Archive for September, 2014

GAA Div 4 Co. League – Churchill 1-7 Cordal 0-10 Churchill welcomed Cordal to The Spa on Saturday night in a ‘must-win’ game for both teams to maintain their push for promotion. The home team were boosted by Ivan Parker’s return to the Churchill forward line, having missed the last […]

ONE of Tralee’s fashion institutions, Shindig, have opened a store in Manor West Retail Park – but this doesn’t spell the end for the Shindig store on Russell Street where they have been for 25 years. “We’ve opened a store in Manor because it’s more convenient,” said owner, Gary Brosnan. “Parking […]

  NOW that Tralee secured a Gold Medal in the Entente Florale competition on Friday, thoughts are now turning to the possibility hosting the awards ceremony in two years time to coincide with the celebrations to mark 800 years since the founding of the town. The Tralee delegation of John […]

OK so it is too warm to wear a jacket or coat yet so what is the solution, especially for that special occasion? A Pashmina of course! Strolling through town on Saturday I popped in to ‘That’s Perfect’ where there is every possible colour and print available. The great thing […]

THERE are two courses starting up soon for anyone who is interested in improving their public speaking skills and wants to learn how the media works. An eight-week public speaking and presentation course will be held at The Meadowlands Hotel starting this Saturday, October 4, 10am – midday Aimed at anyone who wants […]

Chartered Physiotherapist, Dr Derek Griffin, on the problem 0f Shin-splints… 1. Introduction Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) or “shin splints” is a common running-related injury with approximately 15% of novice runners reporting shin pain within a year of starting running. The problem is often difficult to manage with recent evidence […]

YOU might be surprised to learn that at the heart of of the most successful hurling team of all time is a Tralee man. Dr Tadhg Crowley originally from Oakpark, has been the chief medic for nine All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurling sides. The most recent of which coming last Saturday […]

JOHN MITCHELS SPORTS COMPLEX Our Sports Complex at Camp Ballyseedy is available for bookings on the Sports Hall and All Weather pitch. The Complex is also open for children’s parties. Further information contact the Club reception on 066 7197070. SENIOR MEN John Mitchels 1-10 Gneevegullla 0-13 We were away to […]

NA GAEIL SENIOR In the second last game of the League campaign Na Gaeil extend their unbeaten run with a good away win against Cromane, played in ideal conditions. Mike Griffin opened up Na Gaeil’s account with a superbly taken goal within minutes of the start, followed by a quick […]

PEIL FAOI 6: See you all again next Sunday, boys! What a joy to see these future stars among the 100+ young Rock footballers playing good quality caid on Sunday morning! Is fearr An Charraig….an club is fearr gan dabht! FAOI 8: The finals of the Kevin Barry and Bracker […]

Juveniles U6/8/10 Girls and Boys Our U8 and 10 boys travelled to Kilcummin on Saturday last and played some very skilful games where all their hard work is paying off. Kilcummin will be paying a return visit on Saturday next. They will be bringing U6, 8, and 10 boys and […]

MUNSTER MEP, Deirdre Clune, met with a delegation from the Tralee Chamber Alliance and tourism-related interests at the National Ploughing Championships last week and said she wanted to see the steam train railway line from Blennerville to the Wetlands reopened. “I spoke to Kieran Ruttledge from Tralee Chamber who outlined a […]

Lotto There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €12,500. The numbers drawn were 02, 07, 20 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen Quill, Lohercannon; Jim O’Hara, Blennerville; Sarah Buckley, Derrymore; James Counihan, Ballyseede & Katie Moriarty, Curraheen. This week’s jackpot will be €12,600 and […]

IRISH lovers are asked to come together for what’s billed as ‘A Weekend of Language and Culture and Literature’ which will kick off this Friday night at the Meadowlands Hotel. The Irish language event, Éigse Fhilí Chiarraí 2014, begins on Friday night at 8pm with a slide presentation of Kerry’s Flora and […]

GARDAI are looking for information regarding the breaking of a window in Connolly Park on Sunday night. A garden ornament was used to break the window of house number 139 in the estate at around 10pm. If anyone was passing around that time and saw anything suspicious, they are asked to […]

Our academy for ages 5 to 10 years continues every Saturday . All our coaches are fully qualified so your child is guaranteed the very best of Coaching .Proof of this is that our academy has been running since 2006 and over 100 kids attend every Saturday. The following are the times for […]

A BALLYHEIGUE woman scooped €68,000 in prizes on the Winning Streak RTE gameshow on Saturday night. Julie (40), a team supervisor for a company calling Cullen Cleaning, was supported in Dublin by her son Alex (21) and daughter and Leanne (13) among other friends and family. She has six siblings – brothers John, […]

FOLLOWING the great success of last year’s ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ contest, Tralee Chamber Alliance will be sponsoring and running a Photo Competition called “Images of Tralee”. All photographers both amateur and professional are invited to make submissions and there is a prize fund of €1,000 up for tabs The aim is […]

LLOYDS Pharmacy has bought Ryle and DeLacy Pharmacies in Fairies Cross and Ashe Street. The chemist stores were sold to the British chain two weeks ago for an undisclosed figure but, according to Michael Ryle, it’s business as usual. “Cathal [DeLacy] and I are still here, that won’t change,” said Michael. “It’s […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Austin Stacks 0-9; Waterville 0-6. One could use many of the sporting clichés to describe this round 10 Co. League game played at a drizzly and breezy Waterville on last Saturday evening (27th Sept). Like ‘a win is a win’, or ‘it’s good to win when you are […]

THE annual ‘Splash of Pink’ coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society will take place in Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre, on Saturday October 4 from 10am to 12 noon. “It’s a serious issue, but the morning is a fun way of raising funds and awareness, we want […]

OVER €12,000 was raised at the ‘Kerry GAA Stars Lovely Legs Competition’ held in the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night according to organiser Andrea O’Donoghue. Hosted by RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan, it was a fantastic occasion attended by over 400 people, all in aid the Palliative Care Unit at Kerry General Hospital. “It was […]

THIS week I took myself to CH Chemist which is like a mecca in Tralee for beauty junkies. CH Chemist is a family-run business located in the heart of the town. They offer a wide range of products and services from a Pharmacy, Opticians, Photographic counter, Aura Beauty Salon, Cosmetic […]

LOTTO The Lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 22nd September 2014. The jackpot amount was €3,400. Numbers drawn were 3,4.21,23. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Grace Comerford c/o Pat McDonnell 2. Eoghan Nelligan, Brickfield, Ballymac (online) 3. Pat Griffin, Glounbane, Gortatlea 4. Kevin O Shea, […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, on a controversial day at the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC final… Lixnaw 0-11 Kilmoyley 0-11 My “sit on the fence” prediction last week was a draw and with Lixnaw involved, a draw is always a good call given their record of draws in the county championship. […]

KERRY’S greatest GAA stars felt the pain on Saturday night as they had their legs waxed for a great cause in the Fels Point Hotel. Hosted by RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan, the ‘Kerry GAA Stars Lovely Legs Competition’ was a fantastic occasion attended by over 300 people, who made a great contribution to […]

By Michelle Culloty, CBS Teacher The Sam Maguire and Markham Cups, accompanied by Kieran Donaghy and Marc Ó Sé arrived at CBS Primary school on Friday to a hero’s welcome. The School Hall was packed to capacity, and decked out in a sea of green and gold. Vice Principal, Pat […]

THERE were great crowds for the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of Annie which played for three days at Siamsa Tire. There were matinees on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and evening performances which received standing ovations. Continued below… The 65-strong cast were put through their paces over the past few months […]

RTE’S laid back weather presenter, Evelyn Cusack, is coming to town for a show about, you guessed it, the Irish weather. It’s a subject we obsess about and talk incessantly on so it’s the ideal topic for a talk by the expert. Evelyn Cusack celebrates her 26th anniversary as a weather […]

THAI cookery has to be my favourite style of food. I love the freshness and simplicity of the dishes.

 Thai food is unique in the fact that in many dishes you get spicy, sweet, citrusy and salty all in one dish. During my time working in Australia, I worked with […]