BALLYGARRY House Hotel staff were toasting double success this week after winning “Munster Wedding Venue of The Year” and “Best Customer Service in Munster” at the 2019 National Hospitality Awards (NHA) held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. The NHA awards are judged by industry professionals to a rigorous standard, highlighting […]

EIGHTEEEN months ago, Rachel O’Connor decided to join a Tralee gym. Now she’s just won a Bronze medal in a World Powerlifting Championships event in Canada. Rachel, from Knockmoyle, was in Calgary with the Irish team at the weekend taking part in the 90kg class and she came third. She only […]

LEE Strand launched into the marketplace this week the Tetra Rex® Bio-based carton, the world’s first fully renewable pack. Lee Strand’s €2 million manufacturing investment will offer customers a pack that is 100% renewable and 100% recyclable. The revolutionary carton is recognised as a major step forward in the development […]

THERE won’t be any Kerry v Cork Munster SFC final this year. The great rivals will meet in the semi-finals of the 2020 Munster senior football championship for the first time since 2012, after the draw was made this morning. Kerry fans will once again have to travel to the […]

A NEW Consultant Cardiologist began working at University Hospital Kerry this week. Dr Grace O’Carroll took up the position on Monday, October 7. Deputy John Brassil welcomed the news, saying he received an update from Ferghal Grimes, UHK General Manager as a reply to a parliamentary question submitted seeking clarification […]

Alan Cantwell reports on a defeat on the road for Tralee Warriors at the weekend… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors suffered their second defeat of the Super League season going down by 87-70 to DBS Éanna in Colaiste Éanna on Saturday night. DBS Éanna were simply the better team on the night, […]

GARDAI are asking elderly people to be extra vigilant after an attempt was made to con a woman out of money in Tralee recently. On Friday, October 4, at around 3pm, a young male arrived at and entered the house of an elderly woman in Caherslee. He said he was […]

GARDAI are investigating separate incidents of criminal damage, attempted burglary and trespassing in the Tralee area over the past week. On Monday, September 30, between 2.10pm and 2.50pm a person tried to break in to a business at the back of a premises at Rathanny, Tralee. Gardai are asking anyone […]

By Nelly Berg AN animal charity is asking Tralee residents to take in hens this month who will otherwise be killed. On October 20, LittleHill Animal Rescue and Sanctuary will bring hundreds of rescued egg-laying hens to Tralee for adoption. The charity is appealing to kind-hearted people in Tralee and […]

THE Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is calling for a reversal to the FEMPI (Financial Emergency Measures in Public Interests) fee cuts imposed on pharmacies since the recession and the expansion of the services pharmacies can provide in Kerry and around the country. There are currently over 1,900 community pharmacies providing […]

CELTIC Steps The Show has presented a donation of €500 to Tralee based Charity,Recovery Haven Kerry in association with celebrated Kerry designer, Don O’Neill. This summer, Don O’Neill visited the Show in the Brandon Hotel, Tralee on a flying visit home from New York where he is stationed with global […]

IF you were passing Nolan’s Garage on Saturday you might have noticed the Tralee Chamber Alliance marquee, loud music and Mr Tayto hanging around. Well the business on North Circular Road was hosting are a ‘Row For Rescue’ Rowathon challenge to help out local volunteer groups Banna Rescue and Kerry […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged two men in relation to two incidents of alleged fraud resulting in the loss of approximately €15,000 to two elderly ladies in Cork city recently. An investigation was carried out by Detective Gardaí from the Crime Hub in Cork city and a search operation was […]

THERE were over 200 women in Ballygarry House hotel for a night of fashion, food and fun hosted by two well-known social influencers. Following the huge success of their sold out event in Cork earlier this year. Helen Quealy Murphy (Daily Diva) and Stuart Montgomery (Stuart‘s Select Style) teamed up […]

THERE were huge crowds at the Brandon Hotel yesterday for the Kingdom Comic Fest. Some people really made the effort by dressing up as their favourite characters at an event which was a must for anyone with an interest in so-called ‘geek culture’. There were vendors selling all kinds of […]

KERRY Sinn Féin members ratified former Tralee Town Councillor Cathal Foley as the person to replace Toireasa Ferris on Kerry County Council at the local branch of the party’s convention in The Rose Hotel on Friday night. Cathal Foley lives in Tralee and works as Parliamentary Assistant to Martin Ferris […]

THE Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC Round 3 double header at Austin Stack Park produced two very different games on Saturday evening with mixed fortunes for players from Tralee clubs. First up were St. Brendan’s taking on Shannon Rangers and it proved to be a convincing win for the side featuring […]

I WROTE last week (here) about my greatest awareness being ‘living in the now’ so ergo it should make absolute sense that my greatest application should be practicing ‘living in the Now’. The two key words here are the words ‘should’ and ‘practice’. As Jesus said – ‘The road to […]

GET a taste for all things Cheese this October with an exclusive event taking place at Dingle Benners Hotel on Friday, October 18, to celebrate the new ‘Taste The Island’ initiative. This special event was designed to celebrate the array of Munster cheese producers who have been handpicked to showcase […]

COUNCILLOR Pa Daly was selected by the membership to go forward as the party’s next general election candidate in Kerry at a packed Kerry Sinn Féin Convention held tonight Friday, October 4, at the Rose Hotel in Tralee. He was nominated by a number of cumainn in the county. The […]

KERRY people who have been involved in the Kerry Associations of Dublin and Cork are staying in The Rose Hotel this weekend for their annual get-together. It’s the 25th year they have organised the weekend, which takes place in different locations in Munster and is a great opportunity for the […]

THE number of people signing on the Live Register in Tralee fell by nearly 350 people last month according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. There were 3,024 people on the register in Tralee in September, down 345 on August’s figure of 3,369. The figure is down […]

BANK of Ireland will be holding a Mortgage Information Evening in the Tralee branch on Castle Street next Wednesday, October 9. Entrance is free and is open to BOI and non-BOI customers. All we ask is that you register on the link at the bottom of the page so that […]

RADIO Kerry won Gold and Two Silver awards at the 2019 National Radio Awards last night. They had six nominations at the awards which took place at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny, with ‘Cluas Chiarraí’ from Eoghain Fitzgerald and his students on the Kerry College radio broadcasting course, taking […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have recently inherited some money following the death of a close relative. Will I have to pay tax on it? Answer: If you get an inheritance following a death, […]

Career Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says students are entitled to celebrate their Junior Cert results, but they also have some decisions to make about their Leaving Cert choices… After an interminable three-week delay, Junior Cert exam results were finally issued by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) on Friday morning to […]

A TRALEE institution has been shortlisted in a national competition to find ‘Ireland’s Great Roast’. Kirby’s Brogue Inn makes the final four in the Munster Pubs category for the competition. The Brogue will receive a visit from the team of mystery diners to determine who serves the best roast dinners around […]

STUDENTS from Tralee’s secondary schools were celebrating today as they received their long awaited Junior Certificate results. There were 1,949 Kerry students in all receiving the results on the day (957 girls and 992 boys) and hundreds of them attend the town schools. There were plenty smiles all around as […]

CELEBRATING its 20th edition, Kerry International Film Festival has pulled back the curtain on their 2019 programme of films, complete with special events and most of all some very special films. Featuring feature films, documentaries, animation, short film programmes and industry events, the festival will showcase new work from Ireland […]

While Sunday is a very quiet day on the events front, there’s loads to get up to on Saturday to suit all tastes… Saturday 1. Comic fest fun… The Kingdom Comic Fest will take place at the Brandon Hotel. This is a comic book, pop culture event where there will be […]