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RADIO Kerry won the local station of the year at the PPI awards – the radio ‘Oscars’ – in Kilkenny tonight. The station was up for seven awards at the black tie ceremony at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, but was unsuccessful with those nominations. However, the station won the Local […]

THE Tralee Golf Club Junior Cup team and a Tralee Harriers Club stalwart are vying for the August 2016 Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Sports Star(s) of the month. Patsy O’Connor of Tralee Harriers competed in the Over 60’s National Glohealth Master championships. He won gold in the Shot, Javelin and Discus and […]

KERRY County Council has announced details of a new monthly arts and culture slot which will be broadcast on Radio Kerry once a month. ‘Creative Kingdom’ is a new feature which will be aired on the second Saturday of every month as part of the Saturday Supplement programme with Frank Lewis. Supported by […]

A FARMER in Iowa is trying to solve a mystery as to how a Radio Kerry keyring came to be buried on his farm in the middle of nowhere. Some weeks ago, Radio Kerry received an envelope containing a rusty old keyring dating back to when the station was first launched over 25 years […]

IT’S been a very good week for students in the Kerry ETB/Radio Kerry training course. Earlier we told you about graduate Dan Kearney winning a global award in London. But another student of the course has also won a major international award. Tralee woman Gráinne McPolin, a student of radio broadcasting […]

  A KERRY ETB Training Centre graduate received two prestigious global awards in London for his work and achievement during his training course in Radio. Dan Kearney from Castleisland received a City and Guilds Global Gold Medal of Excellence in London against global competition for his outstanding work during his […]

TODAY is a dangerous day if you’re a fish. On Good Friday, the Catholic tradition of abstaining from meat is still strong in Kerry and it’s a bumper time for Quinlan’s Fish Shops. The successful company ran a competition on Radio Kerry to find a group of people deserving of […]

A GRADUATE of the Kerry ETB Radio Broadcasting Course run by Radio Kerry Training, has won a prestigious Global Award. Castleisland native, Dan Kearney, has been awarded a City & Guilds Medal for his portfolio, which includes his documentary ‘Once Were Champions’ about Castleisland Desmonds’ winning the 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football […]

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 […]

IT’S time to grab that gorgeous garment that’s spent the last 11 months at the back of the wardrobe and wear it proudly again as the 2015 Radio Kerry Christmas Jumper Day is almost upon us. A now annual event to raise funds of the work of St Vincent de Paul in […]

ALL Strand Road ears will be turned to the wireless this evening for a special ‘In Conversation With Weeshie Fogarty’ show with the daughters of the late great John Dowling. The Kerry and Kerins O’Rahillys legend’s daughters Kayrena, Bernice and Antoinette will talk about their father, the shop and football of course, […]

  RADIO Kerry is celebrating today after receiving seven nominations in the National PPI Radio Awards, to be held next month. Some very familiar names such as Weeshie Fogarty, Deirdre Walsh and Jerry O’Sullivan are among those nominated for the awards which are considered the ‘Radio Oscars’ and will take place at a gala […]

RADIO Kerry has produced an excellently made video, voiced by Weeshie Fogarty describing what ‘Kerry is…’ featuring stunning images, including some from TraleeToday.ie. The short two minute clip, made by  Murt Mulcahy, was uploaded to Facebook before the match last Sunday and shows the Kingdom in a wonderful light as Weeshie describes his […]

MOYDERWELL Primary School has scooped the top prize of €5,000 in the ‘Radio Kerry ‘Catch Our Attention €5k’ giveaway competition. Kerry Today host, Jerry O’Sullivan, announced the school as the winners of the competition this morning on his show, as they just edged out the two other shortlisted finalists in Breda Daly and […]

THE rain stayed away in The Courtyard of Benners Hotel as Radio Kerry threw a summer barbecue for staff to celebrate a marvellous milestone. On Tuesday, the Kerry institution turns 25 with a series of celebrations and competitions planned over the next few weeks. Continued below… Of course a company […]

THE pupils at Moyderwell had a busy end to the school year and were up to their video-making shenanigans again. They decided to enter a Radio Kerry birthday competition and created a video of their version of the hit song Cheerleader from OMI. “Great fun was had, and is an ideal way to […]

A TRALEE woman picked up a nice cheque last week after winning a Radio Bingo Jackpot. Breda Curran from Ballinorig,  dropped into Radio Kerry last Thursday to collect her Radio Bingo Jackpot cheque for €14,750. Radio Kerry’s breakfast duo Elaine Kinsella and Andrew Morrissey along with Richard Maher of ELMCo Ltd, […]

THERE was success for Austin Stacks and Radio Kerry in Croke Park over the weekend when delegations from the club and radio station picked up their McNamee awards. The GAA McNamee Awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities […]

THE seventh annual Kerry Wedding Show, run by Radio Kerry Events, takes place at the INEC, Killarney on Sunday, January 25. Opening at 12 noon the show will feature over 60 wedding suppliers, a Bridal Fashion Showcase by Upfront Model Management and a Wedding Make Up Masterclass with TraleeToday.ie’s Mary […]

HAVING reported last week on the announcement that Austin Stacks won a McNamee Award, it’s emerged it isn’t the only Kerry winner this year. Radio Kerry’s ‘Terrace Talk’ won the Best GAA Related Radio Programme. The particular edition of the programme that won the award was presented by Deirdre Walsh – filling […]

TWO ladies will enjoy Christmas all the more this year as they scooped over €20,000 between them in the Rehab Radio Kerry Bingo. Patricia Dee of Ballylongford and Peggy O’Connor of Castlegregory each won €10,080 and were both presented with their cheques on Wednesday afternoon in Radio Kerry where they were joined by […]

RADIO Kerry has won the Local Radio Station Of The Year Award at the PPI awards on Friday night. The Oscars of the radio industry, the Phonographic Performance Ireland awards were held at a lavish ceremony in Lyrath Castle Kilkenny. This is the second award for Radio Kerry after ‘Terrace Talk’ […]