A GOFUNDME page, set up by a Tralee woman has reached its target and she has planned to travel to Germany for treatment for Chronic Lyme disease. Louise O’Sullivan from Tralee, now living in Galway, has been suffering with Lyme Disease for almost two years and her only hope was […]

KERRY Airport has been shortlisted in the Top 3 Irish Airports for the upcoming Irish Travel Trade / Travel2Ireland.ie Awards. It follows the initial round of public voting which ended last week and once again, everyone is being asked to go online and vote for Kerry Airport as the Best […]

IT’S almost Spooky Season, and to mark the occasion Ballyseedy Home & Garden are hosting a  frighteningly fun Halloween festival, kicking off on October 23rd. Tickets can be purchased at http://ballyseedy.eventbrite.com From surprise pop-up activities, pumpkin carving, sustainable arts & crafts, pottery classes and spooky storytelling with the Seanchai legend […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has welcomed a HSE recruitment drive for Home Help staff, and a key appointment at University Hospital Kerry. Deputy Daly has been informed that a podiatrist has been appointed at the hospital and Home Help and support staff are being recruited for Community […]

FIFTEEN new jobs will be created when Danish retailer JYSK opens its first store in Kerry on Thursday, October 28 at 10am. The 12th JYSK store in Ireland, located at Unit 5 Manor West Retail Park, JYSK Tralee will sell Scandinavian designed furniture, soft furnishings, and accessories. The store will […]

THE ever-popular Banna Beach Resort Kerry Winter Stages Rally will return to the Tralee area on November 6th / 7th following a four year break. Masterminded by Banna Beach Hotel proprietor William Murphy and Kerry Motor Club in 1989, the traditional end of season event has grown to become one […]

THE Edmund Rice Building, a new two-storey extension at CBS Primary Tralee, was officially opened on Monday by Norma Foley TD, Minister for Education. The building contains four new classrooms on the first floor and a modern special educational needs facility on the ground floor. The project, which was completed […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry is asking the public not to visit the hospital unless there are exceptional circumstances. “Due to increased infection-control measures, the hospital has to make some difficult decisions about visiting, in order to protect patients, their relatives and staff,” a statement from the hospital reads. “UHK is asking […]

TOMMY Walsh confirmed his decision today to retire from the Kerry Senior Football Panel. The Kerins O’Rahillys man began his inter county career as a minor and quickly progressed through to U-21 and senior ranks. In the 2009 All-Ireland series Tommy produced some memorable performances culminating in the All-Ireland Final […]

    GARDAI in Tralee are investigating three burglaries in town at the weekend. On Saturday, October 16 between 12noon and 7pm, a house was entered in the Glencairn estate in Caherslee. The owners were out at the time and the house was ransacked. Gardai are appealing to anyone living […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garveys Tralee Warriors InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 2 game against Moycullen in Galway yesterday… Moycullen 81 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 84 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors consolidated their season opening win against Team 360 Financial Killorglin with a thrilling 84-81 win over Moycullen at the Kingfisher […]

SINN Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris has been informed by Kerry County Council’s Director of Services, John Breen, that work to connect Ardfert to the central regional water supply will begin at the end of October. The announcement was made at this morning’s meeting of Kerry County Council after Cllr Ferris demanded action […]

TRALEE is deemed Clean To European Norms in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) report by An Taisce released this morning. Tralee came in 23rd place out of the 40 towns and cities assessed, down from 17th in the January results. Killarney fell from 2nd to 22nd in the […]

KERRY International Film Festival (KIFF) celebrated its 22nd Edition over this past weekend. This year KIFF presented a blended festival that included 15 physical events and 30 online screenings and the KIFF team was overwhelmed with the level of interest and support they received over the four days of the […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns has announced a series of free webinars on sustainability and biodiversity, highlighting the UN Sustainability Goals, taking place over the next month. The sustainability webinars, which will be delivered by Donal O’Leary of Waste Down will focus on the EPA Stop Food Waste programme and composting, are […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jimmy Moloney, has extended his condolences to the family of the late Brendan Kennelly following his death on Sunday. “Brendan Kennelly was a remarkable poet and writer who produced some of the most important and iconic poems which now form part of his […]

BAILE Mhuire Day Care Centre for Older Persons has purchased the freehold on its existing site along with the neighbouring Balloonagh Convent and McAuley Home in Tralee. The site, and extensive surrounding gardens, were owned by St Brendan’s Trust under the management of the Bishop of Kerry, and has presented an […]

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… Absolute class… The complete sequence at the Castle Bar in #Tralee. Your man will never field Mikey Sheehy’s ball but it’s […]

CAR lovers were in for a treat if they popped by The Meadowlands Hotel this weekend. The Cortina Owners Club of Ireland, which was founded over 25 years ago, held a rally during the weekend with 41 makes of the classic Ford model — from the MK1 made in 1962 […]

SIAMSA Tíre’s theatre was a busy spot on Friday for 12 hours of talking from a number of inspiring speakers. The event was TEDx Tralee, an independently organised event, licensed by TED, featuring local and national voices and TED Talks videos under the theme of ‘New Beginnings’. Over 80 people attended […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Citizens Information Kerry which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  If you are the owner of a residential property on 1 November 2021, you have to pay Local Property Tax (LPT). The tax is based on the value of your […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at some choice movies on the box this week… You always get a little nervous when the studios decide to remake a classic film. Certainly the recent trend for remaking animated versions into live action events has been a bit of a mixed bag. […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD, Pa Daly, has expressed concern at delays in capital improvements to University Hospital Kerry and has called on Minister Donnelly for urgent intervention ahead of the winter season. Deputy Daly said he is contacted daily by constituents regarding the situation in University Hospital Kerry and the […]

TWO Kerry GAA stars returned to their alma mater, on Friday morning to help the sixth class pupils raise the Pieta House Amber Flag. Tommy Walsh and David Moran also spoke to the pupils at Holy Family NS about the importance of mental health and being kind to one another. […]

MONICA Muñoz is leading a dance residency in Kerry for the coming months, focussing on primary school children and families. Monica is a dance artist originally from Barcelona, living in Ireland since 2014. She has performed extensively across the globe for over 20 years with many companies and as a freelance […]

THERE were 263 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, October 11, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. This puts Tralee LEA in the top 10 highest incidence rates in the country, while Listowel […]

CASTLEISLAND Chamber Alliance are promoting a new marketing and branding campaign, which they hope will bring a revitalised approach to local retail, businesses, tourism, and heritage stakeholders. “We are delighted to share that we have appointed Bespoke Business Support Collective to lead and manage this new branding and marketing initiative […]

THE official opening of the Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) took place last night at The Randles Hotel, Killarney. Celebrating its 22nd edition, this year’s festival is taking place from October 14-17 and will present a blended film festival that promotes and showcases film and filmmaking talent across 15 in […]

KERRY County Council is inviting public submissions regarding the proposed development of a greenway from Cockleshell Road along the coast to Ballygarran, Spa. The greenway will link with the already established route from Cockleshell to the Lock Gates and down to the Marina in town. The proposed development consists of […]

THERE were 30 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning. It’s the highest number this week and almost double Tuesday’s figure of 16. Nationwide there are 438 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s hospitals, according to today’s Irish Nurses […]