THERE’S still a couple of weeks to get your entries in for the Donal Walsh #LiveLife National Film Competition 2017/18. The hugely popular competition has three categories Primary School, Secondary School and adult and always throws up some serious filmmaking talent. “We want you to remember Donal and his “Live […]

THERE’s a Status Orange Wind Warning for Ireland issued by Met Eireann for tonight. A depression now named Storm Georgina will track to the northwest of the country tonight with southwest winds reaching mean speeds between 65 and 80 km/h, gusting up to 120 km/h for a time tonight. However, […]

AN Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a new bookmakers next to The Greyhound Bar on Pembroke Street. Bar One Racing, who don’t have an presence in town yet, was granted permission last year, but this was appealed by three parties to An Bord Pleanála. However, in a judgement […]

CATHOLIC Schools Week 2018 will be celebrated from Sunday, January 28th until Saturday, February.  The theme for the week is: ‘Called to be a Family of Families.’ The programme invites Catholic schools to reflect on and to celebrate the relationship that exists between home, school and parish. To launch Catholic […]

THE Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC) said they very pleased with the meeting with Kerry County Council held yesterday at Council buildings to discuss the issue. A delegation from RFDBC  held a very constructive, cordial and positive meeting with officials to consider the restoration of the diving boards at the […]

THE body of young kayaker, David Higgins from Tralee, has been found in Ecuador. Mr Higgins (26), who has been living in Galway for a number of years, went missing when he and four other men got into difficulty during a flash flood on the Abanico river on Saturday. His […]

CAMP resident, Pauline Bell, cleaned up on the National Lottery and RTE Winning Streak game show last Saturday, walking away from the show with €23,000 which included a holiday to Iceland. Pauline, who bought her ticket in O’Dwyer’s Londis in Camp, was born in the UK and moved to Ireland in […]

GARDAI in Tralee have two items at the station that they would like to reunite with their owners. A set of car keys was found on Princes Street on Wednesday, January 17. Then on Friday, January 19, a Samsung phone was found on Edward Street. Both items were handed into […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information in relation to an assault which took place just before Christmas in the town. In the early hours of Saturday, December 23 at around 3am, a man in his late 30s was assaulted by a man in his mid 40s on Lower Castle […]

TRALEE Rowing Club celebrated their annual social event last Saturday at O’Donnell’s Bar, Mounthawk, with a belated Christmas party for all members and their families. They also had something to celebrate from earlier that day at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championship with Nicolas Larkin winning 1st place at his J15 race. […]

LEGALLY Blonde The Musical is going on tour and the producers are holding auditions in Killarney to discover a four-legged star for the show. Producers of a major new tour of the smash-hit Broadway and West End musical  are on the hunt for a dog to fill the role of ‘Rufus’ and auditions take […]

IT’S a wonderful school right in the heart of Tralee and the good people of St John’s Parochial School on Ashe Street want to make the parents more aware of it with an open day this Saturday at 1pm. “The open day is a chance for parents to come in […]

IT’LL be an emotional occasion for Tom and Eileen O’Shea on Wednesday, January 31, as they will spend their last night behind Charlie’s Bar at Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse. The couple are part of the furniture at the club and have seen so many changes over the years. They’ve catered for […]

MANY people are currently hitting the road every day this month for the 5k A Day January Challenge. Organised by Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne, the campaign has proved hugely popular with almost €11,500 already raised for three great organisations — Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation, Kerry Cancer Support Group and Make A […]

By Adrienne McLoughlin SCHOOLS cross-country began in earnest at The Demesne, Killarney on Thursday last, where 17 schools (320 secondary school athletes) from Kerry and West Limerick took part in the annual Kerry Schools Cross Country Championships, an event which began in 1985. The fixture was in doubt early in […]

Alan Cantwell Reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win over DCU St Vincent’s on Saturday night… DCU St Vincents 74 Garveys Tralee Warriors 110 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors produced arguably their best performance of the season as they outplayed and outclassed DCU Saints by 110-74 in St. Vincent’s on Saturday night. The […]

MORE of this please. The weather gods smiled on Tralee on Saturday afternoon, as families gathered on the Mall for a party to mark the revamp of the area. While we’ve seen horrendous showers for what seems like every 15 minutes over the past week, the rain stayed away for […]

A NUMBER of Tralee and Kerry businesses have been nominated for the 2018 Irish Hospitality Awards. Over the last few months a campaign has been running where the public have been able to nominate their favourite establishment under a number of different categories. Well the full shortlist has been announced and […]

THEY’VE got some record in the competition and now the next Transition Year ‘generation’ of students are vying to keep up a winning tradition in the AIB Build A Bank Challenge. Last year The Butterfly Bank won the top prize of €5,000 at the AIB Build A Bank Challenge competition […]

NOW in its 21st Year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 programme has officially opened for nominations from Kerry. The theme of this year’s programme is “Ambition” and all sectors and businesses of all sizes are invited to submit their nominations until  February 16. The 24 finalists for 2018 will be […]

THE owners of Kirby’s Brogue Inn are set to for a major expansion of both the famous hostelry on Rock Street and their sister restaurant, MJ’s Diner, in Clash over the coming months. Both MJ’s Diner and Kirby’s Brogue Inn will extend their premises and well in excess of 30 […]

CAHERLEAHEEN staff and pupils are getting ready for a fantastic fundraising day at The Rose Hotel with a ‘Bingo Bonanza’ afternoon. It’ll be ‘eyes down’ at 2pm on Sunday, February 4, with well over €1,500 in prizes and a huge crowd is expected. The event is open to the general […]

A TRALEE company is to expand its operations and will create seven new jobs to add to the workforce of 60. BioAtlantis, based in Clash Industrial Estate, operates in the biostimulant and nutraceutical sectors and will advertise new positions in the areas of chemistry, biology and sales. The company, founded […]

SIXTY-SIX student awards were presented at the annual Kerry ETB Student Award ceremony at the IT Tralee on Friday night. The event celebrates the achievements of students and learners from their Post Primary Schools and Youthreach centres. Students from Coláiste Gleann Lí, Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Coláiste na Sceilge, Coláiste na Ríochta, […]

IT was a miserable Friday night with the rain spitting down, but well done to those who showed up for an event organised by students from Mercy Mounthawk. Family First, a group of Young Social Innovators from the school, organised the family fun walk by the canal. While it was hoped […]

  Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: There is a long wait for a medical procedure that I need. Can I get my medical costs refunded if I have the procedure done in another European […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ is a must-see from director Martin McDonagh… London-Irish director’s third feature, ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ sees the filmmaker return to the promise shown with ‘In Bruges’ after the disappointment that was his second film ‘Seven Psychopaths’. This black comedy […]

  THE award winning ‘Cutting Edge’ show is coming back our screens this spring and they want big personalities from Kerry to take part. They are seeking people who are opinionated, outgoing and chatty to star in Brendan O’Connor’s hit show on RTÉOne. Those who are familiar with the show […]

THE Council has begun planting the trees in the square pots on The Mall this week as the final touches are put in place on the revamped space. While obviously there’s no leaves on the trees at this time of the year, it still adds a nice look to the […]

IT’S all systems go for a fundraiser where staff from University Hospital Kerry will dance the night away for a great cause. The Hospital Social Club has organised a ‘Sickly Come Dancing’ Contest where 12 fleet-footed couples will take to the floor in the Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday, February […]