GARDAI are appealing to the public for information after a house on the outskirts of Tralee was burgled recently. The house located in the Listellick area was broken into on Tuesday, March 5 between 11am and 5.30pm. A large antique mahogany clock was stolen in the burglary. Gardaí are asking […]

THE Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day takes place this year on Friday, March 22 and it was launched at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Monday afternoon. Daffodil Day is the biggest and longest running fundraising day for the Irish Cancer Society and is celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year. On Daffodil […]

EARLIER we told you who won what and showed you some of the style at the Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards at The Rose Hotel (click here for previous coverage). A huge crowd of 260 guests had a wonderful day (and night) and there was some serious glamour to be […]

COULD you or someone you know be the 2019 Kerry Rose? Celine O’Shea, Kerry Rose 2018, kicked off the search for this year’s Kerry Rose at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday. The selection night will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the hotel with Kerryman Dáithí Ó Sé once again […]

THE Cathaoirleach and Chief Executive of Kerry County Council will take part in a weekend business trip to the United States this week to promote Kerry and meet with business and political leaders as part of the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Cllr Norma Foley and Moira Murrell will meet […]

THE organisers of the 2019 St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee are proud to announce that three well-known musicians from Kerry’s Capital will perform on the viewing platform before the parade arrives in the town centre next Sunday. Up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Seamus Harty will be joined in the line-up by Lauryn […]

TRALEE based financial planning practice, Premier Financial, have for the third year in a row, been shortlisted for the Oscars of the Irish Pension and Investment industry, the annual Life, Pensions and Investment (LPI) Industry Awards which will be held in the Mansion House, Dublin on Thursday, March 21. This […]

IT’S probably one of the most stylish occasions of the year and the ladies attending the Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards 2019 did not disappoint when it came to glamour on Sunday at The Rose Hotel. Around 260 guests enjoyed a fantastic afternoon, evening and night of food, fun and […]

WHILE Blennerville Windmill decided to go green early this week, some of the other well known buildings in town are set to follow suit for St Patrick’s weekend. As part of a now annual initiative between Tralee Chamber Alliance and Kerry County Council, The Ashe Memorial Hall, the Dominican Church, […]

THE Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry rally takes place over the weekend of April 7 and the event was launched at the hotel on Saturday afternoon. Organised and promoted by Kerry Motor Club, this year’s clerk of the course is Eoin Duffin who together with the organising team has put […]

KERRY stars David Clifford and Shane Enright were in Mercy Mounthawk this week to present jerseys for the school’s football teams. Under the advice of Shane Enright of Bank of Ireland, students worked to organise a bank to raise funds and Bank of Ireland matched those funds to sponsor the […]

THE Arts/Creative Ireland Kerry Office at Kerry County Council is seeking quotations from creative professionals to develop projects in each Municipal District in 2019. The projects must have a creative element and offer opportunities for participation and engagement by communities, audiences and the wider community. A budget of €9,000 has […]

IF there is one thing for sure it is this – our world is constantly changing. The population of the world at the beginning of the nineteenth century was 1 billion people, now it is heading rapidly towards 8 billion. The mind boggles. In this ever changing world certain truths […]

AROUND 360 pupils were joined by their teachers from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and a few special guests for a 5k fun run to bring the school’s Seachtain na Gaeilge events to a close. Well known Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and fitness guru Aidan O’Mahony were on hand to lend their support […]

THE Tom Crean Unsung Hero Cycle and family fun weekend, in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry,  takes place this year on Saturday/Sunday, April 20/21, at Ballyseedy Home & Garden, Tralee. Last year was the first year of the event when over 250 cyclists took to the road raising much needed […]

THE latest production from the Light Opera Society of Tralee is garnering high praise indeed from members of the public and tonight it your last chance to catch it at Siamsa Tíre. ‘Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville’ has been described as the Society’s best ever production to the Musical Director, Aidan O’Carroll. […]

By Colm Griffin THE Kerry Badminton Association organised a special event for four former members of the executive committee of the organisation at the Riverside Hotel in Castleisland last Tuesday night (March 5th). Addressing a large audience made up of past and present members of clubs from throughout the county […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am going abroad with some friends. What happens if I lose my passport while I am travelling? Answer: If you are an Irish citizen abroad and your Irish passport […]

John McCann says The Lego Movie 2 is a well constructed sequel for all the family… THIS week’s cinematic journey at Tralee Omniplex, saw the whole McCann family settle in their very comfy MAXX screen seats for the eagerly anticipated Lego movie sequel – the imaginatively title ‘Lego Movie 2’. […]

A RADIO Kerry presenter and singer-songwriter has seen his song chosen as a finalist in the International Song Writing Contest (ISC) this year. Some 19,000 entries were received for the competition and Cathal Flaherty’s ‘A Thousand Miles’ is the only Irish artist included in the final. The winning track is […]

TWELVE students from three of Kerry ETB’s schools will be representing Ireland on the ‘She Runs’ education programme. This flagship event will be held in Paris next week and the international programme aims to promote physical activity, develop leadership and empower female students through school sport. The three Kerry ETB schools […]

TOP tips from the experts were handed out in Skelper Quane’s in Blennerville on Thursday night for their annual Cheltenham Preview night. MC Murt Murphy interviewed jockeys Bryan Cooper and Philip Enright  as trainer Tom Cooper, photographer Pat Healy, bookmaker Berkie Browne, Limerick Racecouse manager Conor O’Neill about the upcoming race […]

A POPULAR priest was thanked for his work at farewell party in his honour at St John’s Parish Centre on Thursday evening. There was a good turnout for Polish native, Fr Piotr Delimat, who came to the parish in 2014 and made a great impression on his colleagues and parishioners. […]

KERRY County Council, in conjunction with Kerry’s Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), is inviting applications for funding from local community-led events linked to the first ever Healthy Kerry Community Weekend which will take place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend. With the theme of ‘Wellbeing Across the Ages’, the event […]

HOLY Family NS was even more colourful than usual on Thursday with an array of outfits sported by the young pupils. The reason was World Book Day and the school went all out with a number of activities. “We celebrate the importance of reading for pleasure and this was certainly […]

FIVE schools from Tralee and beyond took part in a schools blitz yesterday at Mercy Mounthawk. Aimed at 1st to 3rd year pupils, teams from Pres Tralee, Pres Castleisland, Causeway Comprehensive, St Joseph’s Ballybunion and Mercy Mounthawk took to the pitches under the guidance of Laura Collins, Kerry Camogie County […]

Not a lot on this weekend, but you might find something of interest in the following… Friday 1. ‘Chicago’ in Siamsa… THE Light Opera Society of Tralee’s ‘Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville’  is being performed at Siamsa Tire, Tralee for this week with two performances left on Friday and Saturday at 8pm. […]

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry, John Brassil, says new figures from the Department of Justice reveal that Kerry is not getting its fair share of Garda resources. The stats – which outline what divisions recently qualified Gardaí were allocated to – show that over the past four years 41 Gardaí […]

SEED funding has been put in place for the development of a skate park in Tralee and an application for the balance has been put in with the Sports Capital Grant Fund. Kerry County Council was asked for an update on the development by Sinn Féin Cllr Toireasa Ferris at […]

THE Basketball Ireland Players and Coaches of the Month for the month of February were announced yesterday and gave a bit of boost to Garvey’s Tralee Warriors before the weekend. In the Men’s Super League, it was double win for the Tralee side, with star guard, Paul Dick, picking up […]