Archive for September, 2014

AN estimated crowd of about 25,000 lined the streets of Tralee to welcome the victorious Kerry football teams on what was the biggest homecoming since 1997. The Tralee lads, were the cup bearers for much of the journey with David Moran, Barry John Keane and Kieran Donaghy at the rear […]

IT’S one of the most hotly debated questions in the GAA world; which is more important to you, club or county? Many people might talk a big game about how the club is the most important thing to them, but before the ball was thrown in on Sunday, Ardfert clubman John […]

AS the old saying goes, behind every good man there is a good woman and this has never been more true of the wonderful girls behind the Kerry boys. At the helm is Eamonn Fitzmaurice who is married to the stunningly beautiful Tina. On Sunday night at the post match […]

CONGRATULATIONS Our Congratulations to both the Kerry Minor and Kerry Senior teams on their wonderful victories in the All-Ireland finals on Sunday last in Croke Park. What a great day for the Kerry teams and their supporters. Our hearties congratulations also to our neighboring clubs Austin Stacks, Kerins O’ Rahillys […]

Lotto There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €12,400. The numbers drawn were 01 12, 17 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Denis O’Connor c/o Rock St P.O.; Josephine Casey c/o Tony Casey; Aidan O’Halloran, Derrymore West; Cassandra Looby, Ashleigh Downs & Gary Savage, Curraheen. […]

TENS of thousands of Kerry fans watched their team collect their 37th senior All-Ireland on Sunday and what a great time they had in the capital! The city centre was turned into a sea of green and gold and yellow as fans from both sides enjoyed the atmosphere inside and […]

  THERE were jubilant scenes in the capital on Sunday night and TraleeToday.ie was there to capture the celebrations at the Ballsbridge Hotel at the after-match function (click here for earlier coverage). The Kerry teams and management took to the stage to thank fans for their support and some joined […]

LOTTO The lotto draw on Monday September 15th was held in Glenduff House. The numbers drawn were 1,21,24,26. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Conor McCarthy, Rathanny 2. Mike Culloty, Listellick 3. Leen Family, Chuethall 4. Dominic O Shea, c/o Tony Marshall 5. Margaret Wharton, c/o Tom Leen Sellers […]

STAR MAKES IT 89: Well done to the Kerry Seniors on winning title No. 37 last Sunday and to Kieran Donaghy who has now brought his own tally to four and to 89 the number of Senior Medals won by Club players who have played with the County since Joe […]

Juveniles U6/8/10 Girls and Boys Saturday morning last was all about the All-Ireland in Healy Park Ballyrickard. There were large numbers in all age groups despite many families having already left for Dublin. Most of the girls and boys showed up in their Kerry colours to show their support for […]

ANDREW BARRY: On behalf of everyone in Na Gaeil we would like to congratulate Andrew Barry and all the Kerry Team and Management on their win in the All Ireland Final.All in the club was watching with immense pride. A proud day! and of course well done to the Kerry […]

ONE man who had a very special year in the green and gold (and blue) is David Moran. TraleeToday.ie caught up with him at the Ballsbridge Hotel on Sunday night during the after-match celebrations to get his thoughts on the match. “It still hasn’t sunk in, maybe in the morning […]

HE’S garnered a reputation of late as a sort of a go-to guy when the going gets tough and it all came good for Barry John Keane on Sunday. We talked to the Kerins O’Rahilly’s man on Sunday night in the Ballsbridge Hotel and got his reaction to the game […]

  OVER a thousand people thronged the Ballsbridge Hotel last night to help the Kerry team celebrate their 37th All-Ireland last night on what was a fantastic occasion for supporters and the team. The team and management took to the stage to thank the fans for their support throughput the year […]

Simon Renardson is a well known gigging bass player in town. Here he picks the music which has soundtracked his life… Burt Ives – Ugly Bug Ball The earliest song I can remember, this was on a Disney cassette that was on constant play any time we went anywhere in […]

A GROUP of Kerry women bikers have become calendar girls to raise money for a voluntary group working to prevent suicide. The calendar, ‘Girls Rev Up For Charity’, features women from Tralee, Listowel, Killarney and Gneeveguilla and the launch night will be held in the Porterhouse Bar and Restaurant in Killareny […]

Claret’s Bar Fels Point Hotel THE Fels Point Hotel was a different place on a sunny Tuesday afternoon compared to when I was last there four weeks before. That was the night Maria Walsh was selected as Rose of Tralee and the hotel was full of revellers, journalists and friends of the Roses […]

Our teen columnist, Zoë O’Connor, was at Listowel Races Ladies Day on Friday and was impressed with what she saw… LADIES day at Listowel Races was a huge success as always, but I decided to turn my focus away from all the beautifully dressed women and instead I focused on teen […]

ON Saturday Tralee Rugby Club hosted both an Interprovincial Senior Ladies Final between Munster v Connacht and a ‘Family Fun Day’. The Inter-pro final featured seven players who play for Tralee Rugby Club across both sides, with Connacht in fact having four players drawn from the Tralee club. There was […]

IT wasn’t pretty but who cares? Kerry are champions again after five years and the winter will be well and truly shortened with the celebrations that will ensue over the coming weeks. There were some tense moments with just a kick of a ball between the two sides at the end and […]

  Our food writer, Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ in Firies, says people who overcook their food don’t know what their missing… ONE thing that I have learnt over the years of teaching people to cook at our school is that the majority of home cooks cook their food to […]

IF one is to succeed in life, it is important to have the right answers, but in my opinion it is of far more importance to ask the right questions. A great question to ask is –‘what is stress?’ I think it would be fair to say that stress is […]

HERE’S the final instalment of our coverage of the glamour and style on Listowel Races Ladies Day which took place on Friday. Orlagh Winters interviews stylish ladies in the video below, while further down are more great photos from the day. If you missed our previous coverage click here, here […]

THERE was a bit more of a pep in the step of Kerins O’Rahilly’s people during the week knowing that on All-Ireland final day the club will have three players involved with Kerry; David Moran and Barry John Keane for the seniors and Cormac Coffey for the minors. The excitement […]

By Gavin O’Connor A KERRY final defeat can live long in the memory, but their path to a final can be often thrown to one side. Whatever happens this Sunday, 2014 will be a year that won’t be easily forgotten. Back in February, Kerry’s odds of winning the All-Ireland went from […]

WE’VE got more stylish glamour from the Listowel Races Ladies Day on Friday. (If you missed our previous coverage click here and here) In the video, our fashion columnist, Orlagh Winters, talks fashion with elegant women enjoying the day, while below are even more great photos from the ‘Island’. More great photos […]

Our football columnist, Barry O’Shea, tips Kerry to just shade it on Sunday… THE week before the All-Ireland Final is not the easiest thing in the world to deal with. It was the worst part of the whole thing for me. I was always a bit edgy, I didn’t want […]

PRIMARY Schools all over the town were decked out in green and gold on Friday with schools taking part in their ‘Jersey Day’ in anticipation of Kerry’s All-Ireland appearance this Sunday. Kerry being in the final was made a bit more special this year for Holy Family National School who […]

WHILE things looked bad for a while weather-wise, the rain stayed away and the crowds thronged Listowel Races Ladies Day on Friday. There was an abundance of style on show and TraleeToday.ie was there with our cameras to capture the glamour (click here for our previous story on the winner and pics). Scroll […]

CHARLIE Nelligan’s on The Mall is never found wanting when it comes to showing the colours for the All-Ireland. We called in and asked the seven-time All-Ireland senior medal winner, how he thinks Sunday will go for the men in green and gold. “Well I think the minors could win alright. The seniors […]