KERRY Education and Training Board held its fourth and final Parents Forum for the 2017/2018 school year on May 10. Parents attending this forum are representing members from their respective Parent’s Councils. The forum was first established in 2006 to promote effective liaison and consultation between schools and parents and […]

A SECTION of the N23 road between Farranfore and Castleisland will be closed to traffic from Thursday next, May 24 to facilitate the demolition and rebuilding of Dysert Bridge on the N23 national primary route. The road closure is being put in place for safety reasons and to allow for […]

MANAGEMENT at Cumann Iosaef Community Centre have asked councillors of Tralee Municipal District to help them in their appeal to the Government for extra funding, after the increase in the minimum wage came in earlier this year. Their meals on wheels service operates seven days a week, all year round, […]

GARDAI are warning businesses to be aware of a scam where people coming in looking for change. An incident happened in Tralee last week where a male entered a shop. He wanted to change a large amount of notes into different denominations. After the transaction was completed, he changed his […]

KERRY County Council has been called upon to ensure inclusion for all by providing funding and lands where feasible for the development/ extension of playgrounds for children with disabilities and designated walks and amenities in a safe and quiet environment for children with Autism. Councillor Michael Cahill, who made the […]

ST Brendan’s National School, Blennerville are taking to the catwalk shortly for the first time, as they are busily preparing for their Fashion Show fundraiser. The event will take place in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday, May 31 and promises to be a fantastic night of entertainment, fashion and fun […]

THERE were Kerry winners at at the Irish Restaurant Awards which were held in Dublin last night. The Apprentice Chef Programme, founded by IT Tralee lecturer Mark Murphy and Firies-based chef Mark Doe, was awarded the All Ireland Local Food Hero title, the Park Hotel Kenmare won Best Hotel and Guesthouse in […]

AROUND 400 people gathered in The Square in Tralee on Monday evening for a silent vigil to stand in solidarity with Emma Mhic Mhathúna and all the other women and their families affected by the CervicalCheck scandal. The 37 year old mother of five who lives in west Kerry was diagnosed […]

ICELAND set to open second its second Kerry store next week creating 20 new jobs. The food retailer will open its newest store in Units 1 and 2 Old Mill Lane, Listowel on Tuesday, May 22. They have operated in Tralee since 2015. The new Listowel store spans 8,200 square […]

GARDAI and councillors in Tralee Municipal District are encouraging people not to give money or food to people described as ‘professional beggars’ operating in town since late last year. The Sinn Fein councillor said well-meaning people trying to help them were being ‘taken for a ride’ by these beggars. Speaking […]

SERIOUS racing, serious fun and sensational Summer style  are on the cards at the forthcoming Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday/Monday June 3/4. As always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Racing Committee have organised music after racing each evening. The fashion […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information after two burglaries in town over the past week and an assault in Tralee town centre. Between the night of May 8 and the morning of May 9, a house was broken into in the Beenoskee area of Ballyard. A quantity of […]

BRENDAN Griffin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport    officially turned the sod today on the site of Coláiste Gleann Lí post-primary school. This marks the commencement of extensive building works, valued at €1.1 million, by Kerry Education and Training Board which will see […]

THE car-parks were jammed to capacity as the weather gods smiled for the Kingdom County Fair  in Ballybeggan on Sunday. There was so much to see from the agricultural competitions, family entertainment, stalls, dog show, equestrian competitions, arts and crafts, food demos and loads more. The fine weather was a […]

THIS weekend marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of Donal Walsh and two special events took place to remember the young man who continues to make such an impact on people’s lives. On Friday there was a special anniversary Mass celebrated in Knock with 3,000 students attending from all […]

IT’S an exciting time to be a Liverpool fan, especially with the European Champions League Cup Final coming up on May 26. Now, following on from the appearance of Jamie Carragher last month in Killarney, 5Times Events are advertising that a fellow Kop legend Robbie Fowler is coming to the […]

Mike O’Halloran on Kerry’s win against Laois in the Joe McDonagh Cup in Austin Stack Park in Tralee on Sunday… Kerry 3-20 Laois 0-19 Three goals in the first half set Kerry on their way to their first win in the Joe McDonagh Cup,. The first goal came from Jack […]

IT’S just two weeks away now, so most of the Kerry Rose contestants got together again for an evening of fun at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium last night. As is traditional over the past number of years, the ladies from all over the county enjoyed the fine sunny evening and […]

THERE was some amazing lip syncing performances at a night to mark the Tralee premiere of a new short film made by four local women. ‘Silence Is Golden — From Birth To Death’ is a short film made by Stormm Productions which is made up of four women, Miriam Moriarty Owens, […]

WELL I have decided to avail of the wonderful delights that Kerry Airport offers and I have availed of the chance to travel to Berlin. Berlin has so many sights to explore and it is great to have the opportunity to do so. I use the word opportunity instead of […]

THEY came in their thousands again to CBS The Green for the third annual Darkness Into Light Tralee walk and once again the weather was ideal for the event. From just after 3am they started to arrive for the Pieta House fundraiser which has raised tens of thousands over the […]

WHO had a No.1 hit with ‘The One And Only’? What film featured Maria McKee’s No.1 song ‘Show Me Heaven’? These were just two of the questions asked at a music table quiz at the Na Gaeil Club on Friday night. There was a great turnout for it too and the […]

IF you’re down at Milk Market Lane then you should take a look at something special happening there. The whole area is enjoying a regeneration with murals near The Mall side and plans for a heritage trail in this historic part of Tralee. Now a new enterprise has opened on […]

THERE was a great turnout in Linnane’s Bar on Rock Street on Friday night for a table quiz in aid of Recovery Haven. Dan Horan of Horan’s Health Stores fame, who is well known for his work for local cancer charities, was the man who was asking the questions on […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have heard that new data protection rules are coming in. What are these rules and how will they affect me? Answer: A new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes […]

John McCann says ‘Life of the Party’ is a cheesy yet charming comedy with Melissa McCarthy on top form!… After Deanna Miles (Melissa McCarthy) gets a divorce from her husband Dan (Matt Walsh) and decides to go back to college, she ends up in her daughter’s class who’s not comfortable […]

THE end of the month will see a number of residential and commercial properties  in Kerry up for bids in the latest online auction from Bidx1. Among the 13 Kerry lots are two commercial premises, three residential properties and one site in the Tralee area. Bidx1 (formerly Allsop) are holding […]

THE massive hit production of Simon Beaufoy’s ‘The Full Monty’ which won the UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production, will take in dates in the INEC Killarney this autumn. David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers’s presentation of the Sheffield Theatres production of the hit show comes to Killarney from October 9-13. […]

PRESENTATION Tralee girls have advanced to the final of the ECO UNESCO competition with their project on Lyme Disease and now they need your votes. The group of Transition Year students in the ‘Give An X To Ticks’ project have held a ‘Tick Awareness Day’ back in February to inform the public about […]

A FAMILY from Annascaul, Eamonn, Jason and Sandra Hickson, will attempt to set five Official Guinness World Records in one weekend, beginning Friday, May 18. It begins when, live on Kerry’s Full Breakfast on Radio Kerry, journalist Eamonn will attempt to break the record for Most Chest-to-Ground Burpees in One Minute […]