IT’S back! It started back in 2011 and now the eighth Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is set to be the biggest yet with 14 couple taking to the dance floor. The Festival Dome is the venue again on Saturday, August 25, and the contestants are drawn from all […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that June saw 59 properties sold around Tralee, fetching a total of €6,591,016. The property that sold for the most in the Tralee environs — and indeed the county — in June was a house in Curragraigue, […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the two Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals next Sunday in Austin Stack Park… LIXNAW V CAUSEWAY The opening game will be between Lixnaw and Causeway and this promises to be an intriguing encounter as both teams had a rehearsal earlier in the competition where Causeway […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed his dissatisfaction that he was not chosen by the Fianna Fáil party to contest the next General Election in Kerry. The party chose Cllr Norma Moriarty to run alongside John Brassil in the next election, but this decision has irked Cllr Michael Cahill. While congratulating […]

Every week we compile the best of photos posted on Twitter and Instagram of Tralee and beyond. Here’s what you’ve been snapping this week… If you’d like a photo to feature, just tag #Tralee in it and we’ll see it… Some rugby silverware was on The Mall yesterday… Was great […]

IN fairness to the Kerry supporters, they turned up in their droves to cheer on the team against Kildare in Killarney on Saturday evening. The official attendance was just shy of 18,000, but around 17,000 of those were surely from Kerry. Killarney was buzzing as it always is on a […]

Mike O’Halloran saw Kerry win the Bord Gais Energy GAA Hurling U21B Championship Final yesterday… Kerry 2-20 Derry 0-11 In this final played in Nowlan Park Kilkenny on a carpet like surface, Kerry completely outplayed a Derry side that flattered to decieve early on as they drew level with Kerry […]

THE above phrase is often used in terms of humour – it refers to someone telling you a tall story that they are asking you to believe and you reply that instead of ‘pulling my leg’, why not ‘pull the other one’. It also gives recognition to the fact that […]

THE sun shone down on the walkers and runners at an event to remember a much-loved John Mitchels stalwart on Friday evening. The Robert O’Dowd Memorial Walk/Run drew a crowd of 650 people, the most for an event of its type for quite some time in Tralee, as they took […]

ANOTHER great event was held at Paco on The Mall on Friday in aid of a local group. Eileen Whelan hosted a fashion/coffee morning aid of Rehabcare in Blennerville and the fun spilled out onto the street thanks to musicians Damian Greer and Pat Pierse. There was a fashion show […]

FORMER Kerry GAA star Aidan O’Mahony says Kerry needs the fans to turn up in theyr droves in Killarney on Saturday and he still believes we can win Sam if Kerry progresses today. The former All-Star was speaking at an event in Benner’s Hotel to honour the late Robert O’Dowd […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have an extra room in my home and I would like to rent it out. Will I have to pay tax on this rental income? Answer: If you rent […]

John McCann says there are thrills aplenty in the ‘Mission Impossible’ series that just keeps giving… The pulling power of Tom Cruise has been somewhat dented in recent times with box office outings such as The Mummy and American Made failing to live up to the heightened figures generated by […]

THE Kerry team to face Kildare on Saturday sees suspended Killian Young and injured Jason Foley return to defence, while Micheál Burns also starts with Kevin McCarthy losing out. Kieran Donaghy retains his place at No.14  while Jack Barry and David Moran make up a Tralee midfield. Young is at centre-back […]

THE main Castleisland-Farranfore road will re-opened to traffic this afternoon, over two weeks ahead of schedule, following the construction of a new bridge at Dysert. Following the closure of the N23 route at the end of May, work has been completed on the replacement of the Dysert Bridge as well […]

DRIVERS can get a free coffee at Applegreen service stations in Tralee today and on Bank Holiday Monday thanks to a road safety campaign in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority. The campaign is to combat the effects of driver fatigue over the Bank Holiday weekend with so many people […]

A LOCAL group has been successful in their application for funding for facilities near the Lock Gates. Team Bramble have been granted €8,000 in the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The group, which does fantastic work collecting litter and enhancing areas […]

Fine weather is on the way, it’s a long weekend, Kerry are playing, a Liverpool FC legend is in town…what more do you want?… Friday 1. Walking with legends… A much-loved local man and sports fanatic will be remembered tonight at the Robert O’Dowd Memorial 10k Run/5k Walk . Three-time European […]

  AWARD-WINNING Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty has been confirmed as official hair partner to Rose of Tralee International Festival for third successive year. Sean Taaffe will style the 57 Roses hair and make-up for their appearances on TV in the Dome and for the social event of the year […]

FIANNA Fáil’s National Constituencies Committee has confirmed the addition of Cllr. Norma Moriarty to the party ticket in the Kerry constituency. She joins sitting TD and Spokesperson on Primary Care and Community Health, John Brassil. The ticket in Kerry will be kept under review over the next number of months. […]

GARDAÍ from the Roads Policing Unit in Kerry carried out a number of checkpoints in the Dingle area ‘As Gaeilge’ last week. Garda O’Brien and Garda Grennan translated the Garda operational order into Irish with the aim of promoting Gaeilge and offering a policing service in Irish. The operation last […]

A MAN who has written of his experience with Lewy Body Dementia will be signing copies of his book at Horan’s Healthstore in The Square on Friday from 2pm to 4pm. He will also be at their store in Listowel from 11am until 1pm that day/ Limerick native, Kevin Quaid, author of […]

A NEW, national survey has identified a rise in the number of parents in debt due to back-to-school related costs. Well over a third of parents in Ireland (36%) now say they are getting into debt trying to cope with costs at back-to-school time. This compares with 29% who reported […]

RUNNERS will be spoilt for choice this Sunday, as two runs are taking place north-west and north-east of Tralee and with a good weather forecast there should be a great turnout at both. The Dan Paddy Andy Festival in Lyreacrompane is on this weekend and as part of it, they […]

THERE were 586 new .ie domains were registered in Kerry in the first half of 2018, according to the latest Domain Profile Report published today by the IE Domain Registry, the company that manages and maintains Ireland’s official country domain name, .ie. The figure is a 48% year-on-year increase. Overall […]

Advertorial WHAT’S more exciting than getting your hands on a decent bargain from your favourite furniture store? Bargain hunters throughout Kerry are enjoying the annual Corcoran’s Super Summer Savings sale which has been in full swing these last few weeks. Savvy savers are making the most of the deep discounts […]

THE expected 182 boost for the motor industry saw 610 new car sales in Kerry in July, according to the latest official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). This was around a seven percent rise on the figure of 568 from July 2017. So far this year there […]

THERE’S an event on this weekend which is a must for anyone interested in trains — big or small! The Kerry Model Railway Club’s annual festival has gone from strength to strength over the past few years, in fact, last year over 1,000 people visited the exhibition during the festival […]

EXCITEMENT is already building ahead of the start of the Rose of Tralee International Festival and an appeal has gone out to local businesses and professionals to give financial support to fund the free street entertainment laid on during the week. The street entertainment alone will cost €355,000 this year […]

HOT on the (high) heels of last month’s charity fashion and coffee morning for Recovery Haven at Paco on The Mall in Tralee, another great local service will benefit from an event this Friday. Eileen Whelan is welcoming people to a fashion show in aid of Rehabcare Blennerville starting from […]