Post Tagged with: "Kerry County Council"

KERRY County Council has released images of what the The Mall, Bridge Street and Russell Street will look like after proposed works later this year. The images were released as part of the public consultation process, which has commenced in recent days in relation to the materials to be used on The […]

KERRY County Council’s Commemorations Office has details of plans for several commemorations around the county including Valentia Island, from where the telegram was sent to US to alert Clan na Gael to the outbreak of the Rising; at Ballykissane near Killorglin, where three Volunteers drowned on their way to seize wireless […]

THERE will be two Easter Sunday Commemorations  taking place in Tralee this weekend with both, Kerry County Council and Sinn Féin, hosting events on Easter Sunday, March 27.   The Kerry County Council event gets under way at 11am with a formal raising of the national flag at Páirc An Phiarsaigh, Denny […]

TRALEE Library is currently hosting a 1916 Commemorative exhibition titled, ‘Kerry 1916 from the Archives’, which was officially opened by Cllr. Jim Finucane, Leas Cathaoirleach, Kerry County Council, on Tuesday, March 22, and will run until Saturday, April 30. The exhibition comprises extracts from the Kerry Library newspaper collection including […]

THE new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí secondary school to be located between Hawley Park and University Hospital Kerry took a step closer yesterday. The site was transferred from Kerry County Council to Kerry Enterprise and Training Board ownership on Monday. It is hoped that building will commence towards the end of 2017 with […]

KERRY County Council has announced the opening of applications for the annual Community Support Fund which is offering a total of €750,000 in funding to community and voluntary groups around the county. The fund, which is now in its second year, aims to recognise the valuable contribution which such groups and […]

THE Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office together with Bórd Bia and Musgrave’s Supervalu recently launched the Food Academy Programme 2016. The aim of the programme is to provide food businesses with the management, leadership skills and business knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business. The programme is […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy will travel to the United States next week for a number of events to coincide with St Patrick’s Day. Cllr Pat McCarthy will visit Philadelphia, Washington DC and New York. He will be accompanied by Tourism Officer with Kerry County Council, […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, has welcomed the announcement by Irish Water that it is to invest €30m in the largest public water supply scheme in the county. The investment in the Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme – including the development of a new water […]

  IF you think your local festival can attract overseas visitors, then the Council may be able to help with funding. Kerry County Council’s Tourism Development Unit has announced details of the 2016 Community Tourism Diaspora Initiative. Funding is available through the scheme to provide support to local and community […]

KERRY County Council recently launched its 5-year Arts Strategy. The launch, which took place on February 23, at the Tralee Library, was attended by over 70 people including a wide range of Kerry-based arts practitioners. Among those in attendance were visual artists, writers, film makers, dancers and theatre practitioners while the […]

CBS THE GREEN transition year students and Team Bramble have teamed up to try and solve the problem of dog waste around town. Armed with leaflets, flyers and posters, The Green lads are getting out and about spreading the word about about the dangers of dog dirt which, along with […]

YOU may have seen a photo that went viral on social media over the last day or so, showing a road marking gaffe purporting to have occurred in Killorglin, that indicates drivers to ‘turn left’ when an arrow is pointing right. As you can imagine, this photo was greeted with glee by those who […]

THE Kerry County Council Tourism Unit is hosting two free workshops for organisers of festivals in Kerry, which will take place in the Arts Service Centre in Killorglin on Wednesday, February 24, and in the County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee on Thursday, February 25, both at 7pm. The workshops are hosted […]

A TRALEE businessman has presented a special handcrafted Proclamation of Independence to Kerry County Council. The presentation was made last Tuesday, February 9, in the Council chamber to Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, by Tony O’Shea of the Tralee-based company, Ambrí Boards. The proclamation – carved from […]

KERRY County Council is to launch the Kerry Arts Strategy (2016-2021),  at 5pm, on February 23, at the Tralee Library. The Arts Office at Kerry County Council will build on the accomplishments of the previous Arts Plan and continue to facilitate the provision of aid to support professional artists, in particular through […]

  KERRY County Council is asking candidates and political parties to refrain from placing posters for the general election on road traffic signs or poles as well as overhead bridges. Posters should not obstruct sight lines for motorists and the view of motorists or present a traffic hazard. Kerry County Council […]

ARE you a published writer? Well then, this might be of interest to you. Kerry County Council, in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland, is seeking a Writer in Residence as part of its Artist Engagement Programme for 2016. Previous Writers in Residence included Galway’s Maire Holmes, and Tralee’s […]

KERRY County Council are inviting applications for Arts Grants for 2016. Under the Arts Act 2003, funding is allocated where activities, projects and undertakings stimulate public interest in the arts, promote knowledge and appreciation of the arts and improve standards of practice in the arts. “Funding to support the arts is crucial,” […]

THE printed Kerry 2016 programme is now available at local libraries, area offices, Kerry County Museum, and from Kerry County Council at County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee. The programme was launched last month at Tralee Library by Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Pat McCarthy. The website  www.kerry2016.ie also shows a full list […]

FRIDAY was a sad day for staff in Radio Kerry as a popular member of staff finished up at the station. Journalist Owen O’Shea, who has been bringing the people of Kerry the news for the past two years, is set to take up a new role as Communications Officer […]

THE area around the Christie Hennessy statue could be set for a name change. At the next meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, there will be a motion put forward that the area near the statue at Central Plaza/Abbeycourt be renamed ‘Christie Hennessy Place’. The motion has […]

HAVE you noticed it’s gone dark in parts of Tralee over the past couple of weeks? We have. The stretch of road from the Strand Road entrance to O’Rahilly’s Villas right down to the junction by the Low Field has been in darkness for about two weeks, as well a stretch of road […]

KERRY County Council and the Kerry Severe Weather Local Assessment Team has expressed its appreciation for the hard work and co-operation, in difficult conditions, of all individuals and agencies involved during the recent weather events. They also have urged caution as the bad weather continues over the coming week. “This was an […]

THE front of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Monument at Ballymullen had red paint smeared on it during the night in what one councillor described as a “disheartening” incident. The monument, which was erected in May, pays tribute to The Royal Munster Fusiliers, who were stationed in Ballymullen barracks up until Irish independence. Kerry County […]

KERRY County Council say they are awaiting the written judgements on the Supreme Court ruling this morning, which decided that there should be a recount of votes in the Listowel Electoral Area election of May 2014. Earlier today, in a judgment which will have implications for the conduct of future elections, […]

ALMOST 10,000 sandbags were distributed throughout the county during the chaos caused by Storm Desmond at the weekend. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Pat McCarthy and its Chief Executive Moira Murrell have issued a joint statement thanking the emergency services for their efforts. “In the aftermath of the exceptional weather event […]

KERRY County Council have issued advice to the public, as Kerry is about to be hit with sustained rain and winds over Friday night and all day Saturday. Met Eireann issued a level RED severe weather warning for Kerry, which is valid from 6pm today (Friday 4th December) until 3am on […]

IN case you hadn’t noticed, there is good news for shoppers this weekend as free Christmas parking will get underway in town and will continue up until the early days of January. There will be free parking on-street and in Kerry County Council Car-parks from 1pm daily, from December 5 to January 5. Continued below… […]

TEN refugee families from Lebanon will be arriving in Tralee in the coming weeks as part of the national resettlement programme. Two more families will be housed in Killarney, while a further 17 families will arrive in Kerry early next year. The interagency team – comprising Kerry County Council, Tralee […]