MARC Ó Sé announced his retirement from inter-county football this afternoon. The five-time All-Ireland medal winner released a statement earlier today to confirm his decision. Natually Twitter was full of tributes to the Kerry legend… Colm Cooper said he was most natural footballer in @Kerry_Official team. After epic career Marc […]

AFTER an illustrious career, Kerry defender Marc Ó’Sé has announced his retirement from inter-county football. The 36-year-old confirmed the news today, to former teammate Dara Ó Cinnéide on his Raidio na Gaeltachta show and in a statement released this afternoon. The winner of five All-Ireland titles, Ó Sé made played 176 times […]

TRALEE Musical Society begins its four-night run of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ (Youth Edition) this evening until Saturday. This is a new venture for Tralee Musical Society, as they have never produced a show solely by their younger members before. Tickets are selling fast, but are still available and can be booked via Siamsa […]

THE CARA Centre has received the delivery of two new vehicles sponsored by Hyundai Ireland through the local dealership Adams of Tralee. The new Hyundai Tucson and i30 vehicles will be used to increase the impact of their work throughout the country in facilitating active and healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities. […]

A FOLLOW-UP to the wildly popular ‘Kerry’s Golden Years’ will be launched at a Gala Dinner next month to honour the teams of the 1997 to 2014. The fundraising evening and dinner, to be held in the INEC Killarney on Saturday November 19, will be jointly hosted by Kerry GAA […]

KERRY GAA chairman, Pat O’Sullivan, has proposed Sean Walsh to contest the Presidency of the GAA in 2017. The Moyvane man was nominated for the position at last night’s County Committee meeting in Austin Stack Park. The former Kerry and Munster Council Chairman was unsuccessful last time out when Cavan’s Aogán Ó Fearghail was […]

TRALEE has been chosen as one of ten ‘pilot’ towns in the National Town Centre Health Check (TCHC) Training Programme. The Heritage Council of Ireland and RGDATA are developing this training programme, a key aim of which is to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation of the critical role that historic […]

THE ESB are asking Tralee residents to be vigilant when answering the door to people purporting to be from their company and always ask for identification. ESB Networks says it is aware that individuals have been fraudulently calling to homes in Tralee claiming to be from the company. In one instance last […]

Chris Murray of Casey & Co Accountants, Tralee goes through the main points of Budget 2017… The details of Budget 2017 were set out by Minister for Finance  Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe in the Dáil this afternoon. • Social welfare payments and the State pension are […]

AN IT Tralee lecturer will sign copies of the book he wrote about the incredible story of an Irish man who survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb at the end of World War 2. Music technology lecturer, Bob Jackson, will be signing copies of ‘A Doctors Sword’ and conducting a Q&A in O’Mahony’s Bookshop this Wednesday […]

A STAR of the ‘Republic of Telly’ and ‘Bridget and Eamonn’ shows is bringing his stand up show to Il Forno Restaurant on Courthouse Lane on this Saturday night at 8pm. Edwin Sammon plays Father Gabriel in the Republic of Telly spin-off, Bridget and Eamonn, which has recently shot a second […]

OAKVIEW Village Childcare, has been chosen as the only Kerry finalist in the 2016 National Maternity and Infant awards, a prestigious industry awards scheme. This achievement is extra special for all involved as in addition to the Childcare service being announced as a finalist in the ‘Best Indoor Learning Environment’ category, the Early […]

KERRY County Council is this week publishing plans for the demolition of buildings and the clearance of the former Denny bacon factory site in Tralee. The plans – which will be on public display until the end of November – provide for the clearance of the existing factory buildings, the […]

THERE was great craic on Saturday as about 30 teams took part in the Tralee Inter-firm soccer tournament held in venues around town. The competition was divided into over 35s and under 35s with the majority of the team playing in the ‘oldies’ tournament. Kerry stars Barry John Keane and […]

KERRY has come fourth in a list of counties with the most overseas tourists published by Fáilte Ireland. Just over one million foreign visitors came to Kerry last year, spending €234 million while they holidayed in the Kingdom. Dublin, Cork and Galway all finished above Kerry, but when you take into account those […]

THE staff in Sam McCauley Chemists Tralee made a very special charity presentation to Bru Columbanus, a facility close to the heart of one particular employee. The team in Sam McCauley’s raised an amazing €2,443 through a Christmas Wrapping Collection in December. A long serving member of staff in Sam McCauley’s, […]

THE Summer Stars reading programme ran in public libraries throughout the country, including in Tralee this summer and 180 children received certificates in Tralee Library on Saturday. Each child who registered for the programme at their local library in Kerry received their own Summer Stars Reading Card to record their progress and the Summer Stars Reward Stamp was added to their […]

GARDAI will be increasing patrols in the Tralee area over the coming weeks to combat road traffic offences. The three areas they will be focussing on at these increased checkpoints in and around Tralee, are enforcing the laws relating to speeding, seat-belts and mobile phone use. They are making the […]

A MAN who falsely claimed he was from the ESB, robbed an elderly woman’s home in Connolly Park last Friday. The man gained access by saying he needed to check the switches in the house. He distracted her and took a large sum of money which she had set aside for Christmas. […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help after a man was assaulted in the Square at the weekend. The man was returning to his workplace at about 9pm on Saturday night when he was set upon by a group of males. He was punched a number of times in the […]

IT looks like one of Kerry’s most promising young stars is very, very, interested in a career playing in the AFL. Mark O’Connor has made his intentions clear to AFL.com saying, “I do want to pursue an AFL career. It’s definitely something I want to do”. The two-time All-Ireland minor champion was down-under taking […]

THE Sunday Times published their annual rankings for third level institutions in Ireland yesterday. While Trinity College was ranked at the top of the University League Table in their university rankings, University College Cork was named as the Sunday Times University of the Year for the second year in succession. IT […]

FIFTEEN hurlers were honoured for their performances in the Senior Hurling Championship at the Kerry Hurling All-Stars in McElligott’s, Abbeydorney on Saturday night. (photos below) The not-for-profit event, organised by Mike O’Halloran and Timmy Sheehan, is to honour the hurlers who participate in the County Senior Hurling Championship for their dedication to the […]

YOUNG performers between the ages of 15 and 20, with an interest in acting on stage at Siamsa Tire, met on Saturday to begin a new term at Free Radicals Youth Theatre. Members of the youth theatre meet every Saturday during term time from 4pm-7pm to devise, act, improvise and write. From […]

FITZGERALD Stadium in Killarney will be the venue for the two county finals next Sunday. The Garveys Supervalu Senior Football Championship Final between Dr Crokes and Kenmare District has been fixed for the venue on Sunday next October 16 at 3:30pm. It will be preceded by the Castleisland Mart Junior Premier Football […]

TOP Part in Tralee has been shortlisted for the prestigious Irish Auto Trade Awards 2017. Taking place in Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday, October 22, the awards are a celebration of excellence in the Irish auto trade in Ireland, a sector that accounts for over 35,000 jobs. Top Part based […]

MAGGIE McEldowney, the 2016 Rose of Tralee, revealed her plans to travel for the next few months when she returned to Ireland last week. She also went head-to-head with DJ Eoghan McDermott on The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ to promote the Marie Keating Foundation’s latest fundraising initiative. Arriving from […]

THE 15th annual National Circus Festival will get underway in Tralee from Thursday to Sunday, November 10-13. The cream of Irish and international contemporary circus entertainers – such as Silver Lining and Jackson Lane who will present the Irish premiere of Throwback, a fast-paced, feel-good explosion of physical skill and fun – will come to Tralee […]

HOLLYWOOD superstar Michael Fassbender was honoured in Killarney on Friday evening with the greatest accolade the town he grew up in can bestow. He was inducted into the Order of Innisfallen in recognition of his remarkable achievements in the film industry which has seen him nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes and […]

THE Killeen House Hotel and Rozzers Restaurant in Killarney, which recently won Ireland’s best three-star establishment in the Hotel and Catering Review Awards, has been put on the market at a guide price of €1.95m. The hotel, comprising 23 guest bedrooms, is currently rated as number three of 102 hotels in […]