Gardai in Killarney are investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist on the N22 at Scart, Farranfore at approximately 11.15am this morning. A male cyclist in his 30s was fatally injured when he was involved in a collision with a car. He was pronounced […]

ARE you interested in making movies? Well the Donal Walsh Livelife Foundation’s Livelife Film Competition is back and was launched on Saturday with the help of Kerry star Barry John Keane at the Fels Point Hotel. The third “Live Life Love” Day will take place at the Brandon Conference Centre in Tralee […]

THERE will be top fashions, super prizes and Kerry GAA stars present at a fundraiser for Tralee Imperials and the Kerry Hospice later this month. Taking place at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday, November 27, Paul Galvin’s new collection for Dunnes Stores will be displayed on the catwalk, while his Kerry […]

TRANSITION Year students in Kerry are being encouraged by The Bar of Ireland’ to consider a career law. The Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan TD  recently launched The Bar of Ireland’s Transition Year programme. One hundred transition year students from around Ireland will participate in The Bar of Ireland’s Transition Year […]

LAST week I asked you to simply make a list of all the emotions you (and a small group) could think of and to compare with another group such that you ended up with an agreed list of emotions that were common to all groups. Then the next task is to […]

WELL the Circus Festival has certainly brightened up a crap weekend weatherwise! All through the past few days, performers have been providing street entertainment and workshops all over town and Saturday’s show in Siamsa was an amazing collage of talent from the many talented people who’ve come to the town for […]

A VERY special night is planned for next Wednesday as renowned chef Frank Moynihan brings ‘Tastes Of Christmas’ to the Meadowlands Hotel. The fundraiser, organised by the Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Parents Council, is sure to tantalise the taste buds, coming as it does from the former resident chef on the Gay […]

THERE was a huge crowd of students from schools all over Kerry and beyond at the IT Tralee Open Day on Friday. Arriving from early morning, students enjoyed guided tours of the facilities in the North Campus in Dromtacker as well as the South Campus in Clash. They were also free to […]

A VERY popular Lego building club is coming to Tralee for kids between four and 12 years-of-age. The first ‘Brickx Club’ in town is taking place next Tuesday, November 17, in Cumann Iosaef. There will also be a Lego workshop day in the Fels Point Hotel on Sunday, December 13. Continued […]

AN Ardfert man’s company has won a Gold Award at the Bank Of Ireland Start Up Awards on Thursday night in Dublin. Martin McGowan’s business, Ullcatch, won the Product Start-Up Of The Year category, mainly due to his product, the Bait Weaver, which is proving enormously popular with anglers. Continued below… […]

AN open day was held on Friday at the Kerry College Of Further Education, where visitors found out about the range of programmes on offer and had a chance to speak with the course co-ordinators on a one to one basis. The event in Clash was aimed at school leavers, the unemployed and those […]

WELL-KNOWN hotelier and TV presenter, Francis Brennan will be signing copies of his book at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Saturday, November 21 at 3pm. The co-owner of the five-star Park Hotel in Kenmare,  has written his second book ‘Counting My Blessings: Francis Brennan’s Guide To Happiness’ after the huge success of ‘It’s The […]

IF you were down in the Square yesterday, or earlier today, you may have noticed some strange goings on. It’s all part of the National Circus of Ireland Festival which is taking place in the town this weekend. The performers are going on daily lunchtime walkabouts in-between all the workshops […]

SCIENCE Week took place at Presentation Tralee all week and students really enjoyed the range of events at the secondary school. It got off to a hectic start on Friday last with a visit from the Skydome planetarium. Three shows had originally been scheduled for TY and first year students, but such was the interest by […]

WINTER arrived with a bang this week, bringing with it some truly horrendous wind and rain in the shape of Storm Abigail. The bad news is, the horrible conditions are set to continue for the next two days at least, with Ireland still on a status yellow weather warning until 9pm tonight. For today, […]

A SELL OUT crowd greeted renowned make-up artist Tara O’Farrell to CH Chemists on Wednesday. Make-up artist, model and Instagram sensation Tara O’Farrell gave an exclusive masterclass at the  Tralee store, in partnership with French cosmetic brand, Bourjois. As a make-up artist Tara has worked across all aspects of the industry including […]

AS is the norm with footballers of Paul Galvin’s vintage, the question of retirement from inter-county football was posed to him last night on Newstalk’s ‘Off The Ball’ programme. The 35 year-old-paused for a moment and gave a carefully worded answer. “I haven’t spoken to Eamonn, I’d have to talk […]

IRISH rock sensation Hozier is set to return to the INEC this December, it was announced yesterday evening. The Wicklow born singer-songwriter is set to play on Monday, December 21, at the Killarney venue which will no doubt please his legions of Kerry fans. Continued below… The multi-platinum selling artist […]

  KERRY Autism Action have organised a free iPad workshop “Learning with iPads” for parents of children with autism and teachers/SNAs who work with children with autism The iPad workshop will take place Saturday, November 21 from 10am to 1pm in the Education Centre in Dromtacker, Tralee. Topic covered will include […]

A NEW website has been created based on a project to conserve and excavate the oldest extant archaeological monument in the county – a portal tomb at Killaclohane, Milltown. The Kerry County Council Archaeology Department and Kerry County Museum are behind the  innovative and unique educational website. The project has successfully conserved […]

THERE was a lot of nice cars around the Fels Point Hotel on Sunday last for the Audi  Future Now 2016 sales event. There was also a special guest present in the shape of Kerry star Paul Galvin who participated in a Q&A with guests. The event offered motorists in Kerry the opportunity to […]

A NIGHT at the dog track will be held on Friday, November 20, to help raise funds for equipment in the new extension to St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School. At Kingdom Grehound Stadium there will be free face painting, kids disco, a raffle with prizes including a car service from Advance Tyres […]

A NEW book capturing the unique way of Kerry life through quotes, excerpts from plays, prose, poetry and much more has just been released and it’s a must have for Christmas. Journalist and author, Breda Joy, is the woman behind the ‘The Wit & Wisdom Of Kerry’, which covers sport, politics, sex […]

TRALEE Imperials’ Team Brogue are looking to continue the momentum built  up with their victory last weekend, in their Intermediate Cup 2nd round tie Vs Eanna of Dublin at Mercy Mounthawk gym at 6.30pm on Saturday. Team Brogue has already defeated a very strong team in the 1st round against Sligo All Stars, […]

A FORMER Castleisland Desmonds GAA star, and recently retired Kerry Group Executive, will launch two new ventures at the Castleisland Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town Exposé on Friday night, November 13, at 7.45pm. Michael John Kearney’s first venture, MJK + Associates Business Consulting, (mjkconsulting.ie) is a business consulting company, providing business advisory […]

THIS week, schools across the nation are getting involved in Science Week and Scoil Eoin pupils put their skills into practice showing off science experiments to fellow pupils, teachers and parents. This year marks 20 years of Science Week, a national, annual event that celebrates the fascinating worlds of science, technology, engineering and […]

DID you buy a Euromillions ticket in Dunnes Stores last Thursday? You could be sitting on €500,000 as the winner has yet to come forward with the ticket to National Lottery HQ in Dublin. The €6 Quickpick ticket was bought in the Horan Centre that day and it went on to net the owner a […]

OVER 200 Senior Cycle students from the eight Kerry ETB schools participated in the 3rd Annual Tag Rugby Interschool event held at Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Centre on Wednesday. Tralee schools Coláiste Gleann Lí and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, along with students from Coláiste na Sceilge Cahersiveen, Coláiste na Ríochta Listowel, Killarney […]

KERRY now know when they’ll play their first All-Ireland senior hurling championship matches in 12 years. Ciarán Carey’s, charges will first play Carlow in the Leinster Championship preliminary round on Sunday, May 1. The second match will take place six days later, against Westmeath on Saturday, May 7. Both of […]

I HAVE this irrational fear where when I walk down the street in something that I would consider to be an even a slightly daring outfit; I get the feeling that people there are judging me. This is a fear that I have discussed before and fortunately or unfortunately I am not […]