IN recent times, I have become a lot more aware of small-minded people that we all sometimes feel surrounded by. These are the people that can’t see beyond their own lives, their own family problems and their own TV schedules to actually see what is going on in the […]

A FUNDRAISER is being organised for this Saturday where people can learn all about a healthy lifestyle with all the proceeds going to a local charity . Kerry Pilates and its founder Izabela Wozniak have taken it upon themselves to organise a charity fundraiser  for the Kerry Hospice Foundation which will take place in Kerins […]

  MET EIREANN have said that the beautiful sunny weather that was with us today will be here for the remainder of the week…with just one exception, tomorrow. Despite a blip on Wednesday where rain clouds are expected to gather, after that it will temperatures in the high teens and blue skies […]

  THE guys from the forthcoming Kerry comedy club night are honing their stand-up skills for this Thursday’s inaugural event in the Abbey Inn. The brainchild of Seamus Kelly (aka Frank Hicks), all the proceeds from the The KY Comedy Alternative night will be donated to the Tralee Soup Kitchen. The event, which […]

OK, so I get that we don’t need to go around like some crazy happy lunatics, grinning like Cheshire cats, in order to show some positivity. But this may be necessary in order to keep the Negative Nualas at bay. What has happened to positivity? I write with reference to the […]

A MAJOR initiative has been launched to encourage shoppers to tell retailers why they do or don’t shop in Tralee and to find out what the retailers need to do to bring more shoppers to town. Members of the public are invited to a meeting for consumers and shoppers at the […]

  THERE has been 93% increase in the amount of people seeking treatment for drug addiction in county Kerry. An Irish Examiner report yesterday revealed that the increase between 2009 and 2013 went from 122 to 236, for people who sought help for drug addiction in the county. Cannabis users (127) accounted for the […]

ROUND three of the county league took place over the weekend, with the big winners being John Mitchels – who continued their unbeaten record – and Austin Stacks. Here’s a round up of results from Tralee area teams with action shots at the end of the reports…  Division 1 Killarney […]

KILLARNEY Festival of Music and Food have announced they will honour the late Tony Fenton by naming a stage in memory of the late broadcaster who passed away last month. The Tony Fenton Stage, which will be hosted in a big top marquee, will feature acts and music that Tony loved including The […]

AN Garda Síochána in the Kerry Division are currently investigating the cause of a number of land and forest fires which took place in the Killarney National Park and surrounding areas on Wednesday, April 8. The fires which lasted for a considerable length of time before being brought under control by […]

IN the week marking the 103rd anniversary of the Titanic tragedy, it’s worth recalling a significant Tralee connection to the ill-fated ship. In an article from The Kerryman from a few years ago, Simon Brouder wrote that the ship’s captain on that maiden voyage was a Dr William O’Loughlin from Tralee. Dr […]

KERRY singer-songwriter Amano is to release her debut single “Skies” on April 24. The Killarney resident, was recently named as one of Hot Press Magazine’s “Ones to Watch” for 2015. The 19 year old  had recently also been selected by Guinness Amplify’s expert panel as one of 22 out of […]

KERRY General Hospital will hold a Bowel Cancer Information Event for the general public  on Monday, April 20 as  part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women in Ireland? Most people do not realise just […]

  THE beginning of 2015 has seen growth in the residential construction sector in Kerry remain sluggish, according to the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index for January and February 2015. In Kerry, planning applications have risen by 9% when compared to the same period in 2014, while commencements have […]

TRALEE has been named as an emerging ‘boomtown’ in an article published yesterday on the  ‘Irish Independent’ website. The town is described as thriving and one that has battled back from its low-points suffered during the recession, in a feature on booming towns in Ireland which also includes features on Clifden, Carlingford […]

  FOR years I have been using Australian body care. It started with their tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is a natural essential oil steam extracted from the Melaleuca alternifolia tree grown in Australia. It is well known for its natural antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Australian Bodycare only […]

A MOYVANE woman came away €15,000 better off on Saturday after she appeared on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge game show on RTE. Joan Kiely appeared on the programme, hosted by Nicky Byrne, and took away the tidy sum which will go towards a holiday as Joan would particularly like to […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Dublin for a momentous day for Kerry hurling yesterday… Kerry 2-16 Antrim 1-18 The Kerry hurlers have now become one of the “big boys” of hurling when they qualified for Division 1B of the National Hurling League in Parnell Park in Dublin on Saturday. For years […]

THE Ballyheigue community and beyond were out in force on Saturday night for a fashion fundraiser. Hundreds turned out in the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Fashion Fusion’ night, organised by Eileen Whelan, in aid of the Duggan Family House Fire Appeal. The Duggans from Kerry Head were out when a fire engulfed […]

  ‘John Wick’ By John Lyons ‘JOHN Wick’ is a sequel to an action film that never existed, and that’s what makes it interesting. While most action franchises would characteristically start with an origin story, ‘John Wick’ instead opts for the opposite – a straight-out retirement story. Keanu Reeves stars […]

  I WAS walking down Castle Street, Tralee, the other day when I heard out of my left ear “How’s everything going?” I was just about to turn around and reply “just great” when I suddenly realised it was a man on a mobile phone and he wasn’t talking to […]

TWO shops at Abbeycourt had a busy day yesterday but they didn’t earn a cent. Vero Moda and Jack And Jones were taking part in parent company, Bestseller’s, Give-A-Day fundraiser where everything spent in their shops by customers went to charity. Continued below… Fifty per cent of the proceeds went to […]

YOU know that undercurrent of rivalry that Killarney and Tralee has for each other? Well, a fight in a county final between a selection of both town’s best footballers back 100 years ago this weekend, could be the source of some of that animosity that bubbles under the surface. On April 12, […]

THERE were happy faces on Ashe Street on Friday as the Tralee Credit Union handed over keys to the latest winner of their members draw car competition. Martin McHale and his wife Mary, from Ballyfinnane, Firies, were delighted to drive off in their new 1.4 litre, Toyota Auris, courtesy of Kelliher’s Garage […]

NOMINATIONS are invited for the 2015 Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award. As part of the 8th annual Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Weekend, which will take place from Friday October 30th to Sunday November 1st in Killarney. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who was from Killarney, was dubbed the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican for his exploits during World War II.  During the course of the war he was instrumental in […]

CAMPAIGNERS for a yes vote in the upcoming Marriage Equality Referendum are to hold a public information evening for supporters in Killarney on Wednesday, April 15. The evening is being organised by Yes Equality Kerry, who are campaigning for the right for Gays and Lesbians to be able to marry […]

  A KNOCKANURE man who is setting the film world alight and will work Leonardo Di Caprio on a future project, paid tribute to his Kerry mentors on ‘The Late Late Show’ tonight. Gerard Barrett, writer and director of Glassland’ was interviewed by Ryan Tubridy alongside star of the movie Jack Reynor on Friday […]

THE new nightclub, which is due to open at the old Fabric building in Godfrey Place, has a new name. It will be called ‘Quarters’ and according to their new Facebook page cover photo (click  here to like it) it is still set to open sometime in May. The name relates […]

  THE man who was found dead this morning in the Pembroke Court area has been named locally as Eric Leahy. Mr Leahy (35) was found at Pembroke Court, just off Pembroke Street, shortly after 3am. Emergency services attended the scene but efforts to resuscitate Mr Leahy were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at […]

KERRY County Council have developed a new website and video to keep the public up to date with the progress of the Smarter Travel initiative. The Smarter Travel Initiative  aims to to transform the town of Tralee into a Smarter and Active Travel Area, incorporating cycling, walking and public transport […]