Radio Kerry has been shortlisted in five categories for the 2022 IMRO National Radio Awards published today. The nominations are specialist music programme – The Music Tree presented by JJ O Shea; magazine programme – The Saturday Supplement presented by Joe McGill; specialist speech programme – Speak Up – involving women from the NEWKD Moving…
A large crowd of people of all ages, who united under a banner of Mná Chiarraí Supporters in Castleisland on a very wet Monday evening, braved it all to cheer on the heroic Kerry ladies football team and management. The ubiquitous gig rig was placed precariously close to Hartnett’s Corner and that was because Radio…
The eighth annual Radio Kerry Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser for St Vincent de Paul, in association with Garvey’s SuperValu will take place on Friday, December 10th 2021. Over the past seven years the generosity of individuals, school communities and businesses across the county has led to over €120,000 being raised, every cent of which goes…
In its efforts to encourage the people of the county to nominate their heroes of 2021, Radio Kerry has teamed up with Fexco to honour those nominated. “2021has continued to be a challenging year for everyone in Kerry. But through it all, some individuals and groups have shown outstanding community spirit, courage, vision and leadership,”…
Listeners to Radio Kerry and Kerry people worldwide are being asked to participate in The Big Invite to help play a role in the recovery of tourism sector in the county. Over the month of May Radio Kerry is leading the initiative, with Kerry County Council, the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation and other representative bodies,…
Radio Kerry has announced the winners of a special student essay competition titled: If I were an MEP. The winning essay was written by Presentation Secondary School Tralee student, Ciara Sharp. Among the issues Ciara wrote about were: gender equality, the gender pay gap, and sexism. Former US First Lady Michelle Obama was cited as…
Morning Ireland journalist Aimi Ní Riada paid a welcome visit to Castleisland Community College last week. By Doreen Killington The purpose of the visit was to interview those affected by the present Transition Year Programme and how it has been adapted within the context and disruption of the present school year. She spoke with the…
Radio Kerry’s Celebrate4Life invites you to celebrate Kerry lives and support the work of four Kerry charities. Radio Kerry has launched Celebrate4Life, an initiative to help raise vital funds for four Kerry charities while celebrating the lives of those who have survived and those whose lives were lost to Covid-19. Radio Kerry Contribution of €10,000…
RTÉ has announced that, following a public competition, Peter Woods has been announced as Head of RTÉ Radio 1. Former Managing Editor of RTÉ Radio 1, Peter Woods has worked in RTÉ since 1999, when he trained as a radio producer. Peter worked across the radio schedule and was a former Series Producer of Five…
Radio Kerry invites you to be part of Kerry’s Biggest Sing-A-Long later on today, Friday, April 17th on the ‘Afternoon Show’ at 3.15pm. “Brendan Fuller will be playing ABBA’s Mamma Mia, and we encourage you to dress up in your glitz and platforms, turn up your radio and sing along with us,” spokesperson Melanie O’Sullivan…
