Archive for June, 2014

Under 14 Rockies enjoying the quiz night - Michael O'Gara, Dara Barry Walsh, Donagh McMahon, Niall Hurley and Niamh McMahon. Photo by Adrienne McLoughlin

Rockie Faithful Help Out Under 14s With Table Quiz

June 17, 2014 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

THE Austin Stacks faithful turned out in force on Friday night to help send youngsters on a trip to Mayo. The U14 Feile Family Fun Quiz was a great success in Connolly Park, well attended by the young footballers and their families who will be travelling to Mayo in two weeks […]

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Helen Burns: Communication Is The Response You Get

Helen Burns: Communication Is The Response You Get

June 17, 2014 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

Helen Burns, a certified Business Coach with ActionCOACH, the World’s #1 Business Coaching Franchise, gives advice on communicating with employees… I WAS speaking to a business owner last week and he relayed a big frustration to me; “I cannot seem to get my team to do what I want them to […]

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Kerins O’Rahilly’s Club News 16/06/14

Kerins O’Rahilly’s Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

Juveniles U6/8/10 Our U6s trained as usual on Saturday last in Healy Park. There are very large numbers turning up to this age group every Saturday and this is a testament to the expert coaching they are receiving from the lads. Well done to all. Our U8s and U10s travelled […]

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Austin Stacks Club News 16/06/14

Austin Stacks Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 3:01 pm Comments are Disabled

SENIOR FOOTBALL Austin Stacks 0-15; Dingle 0-7. Our previous trip to Dingle, five weeks ago, ended in a six points defeat for us, in the quarter final of the Club Championship. But our journey back west on a glorious summer’s evening last Saturday (14th June), for round six of the […]

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Austin Stacks Juvenile Club News 16/06/14

Austin Stacks Juvenile Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

FAOI 6: (i) Under 6 football will be in CONNOLLY PARK at 7pm on Thursday next. (ii) Sunday morning football as usual at 11.00am in CAHERSLEE. FAOI 8: (i) The ‘GoGames’ for our Under 8s will take place at 7pm on Thursday at Na Gaeil Club and (ii) we’ll have […]

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Is Your Estate Worthy Of A Tidy Tralee Prize?

Is Your Estate Worthy Of A Tidy Tralee Prize?

June 16, 2014 at 12:09 pm 1 comment

IS your estate worthy of a Tidy Tralee award? That’s the question the people at Tidy Tralee Together are asking of estates, homes and businesses as they invite entries for this year’s competition. Criteria and applications forms are now available from traleetidytowns@gmail.com and must be returned by email by Monday, July 14 […]

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Kelliher’s Sponsors Under 13 Football Championship

Kelliher’s Sponsors Under 13 Football Championship

June 16, 2014 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

KELLIHER’s Mills Farm, Garden & Pet Supplies of Boyle Business Park, Clash, Tralee are sponsors of this year’s Coiste Thra Li Under 13 Football Championship. This competition will take place in early July, after the Under 12 competition has concluded. A cheque was presented by Edward Kelliher of Kellihers Mills […]

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Ballymacelligott Club News 16/06/14

Ballymacelligott Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

LOTTO Heartiest congratulations from all at Ballymac GAA Club are extended to Madeline O Connor of Clogher on her winning our Lotto jackpot of €12,400. Her numbers 1,2,8 and 23 were drawn at O Riadas on the 9th June 2014. Madeline purchased her ticket from Brendan Mannix at Ballydwyer Post […]

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St Pats Club News 16/06/14

St Pats Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

Lotto: There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €11,000. The numbers drawn were 06, 10, 18 & 23. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Rita Gleeson, Listellick; Niamh O’Connor, Curraheen; Paudi Bailey, Tonevane; Tom Diggins, Abbeydorney & Richard Williams c/o Rock Street PO. This week’s jackpot will […]

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Tralee Parnells Club News 16/06/14

Tralee Parnells Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

Camogie: Tralee Parnells were narrowly defeated by Causeway, 6-3 to 5-0, on Saturday the 7th in their final game of the first round of the U-12 Kerry County Camogie League. All players pulled together in a tenacious display of teamwork that resulted in goals for Hannah Sharkey (2), Eimer Ni […]

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John Mitchels Club News 16/04/14

John Mitchels Club News 16/04/14

June 16, 2014 at 11:13 am Comments are Disabled

County League John Mitchels 2-11 Spa 3-12 With a very much under strength side we staged a strong rally in the second half only failing by four points in the end. In the first half we were all at sea in defence and Spa scored three goals two from play […]

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St John’s In Bloom For Festival Of Flowers And Music

St John’s In Bloom For Festival Of Flowers And Music

June 16, 2014 at 11:06 am Comments are Disabled

OVER the weekend the first ‘Festival of Flowers and Music’ took place in St John’s the Evangelist Church on Ashe Street to celebrate the successful restoration of the organ at the church. The restoration cost a whopping €100,000 and took the best part of year to dismantle and restore the […]

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St Brendans Park Club News 16/06/14

St Brendans Park Club News 16/06/14

June 16, 2014 at 10:55 am Comments are Disabled

Our Club website is available on www.stbrendansparkfc.com . All the latest club information can be found here . All coaches are asked to submit match reports and squad photos as soon as they can after matches so that they can be posted on the site. We can also be found on Facebook […]

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Great Night For Tralee People At AIMS Awards

Great Night For Tralee People At AIMS Awards

June 16, 2014 at 10:55 am Comments are Disabled

Click on above ad for more IT was a great night for the Hurley and Landers families on Saturday as they picked up awards at a ceremony in Killarney. The annual Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) Awards took place in the INEC and were attended by just under 1,100 people representing societies throughout […]

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“Érin’s Just A Normal Seven-Year-Old Girl…But With Limitations”

“Érin’s Just A Normal Seven-Year-Old Girl…But With Limitations”

June 16, 2014 at 9:43 am Comments are Disabled

By Dermot Crean YOUNG Érin O’Sullivan looks like an ordinary, fun-loving seven year old girl who enjoys school and playing with her sisters, Louise and Megan at her home in Gort Na Greine near Gallowsfield. But for Érin, life isn’t always ordinary and easy-going. She suffers from a condition, Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T), […]

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A Brilliant Ballyheigue Festival Is On The Way

A Brilliant Ballyheigue Festival Is On The Way

June 15, 2014 at 9:39 am Comments are Disabled

A FANTASTIC family fun festival will take place in Ballyheigue next month with loads of free entertainment and a fashion show extravaganza. The 12th annual Ballyheigue Summer Festival takes place from Sunday, July 6 to Sunday, July 13. This year’s programme is packed with lots of fun for everyone of […]

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Out To Lunch: Dining Al Fresco In The Sunny Square

Out To Lunch: Dining Al Fresco In The Sunny Square

June 15, 2014 at 9:05 am Comments are Disabled

Click on ad for much more Nightjar The Square YOU know, when we get the weather there’s no place like home. I walked into the Square on Thursday afternoon to a drumming exhibition from a local school who entertained shoppers and al fresco diners from nearby cafes. It really did have […]

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New President Takes The Reins At Tralee Rotary Club

New President Takes The Reins At Tralee Rotary Club

June 15, 2014 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Tralee Rotary Club dinner took place at Ballyseedy Castle Hotel on Friday night which saw a new President take the chain of office. John Moriarty’s final official function as President of the Rotary Club was to hand over the chain of office to incoming President elect for 2014/2015 Derry […]

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Roger Harty: Let’s Make Sense

Roger Harty: Let’s Make Sense

June 15, 2014 at 9:00 am Comments are Disabled

TRULY living in ‘The Now’ is a most wondrous and rewarding way to live life. It might sound strange to speak the obvious to people, but the only time you can truly live is Now. Have you ever managed to live five minutes ago or in five minutes time? It is […]

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Niall Hobbert: A Healthy Body Can Help Towards A Healthy Mind

Niall Hobbert: A Healthy Body Can Help Towards A Healthy Mind

June 14, 2014 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

FINALLY the sun has decided to tog out for Kerry. Long overdue if I may say. There’s nothing like getting up early to open up at 6.30am and the sun is there to greet you. It’s a brilliant feeling and you start the day with a smile on your face. […]

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Movie Review: Angelina Can’t Save This Fairytale Flop

Movie Review: Angelina Can’t Save This Fairytale Flop

June 14, 2014 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

  Maleficent By John Lyons EVEN though Angelina Jolie is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, she’s been out of the spotlight since she starred in Salt and The Tourist in 2010. She’s since directed two films, 2011’s in the Land of Blood and Honey, and Unbroken […]

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VIDEO: Michael’s In Soccer Legend Heaven In Rio

VIDEO: Michael’s In Soccer Legend Heaven In Rio

June 14, 2014 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

ON Monday we featured a video of Tralee man and Na Gaeil player Micheal Griffin speaking with former Liverpool FC striker Dirk Kuyt on a Brazilian beach. Well he has upped his game spectacularly since then! Michael has been bumping shoulders and snapping pictures with the stars of football, one of […]

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VIDEO: Shane Arrives In Tralee After 11th Marathon In 11 Days

VIDEO: Shane Arrives In Tralee After 11th Marathon In 11 Days

June 14, 2014 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

A DINGLE man who is expected to complete the remarkable achievement of 12 marathons in 12 days on Saturday afternoon, finished his 11th in Tralee on Friday. Shane Finn has been running since Tuesday, June 3 when he set off from the Phoenix Park in Dublin and has made his […]

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Fine Gael Cllr Is First Mayor Of Tralee Municipal District

Fine Gael Cllr Is First Mayor Of Tralee Municipal District

June 13, 2014 at 12:01 pm 2 comments

FINE Gael councillor Jim Finucane said he was honoured to be the first Mayor of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Cllr Finucane was elected Mayor at the first meeting of the District on Friday morning. He was proposed for the position by Cllr Terry O’Brien (Lab) and […]

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‘Carnaval’ Time For Brazilians In The Huddle

‘Carnaval’ Time For Brazilians In The Huddle

June 13, 2014 at 10:23 am 3 comments

THE sights and sounds of the samba boys and girls echoed across the bottom of Strand Road last night as the town’s Brazilian community gathered for their nation’s opening World Cup game. About 50 Brazilian students from the ITT packed into the top of the Huddle Bar in a sea of yellow and green as Neymar […]

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Fantastic Five Take Part In Special Olympics Events

Fantastic Five Take Part In Special Olympics Events

June 13, 2014 at 9:44 am 1 comment

By Danielle Courtney FIVE very excited athletes set off bright and early on Thursday morning to represent Munster in the 100m, 500m and Shot-put in the All Ireland Special Olympics Games 2014 in Limerick. Hugh O’Brien, Liam Purcell, Maurice Moriarty, Eoin O’Sullivan and Christopher Courtney all had their new Munster red […]

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VIDEO: School Drumming Session Livens Up The Square

VIDEO: School Drumming Session Livens Up The Square

June 13, 2014 at 8:37 am Comments are Disabled

LUNCHTIME in the Square was sunny enough on Thursday, but the pupils from a local school managed to brighten it up even further with a drumming exhibition. The pupils from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School in Balloonagh were joined by teachers and class-room assistants in a lunchtime show where […]

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Brookfield College To Have New Home By September

Brookfield College To Have New Home By September

June 13, 2014 at 8:37 am Comments are Disabled

Click on ad above for more BROOKFIELD College students will be moving to a new school come September if all work is completed on schedule according to the Principal Elisha Dowling. Their new home will be at the large, modern structure at the entrance to Monavalley Industrial Estate which has […]

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VIDEO: Park Youngsters Rise To Our ‘Crossbar Challenge’

VIDEO: Park Youngsters Rise To Our ‘Crossbar Challenge’

June 12, 2014 at 12:38 pm Comments are Disabled

WE’VE gone soccer mad this June on TraleeToday.ie and to show off the talent we have in this town, we’ve started our own ‘Crossbar Challenge’ to test the local clubs on their shooting skills. First up are members of the St Brendan’s Park U16/17 teams and what a start they’ve […]

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‘I Feel Ostracised From Society’ Says Crohn’s Sufferer

‘I Feel Ostracised From Society’ Says Crohn’s Sufferer

June 12, 2014 at 11:13 am 1 comment

By Gavin O’Connor A TRALEE man who has felt ostracised from society in the past because of suffering from Crohn’s Disease, has started his own Facebook page and blog to act as a support network for fellow sufferers and to break down the stigma surrounding the condition. Finbarr Griffin of St Brendan’s Park, who […]

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