Post Tagged with: "Rock Street"

THE issue of the state of disrepair of footpaths in Rock Street and Edward Street was brought up at Monday’s meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Both Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy and Sinn Fein Cllr Deirdre Ferris had separate motions regarding the footpaths before the […]

TRALEE is to receive  €289,000 for improvements to Bridge Street, Rock Street and Russell Street. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, announced this morning that Killarney and Tralee towns are to receive nearly €1.3m in Government funding for smarter […]

THE busy junction connecting Connolly Park with Rock Street is to be upgraded before a 28 unit social housing development nearby is occupied. Councillors unanimously approved the construction of the estate, which will be located in the lands behind Scoil Eoin Primary School, adjacent to Stacks Villas and south of Connolly Park, […]

IT’S amazing how just a lick of paint can brighten up a street. Painters are working on The Corner House – popularly known as Godley’s Bar in years gone by – and passers-by and motorists have noticed how a coat of paint has really brightened up the Rock Street/Pembroke Street […]

THREE GAA clubs have decided to support a local post office by encouraging members to use the facility. Post Offices are coming under increasing pressure to remain open and Austin Stacks, Kerins O’Rahillys and St Pats GAA clubs are playing their part in ensuring the survival of this vital community service. Martin and Marie […]

AROUND 200 people gathered outside the Castle Bar and along Rock Street for the annual One Furlong Dash on Rock Street. The charity event, where representatives from Rock Street watering holes, race from Galvin’s Shop to the Castle Bar for the honour of winning the One Furlong Dash perpetual trophy. […]

THE ANNUAL ‘One Furlong Dash’ on Rock Street will this year be held in honour of the late Joe Flynn who was well-known face at the event down the years. Organised by The Castle Bar, starters orders for the race is at 3pm this coming bank holiday Monday. The fun charity […]

THE closure of Xtra-Vision in Manor West this week means that there is only one DVD rental store left in Tralee. That store is ‘Top of The Rock Video’ which has been an institution on Rock Street since the dawn of the video rental days back in the early 80’s. TraleeToday.ie, spoke […]

DID you notice something missing this morning as you were travelling on Rock Street or Pembroke Street this morning? The painting which adorned the side of The Corner House, where the two streets meet, was absent. Based on the famous photo of Sean Walsh rising into the sky over Brian Mullins […]

ONE of the most well known shops in Tralee is getting set to close its doors this coming weekend. Galvin’s shop on Rock Street has been a mainstay of the town since it first opened its doors back in the 1920’s and even to those who have never stepped foot inside […]

A QUITE brilliant homage to Steven Spielberg’s ‘E.T.’ took place on Rock Street recently. Stephen Nicholson, posted this video of his mate Ciaran Crichlow, who tore off down Rock Street with what looks like a doll of the famous alien in the basket of a bicycle. The lads exploits have […]

  A NEW bridge has been put in place on the  amenity walking trail that stretches from the Casement railway station to Mounthawk. The bridge is located at the back of Dunnes Stores on the North Circular Road, adjacent to Casement’s Avenue. This latest addition extends the Tralee walking trail allowing […]

THE Rock was well and truly out in force today when they took to the streets of the town ahead of today’s County Final against Mid Kerry. Out on the pitch the game ended in a draw, but on the terraces there was no doubt who was victorious. The scenes […]

BUSINESSES on Rock Street combined forces with Tralee Tidy Towns for a clean-up this morning, the first in the Tidy Towns new street by street initiative. “It has been a very good response, almost every business on the street has sent someone out this morning. We had about 35 people in total” […]