Tralee News from The Kerryman

Engines ready to go for annual Red Fox Tractor Run

The Red Fox Inn is the place to be on Sunday, February 24 if tractors and raising money for good causes are your things. The third annual Red Fox Inn Tractor Run will be held in memory of the late John Teahan - a great supporter of the event when it started - who sadly passed away from cancer in 2017.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

John Brassil's mad dash for TV showdown

"It could have cost me my entrails, but I wasn't going to let Michael Healy Rae go unchallenged".

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Young Einsteins triumph

The Kerry Science Teachers' Association primary Science quiz in the IT Tralee saw an impressive show of scientific knowledge from all students involved.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Fantastic turnout for the fundraising Nagle Rice walk

Such was the excitement in the build up to the family fun run/walk on Sunday that even the sunshine received the memo as blue skies emerged from behind the clouds to help everyone on their way.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Kerry scientist wins €100k for STD research

Research into sensor technology by a Kerry native scientist to help diagnose sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) early was awarded over €100,000 by Government this week.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Church alterations ‘should not have been made’

The son of leading Irish 20th Century architect Michael Scott has criticised recent alterations to the Corpus Christi Church in Knockanure as having 'degraded' the building's effect as originally conceived by his father. Knockanure/Moyvane Parish Priest Fr Kevin McNamara, who oversaw the recent work, said that the alterations were both 'necessary' and 'enhancing'.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Home are the heroes

'Poetry is jealous of you tonight' is a line by poet Kojouri that found its true meaning in Beaufort and Kilcummin on Sunday evening, as two memorable homecomings proved poetry in motion for the large crowd welcoming their heroes home on a February evening when no one felt the chill. There are many thresholds a team must cross on the route to an All-Ireland victory. But the most rewarding one is surely crossing the threshold between sweet victory and home.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Gardaí seek CCTV footage in probe into Killorglin death

Up to 30 gardaí are investigating an alleged assault in Killorglin following which a young Glencar man tragically lost his life. The incident occurred in The Square in Killorglin in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Defendant believed paramedic was an intruder

A Listowel man who attacked a paramedic attempting to help his brother believed he was an intruder and punched him into the mouth, Listowel District Court was told last week.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

Nurses back on wards as deal offered

Nurses were back on their wards on Tuesday as a last-minute intervention by the Labour Court saw the INMO suspend its planned three-day strike action this week. Last Tuesday and Thursday some 450 members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation mounted pickets at University Hospital Kerry and community health care units across the county.

Publish: Saturday 16th February 12:00am

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