IF you fancy getting fit, having fun and being part of a team, then a new ladies football team has been formed at St Pat’s GAA Club in Blennerville. On Friday evening, there was a good turnout for the first training session and it’s hoped the team will grow over the […]

THEY love their golf down in the Greyhound Bar and they put it to good use last year with their fundraising activities. Their Golf Society has a great history of helping out local charities and for the last couple of years the Recovery Haven has been a beneficiary. Their activities […]

IT’S been a long time coming, but a couple of years of fundraising came to fruition for CBS The Green this week with the opening of their all-weather pitch. Students have been trying it out all week and it looks very impressive indeed. It is the final piece of the […]

THE Oesophageal Cancer Fund (OCF) is looking for volunteers in Kerry for Lollipop Days on March 3rd and 4th. Lollipop Day involves thousands of people selling lollipops (€2) nationwide, in an effort to raise vital funds for oesophageal cancer. Without the generosity and support from volunteers, the OCF would not be able […]

THE Kerry Senior Hurling Team to play Limerick in the CoOpsuperstores.ie Munster Senior Hurling League in the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday next (1:00pm) shows seven changes from the side that played Clare in Round 2 on  Sunday last as the Kerry management rotate the players in the squad. Into the […]

NA Gaeil’s Jack Barry will join David Moran in midfield for Kerry’s McGrath Cup final clash this Sunday at the Gaelic Grounds  (3pm). There’s three Kerins O’Rahillys players in the side again with Jack Savage getting another start at half-forward and Barry John in the corner again. Ronan Shanahan of Austin […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Martin Ferris, has sent his best wishes to Martin McGuinness who has retired from electoral politics. Speaking today Deputy Ferris said; “it has been an honour and a privilege to work alongside Martin McGuinness for many years, Martin was instrumental in negotiations leading up to the […]

IT’S that time of the year again! The Kerry’s Eye Tralee International Valentines Weekend 10 Mile Road Race returns next month and pinks and reds will be the order of the day on Sunday, February 12. Last year around 500 people took part in the race in sunny – but cold […]

THERE’LL be racing again in Ballybeggan this year for the fourth year in a row. After years of  being dormant, International Horse and Pony Racing revived the course in August 2014, drawing people from all over the country and the UK. It returned in June the following year, while last […]

A TRALEE-BASED businesswoman will launch Ireland’s first ‘Go to Guide’ for all people managers and employers next month ‘The Art of Asking the Right Questions – A People Manager’s Toolkit’ will be officially launched at a reception on Thursday, February 9 from 5.30pm in The Pavilion, Ballygarry House Hotel. Written by […]

NOW this really is a great idea and for an even better cause. Valentines Day falls on a Tuesday this year and for those of you thinking about a night out, Recovery Haven and The Rose Hotel have come up with something very special. It’s not just for loved-up couples either. […]

THERE was an incredible reaction to news that a top make-up blogger was coming to CH Chemists next month, so much so that it sold out. If you were one of the people to miss out on tickets, then you’ll be delighted to know that a second Make-Up Masterclass with Lisa Jordan […]

AS you may already be aware, the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí is returning to Tralee this May. The event was a huge success in 2016 drawing thousands of people to the town and generating great business in the hotels and bars which hosted competitions and music sessions. Continued below… To help with […]

KERRY ETB is running a course where the graduates have excellent opportunities in a growing industry. Kerry ETB runs a unique and innovative Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician programme at its flagship training centre in Monavalley, Tralee. This programme addresses the growing demand for skilled technicians.  The wind turbine sector is actively seeking […]

KERINS O’Rahillys has announced their senior management team for the season ahead. Former Kerry footballers and club stalwarts Micheal Quirke and Morgan Nix will again continue to share duties as joint-managers. They will link up with former Limerick manager and former Mayo video analyst Maurice Horan. Maurice brings a wealth of coaching knowledge and […]

THE archives section of the RTE website throws up some great footage of Ireland in the past and this latest clip should be of interest. Back in 1967, the late Bill O’Herlihy was working in a programme called ‘Newsbeat’ which visited Tralee (population 12,000) and asked the folks there about […]

  CBS The Green students were among the thousands who attended the biggest ever Cycle Against Suicide Student Leaders’ Congress this week and found it a really worthwhile experience. Last week, students and teachers travelled to the University of Limerick to the event where 6,000 students gathered in UL to raise awareness of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

  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 […]

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. […]