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The Countdown Is On To The Kingdom County Fair

The Countdown Is On To The Kingdom County Fair

April 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE’S less than two weeks to go to the Kingdom County Fair which offers up a whole host of competitions and entertainment on the day. Thousands of people are set to make their way to Ballybeggan on Sunday, May 7 for the event which is in its 68th year. There’s a lot to […]

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PHOTOS: More From The Down Syndrome Kerry Fun Day At Ballyseedy

PHOTOS: More From The Down Syndrome Kerry Fun Day At Ballyseedy

April 25, 2017 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  A GREAT Family Fun Day was held at Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre in association with the Kerry Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland on Saturday. Details of the charity partnership, that sees the 17th annual Tour De Munster Charity Cycle once again “share the journey” with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) Munster […]

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‘Kerry For Choice’ Calls On Government To Set A Date For Referendum

‘Kerry For Choice’ Calls On Government To Set A Date For Referendum

April 25, 2017 at 10:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry for Choice group has issued a statement calling on the government to set a date for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment. “The recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly once again show that there is a need for choice and change. The government must now respect the will of […]

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Gardaí Issue Appeal On RTE After Sexual Assault In Tralee

Gardaí Issue Appeal On RTE After Sexual Assault In Tralee

April 24, 2017 at 10:37 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI have issued an appeal on RTE’s Crimecall programme tonight, after a sexual assault in Tralee  last year. Back August 2016, a woman was walking home in the Monavalley area at about 3am when a light-coloured metallic three-door Fiat Punto Hatchback pulled up alongside her. The driver tried to speak to her  but […]

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Austin Stacks And Kerins O’Rahillys To Meet In Relegation Playoff

Austin Stacks And Kerins O’Rahillys To Meet In Relegation Playoff

April 24, 2017 at 9:50 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’LL be a case of old town rivalries renewed this weekend as Austin Stacks and Kerins O’Rahillys have been drawn to meet again. And there’s a lot at stake too in the first round of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry Senior Football Championship relegation playoff, as the winner will secure senior championship football for […]

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Vehicle Set Alight In Tralee Estate At The Weekend

Vehicle Set Alight In Tralee Estate At The Weekend

April 24, 2017 at 3:48 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information after a car was set alight in a Tralee estate at the weekend. On Sunday morning at 3.45am at Balloonagh Estate, there was damage done to a grey Toyota Corolla when it was set alight. The fire brigade were called out to […]

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Mall To Close To Traffic After May Bank Holiday Weekend

Mall To Close To Traffic After May Bank Holiday Weekend

April 24, 2017 at 3:38 pm 2 comments

THE Mall will close to traffic from mid-morning on Tuesday, May 2, according to Kerry County Council, but Denny Street won’t be a two-way until May 22. The closure of the Mall to traffic — which was originally scheduled to happen today, April 24 — is to allow for the construction of a […]

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Gardaí Investigate Burglaries Around Tralee

Gardaí Investigate Burglaries Around Tralee

April 24, 2017 at 3:01 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating burglaries in Tralee over the past week. In Upper Castle Street, between Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16, the storage area of a house was broken into and a number of tools were stolen, including  two Hitachi hammers – a green one and a yellow and […]

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Nellie Scoops €53,000 On Winning Streak Show

Nellie Scoops €53,000 On Winning Streak Show

April 24, 2017 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

  LUCKY Kerry Woman Nellie Foley from Killarney, scooped €53,000 in Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak TV Game show. All of Nellie’s family were supporting her in the audience of Winning Streak last weekend, including some of her 17 grandchildren. Nellie Foley celebrated her 90th birthday last November and is from Barleymount overlooking the lakes […]

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Presentation Students Reach National Final Of SEAI Competition

Presentation Students Reach National Final Of SEAI Competition

April 24, 2017 at 1:19 pm Comments are Disabled

A TEAM of Transition Year students in Presentation Secondary School has reached the National final of the SEAI One Good Idea competition which will be held in Croke park on May 16. The ‘Locally Grown Is Better Known” science project involves Ciara Boyd, Blaithnaid Cotter, Rebecca Duggan and Eimear Allard. They […]

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PHOTO GALLERY: Austin Stacks And Kerins O’Rahillys Bow Out Of Club Championship

PHOTO GALLERY: Austin Stacks And Kerins O’Rahillys Bow Out Of Club Championship

April 24, 2017 at 12:13 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was disappointment for both Tralee clubs in the opening round of the Castleisland Mart senior club championship yesterday. Kerins O’Rahillys went down at home to Kenmare by the minimum, 1-13 to 1-14, while over in Lewis Road, Killarney, the defending champions Austin Stacks were beaten by rivals Dr Crokes. […]

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REPORT: Royals Upset Kerry In Leinster Championship

REPORT: Royals Upset Kerry In Leinster Championship

April 24, 2017 at 10:25 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran was in Navan yesterday to see Kerry defeated by Meath in the Leinster Hurling Championship Round Robin series…. Meath 3-20 Kerry 2-17 Meath caused a major upset by defeating Kerry in the Leinster round robin series in Navan on Sunday when the carried on the winning ways they developed […]

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Gardaí In Tralee Make Arrest After Car Crashes Into Wall

Gardaí In Tralee Make Arrest After Car Crashes Into Wall

April 24, 2017 at 9:59 am 1 comment

GARDAI made an arrest yesterday afternoon following an incident where a car crashed into a wall in Killerisk/Manor area, near the Applegreen Service Station. According to the Garda Síochána – Cork, Kerry & Limerick – Southern Region Facebook page, the driver of the car left the scene on foot but was […]

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PHOTOS: Women’s Rugby World Cup Trophy Visits Tralee RFC

PHOTOS: Women’s Rugby World Cup Trophy Visits Tralee RFC

April 23, 2017 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great atmosphere at Tralee RFC on Saturday as they hosted the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy. The club also held a fun day to celebrate ladies and girls rugby. People were invited to come and take a selfie with the trophy. Some past and present Tralee ladies players including Siobhan […]

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Katie, Aisling, Debbie, and Lucy Dillon at the Family Fun Day at Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre on Saturday. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

PHOTOS: Family Fun At Ballyseedy In Aid Of Down Syndrome Ireland

April 23, 2017 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

FAMILIES finished off the Easter Holidays with a bang at the annual family fun day at Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre on Saturday to mark the Tour de Munster Partnership Spin. The event saw cyclists depart Ballyseedy at 10am and return later in the afternoon when the entertainment was in full […]

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Contestants, Shannon O'Sullivan. Carol Lane, Gabriella Ward and 
Holly Ring, in the 2017 Miss Kerry Competition. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

PHOTOS: Meet The Miss Kerry 2017 Contestants

April 23, 2017 at 11:03 am Comments are Disabled

MISS Kerry 2017 was launched on Saturday night at the Brehon Hotel in Killarney. A few Tralee ladies will be among the 23 women who will take part in the competition on May 5 at 8pm at the Brehon Hotel. This year, the participants are from all over Kerry and […]

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Tralee Woman Writes Children’s Book Available On Amazon

Tralee Woman Writes Children’s Book Available On Amazon

April 22, 2017 at 9:57 am Comments are Disabled

AN Oakpark woman has just released a children’s book for sale on Amazon. Ann Marie O’Doherty is now living in Waterford and is a freelance journalist/blogger with over eight years experience in childcare. She has written for Maternity and Infant magazine, Mums & Tots magazine and eumom.ie but now turns her […]

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A Fun Family Event For A Great Cause From Active Kingdom

A Fun Family Event For A Great Cause From Active Kingdom

April 22, 2017 at 9:56 am Comments are Disabled

THE Active Kingdom team are hosting their second Family Fun Day in support of and in association with the ‘Enable Ireland Kerry Services’ next month. To be held on Sunday, May 14 in John Mitchels GAA Centre, Ballyseedy, the event will aim to raise funds for ‘Enable Ireland’ which will in turn […]

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Eileen Whelan and Paco staff at the Paco Fashion and Coffee morning on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fashion And Coffee Morning Fundraiser Another Success At Paco

April 22, 2017 at 9:56 am Comments are Disabled

PACO in The Mall Tralee was a hive of activity on Friday morning for a special fundraiser in aid of the Nano Nagle Special School in Listowel. The coffee and fashion morning was well attended and two girls, Rachel O’Brien and Michelle Costello got chance to model for the audience present. The […]

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Experts On Bowel Cancer From UHK To Speak At Event In Rose Hotel

Experts On Bowel Cancer From UHK To Speak At Event In Rose Hotel

April 22, 2017 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

A RANGE of speakers in the field of Bowel Cancer will speak at an event in the Rose Hotel next week. Presented by University Hospital Kerry, the Bowel Cancer Prevention and Stoma Care Evening will feature a range of experts from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday, April 27. People attending […]

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Kerry Designer Wins At VIP Style Awards

Kerry Designer Wins At VIP Style Awards

April 22, 2017 at 9:52 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was a Kerry winner at the VIP Style Awards in Dublin last night. The who’s who of the Irish fashion and showbiz world were out in force at The Marker Hotel for the lavish affair, including Aidan O’Mahony who was supporting his Dancing With The Stars buddy, Dayl Cronin, […]

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McCann At The Movies: Get Into ‘Get Out’

McCann At The Movies: Get Into ‘Get Out’

April 22, 2017 at 9:28 am Comments are Disabled

Our new movie reviewer, John McCann, was impressed with Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, ‘Get Out’… Written and directed by Jordan Peele (one half of the famous comedy duo Key & Peele), ‘Get Out’ was a film that had intrigued me long before viewing. The was due largely to its sensitive […]

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Mikey Boyle in Kerry v Meath Christy Ring Cup match in Austin Stack Park on Saturday. Photo by Gavin O'Connor

Kerry Hurling Team To Face Meath Announced

April 21, 2017 at 8:53 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Senior Hurling Team to play Meath in the Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship – Round Robin  1st Round game in  Páirc Tailteann Navan on Sunday  next shows five changes from the side that faced Laois in the Allianz League Div 1B Relegation playoff;   Continued below… Team captain Aiden […]

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Corinne’s Looking For People To Join Her On ‘Lunchtime Mile’

Corinne’s Looking For People To Join Her On ‘Lunchtime Mile’

April 21, 2017 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL physiotherapist is looking for other health professionals to lead by example in taking part in a run/walk next week in the town park. Corinne Evans, based in High Street, is organising a ‘Lunchtime Mile’ run, which is a circuit of the town park on Wednesday, April 26 at […]

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Tralee Tennis Club Members Reach Finals At Lakewood Open

Tralee Tennis Club Members Reach Finals At Lakewood Open

April 21, 2017 at 2:00 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Tennis Club recently had two pairings in the final of the Lakewood Open, which took place in Cork, from March 31 to April 9. Shane Roche and Gemma Lougheed won the Grade 5 Mixed Doubles title after playing four tough matches throughout the week and, as a result of the […]

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PHOTOS: Screening Of Work Filmed In Dún Chaoin At KFF Patrons Night

PHOTOS: Screening Of Work Filmed In Dún Chaoin At KFF Patrons Night

April 21, 2017 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

A PRIVATE screening of an acclaimed documentary was enjoyed by patrons of the Kerry Film Festival last night. Artistic Director of the Festival, Maeve McGrath, greeted guests at the Ashe Hotel for a screening of ‘The Welfare Of Tomás Ó Hallissey’ by Turner Prize winning artist Duncan Campbell, which was […]

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Nathan McDonnell on BBQ duties at the Family Fun at Ballyseedy Garden Centre in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ballyseedy Comes Alive For Fun-Filled Family Weekend

April 21, 2017 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

THIS weekend sees the annual family fun weekend to mark the Tour de Munster Partnership Spin at Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre. The event will see cyclists depart Ballyseedy at 10am and return later that afternoon when the entertainment will be in full swing with bouncy castles, giant games, a face […]

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Kristian And Friends Take On Marathon Swimming Fundraiser At Tralee Pool

Kristian And Friends Take On Marathon Swimming Fundraiser At Tralee Pool

April 21, 2017 at 10:13 am 1 comment

A TRALEE native is raising funds for three great causes by taking on marathon swimming events in the US this year. And having completed the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim (24 miles) in March, Kristian O’Donovan from Derrylea – but now living in Glenbeigh – is turning his attention to raising funds with a marathon […]

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Four Things To Do In Tralee This Weekend

Four Things To Do In Tralee This Weekend

April 21, 2017 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

It might be sandwiched between two lively, event-packed bank holiday weekends, but the next couple of days throws up a few things to do… Saturday 1. The World Cup visits… TRALEE RFC is hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy from 10am–1pm and the club is having a fun day to celebrate ladies […]

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WATCH: Roses Of 2016 Team Up For Charity Single

WATCH: Roses Of 2016 Team Up For Charity Single

April 21, 2017 at 9:53 am Comments are Disabled

A YOUNG boy has teamed up with the Rose of Tralee Class of 2016 to launch a major fundraising campaign for Crumlin Children’s Hospital, where he was treated for cancer. The charity single It’s Time was officially launched by five and a half year old James McGowan on Thursday at SAM’s Bar on Dublin’s Dawson Street, […]

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