A TRALEE man is celebrating a nice windfall after winning €2,000 on ‘The Million Euro Challenge’ game show over the weekend. Patrick Moriarty from Tralee, was chosen to part in the ‘Crack the Code’ game on the show, which took place on Saturday May 30. Mr Moriarty was unable to be present […]

  THE countdown to August has now well and truly started after the 23 finalists for this years ‘Rose Of Tralee Festival’ were announced on Sunday night in Laois. There will be some brand new faces at this year’s festival with Meath and South Carolina set to have their first ever representatives […]

  GARDAI are investigating a burglary at Hurley Veterinary Hospital on Brewery Road over the bank holiday weekend. The break in occurred between 10pm Sunday night and 9am on Monday morning, May 31/June 1. Entry was gained by smashing a window at the premises. During the burglary, a cash register, which had […]

  WHILE 23 Roses were picked in Portlaoise on Sunday to go on to the final at the Festival in Tralee, Ballybunion was holding its own Rose contest. Nine local ladies vied for the Ballybunion Rose 2015 crown at the Cliff House Hotel, but in the end there could be only one […]

  GARDAI are investigating the theft of a bike worth €1,500. The bike was taken from the rear of a house in the Killeen, Oakpark area last Friday night/Saturday morning, May 29/30. The make of the bike is ‘Allez’. It is a specialised racing bike, black in colour with red […]

  LOCAL businesses were on show recently as they played a part in a ’48 Hour Business Trail’ as part of the ‘French Connection’ visit that was held at the weekend. The trail, organises by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network (KBN), was centered around creating links and enhancing the communication networks between local […]

ONE of the things that I hate most in my life is attending funerals. Yesterday I went to my friend’s mother’s funeral in Cork and it reminded me of why I hate them so much. It breaks my heart to see people I care about so upset. I end up […]

A TRALEE woman picked up a nice cheque last week after winning a Radio Bingo Jackpot. Breda Curran from Ballinorig,  dropped into Radio Kerry last Thursday to collect her Radio Bingo Jackpot cheque for €14,750. Radio Kerry’s breakfast duo Elaine Kinsella and Andrew Morrissey along with Richard Maher of ELMCo Ltd, […]

THE ‘Dingle Way Challenge’ was held for the third year running last weekend, with St Pat’s GAA Club hosting the event, looking to raise enough funds for floodlights on their new astro turf pitch. Over 250 people chose to brave the challenging course, which this year was split into two routes […]

THE weather did not make for a good day at the races in Listowel yesterday. Lucky then that Ladies Day was held on Sunday in the sunshine – all be it a bit windy – at the Island. Yesterday we brought you the news that Tralee native Caroline O’Sullivan won […]

A TRALEE native was the winner of the Best Dressed Lady on Sunday on the opening day of the Listowel Races Whit Weekend Meeting. Caroline O’Sullivan (nee Foran), originally from Tralee but now living in Lisselton, won the prize in the face of stiff competition from a plethora of stylish ladies at […]

A STAND-UP comedian, born and raised in Ard Na Lí Oakpark, is beginning to make waves on the Irish comedy scene. Ronan Grace along with his writing partner, Trevor Browne, have written and performed several comedy sketches that will feature on RTE’s ‘Comedy Bites’, comedy shorts series on RTE Player. Each […]

THE new extension to St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School was opened last Wednesday and a global giant has stepped in to make sure the kids there have a great place to play during breaks. Two new post-primary ASD rooms, a multi-sensory room, social space, play area and staff room […]

AFTER Tipperary’s win over Waterford in the Munster Championship over the weekend, Kerry now know their opposition for the semi-final clash on June 14. Coincidentally, that meeting this month will be almost 40 years to the day since they faced the same opposition in a game which started the ‘Golden Years’ […]

  LOCAL food producers are being encouraged to enter their goods in the ‘Blas na h-Eireann-Irish Food Awards’ which will be taking take place in Dingle in October. They are encouraged to enter their goods for the awards which will see will see more than 2,000 Irish products blind-tasted and scored by over […]

  TRALEE people enjoyed a nice windfall thanks to RTE this weekend as two women scooped €20,000 between them on the station’s flagship chat shows. The final ‘Late Late Show’ of the season saw Ryan Tubridy handing out sums of €10,000 to members of the public who entered their weekly […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, was in Newbridge yesterday for Kerry’s comprehensive victory over Kildare in the Christy Ring Cup semi-final… Kerry 6-27 Kildare 0-9 Kerry strolled to the most convincing of wins ever I would guess in the history of Kerry hurling. I predicted a close game that would end […]

THE fast-food institution that is ‘The Burger Shack’ in St Brendan’s Park is scheduled to re-open this Monday with a bigger and better look after a period of renovation. The restaurant has been closed in recent weeks for a complete overhaul of their current premises, while also extending into the building next door, […]

  SEVEN communities in Kerry will be taking part in a new initiative being organised by Bank of Ireland, all in aid of the St Vincent De Paul society (SVP). And the Tralee branch will host a huge family fun day on Saturday, June 13 to celebrate the event. The […]

  KERRY people are being encouraged to come out show their support next week for the ‘Kerry Hospice Foundation’ on the National Sunflower Days of June 5 and June 6. The two days are one of the biggest annual fundraisers for the hospice movement in Ireland, so it is hoped that […]

  THERE is a powerful saying by The Buddha which goes like this – ‘Don’t believe me try it for yourself’ – in other words it is in the ‘doing’ of something that the real benefits reveal themselves. This is certainly a truism in the case of laughter and is […]

THERE’S no end to the changes in our bars and restaurants around town and The Abbey Inn is the latest hostelry to revamp their business. The bar on the right hand side is now closed for refurbishment and when it reopens it will be a cafe bar with a ‘funky’ feel […]

AN entertaining night for a worthy cause took place last night in CH Chemists in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundation. There was a good crowd present to witness ‘The Beauty Battle’ which tested the knowledge of experts Mary O’Donnell, Danny Russell and Helen Parker. Continued below… Each time they got  a question right, […]

  AN incredible €2,531 was raised by Tesco workers in Manor West over the course of two days for Oxfam’s Nepal Earthquake appeal. The workers decided to take their own initiative and place collection boxes out on the checkouts prompting shoppers in the store to take their lead and give […]

A FORMER Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student has been commissioned by RTÉ for his second project with the national broadcaster in just under a year. Shaun O’Connor, who is originally from Castleisland, along with his friend and writer Tadhg Hickey were delighted to get a series of weekly sketches as part of RTE’s ‘Comedy Bites’ […]

Benners Cafe Castle Street WE’RE going through some sort of food and drink revolution in Tralee at the moment. Let’s recap. In the past two months, two new hotels – The Ashe and Benners – have opened, each with their own gastropub; a new nightclub started with Quarters; the lads […]

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ By John Lyons Oh what a day. What a lovely day. It seemed like it was never going to happen, but die-hard ‘Mad Max’ fans the world over can finally rejoice, because the wait is officially over. The fourth entry in the series, ‘Fury Road’, has […]

  WHILE ladies from all over the world are vying for a place in the Rose of Tralee at the Regional Finals in Portlaoise this weekend, Ballybunion is picking its own Rose on Sunday. If you’re around the north of the county this Sunday, then a visit to the event  in Ballybunion could […]

  IF you were passing Ballymullen recently, you may have noticed a new monument has been erected in Christ The King Park. The impressive structure is in memory of the Royal Munster Fusiliers,  who were stationed in the barracks from the 1880s up to independence. The monument was agreed to be built by […]

IF you had been planning any sort of major outdoor event this bank holiday weekend, you might want to think again with the weather set to take a turn for the worst over the next few days. We’re hesitant to use the term ‘complete washout’ but we would definitely be […]