NEW Kerry Rose, Julett Culloty said she is looking to the future with optimism after a tough 12 months when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The 25 year old from Kilcummin, speaking after last night’s ceremony, told the Rose of Tralee’s Communications Officer, John Drummey, that she is […]

  I LOVE to examine wise old sayings and proverbs, especially to discover their origin. They can give a great insight into life as it was in years gone by and how people reacted to the world they lived in and how they saw it. An example of this is the saying […]

  THE people of Kerry have been called upon to hold their own ice cream parties with the aim of raising much needed funds for ‘Down Syndrome Ireland’ (DSI). Michael Flatley was on hand recently to support the launch of the new ‘Fundays Campaign’ that is being organised by HB Hazelbrook […]

  THE new Kerry Rose is Julett Culloty from Kilcummin. Julett was delighted and shocked to hear her name called out by host Dáithí Ó Sé on Saturday night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Hundreds packed the venue where Dáithí interviewed all the contestants who all gave stellar performances on […]

Credit Union Senior County League 2014 Final, Connolly Park Austin Stacks 2-9 Dr Crokes 0-13 AUSTIN STACKS have added a county league title to their 2014 haul by beating Dr Crokes in the deciding match of last year’s campaign. Extra time was needed for the Rock to get one over […]

  Mike O’Halloran reports from Austin Stack Park as the Kerry hurlers got past a tough Meath challenge… Kerry 1-23 Meath 2-18 In round two of the Christy Ring Cup, Colm Harty had the ball in the Meath net after forty seconds, but that was as good as it got for […]

THERE was a large gathering at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night for the annual Kerry Badminton Association Social. Around 150 members from the nine clubs around Kerry were there to mark another successful year for the association and enjoy a night out, with a four course meal and entertainment. Continued below… Junior […]

The Gastro Bar And Restaurant The Ashe Hotel SO we’re back with our lunch reviews. After running out of places to review a couple of months ago, suddenly we have had The Ashe Hotel, Benners Hotel and Coffee Start on The Mall open recently, giving us somewhere new to go. I […]

HARD work came to fruition for IT Tralee Multimedia students who got a chance to showcase their final year projects in the North Campus on Thursday night. 14 multi disciplinary projects went on display by students who completed the BA Honours courses in, Interactive Multimedia, TV and Radio, Music Technology and […]

In the wake of new businesses like Quarters, The Ashe Hotel and Benners opening in town, we got in touch with our feminine side (ok, we asked some women we know!) to reflect on some much missed places which have closed over the years… Woolworths Okay, so you have to be at least over 40 to remember […]

  A KERRY Hospice Foundation volunteer has been named as a Sunflower Hero for outstanding contribution to hospice care. Kay (Kathleen) Woods, received the honour at an event in Dublin on Thursday to mark the launch of National Sunflower Days in June. The award was presented to the Killorglin woman by the well-known RTE […]

  A SPECIAL Mass will be held next week in memory of Donal Walsh as the second anniversary of his passing approaches. The Blennerville teenager lost his long fight with cancer on May 12, 2013, but his campaigning ensured that his name and message would not be forgotten. Donal’s anti-suicide message […]

  Credit Union Senior Football Division One Final Austin Stacks v Dr Crokes Connolly Park, 7pm DUE to Austin Stacks incredible run through the Munster club championship in 2014, last year’s scheduled league final against Dr Crokes had to be postponed. It was decided at the start of the year […]

REMEMBER the guy who upstaged Anna Wintour at the Met Gala earlier this week in his Kerry jersey? He was later revealed to be Clayton James, a regular visitor to Dingle over the past 25 years, who bought the shirt last year in Garvey’s. Well Brian O’Connell has posted a […]

  KERRY General Hospital collected €697,000 in car park charges in 2014. The figure was revealed at the HSE South Regional Health Forum meeting. It was also revealed that in the first three months of this year the KGH car park has netted €186,000. Much of the revenue that comes from the […]

AN unlikely alliance of Zumba and Bowling came together on Thursday night to help out a Spanish charity. Jacqui and Gavin Lythgoe, owners of Bowling Buddies, joined forces with Zumba instructor Linda Flanagan to produce a night where people would get a chance to bowl for an hour followed by […]

TRALEE students were among the winners at the IT Tralee North Campus for the SciFest science competition on Thursday. SciFest is a one day international science and technology competition for second level students who showcase original projects. IT Tralee played host to one of fifteen regional finals on Thursday. Students were judged on their […]

IT Tralee and the Cycle Against Suicide are among Kerry nominees in the upcoming Shannon Group European Sport Tourism Awards which takes place next week. The shortlist was announced during the week for the Awards which attracted over 200 nominations from across Europe and Ireland. The Institute of Technology, Tralee is up […]

THE ‘Yes For Equality Bus’ will be rolling into both Tralee and Killarney next Wednesday May 13 as it steps up its campaign ahead of the vote on May 22. It will be taking place in The Square here in town from 11.30am-1.30pm and then will be moving onto Killarney […]

The bank holiday weekend has come and gone, so many of us will have to make do with just the two days off…here’s a few ways to spend your time…  FRIDAY 1. Running from Thursday, May 7 to Saturday, May 9 at the ‘R Block’ at IT Tralee North Campus, final year […]

  TRALEE has seen a drop in the amount of people signing on for the second month in a row. There are 96 less people on the live register in the town over the month of April with the figure now at 5,438. This follows a drop of 110 people signing on in town from […]

THE organisers are prepared for another huge crowd at the Kingdom County Fair this weekend. Celebrating its 66th year with over €50,000 in prize money and trophies the fair takes place this Sunday at Ballybeggan Racecourse, Tralee. Showcasing the best of family entertainment, it will be a family-oriented day with a Mobile Animal […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club are set to take the plunge this weekend as they get ready to take part in what will be Kerry’s first ever ‘Darkness Into Light Swim’ with funds from this going towards Pieta House. Tralee is amongst the few locations in Kerry that will not be […]

AN event in the Fels Point Hotel will raise funds for the Unicef Nepal Children’s Appeal this Sunday ‘The Baby Market’ returns to the hotel between 12 and 2.30pm with entry for the event at €3, all proceeds from the door going to the appeal. Over 15 private stall holders will be selling […]

  THE Listowel Races are back this June and ladies are set to turn on the style with a €5,000 prize fund up for grabs. Details were announced this week of the forthcoming annual two day Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting which will be held at the scenic race […]

  THE young woman who suffered a fall in a Tralee house at the weekend sadly passed away on Tuesday night. The family of Linda Lawlor (32) made the decision to turn off the life support machine on Tuesday night and decided to donate her organs in the hope that the lives of others could be […]

  THE death has occurred of Dr Arthur Spring. Brother of former Tánaiste Dick Spring, the well-known doctor and golf course architect died this morning at his home. The father of Kerry North/West Limerick Labour Deputy Arthur J Spring, Labour Cllr Graham and daughter Julianne, Dr Spring celebrated his 70th birthday just last month. […]

  A MOTHER of one, aged in her early thirties, was placed on life support in Kerry General Hospital after sustaining head injuries from a fall at a house in Caheranne Village in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred at approximately 12:30am on Sunday. The woman suffered the head […]

  THERE were 16 patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital today according to INMO ‘Trolley Watch’ figures released this morning. It’s up on the 12 patients who were waiting on trolleys yesterday, while nationally today there are 465 patients waiting on trolleys in hospital around the country. The news comes […]

  A TRALEE photographer has today had two of his photos featured on national newspaper websites as part of a photography contest being held by ‘Top Oil’. Mark O’Sullivan from Caherslee, entered the photos into the ‘Life Unfiltered’ contest which is aimed at amateur photographers and saw his photos published […]