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Tom Gentleman, Pat Keohane, Tom Crowley, John Murray, Siobhan Clear, Jennifer Crowley, Donal Browne and Brenda Crowley, who took part in the Na Gaeil GAA Club cycle on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Chain Gang Holding Cycling Seminar This Saturday

January 19, 2017 at 2:27 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S set to be a great day at the Meadowlands Hotel this Saturday if you’re a cycling enthusiast. The Tralee-based Chain Gang is holding a ‘Smart Training For Cyclists’ seminar from 9.30am to 5pm with a number of expert speakers in their fields giving advice on the day. They include Nutrition and […]

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The basketball team Mary O'Connell, Rebecca Conway, Rachel Kilgallen and Aoife Dillane, all Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee/Kerry Team Prepares For International Children’s Games

January 19, 2017 at 12:55 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee/Kerry team to head off to the this year’s International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, which will be held in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, has been finalised. The games take place from July 4-9 and 18 athletes from Kerry will participate in what is the 13th consecutive year of participation of Tralee ICG […]

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Mounthawk Students All Set For Production Of Shakespeare Classic

Mounthawk Students All Set For Production Of Shakespeare Classic

January 19, 2017 at 10:51 am Comments are Disabled

IN JUST  a week, the students at Mercy Mounthawk will be ready to bring a Shakespearean classic to the stage. After months of rehearsals, ‘Romeo And Juliet’ will be performed at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday, January 26, Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 at 8pm nightly. Every second year the school alternates […]

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Mommy Moments: We Need To Talk About Sophie…The Giraffe

Mommy Moments: We Need To Talk About Sophie…The Giraffe

January 19, 2017 at 9:58 am 1 comment

Jennifer Kissane went investigating her son’s teething toy, Sophie the Giraffe, amid claims the product contains mould. It didn’t end well for Sophie… ALL mommies have more than likely read or heard the recent warnings across social media and in the print media about Sophie the Giraffe, the popular teething […]

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REPORT: CBS The Green Advance After Titanic Tussle With Killorglin Boys

REPORT: CBS The Green Advance After Titanic Tussle With Killorglin Boys

January 19, 2017 at 9:52 am Comments are Disabled

A report from CBS Tralee on Wednesday’s Munster Schools Under 18½ Corn Uí Mhuirí Quarter-Final at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney… Tralee CBS 2-10 Intermediate School Killorglin 1-10 THE Green progressed to the semi-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí following a titanic tussle against a Killorglin side who were in the […]

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Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Teams In Corn Uí Mhuirí

Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Teams In Corn Uí Mhuirí

January 18, 2017 at 4:09 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE will have on representative in the semi-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) next month as CBS The Green beat fellow Kerry side IS Killorglin in the quarter-final this afternoon. The Tralee side won by 2-10 to 1-10 at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. They now play Coláiste […]

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Pieta House at 28 Moyderwell.

Pieta House To Move Its Service In Balloonagh To Moyderwell Centre

January 18, 2017 at 2:57 pm Comments are Disabled

PIETA House will move its Balloonagh services to its Moyderwell base after it was revealed its lease on Catherine McAuley House had ended and the property is to be sold by the Diocese of Kerry. The suicide prevention charity had taken over the client base of the Console charity, which was located at […]

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Dunnes Stores Workers Windfall After Betting On Lotto Numbers

Dunnes Stores Workers Windfall After Betting On Lotto Numbers

January 18, 2017 at 2:22 pm Comments are Disabled

THE start of the week began with infamous ‘Blue Monday’ for most, but it was far from that for a syndicate of workers in Dunnes Stores in Tralee. Seven employees at the North Circular Road branch will have a happy January after winning around €70,000 on a bet. According to our sources, for a €14 […]

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Tommy And Geraldine Take Over As Captains In Castlegregory

Tommy And Geraldine Take Over As Captains In Castlegregory

January 18, 2017 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

OVER 70 players, family and friends attended the Captains Drive-in at Castlegregory Golf Club recently to wish incoming captains, Geraldine Flynn and Tommy King the best for 2017. Also in attendance were incoming presidents Mary Callanan and Eddie Hanafin. Captains Geraldine and Tommy led a 52 strong scramble competition around the […]

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Orlagh Winters: Irish Cancer Society Ad Campaign Sickens Me

Orlagh Winters: Irish Cancer Society Ad Campaign Sickens Me

January 18, 2017 at 10:29 am 2 comments

DRIVING home from University College Hospital Galway during the week, I turned the radio off in temper. Why? Because of that bloody advert for the Irish Cancer Society. You know the one, “I want to get cancer…” It angers and sickens me so much that I can feel the bile rise inside […]

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PHOTOS: CBS Lego Club Building A Foundation For Young Engineering

PHOTOS: CBS Lego Club Building A Foundation For Young Engineering

January 18, 2017 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

CBS Primary launched its Lego Club this week and the interest was phenomenal, with over 100 students signed up to take part between here and Easter. The school decided to start the Lego Club to give students an opportunity to explore their creativity, enhance communication and boost students’ motor development. […]

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Cantillon Conference 2017 To Take Place In Rose Hotel

Cantillon Conference 2017 To Take Place In Rose Hotel

January 17, 2017 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

  FEXCO – one of the world’s leading independent financial technology providers –  recently launched the Cantillon 2017, Ireland’s only one-day, financial technology (fintech) discussion forum which takes place in Tralee. ‘Building Borderless Business’ is the theme of the Cantillon Conference which is coordinated by the IT Tralee and takes […]

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Dublin Duo Added To INEC’s Future Sounds Festival Line-Up

Dublin Duo Added To INEC’s Future Sounds Festival Line-Up

January 17, 2017 at 12:29 pm Comments are Disabled

DUBLIN Brothers Cry Monster Cry have joined the line up for ‘Future Sounds’ in the INEC Killarney, February 3. The duo recently wowed audience at Other Voices with their much-anticipated first album ‘Rhythm of Dawn’ to rave reviews. And now they join Little Hours on the Acoustic Stage on Friday, February 3. […]

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Two Warriors Make Ireland U20 Basketball Squad

Two Warriors Make Ireland U20 Basketball Squad

January 17, 2017 at 12:09 pm Comments are Disabled

GARVEYS Tralee Warriors are certainly making an impact in their first season in the Men’s Superleague and the talent of their younger players is being recognised nationally. Yesterday, the 20 players for the Ireland Under 20 Men’s team were selected and it features two Warriors among them. Ryan Leonard from Leith […]

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Kathleen McElligott, Diarmaid McKenna, Mary Mahony and JJ Kelliher at the Bridal Recognition Day at Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Ballygarry House Hotel Hosts Bridal Recognition Day

January 17, 2017 at 9:51 am Comments are Disabled

FUTURE brides, grooms and their family members converged on Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday for a special event to show what they have to look forward to on their big day. The hotel invited the couples who have already booked their wedding at the venue for a Bridal Recognition Day. “We […]

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Rockies To Celebrate Centenary At Corporate Lunch

Rockies To Celebrate Centenary At Corporate Lunch

January 17, 2017 at 9:51 am Comments are Disabled

THIS year is a very special one for everyone associated with Austin Stacks. The club is celebrating its centenary and is in the process of finalising their calendar events for a year of celebration. One event which is sure to be well-attended is a Centenary Corporate Lunch next month. Past players and the […]

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Kerry Footballers And Hurlers In Double Bill At The Gaelic Grounds

Kerry Footballers And Hurlers In Double Bill At The Gaelic Grounds

January 17, 2017 at 9:48 am Comments are Disabled

THE McGrath Cup Final between Kerry and Limerick has been fixed for the Gaelic Grounds next Sunday at 3pm. The venue was decided on the toss of a coin and sees the footballers join the Kerry hurlers at the venue in a double bill of action. The hurlers also take on […]

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Man Dies In Accident On Farm Near Currow

Man Dies In Accident On Farm Near Currow

January 16, 2017 at 6:11 pm Comments are Disabled

A MAN has died in an accident on a farm near Currow. The HSA has launched an investigation  after a man fell from a height around 11.30am this morning at a farm yard in Lisheenbawn, Farranfore close to Currow village. The man in his 30’s was removed from the scene by ambulance to University […]

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Six Per Cent Increase In Passenger Numbers At Kerry Airport In 2016

Six Per Cent Increase In Passenger Numbers At Kerry Airport In 2016

January 16, 2017 at 4:06 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER 325,000 passengers travelled through Kerry Airport last year, marking a 6% increase on the figures for 2015. The positive details of the passenger numbers follow the recent pre-Christmas funding allocation of €2.77 million for Ireland’s four regional airports, including Kerry Airport. The Chairman of Kerry Airport, Denis Cregan, said: […]

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Ciste Turasóireachta Na Gaeilge

Ciste Turasóireachta Na Gaeilge

January 16, 2017 at 3:53 pm Comments are Disabled

Tá Oifig Gaeilge Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí ag glacadh anois le hiarrataisí ó ghrúpaí a eagraíonn imeachtaí a thugann deis do phobal Chiarraí, agus do chuairteoirí araon, an Ghaeilge a chlos, a fheiceáil agus a úsáid. Ag luí le Plean Forbartha Chiarraí 2015‐2021 agus le Straitéis Turasóireachta 2016-2022 tá Ciste Turasóireachta […]

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Eight Burglaries Around The County In Past Week

Eight Burglaries Around The County In Past Week

January 16, 2017 at 3:35 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are asking the public to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity after eight burglaries were reported in the county over the past week. In one incident, around €5,000 worth of jewellery was taken from a house. The burglaries took place in Killorglin, Ballylongford, Listowel, Ballyheigue, Knocknagoshel and […]

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Gardaí Arrest Young Male After Finding Knife In His Possession

Gardaí Arrest Young Male After Finding Knife In His Possession

January 16, 2017 at 3:14 pm Comments are Disabled

A YOUNG man will appear before court after he was found to be carrying a knife last week. Gardaí were patrolling the outskirts of Tralee on Tuesday last, January 10, and encountered a young male. During their interactions, the young man was searched and a knife was found on his person. He was arrested and […]

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Garda Warning About Phone Scam

Garda Warning About Phone Scam

January 16, 2017 at 3:02 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI are warning the public about a phone scam where people are asked for credit card details. Gardaí in Tralee received a report this morning from a member of the public about a scam from a Canadian phone number asking an elderly couple for their credit card number. The scam […]

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It’s A Big Fortnight For Students As CAO Deadline Looms

It’s A Big Fortnight For Students As CAO Deadline Looms

January 16, 2017 at 1:17 pm Comments are Disabled

Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle, gives advice to students as deadlines approach for county’s 2,250 third level college applicants… With more than 80,000 applicants – about 2,250 from County Kerry – expected to compete for about 49,000 coveted Central Applications Office (CAO) college places, it’s vital to be aware of the key […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: Kerry Give A Gritty Display Against Clare

REPORT/PHOTOS: Kerry Give A Gritty Display Against Clare

January 16, 2017 at 12:55 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran watched Kerry in action against Clare yesterday in Austin Stack Park… Kerry 1-15 Clare 2-24 Kerry hurlers proved yesterday that they are almost a match for any team in the country, with a gritty display against a Clare team full of senior and under 21 All-Ireland medal holders. There was […]

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Declan Lovett (seated centre) accepts the Hall of Fame award from Chairman of Kilmoyley GAA Club Joe Walsh at the Kilmoyley GAA Social in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Also included are seated; Noreen Lovett, Nora Lovett and Karen Daly. Back; John Nolan, Xavier Lovett and Tom Daley. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kilmoyley GAA Celebrates Another Great Year At Social

January 15, 2017 at 11:36 am Comments are Disabled

2016 was another good year for Kilmoyley GAA Club. But then again, any year you win the county senior hurling championship is certainly one worth celebrating – especially when you win back to back titles. And that’s just what around 200 of the club faithful did at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday […]

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The Wedding Party at the Na Gaeil GAA Club 'One Wedding And A Funeral' event at their clubhouse on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Bit Of A Do At The Na Gaeil Club

January 15, 2017 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was some craic at the Na Gaeil Club last night as the club held a very different kind of fundraiser. Around 160 people paid €20 a head to attend ‘One Wedding And A Funeral’ at the clubhouse in Killeen and they sure got their money’s worth. The rich talent […]

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Warriors Win Again In Front Of Another Full House

Warriors Win Again In Front Of Another Full House

January 15, 2017 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

A SATURDAY night in January was brightened up in a big way for basketball fans last night as Garvey’s Tralee Warriors enjoyed a ten point win in the Men’s Superleague. After a good win away in Belfast last week, the home side was hoping to keep up their fine home […]

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Roger Harty: Tradition And Culture

Roger Harty: Tradition And Culture

January 15, 2017 at 11:29 am 2 comments

DID you ever hear the comment passed about someone –‘He’s a nice man but there is no real depth to him’? What does this word ‘depth’ mean and is it important if he is a nice man? Well I suppose nice is good but if we really want to develop […]

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Pat Healy To Be Remembered With Kerins O’Rahillys 10k Run

Pat Healy To Be Remembered With Kerins O’Rahillys 10k Run

January 14, 2017 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

A MUCH-MISSED former Chairman of Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club, who played a pivotal role in its development over a 30 year period, will be remembered at an event later this month. The third annual Kerins O’Rahillys 10k will be run in memory of Pat Healy who passed away almost 10 […]

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