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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 — […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

THE Oesophageal Cancer Fund (OCF) needs people in Kerry to help with their 19th annual Lollipop Day. On Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29, the national charity will host its fundraising and awareness day in Kerry to help raise funds for Oesophageal Cancer across the country. Lollipop Day involves thousands […]

IT Tralee has been awarded over €580,000 for two projects under the Regional Technology Clustering Fund. In total, twelve successful applicants, representing Academic Institutions from across all regions, shared €4.6 million in funding for their projects as announced by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD and Minister […]

A WONDERFUL event will again take place at Teach an tSolais at St John’s Ashe Street on Saturday, as the Tralee, Ballymacelligott and Ballyseedy parish hosts its annual Christmas Fair. Taking place from 10.30am to 2.30pm, it’s set to be a fantastic day for all the family with raffles and hampers, […]

THE IT Tralee has won an award at the RSA’s 12th annual ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ Awards in Croke Park today (Wednesday). The Institute won the Education Third Level award for the Road Safety Week spearheaded by Petrina Comerford, in her role earlier this year as Vice President for Welfare […]

THE Tralee Community Allotment Project has been presented with the Community Vibrancy Recognition Programme Award. Representatives from Kerry Group and NEWKD were in attendance at the Moyderwell allotments for the presentation on Monday. The Project is being recognised to acknowledge the valuable contribution made to community vibrancy, specifically for the regeneration […]

WITH just two weeks to go, Tralee Bay Swimming Club have announced details of the 68th annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit. Once again the collection will be in aid of RNLI Fenit Lifeboats and the swim will take place at 12noon. The swim will begin with the traditional singing of Jingle […]

AFTER last year’s ‘runaway’ success, Bon Jovee are set to play another big concert in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre for two great causes in February. Last February’s gig saw thousands raised for Cliona’s Foundation, the Chemotherapy Unit at UHK and Kerry Hospice, with hundreds supporting the event. This time it’s […]

YOU know Christmas is very close when the school Christmas concerts/plays begin. Well yesterday saw the pupils at Moyderwell Mercy begin a three day programme of concerts with families of the participants packing the school hall. Beginning with Christmas songs from Ms Hanifin and Ms Geaney’s senior infants, things got […]

A NEW sign has been erected at Austin Stacks GAA grounds at Connolly Park promoting local mental health services. The sign gives the contact details of Pieta House and Samaritans and encourages anyone feeling worried or upset to get in touch with them. “I feel clubs need to help their […]

SIAMSA Tíre will launch its 2019 winter Open Submission Exhibition this Friday at 6pm. In September, Siamsa Tíre invited artists in the southwest of Ireland to submit works with the theme of ‘Boundaries Real and Imagined’ for an exhibition curated by Sharon Murphy. It has been their largest submission to date […]

THIS week Inspired were delighted to announce a three year funding agreement totalling €51,000 with the Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee. Manager at Inspired, which offers a five day educational programme to adults and young adolescents with intellectual disabilities, Liz Maher said; “we believe that no single organisation or resource is able […]

MEMBERS of the most successful Gaelic football team of all-time will be honoured at the 30th annual Kerry Supporters Club Social next month. Taking place at Ballygarry House Hotel, it’s set to be a very special night where the five Kerry players — Ger Power, Pat Spillane, Ogie Moran, Mikey Sheehy […]

THE production company behind ‘Gogglebox Ireland’ and ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ are looking for singles in Kerry to appear in a new dating show. Kite Entertainment are looking to match rural romantics with dates from the cities who are willing to swap urban life for a more rural way. So are you […]

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the annual Christmas Day swim at Banna Strand. It’s a popular local tradition which will see hundreds of hardy swimmers brave the elements on Banna Strand for a quick dip before tucking into the turkey and ham. “This is our last fundraiser of the year […]

THAT wet and windy weather predicted yesterday by Met Eireann has come to pass and have updated their warning. They issued a ‘weather advisory’ on Monday, but that has changed this morning to a Status Yellow Wind Warning for the entire country which is in effect until 4pm this afternoon. Strong […]

A TREE outside the old Tralee Town Council building (now the motor tax office) will once again be a focal point to remember those who have lost their lives to suicide with a special ceremony this Sunday. Over the last number of years the tree has served as a poignant reminder and […]

A TRALEE accountancy firm decided to honour a trainee with the company, after a remarkable achievement in her exams. Strand Road native Cassandra Stack achieved first place in Ireland and 14th place in the world in Advanced Audit and Assurance in her ACCA exams. With 190 sitting the exam in Ireland […]