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Mayo Fans Ask Kerry Supporters To Take Part In Tribute At Croke Park On Sunday

Mayo Fans Ask Kerry Supporters To Take Part In Tribute At Croke Park On Sunday

August 16, 2017 at 4:05 pm Comments are Disabled

A GROUP of Mayo fans are trying to organise a minute’s applause tribute to a Mayo supporter who died last weekend and they are appealing for Kerry fans to take part. ‘Cáirde Mhaigheo London’ posted on Facebook that they are appealing to all fans to stand up and applaud Joseph […]

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Kerry Rose Escorts Thomas Lynch, Shane Thornton, Jackie Healy Rae, Joseph Meehan and Sean O'Connor at a make-up tutorial in CH Chemists on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

WATCH: Kerry Escorts Are Revved Up For The Week Ahead

August 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THEY’LL be busy men. With the arrival of the Roses yesterday, it was the signal for the Rose Escorts to begin their duties for the week. To help them along, a make-up tutorial was […]

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Extra Train Added For Kerry Fans Going To Dublin On Sunday

Extra Train Added For Kerry Fans Going To Dublin On Sunday

August 16, 2017 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

IRISH Rail are putting on an extra train to Dublin on Sunday morning to facilitate fans for the Kerry games in Croke Park on Sunday. There will also be extra carriages on the 7.10am service to Heuston so there will be some 800 extra train seats for Kerry GAA fans […]

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Mercy Mounthawk students Marisa O'Connell, Ciara McCarthy, Sinead Deasy and Michaela Hennessy receiving their results on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Happy Faces At Schools Around Tralee As Leaving Cert Results Revealed

August 16, 2017 at 1:56 pm 1 comment

THERE were many happy faces in schools around Tralee on Wednesday morning as the Leaving Certificate results were released. They were some of the 58,500 students who sat the exams nationally, almost 1,900 of whom were Kerry students. Principals from around the schools said they encountered a lot of satisfied students this […]

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Shona Heaslip front right) with Sarah Healy, AIB, Joe Shannon Tralee Branch Manager AIB and Tomás Griffin AIB. Photo by Dermot Crean

AIB Tralee Supports Shona In Her Bid For World University Games Glory

August 16, 2017 at 9:15 am 1 comment

A TRALEE woman will be competing for Ireland at the World University Games next week. Shona Heaslip from Mounthawk is off to Taipei in Taiwan on Thursday with the Irish team and we met her yesterday at AIB Tralee who are supporting her with the trip. Remarkably, 22-year-old Shona only took […]

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Leona Kane and  Bethesaida Hailegeorgis of CH Chemists in front of part of the wonderful window display of the 64 Roses. Photo by Dermot Crean

CH Chemists Goes All Out To Welcome Roses

August 16, 2017 at 9:14 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WITH the Rose of festival officially beginning today, it’s good to see local shops in town  supporting the event. One such business is CH Chemists who have devoted the two windows of their store […]

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Kerry natives who are Roses this year, London Rose Caoimhe Gallagher, Kerry Rose Breda O'Mahony and Sydney Rose Aisling Walsh  at The Rose Hotel on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Roses Arrive In Town And Breda’s Having A Ball So Far

August 16, 2017 at 9:14 am 1 comment

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee SO now their week really begins. The 64 Roses received a rousing welcome on Tuesday afternoon when they disembarked from the coaches to a jazz band playing and banners waving to arrive at The […]

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Zumbathon To Be Held In Dome For Inspired

Zumbathon To Be Held In Dome For Inspired

August 16, 2017 at 9:13 am Comments are Disabled

IF you’re feeling energetic on Saturday then head over the Dome for a great fundraiser. The Inspired charity in Tralee that caters for young adults with intellectual disabilities are holding a Zumbathon from 12noon to 2pm. The event will be led by Linda Flanagan, Zumba instructor. It was a well-attended […]

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Annascaul GAA club members launch their fundraising night at the dogs.

GAA Club Looks Forward To Night At The Dogs In Tralee

August 15, 2017 at 2:15 pm Comments are Disabled

  ANNASCAUL GAA and Coiste na nOg are promising a great night of entertainment when they hold a fundraising night at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, September 9. This event is being organised to raise funds for the improvement and expansion of club facilities. Continued below… The aim is to […]

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Poshey Takes To The Road This Weekend For Great Causes

Poshey Takes To The Road This Weekend For Great Causes

August 15, 2017 at 1:47 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE man is preparing for a marathon cycle at the weekend in aid of three great charities. Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne will join other cyclists on the Town2Town Challenge.  Town2Town is a three day event, raising money for Make A Wish Ireland, Friends of A & Donal Walsh #LiveLife. They […]

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PHOTOS: Roses Arrive Today After Fun Times In Dublin And Kildare

PHOTOS: Roses Arrive Today After Fun Times In Dublin And Kildare

August 15, 2017 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

THE 64 Roses will arrive in Tralee on Tuesday afternoon after enjoying a few days in Kildare and Dublin. They took in a visit to the Guinness Storehouse on Monday and looked like they enjoyed the experience as Domnick Walsh’s photos below show. They also took time out to support […]

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More Style On The Way For Ladies Day At Killarney Races

More Style On The Way For Ladies Day At Killarney Races

August 15, 2017 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

THE week ahead is set to be one for style lovers everywhere with the Rose Ball and Rose of Tralee Fashion Show set to be the highlights of the fashion year in Tralee. But if you’re still looking for glamour, Killarney Races has another Ladies Day on the way on […]

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Fashion, Fun And Great Racing Is On The Way At Listowel Festival

Fashion, Fun And Great Racing Is On The Way At Listowel Festival

August 14, 2017 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

THE race is on to Munster’s biggest and best racing festival – the 7 day Listowel Harvest Racing Festival, from Sunday 10th to Saturday 16th of September. Racing highlights include the €175,000 Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade A) Chase on Wednesday 13th; the €55,000 Guinness Handicap Hurdle on Thursday […]

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Denny Factory Demolition Begins And Will Be Completed By End Of Year

Denny Factory Demolition Begins And Will Be Completed By End Of Year

August 14, 2017 at 4:11 pm 1 comment

A COMPANY has been appointed to carry out the demolition of the former Denny Factory site and work was due to begin today (Monday). Malachy Walsh and Partners on behalf of Kerry County Council have appointed Munster firm – Loftus Demolition and Recycling Ltd – as the contractor to carry […]

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Celebrate Leaving Cert Results But Keep An Eye On The Timeline

August 14, 2017 at 3:41 pm Comments are Disabled

Tralee students are among the thousands who will receive their Leaving Certificate results on Wednesday. Billy Ryle gives some advice on what follows… The eagerly awaited Leaving Cert exam results will be issued by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to about 60,000 candidates nationwide this Wednesday. The anticipation is intense […]

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KCFE Invites People To Information Session On Options Outside Of CAO

KCFE Invites People To Information Session On Options Outside Of CAO

August 14, 2017 at 3:36 pm Comments are Disabled

SCHOOL leavers and adults considering a return to education are invited to an Information Session on Further Education Options Outside of CAO at Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), Tralee on Wednesday 23rd August commencing at 6.30pm sharp. “The Information Session will highlight how career goals can be achieved through […]

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Gardaí Seek Information On Stolen Vehicle

Gardaí Seek Information On Stolen Vehicle

August 14, 2017 at 3:06 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAí are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle from the Ballymac area last week. The car was taken between 5.30am and 7.30pm on Tuesday, August 8 in Flemby, Ballymacelligott. The car is an orange Skoda with licence plate 03-CE-2128. The keys were left in the ignition. Continued below… Gardaí […]

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Gordon Lunn, Adam Lunn, Nathan O'Connor, Calum Naughton and Louise O'Connor at the St Brendan's Park FC 5k Fun Run on Sunday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Family Fun At St Brendan’s Park FC 5k Run

August 14, 2017 at 1:09 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great atmosphere up in the St Brendan’s Park FC grounds on Sunday morning as the club hosted a 5k Fun Run. The event was held to raise funds for the pitch development and a new shop and there was a big turnout with around 170 setting off from […]

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NO REPRO FEE: Tuesday, 8 August 2017: The Irish Cancer Society will be joined by the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Children’s Rights Alliance, Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Union of Students in Ireland and many others to sign a Contract Against Cancer at the launch of a new HPV Vaccination Alliance. Pictured at the contract signing against Cancer and launch of new HPV Vaccination Alliance were fron left: Tanya Ward, Chief Executive Childrens Righta Alliance; Donal Buggy, Head of services and Advocacy, Irish Cancer Society; Niamh MurtaghNiamh Murtagh, Vice President for Welfare Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Orla O’ Connor, Director, National Womens Council of Ireland.  Pic: Mac Innes Photography.

Dramatic Drop In Uptake Of HPV Vaccine In Kerry Girls

August 14, 2017 at 11:47 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY has seen a big fall in uptake of a life-saving cancer vaccine. The dramatic fall in the uptake of the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine requires urgent action for it to be addressed, the newly-formed HPV Vaccination Alliance has said. Kerry has seen one of the steepest drops in uptake of […]

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Tralee Team winners of the Munster Final of the AIG Barton Shield at Tralee Golf Club, Tralee, Co Kerry. 12/08/2017

Back Row:
Fergal O'Sullivan, Eoghan O'Donnell, Graham Spring, Darren O'Sullivan and Ger Deegan
Front Row:John Teen (Club Captain), Philip Coburn (AIG), Paul Hughes (Team Manager) and Jim Long (Cahirman Munster Golf GUI).

Picture: Golffile | Thos Caffrey

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Tralee Golf Club Wins Prestigious AIG Barton Shield Munster Final

August 14, 2017 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Golf Club  won the AIG Barton Shield Munster Final on Saturday afternoon with a great display of golf against Castletroy. The hosts defeated holders Cork in the morning semi-final, again playing some great golf to win by four holes. They took an early lead in the final with the […]

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Vincent Dowling and his 1974  Mercedes at the Ballymac Vintage Run from O Riada's on Friday.  Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Classic Cars And Bikes Take Off On Vintage Run In Ballymac

August 13, 2017 at 11:38 am Comments are Disabled

THERE were classic cars of varying ages, styles and sizes taking to the roads on Friday night night for the Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club’s annual Ballymac Vintage Car and Honda 50 Run. They gathered at O’Riada’s Bar and left after 7pm on a route that took in Farranfore, […]

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Clodagh O'Dowd, Helen Murphy, Moira Keane, Kay Lynch and Maria Godley at the Class of 1987 Balloonagh Secondary School Reunion in The Ashe Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Ladies Catch Up At Balloonagh Class Of 1987 Reunion

August 13, 2017 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

THERE were some great stories told and schooldays relived at a reunion of the ladies from the Balloonagh Secondary School Class of 1987 at The Ashe Hotel on Saturday night. The event was organised by Rose Dillon and a number of other past pupils, after she sent a message on […]

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PHOTOS: The Mall Is All Set To Welcome Festival Visitors

PHOTOS: The Mall Is All Set To Welcome Festival Visitors

August 13, 2017 at 11:32 am 1 comment

SO the workmen are gone now and we’re on our own! Yes, the workers who have been transforming  the Mall won’t be seen for about two weeks and in fairness they’ve left the area in fine fettle. The Mall is open to pedestrians now and in this writer’s opinion it […]

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The TopTable Tralee team. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Soccer Tournament Keeps Woodies On Course For Fundraising Target

August 13, 2017 at 11:20 am 1 comment

THERE was a real family feel to the activities at the sports grounds at IT Tralee on Saturday as Woodies DIY Tralee hosted a soccer tournament. There was a great turnout with 15 teams playing for the Charity Cup and Shield. It was all part of Woodies Tralee’s fundraising efforts […]

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Roger Harty: Namaste

Roger Harty: Namaste

August 13, 2017 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

WHAT a beautiful word ‘Namaste’ is. I suppose that is part of the beauty, the fact that it is only a simple single word, yet it incorporates so much meaning to it. Certainly it is a prime example of the expression ‘the best goods come in small parcels’. Namaste is […]

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PHOTOS: Mural In Town Centre Is Looking Amazing

PHOTOS: Mural In Town Centre Is Looking Amazing

August 13, 2017 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

THE amazing mural at the Abbey Street/Dominick Street junction off The Square is due to be finished today and it looks amazing. The new mural, some 20 metres long by 10 metres high, has been slowly revealing itself in Abbey Street just off The Square, over the past week in […]

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Andrew Morrissey and girlfriend Una Kerins at his 30th birthday party in The Ashe Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Radio Kerry’s Andrew Enjoys 30th Birthday Party In The Ashe Hotel

August 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm Comments are Disabled

A MILESTONE birthday was celebrated with gusto on Friday night, by a man with a voice familiar to tens of thousands. Radio Kerry’s Andrew Morrissey, who wakes up the county with co-host Elaine Kinsella on ‘Kerry’s Full Breakfast’, held a party at The Ashe Hotel  to mark his 30th birthday […]

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Coach Andrea Murphy with kids at the Cúl Camp at St Pat's GAA Club on Friday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: St Pat’s GAA’s Young Stars Show Their Skills At Cúl Camp

August 12, 2017 at 12:04 pm Comments are Disabled

THE weather may not have been kind at times during the week, but it didn’t matter for football-mad youngsters in Blennerville. St Pat’s GAA Club held its annual Cúl Camp and there was a good turnout during the week. “We had rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, but yesterday was fine […]

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PHOTOS: All The Fun Of The Puck Fair

PHOTOS: All The Fun Of The Puck Fair

August 12, 2017 at 11:52 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a blast, but all good things come to an end. There was street entertainment, market trading, musical performances and fireworks aplenty – not to mention a goat king and young queen – in Killorglin this past few days as the town celebrated another successful Puck Fair festival, which […]

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Grainne O'Sullivan, Catherine O'Sullivan, Amy Quirke

PHOTOS: Meet The Couples In Austin Stacks ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

August 12, 2017 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S gonna be another night to remember! The Austin Stacks club has revealed the dancers who will take to the boards of the Dome in over two weeks time for their annual  Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser. It’s a huge night for the Rockies with hundreds of people attending every year […]

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