Archive for June, 2014

LOTTO The Lotto draw was held in the Half Way Bar on Monday 2nd June and the numbers drawn were 7,12,13,26. The jackpot of €12,300 was not won. Lucky Dips 1. David Blennerhassett, Gleenageenty (annual) 2. Maurice Leen, Chutehall 3. Helen Leen, Chutehall 4. Fr. John Laide, Ballydwer 5. Jack […]

THE Kerry Association London has officially launched their search for the next Kerry Person of the Year. A special committee has been set up to evaluate individuals that have excelled in their support of their local Irish community. However, they are still urging the public to submit their own nominations […]

THE Kerry football stars turned out in force on Friday night for the Boylesports Kerry GAA Night of Champions. Marc O Se, Kieran Donaghy, Mark Griffin and Kerry boss Eamon Fitzmaurice were just some of the familiar faces there on the night as the rain stopped and hundreds enjoyed the facilities […]

Click on above ad for great offers HUNDREDS braved the poor weather on Friday night as the Bon Secours and Kerry General Hospital played a charity soccer in Gallowsfield. The match was named the Tom Naughton Cup after the former Bons empolyee who passed away recently while the late Brendan McEvoy and Mike Nagle, who were great […]

By John Lyons ENGLISH director Gareth Edwards has wanted to be a filmmaker since he was a child. Like most cinema lovers who dream of one day making their own films, Gareth realised that if he wanted to make a film, he was going to have to pick up a camera […]

MY father used to say that “the thing about common sense is that they gave it the wrong name!” Then he’d go on to say “because it’s not really that common at all.” He’d walk away and give a big laugh. Connecting with our senses is absolutely necessary for our […]

THE estimated 175,000 Netflix users in Ireland, many in Kerry, are been warned about the threat of a major phishing scam which has been identified by IT Security company, Smarttech.ie. The phishing scam comes in the form of a “fake message” on the users screen requesting the customer to click on […]

ARDFERT native Anne Lawlor raised €2,900 for Recovery Haven by taking on the ‘Swim for a Mile’ challenge at the University of Limerick. “It was absolutely fabulous and a great experience,” said Anne who swam in the University’s 50 metre Olympic sized swimming pool. Anne swam the mile (1,600 mtrs) in a time […]

Click on above ad for great offers O’Donnell’s Restaurant And Bar Mounthawk IRISH summers, eh? I had great intentions of going somewhere else on Friday to do my weekly review but the weather had other plans for me. So with my wipers working frantically to prevent me from ploughing into the car in […]

SIXTY Thai Boxers, male and female, will do battle in the ‘Night of Champions 2’  event being in held in Horan’s Nightclub tonight (Saturday). “The thing that sets us apart is we promise knock-outs, said organiser David O’Sullivan. “Normally on these nights you get maybe two knock outs – we had ten […]

BALLYHEIGUE man, John Brassil was elected first Cathaoirleach of the newly elected Kerry County Council this  morning. Tralee Electoral Area’s, Pa Daly, Sam Locke and Graham Spring were just three of 14 new councillors who arrived to take their  seats in the new-look 33 seat authority at Rathass. Two councillors were proposed for […]

WHEN Brendan Fuller of Radio Kerry’s ‘Afternoon Show’ rang a competition winner on Wednesday, to inform the lucky listener he had won a night away in a hotel, the presenter got more than he bargained for. See video below…

Danielle Courtney talks to Declan Dowling of the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium about the ‘Night of Champions’ this Friday night, as well as getting the lowdown from Melanie Harty on the Taste of Kerry event in Manor West and the Tom Naughton Memorial Cup charity soccer match taking place tonight (Friday). Camera: Ryan […]

Click ad above to see great offers IT emerged this week that Fenit and Banna have retained their Blue Flag status for another year – not that we can enjoy them in this weather! This will come as no surprise to anyone who spent their childhoods at these beaches playing in the sand dunes, […]

TWO Tralee companies will take part in a Cork city food forum later this month. Guy Hulbert of Hulberts Fine Foods, based in The Anchorage, Tralee who sells vegetarian pate and Melanie Harty of Hartys jellies and jams will take part in the Cork and Kerry Food Forum which takes place in City […]

Kerins O’Rahilly’s will face Feale Rangers in the ‘losers round’ of the Super Valu Senior Football Championship this weekend in Strand Road at 4pm. HAVING been quite easily brushed aside by South Kerry in last weekend’s opening round game, O’Rahilly’s have one last chance to keep their championship ambitions alive. As […]

THANK you all so much for the great response to last week’s article about untrained running coaches. This week I am going to stick to the Topic of ‘Running’ for runners. It is essential to have core stability to maximize performance and prevent Injury. The core of your body is where […]

THREE new jobs have been created in Debenhams with the introduction of a new make-up products stand. The new Urban Decay stand was launched on Wednesday with Tralee ladies, Manager Brid Long, Deputy Manager Emma Houlihan and Shannon Lonergan offering expert advice to customers. “The new Urban Decay counter will […]

THE Kerry Hospice members and its volunteers will be out in force all over town on Friday and Saturday for their annual Sunflower Days fundraiser. “We’re asking people to give their support and contribute a little,” said Chairman of the Tralee Branch of Kerry Hospice, Dan Galvin. It’s all  for […]

IF you’ve been driving down Denny Street lately, you’ll have seen some work being carried out on the wall at the entrance to the Town Park. This is because the Council is constructing a new and improved access for wheelchair users which should be completed in the next fortnight. The old entrance had […]

KERINS O’RAHILLYS were dealt a big blow last night when David Moran was ruled out for their Round 2 County Championship game against Feale Rangers which takes place this Sunday. The midfielder went down injured holding his knee in O’Rahilly’s championship defeat to South Kerry at last weekend. The Kerry […]

A NEW Community First Responder scheme has been planned for Ardfert and surrounding areas. The scheme, which will provide medical assistance to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrests, strokes, choking and heart attacks – until the arrival of an ambulance, will be run by local volunteers. The group will also have […]

  Click on above advert for great offers THE Cromane Peninsula was included in the Lonely Planet’s Top 50 Secret Spots in Europe yesterday, one of just two Irish inclusions in the list along with The Gravediggers Pub in Dublin. It got us thinking here in TraleeToday.ie about our own hidden […]

  KERRY Islamic Outreach Society is organising their second annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition at Brandon Hotel on Saturday, June 21 from 11am-5pm. This is a event for the whole community in order meet other minorities. There will be gift bags, calligraphy, artefacts, tours and more. Since its establishment in middle of 2013, Kerry […]

“I have nothing to wear!” We have all said those words at one time or another and some of us have said them a lot more than others. How do we avoid uttering these words of desperation? The solution is actually quite simple, you need to invest in some wardrobe […]

AND so it begins. Hundreds of Tralee teenagers began the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams today, so TraleeToday.ie’s Ryan Higgins and Oscar Brophy went downtown to ask some students how the first English paper went… See video… 

THE Ardfert Camera Club met last night in Kerry County Library to host their fourth annual photography exhibition. “There are some great pictures here that really tell a story and that’s what its about really, telling a story,” said Chairman Stephen Baker. The group which originally started with six members in 2009,  has […]

Click on above ad to see great offers WITH the opening game of the World Cup now just eight days away, the countdown to the greatest show on Earth is now well and truly on.  The Irish team may not be getting on the plane to Rio, but there is […]

Mental Effector, AKA Mikey Maguire, is an electronic music producer originally from Ardfert, but now based in Limerick. Here, he tells of the music which has soundtracked his life… Santo & Johnny – Sleepwalk My first music memory is of listening to my parent’s vinyl record of the soundtrack to the […]

IF you’re feeling energetic this weekend then you may be interested in a fundraising climb taking place this Sunday. The third annual charity ‘Climb to Remember’ takes place on Sunday, June 8 and will see people from all over Munster rise to the challenge of climbing Ireland’s highest peak, Carrauntoohil, […]