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Úna O'Connell and Rachel Walsh who have begun fundraising for the Meningitis Research Foundation. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

Coffee Morning To Help Rachel And Una’s Fundraising Campaign

July 19, 2017 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO young women are to do a skydive in August in aid of a great cause and to help raise funds, they will hold a coffee morning in town next week. Rachel Walsh from Ballyheigue, and Úna O’Connell of Kilflynn, will take part in a skydive in aid of the […]

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Research Reveals Issues Facing Residents In Five Tralee Estates

Research Reveals Issues Facing Residents In Five Tralee Estates

July 19, 2017 at 10:48 am 1 comment

SHANAKILL Family Resource Centre has called for more resources after research revealed the advantages and disadvantages of living in five estates in the area. Noise, anti-social behaviour and litter were among the biggest problems in the estate but community spirit and great neighbours were mentioned frequently as positives. Bernadette O’Carroll, […]

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Tralee Boxer To Fight In Cadets Final…And His Cousin Could Be There Too

Tralee Boxer To Fight In Cadets Final…And His Cousin Could Be There Too

July 18, 2017 at 5:24 pm Comments are Disabled

Tralee Boxing Club news from Donie Jack Griffin… Johnathon McCarthy (44kg weight) will box in the Cadets Championship final on Friday July 28 in the National Stadium Dublin. Tralee Boxing Club is hoping his cousin Patrick (48kg), the reigning Irish Champion, will be alongside him as he boxes next Friday, […]

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The Mall pictured on Saturday night last, with a section on the main carriageway completed up past Penney's.

Chewing Gum Already Spoiling Look Of The New Mall Pavements

July 18, 2017 at 3:55 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE town councillor is asking the public to dispose of their chewing gum in a proper manner, as the surface of the new pavements in The Mall are already being defaced by the gum. Cllr Toireasa Ferris was speaking at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Tuesday, where members […]

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House fly.

Latest Figures On Fly-Infestations Is A Bad Buzz For Kerry

July 18, 2017 at 3:05 pm 1 comment

KERRY is the third most fly-infested county in Ireland according to figures from pest control provider Rentokil. The company has reported a 39% increase in fly infestations nationwide with Dublin accounting for the most callouts at 18%, followed by Galway at 16% and Kerry on 14%. The company predicts that […]

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Appeal To Businesses To Help Fund Festival’s Street Entertainment

Appeal To Businesses To Help Fund Festival’s Street Entertainment

July 18, 2017 at 2:48 pm Comments are Disabled

ADVERTISEMENT New to Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee…ice-cream doughnuts! FESTIVAL organisers have again asked the business community in Tralee to help with funding the free street entertainment programme at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. The support of the local business community will be more important than recent years after Fáilte Ireland further cut […]

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Christy Moore Announces Concert At INEC

Christy Moore Announces Concert At INEC

July 18, 2017 at 1:44 pm Comments are Disabled

CHRISTY Moore is coming back to the INEC this autumn for one night. Christy’s latest album is due for release in November 2017 and before that on Friday October 27 he will play the Killarney venue. The double CD of 20+ songs consists of new live recordings of Christy’s biggest […]

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CEO at ViClarity, Ogie Sheehy.

Tralee Company Nominated For European Award

July 18, 2017 at 1:09 pm 2 comments

A TRALEE company has been nominated for a prestigious award at the European FinTech Awards 2017. ViClarity, a Tralee company that provide Risk & Compliance software in the financial services industry, has been nominated under the category “Risk, Intelligence and Security”. The nomination sees ViClarity featuring among the top European FinTech […]

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Alfie’s To Celebrate All Things Gin This Weekend

Alfie’s To Celebrate All Things Gin This Weekend

July 18, 2017 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

A Festival with a difference is taking place in a Tralee hotel this weekend and it all has to do with gin. Alfie’s Bar in The Ashe Hotel will host a gin festival with music, fun and, of course, gin drinks from all over the world It kicks off on […]

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Beach Wheelchairs Now Available At Two Kerry Beaches

Beach Wheelchairs Now Available At Two Kerry Beaches

July 17, 2017 at 8:14 pm Comments are Disabled

Kerry Council Council has made specially adapted beach wheelchairs available for wheelchair users and people with disabilities at two Kerry beaches this summer. The Hippocampe wheelchairs are designed to make it easier for beach users with a disability or mobility restrictions to access and enjoy local beaches. With the support […]

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Gardaí Investigate Vandalism Incident And Look For Owners Of Lost Handbag And Phone

Gardaí Investigate Vandalism Incident And Look For Owners Of Lost Handbag And Phone

July 17, 2017 at 3:26 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help with vandalism incidents and locating owners of lost property. On Saturday night/Sunday morning, a window of a car was broken at O’Rahillys Villas. If anyone heard or saw anything please contact Tralee Garda Station. Also, over in Castleisland on Lower Main Street, windows […]

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Bicycle Stolen From Outside Church While Owner Was At Mass

Bicycle Stolen From Outside Church While Owner Was At Mass

July 17, 2017 at 2:58 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are trying to trace the whereabouts of a bicycle stolen while the owner was at Mass at the weekend. The bike was taken between 6pm and 7pm on Saturday evening from outside St John’s Church. It’s a white racer so if anyone saw it happen or knows […]

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Camogie: Kerry Continue Winning Ways Against Roscommon

Camogie: Kerry Continue Winning Ways Against Roscommon

July 17, 2017 at 2:43 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran reports on Kerry’s win over Roscommon in the Liberty Premier Junior Championship at the weekend… The Kerry Camogie team had an emphatic win over Roscommon in Tralee on Saturday. The home side’s win was never in doubt from the moment Jessica Fitzell pointed after three minutes. Roscommon had all […]

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Picture This.

Picture This To Play Kerry Concert This Winter

July 17, 2017 at 2:27 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY played second on the bill to Stormzy at the weekend at Longitude and now its been announced they’re coming back to Kerry. Picture This return to headline the INEC Killarney this November 10th. Picture This grabbed the attention of Ireland when an iPhone video of their track ‘Take My […]

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‘Save The 8th’ Pro-Life Roadshow In Tralee This Week

‘Save The 8th’ Pro-Life Roadshow In Tralee This Week

July 17, 2017 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

LOCAL pro-life activists will join Save the 8th roadshows in Killarney and Tralee on Wednesday, July 19, as the nationwide tour travels the country in anticipation of a referendum on abortion next year. The pro-life tour, organised by Youth Defence, will reach 18 towns and cities from Donegal to Kerry. […]

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Tommy O'Connor is surrounded by Abbeydorney men. Photo by Dermot Crean

REPORT/PHOTOS: Gallant Ballyheigue Bow Out As Abbeydorney Advance

July 17, 2017 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran watched Abbeydorney beat Ballyheigue in the Round 2A Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC clash in Austin Stack Park yesterday… Ballyheigue 0-13 Abbeydorney 2-13 At halftime, nobody gave Ballyheigue a chance in this game as they trailed on a scoreline of 0-4 to 2-8, but they started a revival that […]

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Eamon Morrissey, Maggie Morrissey (in truck), Noel and Rachel Prendiville, John McCarthy and Maura Riordan at the Kerry Rose Truck Run in aid of TLC4CF on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Truckers Take To The Road In Convoy For Charity Run

July 17, 2017 at 11:51 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was an amazing show of support at The Rose Hotel on Saturday afternoon for the Kerry Rose Truck Run in aid of cystic fibrosis charity, TLC4CF. Truckers Tony Nolan and Matt O’Regan joined forces with families affected by CF to organise the event which saw over 60 trucks take part, […]

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John Hussey gets his shot away. Photo by Dermot Crean

REPORT/PHOTOS: Lixnaw Looking Very Good As They Make Semi-Finals

July 17, 2017 at 10:37 am Comments are Disabled

Lixnaw are in the semi-finals after convincingly beating Ballyduff yesterday in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC Round 2B clash at Austin Stack Park yesterday… Lixnaw 3-19 Ballyduff 1-16 I had suggested in my preview of this game that Lixnaw would come out the right side of this game and so […]

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Timmy Sugrue, Siobhan Dwyer and Con Slattery at the 'Blast From The Past' fundraiser in aid of the Bon Secours Sudan Appeal on Saturday night in Fabrik Nightclub. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fun Times In Fabrik At ‘Blast From The Past’ Fundraiser

July 16, 2017 at 2:08 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great turnout in Fabrik Nightclub last night to hear the sounds of the 80s and 90s at a special fundraiser. ‘Blast From The Past’ was organised by Amanda Hogan and staff from the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee in aid of their Sudan Appeal. By midnight the upstairs […]

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Anthony Fealy gives chase to David Griffin. Photo by Dermot Crean

REPORT/PHOTOS: Exciting Finish As St Brendan’s Beat Causeway

July 16, 2017 at 12:54 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran watched St Brendan’s beat Causeway in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Round 1 replay at Austin Stack Park last night… St Brendan’s 1-13 Causeway 2-7 They say goals win matches, but that didn’t prove to be the case for Causeway who scored two goals to St […]

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Mark Doe.

The Chef’s Table: Super Summer Dessert Recipes To Make Your Mouth Water

July 16, 2017 at 11:49 am 1 comment

Mark Doe of Just Cooking cookery school in Firies has some amazing dessert recipes ideal for the summer… Summer is a time for light desserts. Seasonal berries, rhubarb, lemon and orange based desserts go down a treat this time of year. Kerry strawberries from a strawberry farm just up the road […]

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Roger Harty: When Cheap Is Expensive

Roger Harty: When Cheap Is Expensive

July 16, 2017 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

I WAS in the company of a man recently and the conversation centred around the subject of value for money. He said that he likes to visit Kenya on holidays and that the great thing about it is that he can buy cigarettes 5 times cheaper there than he could […]

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Andrea Dolan, Erris O'Carroll, Karen O'Connor, Alison O'Sullivan and Margaret Bell at the Connect Kerry Cocktails and Canapés night at Benner's Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Style From The ‘Cocktails And Canapés’ Soirée At Benner’s

July 15, 2017 at 9:48 am Comments are Disabled

THE cocktails were flowing and the fun was in full swing at a special event for the ladies in Benner’s Hotel on Friday night. Organised by Connect Kerry, ladies enjoyed a great night of style and beauty tips, a drink or two and excellent company with Geraldine Flynn on MC […]

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Nominations Sought For Awards To Recognise Ireland’s Bravest Children

Nominations Sought For Awards To Recognise Ireland’s Bravest Children

July 15, 2017 at 9:48 am Comments are Disabled

WOMAN’S Way and Pharmaton Kiddi have teamed up to find Ireland’s bravest and most courageous children and their looking for nominations from Kerry people for the Woman’s Way Children’s Awards 2017 in association with Pharmaton Kiddi. The Awards, the first for the magazine, give parents, relatives, friends, charities and community groups […]

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Know Your Rights: Help With Paying The Rent

Know Your Rights: Help With Paying The Rent

July 15, 2017 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: We are on the local authority’s housing list, but for now we need to find private rented accommodation and get help with the rent. Should we apply for Rent […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘Despicable Me 3 Is Fun For The Family

McCann At The Movies: ‘Despicable Me 3 Is Fun For The Family

July 15, 2017 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

Our movie guy, John McCann, really enjoyed the latest offering in the Despicable Me series… Gru and the gang return in the third instalment of the popular ‘Despicable Me’ franchise in a film that provides lots of entertainment laughs and fun for all ages. Being the third (fourth if you […]

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Shane Finn (centre) with another well-known runner Stephen Griffin (third left) and men who ran with Shane today, Tommy Commane, Vinny O'Leary, Ollie O'Sullivan, Louis Courtney and Darragh Droog at O'Shea's Gala in Blennerville. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fantastic Welcome As Marathon Man Shane Completes No.23

July 14, 2017 at 5:06 pm Comments are Disabled

ADVERTISEMENT New to Garveys Supervalu Tralee… HE’S nearly there! The story of Shane Finn has been well documented in the media over the past few weeks. The man from Dingle is running 24 marathons in 24 days in aid of Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI) and is on course to raise […]

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Tralee Estates?

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Tralee Estates?

July 14, 2017 at 12:05 pm 1 comment

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Pauline Barrett with children on one of her trips to South Africa with Mellon Educate.

Pop-Up Shop On Saturday To Raise Funds For Mellon Educate

July 14, 2017 at 11:36 am 1 comment

A TRALEE woman is opening a pop-up shop this Saturday, for one day only, to raise funds for the Mellon Educate fund. Pauline Barrett has been to South Africa on numerous occasions with the Irish-based African development charity founded by  Niall Mellon, helping to build houses for the homeless and schools […]

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A young hurler shows his skills at the Tralee Parnells summer camp on Thursday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee Parnells Holds Summer Camp For Young Hurlers

July 14, 2017 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled

AROUND 50 boys and girls gathered at the GAA grounds in Caherslee this week as the Tralee Parnells club held a summer camp. All were welcome to take part and learn new skills and the kids, ranging in age from six to 14, looked very talented from the games we […]

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