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Tralee Jobless Figure Increases For Second Month In A Row

Tralee Jobless Figure Increases For Second Month In A Row

July 12, 2018 at 10:37 am Comments are Disabled

THE number of people signing on the Live Register in Tralee in June has increased for the second month in a row according to the latest data from the  Central Statistics Office. There were 3,746 people on the register in June, an increase of 20 on the May figure. It’s […]

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Fuel Prices Rise Significantly In Two Months At Stations Around Town

Fuel Prices Rise Significantly In Two Months At Stations Around Town

July 11, 2018 at 2:40 pm 1 comment

THE price of petrol and diesel at the filling station pumps around Tralee has risen significantly, by about eight cent a litre, since we last carried out a survey two months ago. Last time out in our regular check, prices of petrol and diesel per litre at garages around town ranged […]

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‘Vegtopia’ To Take Place In Town This Saturday

‘Vegtopia’ To Take Place In Town This Saturday

July 11, 2018 at 2:16 pm Comments are Disabled

A CELEBRATION of vegan, vegetarian and dairy-friendly products produced locally will take place this Saturday in town. There’ll be food, music, entertainment and much more at ‘Vegtopia’ to encourage people into a more healthy diet and to show how delicious vegetables are. It kicks off  with a Yoga, Mindfulness and Breathing […]

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Christie Hennessy Celebration Will Stay In Tralee

Christie Hennessy Celebration Will Stay In Tralee

July 11, 2018 at 1:54 pm 1 comment

THE annual Christie Hennessy music celebration will take place in Tralee this winter. The event, which has taken place in Tralee since 2011, was provisionally booked for the INEC in Killarney this October, but now it has been confirmed it will take place in the Ashe Hotel again this year […]

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IT Tralee And UL To Lead €800,000 R&D Programme

IT Tralee And UL To Lead €800,000 R&D Programme

July 11, 2018 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

KOSTAL and Lero researchers at IT Tralee and UL have announced a €800,000 R&D programme to develop autonomous robots for assembly line of the future. This is the third major announcement by Lero on autonomous systems this year in Limerick and Tralee. Kostal, the Limerick based manufacturer of automotive electronic systems, has […]

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Eileen Whelan of Paco Tralee.

Paco To Host Fashion/Coffee Morning With A Great Raffle Prize

July 11, 2018 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

HAVING raised loads of funds for great causes like the Inspired group, the local MS branch, buying defibrillators for the town, and more, a local fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again this Friday. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised the event […]

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Members of the Born To Run Club's 'Couch To 5k' programme at the Aquadome on Tuesday. Front from left; Karen Lawlor and Anna Suchatys. Back from left; Ailish Hughes with Ivy Rose, Marcella Moriarty, Fiona Griffin, Kate Caffrey, Margaret Wharton, Helen Egan and Tom Dillon. Photo by Dermot Crean

Born To Run’s ‘Couch To 5k’ Recruits Make The Grade

July 11, 2018 at 9:49 am 1 comment

By Maria Moynihan HAVING laced up their running shoes for the first time in May, the latest recruits to Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club earned their first race medals on Tuesday evening, having completed a special event to mark the culmination of their “Couch To 5k” training programme. Over […]

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Man Arrested After Robbery Incident On Strand Road

Man Arrested After Robbery Incident On Strand Road

July 11, 2018 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee have arrested a man in his 20s following a robbery incident on Strand Road on Tuesday, July 10. The incident took place at approximately 12:45pm when the suspect approached a woman who was walking on Strand Road and stole her handbag. Investigating Gardaí carried out a number […]

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Members of Ardfert Youth Club receiving their Online Competition Winner award from Joanne Vance, Community Programmes Manager and Sarah Chadwick, Cancer Prevention Officer at the Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE Youth Awards 2018.

Ardfert Club Wins X-HALE Youth Award For Short Film

July 10, 2018 at 5:23 pm Comments are Disabled

ARDFERT Youth Club from Kerry has been awarded the Online Community prize at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2018. The group scooped the award for the most views on YouTube of its short film “Think Twice” which was showcased at the recent event in the Helix in Dublin. […]

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Siamsa Tíre Wins Award For Environmental Efforts

Siamsa Tíre Wins Award For Environmental Efforts

July 10, 2018 at 4:06 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tire has won the ‘Best Newcomer’ award at Julie’s Bicycle Creative Green Awards on Monday night in London. Julie’s Bicycle is a London based charity that supports the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustainability. Just last month, Siamsa Tíre became the first theatre in Ireland to achieve […]

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New Bike Hire Programme To Get Young At Heart Cycling In Tralee

New Bike Hire Programme To Get Young At Heart Cycling In Tralee

July 10, 2018 at 11:22 am Comments are Disabled

AN older adult bike hire programme, called Rediscover Cycling, was officially launched by Chairperson of Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership Mr. Jimmy Deenihan on Monday at Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre. Rediscover Cycling for the Young at Heart, is an affordable priced bike hire scheme aimed at older adults residing in […]

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Sat Nav Sending Trucks To Oakpark Bridge Too Narrow To Pass

Sat Nav Sending Trucks To Oakpark Bridge Too Narrow To Pass

July 10, 2018 at 9:49 am 2 comments

A COUNCILLOR called for a sign to be erected to prevent large trucks going down a road where there is a bridge too narrow for them to pass. Sinn Fein Cllr Pa Daly brought the motion to the Council at the last meeting of Tralee Municipal District council asking for […]

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Increase In People Contacting Local Samaritans Branch This Year

Increase In People Contacting Local Samaritans Branch This Year

July 10, 2018 at 9:43 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Branch of Samaritans are holding an event in the Meadowlands Hotel this Friday at 7.30pm. The event comes as the local branch reveals that to date in 2018, they have received 14,700 contacts. These contacts include telephone calls, SMS  message and face to face callers to the branch […]

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Kerry Carers Of Family Members With Dementia Wanted For NUI Galway Study

Kerry Carers Of Family Members With Dementia Wanted For NUI Galway Study

July 10, 2018 at 9:41 am Comments are Disabled

THE Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia at NUI Galway are leading the first ever study in Ireland looking at supports and services available for people with dementia and their families following a recent diagnosis. The study aims to recruit informal carers from Kerry, often family members, who […]

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Stephen O'Brien lets fly. Photo by Dermot Crean

Details Of Kerry Sides In Action This Weekend

July 9, 2018 at 4:50 pm Comments are Disabled

THE full All-Ireland senior football championship Super 8 fixtures for next weekend were confirmed on Monday afternoon and tickets are now on sale. As we all knew, Kerry play Galway in Croke Park at 4pm, a game that clashes with the World Cup Final which kicks off at the same […]

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SPONSORED: Coláiste Íde Has Availability For 5th Year Transition Programme

SPONSORED: Coláiste Íde Has Availability For 5th Year Transition Programme

July 9, 2018 at 3:41 pm Comments are Disabled

  Coláiste Íde has availability for students who wish to spend a year improving their grasp of the Irish language prior to embarking on the Leaving Certificate. Coláiste Íde is an all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated close to Dingle town. Renowned for its high standard of post-Primary […]

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Win A Land Rover And Help Out Recovery Haven And Down Syndrome Kerry

Win A Land Rover And Help Out Recovery Haven And Down Syndrome Kerry

July 9, 2018 at 3:32 pm 1 comment

A VINTAGE car club has restored an old Land Rover and will raffle it in aid of Recovery Haven and Down Syndrome Kerry later this year. It was a labour of love for The Killarney Valley Classic & Vintage club, who have restored the 1989 Land Rover 90, and put […]

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Top Model And Fashion Expert To Make Rose Fashion Show A Must For Ladies

Top Model And Fashion Expert To Make Rose Fashion Show A Must For Ladies

July 9, 2018 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

ONE of the most popular events at the Rose of Tralee Festival is getting a make-over with a major emphasis on providing the ultimate girls’ night out experience at this year’s Fashion Show on Sunday, August 19. Ireland’s super model, Alannah Beirne will star as the special guest on the […]

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Call For Commemorative Plaque To Mark Site Of Old Creamery

Call For Commemorative Plaque To Mark Site Of Old Creamery

July 9, 2018 at 12:53 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL councillor has called on the Council to do something to mark the site of the old creamery at the laneway at Church Street. Cllr Norma Foley, who is also Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, put forward her motion at the recent meeting of Tralee Municipal District. Continued below… Cllr […]

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SPONSORED: From City Breaks To Fun In The Sun, Summer Escapes From Kerry Airport

SPONSORED: From City Breaks To Fun In The Sun, Summer Escapes From Kerry Airport

July 9, 2018 at 10:54 am Comments are Disabled

THIS summer why not fly local as there is so much to choose from at Kerry Airport when it comes to booking the perfect getaway. Fly direct to Portugal’s Algarve coast with the Kerry to Faro route with Ryanair twice weekly from Kerry Airport. The Algarve region is Portugal’s southernmost […]

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PHOTOS: Perfect Day For The Ring Of Kerry Charity Cycle

PHOTOS: Perfect Day For The Ring Of Kerry Charity Cycle

July 8, 2018 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

THE 35th year of the Ring Of Kerry Charity Cycle was surely one of the best as around 7,000 riders enjoyed some fantastic weather. With many taking off at 7.30am — and some as early as 4.30am — it was dry and sunny with cyclists in high spirits as they […]

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Rent A Room To IT Tralee Students And Earn Extra Income

Rent A Room To IT Tralee Students And Earn Extra Income

July 8, 2018 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

THE IT Tralee is encouraging people in the town and beyond to look at a scheme where people can earn extra income by taking in a student. Under the Irish government’s Rent A Room scheme you can rent out a spare room in your house, tax-free, if the income does […]

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Roger Harty: The Importance Of The Word ‘Abstract’

Roger Harty: The Importance Of The Word ‘Abstract’

July 8, 2018 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

OK, this article is a little tricky, but that’s ok with me because the word ‘Abstract’ is a little tricky. Useful quote: If you change the way you look at the world; the world you look at changes – Wayne Dyer. Right let’s get down to business. If I asked most […]

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Libraries Launch Summer Stars Reading Adventure

Libraries Launch Summer Stars Reading Adventure

July 7, 2018 at 12:46 pm Comments are Disabled

LIBRARIES across Kerry are inviting children to participate in a fantastic adventure that will keep them busy with reading throughout the school summer holidays – the Summer Stars Reading Adventure. Each year Kerry Library runs summer reading programmes for primary school children to promote literacy development during the holidays and […]

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Aidan O'Mahony, bursts out from the back

Aidan To Relive His Special Moments In Croker On Stadium Tour Next Weekend

July 7, 2018 at 12:16 pm Comments are Disabled

ANYONE thinking of going up to Dublin early for the Kerry v Galway game can enjoy a tour of Croke Park with a five-time All-Ireland medal winner. Legendary former Kerry player Aidan O’Mahony will return to headquarters on Saturday July 14th at 11am, treating GAA fans to an exclusive tour […]

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PHOTOS: Ian Sees Participants Set Off On Ring Of Kerry Charity Cycle

PHOTOS: Ian Sees Participants Set Off On Ring Of Kerry Charity Cycle

July 7, 2018 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

AROUND 7,000 people set off this morning on the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle with a brave young man from Killarney among those cheering them on at the start. Ian O’Connell, who sustained life-changing injuries when he fell from his bike last August, was there with his family to watch […]

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Emma Nic Mhatúna addressing the crowd. Photo by Dermot Crean

Cllr Ferris Calls For Support For Cervical Check Protest In Tralee  

July 7, 2018 at 11:03 am Comments are Disabled

TODAY sees a nationwide protest will be held surrounding the Cervical Check Scandal and Cllr Toireasa Ferris is calling on people to come to square in Tralee at 1.45pm in support of all the women and families affected. Cllr Ferris said; “The organisers of the protest are asking for people to wear red to show […]

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Know Your Rights: Apprenticeships

Know Your Rights: Apprenticeships

July 7, 2018 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My daughter is leaving school and she is thinking about doing an apprenticeship. How can she qualify for an apprenticeship and how much are apprentices paid? Answer: An apprenticeship is […]

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Walking Guide For North Kerry Way Launched

Walking Guide For North Kerry Way Launched

July 6, 2018 at 12:44 pm 1 comment

A NEW walking guide for the North Kerry Way between Tralee and Ballyheigue has been designed and produced by Kerry County Council. The guide focuses on the attractions of the popular walking route and represents the realisation of an objective in the County Kerry Tourism Strategy and Action Plan. The […]

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Cllr Wants Action On ‘Terrible Eyesore’ Opposite Austin Stack Park

Cllr Wants Action On ‘Terrible Eyesore’ Opposite Austin Stack Park

July 6, 2018 at 12:31 pm 2 comments

THE issue of the vacant piece of land opposite Austin Stack Park was brought up again at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District, with one councillor describing it as ‘awful’. Cllr Terry O’Brien brought a motion forward last week where he called on the Council to establish the ownership of […]

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