THE Console Centre has named two new counselling rooms after the late Donal Walsh. Funding for the rooms in the Balloonagh centre came from the Donal Walsh Foundation which has held a large number of fundraising activities since Donal’s passing back in May of 2013. One of the rooms will be […]

THE website MyVehicle.ie has released data revealing there are 2,585 untaxed Kerry vehicles on Irish roads.   The car history check service  has published statistics on second-hand cars to highlight the importance of conducting a thorough background check before purchasing a second-hand car. MyVehicle.ie’s statistics reveal that nearly 2,585 vehicles with […]

  SEVEN Tralee sports clubs will receive Sports Capital Grants totalling €245,000. Labour TD, Arthur J. Spring has welcomed the government’s announcement which covers clubs in a diverse range of sports. The clubs to benefit are: • Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club €65,000 • County Kerry Cricket Club €9,000 • […]

KERINS O’RAHILLY’S are facing a race against time to get five of their regular starters fit ahead of their championship quarter final against Legion this Sunday. David Moran (hamstring), Barry John Keane (ankle), Jack Savage (hamstring), Shane Brosnan (thumb), are players Strand Road are sweating on, while Giles O’Grady (back) is […]

HOTELS and guesthouses in Kerry have reported an upturn in business during the first nine months of 2015 according to the latest quarterly barometer from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF). With overseas visitors to Ireland up 12% year to date, local hoteliers are reporting an increase in business from key […]

TWO local lads decided to fling themselves down Short Mountain in drift trikes, as you do. The video on Youtube shows two men flying down Short Mountain, twisting and turning around its bends at what seems a fair old speed. For the uninitiated, ‘Drift Trikes’ are tricycles that are designed to […]

SCOIL Nuachabháil and Flemby NS both received tricolours from the army to mark the 100 year commemoration of the 1916 rising next year. Gunner Sean Murphy and Lieutenant Denis Sheahan of the Irish Army, delivered tricolurs and a copy of the proclamation of independence to pupils from both school. Over the next […]

BRITISH supermarket giant Iceland is to open their Tralee store by early December creating around 25 jobs. The store is to be located at the Horan Centre at the former Kiely’s Electrical shop near Argos on 665 sq metre premises. Auctioneer, Ger Carmody, who handled the lease on behalf of the landlord, said work […]

HE’S putting on the moves again. The ‘dancing priest’ from Kerry, Neil Horan, was doing his thing out in Brussels on Wednesday, this time for two prominent world leaders. Having previously caused a stir at the British Grand Prix in 2003 and infamously interrupting the men’s marathon at the Athens Olympics […]

KERRY County Council has welcomed the ruling of the Commercial Court today, dismissing the challenge taken by An Taisce against the planning approval by An Bord Pleanála, in November 2014, for proposed 28kms of improvement works to the N86 Camp to Dingle Road. The estimated cost of the scheme is €69m […]

OCTOBER as many of you will know is Breast Cancer Awareness month and for that reason I am giving you all a gentle reminder that if there is any lump, bump or pain that you are unsure about, please go and get it checked. So many times we ignore our […]

  CORK University Maternity Hospital will be holding their annual Service of Remembrance on Friday October 16, at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork for anyone who has experienced pregnancy or infant loss. They welcome all parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby – […]

THE ESB Networks says customers in the Ballybeggan area who have been without power since just before lunch, should have the power restored by late afternoon. The company is working to repair the fault and estimates that power will be restored to the almost 700 customers affected at 4.15pm this afternoon. ESB has apologised […]

  CBS The Green students will compete in a national science competition later this month with a chance to represent Ireland. Last year, three CBS students Seán Cahill, Gearóid O’Connor and Jerdie O’Shea were nominated to participate in “the Irish Science Olympiad” and this year another two students, Dylan Kildea Mc Connell […]

  THE Brandon Hotel will hold an information evening next week for any secondary school students  interested in attending NUI Galway. It will run from 7pm-9pm on the night of Thursday, October 15. Parents and guardians are also being welcomed down on the evening where they, along with the students, will be […]

A WELL KNOWN local runner has been featured and profiled in a recent online article of the popular Runners World magazine. Tralee’s Randall Wharton is certainly one of the most experienced and accomplished runners on the local scene presently and has been recognised for these achievements with a feature article […]

A SERVICE station in Monavalley is one of five Kerry properties for sale at the latest Allsop Auction later this month. Over 200 properties in all will go under the hammer at the auction at the RDS in Dublin from 9am on Thursday, October 22. Monavalley Service Station, will go to auction with […]

THE SCENE is set for members of the Kerry Garda Síochána and Na Gaeil GAA ladies to take part in the upcoming community fundraiser, the ‘Carmel O’Connor Memorial Shield’. It is an event dedicated to the memory of their late Listowel-based former colleague who died over nine years ago after a […]

ALL Strand Road ears will be turned to the wireless this evening for a special ‘In Conversation With Weeshie Fogarty’ show with the daughters of the late great John Dowling. The Kerry and Kerins O’Rahillys legend’s daughters Kayrena, Bernice and Antoinette will talk about their father, the shop and football of course, […]

A STUDENT from Tralee is one of seven recipients of the 2015 Intel Shannon Women in Technology Scholarship programme. Former Presentation Secondary School student, Ciara McEllistrim, who is a first year at NUI Galway, will benefit from a €3,000 award for each year of the degree, as well as the […]

  THE Killeen Woods house run by Novas Initiatives, where Dmitry Hrynkevich was found with serious injuries in the front garden, is currently closed while the murder investigation is taking place. The two men who were arrested and questioned in relation to the murder of 24 year old Dmitry Hrynkevich last Wednesday night, were not […]

THE IT Tralee Students’ Union will be holding a sit-in protest on campus on Thursday in response to what they describe as unsatisfactory library hours which are having a direct effect on the student experience in the college. “IT Tralee is currently riding high on the crest of a wave that was […]

Gavin O’Connor has five things we learned about the county championship action at the weekend… 1. Kerins O’Rahillys are the form team Strand Road have catapulted themselves into contention for a first county title in 15 years, shooting the lights out two weeks in a row. The side have scored a combined total of […]

THE number of people on the live register in Tralee fell by nearly 500 in September on the previous month’s figure. The number of jobless in Tralee now stands at 5,220 down from 5,713 in August. Overall, Kerry’s Live Register fell by over 1,000 in the month to 11,213. All Kerry’s major […]

THE Kerry Hospice Foundation launched its Christmas Card appeal on Monday night with the help of members Kerry’s All-Ireland winning minor team. This annual fundraiser, sponsored by Kerry Group, hopes to raise in excess of €40,000 towards the continued development and provision of care in the Palliative Care Centre at Kerry […]

KERRY Citizens Information Service (Kerry CIS) was awarded the European Foundation of Quality Management Gold Star “Role Model” Quality Standard Award having reached the quality standards of customer service excellence required. They are one of only three services nationwide from a pool of 46 services to receive this esteemed “Role Model” […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, Ireland’s Private Hospital of the Year for 2014, has scooped another top award at the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) Occupational Safety Awards. The hospital was awarded a NISO Regional Award – ‘Best Organisation in the South Region’ at the Awards Presentation which took place in The […]

Kieran Quinn 32 Piano tour comes to Fleischmann Studio this Saturday Former Sligo inter-county fotballer, Kieran Quinn has set out on a concert tour with a difference.Contemporary pianist Kieran and friends plan to play at key venues in every one of the thirty two counties during their whistle-stop tour. We […]

WITH the business end of the Kerry Senior Football Championship fast approaching, those who fancy a flutter will be interested in the betting on who will be crowned champions. Unsurprisingly, Dr Crokes, at 11/8, are favourites after their one point victory against last year’s champions Austin Stacks yesterday. South Kerry, […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses to what they describe as a “non-serious injury hit and run accident” in the Spa area. The incident happened on Monday, September 28 at around 7pm in the evening. The accident occurred between a cyclist and a vehicle. The vehicle left the scene after the collision. If you have any information […]