IS Kerry home to some of the most inspiring teachers in Ireland?  A new national initiative, ‘Teachers Inspire’, is aiming to find out. Teachers Inspire Ireland is an initiative of Dublin City University, focused on highlighting the enormous contribution made by teachers in Irish society. It is now open for […]

WITH flower displays, dog shows, street theatre, family entertainment and much more, the organisers of the Feile na mBláth at The Park Festival in Tralee Town Park are ‘blooming up a storm’ for next week. This years Festival will take place on Saturday/Sunday, June 15/16 in the town park and thanks […]

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry, John Brassil, has called on the Minister for Education to extend bereavement exam exemptions to Junior Certificate students. Deputy Brassil was commenting as the Department of Education made provisions that any Leaving Cert students who suffer a close family bereavement during the State examinations in […]

MEMBERS of Down Syndrome Kerry were on hand on Wednesday to accept a cheque from The Ashe Hotel after an event was held in aid of the organisation in Easter. The annual Easter Tea Party was another huge success with tickets snapped up well in advance, eventually raising €1,170. Hosted […]

FORMER Editor of The Kerryman, Declan Malone will launch Tralee native Billy Ryle’s new novel ‘Christian Brotherly Love’ at Kerry Library, Moyderwell, Tralee on Thursday,  June 13 at 7.30pm. This fictional novel set in the 1950’s and 1960’s introduces Barry Kyle, a member of a republican family, a talented Gaelic […]

SIAMSA TÍRE has announced the appointment of Róisín McGarr as the new Executive Director for Siamsa Tíre – Home to the National Folk Theatre of Ireland. The role of Executive Director will be to lead and manage Siamsa Tíre strategically into the future as a national cultural institution. The current […]

THE Kerry Rose 2019 Selection Night is taking place in Ballyroe Heights Hotel this Saturday, so it’s about time you met the 18 ladies, hailing from all over the county, vying for the crown… ALISON McGALEY-  SPONSORED BY KERRY CORK HEALTH LINK BUS 23 year old Alison McGaley from Castleisland […]

AS you all know by now, Caballs on Bridge Street will be closing its doors for the last time later this month after 99 years in business. Local filmmaker Timmy Dowd went to see Ann Laide and she told of the history of the shop, how it evolved over the […]

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to be part of the team that will help co-ordinate and marshal the multitude of events planned for 60th Year Celebrations of Rose of Tralee International Festival from Friday 23rd to Tuesday 27th August. The Rose of Tralee, Kirsten Mate Maher, travelled to Tralee to personally thank […]

As work finally starts on Trump’s infamous wall with Mexico, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors takes a look at an issue that has soured many friendships over the years – the dreaded boundary dispute… Boundary disputes have been around as long as property ownership itself and can be […]

THIRTEEN charity runners plan to make the most of the longest day of the year by running a mile in every county in the Republic of Ireland to raise funds for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. Starting in Mitchelstown, Co Cork on Friday, June 21, the charity runners will cover 26 […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance (TCA) has confirmed that they are currently in advanced talks with four national and international retailers with a view to setting up in Tralee. It follows the strong representation from the business representative body for Kerry’s capital at the recent Retail Excellence Ireland National Expo in Dublin. […]

IT was another glamorous afternoon on the Island in Listowel on Sunday for Ladies Day at the races. The strong wind ensured hats had to be held down by the fashionable ladies and they certainly impressed the judges. Earlier we told you Aine Wall from Derrymore East, Tralee was the […]

IT was well worth the trip to Listowel for a Ballyheigue native on Sunday as she won the best dressed lady at Listowel Races on Sunday. Aine Wall, who now lives in Derrymore East, Tralee, was the winner of the top prize of a cheque for €800 sponsored by Listowel […]

GARDAÍ in Killarney are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Kerry. At approximately 8am, a man in his 30s was fatally injured when he was struck by a car while cycling on the Gap of Dunloe Road near Beaufort. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that April was a relatively quiet month for sales with 16 properties changing hands around Tralee, fetching a total of €2,488,100. The property that sold for the most in the Tralee environs in April was a house […]

Every week we compile photos posted on Twitter and Instagram of Tralee and beyond. If you’d like a photo to feature, just tag #Tralee and we’ll see it… Bless ye lads… TICKETS ! TODAY ! TOWN CENTRE ! 12 TO 6 ! FIND THE ‘NUNS’ #traleenunchallenge#guinnessworldrecord #pietahouse #feilenambláth pic.twitter.com/oLor0zCi7z — […]

TRALEE is just one Municipal District in the county that is putting out a great programme of free creative opportunities for teenagers and children as part of Cruinniú na nÓg on Saturday, June 15 next and more details have been released about the day’s activities in the county capital. Young […]

THE Darkness Into Light Tralee walk may have taken place three weeks ago, but the funds are still coming in. On Friday, the organisers and Con O’Connor of Pieta House were in High Street to collect a cheque for €600 from physiotherapist, Corinne Evans. Corinne, who has taken part in […]

IN towns and villages all over the world there is often some unfortunate individual whether we like it or not, who is regarded as the local fool or idiot. They are often an outlet for much derision and fun by some and perhaps an outlet for love and kindness by […]

IT was well-deserved. Radio Kerry staff worked their headphones off all last weekend, making sure the people of Kerry were up to speed with all the news from the local elections. We heard the counts, got expert analysis and listened to stories of triumph and defeat from Tralee and Killarney […]

IF you’re a Liverpool fan, you’ve been here before…many times. More recently, last year when the town was absolutely jammers for the game against Real Madrid. It all ended very badly for Reds fans that night and while many of them went straight home after the game, others packed the […]

LOVERS of all things literary are in for a treat in about a fortnight’s time when Bloomsday will be celebrated in Tralee. Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed primarily in Dublin on June 16. It’s the day his novel Ulysses takes place in 1904, and […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: How do I access the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme for my 2 year-old child? Answer: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme provides free early childhood care […]

John McCann says ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is a loud, brash mediocre movie, that’ll leave you cold… This week’s trip to Tralee Omniplex involved another in what is bound to be a packed summer of big budget blockbusters in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. With some quality productions already seen this year […]

FREE flights will be given away by Cork Airport next Friday, June 7, as part of a ‘Spin the Wheel’ competition in Killarney. Pairs of return tickets to Verona, Budapest, Bristol and Birmingham will be up for grabs from Main Street, Killarney, starting from 3.30pm. Also available to win on […]

KERRY College of Further Education plans to increase the number of students attending their town centre campus this September. At the KCFE annual awards on Wednesday evening, Principal Mary Lucey updated those present on future proposed developments. This included a further expansion of the Denny Street Campus which will see another […]

THE Executive Chair of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is once again appealing to the business community in the town to contribute towards the costs of the street entertainment at the Festival. The Festival hosted a breakfast at The Rose Hotel on Friday morning where many long-standing local sponsors […]

Lifelong Liverpool FC fan, John McCann from Tralee, reflects on the joys, the trials and the tribulations of following the Reds, as Saturday’s Champions League Final looms large… A EUROPEAN Cup Final and Liverpool Football Club – go together like Ant & Dec, Morecambe & Wise, Man City and financial ‘doping’. […]

PEOPLE who have done sterling work for the Kerry Hospice Foundation over the years were honoured at a special event in the Palliative Care Day Unit at University Hospital Kerry on Thursday night Seventeen men and women (although three couldn’t make it on the night) were honoured with local ‘Sunflower […]