THE 12th annual County Clean Up will take place across the county on Saturday, April 6 and voluntary organisations and individuals across Kerry are invited to get involved in one of the biggest community events of the year in the county. The County Clean-Up takes place with the support of […]

A MAN has been arrested after an alleged serious assault on a woman in Tralee this morning. Gardaí are currently at scene of an ongoing incident that occurred at a residential property on Maine Street, Tralee on Thursday. At approximately 9.30am, emergency services alerted Gardaí of an alleged serious assault […]

KERRY FC take on Cobh Ramblers this Friday night in Mounthawk Park with a 7.45pm kick0ff. After an encouraging draw last time out, Kerry FC will be hoping to capitalise on the optimism in the camp with a good result against the Cork side. In his pre-match press conference, Conor […]

THE weather gods were not smiling down on Scoil Eoin’s sixth class pupils on Wednesday as they made their way to Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church for their Confirmation Day. Nevertheless there was great excitement among the 63 pupils from three classes receiving the sacrament on a wet Wednesday […]

THE Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Gerasko Larysa, made a visit to Tralee this week. The Ambassador met with learners and staff from across Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB). One of the highlights of the event was a performance by the Ukrainian folk choir from Killarney, which notably included […]

OVER €250,000 has been allocated for 26 project in Kerry. An allocation of €103,379.50 is being made under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and €147,550 under the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) for the projects across the county, including Tralee (see list below). The schemes fund a variety of repairs […]

KERRY County Council has advised the public that the northern section of the public car park in Fenit will be temporarily closed to the public from Thursday, March 14 for a period of eight weeks. This is to facilitate Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd., which requires additional storage space in Fenit […]

KERRY ETB hosted a Schools Ethos Showcase in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Tuesday as part of ETBI Week 2024. The ethos of ETB schools, Post Primary and Community National Schools is underpinned by five core values — Care, Respect, Community, Equality and Excellence in Education. The showcase allowed schools the opportunity to […]

LAST week, in conjunction with the Cantillon Conference and the Kerry Business Leaders Dinner, founding Kerry Ambassadors from the Kerry Ambassador Programme were brought together for a day of networking and engagement with their fellow Ambassadors, industry leaders and county representatives. Launched in October 2022, the Kerry Ambassador Programme is […]

REPRESENTATIVES from McCarthy Insurance Group were at Recovery Haven on Tuesday to make a special presentation of funds. Staff from the 16 branches across Munster and beyond showed their generous side in late December by hosting a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the cancer support facility. They raised an impressive […]

It was a big weekend gone by for St. Brendan’s Basketball Club, and it promises to be a significant week ahead, as their 30th Anniversary Celebrations continue. The club hosted three underage tournaments at the weekend for Girls U12s and U14s on Saturday and Girls U11s on Sunday. The U14 […]

The Division 1,3 & 5 Mixed Doubles Championship 2024 On Friday last, the second last county championship of the season took place in Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre in association with CPC.ie.  It was great to see such a big entry and interest in the competition once again. There were […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane, will travel to the United States this week for a number of engagements to mark St. Patrick’s Day. Cllr Finucane will meet with civic, business and political leaders and will join the Kerry Association during the St Patrick’s Day Parade which […]

LAST year’s Donal Walsh Spa NS 6k Challenge was another huge success and raised thousands of euro for a great cause. Fionnbar and Elma Walsh of the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation were at the school on Tuesday to accept a cheque for €4,000 raised at the May 2023 event. “It […]

WHILE there is a Status Yellow Rain Warning already in effect for Kerry at the moment, that will be upgraded to Status Orange tomorrow afternoon. Met Éireann say there will be persistent rain from tomorrow, heavy at times, accompanied by strong onshore winds, high tides, and elevated river levels. Flooding […]

By Alan Cantwell While the Warriors Super League team is preparing for playoff action in the coming weeks, the younger teams in the club will also face their knockout clashes over the next two weekends. The defending National League U20s champions Tralee Warriors will take to the court on Bank Holiday Monday […]

IT was a busy start to the week at Holy Family School on Monday as school books were put to one side as all the children were invited to take part in a unique whole-of-school project to take climate and biodiversity action. Each pupil from Junior Infants to Sixth Class […]

TWO groups of Transition Year students from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will compete in the All Ireland TY Drama Festival this month. The two short plays — ‘Cé A Mharaigh Art Ó Laoghaire’ and ‘In The Blink Of An Eye’ — are two of only 11 entries nationwide to make the final on […]

Alan Cantwell reports on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2023/2024 – Round 18 game at the weekend… Killester 90 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 76 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors are certain to finish the regulation season in third place in the Southern Conference after a 90-76 defeat to Killester in the IWA in Clontarf on Saturday […]

A STATUS Yellow Rain warning for Kerry will come into effect this afternoon. Met Éireann says there will be spells of rain Monday and Tuesday coupled with high tides and onshore winds. Impacts include wave overtopping and localised flooding. The warning comes into effect from 3pm on Monday to 3pm […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee received pearls of wisdom on Friday as the school celebrated International Women’s Day with a special event. The school celebrated Women’s Week with a number of events, the highlight of which was the ‘Women In Business’ talk. Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh was the […]

THE Kerry Short Film Bursary 2024 is now open for applications. €10,000 will be awarded to the successful team to produce a short drama or documentary film in the county. This Bursary is funded through Kerry County Council Arts Service and the Arts Council of Ireland to support and encourage […]

David Moriarty reports on Kerry FC’s Airtricity League Of Ireland Division One game away to Athlone Town last night… ATHLONE TOWN 1-1 KERRY FC Kerry were back in action quickly after their Munster Senior Cup Semi-Final win on Monday at home against Treaty United as they took on Athlone Town in […]

THREE Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students will head to Dublin this May to compete in the Junk Kouture National Finals. Diarmuid Mac Donnacha, Nathan Horan and Jamie Ó Muircheartaigh created the fabulous ‘Fatal Fashion’ made out of a vacuum cleaner tube, aluminium cans and leather bags. The students said the entry highlights […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  What is the Working Family Payment? Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment for employees with children. It supports people who are on low pay. WFP used […]

BUILDING on the recent success, the Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick have launched a new collaboration with Gilroy’s Green Energy Ltd. Gilroy’s Green Energy Ltd specialise in Photovoltaic (PV) Solar systems that generate electricity, battery storage, air to water heat-pumps and much more. Gilroy’s work with customers to […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, observes that a number of Irish actors feature in films on TV this Saturday… In Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Saturday 7pm RTE1) Thomas (Domhnall Gleeson) and Bea (Rose Byrne) are now married, while Peter (voiced by James Cordon) and his rabbit family are living […]

KERRY Airport’s passenger figures in 2023 soared to levels that have not been seen for 15 years with an increase of 18% on the total from 2022. A total of 419,281 passengers travelled through Kerry Airport last year on flights to Dublin and overseas destinations in the UK, Germany, France, […]

OVER 200 guests attended the Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner on Thursday evening at the Rose Hotel in Tralee to recognise the achievements of Kerry business leaders. Presented by Kerry Innovation Centre in partnership with Kerry County Council and EY Ireland, this annual event celebrates ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs from across […]

ANY punter who wants to take money from the bookies next week should talk to someone who was at Skelper Quanes last night. A good crowd was present at the Blennerville pub to hear tips from experts in the field of horse racing ahead of the most famous meeting of […]