NINE-YEAR-OLD Kayla O’Connor from Curraheen is about to make a beautiful gesture to other girls her own age who are battling cancer. Later this month, Kayla will be getting her hair cut to a shorter length and donating her long locks to the Princess Trust charity who make wigs for children with […]

NEXT time you visit McDonald’s in Tralee you could help with the building of a Ronald McDonald House at the new National Children’s Hospital. This month is  Ronald McDonald House Charity (RMHC) Month at their 90 restaurants around Ireland, where customers can purchase a ‘brick’ sticker for just €1 and build […]

THERE will be a night of fashion and fun on Wednesday, October 12, in The Ashe Hotel in aid of Recovery Haven. Fashion will come from Effigy and Weardrobe and there will be cocktails on arrival along with goodie bags for all. “Everyone is giving their service for free and […]

KILLORGLIN restaurants are having a good week as another well-known eaterie in the town won a national award on Tuesday night. Nick’s Seafood Restaurant and Gastro Bar won Best Gastro Bar in Ireland at the YesChef Awards 2017 at the City North Hotel in Co. Meath. Earlier this week, their neighbours, Giovannelli’s, won […]

FOUR Kerry players have received GAA/GPA All-Star nominations this morning. Shane Enright, Killian Young, Paul Murphy and Paul Geaney – who is the only Kerry nominee without an All-Star – are up for honours to be announced at a special banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, November 4. Dublin and […]

STUDENTS from National Learning Network Tralee held a Wellness day on Friday 30th September to celebrate the centre being awarded the Amber Flag from Suicide Aware for promoting positive mental health in their centre. The Wellness day was a hugely successful student led initiative which involved a variety of activities and talks. […]

  THE two elderly brothers found dead in their home in Dublin on Tuesday evening were originally from west Kerry. Dan and William McCarthy, both aged in their seventies, were discovered in the house in the Bluebell area of west Dublin. Gardaí said foul play is not suspected in relation to the deaths. […]

THAT legend of Irish comedy, Brendan Grace, is coming back to Tralee to perform in The Rose Hotel. It’s not long since he visited these parts, as during July he unveiled a plaque to the late harvey Nedeen Kelliher out in Blennerville to delight of locals. His new show, ‘It’s A Funny […]

WHEN you were born, your parents gave you a name. Something that you will be known as for the rest of your life. However, although this may be your official title, as you go through life a little tagline or slogan usually gets added on. This is what people consider to […]

THE first trailer of a feature film ‘CON’ which, shot and conceived in Tralee, has been released to the public. CON was written, directed and produced by Tralee filmmaker, Bertie Brosnan and judging by this sneak peak, it’s looking pretty interesting. The independent feature length film, follows fictional filmmaker and actor, […]

BUDDING local artists are invited to submit entries for this year’s Credit Union National Art Competition, especially after the success of Tralee entrants in February. Siobhan Donnelly, Marketing and Development, Tralee Credit Union said “ We are extremely proud to have two national winners in 2016, Enable Ireland Tralee and Elisha […]

THE acting CEO of Siamsa Tíre, Catriona Fallon, has been officially appointed to the position on a full-time basis. Meanwhile, Michelle Murphy has also been appointed to a new role as Marketing and PR Manager for the organisation. Catríona Fallon, a native of West Wicklow, moved to Kerry many years ago. She lives, with […]

OVER the course of the month we have seen a slight rise in petrol and diesel prices at the 13 petrol stations around town. Prices had dropped at the beginning of last month but since then there has been a fractional increase in fuel costs. €1.23.8 was the best value last month, […]

TRANSTION Kerry is inviting people to a free event this evening (Wednesday) focusing on how climate change is having visible affects both locally and globally. Taking place in St John’s Parish Centre, there will be a film screening of The Burning Question, Trocaire’s most recent short film which shows how climate change is affecting […]

THE Kerry Hospice Foundation launched its Christmas Card fundraiser on Monday night. This annual fundraiser, sponsored by Kerry Group, hopes to raise tens of thousands towards the continued development and provision of care in the Palliative Care Centre at University Hospital Kerry, which is currently being built. The Kerry Hospice Foundation has […]

THE rain is gone thankfully, but it had its effect yesterday with road closures, especially in south Kerry. It appears that part of the county was hit worst of all, according to Valentia Observatory. The weather station recorded its highest level of rainfall on a single day since records began there […]

KERRY Cancer Support Group, in conjunction with The Marie Keating Foundation, will be holding a free breast cancer seminar in the The Rose Hotel this Thursday from 6.30pm to 9pm. The event is open to the general public and will explore how to prevent, detect and survive breast cancer, which is the […]

THIS Friday will see an opportunity for people to fly down the runway participating in the inaugural Kerry Airport 5K Fun Run. Taking place at 8.30pm under the lights of the runway, the 5 km run has been organised as a joint fundraiser between the Rugby Clubs of West Munster and Build4life, a […]

RESTAURANTS in Dingle and Killorglin will be included in the Michelin Guide for Ireland and the UK after they were awarded a ‘Bib Gourmand’ by the world famous culinary bible. The Chart House in Dingle and Giovannelli in Killorglin picked up the ‘Bib’ award which is a separate category to the […]

THE Rose Hotel was the venue for a special event last Wednesday hosted by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network (KBN) in association with AIB. The night featured two panel discussions, networking opportunities and heard stories from Kerry businesswomen who have challenged themselves and are presently writing the next chapter in their chosen career. […]

FIGURES from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today reveal there are 21 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today. These trolley watch numbers, which are not disputed by the HSE, are the highest ever recorded at UHK since the INMO started recording information ten years ago. Numbers had reached an all-time […]

THE Budget isn’t too far away now and Kerry Local Enterprise Office has an event planned to make sense of it all for businesses. The Budget 2017 – Breakfast Briefing in association with Peevers Slye Cotter (PSC Taxation Services) takes place in the Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee on Thursday, October 13 from 8.30am to 10.30am. The […]

  A very successful Céilí and Set Dancing Adjudicator seminar was held in Cois na hAbhna Ennis Co Clare on Sunday last. A very enjoyable day with great discussion & a bit of dancing thrown in too. A large number from Kerry attended the seminar. Ceol an Geimhridh County Finals […]

A LOCAL student’s website has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious .eu Web Awards. Founder of teentimes.eu, Zoe O’Connor, is a leaving certificate student in Brookfield College in Tralee. She is a well known blogger and YouTuber and also writes a weekly column for TraleeToday.ie. The winners of the awards will […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]