Post Tagged with: "Blennerville"

NEARLY €700,000 has been announced for three Kerry projects under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. A total of €698,370 will got towards projects in Blennerville, Cromane and Dingle. €500,000 will be allocated for the redevelopment of currently disused craft workshops adjoined to the famous Blennerville Windmill. These will be […]

A COMMEMORATION was held on Sunday, at Robert Emmet Park, in Blennerville where local historian, Martin Moore, gave a short talk on the village’s involvement in the War of Independence, which ended 100 years ago, on July 11, 1921. In the course of his speech, Martin referred to the daring […]

A NEW walkway from Tralee Bay Wetlands to Blennerville is currently being considered, councillors were told at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday. Fianna Fáil Cllr. Mikey Sheehy had a motion that that Council consider a greenway/cycleway/walkway linking the Wetlands to Blennerville alongside the railway tracks which could be […]

IT’S taken a while, but the people of Blennerville have their Grotto lighting at night again this week after four years in the dark. The Grotto has been there over 60 years after it was built adjacent to the old school. But when the school was demolished in January 2016, […]

A LOCAL councillor is worried that somebody is going to be injured or worse if something isn’t done about old properties on the main street in Blennerville village. Speaking at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of councillors on Tuesday, Cllr Terry O’Brien asked that Kerry County Council look into setting […]

KERRY County Council is to reapply for funding this spring to get the steam train at Blennerville up and running again. Cllrs Norma Foley and Toireasa Ferris both asked for updates on the Council’s commitment to the project at Monday’s meeting of Tralee Municipal District. A previous application to Fáilte […]

A LOCAL primary school has instigated a pilot programme with parents, where children will not use smartphones or social media applications for the remainder of the school year. The programme is being run by St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville after it was discovered that some sixth class pupils had access […]

THE schoolchildren in St Brendan’s NS Blennerville pulled out all the stops to raise funds for Kerry Hospice during the annual coffee morning fundraiser earlier this month. Some of the classes baked cakes and all pupils brought in €2 each to buy the goodies. Later that afternoon the parents came in for […]

PUPILS had a great start to the mid-term break when the school dressed up for a Halloween party on Friday. Vampires, zombies, witches and superheroes walked the corridors of the school as each class got a chance to enjoy party games and fun in the school hall. A fun time then […]

THE rain stayed away for the most part at an annual fundraising walk in Blennerville early this afternoon. The Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk took place from St Pat’s GAA Club with families gathering just before noon in the sunshine. All proceeds of the walk will go to the Palliative Care Unit /Kerry […]

IT’S been quite a week for children in and around town over the past three days. It’s also a big day for parents and teachers who see the junior infants adapting to their new surroundings in school. Forty-five pupils in CBS National School had their first day of school on Thursday. “It has been […]

AROUND 65 stars of the future are taking part in the St Pats GAA Cúl Camp at the club grounds in Blennerville this week. The camp runs from Monday to Friday and young St Pats players from 6 to 13 will practice all the skills of Gaelic Football along with having […]

THE Kerry Pony Society hosted its annual Gymkhana in Blennerville on Sunday and as always was a huge hit with competitors and families. The event was a great family day out featuring competitions for animals of all kinds along with the headline pony events. There was plenty of fun for all the family with […]

THE weather has been sensational over the last couple of days around the Tralee area we hope you’ve had time enjoy it.  If not here’s a little taste of what you’ve been missing with people posting images on social media… Continued below…. Joanne Allman took these superb shots in Fenit […]

THE final day at school in Blennerville was an active one on Thursday as a local man was remembered with a special event. A basketball tournament final took place in the school hall in memory of Tony O’Donoghue, who died in 2014 from cancer. Tony was a fond friend of staff at […]

A BARGE which has become been a bit of a local landmark, could be set to leave us very soon. Traleetoday.ie has been in contact with the owner of barge moored in the canal who says plans for it to set sail out of Tralee Bay for Galway Bay are firmly in […]

THE Stationhouse Restaurant opened its doors this afternoon after months of work. Nick Wang of Tomásín’s Bar and Restaurant in Stradbally and his business partner Jane Liu, were on hand to welcome customers to the restaurant in time for the lunchtime trade on Wednesday. Around 15 people will be employed at […]

INSTEAD of accepting 40th birthday gifts for himself, a well-known Blennerville man decided to help out a worthy charity. Kieran O’Shea of O’Shea’s Gala Shop and Petrol Station in Blennerville, raised €1,200 for the Kerry based cystic fibrosis charity, Build 4 Life, by asking guests at his birthday bash to donate to […]

A CHALLENGE that brings walkers 57km along the Dingle Peninsula coast is back again for another year and takes place on Sunday June 5. The Dingle Way Challenge, organised by St Pats GAA, has proved a very popular event for walkers from near and far. Over the last few years the […]

TRALEE’S Bryan Cooper and Philip Enright shared some of their tips for the Cheltenham festival last night at a ‘Preview’ fundraiser for Blennerville school. Racing fans present in Skelper Quane’s in the village, heard expert tips from the top jockeys and other well-known figures from the racing world such as photographer Pat […]

A GROUP based in Blennerville called ‘The Mothers and Others’ are coming together to run a mini-marathon  in Dublin on June 6 in aid of the Kerry Hospice. Behind the charity drive is Andrea O’Donoghue whose father Tony O’Donoghue, sadly passed away after a battle with cancer in 2014. “I’ve experienced […]

A NEW Volunteer group is being set up to provide assistance prior to the arrival of the emergency services in the Blennerville to Derrymore area. Blennerville Derrymore Community First Responders are looking for volunteers in the community so they can begin to train people how to deal with a medical emergency […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 3, 7, 8 & 13. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Padraig O Keeffe Lixnaw, Michael Sugrue Tonevane, Katie Moriarty Curraheen, James O Connor Lohercannan and Sean Hayes Tonevane. Next […]

IT’S being reported that The Station House in Blennerville is to reopen its doors next year. The landmark Blennerville pub and restaurant has been closed for business since the beginning of 2013. It is reported in Kerry’s Eye this morning that the businessman running Tomasíns in Castlegregory, Nick Wang, will take on the venture. When contacted by Traleetoday.ie, […]

WITH the excitement building ahead of Sunday’s showdown with France, thousands of Irish people are enjoying the craic over at the Rugby World Cup in England. Among them are a few guys from St Pat’s GAA club in Blennerville, including Joe Costello, Brendan Poff and Kieran O’Shea, who were captured in Fanzone […]

  There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 09, 15 & 21. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John Kelliher Lohercannon, Chrissie c/o PJ Higgins, Amber Healy c/o Tony Casey, Tricia Hunt Kerin’s Park and Anne Knowles St. […]

MEMBERS of the public are being asked for their opinions on the plans for a new 3km greenway route on which work is scheduled to start in the new year. A planning application has been lodged by Kerry County Council for a 3km greenway from the Town Park to Blennerville, which is […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of the last two Lotto draws of €2,200 & €2,300. The numbers drawn on Monday August 24th were 12, 15, 16 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes for that draw went to Jim Murphy, Derrymore West; Breda Cleary, Stack’s Villas; Joan Harty, Ardfert; […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 06, 17 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen Dan McCarthy Derrymore West, PJ Hayes Tonevane, John O Donoghue Deelis, Camp, Julie Moriarty c/o Jerry and Kitty […]

BLENNERVILLE National School and the Run The Kingdom teamed for their annual road race together on Sunday and what a great morning it was. Hundreds of participants young and old came out in Blennerville on sunny day where after the race they were treated to a barbecue along with fun and games for […]