THE sun shone down on Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night as members of John Mitchels GAA club gathered for a race night. It was all in aid of the juvenile set-up in the club and the younger members were welcome with a bouncy castle and penalty competition to keep […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am 23 years of age and I live with my partner (aged 25) who is currently unemployed and getting Jobseeker’s Allowance. I am now also looking for work. […]

John McCann says ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ is a lightweight addition to Marvel catalogue that’s both fun and refreshing!… In the aftermath of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) struggles with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles […]

IAN Brick has decided to step down as Kerry Under 21 hurling manager and selector with the senior team. The Kilmoyley clubman had worked with this squad since Under 14 level, winning 2 All-Ireland Minor titles along the way and leaves a squad with excellent talent and potential, many of […]

IRELAND’S oldest annual festival has kicked off once again in typical Puck Fair fashion, with visitors from all over Ireland and beyond descending on the town of Killorglin. Today marks the first day of the popular event — a day commonly referred to as ‘Gathering Day’ — which continues until […]

This weekend it’s the calm before the Festival storm, but there’s still some things to see and do… Friday 1. Family fun at the track… The weather’s supposed to be fine, so a fantastic night lies ahead at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee tonight, as John Mitchels GAA goes […]

WHERE did he find the time? Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae has written a book which will be released in the autumn. ‘Time To Talk’ is described as “neither a manifesto nor a memoir”. He speaks about the biggest regret of his life – he didn’t have time to talk when […]

IT’S Friday, it’s set to be a sunny evening, so it’s time the hit to the town. And Roundy’s is the perfect place to go this weekend as they launch their new cocktail menu. The popular pub on Brogue Makers Lane (close to The Ashe Hotel) has 32 cocktails — […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been one of the most colourful events on the Irish festivals calendar for nearly 60 years, but this year’s Festival will bring colour to a whole new level. The MIRACOCO Luminarium, by Architects of Air, is a fun-filled, monumental inflatable walk-in sculpture designed […]

THE Kerry Diocesan Youth Service and National Circus Festival are among five Kerry organisations named as winners in the first ever National Lottery Good Causes Awards. The awards honour the inspiring work of thousands of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland with the help of Good Causes funding. Nearly […]

LOCAL Sinn Féin Councillor Toireasa Ferris has said that it is completely unacceptable that 400 hours of respite care have been lost in Kerry in Quarter 1 of 2018. Cllr Ferris said: “Respite care is one of the most important services provided by the health service. Those who avail of respite services will tell […]

STAFF of Woodies Tralee and quiz fans gathered at O’Donnells in Mounthawk last night for a fundraising table quiz as their month-long fundraising campaign continues. The local branch has set a target of €4,500 for their four Charity Partners in the Woodie’s Heroes 2018 fundraising campaign — Make-A-Wish, Temple Street, Jack & Jill and Down […]

TWENTY of Tralee’s bars and hotels will play a key role once again the Rose of Tralee International Festival when they host the families and friends of the 57 Roses who will be taking part in this year’s event. In return for being “twinned” with the Roses, each of the […]

A TRALEE dog is in the running for the annual ‘Nose Of Tralee’ title but he needs your votes. The competition is run by Pet Sitters Ireland to find the country’s cutest pet and ‘Aero’ got through the judging process to represent Kerry in the 32 county contest. ‘Aero’ is […]

THE times and dates have been set for the opening round of the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Football Championship in a few weeks. Austin Stacks will host Kenmare District at Connolly Park on Saturday, September 1 with a 5.30pm throw-in. Kerins O’Rahillys will have to hit the road north as […]

Mazda Motor Ireland has new representation in the South West of the country as Aherns Mazda have been appointed as the latest official Mazda retailer to complete the newly redeveloped network. Aherns Mazda now add to a total of nineteen Mazda retailers across the country, supplying Kerry and surrounding counties […]

IF you’re a student aged between 16 and 21 and can spare 90 minutes next week, then this might be for you…and you’ll get a nice voucher for your time! Bespoke Business Support are hosting Student Focus Groups on behalf of a third level college and are looking for participants. […]

TWO Tralee women are organising a great family event this Sunday in aid of Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre. Katie Parnell and Katherina Foran are two of 12 local people taking part in a skydive for the Balloonagh facility on September 1, but in the meantime they hope people turn […]

THIS time next week they’ll be finding out the results of their Leaving Cert, but last night it was time to have fun for the Presentation students at their Debs Ball. As we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), around 180 people gathered at the Ballyroe Heights […]

UPLIFTING, inspirational, nostalgic and entertaining are just some of the adjectives to describe the 13 marching bands comprising 600 people that will perform at the 2018 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Nine bands will take part in the Parade of Roses on Saturday 18th August, two of which will be […]

LOCAL Link Kerry are commencing bus services operating from Tralee along the north shore on the Dingle Peninsula to Brandon, with stops along the way in Blennerville – Derrymore – Camp – Aughacasla – Castlegregory – Sandy Bay – Fahamore – Stradbally – Cloghane – Brandon, with three inward and […]

THE ladies who sat their Leaving Cert at Presentation Tralee in June met up again on Tuesday night, but it was an altogether more relaxed and enjoyable experience this time. Around 180 amazingly-dressed young people were in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the Presentation Students’ Debs Ball. They enjoyed a […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information about two burglaries which took place within around an hour each other in the early hours of Monday morning. At about 1.30am, a premises was broken into in Fenit and a sum of cash taken. Then later in Abbeydorney another premises […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning the public again about scam callers. They have been contacted this week by members of the public who have received calls from people who claim there is something wrong with the Windows programme on their computer. They want people to log onto their computer and […]

BENNER’S Hotel Courtyard will be buzzing this Sunday for a great fundraising barbecue with cocktails and super raffle prizes. It’s in aid of Mellon Educate and three generations of the one family in Tralee will be heading to South Africa this winter to volunteer with the organisation. Pauline Barrett, her […]

A TRALEE family will take to the skies next month — only to quickly fall from it — as they raise funds for a great local facility. Christy Lynch of Christy’s Homebakery in Tralee Shopping Centre will be joined by his daughters Laura and Irene and son Chris in taking […]

IT’S back! It started back in 2011 and now the eighth Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is set to be the biggest yet with 14 couple taking to the dance floor. The Festival Dome is the venue again on Saturday, August 25, and the contestants are drawn from all […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the two Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals next Sunday in Austin Stack Park… LIXNAW V CAUSEWAY The opening game will be between Lixnaw and Causeway and this promises to be an intriguing encounter as both teams had a rehearsal earlier in the competition where Causeway […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed his dissatisfaction that he was not chosen by the Fianna Fáil party to contest the next General Election in Kerry. The party chose Cllr Norma Moriarty to run alongside John Brassil in the next election, but this decision has irked Cllr Michael Cahill. While congratulating […]

IN fairness to the Kerry supporters, they turned up in their droves to cheer on the team against Kildare in Killarney on Saturday evening. The official attendance was just shy of 18,000, but around 17,000 of those were surely from Kerry. Killarney was buzzing as it always is on a […]