Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in September… • A LEGENDARY Tralee footballer’s medal collection was sold for €40,000 at auction. Kerry and Austin Stacks footballer, Joe Barrett’s GAA medal collection went under the hammer at an auction in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel with a guide […]

JUST in case you’re feeling energetic this coming Sunday morning, here’s something to tackle, literally. Tralee Dynamos are holding a charity soccer match at the Low Field billed as the ‘Legends Vs All-Stars’ at 12.30pm sharp. The event will also remember former Dynamos player Joe Flynn who passed away in January […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in August… • IT was announced that a new restaurant would create up to 10 full-time and part-time jobs when it opens in town. Le Rustique serves French cuisine and is located at a premises on Princes Street, where a […]

OVER 150 teenagers gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night for the CBS students Debs Ball. The Christmas period is the perfect time for the students to relax and enjoy themselves before the pressure of the Leaving Cert rears its ugly head in the new year. They enjoyed […]

IF you haven’t got your tickets for this season’s Christmas panto, you better get your skates on because audiences are raving about the superb production of ‘Rapunzel’ directed by Oliver Hurley. Almost all performances are sold out and Thursday saw capacity audiences for the opening shows where those present were treated to an amazing display of […]

FORMER Presentation Secondary School student, Alice Jaeger, returned to her alma mater on Tuesday, December 20 to receive an award on behalf of the school in recognition of receiving the highest marks in Leaving cert Higher level Art in 2016. All Art students in the school attended the ceremony together with Art […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in July… • Drink-driving figures revealed at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on July 1, showed an increase in intoxicated while driving incidents from 134 in the first half of 2015 to 151 in the first six […]

IT’S been 25 years since the Class of 1991 graduated from Moyderwell Secondary School, so there was a lot to catch up on at No.4 On The Square on Tuesday night. Around 30 people attended the reunion at the bar/restaurant where a couple of teachers – Marie O’Connor and Mike […]

TRALEE will host two celebration events for all ages in the town centre on New Year’s Eve. A spectacular fireworks display at the Ashe Memorial Hall and a Countdown Clock by the Croppy Boy on Denny Street will book-end New Year’s Eve celebrations for people of all ages in Tralee on Saturday, December 31. Organised […]

Our new columnist, Jennifer Kissane, explores the everyday experiences of motherhood.  Here she writes about Christmas with a six month old baby in the house… As I write this, reflecting on our baby’s first Christmas,  I have come to the conclusion that parents get this one Christmas as a little gift to prepare […]

Mike O’Halloran reflects on his highlights in the world of hurling and rugby in 2016… AT this period of year there is usually a time of reflection before we face into a new year. We reflect on all aspects of our life events while some of our reflections are on resolutions we made or […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in June… •  A BALLYROE man has raised €10,870 for Enable Ireland after completing a cycling tour of Provence in the South of France. Tommy Sheehy, who is originally from Castleisland, climbed Mount Ventoux in aid of Enable Ireland. The […]

OVER €2500 worth of prizes were given away to patrons who visited Corcoran’s Furniture & Carpets New Superstore Grand Opening in Manor Park, Tralee on December 27. Corcoran’s Furniture & Carpets new 20,000 sq ft Superstore Manor Park, Tralee opened in fine style on Tuesday as they launched their biggest ever New […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in May… • LARGE crowds turned out for the official opening of the Tralee Rowing Club Boathouse in early May. The boathouse is dedicated to the memory of the club’s good friend John O’Shea, where they unveiled a plaque in his honour. […]

A MILD and sunny St Stephen’s Day provided perfect conditions for the annual Tralee RFC 3k & 5k Fun Runs in aid of their under age development. There were loads of families present for the event which began with some festive music followed by a warm-up with Joe O’Connor of Nisus Fitness. Then they […]

Jay Galvin takes us through the year in rugby from Ultan Dillane and Anthony Foley to Tralee RFC’s fortunes…  This past year has brought some outstanding highlights in the local, provincial and national rugby scene. To say that a year is a long time in the rugby sporting world is […]

THERE was a great turnout at the Low Field on Monday for the 2016 Daniel Coffey Memorial Tournament. The tournament celebrated a talented footballer, Daniel Coffey, who sadly passed away a few years ago and was first held in 2014. Four teams took part managed by Tim Landers, Pat Coffey, Pat […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in April… • ACTOR Dominic West was in Ballybunion in April for a special 1916 commemoration event. The star of The Wire and The Affair was there to read the 1916 Proclamation at the event in Scoil Iosagain […]

THE wind howled and the rain fell (horizontally!), but that didn’t deter the hundreds of dippers in Fenit on Christmas Day. There was a huge crowd at the beach, despite the bad weather and spirits were high as they sang ‘Jingle Bells’ just prior to the dash. And dash they did to […]

THE sun shone on St Stephen’s Day for the annual Bill Kirby Memorial Walk in aid of the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry. After dreadful weather last year put off the crowds, there was a much better turnout on Monday morning as people gathered outside Kirby’s Brogue Inn. […]

THE AIB Build a Bank School Bank for 2016 /2017 was launched at Presentation Tralee on Tuesday, December 20. The “Butterfly Bank” is encouraging students to “Spread Your Wings And Fly” by opening an account with the bank and saving to fund your dreams. The Bank management team is made up […]

THE craic was mighty over in Banna on Sunday morning for the annual Christmas swim with hundreds making the dash for the ocean. It was blustery and rainy conditions at times, with the sun, as it was in Fenit, but there was great enthusiasm amongst those taking part. It was […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in March… • THERE was sadness in town at the start of the month at the news of the death of Margaret Dwyer, one of the first members of the Rose of Tralee International Festival in 1959, at the […]

Christmas is finally here and people will enjoy a well-earned break from work. But  for anyone who wants to escape the house between now and Monday afternoon, let’s see what you can get up to…  1. Enjoy the Christmas atmosphere… There’s nothing like going to town on Christmas Eve and meeting […]

IT may be Christmas, but the students of Mercy Mounthawk are already looking ahead to the new year and their upcoming production of a Shakespearean classic. TraleeToday.ie visited the school on Thursday morning where the students were rehearsing for ‘Romeo And Juliet’ which will be performed at Siamsa Tíre from […]

EVEN though it’s only Christmas Eve, many people are already eyeing up what’s coming in the sales which begin just after Christmas. With vouchers a reliable choice of a gift this Christmas, expect the shopping bonanza to continue for retailers until the new year. CH Chemists are getting ahead of […]

SEASONED Christmas Day swimmer, Billy Ryle, is once again requesting the thousands of people, who will be driving to swims at venues all over the county to get fully behind the “Never Ever Drink and Drive campaign of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), www.rsa.ie. Billy launched the “Dry Christmas Day […]

Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in February… •  A UK clothing chain opened a new store on Abbeycourt. A number of new jobs were created at Mountain Warehouse – the UK-based discount outdoor clothing seller which has branches in Dublin, Wexford, Banbridge and Antrim – when it […]

THE Christmas season is also a time for many students around town to enjoy their Debs Balls and take a well-earned break from their studies. The Ballyroe Heights Hotel was the venue on Thursday night for Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to celebrate the festive season and well over 100 enjoyed the […]

BETWEEN walks, 5k runs and rugby matches, there’s no shortage of things to do on St Stephen’s Day. Another great event to support on the day is the 2016 Daniel Coffey Memorial Tournament. Taking place at Marian Park pitch from 10.30am, the tournament celebrates a talented footballer, Daniel Coffey, who sadly passed […]