PARENTS in Tralee and other parts of the county are being urged to have their child’s car seat checked in town next week as research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) indicates that as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted. The RSA ‘Check it Fits’ service […]

JUST in case you were feeling lonely for weather warnings, Met Eireann solved that problem by issuing a Status Yellow National Wind Warning for Ireland this morning. It seems the weather warnings have been relentless since December and we’ve yet to see a respite. Southerly winds of mean speeds in […]

  KERRY saw a rise in Garda staff levels in 2015 when more than half of all Ireland’s 28 divisions recorded a fall. There were 3.4% more Gardaí in Kerry last year, second only to Kildare which recorded a rise of 3.7% according to figures obtained by the Irish Examiner.  Last […]

Advertorial RUN by the Benner family since 1916, Kerry Motor Works at Mileheight Tralee, is one of the oldest Ford Dealers in the country.  The state of the art new showroom which opened in December 2015 really showcases their extensive range of Ford Vehicles. Boasting the biggest car stock in […]

MID-TERM fell nicely for a group of teenagers from Presentation Secondary as they were able to queue up overnight for tickets to a concert this July. The Beyonce fans came prepared with umbrellas, sleeping bags, inflatable chairs and warm clothing as they settled in outside Ticketmaster agent B-Mobile on Sunday afternoon, […]

ELYSHA Brennan, the Rose of Tralee, has challenged young men from all over Ireland to see if they have what it takes to be one of the 68 Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 17-23. The deadline of March 31 is fast approaching and […]

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic incident involving a car and horse on the Tralee-Killarney road last month. The collision occurred on Saturday, January 16 at approximately 7:00am on the N22 Tralee to Killarney road after the junction to Farmers Bridge. A car collided with a horse […]

A CAR in Caherslee was broken into and a handbag stolen last week with Gardaí appealing to the public for any information in relation to the incident. The theft occurred on Thursday, February 11 at approximately 5:45pm in Caherslee. The thief smashed the car window and took a handbag that was in the […]

IT was a cold morning, but the love of running was in the air for the Valentines 10-mile road race yesterday in town. A sold out event, the 500 runners gathered at the Tralee Wetlands and some really made the effort for the day that was in it, with reds […]

A TRALEE student recently took part in the final 16 of KNORR Student Chef of the Year 2016, which was held at Athlone Institute of Technology. Though he did not emerge victorious, Paudie Ryan of the Institute of Technology, Tralee, gave a good account of himself by displaying his culinary […]

THE amount of people signing on the live register in Tralee rose in January for a second consecutive month. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Tralee area is now 5,186. Though there has been slight climb of people unemployed, the figure is 458 less than January 2015. The total across the county […]

SANDWICHED between a marathon day of Premier League soccer and Six Nations rugby, the Kerry hurlers still managed to get people talking with their remarkable seven point victory over Laois in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling Division 1b in Portlaoise. It was the first time Kerry beat […]

OH what a night! Yesterday we brought you a video and photos from the Ballymacelligott GAA club ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ night in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday (click here for previous story). It was an enormous success with over 600 people packing the venue to see Kayrena Bolger and Denis Cronin […]

Mike O’Halloran reports from Portlaoise on Kerry’s great start to the Division 1B Allianz Hurling League today against Laois… Kerry 1-24 Laois 2-14 Kerry began their journey in the company of the big boys of hurling with a splendid victory in Portlaoise over Laois on a score line of 1-24 […]

IT was some night out in Ballygarry House Hotel last night. Around 650 tickets were sold and the huge crowd packed into the famous venue for an unforgettable night of dancing and fun, as Ballymacelligott GAA Club held their first ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ event. The 12 couples were incredibly professional thanks to […]

OH the glamour of it all! If ever there was evidence needed that the 80s was the decade that style forgot, a trip to the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday was Exhibit A, B, C through to Z. It was all, of course, in very good fun as a disco inspired […]

A VERY special event was held in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday evening where almost 200 guests helped raise funds for the The Irish Pilgrimage Trust. The €50 a head ‘Valentine’s Dinner Under The Stars at Ballyseedy’  event saw guests enjoy a champagne reception followed by a four course meal with […]

  I MUST admit that having lived on this planet for over half a century, I have experienced many different things in my life but I don’t think anything has intrigued or surprised me more than discovering The Power of Now. First of all let me also admit that it is […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are seeking the public’s help in finding a vehicle involved in a hit and run incident last night. At 10.35pm on Friday night, a silver SUV, possibly a Hyundai, exited the Garvey’s Supervalu car park turning left onto Matt Talbot Road. The vehicle failed to make the […]

IT’S going to be some night next month when the Ardfert community converges on Ballyroe to watch 12 couple take the dance floor for a special fundraiser. The Ardfert National School Parents Association is holding a Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser on Saturday, March 26 in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. “The response to […]

The Roast House Denny Street IT’S been a while. We ran an ‘Out To Lunch’ review for over a year on the website but, of course, eventually we ran out of places to write about. Well since starting the column almost two years ago, we decided it was time to […]

THE Kerry School of Music hosted a table quiz in the Brogue Inn on Friday night in aid of funds for the school. A great turn out was there on the night with the mic in the capable hands of school director, Aidan O’Carroll who tested the knowledge of the […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Secondary Tralee, have been participating in the #itsyourmove launched by Operation Transformation (OT) as part of their PE fitness programme. OT launched a brand new dance fitness campaign #itsyourmove, designed especially for teenage girls by Hip Hop sensations, Raw Edge Crew. Each week over the past month a […]

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Kerry hurlers beginning their journey in Division 1B Allianz National Hurling League with a trip to O’Moore Park on Sunday to take on Laois… I spoke to Ciaran Carey a few weeks ago in Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney and he was offering no hostages to fortune […]

  KERRY projects are being urged to apply for the 2016 Heritage Management Grant, which has a deadline of 5pm, on Monday, March 7 2016. The Heritage Council recently announced it will allocate €700,000 to heritage projects under its grant scheme. The grants are aimed at supporting projects that apply good […]

HUNDREDS turned out in the Brandon Hotel on Friday afternoon, for the unveiling of two restored anchors from the Aud, the ship forever linked with the events in Banna in 1916. The unveiling of the anchors this year, marks the centenary of Roger Casement’s ultimately doomed plan to support the cause of Irish […]

A TRALEE businessman has presented a special handcrafted Proclamation of Independence to Kerry County Council. The presentation was made last Tuesday, February 9, in the Council chamber to Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, by Tony O’Shea of the Tralee-based company, Ambrí Boards. The proclamation – carved from […]

THE Tralee branch of Library will host a lecture on Austin Stack as part of a number of  events due to take place on their February programme. The lecture will take place in the Tralee Library at 7pm, on February 23, and will be given by Rev. J. Anthony Gaughan. Other events […]

THERE’LL be some familiar faces from the hospitality industry in Tralee on your TV screens this Valentine’s Day. Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa will feature on this week’s episode of Francis Brennan’s “At Your Service”, which will air on RTE 1, on February 14, at 8:30pm. In this week’s episode, Francis enlists […]

THE Ashe Hotel, Tralee, has received two awards recently, from the IASI (Irish Accommodation Services Institute) and from worldwide hotel sales agent Booking.com. The first of the awards is the Gold Medal Award for Accommodation Excellence. Accommodation Manager, Kathleen Dollard, and Accommodation Supervisor, Anna Kaczamarcyk, were presented the award by […]