WHILE Killarney is getting massive exposure this week with its hosting of the TBEX Europe conference, some travel bloggers got on a bus to have a look at what Tralee has to offer on Tuesday. There’s 600 of the world’s top bloggers who have a combined audience of 380m travel […]

HUNDREDS of fitness enthusiasts are expected to converge on Banna Beach this Saturday for what has become the bi-annual Beast Challenge. Last April around 500 adults and an incredible 450 children turned up in the sunshine to face the obstacles on courses of varying lengths. For adults it’s a 7km […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Final this Sunday between Ballyduff and Lixnaw (3pm)… Ballyduff face off against Lixnaw in the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Final. This is the seventh time they meet in the final, in the previous six outing the boys from Ballyduff have come […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has begun circulating a questionnaire to businesses in the town with a view to maximising the number of responses to the consultation process regarding proposed measures to pedestrianise The Mall and Bridge Street. Kerry County Council has proposed that The Mall and Bridge Street East are pedestrianised […]

WITH the winter evenings not far away, a new cooking course to brighten up Monday nights is on the way in St Brendan’s Pastoral Centre, starting next week. Renowned chef, Frank Moynihan, is running demonstrational cooking classes during the month where people can learn how to make amazing starters and […]

A LARGE crowd gathered in The Rose Hotel on Monday night for the presentation of prizes in the Tidy Tralee Together competition. Prizes were given out in the estates, gardens, pubs, businesses, public buildings, filling stations, restaurants and hotels categories while Paul O’Brien and Hugh O’Brien were given special awards for […]

PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts were in attendance in Tralee Library on Monday night for the official opening of the PPAI Photojournalism 2017 Exhibition, which will run until Wednesday, October 18. This really is a must-see for anyone with even a passing interest in photography, news, sport, nature and more as the images on […]

DUAGH Sports and Leisure Committee held a concert in memory of the late Fr Pat Moore recently in the complex in which he had a major part in building. Bands on the night were Red Hurley, Crystal Swing, Gina of the Champions, The Conquerors and Keith and Loraine. The committee […]

ENABLE Ireland Kerry Services has received a €4,000 donation from the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee. Owen McCarthy Mission Leader at Bon Secours Hospital Tralee presented Sean Scally and Paula Henry from Enable Ireland with a cheque from the Hospitals Community Initiative Programme for €4000 on Monday. “Each Bon Secours […]

IN case you didn’t already know, the English Premier League trophy is coming to Tralee on Wednesday afternoon. Yes, Cadbury’s who are the official snack partner of the Premier League, have snatched it away from Stamford Bridge for a while and it will be in Garvey’s Supervalu in Rock Street […]

Alan Cantrell sends us this report from Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win on the road last Saturday night… Maree 74 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 87 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made it two wins from three in the Super League with a 13-point win over Maree in Oranmore on Saturday night. In a repeat […]

Our occasional columnist, Jennifer Kissane, on when to make ‘The Big Move’ for baby to their own room… I’m not sure if there is a “right” time for your baby to move into their own room. In fact,  I know mothers who co-sleep successfully and contentedly with their babies, in […]

CLOSE to 400 people took to CBS, The Green Secondary School on Sunday last to  take part in their third annual  5K and 3K fun run. Kerry footballer Barry John Keane shot the starting gun for the 5K run and rising Kerry senior star Jack Barry of Na Gaeil sent the […]

THE annual Blennerville Windmill Threshing Festival took place on Sunday and the weather stayed dry for a great family day out. Running since 1989 — the festival was started  by Paddy O’Shea, Billy Mason, Michael Curran and Timmy Kerins — the day saw a parade of old tractors through the […]

LADIES from the Austin Stacks team which won the County Championship Final against Castleisland Desmonds back in 1977, attended a 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday night. Taking place in the Austin Stacks Clubhouse in Connolly Park, many of the team attended and reminisced about the win and their times on […]

TEN clubs were represented at the 12th annual Carmel O’Connor Memorial Blitz on Saturday in Na Gaeil GAA grounds. There were 12 Under 11 teams from Na Gaeil, Austin Stacks, Kerins O’Rahillys, Ballymac (2), Abbeydorney (2), Scartaglin, Duagh, Listowel Emmets, Castleisland Desmonds and Annascaul clubs and they enjoyed a number […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet held a coffee/fashion mornings last Friday for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall organised the event to raise funds for Tralee/West Kerry Branch of MS. Ladies enjoyed teas/coffees, scones, cakes and two fashion stores while ladies from The Glam Pod gave a make-up demonstration. […]

THE staff of the Bon Secours can take a bow after last night’s fun at the ‘Sync  It For Sudan’ event in the Brandon Hotel. As we told you earlier (click here for previous coverage),‘The Girl Behind The Fringe’ Karen Joy and Aisling O’Dwyer  won the judges vote in the […]

THERE was some craic last night in the Brandon as almost 800 people packed the conference centre for the Bon Secours Hospital’s ‘Sync It For Sudan’ fundraiser. Dolly Parton, Rhianna, Jeward, Michael Jackson, Bucks Fizz and more were imitated on the stage to the laughter and cheering of those present. […]

Firies 3-12 Na Gaeil 0-18 THE agony and the ecstasy. Na Gaeil failed to reach the final of the Junior Premier Championship because they didn’t get goals. It’s a simple way of looking at it, but Firies ability to breach their defence for three-pointers was essentially the difference. That’s not […]

FANCY a seisiún? Well if you like participating in one, or just watching, then Kirbys Brogue Inn is the place to be on October 20. Radio Kerry’s Brendan Fuller is going on the road in search of Kerry’s best séisiún performers who will be awarded the title of the Radio […]

Mike O’Halloran watched two Kerry Minor Hurling Championship semi-finals in Austin Stack Park yesterday afternoon… Causeway 1-12 Abbeydorney/Parnells 2-12 One must credit Causeway Hurling Club who went on their own in the competition to give their young hurlers a chance to play in the Kerry Minor Hurling Championship, even though they […]

THE Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2018 has just been launched and the organisers are looking for artistic young people from Kerry to take part. Last year schools from Kerry submitted hundreds of paintings with Mia Hunt from SN Naomh Eirc placing in the top 15 finalists for her painting ‘Open […]

HOW do you get to Carnegie Hall? This is an aphorism of relatively recent origin and it comes with its own set answer – Practice, Practice, Practice. Practice is really a wonderful thing, because when you look at it, it really is all about giving ourselves another chance. Another chance […]

SPA N.S. was certainly the place to be last Friday as the students hosted an action packed celebration of flags, food and fitness. In the morning the student council organised a special whole school assembly to celebrate the Spa National School’s success in retaining their status as a top Healthy […]

THE IT Tralee aims to construct a number of buildings over the next ten years — including a student residential complex — at the North Campus costing over €64m . This was revealed as Mr Lionel Alexander, Chair of the IT Tralee Governing Body formally launched the IT Tralee Strategic Plan: A […]

TWO Bank of Ireland ‘Prepare for Brexit Roadshow’ events are coming to Kerry to help support businesses to become informed and prepared for Brexit. They take place on Wednesday, October 25 in Dromhall Hotel, Killarney from 8.15am and in Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee from 1pm that same day. Bank of Ireland has […]

A SCHOOL which is renowned for its renowned for its high standard of Post-Primary education is holding two open days in October. Coláiste Íde is an all-Irish 7 day boarding school for girls situated in the Dingle Peninsula which has been ranked No.1 in Kerry in No.2 in Munster in the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have been recommended to get a flu vaccination. Can I get it for free? Answer: Influenza, usually known as the flu, is highly infectious and anyone can get it. […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Maze’ has more of a ‘TV movie’ feel than anything else… A seasoned campaigner on the film festival trail, this week saw the general release of Stephen Burke’s Maze starring Tom Vaughan Lawlor and Barry Ward. Inspired by the true events of the 1983 […]