TASTE Kerry’s Annual Food Showcase will see the launch of the Kerry Seafood Resource pack, an in-depth exploration of Kerry’s Fishing Industry and its communities, a valuable resource developed for the hospitality and tourism industry. The one-day TasteKerry Food Showcase will be held at IT Tralee on April 26, 9.00 am – […]

HERE’S a great idea to get kids reading this season. ‘Spring into Story-time’ is back on Saturdays this April at Tralee Library. These events provide an ideal opportunity for children to take time to enjoy stories in their local library and experience reading as an activity which is fun, entertaining and […]

THE young actors, singers and dancers from the Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts put on a marvellous show at Siamsa Tíre this week. In four performances over Tuesday and Wednesday they thrilled hundreds of people of all ages with the popular musical based on the 1988 John Waters movie […]

The Rose Hotel will be a hive of activity this Sunday as the base for the Circuit of Kerry Rally which has attracted a strong entry field this year. Martin Walsh previews what’s to come… The splendid and iconic west Kerry scenery provides the backdrop to Sunday’s second round of […]

Mike O’Halloran on the Kerry County Hurling League Division 1 clash in Ballyduff on Wednesday night… Ballyduff 0-8 Causeway 0-19 Causeway overcame the county champions in this game played in Ballyduff’s home patch on Wednesday evening. The game was hardly a classic, but Causeway were worthy of their win in […]

IT’S about to get a bit wet tomorrow afternoon after the lovely sunshine we’ve been enjoying today. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for eight counties including Kerry. In the 24 hour period from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon, there’ll be between 30 and 50 mm of […]

RADIO Kerry has launched this year’s award in memory a former journalist at the station who passed away in January 2017. The Kevin Casey Award for Young Sports Journalists is for young people aged between 15 and 18 and fancy becoming a sports journalist or reporter. Entrants are asked to write up […]

THE annual Kerry Garda Divisional Community Alert Neighbourhood Watch Text Alert meeting takes place this Thursday, April 5, at 7pm in The Rose Hotel. The meeting will be chaired by Kerry Garda Division Chief Supt Tom Myers and superintendents from each district in Kerry will be attending. Chief Supt Myers will […]

GARDAI are asking the public for any assistance into their investigation into a break-in to a car last week. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 27, between 7pm and 8pm in Monavalley Industrial Estate. The owner returned to their car to find the window of the car smashed and a […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is looking for feedback from the people who live and work in Tralee to develop a strong brand for the town. A short survey is available from www.ThisIsTralee.ie and the questions range from perceptions of pride in Tralee to how the respondents would like others to view the town. […]

CARA Credit Union is warning about a phishing scam which is targeting members. The newly-rebranded Credit Union with offices in Tralee, Killorglin and Castleisland, put a post on its Facebook page yesterday where they said members who have been targeted will receive an email from an address that seems legitimate, […]

THE final call has been made for groups and individuals to sign up for this year’s County Clean Up which takes place on Saturday, 14 April. This week, several local organisations including Kerry GAA, Kerry IFA and Kerry ICMSA have announced their support and that of their members for the day-long […]

A TRALEE businesswoman has called on Irish Rail to review their security policy after an incident as she travelled between Mallow and Tralee on Sunday. Mags Kissane of Connect Publications was attending Mallow Races with her husband and decided to travel by rail to the event. Everything was fine on […]

  AUSTIN Stacks were presented with a national GAA award for “Best New Digital Initiative” for the Stacks100.ie website initiative. at Croke Park last Thursday night.   This is the club’s second national MacNamee Award, previously winning in 2014 with ‘Rockumentary’ – the story of that year’s Co & Munster […]

MEMBERS of the St John the Baptist Liturgy Drama Group performed a dramatic presentation on the Gospel account of Christ’s Passion as part of the traditional Good Friday Ceremony in the Parish Church, Castle Street, Tralee. Well over 30 parishioners of various ages, from under 10 to over 80, were […]

Mike O’Halloran on the county hurling league clash between Crotta O’Neills and Lixnaw at the weekend… Crotta O’Neills 4-13 Lixnaw 0-10 Shane Conway had a point for Lixnaw after thirty seconds, but that was good as it got for a depleted Lixnaw as three and a half minutes later Shane […]

A FENIT company has put up a 20 minute video on Facebook telling the story of the Marita Ann in the words of those who were there on the night back in September 1984. The short film by Digimack Video Productions features interviews with Martin Ferris, Mike Browne, Gavin Mortimer […]

TEAMS from Dunnes Stores, Borg Warner, the gardaí, and Pro-Fitness gym did battle on the astroturf up in the North Campus of IT Tralee on Easter Sunday, for the third annual Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup. This year, proceeds went to Temple Street Hospital and Kerry Cork Health Link Bus and despite the cold […]

THE Easter Tea Party in the Ashe Hotel was another sellout success on Sunday. Families gathered before noon at the hotel which hosted the event in association with Tir na nOg Festival and Tralee Chamber Alliance. The Easter Bunny was joined by a whole host of famous Disney characters for […]

SO as we reported yesterday, the Ardfert NS Lip Sing Battle was an unqualified success raising thousands of euros for the school hall fund (click here for previous coverage). The 10 acts were amazing and entertained the hundreds present at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night with Destiny Spice impressing […]

  SATURDAY was a fun day all round for children with a number of events taking place in town for families. The morning saw the annual Caballs Toymaster Puppet Show where young children had a great time with a fun show and a free gift, while also getting a chance […]

THE hundreds who attended Ardfert National School ‘Lip Sing Battle’ sure got value for money last night as the acts put on an energetic show which had the audience cheering, laughing and singing along. After two sell-out Strictly Come Dancing events over the past couple of years, the organisers decided […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is calling on the new owner of the former Goblin and Kerryman sites in the Clash Industrial Estate Tralee to move quickly to develop the area in the interest of creating jobs. It emerged earlier this week that the site has been sold and Tralee Chamber Alliance […]

THE annual Good Friday walks for Kerry Hospice provided a chance for people to get an active start to the day for a great cause. There were two walks in the Tralee area — one taking off from the Grand Hotel and the other from The Tankard in Spa/Fenit. The […]

ST Pats held a rescheduled medal presentation for juvenile players at The Station House on Friday evening. Former Kerry star, Aidan O’Mahony, was the special guest and gave out the medals to the Under 12 girls side who won the County League Shield and the Under 15 team who won […]

John McCann says ‘Mary Magdelene is a well-crafted biblical tale that just falls short of director Garth Davis’ standard… Following on from the huge success of his debut feature film ‘Lion’, director Garth Davis takes on the retelling of a famous religious tale in the shape of Mary Magdelene. This […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’m working part-time on a low wage. Do I qualify for any social welfare payments? Answer: It depends on your personal circumstances. Many people work part-time before taking up full-time […]

THE three Applegreen service stations in Tralee are giving out a free coffee or tea to drivers today (Friday) and Monday. The company has teamed up again with the Road Safety Authority Ireland to help drivers stay alert on Irish roads this Easter weekend. On Friday 30th March and Monday […]

ST John’s Church in Tralee will host a visit of the Icon of the Holy Family in April. The Icon of the Holy Family is a large three panelled piece representing the Holy Family at home, and on either side, Jesus healing a young girl and Jesus at the Wedding […]

THE former Goblin/Kerryman site in the Clash Industrial Estate has been sold. The 15.2 acre site includes 120,000 square feet of commercial units. The Goblin site has been vacant for well over ten years while NEWKD had offices in former Kerryman site for a while — before moving to town a […]