Archive for September, 2014

SUCCESS: Is having what you want. Happiness: Is wanting what you have. Very often we hear in life ‘don’t take things literally’, but in this case, I think to get the full meaning and benefit of the above mentioned definitions, it is important to take every word literally as it was […]

SAM MAGUIRE arrived into CBS The Green yesterday along with two past pupils and a current teacher who tasted All-Ireland glory with Kerry last Sunday. Ex-pupils Kieran Donaghy, and Barry John Keane, teacher Marc O’Se and Kerry’s wing back, Killian Young got a rousing reception when they arrived with Sam and the Tom […]

Click on above ad for a great offer TRAFFIC almost came to a standstill in the town centre on Friday, when two of the town’s favourite sons brought an old friend around the streets. “It’s been unbelievable really to see 25,000 on the streets last Monday night. We train hard all […]

JUST in case any of you are at a loose end tonight (Saturday), there’s a fantastic event on in the Fels Point Hotel, where Miriam O’Callaghan and a host of stars of the sporting and media world will help raise funds for the Kerry Hospice Palliative Care unit in KGH. Five Kerry […]

An Teach Beag The Mall WALKING around town this week it was plain to see most people had a spring in their step. The All-Ireland has provided us with an unexpected boost going into the late autumn and as the phrase goes, “it’ll shorten the winter”. I decided to head […]

Our movie guy, John Lyons, takes a look at seven movies which should be making waves come awards season next year… Next week I’ll be reviewing David Fincher’s latest film, ‘Gone Girl’. I’ve been counting down the days until the first showing of ‘Gone Girl’, not just because I’m a […]

SO all the hard work did pay off! Tralee won the Gold medal, the highest award possible, in the Entente Florale Europewide competition announced on Friday in Budapest. And the news gets better; Tobar Naofa won a special prize for Best Community Garden. Tralee was the Irish representative in the international horticultural […]

THERE were 15 patients waiting on trolleys in Kerry General Hospital between Monday and Friday according to figures from the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation (INMO). On Monday there were three patients waiting on trolleys. On Tuesday there was one; Wednesday, two; Thursday, five and Friday, four. The INMO compile the figures […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s help in relation to two crimes committed in the past week. In the early hours of last Saturday, September 20, a man was set upon and robbed by three men in the Upper Rock Street area, while on his way to work. The victim was left […]

WELL done Lidl Ireland. After hearing that the Bumbleance charity were robbed at the Ploughing Championships yesterday, the German Supermarket giant has stepped in and donated €5,000 to the charity. Medical equipment and bandages were taken from presses in the incident which Tony Heffernan described as a set-back. Bumbleance, the brainchild of […]

By Niamh Ní Chonaill, Transition Year Student At Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí’s transition year students with our two teachers Máistir Breathnach and Iníon Ní Shé travelled up to Ratheniska, Co. Laois to visit the National Ploughing Championships on Wednesday. It was an early morning for all as the bus left […]

AN evening of style was held in The Abbey Inn on Thursday night where Danny Leane of Annbury’s Boutique gave tips on making the best from your wardrobe. Entitled ‘Buy Less, Wear More’, ladies enjoyed complimentary cocktails and canapés while hearing how to identity items from their wardrobe that they may have bought […]

Michael Ryan of RnR Fitness, Tralee, on how motivation and willpower is so important… This week we are going to touch on the subject of motivation and willpower and how it plays such a vital role in helping you reach your fitness goals. The mind and the power of the […]

IN what can only be described as a crime of the lowest order, the Kerry-based Bumbleance Charity was robbed on Thursday at the National Ploughing Championships. Medical equipment and bandages were taken from presses in the incident which Tony Heffernan described as a set-back. He said they are selling tickets as a fundraiser […]

GOOD news for movie lovers. The Tralee Omniplex will reopen today (Thursday) after a week of being out of action due to upgrade work being done. The that was carried out over the past week at the cinema on the Dan Spring road was the installation of high definition digital […]

A TRALEE-BASED forensic dentist was instrumental in the identification of a man whose body was found in woods in Connemara in 2006, according to a report in today’s Irish Times. Paul V. Keogh of Kerry Oral Surgery Practice at the Bon Secours in Tralee, used dental records from Germany to match those with […]

THERE was a chance for many to catch their first glimpse of the newly-crowned All-Ireland champions in action again when the Kerry team took part in the ‘Goal Challenge’ match in Austin Stack Park on Wednesday night. Above all, the night was a great opportunity for kids to meet their […]

TWENTY volunteers took part in the clean-up of Banna Beach on Saturday and joined the movement for Litter Free Seas by being part of the 29th annual International Coastal Cleanup Banna saw a fantastic turnout for this year’s Big Beach Clean with volunteers giving just one hour of their time to help clean […]

IT Tralee and Mary Immaculate College in Limerick have joined forces to deliver a BA Early Childhood Practice programme. The new programme was launched at the IT Tralee on Saturday. The level 7 degree programme will be jointly delivered over four semesters by both the Faculty of Education at Mary Immaculate College(MIC) Limerick […]

LISTELLICK school is inviting past pupils to join them in their 150th anniversary celebrations next month. It should be a memorable day with a commemoration mass followed by book launch which will be held at the Church of Our Lady and St. Brendan Tralee on Friday, October 10 at 7pm. The Listellick 150 […]

A LOT has changed since Kerry last won the All-Ireland, back in 2009 only a handful of Kerry players had a presence on social media, usually the odd Bebo account. Now it’s almost obligatory for today’s stars to keep their public up to date with their thoughts and activities (as well […]

KERRY Film festival is back from October 4-11 with a week-long celebration of movies and the adjudicators that will have the difficult task of judging this year’s short film competitions have been announced. They are Mark Bomback, Niall Byrne, Rory Fellowes, Guy Lodge and Rod Stoneman. “We’re thrilled to welcome such a wonderful […]

THERE was a fantastic reception at St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school in Balloonagh today (Wednesday) for the return of student, Cliona Palmer, who scooped gold and silver medals at the European Summer Special Olympics in Belgium. Cliona picked up gold in the shot-putt and a silver medal in the […]

IT’LL be some craic tonight in Austin Stack Park when the All-Ireland champions take part in the GOAL Challenge charity match. The victorious Kerry team will play an exhibition ‘A versus B’ match on the night with plenty of scores and family fun guaranteed. Players and management will be available for […]

With the popularity of triathlons and other endurance sports growing and growing, Dr Derek Griffin gives advice on how to prepare… 1. Background Recent scientific evidence has shown that overuse sport injuries can be reduced by as much as 50% with the addition of strength training. Despite this, it is […]

SO Tralee got excited when the final whistle went around 5pm on Sunday. We found these videos posted on Facebook pages that we thought we’d share showing the euphoria at Kerry’s 37th All-Ireland victory. Below are the reactions from The Castle Bar and the Paddy Mac’s at the full time whistle, […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, says the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC Final this Sunday will be a close run thing… Lixnaw and Kilmoyley meet in the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship next Sunday in Austin Stacks Park in Tralee. Lixnaw come into this game having had five games in […]

Click on above ad for great offer Nobody expected it so why are Kerry champions again. Gavin O’Connor tries to make sense of it… New blood With Tomas O’Sé, Paul Galvin and Eoin Brosnan exiting the camp, one of the main reasons Kerry were written off at the start of championship […]

THE Ardfert man who became an internet sensation on Tuesday when the video of him earning €2,000 for his club in an AIB challenge, has spoken to TraleeToday.ie about the experience. When, John Dowling, a teacher at Mercy Mounthawk, was faced with the difficult decision of ripping up his All-Ireland final ticket in […]

IT was proud day for the Austin Stacks Club on Sunday when Kieran Donaghy collected his fourth All-Ireland medal and the biggest roar of the night was reserved for the Rockie when he was interviewed on stage last night. After Chairman of Kerry County Council, John Brassil, and Mayor Of […]