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 […]

A DETACHED five-bed house in Ballyheigue and eight houses near Banna are two of four Kerry lots that will go to an online auction next month. Bidx1 (formerly Allsop) are holding an online auction on Friday, April 13 beginning at 8am. Among the Kerry properties is a detached five bedroom house […]

THURSDAY was a historic day for Tralee Credit Union as, after 50 years, the name was changed. It was decided to rebrand it as Cara Credit Union as there are now three offices in Tralee, Castleisland and Killorglin and the directors felt the name “Tralee Credit Union” is not fully […]

TRALEE Town Park was the venue for a special event on Thursday when kids from Campabilities took part in a Junior Park Run. Campabilities is a national camp run for kids with Vision Impairment, with 42 campers from 16 counties in Ireland. Campabilities which is being run by Cara which has an […]

A KERRY TD has called on the HSE to investigate work practices and workloads at University Hospital Kerry. Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris was speaking in the Dáil yesterday where he said he met management at the hospital on January 29 to voice concerns about workplace practices and low morale […]

THE final countdown is on for Saturday’s Ardfert National School ‘Lip Sing’ event and the organisers have made extra tickets available on the night. After two sell-out Strictly Come Dancing events over the past couple of years, the school to host their first ‘Lip Sing Battle’ at the Ballyroe Heights […]

PLANNING has been lodged with Kerry County Council for an 800 sq.m skate park in the grounds of Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre. The planning was lodged by Billy Downes on behalf of the Tralee Skate Park Community Group on March 1 and it is hoped that in time funding […]

IT’S been over a month since the 12 couples took to the dance floor at Ballygarry House Hotel for ‘Sickly Come Dancing’ and the money is still coming in. On Wednesday, the Bon Secours handed over a cheque for €1,500 to go towards the fund to extend the Chemotherapy unit […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí marked Seachtain Na Gaeilge last week with their own ‘Pop-up Gaeltacht’ last Thursday. Organised by the First Years, there was a host of activities including a raffle for Easter Eggs with the Healthy Haven canteen supplying the treats. Every student made the effort for the day and […]

WE’VE known about the talents of Seamus Harty for a while in Tralee, but today he got a bit of exposure on a national news website. The 16 year old singer/songwriter was featured in a story on BreakingNews.ie by Tralee woman, Anna O’Donoghue. The website has around 490,000 like for its […]

A BLENNERVILLE man has been selected to participate in the Washington Ireland Program for Service and Leadership (WIP) this year. Former Mercy Mounthawk pupil, Sean Dowling, will head to the USA with 29 other students from Ireland and Northern Ireland. “It’s a real honour and privilege to be selected for […]

FRESH from winning RTE’s Dancing on the Stars on Sunday, Jake Carter kicks off his national tour at the INEC Acoustic Club this Good Friday. Following his success on Dancing With The Stars, Jake is keen to strap on his guitar and get back on the road with his band […]

GOOD Friday is just a couple of days away and people are being urged to support the two walks in aid of the Kerry Hospice in the Tralee area. The Tralee walk will begin from The Grand Hotel at 10am on Friday, March 30. Walkers in the 22nd annual event […]

WHILE the Easter Tea Party in the Ashe Hotel is sold out, there is still much to enjoy for youngsters at the upcoming Tír na nÓg Children’s Festival this weekend in Tralee. First up is the free children’s party and puppet show at Caballs Toymaster on Saturday morning  from 10am […]

FANCY testing the general knowledge for a great cause next week? Well, the Irish Wheelchair Association Tralee branch is hosting their annual table quiz in the Greyhound Bar on Thursday, April 5 at 8.30pm. Tables of four are €40 and there will be spot prizes and refreshments on the night. […]

A PLANNING application has been lodged with Kerry County Council to build a pharmacy, cafe, medical offices and retail units adjacent to Slatts Car Park/John Joe Sheehy Road. The application is to build a three-storey mixed use development (c.2,217m) to consist of a pharmacy, a cafe and three commercial/retail units […]

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, the world got a new Toastmasters club, established in Tralee. The club grew, matured  and now it is proud to be a fine member in the family of the Irish Toastmasters’ clubs. To celebrate their  anniversary, the club is holding an open event in Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA club on Saturday, […]

FOR the second year in a row, Tralee based financial planning practice, Premier Financial, have won a top national industry accolade. They scooped the prestigious Best Life & Pensions Broker of the Year Award at the fifth annual Life, Pensions and Investment (LPI) Industry Awards in the Mansion House, Dublin, […]

REV Fr Padraig Walsh, PP, launched a new book on The Bible by a Tralee man before a well attended and appreciative audience at St Brendan’s Pastoral Centre in Tralee last Saturday. The new publication ‘For It Is Written’, penned by Mike Culloty, explores the connections between the Old and […]

THE Chernobyl Children’s Fund Tralee and District Ltd. is holding a Masterclass with the very talented Make-Up Artist, Leah Clail on Sunday, April 8. This event will be held in The Arms Hotel, Listowel from 4.30pm – 6.30pm. Tickets are only €15 and all proceeds will be donated to this Charity. You […]

KERRY GAA clubs will join the County Clean Up which will take place across the county on Saturday, April 14. With just weeks to go to the biggest annual litter clean-up effort in Kerry, organisers are encouraging individuals and groups to sign up and participate on the day. They say […]

THE Killorglin and mid-Kerry area has eleven new Tourism Ambassadors following the completion of a ‘Tourism Ambassador Programme’ for the area. The participants were welcomed on the first night of the course recently by Brendan Griffin, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport with special responsibility […]

THE annual ceremony to commemorate the Easter Rising will take place at Páirc An Phiarsaigh, Denny Street, Tralee on Easter Sunday. At 12 noon there will be a formal raising of the National Flag by Mayor Norma Foley and a reading of the 1916 Proclamation by Aoife Dillane & Áine […]

LEAVING Certificate Presentation Tralee students were given a one of a kind opportunity on Friday last from an enthusiastic cohort of the school’s past pupils on the career paths they have chosen. Using the format of a parent/teacher meeting, students were enabled to work in small groups with our past pupils. This […]

RIVERDANCE returns to the INEC Killarney for a limited run this September 12th – 16th. For over two decades, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance, the international Irish Dancing phenomenon. First performed as the interval act of 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, this electrifying and innovative dance piece […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating criminal damage and theft incidents which took place in Tralee in the past few days. On Friday night/Saturday morning, a shopfront in the Square was damaged. The gardaí are asking if anyone saw any suspicious behaviour in The Square around this time to contact them […]

Kerry 4-14 Tyrone 2-6 THE Kerry Camogie Team travelled to Healy Park in Omagh on Sunday hoping to extend their unbeaten record in Division 3 of the Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League. This game served as a curtain raiser to the Senior Football game between the same counties and it […]

A WONDERFUL new initiative has been launched by two teachers who wanted to bring joy to older people in nursing homes. Evelyn Dore of Moyderwell Primary and Karen Walsh of CBS created ‘Storyboxes’,  a box with books, CDs and photos of times past which they hope will jog the memories […]