A TRALEE woman appeared on BBC’s very popular ‘The One Show’ last night talking about cats. Deirdre O’Halloran, who has been working in London for the past five years, is currently Associate Dramaturg at The Bush Theatre in London. She appeared on a short segment on the prime-time show to talk […]

ANOTHER school year is coming to a close at Mercy Mounthawk so it’s an appropriate time to look back on the achievements of students. With that in mind, the annual Awards Night honours students for their academic, sporting, artistic, cultural and civic skills. The school gym was packed on Wednesday night […]

CIARA Griffin has been announced as the Women’s XVs Player of the Year at the Zurich Irish Rugby Players Awards. The Irish Women’s Rugby team’s captain, who hails from Ballymac, was named as the winner at the awards which took place on Wednesday night at the Clayton Hotel on the Burlington Road. […]

A LOCAL business has sponsored medical kits for Kerry Ladies Football teams. Rory Kilgallen, Director of Kerry Ladies Football Academy thanked Morgan O’Connell of O’Connell’s pharmacy in Monavalley, for his generosity. “When he heard of Kerry Ladies Football U15 and U17 Academy’s upcoming trip to Boston, he insisted that no […]

THE Institute of Technology, Tralee welcomed An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney TD to officially open the €19 million Kerry Sports Academy (KSA) today. Construction began on the Kerry Sports Academy in 2017 and the then Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D., turned the first sod on […]

A MURAL painted by Presentation Secondary School students received a special blessing at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass on Wednesday. A mural with the words ‘Be Not Afraid’ emblazoned across it by Transition Year students is now hanging at the back of the church and art teacher […]

THE Rose Hotel has once again been recognised for its high standards of excellence, having recently received the Service Excellence Business Award from Fáilte Ireland. Highly regarded in the hospitality industry, the Fáilte Ireland Service Excellence Programme encourages the optimisation of individual and collective operational capability, leading to improved profitability […]

A STRETCH of the main Tralee to Ballybunion road is to close to two-way traffic in two weeks time for an indefinite period. The Dale Road (Rathscannell), located on the R556 between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff, has been the scene of many accidents over the years. Upgrading works are scheduled to […]

A NEW youth club formed last year by parents of secondary school children, has proved so popular that they are starting a second group for September. The Tír na nÓg club based at KDYS in Tralee was the brainchild of parents Lisa Martin and Catriona Kennedy who found that their […]

THE talent of those who took evening art classes over the past eight months was plain to see at an exhibition in Coláiste Gleann Lí on Tuesday night. Two sets of courses — one in the autumn and again in spring — saw a great attendance of men and women […]

PETMANIA in Tralee is searching for the Kerry’s 2019 Puppy of the Year and there are five finalists looking for your votes. The Kerry Puppy of the Year winner will then go forward for the chance to win the title of Ireland’s 2019 Puppy of the year. From the 60 puppy nominations […]

THERE’S sad news today that a well-known fast food restaurant in town has had to shut its doors. Abrakebabra at Tralee Shopping Centre on Bridge Street has been operating for 22 years in town, but due to high insurance costs, it has been forced to shut since last Friday. Speaking […]

THE Kingdom County Fair 2019, held at Ballybeggan Park on Sunday, Tralee was another huge success. Held in beautiful sunshine with large crowds in attendance watched a varied display of trade stands, equestrian sports, cattle, poultry, dog show and many more stands and exhibits. Winner of the Grand Prix was […]

THE second Stag & Doe Sessions will take place in The Fiddler Bar in the Square on Saturday, June 15 with doors open at 9pm. After a successful first event back in late March, the sessions were started by organisers, Gerard-Denis O’Connor, Tadhg Flynn and Ruairi Fry, with the aim […]

A TV production company is looking for Kerry people to take part in a new series. They are looking for an older homeowner to share their home with a  younger renter for a period of two weeks as a test case in whether this type of arrangement can work. So […]

WITH a forecast of dry weather for the weekend a status Orange warning for forest fires has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine from today, Monday until midday on Friday. Kerry Fire Service is asking the public to be extra vigilant over the next few days […]

GARDAI are investigating burglaries in Tralee last week. On Wednesday last, the doors of two apartments in Upper Castle Street were kicked in and the properties ransacked, but nothing was taken. It occurred between 7.45pm and 12.30am on Thursday. Gardai are looking for witnesses who may have seen something suspicious […]

THERE was beautiful weather on Saturday morning as families arrived for Scoil Eoin’s First Holy Communion Day. Taking place in Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church, three classes of pupils received the sacrament watched by their families in the packed church. The families also had wonderful weather for photographs. Scroll […]

A TRALEE student has won the South Western Region Final of the 2019  Apprentice Chef competition held at IT Tralee last week. There were 21 students from secondary schools in Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Kerry taking part in the competition sponsored by Flogas Ireland and Failte Ireland last Thursday. After […]

DO you have an interest in the unique wildlife and biodiversity of Kerry? Would you like to learn more about the different types of bird, animals, insects and other creatures great and small that live with us in the Kingdom? Biodiversity Week is coming next week and offers a range […]

By Risteárd Ó Fuaráin KERRY travelled to Lemybrien in Waterford on Saturday evening, to face ‘cailíní na nDéise’ in the semi-final of the Munster Junior Camogie Championship. This was a much-fancied Waterford outfit with a panel of 32 players on the evening while Kerry travelled with just 18 players due […]

THIS is a concept that I came across many years ago and it can be very helpful advice if one knows when and where to use it. Initial examination of this could suggest that it is being rude, but that is not meant to be the case so if I’m […]

GLORIOUS sunshine greeted families arriving at churches on Saturday morning as pupils from two local schools made their First Holy Communion, In St John’s Church, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn’s second class pupils received the sacrament watched by their families and staff from the school. Out in the Church of the Immaculate Conception […]

A FINE morning for a cycle. Cyclists set off in the sunshine from O’Donnells Mounthawk on Saturday for the 16th annual Fenit RNLI cycle. There was a 50km route and a new 80km route and all funds raised from the event will go directly to support the Fenit Lifeboat service. […]

TRALEE truck driver Ciara Sheehy won an amazing €52,000 and a holiday on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One on Saturday. Ciara Sheehy from Tralee had great support on the show on Saturday night from boyfriend John and family members. She spoke about her job […]

PEOPLE of all ages got up/stayed up early this morning to take part in the Darkness Into Light Tralee walk for Pieta House. Tralee Bay Wetlands proved the perfect venue and the dry weather also played its part to enhance the atmosphere as thousands of people set off at 4.15am. […]

BANK of Ireland is calling on local hospitality businesses in Kerry to register their interest in attending their ‘Grow Your Business’ event taking place on Monday, May 20, in the Workbench event space in Bank of Ireland, Tralee from 6pm to 7.30pm. As part of its 2019 National Enterprise Programme, […]

AWARD-WINNING presenter and locally-based author Anthony Garvey will launch his latest children’s book at 3pm, on Saturday, June, at Listowel Writers’ Week, in the Listowel Community Centre. Aimed at children between 8-12 years of age, ‘Gravespeakers: Louise’  is the final book in his popular six-book series. Set in Tralee, it […]

THEY’RE ready for a very special super Sunday in Ballybeggan as the Kingdom County Fair will once again take place. Now in its 71st year, the committee has been working hard to ensure everything goes according to plan with fine weather predicted and something for every member of the family […]

  THE family of a missing man who was last seen in Tralee have appealed for the public’s help. Dan Gerard Sheehy is formerly from Castleisland. He was last seen on Monday, April 29, getting the 6.50am train to Dublin. His family are very worried for his safety. He is […]