KERINS O’Rahillys GAA club has announced that — in association with State of Mind Ireland — they will be hosting a number of information events in the club over the coming months which will focus on improving the mental health, well being and working life of sports people and sporting […]

THERE were three  Kerry lots sold at the BidX1 (formerly Allsop) online auction today. These included a mansion in Sneem — which went unsold at the last auction and dropped in price considerably — and nine houses in Banna. Glashnacree House, Derryquin, Sneem had a reserve range of €1,050,000 – €1,150,000 […]

AS part of Bank of Ireland’s 17th National Enterprise Week from November 17-24, an event will take place in the Rose Hotel on Friday, November 24 aimed at SMEs. The event entitled “FDI Investment in Kerry takes place  from 3pm–5pm. Guest speaker Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA will discuss the opportunities […]

THE students at the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Institute of Technology Tralee are busy organising a very special event to raise much needed funds in time for Christmas. On November 23 they are holding their annual fashion show in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee. It will start […]

COSTA Coffee has received the go-ahead for a new outlet in Manor West Retail Park. The applicant, Bryant Park, had been refused planning by Kerry County Council back in May because the location — next to Carpet Right at the entrance to the park — was zoned for retail warehousing […]

MERCY Mounthawk Secondary School celebrated news that they had broken a Guinness World Record last week. On March 24, 560 participants dressed from head to toe in a one-piece white bed sheet with two cut out eye pieces in the school gym to break the  the record of having the most number […]

A TRALEE woman, who is a finalist in this year’s Miss Bikini Ireland Competition, will give a talk in Tralee this weekend on how she transformed her life. Aoife Roche, daughter of well known publican Damien and Bridie Roche of The Sportsfield Bar, will be in Benners Hotel this Sunday from […]

A TRALEE supermarket is in the running to be named National Store of the Year this weekend. Garvey’s Supervalu, Tralee and Vodafone Killarney are both Kerry finalists for the Retail Excellence National Store of the Year. The Rock Street store is celebrating 25 years in business this year and has held a […]

SEAN Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry Services was presented with cheques totalling €3,399 from TLI Group on Tuesday morning. The Abbeydorney based company selected Enable Ireland as the company’s 2017 Charity of the Year and the money was raised from a series of events and activities organised throughout the year. […]

STUDENTS from Tralee schools gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Tuesday for the annual Parishes Day for transition years. The three parishes of St John’s, Our Lady and St Brendan’s and Spa/Churchill form an Area Council to organise the event. The morning saw a talk on climate change, followed […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Kerry Under 21 Hurling Championship Final between Causeway and Crotta O’Neills at Austin Stack Park this Saturday at 2pm in his video preview below…

LADIES who would like some tips on how to look fabulous during the Christmas party season might want to go to this event at CH The Mall. Benefit Cosmetics Festive Makeup masterclass with Mike Standen, trend makeup artist from Benefit Cosmetics Ireland, takes place on Thursday, December 7 at 7pm. […]

KERRY County Museum will reveal the ancient secrets of Killaclohane Portal Tomb using 21st century science next week as part of Science Week. The Tomb in the Lab is a series of discussions, demonstrations and displays taking place during Science Week Ireland. All events are based on Killaclohane Portal Tomb near Milltown, […]

IN the past I have often referred to my particular dislike for the notion of ‘change’. Throughout my childhood I always wanted things to remain stable, thinking that if things remained the same then I would be safe. It’s only all of these years later that I can finally admit […]

THE organisers of last weekend’s three-day Kerry tourism promotional visit to Berlin have hailed it an outstanding success. The 35-strong group, led by Minister Brendan Griffin TD and Mayor of Kerry, Cllr John Sheahan, held a series of engagements with tourism trade, media and consumer groups. They also held a […]

THEY’VE been working hard for the past four years so they deserved a great night out. The IT Tralee Mental Health and General Nursing Class of 2017 decided to have one last get together at their graduation ball on Saturday night in The Rose Hotel, where 95 people enjoyed glass […]

GARDAI in Tralee have a bicycle at the station which they are looking to reunite with its owner. The gardaí recovered the Gant bicycle from Casement Station in Tralee on October 29. The bike has not been reported stolen. The silver/grey bicycle is in excellent condition so give them a […]

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Councillor John Sheahan is inviting the public to attend a consultation meeting about the Creative Ireland Kerry programme at The Rose Hotel on Tuesday, November 14 from 7.30-9.00pm. “The 2017 Creative Ireland Kerry Action Plan was informed by public meetings and this approach is set to […]

KERRY community groups are being encouraged to attend an information meeting on the new Seniors Alert Scheme on Wednesday, November 15 in Dromhall Hotel, Killarney. The new Seniors Alert Scheme  provides older persons (65 years +) with a free personal monitored alarm and is run by local groups around the […]

THE eir Other Voices Festival returns to Dingle, from December 1-3 and while the musical heart of eir Other Voices beats stronger than ever within the walls of St. James’ Church, beyond the chapel gates a three-day festival of music, song and story has evolved, on the streets and laneways, […]

AUSTIN Stacks have confirmed that Wayne Quillinan has been appointed as the senior football team manager for the forthcoming season. He takes over from Pat Flanagan who stepped down after Austin Stacks defeat to West Kerry in the county championship quarter-final. He was previously in charge of their senior team […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a break-in to a house at Island View in Fenit. The owner was away for a month and returned on October 29 to find there was fire damage in the back of the house. Gardaí say the incident occurred between October 2-29 and are […]

GARDAI have reissued a warning about phone scams after reports that people have been caught by fraudsters. Gardai say scammers are using numbers beginning with 021 or 066 making it look like they are calls from local numbers, but on closer inspection the number is much longer than those which […]

CHEFS from Institute of Technology Tralee cooked for Ireland’s finest purveyors of culinary hospitality at the YesChef awards in The Limerick Strand recently and some former students were part of the team which won awards. With a full house of 450 guests, the evening was a celebration of the hospitality industry […]

Kerins O’Rahillys 5-18 Ballymacelligott 1-7 Ballymac were no match for a Kerins O’Rahillys side who finished their season with some silverware by winning the Lee Strand Town Championship Final at Connolly Park on Sunday afternoon. It was O’Rahillys second successive town championship final win over the same opposition who struggled […]

KERRY Motor Club will host its annual Banna Beach Resort Kerry Winter Rally on Sunday next with over 80 cars expected to take to the start line of the popular end of season event. Contested over six special stages in the Ardfert area of North Kerry, where recent farming activity […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors defeat at the hands of UCD Marian at Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 63 UCD Marian 92 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors surrendered their place at the head of affairs in the Super League to keen rivals UCD Marian in a […]

Mike O’Halloran says Ballyduff gave it their all, but came up short against Kanturk in the Munster Intermediate semi-final on Sunday in Austin Stack Park… Ballyduff 2-12 Kanturk 1-20 A five point victory for the Cork big guns, but they were put to the pin of their collar by Ballyduff. […]

AS we told you earlier (click here for previous story), Ballyheigue GAA’s first ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was a massive success on Saturday night. It was the loudest crowd we ever heard for an opening dance at a ‘Strictly’ event and everyone had a great time at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel […]

A SMALL gathering of musicians and supporters of the Christie Hennessy Festival gathered at an archway in St John’s Park on Saturday afternoon for the unveiling of a plaque to the late singer. Although Christie grew up in Casement’s Avenue, it was in a cottage at 2 Steeple View, formerly […]