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Ballybunion Ranked In Top Five Surfing Destinations In Ireland

Ballybunion Ranked In Top Five Surfing Destinations In Ireland

June 9, 2015 at 10:04 am Comments are Disabled

BALLYBUNION has been named amongst the best of the best in terms of summer getaway destinations for surfing. The area has been ranked fifth best in the country as a surfing spot by leading surf travel provider ‘surfholidays.com’ who ranked what they considered to be the best places to surf […]

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Heartless Thieves Strike Charity Shop And Cause Hundreds Of Euros Worth Of Damage

Heartless Thieves Strike Charity Shop And Cause Hundreds Of Euros Worth Of Damage

June 8, 2015 at 5:09 pm 1 comment

  HEARTLESS thieves hit a charity shop for hundreds of euro and caused hundreds more worth of damage during a break-in last night. The Manager at Kingdom Care Charity Shop at the Mart Buildings in Mounthawk, arrived at the shop this morning and was greeted with the awful sight. Around €200 […]

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Tralee Filmmaker Wins Award At Limerick Festival

Tralee Filmmaker Wins Award At Limerick Festival

June 8, 2015 at 3:23 pm Comments are Disabled

  A TRALEE filmmaker won an award at the Limerick Film Festival at the weekend. ‘Sineater’, created by Bertie Brosnan, and filmed in Tralee, picked up the ‘Best Camera’ award at the festival. It’s more good news after the movie was taken by Bertie to the Cannes Film Festival for the second […]

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Sun Shines On Great Day For Donal Walsh 6km Challenge

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Sun Shines On Great Day For Donal Walsh 6km Challenge

June 8, 2015 at 2:44 pm Comments are Disabled

HUNDREDS of runners and walkers turned out on Sunday in beautiful weather and perfect running conditions, to take part in the annual ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’. There was excitement and anticipation on the faces of the competitors, both young and old, as they geared up for the start of the event, a […]

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PHOTOS: Smiles All Around As Medieval Force Invades Ardfert

PHOTOS: Smiles All Around As Medieval Force Invades Ardfert

June 8, 2015 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

ARDFERT village was the scene of a huge medieval and viking invasion on Sunday as hordes of knights, princesses and all sorts of wonderful characters descended on the area to enjoy the trappings of the ‘Medieval Festival’. The festival was celebrating the Feast of St Brendan which saw certain sections […]

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The Tidy Towns Judges Are Coming…Is Tralee Looking Its Best For Them?

The Tidy Towns Judges Are Coming…Is Tralee Looking Its Best For Them?

June 8, 2015 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE could win the 2015 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition but it’s up to the people of Tralee to play their part, according to the Chairman of Towards a Better Tralee, Cllr Sam Locke. The judges will visit Tralee next week to scrutinise a number of areas in the town and […]

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PHOTOS: More Glamour From The Kerry Women In Business Awards Night

PHOTOS: More Glamour From The Kerry Women In Business Awards Night

June 7, 2015 at 10:31 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a night of winners, style and great fun at the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards on Friday night. Yesterday we brought you all the winners from the night and some amazing style (click here for previous story). “The Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards […]

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Looking Forward To A Bark In The Park

Looking Forward To A Bark In The Park

June 7, 2015 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

  THERE’S almost 101 reasons to head down to the Féile na mBláth festival in the Town Park, but dog lovers may just need one. Sponsored by Kelliher’s Mills in association with Animal Net Kerry, the Féile na mBláth dog show, which is always a hit, is back again this year. […]

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Amanda Jones, Rita Fitzgibbon, Edel Lawlor, Clodagh O'Sullivan, Stacey Scannell and Brogan O'Sullivan  at the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Stylish Celebration Of Kerry Businesswomen In Ballyroe

June 6, 2015 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

THE inaugural Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards took place last night and what an event it was! The black tie gala ceremony was held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and around 350 people witnessed a host of winners receive accolades on the night. Organized by Margaret Brick, Editor of Connect Magazine, […]

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PHOTOS: Moyderwell School Gets Active

PHOTOS: Moyderwell School Gets Active

June 6, 2015 at 11:02 am Comments are Disabled

  MOYDERWELL National school was full of hustle and bustle this week as pupils and teachers alike took part in the school’s active week. The Department of Education and Skills and Healthy Ireland encourage all schools to organise an Active School Week as part of their annual school calendar. On […]

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Emergency Services Join Forces For Charity Cycle

Emergency Services Join Forces For Charity Cycle

June 6, 2015 at 10:51 am Comments are Disabled

  THE EMERGENCY services of Kerry will come together on Saturday, June 13, for their seventh annual cycle for charity…and they’re looking for cyclists to join them. The cycle is a highly anticipated event for members of the Gardai, Fire and Ambulance services in town, as it’s the only time they […]

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Tralee Man Plays His Cards Right To Win Nearly €400,000 In Online Poker

Tralee Man Plays His Cards Right To Win Nearly €400,000 In Online Poker

June 5, 2015 at 3:24 pm Comments are Disabled

  A TRALEE man who played online poker on a major online betting company’s website yesterday, ended up winning a sum believed to be in the region of €390,000. The man, believed to be aged in his late 30s and from the Rockies’ side of town, was playing the game over a period […]

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VIDEO: Kerry Accent Ranks Sixth Best In The Country In Website Poll

June 5, 2015 at 3:13 pm Comments are Disabled

  A RECENT poll conducted by website, ‘The Sliced Pan’, to find the best accent in the country, has resulted in a  very respectable finish for the dulcet tones of Kerry as we took home 6th place. Only Donegal, Galway, Cork, Derry and Roscommon finished ahead of us in the poll, conducted by […]

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What’s Available In The Tralee Jobs Market This Week?

What’s Available In The Tralee Jobs Market This Week?

June 5, 2015 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

With more good news on the jobs front in the past few weeks, we had a look the Tralee Local Employment Service Newsletter to see what positions are available in and around the town. Here is the list of ten positions that are available for applications at the moment: • Painter required […]

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New Down Syndrome Kerry Centre In Tralee To Be ‘More Than Just A Shop’

New Down Syndrome Kerry Centre In Tralee To Be ‘More Than Just A Shop’

June 5, 2015 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

THE Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) organisation are currently in the middle of preparations for opening their new charity centre here in town, with hopes that the new set-up will prove to be much more than just a shop. The centre will be located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School […]

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New Era For Festival On A Bittersweet Day For The Henggelers

New Era For Festival On A Bittersweet Day For The Henggelers

June 5, 2015 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

IT was an exciting, yet poignant, day for Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler on Thursday, as they officially became the owners of the Fels Point Hotel. A large group of family and friends joined hotel staff and members of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, to celebrate the signing of the contracts transferring […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Unprovoked Assault On Castle Street

Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Unprovoked Assault On Castle Street

June 5, 2015 at 9:56 am Comments are Disabled

GARDAÍ in Tralee are appealing for information after a young man suffered an unprovoked assault in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 21 year old man needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted in the Castle Street area between 1.30am-2am. An investigation is underway and Gardaí are appealing for […]

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Eircom Announce Investment In High-Speed Broadband For Rural Kerry

Eircom Announce Investment In High-Speed Broadband For Rural Kerry

June 4, 2015 at 4:49 pm Comments are Disabled

  RURAL areas in rural areas around Tralee and all over Kerry are to get greater broadband services announced Eircom today. Minister Jimmy Deenihan has welcomed Eircom’s announcement that they are to significantly expand access to high speed fibre broadband in rural Ireland benefiting a number of areas in Kerry. In Kerry, […]

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Valentia Island Observatory.

Valentia Observatory Recorded Two Earthquakes Last Weekend

June 4, 2015 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

  TWO “significant earthquakes” were recorded last weekend at Valentia Observatory. But don’t worry, they both occurred thousands of miles away on the Alaskan Peninsula and off the Japanese Coast. Thankfully, no casualties have been reported, but maybe a few sheep were awakened when the shocks rumbled their way to south Kerry. According […]

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The Omniplex cinema on Dan Spring Road.

Local Carers To Get Free Entry To Omniplex Tralee

June 4, 2015 at 11:05 am Comments are Disabled

  LOCAL carers will get free cinema entry from Monday to Thursdays in all Omniplex cinemas throughout Ireland, including the Tralee venue on the Dan Spring Road. Omniplex, which is the largest cinema chain in the country have paired with the ‘Carers Association’ to help those that are being cared for […]

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VIDEO: 12 Hours In The Life Of Denny Street…In Just Over A Minute

VIDEO: 12 Hours In The Life Of Denny Street…In Just Over A Minute

June 4, 2015 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

  A NEW video has recently been uploaded to YouTube showing the hustle and bustle of life on one of our main streets over a 12-hour period. Denny Street gets the timelapse treatment in the one minute, 13 seconds clip that shows the 12-hours from 6.30am to 6.30pm on Friday May 29, all filmed […]

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PHOTOS: Students Report Positive Start To Exams

PHOTOS: Students Report Positive Start To Exams

June 4, 2015 at 10:12 am Comments are Disabled

WEDNESDAY was D-Day for almost 4,000 students here in Kerry as they nervously sat down to take the first exams of the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate. TraleeToday.ie was out and about yesterday afternoon to talk to some of the students as they finished English Paper 1, the traditional opener of the […]

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Kerry GAA’s US Fundraising Trip Grosses $1.15m

Kerry GAA’s US Fundraising Trip Grosses $1.15m

June 4, 2015 at 9:50 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry GAA fundraising venture grossed $1,150,000, bringing the Kerry County Board close to the €6m needed to get the Centre of Excellence and training facility at Currans off the ground. The final net figure (less expenses) from the golf outings and special events in New York, Chicago and Boston hasn’t been finalised yet […]

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Gardaí Investigate Break-ins At Multi-Storey Car Parks

Gardaí Investigate Break-ins At Multi-Storey Car Parks

June 3, 2015 at 3:00 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are investigating break-ins at two multi-storey car parks in town. The car parks at Maine Street and Edward Street were broken into in the early hours of this morning in incidents the Gardaí believe are connected. No arrests have been made thus far. Damage was caused to the parking […]

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Relaxation Day Fundraiser To Be Held For Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre

Relaxation Day Fundraiser To Be Held For Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre

June 3, 2015 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL day-care centre is calling on the goodwill of the community as it looks to raise funds to help build a new garden. Baile Mhuire Day Centre in Balloonagh is the centre hoping to complete the project which they hope will be enjoyed the elderly residents of the centre. […]

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The Search Is On To Find Kerry’s Best Young Entrepreneur

The Search Is On To Find Kerry’s Best Young Entrepreneur

June 3, 2015 at 11:18 am Comments are Disabled

The ‘Kerry’s Best Entrepreneur’ campaign was recently launched with an allotment of €50,000 to be awarded to the three winners from the county. The competition is run by ‘LEO Kerry’ and is the regional part of a larger national competition to find ‘Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’. This regional section is open […]

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At the launch of the Jamie Wrenn walk, were front, from left: Deirdre Quinn, Mary Lynch, Sandra Finn. Maire Sullivan, Dara Rohan, Mike Keane, Jimmy Ryan and Ted Moynihan. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Jamie To Be Remembered At Charity Walk For Hospice

June 3, 2015 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

PEOPLE from Castlegregory and beyond  will keep up a long-standing tradition when they take part in the Jamie Wrenn Walk on Saturday, July 25. Back in 1999, Castlegregory man Jamie Wrenn, began a charity walk in aid of cancer that has become a long standing tradition. A cancer sufferer himself, […]

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The Story Of Kerry’s ‘King Of The Mountains’ Told In New Book

The Story Of Kerry’s ‘King Of The Mountains’ Told In New Book

June 3, 2015 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

THE life of one of the Kerry’s most storied and intriguing athletes has been told in a new book. ‘Tough as Leather’ is written by Con Dennehy on the life of runner, John Lenihan, a man forged on the slopes of Kerry mountains who went and conquered the world. John Lenihan, […]

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Scoil Naomh Erc, Glenderry, take part in National WOW Day 2015.

Glenderry Kids Make Strides For Healthier Living

June 3, 2015 at 9:59 am Comments are Disabled

SCOIL Naomh Erc, Glenderry, held an action day on Thursday last to support the Greenschools, Active Schools and Health Promoting Schools Programmes. Pupils from Green-Schools all over Ireland come together during National Walk to School Week to show their support for a greener, healthier environment by encouraging pupils, parents and teachers to walk to […]

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Patrick Moriarty from Tralee, Co. Kerry has won €2,000 in the Crack the Code game on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge game show on RTE on Saturday 30th May 2015. Pictured at the presentation of prizes are from left to right: Ronan Leech, Marketing Development Manager, The National Lottery; Ornagh Ferris, the winning recipient who played on behalf of Patrick Moriarty, and The Million Euro Challenge Host Nicky Byrne. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

Tralee Player Wins €2,000 On National Lottery Gameshow

June 2, 2015 at 4:28 pm Comments are Disabled

  A TRALEE man is celebrating a nice windfall after winning €2,000 on ‘The Million Euro Challenge’ game show over the weekend. Patrick Moriarty from Tralee, was chosen to part in the ‘Crack the Code’ game on the show, which took place on Saturday May 30. Mr Moriarty was unable to be present […]

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