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AS the shadow of The Ring of Kerry cycle looms large for countless participants, this story of two men who did almost the equivalent of five Ring of Kerry cycles in five days will put Saturday’s cycle into perspective. Joe Moriarty and Ray Moynihan, cycled a total of 750k in […]

MEMBERS of the local ‘Inspired Project’ have been helping to make the town a little more colourful as they busy themselves tending to the flower boxes all around the town. The group were out yesterday as they watered and managed all the various flower boxes that are now in many […]

PÁIDÍ Ó SÉ featured in the last episode of the current series of RTE’s Legacy series about mammoth personalities from Irish life who have passed on. Twitter was alive with chitter-chatter about the former great and the imprint he left on the GAA landscape. Here’s just some of the tweets […]

  SIAMSA Tire will be hosting their next ‘Silver Screen’ outing this  Wednesday July 1, when ‘My Old Lady’ will be shown at 2pm. The film showing is all part of the silver screening campaign by Kerry Film Festival where during the first Wednesday of each month Kerry Film Festival presents […]

  THE story of Páidí Ó Sé takes centre stage on RTE One tonight as the life of the great Ventry man is set to be examined in the last episode of the current series of ‘Legacy’. The one hour programme, starting at 9.35pm, will look at the life of one of Gaelic football’s […]

THRONGS of people made there way to Kilflynn on Sunday for the second annual Enchanted Fairy Festival held in the village. The Kilflynn Fairy Council  teamed up with the local fairies, elves and magical characters to bring this festival to life for families. Young kids marvelled at the sight of […]

BLENNERVILLE National School and the Run The Kingdom teamed for their annual road race together on Sunday and what a great morning it was. Hundreds of participants young and old came out in Blennerville on sunny day where after the race they were treated to a barbecue along with fun and games for […]

THE pupils at Moyderwell had a busy end to the school year and were up to their video-making shenanigans again. They decided to enter a Radio Kerry birthday competition and created a video of their version of the hit song Cheerleader from OMI. “Great fun was had, and is an ideal way to […]

  IT was a case of celebrations all around today as local athletes returned from the ‘International Childrens Games’ that was held in Holland over the past week. They brought with them a fantastic total of ten medals as they returned home to a fine reception from parents and friends who had bravely […]

  THE Castleisland-based Build4Life organisation today received €250,000 in National Lottery funding towards the funding of isolated inpatient children’s beds in Cork University Hospital, but the ward is still closed much to the dismay of the organisation The grant comes as the Irish Examiner reports that staffing shortages are delaying the opening […]

THE weather stayed fine for a weekend of great racing at Ballybeggan, but it failed to bring big crowds to the racecourse. Punters enjoyed two days at the Kerry International Horse and Pony Racing event, while families were well catered for with children’s play facilities and a bouncy castle. However, it […]

GARDAÍ are looking for the public’s help after two Tralee businesses were broken into last week. On Thursday night/Friday morning, between midnight and 7am, a rock was used to smash the glass on the door of Spotless Dry Cleaners in Oakpark. The thief gained entry and took the cash register. Then […]

TWO Rose of Tralee escorts with strong local links have been put through their paces as they competed in the rigorous ‘Rose of Tralee Boot Camp’ for escorts. Shane Kenny who is an architect based in the Spa and Nicholas Gogarty, an accountant, originally from Lurgan, with ‘Kerry Group’ were among the group […]

FUZION Communications, founded by Tralee businesswoman Deirdre Waldron, has been announced as the winner of the Best Public Affairs Campaign at the prestigious Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) Awards 2015, for its work with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) on a public awareness campaign last year. The announcement was made at the […]

MEMBERS of the Tralee District of the Chernobyl Children’s Fund (CCF) were on hand to welcome 14 children to town yesterday. The children from the village of Kozhan in the contaminated area of Southern Belarus arrived on Sunday for a four week way stay in Kerry, which is designed to boost […]

THERE was a great turnout for ‘The Voice Of Tralee’ on Saturday night. The fundraiser in aid of the Recovery Haven drew around 350 people who saw ‘The Supremes’ scoop the title (see previous story and photos here). Mary Higgins, Ann Drury Kahraman and Karyn Moriarty had the crowd in […]

  THE holy grail may have eluded the senior team this year, but the Under 14s from the Rock have captured the All-Ireland title this evening in Wexford. The Austin Stacks U14 youngsters are the best in the land as they won the Division 1 Féile na nÓg title against Naomh […]

THE sky may have been gloomy but the atmosphere was altogether upbeat at the Wetlands on Saturday for a rock concert which was streamed live online. Artists from all over Kerry and beyond played on the island on the centre of the lake, while students from the Kerry ETB Broadcast, […]

THERE was a great turnout last night in Kirby’s Brogue Inn for the launch of the new DVD ‘The Origins Of Kerry Step Dance’. The DVD, which shares the history of where modern Irish dance originated through a beautiful mix of music, dance and stories that will delight all lovers of the […]

  OVER 100 people turned up on beautiful Banna Beach on Friday evening for the ‘Celebration of Light’. The event, which is one of the Recovery Haven’s biggest fundraisers of the year, is held to give an opportunity for all those whose lives have been touched by cancer to come together […]

THE annual Tralee Rotary Club President’s night took place at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night and saw a new President take the chain of office. Derry O’Sullivan’s final official function as President of the Rotary Club was to hand over the chain of office to incoming President elect for 2015/2016 Richard Bono. Members […]

  TraleeToday.ie’s Fergus Dennehy writes about his favourite running route around town…  AS only a recent convert to the running phenomenon, this writer never thought that he’d be writing about his favourite route to run. My current favourite  is an approximate five-miler that starts from the Aqua Dome car park […]

Met Eireann is predicting good sunny spells, decent temperatures and it’s looking really good for early next week…Saturday though may be a problem. Though the weather has not yet hit the heights experienced in the last two summers, with temperatures expected to rise out of the teens next week, it’s a […]

BLENNERVILLE school staff and pupils gave a great send-off to the St Pat’s Under 14 side in their quest for glory this weekend. The squad departed Blennerville just after 9am on Friday and pupils from the local school came out to line the bridge in the red and white colours to wish them […]

It’s a really busy weekend in and around Tralee with loads of family entertainment to enjoy. Here’s six things you can get up to… FRIDAY 1. CELEBRATION OF LIGHT: Friday night will see the return of a very special event as Recovery Haven holds their now annual ‘Celebration of Light’ event at […]

TWELVE new Garda cars will be arriving in Kerry this year. Already six have been issued in the county with a further six to hit the roads of Kerry in the coming weeks. In addition to this 2015 allocation, €27.5 million was invested in new Garda vehicles nationally between 2012 and […]

A CHINESE cultural festival will take place in Tralee next month centred around an exhibition and performance by a popular Chinese music group. The festival, taking place from July 25-19, will be attended by the vice governor of Zhejiang province, Jiwei Zheng and the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Jianguo Xu, and will serve […]

THE ‘Friends Of Kerry General Hospital’ are preparing to host their annual fundraising night to help procure specialised equipment for use in the hospital. The Benefit Night will be held on Friday, July 3 at the Tralee Greyhound Stadium, with 10 high class races on the cards for spectators, the first race starting at 7.55pm. […]

IT’S the biggest show to ever come out of our shores and with rumours of a sixth Love/Hate series hitting our screens next year, the news that a major star is coming to Killorglin this weekend is sure to cause quite the reaction among his many fans. Robert Sheehan, famous for playing […]

ONE Tralee man will certainly need all the  energy that he can muster when competing in the ‘Energia 24 Hour Race’ in Belfast on July 17/18. Mitchels area native, Tom Foley, will put his endurance to the test when he takes to the 400m long Mary Peters’ Track where he will attempt to […]