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Significant Step Towards Building €10m New School In Tralee

Significant Step Towards Building €10m New School In Tralee

October 4, 2016 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

THE new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí school is expected to cost €10m to build and is scheduled to be completed during the 2019/2020 academic year. Yesterday, Kerry Education and Training Board announced the signing of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the delivery of the devolved major project with the Department of […]

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SPONSORED: Coláiste Íde To Host Open Days This Month

SPONSORED: Coláiste Íde To Host Open Days This Month

October 4, 2016 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

COLAISTE Íde an t-aon Mheán Scoil Chónaithe lán-Ghaelach 7 lá in Éirinn. Lonnaithe i gCiarraí, in eastáit stairiúil le hais Bhá an Daingin, cuireann Coláiste Íde sár chaighdeán iar-bhunoideachais ar fáil dos na daltaí a fhreastalaíonn air. Tá fócas láidir ag an gColáiste ar fhorbairt phearsanta na ndaltaí agus cinntítear […]

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Status Orange Rainfall Alert To End Earlier Than Expected

Status Orange Rainfall Alert To End Earlier Than Expected

October 4, 2016 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

THE Code Orange rainfall warning which was expected to last until 6pm, has been revised this morning by Met Eireann and will now end at 3pm today. This may be some solace to the many people around the county who had been fearing a repeat of last winter’s floods. However, they say further heavy rain is expected […]

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Kerry Family Comes Forward To Claim €2.2m Lotto Jackpot

Kerry Family Comes Forward To Claim €2.2m Lotto Jackpot

October 3, 2016 at 7:29 pm Comments are Disabled

A FAMILY syndicate of two from Kerry, came forward this afternoon to claim their share of the €4.5m jackpot won at the weekend. The Kerry duo could not believe their luck as they collected their prize for €2,266,323 (the other winning ticket was sold in Donegal).  They celebrated their fantastic news in the […]

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Two Students On ‘Dreamy’ Trip To Rome To Exhibit Cot Invention

Two Students On ‘Dreamy’ Trip To Rome To Exhibit Cot Invention

October 3, 2016 at 5:28 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO young second year students from Killorglin Community College will take their place at Europe’s largest Maker Faire in Rome, Italy later this month. Jack Nagle and Eoghan McKenna have qualified, out of a field of thousands, to exhibit their medical device ‘Dreamy Baby Prop’. The two young men, who […]

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Star Wars Helps Promote Kerry At Convention In Dublin

Star Wars Helps Promote Kerry At Convention In Dublin

October 3, 2016 at 4:40 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY won the Best Regional stand award at the Connect16 closing ceremony in Dublin last week. Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) and 16 Kerry business event specialists took Dublin by storm, exhibiting at Connect16, Ireland’s largest ever event for the meetings and events sector which took place in the RDS on Wednesday […]

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Credit Unions Support Students With Funding For Post-Leaving Cert Course Studies

Credit Unions Support Students With Funding For Post-Leaving Cert Course Studies

October 3, 2016 at 3:37 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS week, Chapter 23 credit unions have announced its sponsorship of the Padraig Pearse fund to assist adult learners who face financial hardship in completing their post Leaving Cert courses. The fund is being administrated through Kerry Education and Training Board and will be allocated to those needing additional financial […]

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The Tidy Tralee Award Winners Have Been Announced

The Tidy Tralee Award Winners Have Been Announced

October 3, 2016 at 2:50 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Tidy Tralee Together awards for 2016 have been announced with winners in many different categories. Manor Village were tops in the Large Estate category, the Medium Estates category was won by Knockmoyle, Quarryvale in Mounthawk will celebrate winning the Small Estates group while Caheranne Close and Castlemorris share top spot in […]

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Council Issuing Sandbags As The Heavy Rain Arrives

Council Issuing Sandbags As The Heavy Rain Arrives

October 3, 2016 at 12:53 pm Comments are Disabled

SANDBAGS are being distributed in parts of the county as up to 100mm of rain is expected over the next day. Met Éireann issued a Code Orange rainfall warning for Kerry which is valid until 6pm on Tuesday and up to 100mm is expected on higher ground particularly in coastal areas. […]

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Tommy Tiernan Comes To Kerry Again…To Tour A Hotel!

Tommy Tiernan Comes To Kerry Again…To Tour A Hotel!

October 3, 2016 at 12:14 pm Comments are Disabled

TOMMY Tiernan is coming to Kerry in December for three gigs…in the one hotel. The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney will host the comedian where he’ll perform in the Ballroom, the INEC and the INEC Acoustic Club on three consecutive nights Friday, December 16, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th. According to […]

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PHOTOS: Stacks Hurlers Victorious In Junior Hurling Final

PHOTOS: Stacks Hurlers Victorious In Junior Hurling Final

October 3, 2016 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

THE club may have had a disappointing Sunday after the footballers were knocked out of the senior championship, but Austin Stacks had a trophy to celebrate at the weekend. The hurlers retained their Junior Hurling Co. Championship title on a scoreline of 4-8 to 3-5 over Duagh at the John Mitchels Complex on Saturday afternoon. […]

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Na Gaeil’s Junior Final To Be Curtain Raiser To Senior Decider

Na Gaeil’s Junior Final To Be Curtain Raiser To Senior Decider

October 3, 2016 at 10:58 am Comments are Disabled

NA GAEIL will play Glenbeigh-Glencar in the Castleisland Mart Junior Premier Championship Final as the curtain raiser to the Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship Final scheduled for Sunday, October 16. This was decided at a CCC meeting last night where it was decided Fitzgerald Stadium would be the venue for next week’s […]

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Met Éireann Issues Status Orange Rainfall Warning For Kerry

Met Éireann Issues Status Orange Rainfall Warning For Kerry

October 3, 2016 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY could see up to 100mm of rain in the next day according to Met Eireann. They have just issued a Status Orange Rainfall Warning just for  Kerry.  From 60 to 80 mm of rainfall is forecasted for today, tonight and much of Tuesday with up to 100 mm possible in […]

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PHOTOS/REPORT: Austin Stacks Exit Championship At The Hands Of Kenmare District

PHOTOS/REPORT: Austin Stacks Exit Championship At The Hands Of Kenmare District

October 2, 2016 at 7:46 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor watched on as the second Tralee side in as many days were dumped out of the championship at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday… Kenmare District 0-15 Austin Stacks 0-12 KENMARE DISTRICT seized the initiative in the final quarter to secure a three point win and knock Austin Stacks out […]

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Winning Lotto Tickets Of €2.2m And €181,000 Bought In Kerry

Winning Lotto Tickets Of €2.2m And €181,000 Bought In Kerry

October 2, 2016 at 12:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  THERE were two lucky winners of Saturday’s Lotto jackpot worth €4,532,646 and one of them bought their ticket in Kerry. And there was more great luck for another winner of over €180,000 in the county. The winning tickets, which were both Quick Pick selections were sold in Hannah Mary’s Country Store XL in […]

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PHOTOS: Former Listellick Pupils Battle For ‘Top Of The Hill’ Cup

PHOTOS: Former Listellick Pupils Battle For ‘Top Of The Hill’ Cup

October 2, 2016 at 9:33 am Comments are Disabled

FORMER pupils from Listellick NS gathered on Saturday afternoon to do battle for the ‘Top Of The Hill’ Cup. The John Mitchels All-Weather pitch was the venue for the game which is in its second year. Organiser Ricky Moloney explained what the match is all about. “Last year Listellick school celebrated […]

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Young Shane O'Donovan meets Kerry minors Ryan O'Neill and Diarmuid O'Connor at the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Na Gaeil’s Kerry Minor Heroes Come Home To The Clubhouse

October 2, 2016 at 9:18 am Comments are Disabled

THESE are halcyon days for Na Gaeil GAA Club. The seniors were promoted from Division 4 and are now looking forward to a Junior championship final, the juvenile teams are going well and the ladies teams are no slouches in the success department in recent years. And then there’s the minors. This year, […]

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PHOTOS: Full House To Watch Tralee Warriors Win First Home Game

PHOTOS: Full House To Watch Tralee Warriors Win First Home Game

October 2, 2016 at 9:14 am Comments are Disabled

TO paraphrase a famous line from the movie Jaws, ‘you’re gonna need a bigger venue’! If you want to see top basketball action in Tralee this season, you better get there early! The Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Centre was full nearly half an hour before the start of Irish TV […]

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August Was A Busy Month For Residential Sales Around Tralee

August Was A Busy Month For Residential Sales Around Tralee

October 2, 2016 at 9:13 am Comments are Disabled

AUGUST proved a very busy month on the property market around town and indeed, in the county. According to the latest figures from the Residential Property Price Register, there were 25 properties sold in the Tralee area during the month, realising €3,435,139. A house in the Spa sold for the most […]

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Roger Harty: Searching For Happiness

Roger Harty: Searching For Happiness

October 2, 2016 at 9:12 am 1 comment

THERE was a belief not that long ago that the world was flat. Because that was the belief, it was therefore not surprising that all thoughts that were generated at that time arose on the assumption that the world was indeed flat. Thus there was huge fear generated at that time, […]

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Met Eireann Issues Status Orange Warning For Dense Fog In Kerry

Met Eireann Issues Status Orange Warning For Dense Fog In Kerry

October 1, 2016 at 8:48 pm Comments are Disabled

AN ORANGE weather warning has been issued by Met Eireann for dense fog tonight and tomorrow morning, which will result in poor driving conditions. Kerry County Council are advising motorists to drive with extreme care, at an appropriate speed and with your fog lights on. Pedestrians should also exercise caution, are advised to wear […]

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Barry John Keane and Colm Cooper tangle. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS/REPORT: Classy Crokes Knock Battling O’Rahillys Out Of Championship

October 1, 2016 at 5:32 pm Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor watched Kerins O’Rahillys bow out of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC at Austin Stack Park this afternoon… Dr Crokes 1-16 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-14 A CLASSY and composed Crokes dumped a battling Kerins O’Rahillys out of the Senior Football County Championship at the quarter-final stage on Saturday. Though O’Rahillys […]

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The Daly Team; Ellen, Sarah, Claire and Liz Daly at the Family Gameshow in aid of Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Great Fun At The Family Gameshow In Ballyroe

October 1, 2016 at 9:07 am Comments are Disabled

IT was great fun out in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night as teams took part in a very different type of fundraiser. The Family Gameshow, in aid of Recovery Haven, was based loosely on popular television shows “Family Fortunes” and “Mr & Mrs” and saw families from various parts of the […]

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Out To Lunch: Yummy By Name, Yummy By Nature

Out To Lunch: Yummy By Name, Yummy By Nature

October 1, 2016 at 9:06 am Comments are Disabled

Yummy Cafe and Market Dominick Street THE Tralee Food Festival highlighted the fact that Tralee has some great places to eat, thanks to the wonderful taste trail last Saturday. One business that I visited to take some photos was packed that afternoon and reminded me I hadn’t been for a bite to eat […]

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Cormac Coffey, Shonagh O'Sullivan and Brogan O'Sullivan at the Expressive Play Dr Bruce Perry conference. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: Hundreds Attend Conference At Rose Hotel On Child Trauma And Neglect

October 1, 2016 at 9:06 am Comments are Disabled

OVER 300 people attended a sold out conference on Child Trauma and Neglect, Impact, Assessment and Therapeutic Intervention addressed by the renowned Dr Bruce Perry. Organised by the Expressive Play centre in Kilflynn, the event in the Rose Hotel on  Friday was for anyone working with children and adults. People  travelled from far and wide to […]

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PREVIEW: Austin Stacks To Account For Kenmare District Challenge

PREVIEW: Austin Stacks To Account For Kenmare District Challenge

October 1, 2016 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Austin Stacks v Kenmare District Senior Football County Championship quarter-final, Fitzgerald Stadium, Sunday 3:30pm… AFTER securing a club championship crown already this year, Austin Stacks will begin a quest for an extraordinary double on Sunday. And they are well capable of doing it. Stephen […]

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PHOTOS: Tralee Businesses Among Those Promoting Kerry At Tourism Showcase

PHOTOS: Tralee Businesses Among Those Promoting Kerry At Tourism Showcase

October 1, 2016 at 9:01 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE businesses were among the many Kerry tourism interests at inaugural Connect16 – Ireland’s largest ever showcase for the meetings and events sector which was held in the RDS, Dublin on Wednesday. As a title sponsor of Connect16, Fáilte Ireland used the opportunity of bringing 70 top international meeting planners, worth over €210 million […]

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IT Tralee To Get €590,000 In Capital Grant Funding

IT Tralee To Get €590,000 In Capital Grant Funding

September 30, 2016 at 4:48 pm Comments are Disabled

IT TRALEE is to be allocated €590,000 as part of a capital grant for Institutes of Technology. The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has allocated a total of €10 million for the 14 ITs across the country via the Higher Education Authority. “For the third year in a row, Tralee IT is receiving […]

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Diarmuid Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: All-Ireland Champs Return To Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn

September 30, 2016 at 4:37 pm Comments are Disabled

GREEN and gold and great excitement filled the halls of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn for the arrival of past pupils and All-Ireland minor champions with Kerry, Diarmuid O’Connor and Ryan O’Neill. For Diarmuid, there was a chance to view a poem he wrote a number of years ago which hints at future […]

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At Irish Cancer Society the Paint  it  Pink coffee morning  were, from left: Eileen King, Chriss Griffin, Mary O'Halloran, Maureen Roach, Pat Flaherty. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Coffee Morning Launches Irish Cancer Society Month Of Breast Cancer Awareness

September 30, 2016 at 1:07 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Irish Cancer Society volunteers in Tralee have launched the ‘Paint it Pink’ breast cancer awareness month, which will run throughout the month Local members held a coffee morning in Kirbys Brogue Inn on Friday morning which included prizes along with plenty of chat for a vital cause. The charity group are appealing for […]

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