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Katie And Miriam Launch ‘Light To Remember’ For Kerry Hospice

Katie And Miriam Launch ‘Light To Remember’ For Kerry Hospice

October 31, 2019 at 11:44 am Comments are Disabled

VOLUNTEERS from the Kerry Hospice Foundation were at RTE Studios in Dublin on Tuesday where two well-known faces helped launch an upcoming fundraiser. Andrea O’Donoghue, Maura Sullivan and Margaret Crean met up with Kerry Hospice patron Katie Hannon and her Prime Time colleague Miriam O’Callaghan to officially launch the ‘Light To […]

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AIB Tralee To Host Event On The Future Of Retail At Ashe Hotel

AIB Tralee To Host Event On The Future Of Retail At Ashe Hotel

October 31, 2019 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

AIB Tralee is presenting ‘RX – Future of Retail Developing Your Retail Business’ which is a must attend event for retailers in Kerry, at The Ashe Hotel next Tuesday, November 5 at 8am. In November 2018, AIB held the Retail Tech event at the same location and one year on, […]

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Another Record Broken For Trolley Figures At UHK

Another Record Broken For Trolley Figures At UHK

October 31, 2019 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

IT was the worst October since records began for numbers of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry according to new figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Nationally, it was also the worst October and the second worst month ever for overcrowding with not enough beds for […]

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People Urged To Hold And Attend Events In Kerry During Science Week

People Urged To Hold And Attend Events In Kerry During Science Week

October 30, 2019 at 12:55 pm Comments are Disabled

SCIENCE Foundation Ireland are calling on the people of Kerry to be a part of Science Week 2019. This year, Science Week, taking place from November 10 to November 17, focuses on climate action with a number of ways for those in Kerry to get involved, from attending a tree […]

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Super Line-Up Of Entertainment For Christie Hennessy Festival This Weekend

Super Line-Up Of Entertainment For Christie Hennessy Festival This Weekend

October 30, 2019 at 10:29 am Comments are Disabled

THE 9th annual Christie Hennessy Festival weekend will kick off with the ever popular Troubadour Club presented by Francie Conway this Friday night. Returning to The Ashe Hotel, it begins at 8pm along with an amazing lineup of artists from around the country. Tickets cost €10 and include a free […]

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Kirby’s Brogue Inn Wins Munster Pub Category In Ireland’s Great Roast Competition

Kirby’s Brogue Inn Wins Munster Pub Category In Ireland’s Great Roast Competition

October 30, 2019 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn has been announced as the winner of Ireland’s Great Roast Competition 2019 in the Munster Pubs category. It’s the third year in a row that Kirby’s Brogue Inn, at the bottom of The Rock in Tralee, has achieved the accolade from Unilever Food Solutions. Famous for serving […]

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Claire Conjures Up Some Halloween Treats That Won’t Scare The Waistline

Claire Conjures Up Some Halloween Treats That Won’t Scare The Waistline

October 30, 2019 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

Claire Molloy, who hosts Slimming World classes in Tralee, has some magical meal solutions for slimmers this Halloween… Eating healthily needn’t be scary this Halloween – and slimmers can even save money this fright night! Anyone watching their weight can whip up a delicious, guilt-free meal with the leftovers from […]

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Tralee Teens Receive Trail Blazer National Guide Award

Tralee Teens Receive Trail Blazer National Guide Award

October 30, 2019 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

TWO Tralee teenagers received the Trail Blazer National Guide Award – Irish Girl Guides’ highest award – at a special ceremony in Croke Park. The girls were among 135 Irish Girl Guides (IGG) members who travelled from all corners of the country to receive the award and, with their Guide […]

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Aontú Select Kerry Candidate To Contest Next General Election

Aontú Select Kerry Candidate To Contest Next General Election

October 30, 2019 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

AONTÚ Local Election Candidate, Sonny Foran, who polled almost 800 first preference votes in his first outing in May has been selected to run for the party in the next General Election. Kerry party membership had been given a deadline of 5pm on Wednesday to submit nominations and three names […]

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New Tralee App Launched For Locals And Tourists

New Tralee App Launched For Locals And Tourists

October 30, 2019 at 10:19 am 1 comment

TRALEE has launched a new app that will help locals and tourists make the most of the town and surrounding areas. The new phone app, was officially launched on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store this week, and has an extensive number of sections covering topics including shopping, […]

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Tralee Rugby Club News

Tralee Rugby Club News

October 29, 2019 at 5:35 pm Comments are Disabled

Tralee~Listowel V Castleisland Listowel~Tralee U18s had a good win over Castleisland on Saturday We started well, with the aid of a stiff breeze and scored two early tries from forward dominance. The first was scored by the outstanding Cian Regan who crashed over following a series of carries close to […]

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Gardaí Investigating Death Of Elderly Woman In North Kerry

Gardaí Investigating Death Of Elderly Woman In North Kerry

October 29, 2019 at 4:30 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are currently investigating the death of a woman following the discovery of her body in a house outside Ballyduff village. The body of the woman in her 80s was discovered at approximately 11.30am and the scene is currently preserved with a post mortem scheduled to take place. Gardaí say the results […]

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Gardaí Issue Warning To Teenagers As Halloween Approaches

Gardaí Issue Warning To Teenagers As Halloween Approaches

October 29, 2019 at 4:07 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are asking parents to be aware of where their children are on Halloween as they prepare for what is usually their busiest night of the year. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s ‘Talkabout’ programme on Tuesday afternoon, Garda Cathy Murphy said hundreds of youths congregating at Caherslee and Mounthawk is a […]

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Work Colleagues From Kerry, Cork And Limerick Collect €500,000 Winnings

Work Colleagues From Kerry, Cork And Limerick Collect €500,000 Winnings

October 29, 2019 at 3:50 pm Comments are Disabled

A GROUP of 68 lucky colleagues from an Abbeyfeale factory were celebrating in the National Lottery’s winners’ room today after they collected a cheque for €500,000 which they won the EuroMillions Plus draw on Friday 18th October. The group of delighted colleagues who hail from Cork, Kerry and Limerick all […]

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Gardaí Seek Information After Items Stolen From Cars In Ballyard/Cloghers

Gardaí Seek Information After Items Stolen From Cars In Ballyard/Cloghers

October 29, 2019 at 3:20 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are appealing to car owners to lock their vehicles after a number of cases of theft from cars in an area of Tralee last week. On the night of Monday, October 21 and into the morning of Tuesday, October 22, a number of vehicles were illegally entered in the […]

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St John’s Kicks Off Year Of Celebrations To Mark 150th Anniversary

St John’s Kicks Off Year Of Celebrations To Mark 150th Anniversary

October 29, 2019 at 3:06 pm Comments are Disabled

ST John’s Parish, Tralee, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the competition and dedication of St. John’s Church, Castle Street, in 2020. A year-long Festival of Faith celebrating this significant occasion commenced on Saturday last when Bishop Ray Browne officially opened the 150th year when he celebrated the 6.10pm Vigil Mass. […]

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Cleo Murphy Selected As Kerry’s Green Party Candidate To Contest Next General Election

Cleo Murphy Selected As Kerry’s Green Party Candidate To Contest Next General Election

October 29, 2019 at 2:42 pm 1 comment

CLEO Murphy has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate in Kerry to run in the next General Election. The former journalist with Radio Kerry and The Kingdom announced that she has been selected by the party in a tweet this afternoon. It read: “Thrilled to be selected as the Green […]

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Visitor Restrictions In Place After Outbreak Of Vomiting Bug At UHK

Visitor Restrictions In Place After Outbreak Of Vomiting Bug At UHK

October 29, 2019 at 1:17 pm Comments are Disabled

STRICT visitor restrictions have been introduced with immediate effect at University Hospital Kerry due to an outbreak of suspected norovirus – commonly known as the vomiting bug. This is in the interest of patient care and in order to curb the spread of the vomiting bug within the Hospital. Anyone with […]

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REPORT: Warriors Lay Down National Cup Marker To Reigning Champs

REPORT: Warriors Lay Down National Cup Marker To Reigning Champs

October 29, 2019 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

Alan Cantwell on a good away win for Warriors at Pyrobel Killester in the Men’s Superleague… Pyrobel Killester 63 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 91 Warriors backed up their Pat Duffy National Cup win over Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin on Friday night with a comprehensive victory over their Cup quarter-final opponents Pyrobel Killester in […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: Kenmare/Kilgarvan/Dr Crokes Win Under 21 Hurling Final

REPORT/PHOTOS: Kenmare/Kilgarvan/Dr Crokes Win Under 21 Hurling Final

October 28, 2019 at 5:28 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran on the Acorn Life Under 21 Kerry Under 21 Hurling Final between Kenmare/Kilgarvan/Dr Crokes and Lixnaw… Kenmare/Kilgarvan/Dr Crokes 2-16 Lixnaw 1-14 A well deserved win for the K/K/DrC outfit today in Tralee when they completely out-played, out-muscled and out-thought Lixnaw from start to finish. K/K/Drc were ahead after […]

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Clanmaurice Make It Three-In-A-Row

Clanmaurice Make It Three-In-A-Row

October 28, 2019 at 5:11 pm Comments are Disabled

By Risteárd Ó Fuaráin Clanmaurice made the long trip to Newport GAA in Tipperary on Saturday to face St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield of Clare with the Kerry Girls seeking to win the Munster Junior Club title for the third year in a row. On a perfect day for camogie, Clanmaurice started […]

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PHOTOS: Austin Stacks Hosts John Lynch Memorial U10 Football Tournament

PHOTOS: Austin Stacks Hosts John Lynch Memorial U10 Football Tournament

October 28, 2019 at 12:49 pm Comments are Disabled

By Liam Lynch Perfect weather, brilliant football, great joy and fun and over 500 smiling players faces made today’s 5th annual John Lynch Memorial U10 tournament a day for the annals. Right from the first arrivals (Oranmore,) watching the rugby match on the big screen in the Connolly Park car park […]

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Bank Of Ireland Breakfast Club This Friday

Bank Of Ireland Breakfast Club This Friday

October 28, 2019 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

BREDA O’Dwyer from CEED IT Tralee will host a conversation with Tracy Keogh from Grow Remote for the second Friday Breakfast Club discussion at Bank of Ireland in Castle Street, Tralee on Friday, November 1 at 8am. Tracy is co-founder of Grow Remote, a volunteer organisation making remote work local […]

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Dillon Waste Wins At 2019 Pakman Awards

Dillon Waste Wins At 2019 Pakman Awards

October 26, 2019 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE company were one of the winners at the 2019 Pakman Awards in the InterContinental Dublin Hotel. The awards saw 400 representatives from leading businesses, organisations and community groups come together to recognise excellence in recycling and waste management. Dillon Waste in Tralee won the ‘Green Transport of the Year’ […]

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Gardaí Present €5,000 To Kerry Rape And Sexual Abuse Centre

Gardaí Present €5,000 To Kerry Rape And Sexual Abuse Centre

October 26, 2019 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Garda ball committee were delighted on Thursday to be able to present Vera O’Leary of the Kerry Rape Crisis Kerry with a cheque for €5,000 at a ceremony celebrating 60 years of women in An Garda Siochana. The annual Garda Ball was held in the Killarney Oaks Hotel, earlier this […]

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Know Your Rights: Public Holiday Entitlement

Know Your Rights: Public Holiday Entitlement

October 26, 2019 at 9:23 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 work full-time, Monday to Friday, but the business will be closed on Monday 28 October. Will I get paid for the day? Answer: Monday, October 28, 2019 is a […]

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Gardaí To Increase Checkpoints During Bank Holiday Weekend

Gardaí To Increase Checkpoints During Bank Holiday Weekend

October 26, 2019 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

THIS October bank holiday weekend Gardaí will carry out high visibility patrols and checkpoints across the roads network and are appealing to motorists not to drive under the influence of an intoxicant and to reduce speed. This weekend’s enforcement activities will specifically target and focus on off-peak hours (10pm to […]

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Sponsored: Have A Fangtastic Halloween At Kirby’s Brogue Inn

Sponsored: Have A Fangtastic Halloween At Kirby’s Brogue Inn

October 25, 2019 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn has undergone an eerie metamorphose to become Spook Central on Rock Street and the new Halloween Menu is not only family-friendly, it’s certain to make Mummies happy! Everything on the famous, award-winning menu at Kirby’s Brogue Inn has been given a fang-tastic Halloween flavour. Giant spiders have […]

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Two Talented Singer-Songwriters For Gig At Collis Sandes House

Two Talented Singer-Songwriters For Gig At Collis Sandes House

October 25, 2019 at 11:03 am Comments are Disabled

Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power and Aoife Nessa Frances are set to pay a visit to Tralee this bank holiday weekend as part of their Irish tour. The performance takes place on Saturday night in Collis Sandes House from 8pm. Galwegian singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power has been winning raves from […]

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A Spooktacular Saturday At Manor West Retail Park

A Spooktacular Saturday At Manor West Retail Park

October 25, 2019 at 10:58 am Comments are Disabled

ON Saturday, October 26th Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park will get into the Halloween spirit as they get set to host a spooktacular family fun day for the whole family to enjoy from 12pm to 5pm. The ever popular Animal Road Show will host their interactive mini zoo […]

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