this year’s South Australia Rose, Chelsea Thursby-Milovanovic’s connections to Tralee. She takes up the story… “Chelsea’s granddad, Paddy Connolly, was born […]

AN IT Tralee lecturer will see his documentary on an Irish doctor who survived the bombing of Nagasaki, released nationally tomorrow in selected cinemas throughout Ireland. Bob Jackson – who has been lecturing at the IT Tralee for nine years since 2006 – shot and created a film called ‘A Doctor’s Sword’. The documentary […]

THE global food producer Kerry Group with its headquarters in Tralee has recorded revenues of €3bn in the first half of this year. This translates as a revenue profit increase of 4.7% and they are expecting growth for the year to be between 6-9 per cent. Trading profit also increased by […]

KERRY North/West Limerick Labour Deputy Arthur Spring is encouraging parents in Kerry to give their views on how best to reform the childcare system, all as part of the new Labour Party campaign. Deputy Spring is asking people to partake in a short online questionnaire and submit their thoughts on […]

MAY God have mercy on our souls! The now world-famous giant Minion that worked its way loose last week and attacked traffic in Santry is currently getting patched up and is all set to make an appearance at this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival. According to a spokesman from Funderland quoted in the Irish […]

A FORMER Tralee Dynamos FC player has been chosen to take the next step in his sporting and academic career with a top ranking American college soccer team. Annascaul native, Cian Kennedy, is joining one of the top ranked National Collegiate Athletic Associations (NCAA) Division 1 Men’s Soccer teams, the University of San Diego’s […]

  ANTI Water Charge campaigners and protesters will again highlight their defiance of Irish Water and the Government with an intention to burn their bills in public next week. The local Right2Water movement have organised the event for next Wednesday August 12 at 7pm in the Square in what is sure to attract […]

  QUINLAN’S Fish, who have a shop in Tralee, are celebrating after winning three star golds in the prestigious Great Taste 2015 judging. Quinlan’s Fish based in Cahersiveen, took three-star golds for its smoked Irish Organic Salmon and its Smoked Irish Organic Salmon cured with Irish Atlantic Sea Salt. Top […]