THE Zyber Theatre Company returns to the Siamsa Tíre stage over the next three nights to stage a hugely popular play which explores the lives of men who worked on the building sites of London in the 1970s. Productions of Jimmy Murphy’s ‘The Kings of the Kilburn High Road’ have […]

A FILM written and directed by a Tralee man and co-produced by another local, is to premiere at a film festival in California on St Patrick’s Day. ‘Misty Button’ is an Irish/American  dark comedy written and directed by Seanie Sugrue and co-produced by Bertie Brosnan. It will receive its world […]

IF you want to find out more about fostering, then next month sees a couple of events in Tralee which may interest you. The Kerry Branch of Irish Foster Care Asscoiation (IFCA) is a voluntary group that meets on the second Friday of each month for a Coffee Morning in the Meadowlands […]

IF you’re heading west, take note of some road works taking place on the N86 over the next number of weeks. Works will commence on road surface improvements on the N86 Tralee to Dingle road between Camp and Annascaul on Thursday, February 28. The resurfacing works will take place between […]

THERE’S still time to get to Kerry College of Further Education’s Open Day which is being held today at their Clash campus. Continuing until 7pm this evening, this annual event provides an opportunity for those attending to gain an insight into the college and the many courses on offer. Teachers […]

TRALEE’S Darkness Into Light event was a massive success again last May and this year’s walk was launched at a cheque presentation at Kirby’s Brogue Inn last night. The cheque of €41,198.97 raised in the 2018 event was presented to Con O’Connor, Co-ordinator of Pieta House in the South West, […]

WITH 60 lunches sold in half an hour – sushi, tapas, paella, pizza – Foodie Fridays at JRI America in Tralee is proving a big hit. The initiative at the Kerry Technology Park-based company has been a great success since it began last December, creating awareness among staff of local […]

KERRY had the seventh lowest percentage of driving licence holders with penalty points in 2017, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office. The figures showed the number of drivers in each county in Ireland who had penalty points in 2017 as well as the percentage of drivers in each county […]

AFTER two hit comedy dramas in the past couple of years, the trilogy will be complete later this week when ‘One Ordination and a Donation’ will be performed at Na Gaeil GAA clubhouse. The play will be staged on Wednesday, February 27, Thursday, February 28 and Saturday, March 2, (7.30pm) […]

A KERRY-BASED chef has been snapped up by Virgin Media TV for a new cookery show which will be beamed into tens of thousands of homes. Killarney restaurateur Paul Treyvaud has signed contracts with the station for the six-programme series which will see him preparing and cooking several delightful dishes. […]

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the 6th Ardfert Annual Cycle in aid of Ardfert  School Building Fund. After such a strong turnout last year, the cycle will again take place in springtime  with this year’s event scheduled for Sunday, April 28. This cycle provides the perfect opportunity for those preparing […]

TRALEE Garda Station is taking part in a pilot programme which will help members of the deaf community in the county. From Friday, March 1, the station is one of two in the country to trial the system, where people from the deaf community can come in to the station […]

THERE was a phenomenal reaction to an appeal for unwanted bicycles at the weekend. Tralee Rotary Club organised a drop-off point for the bicycles which will be done up and sent to Africa where children will use them to get to school. There were more than 400 bikes dropped off […]

FARMERS from across the county recently attended the Animal Welfare & Nutrition Information Event hosted by Lee Strand Co-operative Creamery. The event took place in Brownes Home, Agri & Builder Providers in Castleisland with guest speakers Bianca Theeruth, Cargill Nutrition;  Brian Quilter, Vet (MRCVS); David Morgan, Crystalyx Nutrition; Andrew O’Connell, […]

THE Board of Talbot Grove addiction treatment centre in Castleisland, has announced the appointment of Sligo native Dolores Tiernan as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 18. The appointment marks a return to Talbot Grove for Dolores, who served as the facility’s Deputy Director (2002-2010) prior to her appointment as Senior […]

KERRY has once again dominated the annual Tripadvisor Top Irish Beaches list, but a local beach doesn’t hold the No.1 spot. Banna Strand, a previous winner, is at No.2, last year’s winner Inch Beach is at No.3, Derrynane is No.5, Coumeenoole Beach in west Kerry is at No.6, Rossbeigh at No.8 […]

Mike O’Halloran was in London to see Kerry record a facile win against the home side in the Allianz National League Division 2A game… Kerry 3-27 London 1-11 An easy enough win for Kerry in Ruislip where they overcame London by 22 points. Sean Weir captained the side, Jason Diggins […]

GARDAI are advising members of the public not to carry large animals unrestrained in the back of the car. The warning comes after a video went viral two weeks ago of a car in the McDonalds Tralee drive-thru with a calf in the backseat. Sergeant Tim O’Keeffe was speaking on […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help with a burglary at a Tralee estate last week. Two bikes were stolen from a shed at house in Páirc Na Dún, Caherslee, on Wednesday, February 20 at about 5pm. The bikes are worth about €500 each and gardaí are asking if anyone […]

THE annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle is back, with registration for the 2019 event opening this Thursday at 12 noon via their website www.ringofkerrycycle.ie. Thousands of leisure cyclists are expected to take part in this year’s 175km Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, with places limited to 8,000 this year […]

AN art and sound exhibition created by Kerry LGBTQ+ adults and young people will launch on Saturday, March 2 at 1pm in Tralee Library. The show documents the experience of being LGBTQ+ in Kerry today and explores how it fits into the broader theme of personal identity. The show will […]

Alan Cantwell on how Warriors are keeping the pressure on the leaders after their victory over Belfast Star on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 80 Belfast Star 68 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have moved to joint second in Super League alongside UCD Marian following a vital but hard earned win away […]

A LOCAL man  is hosting a table quiz on this Wednesday night in the Brogue Inn which will benefit the Irish Heart Foundation. It will be a night of quizzical fun with spot prizes galore and the questions will be fired out from 8:30pm. A table of four people is […]

IT was said that the old Tralee to Fenit railway line would never be transformed into a Greenway that would benefit to local tourism, because many believed that planning permission would never be granted. Well, the planning process has been completed, the money is available in the form of the […]

THE contracts have been signed for the construction of 29 new social housing units in the county. The new homes are being developed by Kerry County Council in Listowel, Milltown and Killorglin under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley, and the Chief Executive […]

AS we reported earlier (click here if you missed it), Ballygarry House Hotel was the place to be last night as hundreds of guests enjoyed a lavish occasion for a great cause. The Diamond Ball in aid of Enable Ireland Kerry was a big hit and provided the first real […]

COMMUNITY organisations, sports clubs and projects from Kerry who benefitted from National Lottery Good Causes funding are now invited to apply for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019. This awards initiative, which was launched by Irish Olympian hurdler Thomas Barr, honours the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of […]

WITH over 250 guests attending, the Diamond Ball was an outstanding success at Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night. It was all in aid of Enable Ireland Kerry and one of the main attractions was a beautiful diamond piece worth €1,000 courtesy of Billy Nolan & Hilsers Jewelers, Tralee, which was […]

AFTER an absence of one year from the International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, Tralee will again be represented at the Games in 2019 in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Ufa becomes the first city in the International Children’s Games to host both the Summer […]

TLI Group were the charity partner for Pieta House in 2018 and staff there pulled out all the stops to raise thousands for the charity. Following a very clever suggestions from a staff feedback session it was decided to link the number of Good Catch and Near Miss Safety Reports […]