FOUR Kerry hurlers have been included in the Irish senior and Under 21 squads for the first tests of the Hurling/Shinty International Series involving Ireland and Scotland. Shane Nolan of Crotta O’Neills and Causeway’s Bryan Murphy have made the senior panel, while Murphy’s clubmate Keith Carmody and Ballyheigue’s Philip Lucid […]

THERE was a big crowd in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Friday morning for the annual ‘Paint It Pink’ fundraiser in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Many ladies – and some gents – were true to the theme of the day and wore something pink to raise breast cancer awareness. “It’s our third […]

WHOSE backing band was ‘The Blackhearts’? Which band had a hit with ‘The Final Countdown’? These and many more questions were answered by the many music fans of all ages who turned up at the Manor West Hotel on Friday night for a special music quiz in aid of the […]

Fergus Dennehy talks to Paul Hanrahan of the Action Lesotho about the book shop, people’s reading habits and the work the charity does… THE big move is over and the books have settled back into the heaving shelves at the ‘Action Lesotho Book Shop’ at Tralee Shopping Centre. The NGO and charity organisation […]

  IT’S almost time to grab the make up kits, dust off your capes and rustle up something delightfully ghoulish to wear this Halloween with the ‘Tralee Fancy Dress Park Run’ edging ever closer on our calendars. With the infamous night of October 31 happening to fall on a Saturday this […]

  THE Kerry public is being called upon to take part in the ‘Donate a Library’  programme in which they must nominate an organisation throughout Ireland that they want to receive a number of books and library equipment, valued at €1,500 each. Bord Gáis Energy are the organisation behind the campaign, now […]

  THE NATIONAL ADULT Learning Organisation (AONTAS) wants  Kerry projects to enter the tenth annual STAR Awards, which are designed to celebrate the achievements of adult learners and adult education programmes throughout the island of Ireland. Previous Kerry-based STAR Award winners include ‘The Ballyduff Community of Excellence in Promoting Mental Health Awareness and […]

TOP chef, Rachel Allen, will be seen out west in the Dingle Peninsula on our TV screens this Wednesday as she travels  in search of local produce. The popular show, Coastal Cooking, takes Rachel out of the kitchen and cooking her way around Ireland, for her crew and the colourful characters she meets […]

A GROUP of talented entrepreneurs over at the Presentation Secondary School Tralee are getting to relive one of their moments of the year after starring in a new AIB promotion video for the ‘Build a Bank’ challenge. The girls emerged triumphant in the national final of the AIB Build a Bank challenge in […]

A TRALEE councillor is proposing that two glass panels be erected at the Munster Fusiliers monument in Ballymullen. Independent Cllr Sam Locke will bring his motion to the Kerry County Council at their monthly meeting on Monday. The proposed glass panels will be inscribed with the names of men who died […]

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL took part in Maths Week which runs from to October 10 to 18. Marking its first decade, Maths Week is the largest festival of maths in the world with over one million people attending events over the first 10 years. The week hopes to promote, awareness, appreciation […]

IT’S the weekend so you’ll be looking for stuff to do we presume. Here’s a few things you can get up to over the next two days… Friday 1. Tuning up for quiz night Calling all music fans! A trip down to the Manor West Hotel tonight is a must to test your […]

A WELL known publican is this weekend getting ready to share his passion with the rest of the county when he plays host to a spectacular Volkswagen vehicle event. Camp’s Mike O’Neill will see over sixty vehicles, made up of VW camper vans and beetles, set up a base at his […]

THE Taste of Tralee Food fair will return to Manor West Retail Park this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 on both days. Local artisan food producers are gearing up for the event, organized in association with Taste Kerry, which highlights the high level of talent and creativity of Kerry’s artisan food producers. […]

IT might only be October, but Kerry’s hurling and football teams were in the draw for Championship 2016 tonight and it looks likely that it’ll be a Kerry v Cork Munster final in Killarney again. For the Kerry footballers, it’s a date with either Clare or Limerick in the semi-final while Cork […]

KERRY GROUP have today announced that they will be completing the purchase of three US based companies in a deal reported to be worth close to €642 million. The companies that have been acquired are the Red Arrow Products, Island Oasis and Biothera’s Wellmune business, all of which are in the nutrition […]

A BALLYARD woman is warning the public to take great care when buying or selling online, after she was scammed out of €500 when selling an item of furniture. Denise Hanbidge was selling a couch over the internet and after corresponding with what she thought was an interested buyer, she ended up losing the […]

FOUR Kerry schools have seen their hard work pay off after they have been nominated for awards at the 11th FÍS Film Festival. This year’s schools will be hoping to emulate the success of St Brendan’s National School in Fenit who took home a top award at last year’s festival (see […]

TRALEE Library is getting set to host a lecture next week based on the stories of the five civilians that witnessed the arrival of Roger Casement to Kerry in 1916 and the subsequent story of their evidence at his trial. The story of Casement’s arrival in Kerry is well known […]

THE Kerry Auto Solos finished another successful season at the weekend and crowned their champion. Lohercannon mechanic, Brendan Farmer, is the overall winner of the motor racing competition held in Ballybeggan Racecourse. To claim the title ‘Brendie’ won a highly impressive three out of four rounds of the competition. Story continued […]

THE Kerry Business Women’s Network have teamed up with a number of similar branches in Munster to help organise an event designed to celebrate the role of women in business. The Synergy Southwest event will take place on Friday October 23 from 10am to 1pm in Charleville Park Hotel in Cork and will promote […]

TWO students from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School are off to Luxembourg on Friday to speak at the European Hearing for Inclusive Education conference. Nakkita Hallissey and Blake O’Gorman are the only two Irish students travelling to the event and will be accompanied by Principal Grace Sheehan and classroom assistant Marion […]

BALLYGARRY House Hotel are currently in the midst of redeveloping their bar and casual dining facilities which will create new jobs upon its completion. The hotel is undertaking a new development broken into two phases. The first will involve removing the former N21 road, building a new gated entrance, 70 additional car […]

Sponsored Content IF you haven’t been down to AIB for a while, then you’re in for a surprise when you next visit the Castle Street branch. The premises has been completely transformed over the past couple of months  to provide a banking experience that suits today’s busy customer. Gone are the lengthy queues and in […]

  GARDAÍ are asking for the public’s help to locate the owner of sets of skis found yesterday. Two sets of winter skis – which look like an adult’s and a child’s set – were found in the Ballymac area on the main Tralee-Castleisland road yesterday at about 9am. The skis […]

  YOUNG Men claiming to be from an animal charity were selling stolen raffle tickets in Tralee in the past week. Last Wednesday, raffle tickets for an upcoming fundraising event were stolen from the Sera Husky Sanctuary Shop on Rock Street (in laneway across from World of Wonder). On Saturday, staff there received reports […]

TRALEE is getting ready to host a very special fundraising event later this month when the ‘Paint it Pink 5k Walk’ takes place from outside Greyhound Bar on Sunday, October 25 at 5pm. The event is being organised as part of the ‘Paint it Pink’ campaign that is being run […]

AT the moment, James O’Donoghue is focussing on Legion, but he could miss the entire league campaign with Kerry if he elects to go for a second surgery on his troublesome shoulder. The decision to go under the knife all depends on how long his championship season lasts with Legion. That could […]

A CBS The Green student is certainly in a celebratory mood after he recently triumphed playing handball at provincial final level. Dáire Keane, a third year student in the school, won the Munster Final in the U15 handball category recently to add another feather to his already burgeoning cap of accolades, when […]

A TRALEE mum, who decided to raise funds for new equipment for a school extension, handed over a cheque for nearly €2,500 yesterday. Joan O’Keeffe from Castlewood Park has a daughter attending St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school at Balloonagh. The school opened a new extension in May, with two […]