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 […]

WE’VE been enjoying some incredibly mild weather so far this winter, much to the chagrin of oil suppliers and fuel distributors no doubt! While the sunny weather has been intermittent over the past week, the rain is beginning to make an unwelcome return and it’s getting more and more blustery. Continued below… […]

DONNCHADH WALSH is the sole Kerry representative in the Ireland International Rules squad that will face Australia at Croke Park on November 21. The Cromane man is one of nine of this year’s All-Stars picked in Joe Kernan’s 23 man squad, captained by Bernard Brogan. This is the first time Walsh has been […]

IT’S always nice to get a bit of national publicity for our town and yesterday, local businesses got a great plug on a popular RTE show. Orla Diffily, who hosts a weekly fashion slot every Tuesday on RTE’s Today Show, flagged Tralee as a shopper’s paradise with everything from high street retail to […]

A GOOD crowd of foodies showed up in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Tuesday night for a seasonal cooking demonstration. Well-known chef, Darren Thibeaud, was on hand to give Christmas cooking tips in time for turkey season. It was all to raise funds for Ardfert National School, so a large number of people […]

THREE primary schools just north of Tralee received awards for excellence in film making at the 11th FÍS Film Festival, which took place in the Helix, DCU on November 3. St Joseph’s NS in Ballyheigue, Spa and Ardfert National Schools took home an award from Dublin, as well as one […]

TRALEE Musical Society are holding a ‘Family Fun Table Quiz’ in Na Gaeil this Sunday at 4pm, to raise funds for the group. Only recently, Tralee Musical Society finished playing a hugely successful run at Siamsa Tíre for this year’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ show. The audiences weren’t disappointed with the great mix of […]

THE IT Tralee will this week host a number of events to assist students and their families as they consider their college options. On Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm the Institute will host an information evening for parents of Leaving Certificate students or anyone considering a college application in 2016. Guest […]

  A PUBLIC meeting regarding the setup of Tralee Community Responders has been planned for Thursday, November 26 at 7.30pm in The Brandon Hotel. The national representative body for Community First Responders, CFR Ireland, as well as the National Ambulance Service’s CFR Coordinator will attend and speak at the meeting. The […]

TRALEE LIONS CLUB and Tesco Ireland are asking shoppers to make a big difference to someone’s Christmas by donating a food item during a two-day Christmas Food Appeal, which will take place on Friday November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at Tesco in  Manor West. Over 1,465 meals were donated by […]

A NEW HIQA report on Kerry General Hospital has identified that patients are at high risk of infection in relation to the maintenance and infrastructure of the Operating Theatre Complex, the infrastructure of the Oncology Day Unit and the management of legionella related risk. The Health Information and Quality Authority inspected KGH on […]

FIRSTLY, thanks for all the messages about last week’s column, I really appreciate every single one. Yesterday a friend of mine posted a picture (see below) on Facebook and it really struck a chord with me. It is such a powerful message and it is something that I think we are […]

ONE of the more interesting scenes in RTE’s ‘All Ireland Final Day’ documentary shown last night were the exchanges between Kerry v Dublin referee, David Coldrick and the players. The programme provided an entertaining insight into the build-up to All-Ireland final day with interviews with Kerry coach Cian O’Neill and Radio […]

WITH Halloween over, many people’s thoughts turn to Christmas and the annual craziness of the shopping season. While many children will be overloaded with presents, the pupils of St Brendan’s NS Fenit have been thinking of kids who will wake up with nothing on Christmas morning. The youngsters there have been busy filling […]

AUSTIN STACKS will face St Micheals/Foilmore in a relegation playoff in Killorglin on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm. The other relegation playoff will be Laune Rangers v Ardfert, to be played in Ballymacelligott, also on Saturday November 21. The Rock will have to first get over the south Kerry side, then beat the […]

By Murt Murphy The Kerry District League were given a ringing endorsement at a meeting on Monday night by the clubs of the county, to press ahead with their plans to explore entry in the newly formed U-17 National League, due to commence in March 2016. There was unanimous support […]

Dunloe Cup Semi Final Tralee CBS 2-15 (21) Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-17 (20) CBS THE GREEN triumphed after extra time against Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne of Dingle last Friday. It wasn’t looking good for The Green with three minutes of normal time remaining as they found themselves five points down. Mikey […]

GARDAI have made it known that a number of items were handed into Tralee Garda station over the last few days. The items handed in include – a car key for a Skoda Octavia, that has a GAA keyring attached and a single black key for a Ford Transit Van. […]

A TRALEE teenager, who headed Stateside to a prep school earlier in August to further his basketball career, has just been offered a five year scholarship with a Philadelphia college. Nineteen-year-old Cian Sullivan from Ballymac is to sign a letter-of-intent to play at LaSalle University after committing to the college while on a visit to the school’s […]

A CHARITY night in memory of a Lyreacrompane man who died 10 years ago will be held next month in aid of the Kerry Hospice. The family of Mike Dillon – who died in 2005 at the age of 44 – are hoping people will come to O’Riada’s Bar on the […]

RUNNERS from Tralee are sought to take part in The Kerry Crusaders Listowel Half Marathon and 10k Race on November 14 in aid of Jigsaw Kerry services. “It’s set up to be a fantastic marathon and event,” said Colin Aherne of the Born To Run club. “It’s also an opportunity where […]

KERRY GAA greats were among those who attended the funeral of Leo Griffin on Saturday afternoon at St John’s Church. Leo died on Friday afternoon and there have been tributes paid to the popular former bagman for the great Kerry team  of the 1970s and 80s from all quarters. Among […]

FORTY-FIVE Syrian and Iraqi refugees will arrive in Kerry in December. The refugees, comprising of 11 families, are ready to be housed in Tralee and Killarney. It is expected that 17 more families totaling 70 people will arrive in January and February 2016 as part of the the national resettlement programme […]

THE number of people on the live register in Tralee fell by 127 in the month of October. This was the largest monthly drop in in Kerry. The number of jobless in Tralee now stands at 5,093, which is down over 600 since August (5,713). Overall, Kerry’s Live Register fell by only three […]

Mike O’Halloran watched a great game at the  Acorn Life U21 Hurling Championship in Lerrig on Saturday… Causeway/Ballyduff 2-17 Abbeydorney/Ballyheigue 3-8 The final of The Acorn Life U21 Hurling Championship resulted in a win for the Causeway/Ballyduff outfit when they overcame Abbeydorney/Ballyheigue in Lerrig on Sunday. This was a great […]

KERRY College of Further Education students celebrated on Friday evening as they graduated from a broad range of Post Leaving Certificate courses. The graduation ceremony was held at Fels Point Hotel which was significant as it was first time the event was held off campus in order to cater for […]

Gavin O’Connor on Austin Stacks defeat in the Senior Football County Championship Relegation Playoff yesterday… Milltown/Castlemaine 2-9 Austin Stacks 2-6 A YEAR and a week on from winning the county championship, Austin Stacks are in jeopardy of losing their senior status after they lost to Milltown/Castlemaine in the first match of a […]

LADIES can prepare themselves for the ultimate pre-Christmas party later this month. The annual Connect Publications Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon in aid of MS Tralee /West Kerry Branch in Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee will take place on Sunday November 22. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Champagne Reception and […]

Gavin O’Connor on Kerins O’Rahillys survival after the Senior Football County Championship Relegation Playoff on Saturday… Kerins O’Rahilly’s 1-12 Laune Rangers 0-9 KERINS O’RAHILLYS can rest easy after they secured their senior status next year beating Laune Rangers by six points in their relegation play-off played in Castleisland. Jack Savage’s 46th minute […]

A SIMPLE Emotional Awareness Exercise. As human beings if we want to prosper in this world (by prosper I mean to grow and not always in the financial sense, and by the way I have no difficulties with that either!) it is of vital importance to become aware that every human […]