KERRY College will hold the first in a series of live information webinar events on Tuesday, May 11 at 7pm. The event will feature staff, learners and graduates. Participating on the night will be teachers and current students to talk of their experiences with Kerry College and to answer any […]

THERE has been a call for action to be taken by the Government to tackle the waiting list for driving tests in Kerry. Labour Party activist, Ben Slimm from Tralee and Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly have both spoken about the issue calling for immediate action. Figures released to […]

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership is calling on experts in creativity and facilitation to join an online listing. It is envisaged that listing creatives online will help communities to engage creative skillsets to help child and youth participation in creative activities. Established in May 2019 the LCYP has been working […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were two additional deaths and 383 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 13.5 per 100,000 people. There have been 20 cases reported in […]

GARDAI are investigating a number of separate criminal damage and burglary incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. On Monday, April 26, between 11pm and the following morning, a car window was damaged when a rock was thrown at through it in the Doon North area of Tralee. […]

THERE was a huge rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to April 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). However, this increase was due to the COVID pandemic and the lockdown in place in the country in April […]

CASTLEISLAND Community College has scooped the overall award for the Construction Industry Federation’s ‘Design a Home for Everyone’ competition. The community college was selected over the other finalists at the first CIF’s Design a Home for Everyone Awards ceremony that saw its “No Man is an Island” entry edged out […]

TWO teams from CBS The Green in Tralee emerged victorious from the Kerry regional final of the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge last Wednesday and now will go forward to the Grand Final tomorrow. The Money Smarts final, comprising six rounds of money related questions and puzzles, saw the […]

KERRY is seeking to retain its position as one of the safest destinations in Ireland to visit as it rolls out its new updated Safe Destination Programme for 2021 to coincide with the gradual reopening of society and the economy. Kerry County Council and its tourism and training partners are […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that March was a very busy month for property sales around Tralee with 37 transactions taking place fetching a total of €6,812,333. The properties that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs […]

KERRY businesses are invited to apply for the Virgin Media ‘Backing Business’ Initiative. The Initiative, in collaboration with Digital Business Ireland (DBI), Permanent TSB, Milk Bottle Labs and Munster Local Enterprise Offices, is a €100,000 programme to select and support five businesses across the Munster region with bespoke digital transformation packages. […]

AN announcement of €1,413, 750 in funding has been made for four of Kerry’s fishery harbour centres. The funding is part of the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme which provides finances for safety, maintenance and new development works of the fisheries and seafood processing sectors nationwide. Dingle […]

Did you enjoy the dry weather this weekend? Well unfortunately it comes to halt this tomorrow. A Status Yellow Wind and Rain warning has been issued for Kerry as well as Clare, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford. We can expect unseasonably wet and windy weather on […]

A LOCAL business in Tralee raised an amazing €11,705 for two cancer charities by staff taking part in a ‘Shave Or Dye’ challenge on Good Friday. Kellihers Crash Repair at Rathass in Tralee raised the  much needed funds for Recovery Haven and Comfort for Chemo Kerry who collected their cheques […]

KERRY County Council issued 335 fines to motorists for parking on footpaths in 2020. The figure was revealed at the Kerry Joint Policing Committee online meeting on Friday. Kerry Green Party Chairman, Anluan Dunne, had issued a question asking what measures gardaí and Kerry County Council are taking in Kerry […]

CONCERNS were expressed about crime and policing in Tralee Town Park at the online meeting of the Kerry Joint Policing Committee meeting on Friday afternoon. A question was submitted by Chris O’Shea from Tralee asking what were the gardai doing about “open drug dealing and drinking sessions in our Town […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’m doing my Leaving Certificate this year and plan to go to college in the autumn. How do I apply for a student grant?  Answer: Student Universal Support […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some fine films for you to enjoy over the coming days on RTE and TG4… Another Bank Holiday, so soon after the last, means more film goodies for the family to enjoy…and thankfully, there is a fine selection! The outstanding stars of the Despicable […]

THE Lee Strand & An Riocht AC Family Fun Virtual 5K is taking place this May Bank Holiday Weekend. Everyone is welcome to take part, families or individuals of all levels, walkers, joggers or runners. To register for the Lee Strand & An Riocht Family Fun Virtual 5K Challenge visit […]

A SPECIFIED District Policing Plan to be put in place during the summer months in the Tralee District it was revealed at the online meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Friday. Tralee MD Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked would additional Garda resources be made available in the district in the […]

THE latest data on crime in the county was revealed at the Joint Policing Committee meeting held online on Friday afternoon. Kerry Division Chief Supt Eileen Foster gave a rundown on the crime statistics for the first quarter of 2021, based on data available on the Garda PULSE system as […]

CRUINNIÚ na nÓg, Ireland’s day of creativity for children and young people, returns on June 12 with a number of events planned online. Kerry County Council’s Arts Office is in the final stages of planning and co-ordinating this year’s exciting programme. Like last year, in light of current restrictions, all […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were four additional deaths and 545 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 18.3 per 100,000 people. There have been 27 cases reported in the […]

A LOCAL fashion designer has worked with international pop stars on their new music video which went online today. Colin Horgan from Ardfert has already had his designs worn by celebrities such as Chaelin CL, Brooke Candy, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Tierra Whack, Ashnikko, Ava Max and more, but in […]

A SINN Féin councillor has called for a plan to protect and enhance Ballyseedy Wood, including removal of non-native invasive plant species. Cllr Cathal Foley had a motion before the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday that the Council develop such a plan. Cllr Foley said Ballyseedy Wood […]

A TEACHER in Moyderwell Primary School made a presentation of over €4,500 to Recovery Haven on Wednesday. Mícheál Sheehan, a native of Dromid in South Kerry but now living in Annagh just outside town, took on his first marathon on Easter Sunday in aid of the cancer support house. After […]

A FEASIBILITY study is to be carried out shortly in relation to proposed renovations to the Blennerville Windmill Complex. Labour Cllr. Terry O’Brien sought an update on the proposed works and development to the facility at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. He was told that funding […]

LESS than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were three additional deaths and 474 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 19 per 100,000 people. There have been 28 cases reported in the same period […]

THE Mayor of Tralee said some people are coming into the town centre to dump their domestic waste in council bins. Labour Cllr Terry O’Brien was moving a motion at the online meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday, that Kerry County Council would examine the potential of supplying more […]

RADIO Kerry is to receive €100,000 in funding from the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI). The funding initiative has been awarded by the BAI to help promote greater awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic across the independent commercial radio sector. Allocations ranging from €37,500 to €100,000 have now been […]