Archive for July, 2014

Click on above ad for more Tom Leahy (pictured) is the vocalist/guitarist in Tralee band, Enemy Armada who are currently working on a new album. Here are the songs that soundtracked his life… A Day In The Life – The Beatles Being the youngest of five siblings in my house – […]

YOUNG pop music fans were rejoicing this afternoon when it was announced Louis Walsh’s latest creation, ‘Hometown’, will be playing the Rose of Tralee Festival. Consisting of Josh Gray, Dean Gibbons, Brendan Murray, Cian Morrin, Dayl Cronin and Ryan McLoughlin the band caused a stir among teenage girls when they appeared on […]

GREEN Cottage, situated adjacent to the KDYS in Denny Street, was sold last month for €165,000, down from the €350,000 guide price back in 2012. The 160 year old cottage was one of just six residential properties sold in Tralee during the month of June with a combined value of €667,500, […]

Click on above ad for more LOCK up your toes! Our regular beauty columnist, Mary O’Donnell, is taking to the dance floor as a contestant in Austin Stacks ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. The event takes place on August 23 in the Festival Dome. She’ll keep us abreast of her progress through a weekly […]

Click on above ad to enter a great competition Meet TraleeToday.ie’s new columnist, Zoë O’Connor, who will give a worldview from a teenager’s perspective…  Hi everyone, Zoë O’Connor here. I am a 15 year old blogger with the hopes to become a successful fashion journalist in the future (I know dad, it’s […]

Click on above ad for more THE residents at Manor Village are no strangers to awards over the years, practically owning the Best Large Estate category in the Tidy Tralee Together competition. But now they have been set a new task by the Council: to get their estate ready for the […]

Click on above ad for more AND so it arrives on Thursday, the biggest day of the racing calendar in Kerry! Ladies Day at Killarney racecourse has become synonomus with style and there are a lot of Tralee ladies heading there to show off the best they have to offer. […]

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GAA St Brendan’s senior team lost out to Dingle on Saturday night in Tralee and the minors lost out to South Kerry in Ardfert. Minors will have played West Kerry on Tuesday night  and if they win this ,they will play again on Friday night the 18th.The u-21 will play […]

Click on above ad for great offers MANY of you may have noticed the extensive work being undertaken at the Lidl supermarket over on the Castlemaine Road. The store closed its doors in late June and is undergoing a huge renovation job. It’s all in line with company policy where when one of […]

THE Tralee Chamber Alliance has expressed disappointment at Jimmy Deenihan losing his seat at the cabinet table last Friday. “Tralee Chamber Alliance is disappointed that Jimmy Deenihan has lost his seat at the Cabinet Table,” read a statement from the Alliance. “However, we look forward to working with him in […]

Click on above ad for more AS the Entente Florale judging comes ever closer, people are making a special effort to have the town looking its best. July 31 is when Tralee will be scrutinised as part of the international Tidy Towns Competition that aims to promote a greener and more […]

Click on the ad above for more Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, takes a look at the Supervalu Kerry County Senior Hurling Championship ties coming up this weekend… THE Kerry Senior Hurling Championship begins this weekend, when Ballyheigue take on Lixnaw at 7pm on Friday in Austin Stack Park. Lixnaw, […]

Click on above ad for more IN my opinion, serum is the most important part of your skincare because it penetrates the dermis deeper than another part of your skincare and it will make all your other skincare more effective. If you are contemplating adding a serum to your skincare […]

JOHN MITCHELS ANNUAL JUVENILE TOURNAMENT On Saturday next 19th of July we hold our annual juvenile football tournament for the U-8 & U-10 age groups. It will be held at our new club grounds in Ballyseedy. This is the 14th year this tournament has been held and has become one […]

FAOI 6 (i) Football on Thursday in Connolly Park at 5.45pm. (ii) Sunday football at 11am. (iii) We had a great trip to Killorglin last Sunday and enjoyed our challenge v Laune Rangers. FAOI 8 (i) Under 8 football on Thursday. (ii) Last week we travelled to the John Mitchel […]

Lotto There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €11,400. The numbers drawn were 04, 09, 12 and 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Margaret Kelliher c/o Rock Street P.O.; Mary Ronan, Monalee; Brian O’Shea, Curraheen; Noreen Ashe, Keel & PJ Higgins, Lohercannon. This week’s jackpot will […]

Juveniles U6/8/10/Girls U8 Boys took part in their final “Go Games Blitz” of the Summer in John Mitchels on Thursday last. We had 2 teams and they played 3 games each. Players to watch for the future were Seamus Cahill, who proved to be an all rounder playing in goals […]

Click on above ad for more LAST night the eyes of the world were fixed on Rio when Mario Gotze, a player who has graced a Kerry pitch back in 2008, bagged the winner in the World Cup final for Germany. On Monday morning though,  St Brendan’s Park FC got their annual […]

Click on above ad for more CALLING all musicians! A prize pot in excess of €5000 is up for grabs in the  ACCESS competition which will take place during this year’s Rose of Tralee festival. The competition is open to all solo artists, duos, groups or bands who can submit an […]

Click on above ad for more ABOUT 100 or so people attended a fundraising event for Kerry Rape And Sexual Abuse Centre in The Meadowlands Hotel last Saturday night. The event called ‘Giving Something Back’ was organised by Laura McCarthy of Manor, during the night she gave a speech about the importance of […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Austin Stacks 0-17; Rathmore 2-5 We qualified for our 6th Co. Championship quarter-final in a row by virtue of a six point win over Rathmore at Austin Stack Park on this Saturday evening (12th July). We got off the blocks in brisk fashion with Kieran Donaghy winning the […]

Click on above ad for more SO Mike Griffin had a good time in Rio last night. The Na Gaeil man had a ticket for the World Cup final and saw Mario Götze – who played in Listowel in an U16 international for Germany against Ireland back in April 2008 […]

LOTTO The Ballymac GAA Lotto was held in O Riadas on Monday 7th July 2014. Numbers drawn were 1,2,11,15. There was no winner. Luck Dips 1. Mike Rahilly, Chutehall 2. Mike Rahilly, Chutehall 3. Blake Leen, Chutehall 4. Sean Griffin, Tursillagh 5. James Moynihan, KGH Sellers Prize : Tom Leen. […]

Click on above ad for more IF you were in the Manor West area on Saturday you may have noticed a few bouncy castles and music in the area. It was all part of the celebrations to mark the first anniversary of Suits Select at their Manor premises, while The Streat cafe […]

Click on above ad for more St Brendan’s 0-9 Dingle 2-9 St Brendan’s were knocked out of the Super Valu Senior Football County Championship last night. Two goals, one coming right at the finish of the first and the other at the beginning of the second halves were the difference […]

Click on above ad to enter a great competition Austin Stacks 0-17 Rathmore 2-5 IN what was a dull affair, Austin Stacks made the most of some sloppy defending by Rathmore to book their place in this year’s SuperValu Kerry Senior County Championship quarter-final. Rathmore were missing some key players […]

Click on above ad for great offers I WISH to continue writing about acceptance (previous article here) as it absolutely essential to realising true peace and happiness. Notice that I used the word ‘realising’ instead of ‘achieving’ peace and happiness. The reason for this is that one cannot achieve true […]

Click on above ad for more THE glamour and glitz of a Hollywood awards ceremony came to the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night as Oliver Hurley threw a 50th birthday party to end all others. The renowned musical director and Rose of Tralee Festival General Manager, invited 230 guests to […]

Click on above to enlarge Chez Christophe, Courthouse Lane I HAD been to Chez Christophe before and,  despite only staying for a very fine coffee, I promised to return. That was over a year ago. It was quiet then as it was only open a few weeks so that was to be expected, […]