KERRY County Council is advising everyone to take heed of a Status Orange wind warning for counties including Kerry which has been issued by Met Éireann. Met Éireann is forecasting strong winds for the county from 10pm tonight as Storm Henry arrives. Southwest to west winds will reach mean speeds […]

AROUND 190 Rockies gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night for the annual Austin Stacks GAA Club social. Despite not having as good a year as 2014 (that would be near impossible!), there was a lot of silverware on show from the various teams in all codes. The […]

THREE Kerry properties will go under the hammer at the next Allsop Auction in February. An apartment in Tralee, a house in Listowel and land in Cordal are the Kerry lots month the other 198 properties going to auction at 12 noon on Thursday, February 25 at the RDS in […]

THE stars of Kerry hurling will be honoured at a special event in Ardfert next weekend. The Kerry Hurling All Stars on Saturday, February 6 in The Abbey Tavern, Ardfert, with a pre-awards reception at 7.30pm. Special guest is Sean Kelly MEP while Andrew Morrissey of Radio Kerry – a huge hurling enthusiast – will […]

ALL the best young scientific minds in Kerry are invited to enter SciFest 2016, which takes place at the IT Tralee, on May 5. Now in its ninth year as a national project, SciFest is an all-inclusive, all-island science competition where second-level students showcase science, technology, engineering and maths projects […]

  PICTURE, if you will, a large ship with many sailors on board in heavy storm conditions heading for the rocks off the Southwest coast of Ireland (not too difficult to picture with the weather we have been experiencing recently!). The sailors are terrified as disaster seems imminent, when suddenly a […]

  A CROWD of 300 people gathered in the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night for the launch of Martin Ferris’ election campaign. Ireland South MEP Liadh Ní Riada was the guest speaker on an evening when the  Kerry Sinn Féin TD accused both Fine Gael and Labour of betraying the people […]

WE all woke up to the sad news this morning that Terry Wogan has died and many Tralee people will have fond memories of the broadcasting legend from his time as Rose of Tralee host. The 77 year old broadcaster passed away surrounded by his family after a short battle with […]

  BASKETBALL is back with a bang in Tralee with St Brendan’s winning the Mens Hula Hoop’s National Intermediate Championship Cup in Tallaght this afternoon. The Tralee side beat Leixlip by 78 points to 60. Kieran Donaghy was named MVP for his dominant contribution and his teammate Darren O’Sullivan was top scorer with […]

BLENNERVILLE National School are gearing up for a night at the dogs. The fundraiser, to assist the on going work in Blennerville following the completion of a brand new school, takes place at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, April 23. The family event will feature a cash prize of €500 along […]

THE closure of Xtra-Vision in Manor West this week means that there is only one DVD rental store left in Tralee. That store is ‘Top of The Rock Video’ which has been an institution on Rock Street since the dawn of the video rental days back in the early 80’s. TraleeToday.ie, spoke […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Kerry v Dublin Allianz National Football League clash this evening… LAST year’s league win over Dublin as All-Ireland champions may have given the impression Kerry had turned the tide on a poor record against the Dubs. 70 odd minutes in September reinforced the often […]

OVER 270 people from across the county attended the Lee Strand/Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2015 in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel in Tralee on Friday (photos below). The celebration commenced with dinner and was followed by a presentation of 32 awards, accompanied with an inspiring citation of each winner’s achievements. Twenty six Merit […]

KERINS O’Rahillys will have a very special guest to present medals at their 10k event this coming Sunday. “We honoured to announce that we will have the great grandson of “The O’Rahilly” John O’Rahilly with us for the day on Sunday to present the medal commemorating his great grandfather to […]

ARE you a published writer? Well then, this might be of interest to you. Kerry County Council, in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland, is seeking a Writer in Residence as part of its Artist Engagement Programme for 2016. Previous Writers in Residence included Galway’s Maire Holmes, and Tralee’s […]

  A TRALEE women was among the volunteers from Citizens Information honoured at a recent awards ceremony for five and 10 years voluntary service to their community. Board Member Billy Mullins and Manager Frances Clifford presented awards to Monica Fitzell from Tralee Citizens Information Centre (CIC), Denis Lane from Listowel CIC, […]

THE Taoiseach was in Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre on Friday morning to launch a rural broadband network as part of the The National Broadband Plan. “The National Broadband Plan is an essential component of the Government’s plan to keep the recovery going by providing the necessary infrastructure for economic […]

FORMER St Brendan’s Park player Jesse Stafford Lacey will be part of the Republic of Ireland’s U18s Schoolboys squad taking on Scotland in Killarney on April 14. Stafford Lacey, who currently plays with Limerick FC’s U19s, is the only Kerry player on the squad for the Centenary Shield series. The […]

A PUPIL from St. Brendan’s National School, Fenit, has been recognised as one of Ireland’s best young painters after her entry into the Sightsavers Junior Painter of the Year Awards 2016 impressed the judges. Lauren Tuite’s painting, entitled ‘Nobody’s Homeless’, was inspired by this year’s theme ‘Imagine 2030’, and is the […]

OVER 70 family businesses were represented at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) Family Business Conference in the IT Tralee on Thursday. The event was designed to tease out what it takes to make a family business work and look at some successful second generation businesses that are thriving […]

MERCY Mounthawk students are currently in the midst of a sell-out run of their latest production in Siamsa Tíre. Around 70 students in all are involved in the cast an when we visited just before curtain-up on Wednesday night, they were busily preparing for the opening performance. “We do a […]

THIS year’s Allianz National Football League has thrown up four away fixtures for the Kingdom. That means the travelling Kerry support will clock up some serious mileage. 2,576km to be exact and 30 hours on the road in total. Continued below… It’s a good job petrol and diesel prices are […]

  JUST eight of Kerry’s 2015 All-Ireland Final side are named in the starting 15 for Kerry’s Allianz National League opener against Dublin in Croke Park this Saturday at 7pm. Three Kerins O’Rahilly’s men feature in the team that will look to get one back on Dublin after the disappointment […]

FOUR Trelee women have been picked in the Ireland 6 Nations squad it was announced this afternoon. Tralee RFC’s Zoe Grattage, Ciara Griffin and Ciara O’Connor and Ruth O’Reilly, who plays her rugby with Galwegians, were named in the squad of 30 that will defend Ireland Six Nations crown. The Tralee RFC trio have […]

THE Irish Cancer Society has called on the Kerry public to volunteer as support on Daffodil Day is needed more than ever. The event, which takes place on March 11, raises money for the  Irish Cancer Society’s free nationwide services for those with, and affected by, cancer in Ireland. Daffodil Day […]

AS if you hadn’t noticed already, it’s pretty windy out there today. Well it’s about to get worse as Storm Gertrude arrives tonight. Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange Wind Warning for Kerry from midnight tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Southwest winds later veering westerly will increase 65 to 80 […]

A TRALEE standup will perform his first hour long show in the renowned Whelans venue in Dublin next month. It’s a big stepping stone for Oakpark man Ronan Grace, who has been honing his craft in the capital for the past eight years. Clocking up on average 100 shows a year, his comedy […]

THE Ring of Kerry Cycle Committee has released a statement in response to feedback around the Registration process which was changed to a lottery system this year.   There has been some criticism of the new process, but they explain the new system is a fairer way for all. “Many of […]

WHEN you think of fashion, you may think of Paris or New York or London, but another fashion capital may be growing just on our doorstep. In the last number of years Ireland has really raised it’s stakes in the fashion industry. Designers have been cropping up all over the country, […]

THREE Kerry schoolchildren have been shortlisted for Doodle for Google Awards 2016 and they need your help if they are to win the competition. Seanie Feehan, from Scoil Niamh Eirc, Kilmoyley and Kyran Boyle and Jack Lynch, both from Scoil Nuachabháil, Ballymacelligott, are among the 75 children shortlisted from over 4,000 entries. This […]