KERRY County Council has supplied a weather and roads update on Storm Ali. They say the worst of the stormy conditions have now passed and the Status Orange warning for Kerry has been lifted. Council staff have been responding to fallen trees and other issues across the county since 5am […]

‘LET’S Get Kerry Walking the Distance Week’ will take place from September 24-30 and communities all over Kerry will be donning their walking shoes in an effort to get more active. Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership invites everyone to participate in this, Kerry’s first ever countywide walking event which is a great […]

GARDAÍ in the Southern Region are reminding people to ‘Park Smart’ as recent figures show that there have been almost 170 thefts from vehicle incidents in counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick for the month of August. This is an increase of approximately 90 incidents on the previous month. There is […]

FUNDS have been made available for repairs, signage and footpath overlay in Tralee Town Park thanks to the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme where a number of rural recreation projects in Kerry will share €189,189. NEWKD will get €14,400 for work in Tralee Town Park and the only other Tralee project to […]

A GROUP of local cyclists endured the tough 3 day Circuit of Kerry back in June covering over 600 km and 6000m of climbing to raise €5000 for the Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus. It’s a charity that is close to the heart of many of the group as they have […]

STORM Ali is causing damage and traffic disruptions around the county this morning. A Status Orange Wind Warning is in effect until 1pm and people are advised to take great care if travelling. Met Eireann say gusts in excess of 130 km/h are possible in coastal regions of the west […]

By Junior Griffin With the Listowel Races over for another year, the long nights are closing in very fast and many people will be looking for a sporting pastime of some nature in order to pass away those long winter nights. Are you one of those people? Why not consider […]

ALMOST €2.5m was paid out for claims made against Kerry County Council between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, according to figures released at the monthly meeting of the council on Monday. The Council supplied the information in reply to a motion by Cllr Brendan Cronin who requested the […]

DOZENS of free events including workshops, seminars, coffee mornings, film screenings and sports events will form part of the first ever Health and Wellbeing Week in Kerry, which is being organised by the HSE and Kerry County Council. The week will coincide with World Mental Health Day and runs from […]

AN introductory course from the School of Philosophy and Economic Science will take place this Thursday at Brookfield College at 7.30pm. The ‘Introduction to Practical Philosophy’ is a ten-session course designed to “encourage the participant to regain their natural sense of wonder, gaining greater access to their inner happiness, wisdom and strength.” According […]

KERRY County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team met today to review the Status Orange Wind Warning issued earlier today for Kerry and 12 other counties by Met Eireann. The team has advised members of the public, motorists and property owners to be prepared for high winds overnight and tomorrow morning […]

CAUSEWAY Macra is hosting a 5K/10K Fun Run in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry taking place from An Tochar Adult Education Centre, Causeway on Sunday, September 30. On the day, registration will take place from 11am, with the run starting at 12 Noon Sharp. The cost is €10 per person […]

HERE’S something fun to look forward to next month for ladies out there. An afternoon of fun, fashion, music, health and lifestyle tips will be had at a ladies lunch in the Rose Hotel, Tralee on Sunday, October 7 all to raise funds for the development of the Ballymacelligott GAA Ladies Club. […]

THAT wind warning issued last night just got worse. The whole country was put on a Status Yellow Wind Warning at 9pm last night but 12 hours later Met Eireann has elevated it for a number of counties, including Kerry, for tomorrow morning. There is now a Status Orange Wind […]

WHILE it’s the west and north that’s getting a battering from Storm Helene, we won’t escape down here in Kerry over the next few days. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for  the whole of Ireland to come into effect on Wednesday morning. They say its will […]

THE times and venues for the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Football Championship quarter-finals have been announced and sees a mouthwatering double header in Austin Stack Park. According to the Austin Stacks facebook page, on Saturday, September 29, every Tralee GAA football club will be represented when Austin Stacks play Dingle […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a burglary in the Milltown area last week. On Monday, September 10, between 8.15am and 8pm, a white transit van with a Northern Ireland registration beginning with SHZ, was seen in the Laharn  area of Milltown and the vehicle is a point of interest […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Martin Ferris has welcomed the nomination of Liadh Ní Riada as the Sinn Fein Presidential candidate. Deputy Ferris said: “Liadh Ní Riada received the backing of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle yesterday as our candidate in the Presidential election on the 26th of October. “Liadh will […]

KERRY County Council has given backing to businessman Peter Casey contest the Presidential election in October. The Dragons Den panellist was nominated by Cllr Michael Cahill and seconded by Cllr Johnny Healy Rae. He received 14 votes to Gemma O’Doherty’s three and ‘William Delaney 1957-1970’ received four votes. Eleven councillors did not vote […]

IRISH singer/songwriter Hozier is to play a date at the INEC in Killarney this December. The internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling artist will play five shows in Ireland during the month of December in Dublin, Belfast and finally in Kerry on Thursday, December 20. On Twitter he said: “I’m very excited […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors met on Monday morning to approve a local authority housing development for the second time. On Monday, September 4, Councillors unanimously approved the construction of a 28-unit estate, which will be located in the lands behind Scoil Eoin Primary School, adjacent to Stacks Villas and south […]

IT was a case of arrivederci on Friday night to Fr Bernard Healy who said an official farewell to the St John’s parishioners at a special function in the Parish Centre. Fr Bernard, who is a native of Doon just outside Tralee, is heading off to Rome for the next […]

THE weather stayed fine on Sunday afternoon for the annual Ardfert Kids Cycle with over 60 people taking part. They gathered at Ardfert National School before noon with music and refreshments laid on by the organisers and a great community atmosphere evident. Principal Betty Stack waved the red flag to […]

THE draw for the quarter-finals of the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Football Championship has just been made and sees some very interesting match-ups. Austin Stacks will face Dingle while Kerins O’Rahillys’ reward for beating Dr Crokes in the last round is a clash with surprise packages St Brendan’s — who […]

AS we have brought you over the past couple of days, it was quite an afternoon in Listowel on Friday. The McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day saw thousands of women dressed to impress on the Island and it was a fantastic day of style and fun. We’ve brought you loads of […]

THERE was some fabulous style in Listowel on Friday for the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day in Listowel on Friday. Thousands descended on the course from early on and stayed until the evening on what has become the biggest day of the festival. We’ve brought you some great style over the […]

THERE’S beach clean-ups taking place across Kerry this weekend with volunteers wanted for two close to Tralee. It’s part of events nationwide for the Clean Coasts’ Big Beach Clean, which aims to raise awareness about marine litter. Glan Tralee will be doing a beach clean in Fenit on Sunday from 11am […]

THEY came from all over the country for McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday and they were not disappointed with great style and a whole lot of fun on the Island. Earlier (click here and here if you missed it) we brought you the winners and glamour […]

POPULAR local politician, Sam Locke, got a shock on Friday night when he went into The Slieve Mish Bar to be greeted by cheers and flashing cameras. The occasion was a surprise party to mark the Tralee Municipal District Councillor’s 60th birthday and he hadn’t a clue it was planned […]

AFTER a mixed week of weather at Listowel Races there was a fine day for McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day on Friday…mostly! For a brief period during the announcing of the prizes on a specially constructed stage, the heavens opened and people sought cover, but that was as bad as it […]