HAVE ye the fuel in? It’s about to get cold. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Weather Advisory warning for the entire country from tomorrow evening until Saturday. They say very cold wintry weather will develop from Wednesday night onwards with showers turning wintry in many places, from Wednesday evening to Saturday and […]

A report from Paul Griffin on Tralee Harriers members at an event at the weekend… The first athletics event of 2017 took place in Nenagh this week, with the Munster Indoor Junior and U23 Championship and the Juvenile Pentathlons. Tralee Harriers Athletic Club had several entries over the two days […]

Our new columnist, Jennifer Kissane, is going back to work soon after maternity leave and it’s a time filled with emotion… “On the day a baby is born, so too is a mother. She never existed before.”– Rajneesh. My baby is 6 months old and the hazy, fog-filled daze I’ve been […]

THE Mayor of Tralee said the level of lighting at some pedestrian crossings in Tralee is atrocious and needs urgent attention. Cllr Terry O’Brien had a request before the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday that the Council review all pedestrian crossings and inspect the quality of lighting on them. In reply, the […]

  THERE will be a Kerry team in the Airtricity U-17 National League for the coming 2017 season it was decided last night. After consulting with the clubs of the Kerry District League at an Emergency Meeting at Mounthawk Park Tralee on Monday night, the Management Committee of the KDL have […]

JUST under 50 of Ireland’s top dinghy sailors travelled from all over the country to take part in Tralee Bay Maritime Centre’s first Dinghy Performance Clinic in Fenit last week. Top dinghy performance coaches from all over Europe flew in to coach these young, aspiring sailors on all aspects of sailing, […]

A LOCAL councillor expressed her frustration at the lack of progress of constructing a skateboard park for young people, at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday morning. Cllr Toireasa Ferris was asking that an estimate would be prepared for the provision of a skate board […]

A REQUEST to plant fruit-bearing trees near estates in town was denied because of the danger of fallen fruit, it was heard at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday. Cllr Toireasa Ferris requested that consideration would be given to planting fruit bearing trees within our villages and towns. In reply, […]

WHILE Kerry was blanketed in dense fog early Saturday morning, for the National Operation Transformation Walk Day, it didn’t deter enthusiastic walkers and runners who participated in the seventh year of the event. This year, the walks programme was expanded to three locations – Listowel, Killarney and Tralee. The walks in Killarney […]

AN Irish feature documentary about a Kerry priest and his battle against evil will be available on Netflix from next Sunday. ‘Hostage to the Devil’ (see trailer below) will launch on the streaming service, telling the story of Malachi Martin from Ballylongford.  Fr Malachi, a Jesuit priest, was a writer of several […]

A PROPOSAL to change the pay-parking hours to 11am to 4.30pm received some support at the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday afternoon. However, after a discussion on the issue, it was agreed that councillors and management would meet again later this month to see if something […]

THERE won’t be any traffic lights in the near future at what the Mayor of Tralee described as “the most dangerous junction in Tralee at the moment”. Mayor Terry O’Brien had a motion before the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council meeting this morning that the Council would review the […]

KERRY had an easy win over Tipperary in the McGrath Cup on Sunday afternoon at Austin Stack Park. Fielding a side drawn entirely from their Under 21 squad and managed by the Under 21 management team, they beat the Premier county by 3-11 to 1-3. Tipperary had seven of the side […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on Kerry’s Munster Senior Hurling League clash with Cork yesterday in Mallow…  Kerry 0-18 Cork 1-28 Kerry travelled to Mallow on Sunday wondering what lay in store for them in 2017. Cork had put out a fairly handy side, having already played a game on Friday evening. […]

AND so it ends. The festive season is officially over and ladies hit restaurants all over town last night to bid it farewell on Women’s Christmas. Restaurants were packed all over Tralee, as groups large and small enjoyed some delicious meals and the odd glass of wine. We visited the Brogue, The Grand […]

Micheal Dillon, of Kinetic Health And Fitness Gym in Monavalley, gives some advice on what to do before you jump into a fitness plan for the new year… 1. Plan Out Your Goals The biggest mistake that most people make when they start training is exercising for the sake of […]

THURSDAY night saw over 300 student party in Ballyroe Heights Hotel at the Mercy Mounthawk students Debs Ball. It was a fantastic night for the students, most of whom are facing into months of study ahead of the Leaving Cert so it was a chance for all of them to get together […]

THE Kerry team to play Tipperary in Round 1 of the Munster Senior Football McGrath Cup on Sunday next in Austin Stack Park (2pm) has been named and features one starter from a Tralee club. The team is drawn entirely from the county’s Under 21 panel and will be managed by Jack […]

THE price of petrol rose by as much as four cent per litre in many garages around town over the past month. In our monthly check on the prices of petrol and diesel, it was revealed again that there is just one cent per litre of a difference in price […]

IT was a case of Family Fortunes in the National Lottery winners’ room today as a large family from Listowel claimed their €100,000 Millionaire Raffle prize which they won on the New Year’s Eve draw. As the Listowel family sipped champagne in National Lottery offices in Dublin, the winning mother […]

FAMILIES from Lixnaw, Abbeydorney and around north Kerry are preparing to do battle in aid of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Lixnaw next month. The school, together with Trendhouse Events, is putting on a Family Gameshow at The Rose Hotel on Saturday, February 4 at 8.30pm sharp. The gameshow is based on popular television […]

WITH just a few days before returning to their studies (sorry to remind ye guys!), the students from Mercy Mounthawk converged in their hundreds at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night. The occasion? Well, the Debs Ball of course – organised by the students themselves – with a three course […]

A DRY night and a great atmosphere helped kick off the Garveys Supervalu series of walks to coincide with the launch of Operation Transformation this week. The ‘Garvey’s FitCrew’, were joined at the start by members of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors and Head Coach Mark Bernsen, who encouraged the fine turnout present to persevere with […]

‘It’s January! What could possibly be on in this dreary month?’ I hear you ask. Well, there is a few things to do this weekend… Friday 1. The last hurrah… Ladies, it’s time to get out and finish off the festive period with a bang. Women’s Christmas is pretty much a Kerry/Cork […]

A LOCAL company has kindly presented the local Enable Ireland centre with iPad devices which will help adults and children in the service centres. Aspen Grove Solutions presented Sean Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry with the three iPads at their offices on the Castlemaine Road in Tralee on Thursday morning. […]

FILMMAKERS of all ages still have just less than four weeks to ‘Make Every Second Count’ by entering the fourth annual Live Life National Film Competition. It is over three years now since young teenager Donal Walsh sadly lost his battle to cancer.  The impact of his powerful positive message however continues to be […]

AUSTIN Stacks won a battle between three local clubs in a competition to sell their lotto tickets at the local post office, in what is a good start to their centenary year. Back in September, Martin and Marie Williams of the Rock Post Office  set three GAA Clubs – Stacks, […]

LOTS of exercise, great fun and healthy eating are the order of the day at Garveys Supervalu Tralee where customers, staff and friends are beginning a fantastic new programme of fitness in association with Operation Transformation tonight. Aptly named ‘Garvey’s FitCrew’, they have planned out a series of walks/runs around the town over an 8-week period. This wonderful initiative begins tonight (Thursday) and […]

STUDENTS from Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh Castlegregory had a ball last night. Over 40 students from the secondary school enjoyed their Debs at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night and they certainly went all out in the style stakes as you can see from our photos below…

A TRALEE woman is organising an unusual fundraiser next week. The Great Golf Ball Release Tralee will see Dee Lyons drop/roll numbered golf balls on to the practice greens at Tralee Golf Club and the ball that lands closest to the pin wins. It’s all in aid of Special Olympics […]