A man in his 30s has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the fatal assault at Rath cemetery in Tralee on Wednesday, He was arrested in the early hours of this morning, Thursday, in Cork and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Tralee Garda […]

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal assault of a man this morning in Tralee. Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the grounds of Rathass Cemetery in Tralee following reports of an altercation involving a group of people. A man in his 40s was discovered with serious injuries. He was […]

Gardaí are currently attending the scene of a serious assault which occurred this morning at Rathass Cemetery. A man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body has been taken to University Hospital Kerry.  The scene is currently preserved pending a full technical examination. No further information is […]

LET’S hear it for the boys! That’s the idea behind a new awards from Connect Publications as they prepare to celebrate the men of the county. The inaugural Connect Men In Kerry Awards follows on from the enormous success of the Connect Women In Business, Connect Hair and Beauty and the […]

TRALEE will once again come alive with a kaleidoscope of colour as the National Circus Festival of Ireland (NCFI) comes to town from Thursday, November 3rd to Saturday, November 6th. Celebrating its 21st birthday this year, NCFI has 75 events from professional masterclasses to workshops for kids, shows in the […]

KERINS O’Rahillys GAA grounds at Ballyrickard will play host to a Bewleys Big Coffee Morning Social organised by local man Declan Smith this Sunday. All proceeds raised during the morning will go to the Kerry Hospice Foundation to provide funding and support for palliative care services in Kerry. The event […]

THE next Tralee Chamber Breakfast Briefing will take place next Tuesday October 11 at 7.30am in Manor West Hotel & Leisure Club. The briefing, sponsored through SME Partnership with AIB, focuses on the theme of Succession Planning. The lead speaker on the morning will be Laura Dillon, Head of Taxation with […]

SCHOOLCHILDREN in North Kerry got an unexpected midweek treat when rally drivers and their cars visited four schools in the area on Tuesday. Kerry Motor Club’s Kerry Winter Rally at Banna Beach Resort will take place on Sunday, October 30. The event will be run over closed roads in the […]

EVERYONE is invited to Fenit this Saturday for a relaxing fun walk, jog or run on the new Greenway. Organised by Spa Fenit Barrow Athletics Club, the event is being held as part of a series of events across Kerry for the Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest which begins […]

BALLYGARRY Estate Hotel & Spa were awarded ‘Large Golf Hotel of the Year’ at the 2022 Ireland Golf Tour Operator Association (IGTOA) awards on Monday night. The IGTOA is an organisation that represents the National Irish Golf Tourism Industry. The purpose of these awards is to celebrate and reward excellence […]

2022 Swim Ireland Awards We are looking forward to attending the 2022 Swim Ireland Awards in Dublin this weekend, having been shortlisted as one of the 4 finalists for the Club of the Year. This is a huge honour to  be recognised at national level and is a testament to all […]

Results: Sun 2nd Terry’s Butcher and Wed 28th Play in Pink- Expose Sunday 2nd Oct: 18 holes Stableford- sponsored by Terry’s Butchers 1st Emma Leahy 41pts (08) 2nd Emma Vinarcik 39pts (17) Best Gross Kaelin O’Keeffe 27pts 3rd Sophie Moynihan 39pts (27) Wed 28th Sept: ‘PLAY IN PINK’ sponsored by […]

A handful of Tralee Boxing Club’s 2022-2023 competitive boxing squad were given a great welcome at Trojan Boxing Club in Listowel last Monday night for a friendly sparring session. The TBC lads, who are used to a larger ring size, got a good lesson in close quarter boxing from their […]

THE Mayor of Tralee visited Teach an tSolais on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of Tralee Soup Kitchen. Cllr Mikey Sheehy made a presentation of a plaque in recognition of the service which was founded in October 2012 by Collette Price and Dawn Roberts. They started off serving soup […]

THERE were 95 new car sales in Kerry last month according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). So far this year 2,227 new cars have been sold in Kerry this year, up 4.9% on the same time last year when  2,123 were sold. […]

AN Ardfert woman will feature on a BBC show this Wednesday evening where she will compete for a dream interior design job against two other contestants. Ailbhe Courtney, who is currently living and working in London, will appear on BBC Three’s ‘Hire Me’ show which airs at 8pm. The former […]

TWO Tralee swimmers will be inducted into the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2022 next month. Elaine Burrows Dillane will receive the honour for her achievements in marathon swimming and giving back to the sport, while Kevin Williams will be rewarded for his long term dedication to […]

FRESH from his RTE Hell Week experience, Tadhg Fleming was one of the many participants in the Quest Killarney event on Saturday. Adventure race enthusiasts from around the country gathered in the town for the much anticipated return of the race last held in 2019. This year’s event attracted over 2,500 […]

MINISTER Simon Harris TD, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science visited Kerry College of Further Education and Training (FET) Campuses, in Monavalley Tralee and Listowel on Monday and announced a very significant investment of funding under the FET Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund for the College. […]

MINISTER for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, Simon Harris, visited Munster Technological University in Tralee on Monday for the launch of ‘Our Shared Vision’. “The launch of MTU’s first strategic plan, ‘Our Shared Vision’, is an historic milestone for our staff and students, as we build on past successes and […]

THREE Kerry companies have been awarded Ireland’s Best Managed Companies accolade at the 14th annual awards programme, led by Deloitte in association with Bank of Ireland. Fexco achieved platinum standard having won for the seventh consecutive year, while the Garvey Group and the Ard Rí Group in Tralee were both […]

FORMER Housemartin and member of The Beautiful South, Paul Heaton, will once again team up with Jacqui Abbott to perform in the Gleneagle INEC Arena on February 24, 2023. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new album ‘N.K-Pop’ is released on Friday, October 7 when tickets for the concert also go on […]

GARDAI in Tralee say they will issue fines to motorists who illegally park outside schools. Gardaí have placed traffic cones outside some schools in town in a bid to deter motorists from parking there, but they say motorists are now manoeuvring to park between the cones. Speaking on Radio Kerry […]

A PLAN to highlight and upgrade Ireland’s four most extreme geographic viewing points, including An Dún Mór / Dunmore Head in West Kerry, is among the successful projects to be awarded Shared Island (North/South) funding. Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced 25 projects to benefit from the Shared Island Local Authority Development […]

THE dramatic story of the IRA ambush of members of the Crown Forces near Milltown in 1921 is being presented as a new play in the local Community Hall this November. ‘Ballymacandy’ is based on the best-selling book by local historian and author Owen O’Shea and involves a cast of […]

REHEARSALS are in full swing as Tralee Musical Society prepares to present That’s Entertainment in Siamsa Tire from October 11th to 15th at 8pm nightly. Rehearsals have taking place since August and the cast are excited to be performing for the first time since 2019. This come back show from […]

AN announcement of €8,696,719 in funding for Kerry ETB to invest in further education centres in Tralee and Listowel has been made this morning. Over €3,700,000 will see a new apprenticeship training building established at the site of the Kerry College Monavalley Campus. The new project will facilitate the expansion […]

Alan Cantwell watched the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 1 at Tralee Sports Complex last night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 105 Flexachem KCYMS 103 (After OT) Garvey’s Tralee Warriors got their Super League defence off to a winning start as they edged out Flexachem KCYMS in a pulsating and heart […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 22 property sales in the Tralee area in August in transactions fetching a total of €5,270,000. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in August was […]

Every week we compile photos of Tralee and beyond posted on Twitter and Instagram. If you’d like a photo to feature, just tag #Tralee or #TraleeToday and we’ll see it… Spectacular… Don’t try this at home! Firestorm #culturenight #tralee @KerryCoArts @Fanzinis @countykerry @artscouncil_ie pic.twitter.com/1C7dtNZncj — Richard Dwyer (@spinningyarns) September 25, 2022 […]