TICKET arrangements have been announced for the Kerry v Clare Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday. To gain entry to both the O’Sullivan Stand and the terrace it will be €15. Though the stand is reserved seating. (Full ticket info below) Kerry v Clare will throw […]

  SIX lads from Kerry have graduated from Boot Camp and will travel to Kerry as Rose Escorts at the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival. James Finn (21), Shane Kenny (23), Padraic McCarthy (23), James O’Connor (26), Corey McConnell (23) and Stewart Nolan (22) were among the 65 guys […]

YESTERDAY we brought you photos of the style at Listowel Racecouse Ladies day which took place on Sunday. The sunny weather ensured loads of ladies came looking their best for a chance to win the Best Dressed competition judged by Lorraine Keane of TV3 and Traleetoday.ie contributor Orlagh Winters. The […]

AROUND 200 people gathered outside the Castle Bar and along Rock Street for the annual One Furlong Dash on Rock Street. The charity event, where representatives from Rock Street watering holes, race from Galvin’s Shop to the Castle Bar for the honour of winning the One Furlong Dash perpetual trophy. […]

I OFTEN wonder what other people’s interpretation of me is. It is probably not the most productive of pastimes, nor is it 100% healthy; but it still tends to pop into my thoughts every now and then. I have friends, so I think that means that some people at least must […]

SUNSHINE and style made a fantastic combination at the Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day on Sunday. Along with stylish ladies there was some great racing and plenty of family fun to keep the large crowd that attended more than happy. The fashion highlight, Ladies Day was judged by TV celebrity and […]

THE glorious sunshine brought out  a stylish winner in the  Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady on Sunday. Tasha O’Connor from Templeglantine, County Limerick, won the Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady title on the opening day of the Whit Bank Holiday Race Meeting on Sunday. Judged by style icon and TV personality, […]

A TOP fashion blogger is coming to CH Chemists next week to impart her style tips for summer. Kerry native Erika Fox is a fashion and lifestyle blogger currently living in New York City. On Tuesday, June 7, she will be holding a masterclass and style event with Estee Lauder. Throughout […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Tralee raised over €800 for Arthritis Ireland  to mark ‘Children With Arthritis Awareness Month in May. Ms. Kingston’s TY Home Economics group at Presentation Secondary Tralee organised a Monster “Sweet and Savoury” Bake sale on Friday, May 13. Continued below… Arthritis is actually the biggest cause of childhood disability in Ireland […]

KERRY Comhairle na nÓg members, including six from Tralee schools, recently enjoyed a trip to Strasbourg to the EU Parliament. This year the Kerry Comhairle na nÓg was invited by Sean Kelly MEP to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) which took place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg from 20-21 May. […]

  PADRE Pio told many stories over his lifetime. In fact he was renowned for his recall and his sharp and sometimes cutting wit. One of his own favourite stories was about a local Italian farmer who had never been on a train before, but wanted to visit his daughter […]

THERE were poignant scenes at Ballymullen on Saturday afternoon at the unveiling of two new plaques, which honour Tralee’s World War I dead, at the monument to the Munster Fusiliers. The plaques – one with the 101 names of members of the Munster Fusiliers and the other inscribed with 125 names […]

A TRANQUIL and moving tribute to those who have been affected by Cancer will take place during Rose of Tralee festival week. ‘Celebration of Light’ is organised by Recovery Haven Kerry and will take place at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Thursday August 18 at 8pm. Thousands of lanterns will be lit at […]

THREE Kerrymen feature on the Irish team of 29 off to the European Transplant Games in Finland next month. Alan Gleeson from Listowel, Stephen Byrne from Tralee and Patrick O’Connor from Killarney were with the Irish team this week to listen to the words of encouragement from the surprise guest speaker […]

AROUND 80 or so Moyderwell Primary School pupils added another string to their bow when they performed at the school’s ‘Colour My Strings’ violin concert. Moyderwell pupils from classes , 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th performed in front of a proud bunch of parents and teachers. As part of […]

A FORMER teacher from Presentation Secondary School, who died in a road accident in 2014, was remembered in a competition run by the Irish Austrian Society and was won in its inaugural year by Presentation. The 19th Irish Austrian Society’s Essay competition for second- level schools included this year, for […]

OVER 120 First Year pupils celebrated the end of their first year in C.B.S The Green, with an awards ceremony held in the school recently. Individual awards were handed out to over 50 students including sports, academic and music awards. These awards were given to the individual students in recognition of their […]

Career Guidance Counsellor and freelance writer, Billy Ryle, offers some last minute tips for the upcoming State Exams which begin next Wednesday…  Self-Maintenance • Concentrate on subjects being examined in the first week • Complete major revision by Sunday night • In a relaxed study session on Monday concentrate on […]

A NEW Lidl store destined for the old Heiton-Buckley premises on Edward Street was granted planning by Kerry County Council, but conditions set by the authority will now be appealed by the German supermarket giant. Back in August, the site – which was on the market at a €650,000 guide price from the […]

IT might be time to make plans for the outdoors over the next few days as it looks like it will be a scorcher of a weekend. However, rain clouds could appear where they’re not wanted for a brief spell on Sunday and bank holiday Monday. On Saturday, Met Eireann are predicting the […]

WORK on the two-way Denny Street plan in Tralee town centre will not commence until the Council are finished deliberating on traders’ areas of concern. Around 60 traders and members of the public attended the second ‘Save Tralee’ meeting in as many weeks in the Grand Hotel on Thursday night. […]

WITH the Rose of Tralee International Festival just two and a half months away, things are already hotting up in terms of ticket sales for one particular event. With 66 Roses coming to the Festival this year, the demand for Rose Ball tickets is high and 25% extra tables will […]

THE public toilets at Ladies’ Beach in Ballybunion have undergone an upgrade worth €60,000 following an investment by Kerry County Council. Ahead of the traditionally busy tourist season, the toilets have had a significant facelift. There are also plans in train to upgrade the main public toilets on the main road […]

PROCEEDS from the sale of a book on the old Blennerville school and community, were donated to the new school on Thursday afternoon. The book, ‘Blennerville National School And Community – A Story Worth Telling’ is a compilation of stories, photos and a history of the area which went on sale last […]

THE Square will take over from the Denny Street stage to host ticket-only concerts for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. And a new canopy-type structure will partially cover the 2,000 capacity space to keep punters dry in case of rain. The details of the concerts were revealed at the Tralee Chamber Alliance […]

THE Rose of Tralee won’t have a permanent ‘Dome’ building until at least 2018, said Rose of Tralee International Festival Chief Executive, Anthony O’Gara, this morning. Mr O’Gara was speaking at a Tralee Chamber Alliance Business Breakfast meeting at the Rose Hotel where details of the festival’s street entertainment were revealed. […]

  A TRALEE-based author is launching his new book on Saturday at Listowel Writers Week. ‘Gravespeakers: Maria’, is the new offering from award winning presenter and author Anthony Garvey. Aimed at 8-12 year olds, ‘Gravespeakers: Maria’ is the first of a six-book series which will be released over the next 18 […]

THE ANNUAL ‘One Furlong Dash’ on Rock Street will this year be held in honour of the late Joe Flynn who was well-known face at the event down the years. Organised by The Castle Bar, starters orders for the race is at 3pm this coming bank holiday Monday. The fun charity […]

A BALLINORIG man is in with a shot of picking up a brand new car for him and his band. Gary Keane, who is one half of Irish funk duo ‘White Boys’, is now just one step away from getting his hands on the keys to a brand new, taxed […]

  THE Town Park said farewell to its caretaker this week. Michael O’Regan, from Currovough,  finished up in the job after 14 years in the job and his fellow workers gathered in the Park to mark his retirement. “It was six and a half hours a day, six days a week. […]