SIXTH class students Óisin O’Regan and Dara Donnelly from St Joseph’s N.S. Bouleenshere, Ballyheigue, have officially launched ‘Dragon’s Reign’. Óisin and Dara have been working on the project, a board game for 2-4 people, since last September as part of their Junior Entrepreneur Project. This board game has been produced locally […]

IT’S almost here. Insomnia – Ireland’s biggest gaming festival, hosted by Multiplay Events – is coming to the INEC in Killarney  June 9 to June 11 and thousands of gaming enthusiasts are set to converge on Killarney. This year, there will be big names in attendance that include Gassy Mexican, Terroriser, NerdoutMusic, ChooChoosGaming, DAGames, Seapeekay, TheOrionSound, TheJMC and MiniMuka,who have a combined subscriber […]

RACHEL Walsh, Ballyheigue, and Úna O’Connell, Kilflynn, will take part in a skydive on July 23 to raise vital funds for the Meningitis Research Foundation. They will hold a raffle in Kerins O’Rahilly’s club on July 1, with spot prizes donated by the generous businesses around Tralee. Rachel said; “The […]

AIDAN O’Mahony dropped into the Presentation Primary School on Tuesday to help them kick off Sports Activity Week. School’s throughout the country will take part in the Activity Week, which is part of a three year programme to get an Active Flag for their school. The Presentation Primary School are […]

THE weather hasn’t been great of late and I’m afraid it’s not looking good for today if Met Éireann are to be believed. They have issued a Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Cork and Kerry until 8pm this evening. Heavy rain or thundery showers will occur at times during Thursday leading […]

MEMBERS of the Inspired group will strut their stuff at a fashion show in Ballyroe Heights Hotel next week. “The show is our main fundraiser for the service we provide to young adults with intellectual disabilities,” said Maree O’Connor of Inspired. The show will take place on Friday, June 16 […]

  Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, in collaboration with local cycling clubs, is inviting families of all ages to participate in a series of forthcoming events for National Bike Week, which runs from 10 to 18 June 2017. Events include the ‘Pedal in the Parks’ and the inaugural ‘Any Bike […]

TALBOT Grove Addiction Treatment Centre, Castleisland, has released its annual treatment statistics report for 2016. The Talbot Grove figures show that the primary reason people seek treatment (but not exclusive) is alcohol at 77%, followed by cannabis at 11%. There was a small, but significant increase in those seeking treatment […]

THE number of people the Live Register in Tralee fell again in May. There are now 4,222 people signing on in the Tralee office, down 79 on April’s figure. Figures for Kerry from the Central Statistics Office show its the first time in nine years less than 9,000 people signed on in the county, […]

  TRALEE Chamber Alliance will be holding their membership event today, Wednesday June 7, at 6pm-7.30pm in The Rose Hotel. This event is for existing members and non-members who are interested in joining Tralee Chamber Alliance. Tralee Chamber Alliance is asking the public to consider joining the business and supporting its efforts to […]

MICHEAL O Muircheartaigh and local basketball star Ryan Leonard dropped by Moyderwell school gym on Friday to give their support to a schools basketball blitz for girls, run by the Community Gardaí. Consisting mainly of sixth class pupils, schools taking part were St Brendan’s NS Fenit, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Presentation […]

A NEW book compiled by Sixth Class pupil in Holy Family NS was launched last Friday at the school. The book contains photographs from the past 40 years in the school and is a must-have for anyone who is a past pupil. The book came about as a project by […]

THE rain held off long enough to crown the best dressed ladies at Listowel Races on Sunday. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous photos), the eventual winner was Margaret Hynes Cahill from Ardfert. Margaret’s dress and jacket were purchased from Jasmine Boutique in Tralee, and her hat was […]

DANCING with the Stars winner, Aidan O’Mahony, was on Garda duty with the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien and Dan the Lion to launch Féile na mBláth at The Park Festival which will run from June 16-18 in Tralee Town Park. Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance have […]

MARGARET Hynes Cahill from Ardfert, wearing a powder blue outfit inspired by American First Ladies Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Melania Trump, won the Best Dressed Lady title at the Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday. Margaret who is a Garda and also models with the Holman Lee Agency, […]

  KERINS O’Rahillys took the spoils in the derby with Austin Stacks as they emerged 0-16 to 1-8 winners at Strand Road on Saturday evening in the Credit Union County League tie. Both sides were without their Kerry players, so Stacks took the field without Kieran Donaghy and Ronan Shanahan, […]

DESPITE the bad weather, Kilmoyley National School had great support at their fundraising Night at the Dogs event at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday. The night was organised to help raise vital funds for the school to finish the extension currently being built to the highest possible standard. Bouncy Castles, […]

SIX young Kerrymen have got what it takes to be the perfect gentlemen and have been selected to be among the 64 Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from 16 to 22 August. Thomas Lynch (28), Joseph Meehan (24), Sean O’Connor (26), Niall O’Hara (28), Shane Thornton […]

Kerry Film Festival and StoryStock.com have come together is to rekindle our love of stories about people…and you can win some cash in helping them. #Mynameis, a new collaboration between the Kerry Film Festival and StoryStock.com, is asking people to submit stories of love, lust, romance, loss and triumph. The competition is […]

THE family of the most decorated footballer in Kerins O’Rahillys illustrious history gathered at the club on Friday night to see him honoured on the 50th anniversary of his death. Danno Keeffe has an incredible roll of honour and some his achievements in his 18 seasons (1931-1948) playing for Kerry […]

THEY came from all over the county and beyond on Friday night to support their favourite contestants at the Kerry Rose selection night  in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. They brought their banners too and cheered as each of the 24 ladies were brought to the stage for their interviews by Daithí Ó Sé. As […]

IF there is one thing that hasn’t change down to the centuries, it is the importance of courtesy and manners in our everyday lives. I have a distinct memory of being with my father walking down Fenit Pier and he would routinely tip his hat anytime a lady would pass. […]

THE annual Jamie Wrenn walk will take place from Tralee to Castlegregory on July 22 and this year another Castlegregory man will be remembered. This walk raises much needed funds for Recovery Haven cancer support house and we are asking people to walk on the day or to support a walker […]

GARDAI in Tralee are asking for the public’s assistance regarding a hit and run incident near Abbeydorney on Thursday.   At approximately 11:40hrs, a vehicle which was travelling from Tralee towards Abbeydorney collided with the wall of a residence at Drumcunnig. The driver turned the vehicle around and fled the […]

IT was a wonderful night of glamour and style in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel as the new Kerry Rose was selected. It must have been a tough decision for the judges Caroline McEnery, Denise O’Sullivan and Adam Crohan but in the end they chose 27 year old Breda O’Mahony from Rathmore, […]

Breda O’Mahony from Rathmore is the new Kerry Rose and she will represent the Kingdom in the Dome during the 2017 Rose of Tralee International Festival in August. She was selected from 24 entrants at the Kerry Rose Selection in Ballyroe Heights Hotel Tralee last night. The 27-year-old is a […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ is much better than he expected!… Bruised and battered by the critics, Guy Ritchie’s take on the classic tale of King Arthur was one that had me intrigued from the beginning. Adding Charlie Hunnam in what is his first major lead role in […]

  Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My employer says that I have to retire when I reach the age of 65. Can an employer make you retire at a certain age?  Answer: There is no […]

JUNE is a great time for prayer for many people who have people dear to them sitting exams. Well the annual St John’s Parish Sacred Heart Novena is taking place between, Thursday, June 15 and Friday, June 23 and is sure to be well attended then. “It’ll be hosted by the priests […]

AH, 1987. The heyday of U2, Madonna and Michael Jackson, Johnny Logan warbling his way to Eurovision glory, Stephen Roche becoming a cycling hero winning the Tour de France and the National Lottery was launched to turn us into millionaires/paupers. It was also the year a group of over 100 girls in Balloonagh […]