CONDITIONS were favourable on Sunday as around 250 people took part in the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club 10k/5k race from the club. There was a great atmosphere as runners warmed up in the club grounds before the race, which was held this year in memory of Charlie Kerins, whose 75th anniversary […]

KERRY TD John Brassil has written to Ger Reaney of the Cork and Kerry Community Healthcare Organisation and demanded an immediate meeting with the HSE about the cuts to disability services in Kerry. He said Fianna Fail have committed to reversing the cuts in their election manifesto and increasing spending […]

FOUR sold-out shows by Mercy Mounthawk students were received with wild enthusiasm by audiences at Siamsa Tíre as ‘Hairspray’ proved a huge success. All the hard work of the past four months paid off with amazing acting, incredible singing and a professional production making this arguably the best show from […]

GARDAI have seized €30,000 of suspected drugs following a search at a house in Rathmore on Friday, January 24. At approximately 7pm, Gardaí from Millstreet executed a search warrant at a house in the Rathmore area. During the course of the search Gardaí seized suspected cocaine worth €27,000 and suspected […]

JUST when we think things are getting better, we’re back with a warning. It’s been mild and (mostly) dry over the past few days but change is on the way according to Met Éireann. Last night they issued a ‘Weather Advisory for Ireland’ saying cold and wintry weather will develop […]

THEY’LL be celebrating all weekend in Oakpark after Na Gaeil’s historic win in Croke Park today to win the All-Ireland Junior Club title. They were roared on to victory by huge support, one of whom was John Griffin, father of forward Michael Griffin. John, who is County Tourism Officer with […]

IT’LL be some night in Killeen later on! Na Gaeil are All-Ireland Junior Club Champions after the Oakpark club beat Rathgarogue-Cushinstown by 3-20 to 1-5  to make it the greatest day in their short history. It was an easy win in the end after a tight first 25 minutes, when […]

THE best maths students in the county gathered in the IT Tralee South Campus last night for the Irish Maths Teachers Association Kerry final. Ten teams from six schools around the county took part with half of them – three from Mercy Mounthawk and two Presentation — from Tralee schools. […]

OVER 200 people from across the county attended the Lee Strand/Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2019 in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel in Tralee on Friday night. The evening commenced with dinner and was followed by a presentation of 25 awards, accompanied with an inspiring citation of each winner’s achievements. There […]

THERE’S still time to enter the annual Kerins O’Rahillys 10k run and 5k fun run which is set to take place tomorrow, Sunday, January 26. Held in association with FBD Insurance, this year’s run will honour the memory of Charlie Kerins. The run will once again take place from the […]

CHINESE New Year Celebrations may be more muted than usual in the homeland, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but Tralee kicked off its own party yesterday on The Mall and the fun will continue until February 2. There was a big screen set up in The Mall with the official countdown […]

Jamie Foxx gives an amazing performance in a powerful and important movie, says our movie guy, James Finnegan… ONE of my all-time favourite films – and books – is “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The story of how lawyer, Atticus Finch, defends a black man wrongly accused and convicted of raping […]

THE Kerry hurling team to play Mayo in Round 1 of the Allianz Hurling League, Division 2A, tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, at 2pm in Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar is as follows: 1. (GK) Martin Stackpoole,  Leac Sna 2. Sean Weir, Na Niallaigh Crotta 3. Bryan Murphy, An Tochar 4. Eric Leen, Naomh Breandanaigh 5. Tomas O’Connor, Na Niallaigh […]

  AND so it begins again. Kerry kick-off their Allianz National Football League campaign with a marquee clash against the All-Ireland champions in Croke Park tomorrow night at 7.15pm. Despite some players being unavailable, it’s still a very strong side to face Dublin. David Moran won’t be taking part tomorrow […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance today released their General Election 2020 Manifesto, calling on the incoming Government to support the needs of Kerry’s Capital to create up to 400 new jobs a year. The detailed manifesto outlined a number of key areas to be addressed to support Tralee grow in population by […]

THE annual ’31 Day January Challenge for Positive Mental Health’ will, of course, come to an end next Friday and the organisers are inviting everyone — even those who haven’t been taking part in the challenge — to come together for the final 5k. Over €12,700 has already been raised […]

KERRY County Council has officially opened a new extension to the playground in Tralee Town Park which includes specialised play equipment for children with disabilities and special needs. Kerry County Council received grant aid of €12,000 from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for the upgrade of the playground, […]

A TRALEE councillor wants something done about a junction on the outskirts of town, which he described as dangerous for motorists. Labour Councillor Terry O’Brien had a motion before the Tralee Municipal District meeting earlier this month that  Kerry County Council look at the junction linking to the Kerries road […]

KERRY County Council is inviting artists to express their interest in being part of the Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase. The showcase is a professionally curated annual exhibition, for qualified artists, working across all media and genres within visual arts and who are from, or living in Kerry. It recognises local […]

REPRESENTATIVES from St Vincent de Paul were on hand to accept a cheque for €350 at O’Shea’s Gala in Blennerville on Thursday night. The money was raised when the Curraheen Community Choir set sang carols for just one hour on an evening before Christmas, just outside the entrance to the […]

THE Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards are now open for nominations. The glam event which takes place on Sunday March 1 at The Rose Hotel, Tralee, is inviting you to tell us who you feel is deserving of an award in the Beauty Industry. “The Connect Kerry Hair and […]

SINN Féin Councillor Pa Daly has criticised the comments of a Kerry Fine Gael candidate who suggested privatising the health service after a period of time if reforms did not work. Speaking on Radio Kerry, Listowel Municipal District Cllr, Mike Kennelly, said that the current reform process by the HSE […]

GARDAI in Kerry are inviting local communities to a ‘meet and greet’ opportunity at over 300 venues across Ireland, including four in Kerry, on Friday, January 31. Local Gardaí, IFA branch representatives and representatives from community groups involved in the National Rural Safety Forum, will engage with the local community […]

A TRALEE business is celebrating this week after winning a category at the 4th Irish Wedding Awards 2020 in Dublin on Monday night. The Kerry Wedding Store & Bridal Boutique won the Wedding Boutique of the Year Munster award. The business is run by Michael and Sinead McCarthy and opened […]

ALDI announced today that it is recruiting 13 staff for its stores in Kerry. Opportunities available include Store Assistant and Assistant Store Manager roles across Aldi’s seven Kerry stores. The supermarket giant also announced that it is increasing its minimum wage rate to match the Living Wage Technical Group’s recommended […]

THE London Rose centre is looking for entrants for their selection for this year’s Rose of Tralee festival. They are hosting a Q&A night at Bentley’s Mayfair on February 10 for potential applicants. The event will be starting at 7.30pm with the attendees given the opportunity to speak with the […]

KERRY entrepreneurs are encouraged to put themselves forward for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 programme. They have the chance to follow in the footsteps of well-known Kerry business people as Brian McCarthy, Fexco; Jerry Kennelly, Stockbyte; Alan Scroope, Freeflow; Mike Fitzgerald, Altobridge and Edmond Harty, Dairymaster have all won […]

ANOTHER major drag show is coming to Tralee next month. Maddens at Milk Market Lane have already held two successful drag shows since the summer — one in their own premises and the other in The Ashe Hotel. Now they are a planning a major show called ‘Paris Is Burning’ […]

A BAR in Tralee had to call the Kerry Fire Service after a fire broke out in their beer garden area last night. Shortly after 9.30pm, two fire units and a water tanker were called to Sean Óg’s Bar on Bridge Street. The fire was quickly attended to and extinguished. […]

IT’S been a long time coming but the top schools basketball trophy is finally residing in Mercy Mounthawk. The boys were crowned Under 19 A All Ireland Schools Cup champions yesterday for the first time when the beat St Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland by 81 to 64 at the National […]