Archive for August, 2014

Zoë O’Connor on how teenagers have to go through a “rebel phase”… YOU may or may not realise that I am a teenager, (if you didn’t know, no I am not just using an amazing anti-aging cream) and obviously teenagers are known for being rebellious. Well, often when adults refer […]

By Oscar Brophy LAST Friday and Saturday the Greyhound Bar once again played host to the ‘Hear The Noise Promotions’ showcase of bands. This time, it was HTN’s first anniversary show, featuring 16 bands over two days. Hear the Noise has put on numerous shows around the country, from Tralee […]

By Mairead Moriarty (pictured) THE ‘festibal’ is just around the corner and it won’t be long before the streets of Tralee are teeming with crowds, soaking up the atmosphere and hoping to catch a glimpse of the Roses. Those of us who grew up with the Rose on our doorstep, year after […]

ARE you training or exercising but not seeing the result you want? I see clients all the time who power walk, cycle or follow gym programmes all with various different goals, from weight loss to muscle gain, but don’t see results they want. If you feel this applies to you then […]

  By Chris Murray RECENTLY I was approached by a client with a query which I thought may be of interest to many readers. He has been making donations to a local charity over the last number of years,. He wondered at what rate tax relief is available and whether […]

Congratulations to Ivan Parker who make an appearance with the Kerry minors on Monday in Semple Stadium in their victory over Kildare. They will now play Mayo in the semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday 24th august. The Churchill u-14s will play John Mitchels in the Brendans board League Final […]

DURING Rose festival week you’ll be able to sample some of the unique food of the county as the ‘Taste of Kerry’ comes back to Manor West Retail Park. The event will take place on Saturday/Sunday, August 16/17. The event will run from noon to 6pm on both days. “There […]

By Ryan Higgins IT was a great night for renewing old friendships and making new connections at Stoker’s Lodge on Saturday, as the St John’s Park residents held a reunion for past and present residents. “The night is a great get-together for neighbours who grew up together around St John’s Park,” said organiser Helen […]

  By Ryan Higgins There was great fashion on show at the Tralee Dynamos Social and Awards night in the Meadowlands Hotel on Sunday night. Players and supporters turned out to enjoy the occasion but to also raise funds for the club. The night which was in aid of the rebranding of […]

I CANNOT believe that it is over. This marker in the calendar as a child was always a bad sign as it meant only one more month of holidays. I speak of course of the Galway Races. How or why Ballybrit became the leader of the Irish fashion stakes I really […]

The Brendan OCallaghan Cup The 5th swim in The World Series took place lays Wednesday evening in very challenging conditions. A strong south westerly was blowing into the bay . The water however was very warm at 18c . Group C were first to go ,followed closely by B and A , […]

HAPPY CAMPERS IN CONNOLLY: Our summer football camp is going great since Tuesday and will finish on Saturday at 1pm. Well done, all! PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Back to morning football at 11am on Sunday next. Great effort by our Kerry seniors and minors…’Star’, Jack and new addition Seán Ó […]

TREVOR BARRETT MEMORIAL HURLING TOURNAMENT: It was a morning, an afternoon and an evening of some brilliant hurling – fitting, for the first staging of the Trevor Barrett Memorial Tournament held in Connolly Park on last Saturday (2nd August) – a day after which Trevor would have celebrated his 30th […]

Kerins O’Rahillys Notes Juveniles U6/8/10 All activity for this age group is now taking a short break. Activity will resume with our annual Summer Camp. This will be run from the 11th to the 15thof August. Camp times are from 10.30 to 2pm and our camp will be staffed by […]

LOTTO The Ballymac Lotto was held on Monday 28th July 2014. Numbers drawn were 6,8,13,24. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Laura McCarthy, Listowel c/o Halfway Bar 2. Christopher Mannix, Ballydwyer 3. Veronica O Dowd, c/o Paula Silles 4. Alan Perfect, Ballymac 5. A & C, Glenduff House Sellers […]

Lotto: There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €11,700. The numbers drawn were 07, 13, 21 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to James O’Connor, Clahane; Alan Walsh, Lohercannon; Martina Hanafin, Curragraigue; Helen Sugrue, Tonevane & Sheila Buckley, Ballymac. This week’s jackpot will be €11,800 and […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran looks back at the weekend’s action in the Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Finals… Ballyduff 1-22 Crotta O’Neills 0-13 As expected Ballyduff overcame Crotta ONeills in what can best be described as “a nice game a hurling”. Overall the game lacked the bite one would […]

JOHN MITCHELS NOTES John Mitchels Sports Complex Our Sports Complex at Camp Ballyseddy is available for bookings on the Sports Hall, All Weather Pitch. The Gym, Sauna and Steam rooms are open from 5pm to 9pm Monday to Friday. Cost €3 per session for members and €4 for non members. […]

    We were in Croke Park yesterday for the Kerry V Galway match and captured some of the fans up for the match. Scroll down for photos…    

IT was a great day in Dublin on Sunday for Kerry fans, as they saw their team beat the men from Galway. There was a small enough crowd in Croke Park but a few thousand Kerry fans made the journey up to support the lads and there was a good smattering […]

A good win for  Kerry yesterday but what did we learn about our title chances? Gavin O’Connor reports… 1. We’re reliant on James O’Donoghue Being reliant on a star player isn’t a bad thing, in fact many sides have been fired to glory by one talisman. Would we have won an […]

FORMER Austin Stacks GAA dual player Trevor Barrett was remembered on Saturday with a memorial hurling tournament in his name. “Trevor was the heartbeat of the club, his death is still very raw. This tournament has been fitting tribute, but also quite poignant” said Mark Power, Austin Stacks Senior Hurling […]

THIS Summer has seen many beauty launches and it is hard to make out if they live up to their claims, so I have put together my finds for the Summer of 2014. First up is a mascara from Lancome. Penelope Cruz is the face of this mascara and the mascara, in a […]

THERE was a good turnout at the Kerins O’Rahilly’s Club on Thursday for a quiz night to help send a local woman on a fund-raising trek in Spain. Tralee native Sharon Hayes organised the event in an effort to raise funds for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind charity in support […]

  Our food columnist, ‘Just Cooking’s’ Mark Doe, on how different chefs have their ways in the kitchen… WE all know that some chefs have a reputation of being temperamental, and to a degree it is true. I know when I ran kitchens I sometimes had my moments, so I have decided to […]

I CANNOT emphasise enough the importance of ownership in our lives. It is a key to success, health and happiness, which practically every human being strives for, but you will fail to succeed in any of these areas unless ownership is a very strong part of the relationship. I can hear […]

ADVANCED Fitness Education held an open evening for new students at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night. The business, which is based in Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre, has been operating for just a year and trains students to become fitness instructors and freelance personal trainers and nutrition advisors. […]

ROXY the talking Shih Tzu, will represent Kerry in the upcoming ‘The Nose of Tralee’ national pet competition. The ‘Nose of Tralee’ is an online competition being run by ‘Pet Sitters Ireland’, so Roxy and her owner, Maria O’Carroll will need your votes to fire Kerry to glory once again […]

Ballyroe Heights Hotel I’M cheating a bit this week as it’s an evening meal review, rather than a lunch. I was covering a story at the hotel on Thursday night so I decided to have a have a bite to eat while I waited to do my job. The hotel always sends in […]

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes By John Lyons ANOTHER week, another sequel. Over the past decade Hollywood has taken an extreme liking to rebooting, remaking and adapting any popular property that could conceivably make a nice chunk of money. Not the least of which is the ‘Planet of […]