THE Kerry ladies football team are back in action this Saturday as they begin their Munster Championship campaign with a home tie. They’ll face Tipperary in Fitzgerald Stadium in the opening game (throw-in 1.45pm) of a double header with the men facing Cork later that afternoon. Tickets for the match […]

MENTAL health advocate Philip Kissane from Killarney has nominated Kerry Mental Health Association as the benefitting charity when he takes part in the 200km Kerry Way Ultra Marathon in September. The event will be staged along the trails and mountains of the scenic Kerry Way over two consecutive days and […]

FANS travelling by car to Killarney for the Munster championship games involving the Kerry men’s and ladies teams on Saturday are being advised to go early, as there will be less parking facilities available than usual. Kerry against Cork in Fitzgerald Stadium always draws a big crowd but this year, […]

TWO students from Tralee schools have won top prizes in this year’s 70th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Siqi Yao (age 16), a pupil at Presentation Secondary School, Tralee and Áine Newsome (15), from Mercy Mountawk Secondary School were both were winners of Special Merit Awards for artworks that Final Adjudicator, […]

A TABLE quiz will be held tonight (Friday) at The Klub at Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club for a very worthy cause. The event is in aid of the Cancer Fund For Children and will take place at 8.30pm. Table of four is €40. All are welcome and your support is […]

THERE was an incredible turnout at The Klub at Kerins O’Rahillys on Thursday night for a table quiz in aid of a local school’s campaign to buy a new bus. St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school started the campaign to raise funds for a new bus for transporting children on […]

THREE Mercy Mounthawk girls have qualified for the All-Ireland Schools Golf Final for the second year in a row. Lucy Grattan, who is fourth year, third year student Arie O’Shea and Ema Vinarcikova,  who is in second year, will head to Milltown Golf Club, Dublin on Monday, April 29 for […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle on Minister Foley’s announcement yesterday which sees uncertainty end for Leaving Cert candidates as marking process and results date are revealed… The uncertainty about the marking of the 2024 Leaving Cert exams was ended on Wednesday morning when Minister Norma Foley announced that, once again this […]

By Ivan Hurley Kerry Football Club welcome Athlone Town AFC to Mounthawk Park on Friday night (kick-off 7.45pm) on Matchday 11 of the SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division. With the season now well underway, the kingdom find themselves in a strong position after 11 matches. Unbeaten in eight games in […]

KERRY College hosted their annual Recruitment Fair in their Clash Road Campus, Tralee on Tuesday. With learners set to complete their QQI Level 5 and Level 6 programmes in May across a diverse range of disciplines such as childcare, hospitality, healthcare support, carpentry, administration, and more, this event proved to […]

THE Kerins O’Rahillys Augusta Masters Challenge fundraiser once again proved to be a huge success with over 700 taking part and a familiar face taking top prize. The fundraiser, which initially was set a modest financial goal due to the club’s Golf Classic on Good Friday, exceeded all expectations and […]

AN Garda Síochána is conducting a 24hr nationwide operation targeting speed, known as ‘Slow Down Day’ from 7am on Friday to 7am on Saturday. The aim of the operation, which is supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), is to promote safer driving behaviour among motorists and to encourage all […]

National Subbuteo Tournament this Saturday in Tralee This Saturday sees the cream of Irish Subbuteo Table Football doing battle at the Brandon Hotel (Winter Garden Room) for the honours in Round 3 of the Irish Circuit. We have players coming from as far as Donegal, Belfast, Dublin, Wexford and Cork […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed his dismay at the reported shooting of a cat with a pellet gun in a Tralee estate. Tralee Sinn Féin Cllr Cathal Foley, has called the incident — which is believed to have taken place in Connolly Park yesterday — “despicable and cruel”. Cllr Foley […]

The Government and local authorities need to face some ‘Home Truths’ about accessible housing writes Terry O’Brien, Service Coordinator with the Kerry Irish Wheelchair Association… Housing shortages in Ireland have been well documented and highlighted. But everyday here in Kerry, I meet people with disabilities who are facing a deeper, silent […]

TRALEE Lions Club are organising a fundraiser for a local school this Thursday evening. St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School has started a campaign to raise funds for a new bus for transporting children on school trips and activities and this campaign has already realised €6,000. However, they have a […]

WHILE many young pupils in town are busy preparing this time of year for their First Holy Communion Day, there’s still a few Confirmation ceremonies taking place in the greater Tralee area this week. On Tuesday it was the turn of sixth class pupils from Spa NS to receive the […]

FROM its modest beginnings in September 2023, the Variety Show organised by Inspired Day Service Tralee blossomed into an extraordinary spectacle recently at the Dúchas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy, thanks to the unwavering dedication of its participants. Over the past months, the Inspired performing arts group poured their […]

LYREACROMPANE Primary School has announced its transition to become Kerry Education and Training Board’s (Kerry ETB’s) fourth Community National School (CNS). This decision marks a shift from its previous Catholic ethos to a multidenominational one, aimed at offering greater inclusivity and choice to families within the community and wider area. […]

THE RDI Hub in Killorglin hosted a Network Ireland Kerry event last week to share their insights on how to submit a successful application for their upcoming awards. Network Ireland Kerry hosted “How to write an award-winning application” for the Network Ireland Kerry Businesswomen of the Year Awards, 2024. Joining […]

A KERRY TD has expressed his disgust at what he called the Government’s lack of commitment towards supporting Motorsport Ireland’s bid to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2025. Motorsport Ireland finally received confirmation from Minister Byrne, Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the […]

THERE were 135 delegates from around the world who were welcomed to Tralee last night as the town is the European base for the International Wildland Fire Conference running alongside Boise, Idaho and Canberra Australia At a formal reception at the Tralee Bay Wetlands, Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr […]

NETWORK Ireland Kerry will be hosting their inaugural Businesswomen of the Year Awards on May 17 in The Rose Hotel, Tralee. Winners of the prestigious Regional Kerry Awards will go on to represent Kerry in the National Network Ireland Awards in the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Co. Kilkenny this September. […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane has thanked the thousands of volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry over the past week. Bags of litter were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the twelfth annual clean-up which was organised by KWD […]

THE Mater Hospital Foundation is calling on people across Kerry to lace up, head out and take on its new 31 Miles in May challenge, supporting dementia care in the Mater Hospital. This challenge is an opportunity for family members, friends, carers and anyone wanting to make a difference to […]

Mixed League Finals 2024 Killarney take 3 out of 4 Titles The mixed leagues came to an end this week as we held the finals on Monday and Thursday evenings in Ballyheigue. A big thank you must go out to the Ballyheigue club for hosting the finals on both nights […]

KINGDOM Swimming Club is to host the upcoming regional swimming gala  on Saturday and Sunday, April 20th and 21st, at the Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Centre. The event, expected to draw over 200 swimmers, will see participants from various clubs, including Ballybunion, Killarney, Blackrock, Celtic Waves, Ennis Swimming Club, […]

Alan Cantwell on the Basketball Ireland Development League Final at the weekend… Tralee Warriors 86 Carrick Cruisers 70 The Tralee Warriors made it a weekend to remember by adding the inaugural Basketball Ireland Development National League title to the Mens U20 National League title they won on Saturday with an […]

Alan Cantwell reports on the  Mens U20 National League Final held on Sunday… Tralee Warriors 96 Éanna 91 The Tralee Warriors U20s made it back-to-back National League titles with a 96-91 win over Éanna in an absorbing and high scoring decider at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght yesterday. An […]

IT’S become almost a tradition out in Blennerville for the past 10 years and Saturday was another fantastic day for Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk. After passing away from cancer back in 2013, Tony’s daughter Andrea started the charity event in his memory with funds raised going towards the Palliative Care […]