MIGHTY Mikey Milk created lots of excitement when he visited Glenderry NS, Ballyheigue this week to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Speaking at the presentation Principal Gerard Pierce stated; “We are delighted to win €500 from Lee Strand. It is a timely boost to […]

WEDNESDAY night was a very good one for CBS The Green as they held a fundraiser in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre which attracted 1,000 paying customers. ‘The Kube’ was a star-studded evening for the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk and Moriarty Construction sponsored event and saw GAA stars, politicians, radio presenters and CBS […]

  AIB are inviting people to come along to their branch in Castle street on Tuesday, March 22nd to open a Student Account with Kerry GAA Footballer Colm Cooper. The ‘Gooch’ will be present in branch from 10am -4pm to meet customers and talk about the advantages of opening an account with AIB. You’ll also be in with […]

THE weather was kind again this year as thousands came out in the sunshine for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Tralee. Centred around the theme of Tralee’s 800th anniversary, the parade saw hundreds of people from clubs, community groups and businesses take part as it got underway at […]

KERRY’S Darran O’Sullivan may be quick on the football field, but it appears he is even more quick-witted of it as he beat his team-mates to win ‘The Kube’  last night. He was joined by a host of GAA stars, radio stars and local politicians in the Brandon Hotel where […]

IN case you hadn’t noticed (which would be excusable if you haven’t opened a newspaper, or turned on a radio/TV/computer/phone/tablet/hearing aid since Monday)  there’s a popular racing event going on at the moment. This would explain the bustling crowds at The Castle Bar in Rock Street since Tuesday, as the interest in Cheltenham intensifies. […]

OVER the last two days, schools around Tralee have been taking part in Proclamation Day. Tuesday was the official day for the patriotic celebration of the Irish Proclamation of Independance but many schools had theirs the following day. Thankfully the sun was shining for the most part, so teachers, pupils and […]

THE children of 5th Class in Spa National School have been working hard for the Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP), coming up with the idea of sketching their own set of unique postcards titled, ‘SPA’s Picturesque Postcards’. And last week they received very special visitors in Colm Cooper and Kieran Donaghy […]

Gavin O’Connor reports on the EirGrid U21 Munster Football Championship Semi-Final in Austin Stack Park on Wednesday night… Kerry  1-14 (17) Limerick 2-8 (14) TO call Limerick ‘gutsy’ would do them a huge disservice after they pushed hot favourites Kerry to the pin of their collar in a thrilling encounter […]

KERRY Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Ferris will visit the East coast of the United States to take part in St Patricks Day and 1916 celebrations. The trip takes in Boston, Springfield Tampa, Miami and New York State and will focus on ongoing developments in Ireland and Irish emigrant issues including the undocumented […]

WHILE the town prepares for the St Patrick’s Day parade tomorrow afternoon, the pupils at one school jumped the gun for a colourful morning in Balloonagh. Scoil Eoin has been holding their own parade for years now and it has become a real tradition at the school. At around 9.15am this […]

AS it’s Paddy’s week I decided to have a look at what we miss when we are away from our little green isle. As there are so many of our friends and relations who live abroad, I am sure that we are all familiar with the excitement of sending or […]

PROCLAMATION Day took place around Tralee and all over the country on Tuesday and two of the schools we visited were, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn And Caherleaheen. On the day, every school in the country was invited to share their Proclamations for a New Generation, and all other creative projects relating to 1916 that the student […]

BALLYGARRY House Hotel has picked up yet another accolade, this time for its excellence in human resource management. The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) recently announced the winners of its national Quality Employers Awards 2016, celebrating standards of excellence in human resource management across Ireland’s hotel and guesthouse sector. Ballygarry House Hotel […]

A GRADUATE of the Kerry ETB Radio Broadcasting Course run by Radio Kerry Training, has won a prestigious Global Award. Castleisland native, Dan Kearney, has been awarded a City & Guilds Medal for his portfolio, which includes his documentary ‘Once Were Champions’ about Castleisland Desmonds’ winning the 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football […]

PRESENTATION Tralee students are trying to raise public awareness of a weed causing serious problems in the county. The transition year students are taking part in the Eco Unesco Young Environmental Competition and are tackling the issue of Japanese Knotweed’s spread in Kerry. The weed is an alien invasive species introduced as […]

A TRALEE dog owner and his pet have brought home an award from the world renowned  competition, Crufts, held in Birmingham last weekend. First time Crufts competitor Tim Galvin and his rottweiler Rocky, finished second place in the junior dog category in his breed. Second place meant the 18 month old […]

THE Kerry Under 21 side are playing in the EirGrid Munster Under 21 Football Championship Semi Final tomorrow night in Tralee and the team has been named. The team to play against Limerick  at Austin Stack Park  7:30pm shows three changes from the side that defeated Tipperary in the opening round last week. […]

A LARGE crowd of people showed up at the Ashe Hotel on Friday night to support an Inspired event. A Zumbathon, organised by the group and instructor Linda Flanagan, was a great success and a brilliant way for people to get active. Of course the members of Inspired are no […]

KERRY stars, Tommy Walsh and David Moran, will swap the green and gold for – what is billed as – ‘1916 Rising-inspired styles’, as they get set to hit the runway for the third annual Ernst & Young charity fashion show. They will be joined at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Thursday, April 28, […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy is in the United States promoting Kerry during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. On Sunday he attended Mass in St. Patrick’s Church and then joined Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the Philadelphia Parade which was watched by in excess […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee will be hoping for a two in a row as they prepare for the national AIB Build A Bank competition finals. ‘The Blossom Bank’ will be hoping to emulate last year’s entry from the school, ‘The Dream Bank’, which won the top award last year. […]

THIS week sees schools and colleges marking the centenary of the 1916 Rising with proclamation days and other events. One man in Ballybunion though decided on very different way of marking the anniversary. Mario Perez has already impressed locals with his tribute to David Bowie in January and this time he created […]

SPA National School and Mercy Mounthawk have been shortlisted in this year’s Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards, and will now travel to a special awards ceremony taking place at the Bord Gais Enegry Theatre on May 5, 2016. Spa N.S. has been shortlisted in the Best Musical Number category for its […]

THE Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office together with Bórd Bia and Musgrave’s Supervalu recently launched the Food Academy Programme 2016. The aim of the programme is to provide food businesses with the management, leadership skills and business knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business. The programme is […]

THE Cuan Mhuire Annual Fundraising Hillwalk will take place on Saturday, June 25, encompassing some of Kerry’s most breathtaking sites. The 18km walk will will set-off from Ballyheigue Community Centre car park and include a loop of Kerry Head, along part of the North Kerry Way. As a charitable organisation […]

THE Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Parents Council recently presented a cheque to the value of €10,000 to the Gaelscoil Development Fund. This presentation, the proceeds of recent fundraisers such as Aonach na Nollag agus Oiche Biongó, was welcomed by Principal Cáit Uí Chonchúir, who thanked the Parents Council, the entire parent […]

ENABLE Ireland are organising a family fun day at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Easter Monday, March 28 from 2–4pm. Young children are invited to come along and meet some of their favourite Disney characters. Kenny the Clown will be on hand along with a puppeteer to entertain the children and […]

THE amount of people in Tralee seeking unemployment benefit has risen for the third consecutive month. The figure of 5,187 on the live register was an increase of just one person on the previous month. Though Tralee saw another rise in people seeking unemployment benefit, the figure is down 457 on […]

THERE were two new people co-opted on to Kerry County Council this morning. Cllr Maura Healy-Rae (25), a teacher from Kilgarvan, replaces Danny Healy-Rae in the Killarney Municipal District after his election to the Dáil. The Healy Rae clan were out in force at the county council buildings in Rathass for […]