Archive for May, 2014

The Royal Munster Fusiliers Association, the Western Front Association, the Great War Society and Kerry Library will stage information days and an exhibition in Tralee Library on Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 from 10am to 5pm on the “Royal Munster Fusiliers Association and the Kerry connection.” The Regiment, which was primarily based […]

ONE of the highlights of the Kerry greyhound racing calender is nearly upon us. ‘The Boylesports.com Race of Champions’, takes place on Friday, June 6 at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium and huge crowds are expected for the popular event. “This year we are delighted to welcome back Boylesports as the main title […]

Juveniles U6/8/10 U10 “Go Games Blitz” will be hosted by Austin Stacks this Thursday 22nd in Connolly Park. Players are asked to be there at 5.45. Training for all age groups continues in Healy Park on Saturday at 11am. U8/10 Girls: Training as usual on Saturday next at 11am in […]

Premier ‘B’ – Ballymac Galaxy 2 Fenit Samphires 6 Last Wednesday evening we kept our push for promotion alive with a superb performance against Ballymac Galaxy. The midweek kick-off meant we were without some of our hardcore supporters but we didn’t let this distract us. We knew we needed to […]

MEMBERS of the Kerry branch of the Association of Childhood Professionals (ACP) met in the Kerry County Childcare Centre in Monavalley on Monday night to have an open forum on the issues facing the industry in the run up to the local elections. The group, which was formed back in August […]

Churchill vs Firies Co. League After last week’s disappointing Championship exit, Churchill returned to Co. League action with an away fixture against Firies. Churchill won their last two league outings and were hopeful of making it three in a row against the home side. Like last week, Churchill got off […]

A TRALEE man has won the Culture section of the National Traveller Pride Awards. The win, for 20-year-old Martin Mahon of Meadowlands Estate, follows on from the success of Savannah McCarthy from Listowel in the Youth section of the awards last year. “I found out about two weeks ago that I won,” said […]

Everyone is crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man…..! As a nation, our men would not be known as hugely stylish unlike say the French or the Italian. This could be true for lots of men who think that it is completely acceptable to wear the same style jeans, suits or […]

Round five of the county league took place over the weekend in which there were five Tralee area sides in action with only one side victorious. Here is our GAA Weekend Round-up. Saturday County League Division 1 Waterville 0-15 Kerins O’Rahillys 2-9 (Report from Kerins O’Rahilly’s Notes) The blues made the […]

FORMER Austin Stacks player Mike Finn has unwittingly found himself part of a Youtube video that has gone viral around the globe. In the video Mike, an Australian Rules player, is being interviewed on a football field (still wearing the black and amber). In the background, a man carrying a child tries to […]

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore enjoyed a brief visit to town on Friday morning to meet with the local Labour candidates. The Labour leader is no stranger to the town having spent years here in the late 1970s/early 80s as secretary of the ITGWU (now SIPTU). He went for a coffee in […]

PASSENGER numbers at Kerry Airport were up seven per cent in 2013 on the previous year according to the annual report. It showed the airport handled 306,042 passengers compared to 286,442 in 2012. The Kerry-Dublin route showed some growth year on year with an increase of six per cent in […]

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THE Kerry Rose contestants were in Ballyroe Heights Hotel yesterday to take part in their individual interviews before the selection night which takes place this Friday at the same venue. It’s been a hectic few weeks for the ladies which has seen them take part in a whistle stop tour around the […]

JUVENILE NOTES PEIL FAOI 6: (i) More summer football on Thursday next. Note venue: CAHERSLEE. Starting time: 5:45pm. Bígí ann! (ii) Sunday morning as usual at 11.00am….also in Caherslee. Fáilte roimh chách. FAOI 8: The season is now going very well as the ‘summer’ approaches. After very successful trip to […]

Seniors Credit Union County Senior Football League Division 2 Round 5 St Pats 0-12 Glenbeigh/Glencar 1-11 St Pat’s remain pointless at the bottom of Division after another narrow defeat against Junior Championship semi finalists Glenbeigh/Glencar. Played in dry but blustry Blennerville on Sunday, St Pats had the better of the […]

THERE were celebrations in town on Sunday when Tralee Musical Society got word they had been nominated five times in the Association of Irish Musical Awards (AIMS) this year. The award nominations are in Best Overall, Best Male Singer – Alan Teahan, Best Actress – Janna Foley, Best Technical and Best Ensemble for […]

A GREAT idea from a new Irish company is Chic Treat Club. So what happens? You subscribe to a monthly surprise beauty gift box. What I love is this beautiful box is that it arrives with five beauty goodies each month, valued at more than your subscription. Since its launch […]

LOTTO The numbers drawn on 12/05/2014 were: 9, 14, 20, 26. This draw was held in O Riadas for a jackpot of €12,000. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Neilus O Connor, Kielduff 2. Breda Keane, Lyre 3. Mike Sweeney, Ballinorig 4. Donna & Mike, c/o Halfway 5. Niamh […]

​Parnells Camogie In another “first” for the club, on Sunday, May 11th, our U-12 players participated in the Camogie County League. Demonstrating ever-improving skills, and a never-say-die team spirit, the players fought to the bitter end against a stronger Cillard side. All involved are very proud of Tralee Parnells’ first […]

COUNTRY superstar, Nathan Carter, returns to Tralee for one night only this August. The ‘Wagon Wheel’ singer played to one of the biggest crowds seen on the streets of Tralee in years last August. Thousands of people thronged Denny Street on the Monday night of the Festival in 2013 and now he […]

THE weather smiled on the pupils of Holy Family and Moyderwell primary schools on Saturday morning as they celebrated their First Holy Communion. The Moyderwell pupils received the sacrament in St John’s while Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church  played host to the Holy Family children. Principal of Holy Family, […]

The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’ By Zach Buggy 2011 saw the release of The Black Keys’ seventh album, the acclaimed El Camino – 11 in-your-face hits with serious seventies flair. This led to the duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney picking up three Grammys, including Best Album. Despite […]

AROUND 30 people from around Tralee were honoured for their volunteer work on Friday morning at the Tralee Wetlands. The event was a Valuing Volunteer Coffee Morning organised by the Kerry Volunteer Centre to mark National Volunteer Week which is running from May 12 to May 18. Those present enjoyed an al fresco […]

IT was a special day for over 130 Presentation girls on Friday as they celebrated their graduation after, 1,825 days in the school. Hundreds of students, parents, siblings and friends attended the ceremony in St John’s Church for a Mass followed by speeches from Principal Sheila Pontillo, Chairman of the […]

Gally’s Bar And Restaurant, Castlemaine Road IT’S funny how you forget about some places. Not too long ago I was travelling to Killorglin and on leaving town, looking to my left, I realised I hadn’t set foot in Gally’s for over six years. I righted that wrong this week when I had […]

By Dermot Crean THE Park lads could have the cutting edge on the opposition this weekend after a trip to Claude Monte in The Square. The Under 16 team are the first Kerry team to play in an ‘A’ level National Cup final when they travel to Dublin to face St […]

THE Ashe Memorial Hall was a hive of activity Thursday night as ITT Multimedia Graduate and Postgraduate students got a chance to showcase their works to the public. There was a wide array of work on display to excite the senses from the more accessible to the abstract. One such […]

TRALEE-BASED firm, Timothy & O’Connor Accountants and Business Advisors, have announced their sponsorship of Kilcummin GAA Annual Golf Classic Event to be held on Saturday June 21 at Beaufort Golf Club. The TOC Accountants Kilcummin GAA Golf Classic will raise much needed funds towards the development of a new pitch at the […]

CIVIC-MINDED students from Mounthawk raised over €600 for charities and presented the cheques on Friday morning. The Interact Club, part of the Junior Rotary Club took part in a bake sale and a fun day in the Square and raised the money for Recovery Haven, Care4Kids and the KSPCA. “It’s events […]