Tralee

Former election candidate jailed for assaults after disrupting Tralee drag story event

Ross Lahive was ‘prime mover’ in violent incident where children had to be shielded and showed no remorse, judge says

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 17:40

Three convicted over disruption at drag event for children at Tralee library

Ross Lahive (45) found guilty of assaulting four people and public order breach during July 2023 incident

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 19:15

Kerry man who stabbed friend and neighbour ‘in boiling blood’ convicted of murder

Jury rejected Patrick Murphy’s (52) case that he killed Joseph Brosnan in Tralee in self-defence

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 13:51

Manor West Retail Park set for expansion next year

Leading national and international names already tenants at site in Tralee, Co Kerry

Wed Nov 13 2024 - 05:00

Jury begins deliberations in trial of six men accused of murdering man at Kerry funeral

Father-of-seven Thomas Dooley was killed in Rath Cemetery in Tralee in 2022

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 16:53

Man accused of participation in ‘honour killing’ was seeking to save his sibling, jury hears

Six accused of murder of Thomas ‘Tom’ Dooley at funeral in Tralee in October 2022

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 21:07

‘Run, just run’: wife recalls graveyard attack on her husband at murder trial

Siobhán Dooley was cut on the arm as group of men armed with weapons set upon Tom Dooley (43)

Wed Jun 05 2024 - 19:23

Jury urged to leave Traveller prejudice behind in Kerry graveyard murder trial

Six men, members of an extended Traveller family, accused of the murder of 43-year-old Thomas Dooley in Rath Cemetery in Tralee

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 21:13

Ireland’s ‘flammable landscape’ must be managed to avoid increased wildfire risk, expert says

Wet spring means vegetation could fuel a fire when next drought arrives, forest engineer says

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 12:58

Astellas receives planning approval for €330m pharma plant in Tralee

The company specialises in transplant, kidney, bladder and cancer drugs and already employs about 400 people at facilities in Killorglin and Dublin

Tue Dec 19 2023 - 21:53

Nursing home group which cares for 500 residents is in ‘crisis’, Hiqa warns

Hiqa raised ‘significant concerns’ about nursing homes run by private company Aperee Living

Tue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00

Man (51) charged with Tralee murder after extradition from England

Patrick Murphy, of no fixed abode, was arrested at Dublin Airport on Friday over May 2022 killing of Joseph Brosnan in apartment complex

Sat Oct 07 2023 - 16:18

HSE apologises after death of Zimbabwe-born woman six hours after she gave birth

Tatenda Mukwata (35) died of haemorrhage and shock hours after giving birth to a girl by Caesarean section in University Hospital Kerry

Mon Sept 25 2023 - 13:03

Serious concern over management of Aperee nursing home residents’ money

Inspection finds residents’ funds inappropriately used to cover running costs of nursing home

Mon Sept 25 2023 - 12:08

Japanese pharma company to invest €330m in new facility in Tralee, creating 350 jobs

Astellas specialises in transplant, kidney, bladder and cancer drugs

Thu Sept 14 2023 - 07:49

‘Not tonight lads’: Hotel ordered to pay €4,000 to Travellers turned away on Valentine’s weekend

Tralee hotel says it turned away four married couples because they did not have credit cards as security for rooms

Wed Aug 30 2023 - 18:46

Locals object to Michael Healy-Rae’s plans to add 15 bedrooms to guest house

The TD’s Tralee guest house itself is currently being used to house a number of Ukrainian refugees

Sun Jul 23 2023 - 15:00

Weather Ireland: Thunderstorms and risk of localised flooding this week, Met Éireann warns

More heavy downpours expected into first half of this week

Mon Jun 19 2023 - 05:30

Co Kerry paedophile who paid women for access to children jailed for seven years

Woman who sold naked photographs of her children to Timmy Duggan given three-year sentence with 18 months suspended

Mon Nov 28 2022 - 13:51

Tom Dooley remembered as loving father and husband at funeral Mass

Significant Garda presence in Tullamore as requiem Mass takes place for man killed attending burial in Co Kerry last week

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 17:08

Spring paint trends: ‘I would never recommend Magnolia’

Rich shades of yellow, blues and green are in – as is decor inspired by Emily in Paris

Sat Feb 26 2022 - 06:00

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With Ulster and KBC withdrawing, customers need new homes for their money

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 05:42

Former inmates challenge ‘slop out’ scheme exclusion

Two men take High Court cases over State decision not to compensate them

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 20:50

Teenager recruited more than 50 young people in Kerry as money ‘mules’ for gang

Young people allowing crime syndicate use bank accounts for fraud-gained funds

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 03:58

School return plan for pregnant teachers is based on ‘expert advice’, Minister says

Teachers’ unions want unvaccinated school staff to be let work from home temporarily

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 18:20

Young cyclist (11) killed in collision with van in Tralee

Gardaí seeking witnesses as local community left heartbroken by death of Aoibheann Duffy

Tue May 11 2021 - 09:57

Lack of papers for fishermen rescued off Cork coast under investigation

‘State has failed’ two Egyptian workers hired without work permits, says advocate body

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 04:45

Family of woman who died from cervical cancer settles case

Retired nurse Joan Lucey died hours after HSE and laboratories agreed to begin mediation

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 12:52

HSE’s approach to cervical smear case ‘disgraceful’ – solicitor

Joan Lucey died on Friday night before mediation could begin in her legal challenge

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 18:29

Woman with terminal cervical cancer seeks urgent mediation of claim

Retired nurse sues HSE and two laboratories in High Court

Thu Feb 11 2021 - 17:10

Eighteen Irish panto productions for all the family to watch this season

Pantomimes and family shows have gone online – or even switched to a drive-in format

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 10:00

Gardaí seize €85,000 worth of suspected methedrone in Co Kerry

Man, who was arrested and charged in connection to the seizure, will appear in court on Friday

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 14:14

Man charged over largest cash seizure in history of the State

Darren Hoey remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection with €3.7m haul

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 19:41

Traineeships are flexible and adaptable

Programmes can open doors to level six or seven third level NFQ programmes

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 07:00