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RADIO Kerry and Fexco are once again joining forces to honour Kerry Heroes. These heroes are individuals and groups who have shown outstanding community spirit, courage, vision and leadership in the last 12 months here in Kerry. There will be eight award recipients and each will receive a specially created […]

RADIO Kerry is one of 32 radio stations to share in funding of €2.4 million. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has today welcomed the announcement by Coimisiún na Meán of the award of €2.4 million to the radio stations under the Broadcasting […]

KERRY College has congratulated Digital Journalism, Podcasting & Radio graduate David Nelligan on winning the prestigious Gay Byrne Newcomer of the Year Award at the IMRO Radio Awards, held at the Lyrath Estate on Friday night. David Nelligan’s achievement was particularly significant as the award category is highly competitive, featuring […]

RADIO Kerry had a fantastic time at the IMRO Radio awards at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny tonight, winning four Gold, three Silver, one Bronze award. One of the popular winners at the prestigious awards — regarded as the ‘Radio Oscars’ — was Tim Moynihan who won the Gold in […]

RTE journalist Katie Hannon has been selected as the 2023 Kerry Person of the Year while two Radio Kerry sports broadcasters have also been honoured by the Kerry Association in Dublin. Ambrose O’Donovan and Tim Moynihan were selected to receive the Laochra Chiarraí award which recognises exemplary leadership in community […]

RADIO Kerry has received 11 nominations in various categories for the IMRO Radio Awards which will be held at the Lyrath Estate Hotel on Friday, October 6. Regional, local and national stations from every corner of Ireland entered the annual awards and over 110 judges dedicated their time and expertise to choose […]

RADIO Kerry Radio Bingo has raised €251,420 for its four Kerry charity beneficiaries since it began in May of 2021. The proceeds from year two, €130,412, have this week been shared equally among the four charity partners Kerry Cancer Support Group, Kerry Hospice, Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House and […]

EIGHT worthy recipients of the annual Fexco Kerry Heroes Awards were recognised on a special Kerry Today programme with Jerry O’Sullivan this morning. They were Batt Burns, Sharon Donovan, Alannah Dunleavy, Sean O’Shea, Noreen Everett, Chemotherapy Unit Staff at University Hospital Kerry, Tralee Soup Kitchen Staff and Cathal Walshe. Each […]

RADIO Kerry has launched ‘Radio Kerry Christmas’, the new online-only Christmas radio station playing nothing but Christmas Music. Radio Kerry Christmas is an automated Christmas radio station that will operate over the Christmas season playing Christmas music and songs 24 hours a day. The station will be available online, on the […]

THE ninth annual Radio Kerry Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser for St Vincent de Paul, in association with Garvey’s Super Valu will take place on Friday, December 16 this year. Over the past eight years the generosity of individuals, school communities and businesses across the county has led to almost €150,000 […]

RADIO Kerry and Fexco are once again joining forces to honour Kerry heroes. The effect of ongoing global challenges in 2022 continue, yet through it all many individuals and groups have shown outstanding community spirit, courage, vision and leadership, so Radio Kerry and Fexco want to honour them. Each of eight […]

THERE were a number of Tralee businesses among the winners at Radio Kerry’s ‘Best Of Kerry Awards’ announced tonight at an event at the Dúchas Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee. There were 17 winners (see full list below) announced at the inaugural awards which were organised by […]

KERRY Cancer Support Group, Kerry Hospice, Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House and Comfort for Chemo Kerry between them share €121,008, the proceeds from the Radio Kerry Radio Bingo game in the first year. Following a hiatus of many years, Radio Kerry reintroduced the popular Radio Bingo game in May […]

RADIO Kerry has been shortlisted in five categories for the 2022 IMRO National Radio Awards published today. The nominations are Specialist Music Programme – The Music Tree presented by JJ O Shea; Magazine Programme – The Saturday Supplement presenter by Joe McGill; Specialist Speech Programme – Speak Up (the entry […]

LOCAL media organisations are inviting the people of Kerry and beyond to come together to make their voices heard in a show of support for the Ukrainian people. Kerry’s Eye and The Kerryman will partner with Radio Kerry on the initiative and are asking people to don blue and yellow colours […]

RADIO Kerry’s annual countywide Christmas Jumper Day 2021 fundraiser for St Vincent de Paul and supported by Garvey’s SuperValu has raised €21,281. It is the eighth year of the fundraiser and brings the amount raised to date to over €138,000. Schools, crèches, factories, shops and individuals and pets across the […]

RADIO Kerry announced that eight groups and individuals have been recognised as the Fexco Kerry Heroes of 2021. Jerry O’Sullivan spoke to each of the award winners on Kerry Today this morning. Over 50 nominations were received for this year’s awards, all deserving of recognition in their own right, which […]

RADIO Kerry and Fexco will once again honour the heroes of Kerry. Some individuals and groups have shown outstanding community spirit, courage, vision and leadership throughout 2021 and deserve some recognition. Radio Kerry is inviting listeners to let them know who they consider to be the Kerry Heroes of 2021. […]

THE eighth annual Radio Kerry Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser for St Vincent de Paul will take place on Friday, December 10, 2021. Over the past seven years the generosity of individuals, school communities and businesses across the county has led to over €120,000 being raised, every cent of which goes […]

RADIO Kerry received a top prize at the IMRO Radio Awards tonight, which was held virtually this year. Radio Kerry’s Terrace Talk was shortlisted in the Local/Regional Sports Programme category for a tribute show following the passing of Kerry athlete and Olympian Jerry Kiernan earlier this year. The show was presented […]

ARE you a Leaving Cert student wondering what to do next, a media graduate who wants hands on experience or perhaps you are thinking of a career change. Kerry College are currently recruiting for an 8 week introduction to Radio Broadcasting course which commences in Tralee on September 27th. Trained […]

RADIO Kerry is to receive €100,000 in funding from the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI). The funding initiative has been awarded by the BAI to help promote greater awareness and understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic across the independent commercial radio sector. Allocations ranging from €37,500 to €100,000 have now been […]

A RADIO Kerry presenter will team up with Dáithí Ó Sé to co-host the Today show on RTE One next month. Elaine Kinsella, who co-presents Kerry’s Full Breakfast with Andrew Morrissey on weekdays, will join Dáithí to make up an all-Kingdom pairing on April 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th. The Listowel […]

RADIO Kerry has announced the winners of a special student essay competition entitled ‘If I Were An MEP’. The winning essay was written by Presentation Secondary School Tralee student Ciara Sharp. Among the issues Ciara wrote about were gender equality, the gender pay gap, and sexism. Former US First Lady […]

RADIO Kerry’s annual countywide Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser for St Vincent de Paul has raised €22,621, surpassing the €15,000 target for 2020. It was the seventh year of the fundraiser and brings the amount raised to date to over €117,000. Hundreds of people took part in Christmas Jumper Day right across […]

RADIO Kerry has announced the eight groups and individuals who have been recognised as the Fexco Kerry Heroes of 2020. Each award recipient will receive a specially created 2020 award of a handcrafted crafted vase sponsored by Louis Mulcahy Pottery/Potadóireacht na Caolóige, Clogher, Ballyferriter. The following are the recipients… Kerry […]

DR Gavan Ring – Cahersiveen’s own international tenor – is bringing the people of Kerry and further afield together for a special Christmas Eve broadcast of the famous Christmas song ‘O Holy Night. In association with Creative Ireland Kerry/Kerry County Arts and Radio Kerry, and accompanied by legendary Cahersiveen organist […]

RADIO Kerry is inviting listeners to let them know who they consider to be the Kerry Heroes of 2020. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone in Kerry and Covid-19 has affected every aspect of our lives. Through it all, many individuals and groups have shown outstanding courage, vision […]

RADIO Kerry ‘s Celebrate4Life, fundraising initiative on behalf of four Kerry charities – Kerry Hospice Foundation, Comfort for Chemo, Recovery Haven and the Kerry Cancer Support Group, has raised €133,500. The charities involved say they are hugely grateful and extremely humbled by the generosity shown to them throughout the appeal. […]

SHOCK and sadness spread throughout the county yesterday at the news of the passing of well-known broadcaster and Tralee native Sean Hurley. Tributes have been paid from all over the county and beyond from people in the worlds of media, business, politics, entertainment and sport.. Based in Killarney, the presenter […]