CHILDREN from four schools from around Tralee enjoyed a dry day as they made their First Holy Communion on Saturday morning. Caherleaheen NS pupils were in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass, St John’s Castle Street hosted Moyderwell sixth class, Listellick NS pupils and their families converged on Our […]

MANY of you will probably recognise this problem. People have become obsessed with those fidget spinner yokes and video-blogging funny guy, Tadhg Fleming from Ballymac has captured how difficult life can be when you’re a ‘spinaholic’. Take it away Tadhg…

YES, there are many great pleasures in life, but I always feel a certain deep pleasure in being able to do something new that I initially doubted was within my remit to do. You see, when we do something new, self-doubt comes as part of the package. In fact, I […]

IT was a special morning as thousands made their way to CBS The Green for the second annual ‘Darkness Into Light’ Tralee walk held in aid of Pieta House. Numbers were difficult to quantify, but one of the organisers we spoke to this morning thought it may have even surpassed the 4,000+ who […]

MISS Kerry 2017 was held last night in The Brehon Hotel in Killarney and, as reported earlier (click here for previous story), it was a Ballyduff woman who won the crown. Tamara Goggin will now go forward to the Miss Ireland contest. Here’s some more photos from the event in […]

A NEW restaurant opened on Friday night in The Square, but the night before was an occasion to welcome suppliers, friends and well-wishers to Croí. Noel Keane, Kevin O’Connor and Paul Cotter served up some wine, beer and canapés to guests who wished the lads well in their venture on […]

THE Brehon Hotel was the venue for the glamour of the Miss Kerry 2017 contest last night and the venue was packed to see another north Kerry winner. After Niamh Enright from Listowel was crowned last year, she handed over her title to a Ballyduff lady, Tamara Goggin. She beat […]

Our movie reviewer, John McCann, says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is a thrill-a-minute ride for audiences… Three years after James Gunn’s surprising box office smash hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, comes the long awaited Vol 2 tailored with  the unenviable task of trying to match its predecessor’s energy, […]

THE man who won €500,000 in the Euromillions Plus on Tuesday in Tralee collected his winnings today at National Lottery Headquarters. The hardworking dad, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought his winning ticket at the Clifford & Sons Gala store in Mounthawk in Tralee and now plans on buying a […]

IT might have been colder than recent days, but students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí weren’t long getting warmed up at Na Gaeil GAA pitch on Friday. The school held a sports day with donations made on the day to Jigsaw Kerry, the organisation which helps young people with mental health issues. […]

  KERRY County Council has appointed Parkway Contracts Ltd to construct four new housing units in Tralee. The houses are being provided under the government’s Rebuilding Ireland programme at a cost of just over €700,000. The units, which will be constructed at Bill Kinnerk Road, Oakpark, will include two three-bedroom semi-detached […]

KERRY students scooped three awards in the National Final of the Local Enterprise Student Enterprise Awards was held on the 3rd May 2017 in Croke Park. The Intermediate Category entry Dylan Mangan from Killorglin Community College secured the “Most Creative Use of  Social Media” Award for his company “grandparentsmemories.com’. This includes grandparent’s […]

TRANSITION Year students from both CBS The Green and Presentation Secondary were entertaining audiences this week with a production of a play at CBS. Anne Fine’s ‘Flour Babies’ was staged on Wednesday and Thursday and was well-attended on both nights. The play, organised by The Green’s TY students, follows a class of […]

THERE was some stunning work on display from art students of night classes held at Colaiste Gleann Lí, at the school on Thursday night. The 42 artists, ranging in age from 18 to 86 years of age, have been attending classes in eight week courses from October to March under the […]

  BANK of Ireland has announced the 96 companies shortlisted for the Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2017 with three Kerry businesses nominated for awards. Maura’s Cottage Flowers, based in Tralee, has been shortlisted in the ‘Home or Craft Based Startup’ category, Killarney business AAC Tech has been shortlisted in the […]

You’re spoilt for choice this weekend as regards things to do. County Fair, Enterprise Towns, Darkness Into Light and more… Friday 1. Fashion at CH… There is a fantastic night of beauty and fashion planned at CH Chemists tonight with donations to the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre. There’s […]

A NEW restaurant opens in the heart of Tralee on Friday night and promises to create incredible  dishes with all the ingredients sourced entirely from Tralee and the surrounding area. Three members of the well known ‘Tralee Culinary Gangsters’, famous for their blogging and cookery demos around the county, are behind ‘Croí’ which will […]

I didn’t get it…until now that is. I didn’t get how grief can consume your body and mind. Having recently lost my beloved father I now know what grief is and how painful it is. I am sorry to everyone in the past that I didn’t understand just how severe […]

DÁITHÍ Ó Sé will return to the Dome to present the Rose of Tralee selection live on TV for the eighth year running next August, while his RTÉ colleague Marty Morrissey will host a brand new celebration party night in the Dome on Thursday, August 17. Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney […]

A CHILDREN’S Tea Party helped raise much needed funds for a great charity on Easter Sunday at the Ashe Hotel. On Wednesday morning, the proceeds from the event were presented by the hotel to Kare4Kidz, which aims to provide support and financial assistance to families with children who are battling illness. The hotel was delighted to help […]

THE  Kerry Association in Dublin 2017 AGM at Wynn’s Hotel, on Wednesday last was an opportunity to make a presentation of funds to Kerry Hospice. During the course of the evening, which was well-attended, the Association presented a cheque in the amount of €5,100 to the 2017 Kerry Person of […]

THERE was great news emanating from Clifford & Sons Gala in Mounthawk this morning that a person won a nice bit of money in the Euromillions draw last night. Apparently the winner is believed to be from Tralee and will collect a cool €500,000 from lottery headquarters after winning the […]

A NEW book telling the story of how the bathing slip in Fenit was saved from demolition 13 years ago and of the history of Tralee Swimming Club, will be launched next Monday. Martin Ferris T.D. will launch Billy Ryle’s ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip To The High Court’ at the Grand […]

HUNDREDS of people took part in the Kerry Camino over the weekend in what was another great success. Adrienne McLoughlin gives an account of the walks and supplied the photos below; “Friday was unexpectedly sunny, and made a huge difference to the Tralee to Camp Sliabh Mish mountain route, with […]

THERE’LL be competitions, soccer and GAA blitzes, music, dancing and the best in local business on show at the Bank of Ireland Enterprise Towns event this Friday and Saturday. Taking place at the Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre, the exhibitors will be wide and varied with mostly businesses on the […]

STYLE, fun and great racing is on the cards for the June Bank Holiday weekend as Listowel prepares to host two days of great action on the Island. Taking place on Sunday, June 4 and Monday, June 5,  as always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Racing […]

A LOCAL butcher’s running exploits have helped out a local organisation. Matt Leahy of Matt The Butcher on Abbeycourt has been an avid runner for the past number of years. He decided to use his hobby to raise some funds for the Inspired group by taking part a marathon recently and […]

THERE was a frightening incident for staff at a hotel in Dingle in the early hours of this morning. A man entered Benners Hotel in the town at about 5.20am and attempted to rob the premises. Gardaí said he threatened staff with a “sharp weapon” but it is believed he […]

GARDAI are investigating three incidents of burglary in Tralee and Abbeydorney over the past week. Two incidents occurred in the Killeen/Oakpark area and a third in Laccamore, Abbeydorney. On Tuesday last, April 25 at around 4.30pm, a house in an estate on the Killeen Road was broken into. A large […]

  IT’S always a well-supported event and organisers are hoping cyclists turn out in their droves for the 15th annual Fenit Lifeboat charity fun cycle. The 50 kilometre cycle takes place on Saturday May 13 and will see cyclists make their way from Tralee through Farranfore and on to Castleisland before […]