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Launching the 31 Day Challenge were Santa with little Amber O'Connor and Hugh O'Brien. At back are Danny O'Connor, Caroline Corkery and Colin 'Poshey' Aherne. Photo by Dermot Crean

Get Active For The New Year And Help Great Causes With The 31 Day Challenge

December 16, 2019 at 4:49 pm Comments are Disabled

OK, so we still have Christmas and all that food and fun to look forward to, but it’s worth looking a little further ahead to when we’re all partied out. January is a time for a new start and this is a perfect way to get active and healthy for […]

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Billy Ryle Takes Over As Chairman Of Austin Stacks On A Super Sunday For Club

Billy Ryle Takes Over As Chairman Of Austin Stacks On A Super Sunday For Club

December 16, 2019 at 4:16 pm Comments are Disabled

SUNDAY was a good day for Austin Stacks GAA Club with the seniors winning the Division 1 County League title to add to the Club Championship win earlier that year. The beat Rathmore in the east Kerry village after a penalty shootout with Kieran Donaghy scoring the decisive penalty. It […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Information After Vehicle Found Burnt Out

Gardaí Appeal For Information After Vehicle Found Burnt Out

December 16, 2019 at 3:18 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are seeking information after two separate unauthorised taking of vehicle incidents in town over the past few weeks. On Tuesday, December 10, between 6am and 7am, a valeting service business in Ballybeggan was broken into and a grey Fiat Bravo 08-KY-601 was stolen, as well as a […]

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Chanel, Connie, Corey and Candy with Santa at the Croilar Na Mistealach Christmas Party at Aras An Phobail on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fun At The Croilar Na Mistealach Christmas Party

December 16, 2019 at 2:45 pm Comments are Disabled

RESIDENTS from Croilar Na Mistealach came together for a Christmas party in Aras an Phobail community room on Sunday. The annual event, sponsored by NEWKD, is always well attended and saw Santa make an appearance for the younger partygoers. The Residents Committee wished to thank Trisha Dowling for her help […]

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Molly Coffey and Dan McCarthy at the Santa 5k Run from the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Hundreds Set Off From The Wetlands On Santa 5k Fun Run

December 16, 2019 at 1:10 pm 1 comment

IT was a cold morning but spirits were high yet again for the eighth Santa 5k Run on Sunday where hundreds of people set off from the Wetlands. This year the charity to benefit was the Jack and Jill Foundation and it was clear that thousands of euro would be […]

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Two Tralee Schools In With Chance Of Winning €25,000

Two Tralee Schools In With Chance Of Winning €25,000

December 16, 2019 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

TEAMS from CBS The Green and Mercy Mounthawk in Tralee, emerged victorious from the Kerry final in the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge, held in the Killarney Convention Centre on Thursday, December 12. A total of 132 students from 15 schools across Kerry took part in the final, comprising […]

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Catriona Spillane, Olivia Fitzgerald, Sandra Dillon,Patricia O'Connor and Caitriona Ross at the Bon Secours Hospital Christmas Party at The Rose Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Style From The Bon Secours Hospital Christmas Party

December 15, 2019 at 11:42 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WHILE University Hospital Kerry staff were partying in Ballygarry (click here if you missed our photos) at the same time, the employees of the other hospital in Tralee were stepping out in style at […]

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Seated; Ciara McCarthy, Michelle Nealon, Michelle Galvin and Emma O'Brien. Back from left; Clodagh Roche, Anna Cunningham, Catriona O'Brien and Tara Crean at the Patricks Hair Salon Christmas party in Benner's Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Christmas Party Nights All Over Town

December 15, 2019 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season is brought to you by AIB Tralee…   BARS, restaurants and hotels are enjoying their annual boom period this month as everyone heads out for their Christmas party. This weekend was no exception as they were all thronged with revellers enjoying a night out. […]

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At the lighting of the Remembrance Tree were Fearghal Grimes, Mari O'Donnell.

‘Light To Remember’ Ceremony Held On Grounds Of UHK

December 15, 2019 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

AFTER it was postponed last Sunday thanks to Storm Atiyah, Saturday evening saw the ‘Light to Remember’ ceremony go ahead with a fine crowd present to witness the occasion. The fundraiser for Kerry Hospice saw a Christmas tree lit up with each light to remember a loved one who has passed […]

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Andre Berry with Pat Price.

Warriors Recruit American Ahead Of Pivotal Fixtures

December 14, 2019 at 1:57 pm Comments are Disabled

REIGNING Super League champions Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have signed and added 24 year old American Andre Berry to their roster. Berry joined the squad this week as an immediate replacement for Keith Jumper who returned to the US on Thursday. Berry, a 6’8’’ centre, has been in contract with both […]

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Met Eireann Issue Snow/Ice Warning For Whole Country

Met Eireann Issue Snow/Ice Warning For Whole Country

December 14, 2019 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

  WRAP up well, winter is truly here. We’ve had a number of wind warnings over the past week with the rain falling incessantly, but now the cold is here. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for the entire country today.  Wintry showers of hail, sleet […]

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Andrew Morrissey, Deirdre Walsh, Jerry O'Sullivan, Elaine Kinsella and Brendan Fuller at the Radio Kerry Christmas Party in Rose Buí Room in The Rose Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Radio Kerry Staff Enjoy Christmas Party At The Rose Hotel

December 14, 2019 at 10:17 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas Party Season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE recently opened Rose Buí room in The Rose Hotel was the venue for the Radio Kerry Christmas Party on Friday night. Presenters, DJs, advertising staff, and management were present for a chance to relax […]

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Emma Curtin, Karen Fitzgerald, Jennifer Casey and Mary O'Rourke at the University Hospital Kerry Christmas Party at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Glamour At The University Hospital Kerry Christmas Party

December 14, 2019 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… DON’T worry, there was a few staff left in the hospital on Friday night to attend to patients! Although you wouldn’t have thought it with the attendance at the University Hospital Kerry Christmas Party at […]

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Marie Kearney, Eimear Nolan, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Margaret Kennelly, Amanda Brosnan and Martina Lawless at the Mercy Mounthawk Christmas Party In Kirby's Brogue Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Christmas Party Time In Kirby’s Brogue Inn

December 14, 2019 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas Party Season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE town is packed every weekend this month with partygoers having a well-earned night out and many of them will pass through the doors of Kirby’s Brogue Inn. The Rock Street bar/restaurant is always a […]

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Great Local Line-Up Of Rock, Electronic And Hip Hop Artists For Greyhound Gig

Great Local Line-Up Of Rock, Electronic And Hip Hop Artists For Greyhound Gig

December 14, 2019 at 10:13 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE man is organising a fantastic night of original rock, electronic and hip hop music at The Greyhound Bar on the Saturday before Christmas. Patrick Dolan is currently living in Boston but he’s assembled a host of local bands and singers for the free event on December 21. The […]

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Local Man To Launch His Fantasy Novel In Tralee Bookshop

Local Man To Launch His Fantasy Novel In Tralee Bookshop

December 14, 2019 at 10:12 am Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL author will launch his book at the Action Lesotho Bookshop in the Tralee Shopping Centre on Saturday, December 21, from 1pm-3pm. Aidan Lucid’s ‘The Lost Son’ is a fantasy novel aimed at both adults and teenage readers. Aidan first began writing this novel back in 2005 while recovering from a […]

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Know Your Rights: Patient Advocacy Service

Know Your Rights: Patient Advocacy Service

December 14, 2019 at 10:11 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I was in hospital recently and I was not happy with my experience there. When I complained to the nurse in charge I wasn’t satisfied with the response. How […]

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Michaela Harrington of Causeway Comprehensive School,  (runner-up), Katie O'Connor (winner) of Castleisland Community College and Shannia O’Brien of Coláiste Gleann Lí (runner-up) at the presentation of awards for the Kerry ETB Christmas Card competition. Photo by Dermot Crean

Winners Of Kerry ETB Christmas Card Competition Announced

December 13, 2019 at 4:41 pm Comments are Disabled

THE annual Kerry Education & Training Board Christmas Card Art Competition saw over 200 entries from their eight Post Primary Schools throughout Kerry. As always the standard was very high, but there can be only one overall winner with three runners up selected and they were invited to Kerry ETB Head […]

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It’s ‘Back To The 80s’ Again At The Rose Hotel

It’s ‘Back To The 80s’ Again At The Rose Hotel

December 13, 2019 at 2:09 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S back! After the massive success of last January’s event, The Rose Hotel has again teamed up with charities to bring you ‘Back To The 80s’. Dig out those shoulder pads and leg warmers and get set to hit the dancefloor 80’s style at the hotel on Friday, January 24 […]

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Caherleaheen NS pupils at their Christmas Concert on Thursday night in St John's Church. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Families Gather In St John’s Church For Caherleaheen School Concert

December 13, 2019 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

ST John’s Church was bustling with activity just before 7.30pm last night, as children from Caherleaheen NS prepared for their annual Christmas concert. Hundreds of family members were in attendance to watch the little ones perform a nativity inspired segment, while other classes filled the church with the festive favourites […]

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Nicola Casey with her Hairdressing certificate with Niamh Casey and Paula Casey at the Kerry College Monavalley Presentation of Certificates and Awards Night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry College Monavalley Campus Hosts Certification And Awards Night

December 13, 2019 at 10:13 am Comments are Disabled

IT may have been a bad night outside but there was a packed room in The Rose Hotel for the Kerry College (Monavalley Campus) Certification and Awards Night on Thursday. Qualifications in a host of different courses — including tour guiding, supervisory management, hairdressing, digital marketing, cheffing, healthcare and more — […]

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Baile Mhuire To Get A New Bus For Christmas Thanks To €50k Grant

Baile Mhuire To Get A New Bus For Christmas Thanks To €50k Grant

December 13, 2019 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

BAILE Mhuire Day Care Centre for Older Persons has secured funding to purchase a new wheelchair-accessible bus to provide a very necessary transport service to clients who attend the Mid & West Kerry Stroke Service in Tralee. The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Mr Brendan Griffin TD, confirmed […]

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Showing the Santa 5k Fun Run medals at Tralee Bay Wetlands were, Sophie Quillinan, Martin Moore,  and Jamie Quillinan. Photo by Dermot Crean

Five Things To Do Around Tralee This Weekend

December 13, 2019 at 9:49 am Comments are Disabled

Let’s hope the weather improves this weekend because the past week has been just miserable. There’s a few things on in town that might cheer you up… Saturday 1. Let it snow… Whatever Met Eireann tells us, there’ll definitely be snow on Saturday in the town centre. Snow Day, organised […]

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Call For Applications For Community Support Fund 2020

Call For Applications For Community Support Fund 2020

December 13, 2019 at 9:34 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has issued a call for applications for the 2020 Community Support Fund which is offering supports of €750,000 to community-based projects and initiatives in Kerry. Since its establishment in 2015, the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund has provided funding of €3.5m to community groups and projects across […]

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In front; Fearghal Grimes and Andrea O'Donoghue with, at back; Joe Hennebery, Maura Sullivan, Breda Barry, Eilish Herlihy, Tim Nolan and Breda O'Sullivan, launching the memorial tree at UHK. Photo by Dermot Crean

‘Light To Remember’ Ceremony Rescheduled For This Saturday Evening

December 12, 2019 at 2:03 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER being postponed last Sunday due to the Status Red weather warning, the ‘Light To Remember’ ceremony has been rescheduled to take place this Saturday between 6pm and 7pm on the grounds of University Hospital Kerry. The fundraiser for Kerry Hospice will see a Christmas tree lit up with each light […]

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Status Yellow Wind Warning Issued For Kerry Tonight

Status Yellow Wind Warning Issued For Kerry Tonight

December 12, 2019 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

HERE we go again. We had a Status Red warning on Sunday and a Yellow Warning on Tuesday, so with the weather so unsettled, this is no surprise. A Status Yellow Wind warning has been issued by Met Eireann for Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Cork. It’s […]

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Some of Mrs McCarthy's third class pupils who performed 'A Christmas Medley' at the Scoil Eoin Christmas Concert on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Music, Song And Dance At Scoil Eoin Christmas Concerts

December 12, 2019 at 10:48 am Comments are Disabled

THE excitement was palpable on Wednesday when we called to Scoil Eoin to catch the pupils preparing for the annual Christmas concert. Taking place over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, it’s always a huge undertaking with hundreds of pupils taking part every year and teachers have been getting their charges ready over the […]

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Sponsored: Heather’s Guide To Jewellery ‘Gifts For Her’ This Christmas

Sponsored: Heather’s Guide To Jewellery ‘Gifts For Her’ This Christmas

December 12, 2019 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

Less than two weeks to Christmas Day and time is running out to get those special gifts for loved ones. Well don’t despair, as Heather O’Sullivan of John Ross Jewellers on Castle Street has gift ideas for ladies this season… Rings There has been a huge shift this Christmas to […]

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Tralee Company To Hold Events In Aid Of Mental Health Ireland

Tralee Company To Hold Events In Aid Of Mental Health Ireland

December 12, 2019 at 10:37 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE-BASED company ViClarity are kicking off their annual charity fundraiser in aid of Mental Health Ireland. The charity event called “ViClarity4Charity” will see the ViClarity team take part in four events over the course of the next two weeks.  The first event takes place this Friday December 13, with a […]

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First class pupils who took part in the Presentation Primary Christmas Concert on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Presentation Pupils Attempt To ‘Save Our Planet’ At Christmas Concert

December 12, 2019 at 10:34 am Comments are Disabled

PRESENTATION Primary School broke with tradition this year to deliver a Christmas show with a difference at the school hall on Wednesday. Entitled ‘Save Our Planet’, this was a musical play involving all children from Junior Infants to Second Class and it didn’t disappoint those attending. “As we are participating […]

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