A TV production company is looking for Kerry people to appear on a show when they visit Puck Fair next month. ‘You Should Really See a Doctor’, featuring Dr Pixie McKenna and Dr Phil Kieran, is hosting  free pop-up clinics at events around the country, offering on-the-spot consultations and health checks and […]

OVER 70 boys and girls took part in the GAA Cúl Camp in Kerins O’Rahillys over this week. Young footballers between the ages of 6 and 12 honed their skills at the camp where the kids learned the basics of the games with the standard high among many of the […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the do or die clash between Kerins O’Rahillys and Killarney Legion in Round 3 of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC  in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday (3.30pm)…  WHEN the draw was made for Round 3, Kerins O’Rahilly’s were pitted against the last team they might have wanted […]

THIS week the GAA’s Cúl Camp came to Connolly Park bringing with it a Kerry star. The numbers attending are up on last year with around 130 boys and girls taking part in the camp which ran all the way from Monday through to Friday. The camp provides kids with a tracksuit top, a […]

THIS afternoon it was confirmed that Colm Cooper damaged shoulder ligaments in last Sunday’s Munster Final victory over Tipperary, meaning he’s a doubt for Kerry’s All-Ireland quarter final on August bank holiday weekend. A lot will be made of the battle with time Cooper will face in the coming weeks, […]

THAT Friday feeling is here and the people at Baily’s Corner certainly have it judging by the witty sign they have at the bar today. It’s a message for parents who are somewhat free and easy with supervision in their establishment. That’ll keep the kids close-by during a family’s visit to the Castle Street […]

A POPULAR international golf website has included Castlegregory Golf Club in a ’10 Underrated Golf Courses In Scotland and Ireland list’. GolfWRX is website for golf enthusiasts with over two million users and 18 million page views a month. The website compiled a list recently of overlooked courses in Scotland and Ireland and included the […]

CH Chemists was the venue for a coffee morning/make-up demonstration in aid of Kerry Hospice earlier today. Helen Lawlor Parker at Lancôme organised the event where Lorraine Byrne from Lancôme Ireland, a Lancôme Trainer, came down to lend her support. Helen introduced Lorraine to the crowd, who asked Ted Moynihan from Kerry Hospice, to […]

THE Revenue Commissioners have issued a warning to the public about an email scam which is being sent to people in Kerry and around the country. These fraudulent emails purport to come from Revenue seeking personal information from taxpayers in connection with a tax refund or seeking credit/debit card details. Continued below… These emails […]

Gavin O’Connor look at the Austin Stacks v West Kerry, Garveys Supervalu Senior Football County Championship Round 3 match at Austin Stack Park, Saturday 6:45pm AFTER a poor performance against South Kerry in the Round 2 replay in Connolly Park in May, the Round 3 draw was kind to Austin […]

    THE achievements of a young man from Tralee were recognised by Kerry County Council on Thursday with a civic reception to recognise his sporting achievements. Jockey Bryan Cooper was joined by his family at Council Chambers where he was feted for his achievement of winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Don […]

AND so it continues. While yesterday was a lovely day, it wasn’t the start of any sustained period of fine weather as you can see this morning. Well this is going to be the story down here in Kerry for the weekend according to Met Eireann and the weather websites. Today […]

RECENTLY Kerry has been no stranger to our TV screens and it appears the people of the county are well accustomed with paying the €160 license fee as well. Only 7% of homes in the county do not pay the licence fee according to the Irish Daily Star today. The […]

THE opening night of an inspirational art exhibition showcasing the work of adults with intellectual disability will take place in Kerry County Library on Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm. The ‘Gentle Reminder’ exhibition is the culmination of work done by service users at Mount Eagle Lodge, Kerry Parents and Friends Association […]

THE Tralee Food Festival, which proved so popular last year, is returning in September and events are being organised to make it an even bigger success. Despite clashing with All-Ireland final weekend last time out, thousands enjoyed the food market, food and beer trails and cookery demos around the town over the […]

THE new Artistic Director of the Kerry Film Festival has been appointed and it’s a face which will be familiar to ‘Fair City’ fans. Maeve McGrath played Lorraine Molloy, daughter of Dolores and Harry, in the popular RTE series back in the 1990s, and appeared in several other TV shows and films such as Ballykissangel, Ros na Rún, […]

A PLAQUE in memory of jarvey and much-loved local character, Nedeen Kelliher, will be unveiled near Blennerville windmill next week. Doing the honours will be comedian Brendan Grace, who was a fond friend of the late Nedeen when he visited the town in years gone by. Nedeen Kelliher from Annagh was a figure known to many and […]

IT was nice to wake up this morning to see we’ve passed another milestone here at TraleeToday.ie. After just over two years, our Facebook page has notched up just over 15,000 organic likes. It’s all thanks to you, the readers, who click on the links to read the stories here […]

TO COMPLETE a marathon just once in a lifetime is an achievement, but to finish 20 of them in 10 days is otherworldly. And that’s exactly what Fairway Heights resident, Tom Foley, will attempt to do when he heads for the north of Italy in August. It’s difficult to get your head […]

A WOMAN in Boherbee has had a few unwelcome visitors that have taken up residence near her home. Three adult foxes have moved into the underneath of a chalet at the back of Helen O’Shea’s house and trying to shift them is proving a bit difficult. Although the foxes appear to […]

UP to 20 jobs are to be created when a new restaurant opens in Tralee town centre early next month. Lana Asian Street Food, which has a restaurant in Galway and two in Limerick, is opening at a premises in Ashe Street which was previously The Dragon Inn and later the Royal Palace Chinese restaurants. Area manager, […]

THE company which will be creating 30 jobs in Killarney, moved from its Tralee offices because they said the new location offered the required infrastructure and ability to attract and retain talent. Tralee Chamber Alliance CEO, Kieran Ruttledge, expressed his disappointment at the decision by VT iDirect and said Tralee offers the best […]

A KERRY businessman is to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his contribution to life in the English capital. Dermot O’Grady, who owns and runs Ardent Tide in London, grew up in Ballybunion where his father Dermot was a bank manager, but the family moved to Killorglin when he […]

Sponsored TRALEE Credit Union has seen a 64% increase in motor loans to customers so far this year according to latest figures and have just decreased their loan rate again for the next three months.   The Society of the Irish Motor Industry issued its official 161 car sales figures […]

A FORMER Park FC player has signed a professional contract with an English Championship side. Shane McLoughlin joined five other young players in signing one year deals at Ipswich town at the weekend. The contract also has an option of a further 12 month stay at Portman Road. Nineteen-year-old Shane can play up front […]

THERE’s a very good turnout at a table quiz in aid of Fenit RNLI in O’Donnell’s Bar on Tuesday night. Tralee Triathlon Club organised the fundraiser to support the life-saving service which looks after their athletes and all those in the water around Tralee bay. Last year Fenit Lifeboat was […]

MANY times since I started writing for TraleeToday people have asked me to cover different topics, some I take on board and others I ignore. Last week a friend told me about an article that she read about priests. I thought that this would be one of the topics that […]

KERRY GAA star David Moran will be plying his different set of skills for a Tralee firm after moving home from Cork recently. Casey & Co. Accountants has announced the Kerins O’Rahillys clubman as a new partner at the company. The two time All-Ireland senior medal winner graduated from University of Limerick […]

A TRALEE native scored the goal to send an SSE Airtricity League side into the second qualifying round of the Europa League tonight. St Patrick’s Athletic were defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg in Dublin over in Luxembourg against Jeunesse Esch. Losing 1-0 at half-time, up stepped Tralee man Darren Dennehy […]

THE price of petrol has been steadily climbing since the beginning of February, but over the course of the last month we saw an easing off of price hikes. The town has only seen a one cent increase per litre at it’s cheapest station on the same time last month, when […]