KERRY Mental Health Association has announced the appointment of John Drummey as General Manager. John joins the organisation at a time of great stress for the population of Kerry, when the befriending activities of Kerry Mental Health Association volunteers are much in demand. He will bring vitality and innovation to the work of our nine [...]
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors took a break from preparations for their opening game of the 2020/2021 Super League season this weekend to launch their campaign at their major sponsor Garvey’s Supervalu store in Tralee on Tuesday evening. The Warriors will get their season underway when take on the Super League newcomers Tradehouse Central Ballincollig on Saturday [...]
The next phase of the multi-million-euro investment in the upgrading of Tralee town centre is to commence early next month. €3.4m is to be invested in a major upgrade and enhancement of Russell Street and Bridge Street which will see a continuation of the shared space and new public realm at the Mall. The statutory [...]
The Rose Hotel’s annual walking weekend took place on Friday 25th & Saturday 26th September, year two of what is now a calendar event did not disappoint. Guests enjoyed a two night stay at the award winning Rose Hotel, which included dinner on one evening, breakfast each morning and a guided walk on Saturday with [...]
Staff return to work at Siamsa Tíre this week with thanks to funding supports from the Arts Council Ireland and the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. The team will be making adjustments to the building to ensure that the venue can safely welcome visitors next month under Fáilte Ireland’s COVID [...]
The brand new facility that has opened up this month in the heart of Camp, County Kerry, has been kitted out with state of the art equipment ranging from squat racks, fixed barbells, dumbbells, Skiergs, cross trainers and much more. Literally only out the road , about 10-15 mins , Sandy Feet Fitness offer a [...]
This Winter, more so than any other year, it is vital to protect you and those you love against the flu. Research by LloydsPharmacy shows, over three quarters (69%) of Kerry adults claim that the COVID-19 pandemic has made them more aware of the importance of being vaccinated against viruses, such as the flu, with [...]
The volunteer crew of Fenit RNLI were involved in one of their more unusual launches last evening when a dolphin was spotted perhaps what was too close for comfort to the shore. Just after 8pm on Tuesday night a dolphin was noticed by a large number of locals and visitors enjoying an evening stroll in [...]
Kerry County Council has added a new €280,000 road-finisher paver to its fleet of machinery. The new unit will assist in the rollout of the annual Roads Programme across the county and was in operation in the past week on the Listowel to Ballylongford road. The paver is a strategic item of plant for Kerry [...]
Tralee woman Pauline Barrett is taking part in the Mellon Educate FitBlitz. She is walking 100km in August to help the charity raise funds for their educational programmes in Sth Africa. She is asking friends and family to join her so collectively those registered can walk 10,000km the distance between Dublin and Cape Town. Are [...]
