THERE will be no charges against the culprits who stole and damaged the clock at Dick Mack’s during the weekend. The clock which dates back to the 1800s was taken on Saturday night by men on a stag night from the famous Dingle pub. The Dick Mack’s Facebook page posted […]

Gavin O’Connor previews the Kerry v Cork EirGrid U21 Munster Football Final, Austin Stack Park, Thursday 7:30pm (live on Radio Kerry) THE most successful batch of young footballers to come out of Kerry in a generation have their sights set on conquering another grade. Twelve of the side that will face Cork […]

THE Austin Stacks club is inviting ex-players from all clubs to come up to Connolly Park this Friday for a spot of ‘Social Football’. If you’ve given up the game and feel like having a bit of fun, then this is a great way to keep active (without aggravating the creaky knees and […]

THE IT Tralee Clubs & Societies Awards evening was held last night and was a great success with many awards being given out on the night at the North Campus in Dromtacker. Over 130 students and invited guests attended and the guest speaker was Billy Keane. “I would like to thank all students and staff […]

A DEDICATED support room in the Tralee Courthouse for witnesses and their supporters attending court has been opened. The support room was officially opened by Dr. Mary Mc Caffrey on Tuesday evening, with local Councillors, members of the Gardai and court services along with representatives from Kerry Rape and Sexual […]

A LECTURER from the IT Tralee will be hoping for success as his documentary film is in the running for an Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Award this Saturday night.. Bob Jackson, who lectures in the Creative Media department, is nominated in the Best Documentary category for the production work that […]

FIVE CBS The Green students are looking forward to a spot of cattle rearing after they were selected as one the five finalists in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition. The lads, who are from the town, went to Croke Park on March 16 for the competition and were interviewed of their knowledge of Irish Angus […]

OVER 300 people enjoyed a foodie charity event at The Tankard in Fenit on Tuesday night. ‘The Taste For Africa’ was organised by chef Frank Moynihan – the resident chef on the Gay Byrne Show on Radio 1 for many years – who invited people to come along and enjoy some spectacular seafood dishes, […]

AFTER putting out in the region of thirty CVs to businesses in town, a young Tralee woman is having no luck finding employment because she says everyone is looking for previous experience. On Friday, an exasperated Shannon Holden Ward from Gallowsfield posted on the ‘Tralee Do You Know’ Facebook page to see could she make […]

TWO former All-Ireland minor winners have made a return from injury for the EirGrid Munster GAA Under 21 Football Championship Final at Austin Stack Park on this Thursday evening at 7:30pm. Dingle men Mark O’Connor and Matthew Flaherty come into a side with five personnel changes from the team that defeated […]

UTTERLY terrifying. They’ve certainly got a sense of humour on the ‘Tralee Buy Sell Swap’ secret group page. Someone put up a post of a “cute doll” for sale for €1,000 and it’s scaring the bejaysus out of the members in the secret group of over 10,000. There’s a brilliant, witty […]

WE reported earlier that Dick Mack’s was offering a reward of free drink to anyone who could return their antique clock taken from the pub at the weekend. In a facebook post by the famous Dingle pub, they said a stag party had taken the clock from the pub on […]

SINCE beginning work on the Mitchels Regeneration Project in 2008, Kerry County Council has overseen huge changes in the area. Catching the eye in recent weeks has been the two houses that are nearing completion at the entrance to Mitchels Road across from the grotto. It is hoped new tenants will be in these two […]

AN Ardfert lady is the latest person to drive off with a brand new car courtesy of the Tralee Credit Union members car draw. There was great excitement outside Tralee Credit Union as the latest car draw winner, Mary Jeffers, picked the keys to a brand new Nissan Pulsar. Mary was […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Gardens has been very busy lately as they get set to hold their annual Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, taking place on April 16 and 17. The weekend will kick start on Saturday as cyclists from the Tour de Munster will head off […]

  KERRY County Council has welcomed the findings of a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency which has found the quality of all identified bathing waters in Kerry to be of excellent quality. Kerry is one of only three local authority areas in the country where all designated bathing areas […]

A FAMOUS Dingle hostelry is appealing to the public to help retrieve an antique clock that has hung in the bar for years. The famous Dick Macks pub was the scene of a theft on Saturday night where it’s believed a stag party stole a clock from the pub that dates back […]

KERRY’s dual county status could be cemented following the announcement that Kingdom players have won both the GAA.ie Hurling and Football Player of the Week honours. Firing 1-9 for Kerry in the ten point beating of Laois on Saturday,  Shane Nolan, wins hurler of the week coming away with 51% […]

  AS part of the Kerry 1916 Centenary Commemorations, a ceremony will be held in Knightstown, Valentia on Sunday,  April 17 to mark the role of local brothers Timothy and Eugene Ring and their cousin, Rosalie Rice in the Easter Rising of 1916. Timothy and Eugene Ring worked at the […]

THE Brothers Pearse Club (Cnoc na hEaglaise) Quiz Team finished in 2nd place in the Senior Scór All-Ireland final, which took place in ‘The Gleneagle’, Killarney, last Saturday, April 2. The Churchill lads scored 68 out of 80, which was great scoring/answering, but they were pipped by the Offaly team […]

THE Kerry Joint Policing Committee met on Monday to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. […]

A TRALEE man was instrumental in breaking the international ‘Panama Papers’ story, of how the world’s rich and powerful allegedly were involved in complex financial arrangements to hide their assets from taxes. Gerard Ryle is at the helm of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which headed up the research and reported on offshore account […]

THERE’S still time to vote for Kerry’s Shane Nolan as GAA.ie’s Hurling Player of the Week. The Crotta O’Neill’s man was instrumental in Kerry’s great victory over Laois on Saturday and has been recognised by being included with Cork’s Conor Lehane and Tipperary’s John McGrath in the nominations. Nolan hit […]

KERRY will do battle against Roscommon in the Allianz National League Semi-Final this Sunday in Croke Park at 2pm. The match acts as the opener of the double bill as the other semi-final between Dublin and Donegal throws in at 4pm (Buy tickets here) Tickets will be €20 on match day, but are €15 […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at Kerry’s National League campaign thus far and says there is a lot to be positive about… 1. Extra game(s) could be vital  If Kerry did not advance to the Allianz National League semi-final they would have been looking at a ten week lay-off with no competitive […]

ADAMS of Tralee Ltd, the Mazda and Hyundai dealership in Tralee, has won the Carzone.ie sponsorship for their chosen local sports team, the Causeway GAA Hurling Club. The lucky club recently received the sponsored kit, which consists of a set of branded jerseys and a new large gear bag for each […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are looking to reunite lost mobile phones with their owners. An iPhone 4 light green in colour, with an ‘M’ on the rear of the phone was found in the Town Park in the past week. Also a black Samsung smartphone found in the Mounthawk area. If […]

A MAJOR revamp of the Canal Walkway between Tralee and Blennerville is to get underway on Monday next, April 11. Upgrading works on the very popular amenity route will include the resurfacing of the walkway along the canal to create a shared cycleway and walkway with new public lighting and landscaping […]

YOUNG girls aged 6-10 from all over Ireland are being invited to enter the selection process to find 67 Rose Buds for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival which will take place from 17-23 August. There’s more to the Rose of Tralee than being a Rose or a Rose […]

Kerry 0-20 Cork 1-12 A SUNNY day in every way for Kerry, as they beat old foes Cork in Tralee this afternoon. But they made heavy weather of it for a while! Cork are now relegated and Kerry head for the semis in Croke Park. Kerry flew out of the traps […]