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PHOTOS: Athletics Finals Bring Out The Best In Community Spirit

June 24, 2019 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

A FANTASTIC weekend of athletics and the very essence of community spirit was on display at An Ríocht athletics grounds in Castleisland. The Kerry Community Games athletics finals was the occasion and while it was a ‘game of two halves’ in terms of the weather, the common thread was great […]

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WATCH: Banna Rescue Makes Safety Video As Summer Holidays Approach

WATCH: Banna Rescue Makes Safety Video As Summer Holidays Approach

June 24, 2019 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

BANNA Rescue are urging people to stay safe in or around the water with a new video (see below). As the school holidays descend upon us, the award winning rescue service is warning of the potential dangers in the sea with the video made by local filmmakers. “By the end […]

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Deputy Mayor of Tralee, Sam Locke, with ladies at the fundraiser for the Chernobyl Children's Fund at Paco on The Mall on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Paco Event Raises Around €1,000 For Chernobyl Children’s Fund

June 23, 2019 at 3:17 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was colour, noise and style on The Mall on Saturday afternoon as the Paco store once again held one of their famous fundraisers. Eileen Whelan and friends welcomed all to an ‘Afternoon Tea’ fundraiser in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Fund Tralee & District. There were fashion shows from the […]

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Caroline Nolan, Liz O'Gorman and Liz Forster at the Spa/Fenit branch of Kerry Hospice's Midsummer Ladies Lunch at the Oyster Tavern on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Glamorous Ladies Enjoy Spa/Fenit Midsummer Lunch At The Oyster

June 23, 2019 at 12:45 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER 90 ladies enjoyed a fabulous afternoon of food and good company at The Oyster Tavern, thanks to the endeavours of the Spa/Fenit Branch of the Kerry Hospice. Breeda Hurley of ABC Cleaning and author of ‘Survive and Thrive’, was the guest speaker the second annual Midsummer Ladies Lunch where […]

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Roger Harty: Be Careful What You Think

Roger Harty: Be Careful What You Think

June 23, 2019 at 12:30 pm 1 comment

IS it a fair statement to say that the way we think may bring us to conclusions that may not necessarily be true? I’m going to answer this question with a couple of examples that should really explain the above statement. For instance many thousands of years ago, man noticed […]

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Pupils enjoying the Sports Day/Ice Cream day at Spa NS on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Sports Day And Ice-Cream Fun At Spa NS

June 22, 2019 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

SPA NS hosted their annual sports day and Ice Cream Party on Friday and the day ran like clockwork with children enjoying a wide variety of fun and games in the splendid sunshine. In the afternoon, the Parents Association hosted an Ice Cream Party where everyone go to sample some […]

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Ciara Cashman and Karen Corridan of CH Tralee who welcomed guests at the 'Bubbles and Beauty' event  on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: CH Hosts Bubbles And Beauty Event At Abbeycourt Store

June 22, 2019 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

CH Tralee is famous for its instore beauty events and Friday saw staff kick off the weekend with a special treat for invited customers. A ‘Bubbles & Beauty’ evening took place at the cosmetics department which has moved temporarily to Abbeycourt to facilitate the extensive refurbishment of The Mall store. […]

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Summertime Brings Food And Craft Fair To Manor West

Summertime Brings Food And Craft Fair To Manor West

June 22, 2019 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park will host its popular summer food and craft fair which will see the centre welcome a diverse range of Kerry’s finest food & craft producers from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, June 29. The summer fair is part of a series of food […]

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Know Your Rights: Travelling By Electric Scooter

Know Your Rights: Travelling By Electric Scooter

June 22, 2019 at 9:20 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: Travelling to my office through city traffic is taking me longer because of increased congestion. Can I travel by electric scooter instead? Answer: An electric scooter (sometimes called an e-scooter) […]

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Irish Olympian Fiona Doyle with Aisling O'Connell and teacher Catherine Sharpe at CBS Primary on Friday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

CBS Primary School Welcomes Olympic Swimmer During Busy Week

June 21, 2019 at 4:13 pm Comments are Disabled

  IT’S been a very busy week at CBS Primary School as they celebrated receiving their Health Promoting Schools flag and welcomed an Irish Olympian. On Wednesday, the celebrations began with a rooftop exercise class lead by teacher (and Irish Rugby captain) Ciara Griffin. The Health Promoting Committee collected the […]

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Here’s The Kerry Minor Team For Saturday’s Munster Final

Here’s The Kerry Minor Team For Saturday’s Munster Final

June 21, 2019 at 1:04 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry minors will play Cork in the Munster MFC final at 4.30pm in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday afternoon and the team has been announced. They delivered a masterclass in their opening game against Cork in May, before defeating Clare four weeks ago. Devon Burns from Na Gaeil retains […]

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Carol Brick, HerMoney, Siobhan Rivas May, PSC Accountants and Advisors, Claire Kelliher, HerMoney, Barbara O'Sullivan, PSC Financial Planning and Karen Goodliffe, HerMoney, at the Kerry Businesswomen's Network 'Plan Your Brightest Future' event at The Rose Hotel on Friday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry Businesswomen’s Network Helps Ladies Plan For Bright Future

June 21, 2019 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great turnout at The Rose Hotel on Friday morning for an event hosted by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network. Financial experts were on hand to deliver advice at ‘Plan Your Brightest Future’. It was aimed at employees and business owners, women starting out in business or those planning their […]

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Funding Of €3m Announced For Tralee-Fenit Greenway

Funding Of €3m Announced For Tralee-Fenit Greenway

June 21, 2019 at 11:08 am 3 comments

THE Tralee-Fenit Greenway is to receive €3m in Government funding. Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, today announced funding of €3.5m for the Kilmorna to Listowel and €3m for the Tralee to Fenit Greenways. This is fantastic news for all involved in the project and work can now be advanced on the greenway […]

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Renowned local artist, Rebecca Carroll with TAG members, Mary Cotter and Judy Costelloe at the Joint Exhibition.

PHOTOS: Baile Mhuire Clients And Tralee Art Group Hold Joint Exhibition

June 21, 2019 at 10:46 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Art Group and clients of Baile Mhuire held a joint exhibition of new and exciting artworks which opened on Thursday at the Day Care Centre in Balloonagh. The exhibition showcases what clients of Baile Mhuire have achieved while working closely with members of Tralee Art Group over recent months. […]

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Paul Geaney surrounded by Rebels. Photo by Dermot Crean

Here’s The Kerry Team For The Munster SFC Final On Saturday Evening

June 20, 2019 at 8:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry team to face Cork in the Munster SFC Final on Saturday night in Páirc Ui Chaoimh at 7pm was announced tonight. It sees four changes from the team named to start against Clare in the semi-final three weeks ago. Paul Murphy is at wing back for Gavin Crowley, […]

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At the presentation of cheques on Wednesday night, the proceeds of pub theatre nights at The Ballymac Bar were; Eileen Moynihan, John Creagh (Ballymac Bar) Tommy Sweeney, Pat Creagh (Ballymac Bar), Sinead Brassil (NOVAS/Knocklee House), Kathriona Sheehan (Rosemary Centre), Frank Houlihan, John Fraher, Gillian Wharton and John Foran. Photo by Dermot Crean

Local Organisations Benefit From Pub Theatre Nights At Ballymac Bar

June 20, 2019 at 2:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THE staging of plays in the Ballymac Bar in Tralee over the past six months has generated funding for local organisations who help people with dementia and the homeless. Tralee native Frank Houlihan, of Hybreasal Productions, decided to do something different to attract theatre lovers to the pub, so, with […]

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At the presentation of a cheque to Darkness Into Light Tralee on Thursday morning at Permanent TSB were, front, from left; Pat Turner, Chairperson Of DIL Tralee Ann Leahy O'Shea, Con O'Connor of Pieta House, Manager of Permanent TB Tralee Marie Nelligan and Aine Culloty of Permanent TSB. Back from left; Jordan Conway, Rose Dowling, Thomas Fortune and Niamh O'Carroll of Permanent TSB; Martin Brosnan of DIL Tralee and Paul Carroll of Permanent TSB. Photo by Dermot Crean

Permanent TSB Fundraiser Raises Hundreds Of Euro For Darkness Into Light Tralee

June 20, 2019 at 1:13 pm Comments are Disabled

LAST month’s Darkness Into Light Tralee event was another resounding success and a local bank branch got on board with the fundraising. As well as staff taking part in the event, Permanent TSB on Castle Street held a coffee morning the day before the walk to raise extra funds. Those […]

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Sixth Class Pupils Say Farewell To Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn

Sixth Class Pupils Say Farewell To Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn

June 20, 2019 at 12:49 pm Comments are Disabled

EIGHT years of primary school comes to an end for 49 pupils in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn this Friday, so emotions were high at a special graduation ceremony last night. Parents and staff gathered in the school hall for a Mass celebrated by Fr Francis Nolan and the pupils also received […]

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PHOTOS/REPORT: Abbeydorney Beat Ardfert To Win B Hurling League Title

PHOTOS/REPORT: Abbeydorney Beat Ardfert To Win B Hurling League Title

June 20, 2019 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran reports on an entertaining game last night in Kilmoyley… Abbeydorney 3-10 St Brendans 2-12 Abbeydorney are the Rhyno Quality Feeds NKH Senior Hurling League B Champions as they overcame St Brendans in a lively game played in Kilmoyley on Wednesday evening. St Brendans were ahead early with a […]

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Tralee Area Schools Receive SFI Science And Maths Award

Tralee Area Schools Receive SFI Science And Maths Award

June 20, 2019 at 11:23 am Comments are Disabled

THIRTY-ONE Kerry primary schools, including many in the Tralee area (see list below) received an award recognising their achievements in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) over the 2018/19 school year. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover Primary Science and Maths Award (DPSM) programme aims to increase interest in science, technology, […]

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Martin Ferris.

Ferris Calls On Minister Griffin To Support Bill For Hospitality Workers’ Legal Right To Tips

June 20, 2019 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has hit out at local Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin who is set to vote against a bill today, which aims to give hospitality workers in Kerry a legal right to the tips they earn. Deputy Ferris said: “This is a simple but important piece […]

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Many Tralee Groups To Benefit From Community Enhancement Programme

Many Tralee Groups To Benefit From Community Enhancement Programme

June 19, 2019 at 5:36 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE area groups and organisations are among the 69 projects countywide to benefit from over €142,000 in funding for community projects in Kerry under the Community Enhancement Programme in 2019. Funding under this programme in Kerry was targeted at age-friendly and healthy community initiatives and projects and initiatives in keeping […]

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Baile Mhuire Centre And Ballymac Group Benefit From Cara Credit Union Awards

Baile Mhuire Centre And Ballymac Group Benefit From Cara Credit Union Awards

June 19, 2019 at 4:47 pm Comments are Disabled

FOUR community groups have received funds from Cara Credit Union’s Lauri Healy Community Sponsorship Awards. Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre; Ballymaceligott Health and Wellness; Castleisland AFC and  Cromane Community Childcare were the recipients of the Awards scheme which is run twice yearly. Sean Roche, the Chairperson of Cara Credit Union’s Community […]

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Getting Into The Bloomsday Spirit In Tralee

Getting Into The Bloomsday Spirit In Tralee

June 19, 2019 at 4:20 pm Comments are Disabled

BLOOMSDAY was celebrated in earnest last Sunday with a special event in town. This is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed primarily in Dublin on June 16, the day his novel Ulysses takes place in 1904, and named after its protagonist Leopold Bloom. It proved a big success […]

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Looking forward to the Play In Pink event in Tralee Golf Club were Manager of Pamela Scott's Tralee, Gillian Riordan, Lady Captain of Tralee Golf Club Fionnuala Mann, Men's Captain John O'Brien and Carole Dooley. Photo by Dermot Crean

Tralee Golf Club’s Ladies To ‘Play In Pink’ For A Great Cause

June 19, 2019 at 2:16 pm Comments are Disabled

LADIES at Tralee Golf Club will ‘Play In Pink’ next month in aid of Breast Cancer Research. For the last two decades, the Irish Ladies Golf Union has supported the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, based in University Hospital Galway, through golf days hosted by Lady Captains at clubs across […]

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Elayne Van Keulen with some of her work at the Cois Lí Camera Club exhibition at Tralee Library on Tuesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Cois Lí Camera Club’s Exhibition At Tralee Library

June 19, 2019 at 12:40 pm Comments are Disabled

FROM portraits to wildlife, amazing scenery and stunning buildings, there’s a wide variety of work on show in Tralee Library until the end of he month. Cois Lí Camera Club are hosting their annual exhibition there and members were present on Tuesday night for the official opening. There’s some wonderful […]

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Caherleaheen NS Hosts Day To Celebrate Achievements

Caherleaheen NS Hosts Day To Celebrate Achievements

June 18, 2019 at 5:03 pm Comments are Disabled

WITH the holidays closing in, Caherleaheen NS held a special day to celebrate some recent achievements by the pupils and the school. Monday saw Sean Kelly MEP and Sean Ryan of Aspen Grove pay a visit to help raise the three flags — Green Flag, Junior Entrepreneur Programme Flag and […]

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Launching the 'Afternoon Tea' fundraiser at Paco on the Mall planned for this Saturday were, seated; Kerry Rose Sally Ann Leahy, Eileen Whelan of Paco and Hilda and Órna Nolan. At back; Mary Lynch, Audrey Moran and Jade Eager Moran. Photo by Dermot Crean

Paco Plans A Fun Saturday Afternoon To Help Out Chernobyl Children’s Fund Tralee

June 18, 2019 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

A WONDERFUL organisation will be the beneficiary of a fun special event this Saturday afternoon at a town centre fashion store. Eileen Whelan at Paco on the Mall will once again welcome people in for an ‘Afternoon Tea’ fundraiser in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Fund Tralee & District. The Kerry […]

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Three Kerry Men Among the 32 Rose Escorts This Year

Three Kerry Men Among the 32 Rose Escorts This Year

June 18, 2019 at 2:59 pm Comments are Disabled

THREE Kerry men have made the final 32 Escorts chosen to attend to the needs of Roses at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 23-27. 40 men took park in the popular, yet testing, Boot Camp along the Wild Atlantic Way in Kerry last weekend, after which the […]

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Cllr Toireasa Ferris.

Toireasa Ferris Withdraws From General Election Race

June 18, 2019 at 1:18 pm Comments are Disabled

AT a meeting of Kerry Sinn Féin members at Kerins O’Rahilly’s clubhouse in Tralee on Monday night, Cllr Toireasa Ferris announced that she was regrettably withdrawing her candidature as a general election candidate due to health concerns. In a very emotional speech, Cllr Ferris stated; “This has been a very difficult decision […]

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