IT was a big day for pupils in Moyderwell and Presentation as the schools welcomed the new arrivals on Monday. Two classes of pupils started in Moyderwell and it was a smooth start to their school life with parents leaving the children in the capable hands of Ms Dillane and […]

THE Eric Roche Acoustic Sessions, which were held in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre last Saturday night will be remembered in a lot of different ways by the people that were there. Some may choose the amazing technical skill of the six performing guitarists as their abiding memory, while others […]

  TRIBUTES have been paid to the Castleisland man who died in a freak accident on the River Shannon in Limerick on Saturday. Stonemasons, TJ O’Herlihy, from Tullig, Castleisland, and his colleague, Bryan Whelan, from Co Clare, had been working on a cage platform on Thomond Bridge in Limerick City when it […]

Mike O’Halloran on the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final in Abbeydorney on Sunday evening… Kilmoyley 2-24 Ballyduff 2-12 INJURIES to a great servant of Ballyduff, David O’Grady and Kilmoyley’s Tom Murnane, held up the game twice during the first half with the second half starting late to facilitate the removal from the […]

TRALEE has recently finished in the top three litter free towns in Ireland in a survey carried out by the Irish Business Against Litter Group (IBAL). It is news that is sure to bring a huge sense of pride to the large number of volunteers, who have been working around the […]

Mike O’Halloran saw St Brendan’s advance to the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC final after defeating Lixnaw last night in Abbeydorney… St Brendan’s 2-15 Lixnaw 1-12 I had this game down as a draw and up until the 20th minute of the second half, it looked like it might be heading that […]

THERE was an incredible atmosphere in Ballyheigue on Saturday afternoon as the Spin Southwest ‘Sandstorm’ blew into town. The 5km endurance race, held in association with Lee Strand, saw over 1,000 participants take part, where they ran and climbed their way through the obstacles to complete the tough course along […]

IT’S been an exciting week for young boys and girls all over town as they took their first steps on the education ladder earlier this week. While Presentation, CBS, Holy Family and Moyderwell will open in the next couple of days, others have been welcoming the new arrivals including Gaelscoil Mhic […]

THERE was a terrific turnout yet again for the annual Na Gaeil GAA Club cycle. Organisers say around 300 donned their helmets and set off from their Killeen base on the route, which took them over to Castleisland and back, with funds raised going towards the club. The weather held […]

  A SERIES of ‘Bereavement Information Evenings’ are set to take place for bereaved parents beginning on Tuesday, September 8. Anam Cara, facilitates support for bereaved parents and siblings to help deal with the loss of a loved one. The meeting’s will give bereaved parents an opportunity to hear a bereavement […]

  THE Rose of Tralee Festival is now well and truly over and the mind-set is now on ‘Back to school’ and all that that entails. Many people like this because it involves getting our lives back into a clear routine format. Human beings can be funny because we spend half […]

IT’S not often Christy Moore ventures to the Tralee area, normally playing venues like the INEC in Killarney. No wonder then, that the Ballyroe Heights Hotel gig was a sell-out with just under 500 fans paying in to see one of Ireland’s finest artists. Christy was joined on stage by […]

THE second of the Secret Cine Club’s open air summer screenings in the Town Park took place on Friday night. The nights are getting colder so cinema lovers came prepared for the elements with umbrellas, hats and coats as they settled down to watch the classic Close Encounters Of The […]

SPA National school opened its doors on Thursday and the teacher of the junior infants could be forgiven for thinking she was seeing double…three times over! Three sets of twins began their schooldays, bringing to 10 the number of twins in the school. “They’re not all identical so that helps,” […]

  THERE was cause for pride and celebration in one small part of town today as a highly creative 10 year old girl generously donated copies of her book ‘Bob The Bully’ to the staff of Kerry Library. Sandra Agwu is a 6th class student in the Presentation Primary School […]

  THERE is to be be a vigil held next month with those who have been affected by suicide being encouraged to come down and remember those that they have lost (see previous story here). The event will take place on World Suicide Day, September 10 at 10pm in the Pearse Park […]

  TRALEE Rowing Club are hosting an open day on Sunday September 6 at their base in the Marina. Due to the completion of the new boat house at the canal, Tralee Rowing Club wish to recruit new members from 11 years upwards to adults of all ages. The club […]

  THE organisation that has fronted a campaign to turn what was the old Limerick to Tralee railway line into a major cycling and walkway route have pulled out of managing the route. From November 8, the Great Southern Trail Limited, will no longer manage the greenway, ending their licence […]

  THE Rose of Tralee festival has featured on one of the world’s largest news and entertainment websites. The US media giant, Vice, have thrown the spotlight on the festival, with Tralee woman and Irish Times journalist, Sarah Waldron, penning an article for Vice’s feminist wing, Broadly, published yesterday. The article looks at […]

IN schools around Kerry opening this week, it was a momentous occasion for children…and their parents! In St Brendan’s NS Blennerville it was no different, with parents arriving to drop off their little ones as they entered the junior infants classroom on Thursday morning. There were tears, but the parents eventually composed […]

MICHAEL Fassbender has played some of the biggest roles that the industry has on offer lately and this trend is set to continue as a teaser picture for his latest film ‘Assassins Creed’ is released online. The Foss man, who is still very much considered a young actor, has played already iconic […]

IT’S been a big week for Ballymac kids as they took their first steps on the education ladder. Both Scoil Nuachabháil and O’Brennan NS welcomed the new junior infants classes and it all went smoothly for the teachers and pupils. “They all settled in really well,” said Marcella Murphy, Junior […]

It’s almost the weekend already which means that there’s places to go, things to do and people to see. Here’s some stuff you can get up to around the county… Friday 1. Enjoy a Close Encounter The Secret Cine Club’s Free Open Air Cinema returns (weather permitting!) to the town […]

Mike O’Halloran says talks food and hurling on a mouth-watering weekend in prospect… THE semi-finals of the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship are taking place next weekend in Abbeydorney and they will generate a certain amount of interest, I guess. But the spotlight will also be on which club catering crew […]

  A TRALEE site has been purchased by a large supermarket chain for a price believed to exceed €1m. The former Heiton Buckley premises, accessible by Edward Street and located behind the Centrepoint building on John Joe Sheehy Road/Edward Street, which closed down back in 2006, has 3.2 acres of space […]

Gavin O’Connor talks to Kerry ladies football team manager, Alan O’Neill, about the All-Ireland semi-final against the Rebels on Saturday… LAST Sunday the Kerry senior team managed to get a monkey off their back in beating Tyrone at Croke Park. This weekend it’s the turn of the ladies to try […]

  A LECTURER in IT Tralee has been taken on board as the new strength and conditioning coach for the Limerick hurlers. Joe O’Connor lectures in the physiology and performance training in the IT and runs NISUS Fitness in Killerisk Business Park. The native of Rathkeale made a name for himself under […]

  NUMEROUS cultural activities will take place in Tralee as part of the national ‘Culture Night’ event on Friday,  September 18. A wide range of  free arts events will be made available to the public and will take place over the course of the night. Ten different venues will host events with it […]

AND so the fun begins. It was a busy day at Scoil Eoin on Thursday morning as around 90 children began the journey which will take them through the education system. There were some anxious parents and no small amount of tears from adults and kids, as they said their […]

THERE’s good news motorists as petrol prices fell in town for the second month in a row. Back in June the the lowest price in Tralee was  €1.41.8 for a litre of petrol, now you can fill up in Amber in Shanakill for as low as  €1.34.9 per litre, when we drove […]