GARDAI are appealing for witnesses and information in relation to a number of incidents of theft and criminal damage in Tralee, Camp and Castleisland. On Saturday night, a window at a business premises on Bridge Street was broken between 7pm and 7.30pm. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. At 4.30pm on […]

A MUSIC video made by Tralee man Ben Kavanagh, shot in town and other locations in the county was released on Vapor Memory (YouTube Channel) Friday. Featuring an original track by US-based artist Robot Boyfriend called ‘Lakefront’, the video stars Tralee actor and filmmaker Bertie Brosnan and new actress Naoimh […]

KERRY County Council accepted a silver award for Best Disability Access & Inclusion Initiative for The Mall shared space in Tralee, at the All Ireland Community and Council Awards on Saturday night. The 2019 winners of the awards were announced at a Gala Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 9 in Croke Park Stadium. Kerry […]

IF you’ve a child starting primary school this year, then a trip to Fenit might be in order. St. Brendan’s National School is situated in the beautiful coastal village, just 10 minutes from Tralee and next Monday, February 18, they are holding an open evening from 6.30pm to showcase all the […]

FIVE businesses in Kerry are among those shortlisted for an award at this year’s Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards, in association with Fáilte Ireland. Taking place on February 19th at the InterContinental Dublin, the Irish Breakfast Awards celebrate the finest Irish food producers and those who take special pride in […]

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an alleged assault that occurred in the early hours of this morning Sunday 10th February, on The Square, Killorglin, at approximately 2.20a.m. A man in his early 30s was seriously assaulted during an incident. The man was removed to University Hospital Kerry and his […]

THEY came, they saw, but we conquered the Dubs last night in Austin Stack Park. It was a memorable evening in the county capital and Kerry showed great promise for the season ahead when they beat Dublin by the bare minimum. It also proved how important nights like this are […]

A DRIVER was found with €300 worth of cocaine after being searched by the Kerry Drugs Unit on Friday. While on patrol in Caherciveen, Gardai from Divisional Drugs Unit in Kerry attempted to stop a Ford Focus which then took off at speed. The car was located after the driver […]

‘LOVE Is The Drug’ is the title of a song by the artist Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music fame. Something tells me that the type of Love that Bryan was referring to isn’t the same type that I am referring to in this article. In order to articulate the difference […]

MATCH? What match? If Tralee Musical Society were worried that the Kerry v Dublin encounter might scupper their success on Saturday night, those fears proved to be unfounded as around 500 people showed up last night. The second ‘Strictly Young Dancing’ was a spectacular occasion in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel […]

OVER 300 people attended the 56th year of the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday night at the Ballygarry House Hotel. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On arrival guests enjoyed a […]

FIVE students from O’Brennan National School have just returned from a week long Erasmus exchange hosted by the Primary School of Egaleo ‘Nikolas Politis’ in Athens. The students enjoyed a five-day programme of events which included spending time with other students and teachers from the partnering primary schools, along with […]

‘SOLD OUT’ was being scribbled on the poster when we arrived at The Blasket on a wet and windy Thursday night. No surprise really. The man on the poster was Shane Clifford from Tralee, but he didn’t sell out his stand-up show just because he’s a local. Shane has been […]

A WELL-KNOWN local broadcaster and TV producer enjoyed a great party with family and friends on Friday night. Brian Hurley celebrated his 40th birthday  with family and friends in Benners Hotel. The former Irish TV and Radio Kerry presenter is now an assistant producer with RTE’s Today programme and owns […]

SECOND-LEVEL students from Kerry are being asked to put their skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to the test again as the call goes out for entries for the 12th annual SciFest@College competition. SciFest is the largest and most inclusive second-level STEM fair initiative on the island of […]

No ticket for the game? Awww! (cue violins). No matter though, because it’s going to be a fantastic night in town with the Dub hordes making for an amazing atmosphere in the pubs. If you’re looking for a place to watch the match then try some of these… 1. The […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… If you have an unplanned pregnancy, there are free confidential counselling and information services to help you consider your options and access services and supports. My Options is a […]

John McCann says ‘Green Book’ is a charming, sentimental tale that’ll give you a warm glow as you leave the Omniplex… Those familiar with the works of Peter Farrelly will know of his genius in the field of cinematic comedy. The likes of ‘Dumb and Dumber’ and ‘There’s Something About Mary’ […]

TWO out of two, but now it’s the big one. Dublin are expected to provide tougher opposition in Austin Stack Park tomorrow night in Round 3 of the Allianz Football League Division 1 (7pm). Peter Keane has made a couple of changes from the team the beat Cavan away last […]

IT Tralee Camogie team will travel to Mallow GAA Complex this Saturday to play at the 2019 Ashbourne Cup weekend. IT Tralee will compete for the Fr. Meaghair Cup when they play favourites Athlone IT in the semi-final. This game will take place at 11am. The Fr. Meaghair Cup this […]

A COLLAGE of photos will hang just inside the door of the new Palliative Care Unit to remember the man who did so much to make the facility possible. Ted Moynihan passed away in February of 2018, but he lived to see the Palliative Care Unit officially opened in September […]

A NEW plaque has been erected at a building in Upper Castle Street to mark where the late Christie Hennessy worked before heading off to England all those years ago. The plaque is located outside Tralee Supermarket at the junction of Moyderwell and Upper Castle Street. It was where Christie […]

IF you are a parent or guardian of a school leaver, then Wednesday, February 13th is an important date for your diary. Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), which is run under the auspices of Kerry ETB and has two campuses, in Clash and in Denny Street, Tralee is hosting […]

  TWO entries from Tralee have been selected to go forward to represent their schools in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture taking place in March. ‘Climate Calamity’ from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí and ‘Keeping Up With The Khristmas Kouture’ from Mercy Mounthawk join the other Southern finalists in the competition. […]

THE Kerry Ladies Team to face Waterford in Round 2 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League has been announced. The game is fixed for 2pm on Saturday in Kerins O’Rahillys, Tralee. It’s the team’s first home game of the season in the league. The team captained by Amanda Brosnan […]

THE all-singing, all-dancing Young Americans were in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí during the week and on Thursday night they took to the stage with local students for a highly entertaining show at The Rose Hotel. The Young Americans is a charitable organisation dedicated to the promotion of understanding and goodwill among people […]

WIND and rain will be the order of the day in Kerry as Met Éireann updates its warnings. A Status Yellow rainfall warning was announced for Kerry tonight, to take effect from midnight for all of Friday and Friday night. There’s 30 to 40mm of rainfall expected with risk of spot […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has been included on the match day squad for Ireland’s next Six Nations game this weekend. The Connacht lock will be on the bench for the game against Scotland at Murrayfield which kicks off at 2.15pm on Saturday. Hopefully Ultan will get a chance […]

LEE Strand presented its monthly Milk Quality Award winners at a ceremony at its offices  last week. Awards of excellence for supplying the highest quality of milk are presented to twelve Lee Strand farmers each year for their commitment to excellence on the farm, month after month providing the highest […]

ASHE Street will be the location for a new retailer to open an outlet in April. The Woollen Market, founded in Clare in 2015, already has four stores open in Liscannor, Ennis, Westport and Sligo. It will set up its fifth outlet at the former Regatta Great Outdoors store which […]