TO mark Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, Recovery Haven Kerry will host its annual Pink Nails Coffee Morning at its Tralee headquarters at 5 Haig’s Terrace on Thursday, October 19, from 11am -1.30pm. The fun event offers ladies the chance to have their nails painted free of charge by […]

TRALEE Credit Union has appointed Pa Laide as their new CEO. A native of Tralee and well known former Kerry footballer, Pa has over 27 years’ experience working in financial services with AIB Bank and has held various positions in management and business development. More recently, Pa has been Branch […]

Mike O’Halloran on a Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC final where both teams will have learnt a lot for the replay… Lixnaw 1-18 Ballyduff 2-15 They said it was going to be close and I had predicted a win for Lixnaw by a point or two, but it ended up all […]

ONE of Ireland’s most popular rock bands, The Coronas,have announced a show in the INEC in December. The band’s three Christmas shows in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on 5th, 7th, and 10th of December are now sold out so the December 29 gig in Killarney is expected to follow suit. Standing tickets €27.90/seated tickets […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the Kerry Minor Hurling Championship Final on Sunday at Austin Stack Park… Crotta O’Neills 1-14 Abbeydorney/Parnells 1-13 In a game that held all the drama to the very end, Crotta made it two in a row after Donal Hunt got in for a goal at the […]

GREAT way to win a game. Garveys Tralee Warriors left it very late to win their Mens Superleague tie against Moycullen in front of hundreds of supporters at the Tralee Sports Complex last night. They secured it in style too with a stunning three-pointer from Darren O’Sullivan sparking huge celebrations […]

HUNDREDS of people varying ages headed to the beach on Saturday for yet another Banna Beast Challenge. There were about 350 adults and and around 300 children taking part in the event which saw competitors  face the obstacles on courses of varying lengths. The weather held out which was a […]

THE Donal Walsh LiveLife Live Life National Film Competition has been nominated for a national award. The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) announced the shortlist of finalists for the inaugural National Project Awards in seven categories and the competition has been nominated in the  Project Management for Social Good […]

KISS is an acronym for – Keep It Simple Stupid. In order not to offend anyone and in the event that I am speaking to a lady, one can replace Stupid with Sweetheart. So Keep It Simple Sweetheart. The bottom line is the same thing, it is telling us that […]

Kerins O’Rahillys 1-8 South Kerry 0-12 THE Eirsport executive who suggested the channel cover this Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC semi-final must have been sweating after the first 15 minutes of the game, such was the poor fare on offer from both teams. Kerins O’Rahillys and South Kerry are both better than […]

THE history of the CBS The Green was recalled at a special celebration of the school on Friday on the occasion of the 90th anniversary since the building of the school. There were many past members of staff and former pupils present for the event which was also saw the […]

A TRALEE artist is planning an exhibition of his work in Tralee soon, in the wake of winnning an international art award. Last month, 30 year old Damien Slattery from St Brendan’s Park came 1st in the Expressionism Category of the American Art Awards for his self-portrait, ‘Nothing more depraved […]

A THIRD class pupil decided to do something special on Friday, when she got her long hair cut off in aid of the Little Princess Trust charity…and she raised over €800 as well! Nine-year-old Shannon Quinlan from Ballyduff decided to get the hair cut after seeing how a relative of […]

ARCHBISHOP of Cashel and Emly, Kieran O’Reilly, will speak on his experiences as a missionary in Africa and at home in an event on Thursday, October 19 in The Rose Hotel. This event, starting at 8pm, is being hosted by the Diocese of Kerry in celebration of World Mission Day. Entrance […]

THE National Youth Showcase entitled ‘Youth Work Changes Lives’ took place in the Mansion House, Dublin recently with young people from Kerry taking part. The showcase on September 27 brought together over 350 young people representing every constituency in Ireland to celebrate the value, diversity and vitality of youth work […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: Can we get a grant to replace lead water pipes in our house? Answer: The local authorities administer a means-tested grant scheme to help low-income households with the cost […]

Our movie guy, John McCann says Goodbye Christopher Robin is a great drama elevated by remarkable performances by the two leads…. Directed by Simon Curtis, ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ deals with the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose stuffed toys gave rise to […]

TRALEE is above the standard when it comes to offering a broad appeal to visitors and locals with a vibrant choice and rich mix of offerings at night, according to the judges who awarded Purple Flag status to Tralee recently. They were impressed by the strong visible Garda presence between […]

MORE than 800 people were in Killarney’s Gleneagle Hotel last night for the launch of Colm Cooper’s autobiography. The Kerry GAA legend signed copies of ‘Gooch’ for up to two hours before taking the stage where MC Michael Lyster interviewed Colm about the book and his career. Also interviewed were […]

ACCORDING to media reports this morning, Kerry minor football star David Clifford will be staying in the county and will not be disappearing down under to the AFL. After talks with Eamonn Fitzmaurice, the 18-year-old forward will attempt to make inroads into the Kerry senior team this coming year says […]

THE Kerry Film Festival presented the 2017 Maureen O’Hara Award to director Emer Reynolds (The Farthest), in celebration of her enormous contribution to the film industry. The Maureen O’Hara Award for this year — presented to Emer Reynolds by Maeve McGrath, Artistic Director of Kerry Film Festival — was created […]

THE number of people signing on the Live Register in Tralee has dropped by 289 last month, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. It shows there were 3,916 people signing on in Tralee in September compared to 4,205 in August, almost a seven per cent drop, […]

THE 1916 commemorations held across Kerry last year were recalled and celebrated on Thursday evening at the launch of a new book and DVD on the Easter Rising centenary year in the county at the Rose Hotel. Kerry County Council has produced a unique record of the almost 100 commemorative […]

Sport, musicals, beauty event and more coming up this weekend. Here’s a few things to do… Friday 1. Classic photography… If you have some time to spare, Tralee Library is hosting this year’s Press Photographers Association of Ireland [PPAI] Photojournalism Exhibition. A selection of Ireland’s best examples of press photography from Ireland and […]

THE Kerry branch of the Samaritans are urgently looking to recruit new volunteers and are holding an information night in Tralee next Monday. Kerry Samaritans had 35, 909  contacts in 2016. These contacts included telephone calls, emails and people who called to the branch.  Since the introduction of the free […]

FANS of Jimmy Carr around these parts will be happy with this The prolific joke-teller brings his brand new show ‘The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour’ to the INEC Killarney on July 1, 2018.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 6 at 9.00am. With an astonishingly vast repertoire […]

THE price of petrol and diesel at the filling station pumps around Tralee has rise by around four cents per litre in the past two months. In our regular check on the prices of fuel, it shows that most garages around the €1.30 per litre mark compared with the cheapest price […]

A TRALEE filmmaker has secured a deal for two of his short films to be distributed in the US. Bertie Brosnan’s short films: Sineater & Jacob Wrestling With The Angel have been picked up by internationally-owned shorts network Shorts TV in a non-exclusive deal via the US distribution outfit Bidslate. […]

AUDIENCES packed Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night for the opening of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of  ‘West Side Story’. It’s one of the best-loved musicals ever made and audiences loved the performances by the young cast who have been rehearsing for months. It’s directed by Grainne O’Carroll, […]

THE queue was out the back door of Garvey’s Supervalu on Wednesday, as soccer fans got a chance to get their photo taken with the English Premier League trophy. Cadbury’s, who are the official snack partner of the Premier League, brought it to the Rock Street store as part of […]