SCHOOLS from the Tralee area were prizewinners at the Cara Credit Union Noreen Lynch Annual Schools Quiz on Sunday last in the Kerry Sports Academy. 25,000 primary school children all over Ireland tested their brain power at their annual Credit Union Schools Quiz with questions compiled nationally by primary school teachers […]

KERRY Climate Action Network held a public pre-election event in IT Tralee last Thursday evening with over 50 people in attendance. Three general election candidates turned up for the event, with each speaking to the audience about how they and their parties plan to address climate change and biodiversity loss […]

TOURISM stakeholders in the Kingdom have been invited to participate in a series of workshops next week to present both the domestic and British campaign for the launch of the new Ryanair route between Kerry and Manchester. Kerry Airport, with the support of Kerry County Council, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism […]

THE DEXA Scan service at University Hospital Kerry is about to reopen. Deputy John Brassil, Fianna Fail’s junior spokesperson on Primary Care, Community Health services, held discussions with hospital management today and has been informed that the service will begin again and begin to clear the massive backlog of Kerry […]

GARDAI are appealing to people who came to the aid of an elderly woman in Tralee town centre to make contact with them. On Friday afternoon at about 3.30pm, someone tried to rob an elderly woman at the laneway on Denny Street at the side of The Imperial Hotel, which […]

GARDAI in Tralee co-hosted a ‘meet and greet’ event in Tralee last Friday in Cumann Iosaef Community Centre in Balloonagh. Local Gardaí, IFA branch representatives and representatives from community groups, including Kerry Fire Service, involved in the National Rural Safety Forum, engaged with the local community. It was an opportunity for […]

A FREE seminar in Tralee will deliver range of top tips and advice on positive ageing and encourage over 50s to embrace change in their physical, emotional and social lives. Leading expert on ageing, Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Trinity College Dublin, will deliver the seminar with former Kerry GAA player […]

LARGE crowds attended the Progressive Pathways Fair 2020 which was held at The Rose Hotel on  Friday. It was a great opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with health issues, illness, disability or other support needs, to find out more about their employment options. Special guest was former Armagh […]

TJ Heaphy reports on Tralee CBS The Green’s victory over Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore in the Corn Uí Mhúirí semi-final… Tralee CBS 2-19 Rathmore 1-17 AFTER the two sides met earlier in the year in O’Sullivan Cup, this encounter was anticipated to deliver. Rathmore won the previous decider comprehensively […]

Alan Cantwell on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win in Dublin at the weekend… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 82 Griffith College Templeogue 81 Warriors moved to the top of the Super League table outright with an inspirational comeback win against their great rivals and recently crowned Cup champions Griffith College Templeogue in a […]

IT’S the new weight-loss fad that’s sweeping the nation in the past few weeks and a local TD is feeling the benefits. What is it? Canvassing! Yes, apparently traipsing up and down the roads and estates of the county looking for votes will get you fit and losing weight faster than […]

MORE of this please. If the last ten minutes of last night’s game proved anything, it’s that Austin Stack Park is the only place for Kerry’s Allianz National League games. The official attendance was 11,117 but you can add at least another 1,000 to that judging by the number of […]

THE Square was alive with colour on Saturday and as the Chinese New Year festival in town continued. The ‘Lion and Dragon Ritual’ which saw 19 performers with two lions and a dragon entertained those present while ‘A Taste Of Asia’ held in association with Taste Kerry brought a food and flavours […]

LIKE in every household, ever since being a small child and being told to go to bed early, we start to resist being told what to do. ‘Go to bed now’, ‘eat your vegetables’, ‘put on your coat and hat on when you go outside’, gets met with a very […]

THE Kerry Association in Dublin’s Kerry Person of the Year has been announced as Dr Patricia Sheahan. Listowel native Dr Sheahan, is Head of Palliative Care at University Hospital Kerry, has been central to the development of palliative care services in the county. She will receive her award in March. […]

A PERFECT example of the community coming together to help one of their own was in evidence in Benners on Friday night. The occasion was ‘Bands For Bubbles’, a fundraiser to help out Tralee native Siobhain Maher Sequeval, who, in December, suffered a major stroke and aneurysm in France where she […]

SO it’s over again for another year, but for some it could lead to a change of lifestyle and a healthier body and mind for 2020. The ’31 Day January Challenge for Positive Mental Health’, organised by Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne, came to an end on Friday with a final 5k […]

A CEREMONY took place on Friday to mark the official opening of the refurbished Sliabh Mis mental health admission unit (also known as an approved centre) in the University Hospital Kerry. Minister for Mental Health Jim Daly officially opened the 34-bed unit. Since 2015, Sliabh Mis has undergone a significant phased programme […]

Armando Iannucci has revitalised a Dickens classic with ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ says our movie guy, James Finnegan… LET me say this right at the start.  This is David Copperfield, but not necessarily as you know it. It is delivered by director and co-writer Armando Iannucci with loving […]

AFTER last week’s battle in Croke Park, it’s back home tomorrow night for the footballers with a clash against Galway in Austin Stack Park. Their Allianz National Football League Round 2 game throws in at 7pm and a big crowd is expected in Tralee. The starting 15 features three changes from […]

THIS January was the worst ever for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry. There were 418 patients on trolleys during the month, surpassing the previous high of 382 in January 2018, by around 10% and 40% up on last January’s figure of 297. Nationwide, 12,024 admitted patients went without […]

SMOKERS are being encouraged to dispose of their cigarette butts responsibly in new bins around the town centre. The later Irish Business Against Litter report was very favourable to the town but it did highlight areas in the town centre where littering of cigarette butts was an unsightly problem Now, […]

POPULAR TV presenter and Rose of Tralee host, Dáithí Ó Sé, will bring his brand new stage show ‘Dáithí’s Rhyme With Reason’ to Tralee in May. His Kingdom of Kerry Tour, which will consist of three shows in Tralee, Listowel and Dingle, will be a hugely entertaining panel show with […]

It’s a big weekend for sport and activity so let’s hope the weather is kind… 1. Final push with Poshey… THE annual ’31 Day January Challenge for Positive Mental Health’ finishes tonight and all are invited to come together for the final 5k. Over €13,000 has already been raised for […]

MERCY Mounthawk Parents’ Council hosted a ‘Pakistani Cuisine and Eid Festival’ night in the school on Thursday. The Parents Council launched an Intercultural Programme last November that is taking place throughout the academic year 2019/2020. Parents from different cultures within the school community are hosting a series of cookery demonstrations […]

SINN Féin Councillor and General Election candidate for Kerry, Pa Daly, has said plans by Bank of Ireland and AIB plan to sell off ATM cash machines is causing deep concern in communities across the county. He called on the government to intervene in the situation via the Central Bank […]

THERE was a public meeting held in The Rose Hotel last night to help Tralee on its journey to be to becoming an Autism-Friendly town. Guest speaker and CEO of ‘As I Am’ — the Autism advocacy organisation — Adam Harris, was there and offered an insight into the initiative launched […]

THE good folks at Parkrun Tralee have something very special to celebrate this Saturday morning. They’ll be hosting a fifth birthday party and are inviting all park runners down to mark to milestone. There’ll be international visitors, lots of milestones from participants (including two double centuries of runs), a few […]

A NIGHT out to support a Tralee native has been organised for this Friday night which will see live bands and DJs entertain at Benners Hotel. ‘Bands For Bubbles’ is being held in aid of Siobhain Maher Sequeval. Siobhan (51), originally from Connolly Park and Doon, Listellick, now lives in France […]

TRALEE is preparing to welcome the Tribesmen to town this Saturday and a huge crowd is expected in Austin Stack Park, especially since it’s not being shown live on TV. Bars, restaurants and hotels can expect a welcome boost as hundreds of Galway fans are expected to make the journey […]