FUNDING totalling €55,000 has been granted for 42 Tidy Towns groups in the county. It was announced recently by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD. Tralee Tidy Towns will receive the largest allocation of €4,000, with Killarney getting €3,000, and €2,000 allocated to Dingle, Listowel Ballybunion, Abbeydorney, […]

KERRY County Council’s Severe Weather Management Team met this morning to continue preparations for the impact of Storm Lorenzo on Thursday and Friday, in the wake of Met Éireann issuing a Status Orange wind warning for Kerry. With gusts generally of 100 to 130km/h, higher in coastal regions, and storm […]

Gardaí attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a jeep and a car that occurred at approximately 8am today, on the N21, at Meenleitrim, Castleisland. The sole occupant of the car, a female in her 20s from Kerry, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of […]

KERRY ETB’s Kerry College and the Kerry County GAA Board have combined to ensure a steady provision of professionally trained referees. They are offering students studying on the QQI GAA Coaching & Sports Development course an opportunity to undertake training and attain the GAA Refereeing certification as an integral part […]

AS we told you earlier, someone who bought their ticket in Kerry is €500,000 richer after matching the five numbers in the Euromillions Plus draw last night. Well the National Lottery has just revealed the location in the county where the ticket was sold, so if you bought a quick-pick […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Orange Wind Warning for Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, and Limerick and as Storm Lorenzo approaches the west coast of Ireland tomorrow. Southwesterly winds veering westerly will reach mean speeds 65 to 80km/h with gusts generally of 100 to 130km/h, higher in coastal regions. Storm surges […]

KILLARNEY Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has issued a statement condemning the people responsible for posting racist stickers along the Muckross Road, a busy route into and out of the town. The stickers, discovered on poles on Tuesday morning, feature cartoon images of migrants of different races following a signpost […]

GARDAI are advising motorists to avoid the Castleisland to Abbeyfeale N21 road as it is currently closed due to a serious crash this morning at Dooneen. Emergency services are on the scene where it is believed a number of vehicles have been involved in a collision. Diversions are being put […]

CHECK your tickets folks. The Euromillions jackpot of €190m was not won again, but someone who bought their ticket in Kerry is €500,000 richer after matching the five numbers in the Euromillions Plus draw. And they are joined by two other winners from Meath and Dublin who were winners in […]

A TONEVANE man received a welcome phone call a couple of weeks ago to tell him he had won a GAA club’s lotto jackpot prize. Seán Daly said it was a nice call to get from St Pat’s GAA Club President Christy Murphy and he can now look forward to […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again on Friday, October 11, for a great cause. The event was due to take place on Friday, October 4, but has been postponed due to Storm Lorenzo. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised […]

THERE are two events planned at St John’s Parish Centre, Tralee for the ‘Extraordinary Month of Mission’ during October. It will be an extra-special month of events, prayer and action in the diocese of Kerry.  Two major events are planned. Alan Kerins, popular sportsman and founder of Self-help Africa is […]

SO Tralee increased its mark in the Tidy Towns competition, rising by eight to 331 this year. The hard work of the voluntary groups was rewarded with an eighth gold medal in a row and great credit is due to all involved. But what exactly did the judges like and […]

A NEW economic report from Vodafone Ireland has found that HQ Tralee generates over €10 million for the local economy, and had the largest economic impact of all of the hubs assessed across Ireland, having supported the creation of 153 new jobs directly and a further 107 indirectly. HQTralee & […]

THE latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that 10,641 patients went without a bed in Irish hospitals in September, the worst month of 2019 so far, according to the INMO. The figures also show that September 2019 is the worst September for overcrowding on record. This […]

KILLIAN Young has today announced his retirement from the Kerry Senior Football team. The 32 year old Renard club man won four senior All-Ireland medals with Kerry since he made his senior debut in 2006. He won Young Player of the Year in 2007. He made the following statement this […]

Alan Cantwell on Warriors win at the complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 93 Belfast Star 86 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors opened their Super League account with a 93-86 win over Belfast Star at the Tralee Complex on Saturday night. The reigning champions were anxious to turn around last weeks […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating two separate incidents of a burglary and criminal damage over the past week. On Saturday last, September 28, between 4.30am and 5.30am, a business premises at Princes Quay had a break-in. A number of items were stolen and a white Renault van was also taken. […]

A BUDGET 2020 and Brexit Breakfast Briefing will take place on Thursday, October 10 at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office is hosting this in association with Peevers Slye Cotter (PSC Taxation Services) from 8.30am to 10.30am. People are asked to be in attendance by 8.15am. The briefing will summarise […]

MACALLA na hÉireann, the 2019 Comhaltas Concert Tour of Ireland will perform in The Dúchas Comhaltas Centre in Tralee, on Wednesday October 16 while on this year’s 14 venue tour. Sponsored by Bus Éireann this annual Concert Tour Bus features the best of traditional talent drawn from the four provinces […]

A LOCAL ‘Digital Cluster’ of four North Kerry Primary Schools showcased its virtual reality project at the Teaching Council “Féilte” event in N.U.I.G. on Saturday last. The collaborative work of the four schools was on display and the demonstration on the use of Virtual Reality technology as a motivational tool […]

TRALEE has once again retained its Tidy Towns Gold Medal for the eighth year in a row. It received 331 points, up eight on last year’s total. Kenmare, Killarney and Listowel also retained their Gold status at the Tidy Towns competition awards at the Helix in Dublin today. Bronze medal […]

ON Friday last, the students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí joined in solidarity with their fellow students all over the world with a practical response to Greta Thunberg’s call for immediate and substantial action to deal with environmental degradation. Teaming up with An Taisce on its greencoasts.org campaign, the Coiste Glas, a group of 21 environmentally conscious students, descended on […]

PASSENGERS travelling through Kerry Airport will experience the same efficient service from staff at the points of departure and arrival while flights are expected to continue to operate as normal in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the CEO of the airport. Kerry Airport has two destinations in […]

AS you might well be aware that there is much talk about mental health of recent times as this is mental health awareness month. My own dealings (I don’t like the words battle or fight) with anxiety/depression have been well documented and my main advice here would be to treat […]

KERRY GAA, in conjunction with The Bon Secours Hospital, will welcome world renowned applied sports scientist and S&C Coach, Professor Tim Gabbett, to deliver a performance workshop, entitled “Pain to Performance”. This event will take place in the Kerry Sports Academy at IT Tralee on Thursday October 3 from 6.30 – […]

IT’S been a good season so it was time to relax at the Tralee Parnells GAA Club Family Day on Friday evening. There was a great turnout and the weather held off on the evening with activities enjoyed including space-hopper racing, tug o’ war, egg ‘n’ spoon, 3-legged racing, welly […]

FOODSHARE Kerry launched the county’s first ever ‘Community Fridge’, with the support of St Brigids Family Resource Centre and Kerry County Council’s Community Enhancement Fund, in a growing effort to tackle food waste. The fridge, located at St Brigids Family Resource Centre, Hawley Park, will be open Monday to Friday […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: If the UK leaves the EU, what changes can I expect when shopping online from a UK retailer? Answer: EU consumer law will not apply to UK sales, including online […]

THE 30th annual Blennerville Windmill threshing festival takes place this Sunday and there’s a wonderful line-up of entertainment for the day to celebrate the anniversary. This is one of the oldest steam threshing and vintage car display in Kerry running since 1989 and there’s something for all the family. Starting at […]