Archive for September, 2014

IF you’re travelling up to Dublin on Saturday, keep an eye out for a few cyclists making their way to the capital for the match. Well known taxi driver, Kevin Finn, is making the journey from ‘Head2Head’ with a fellow cyclists Jim Breen (organiser of the Cycle Against Suicide), JJ […]

‘The Grand Seduction’ By John Lyons BRENDAN Gleeson stars in this quiet, yet light-hearted drama about a quaint community living in a small harbour on the coast of Canada. I hadn’t even heard of the film, but I’m a huge fan of Gleeson and decided that it would be the film […]

THE rain stayed away all afternoon at Listowel Race Ladies Day on Friday where 30,000 people packed ‘the Island’ for an afternoon of fun and style. TV personality and Kerryman, Daithi O’Se and top model Pippa O’Connor Ormond had the difficult task of selecting the 15 finalists from the very well dressed […]

WE took a walk around the town centre on Thursday to see the efforts made by local businesses to support the Kerry teams for Sunday. Here’s some photos of the best shopfronts we came across. If your business isn’t here feel free to email your photo into us at dcrean@traleetoday.ie. […]

THIS Sunday Kerry will look to banish 20 years of hurt when the minor team take to the field in Croke Park. Traleetoday.ie spoke to two minor players who are taking it all in their stride ahead of the All-Ireland Minor Final showdown against Donegal. Andrew Barry and Jack Morgan […]

Player Profile – By Gavin O’Connor THERE was a sense of deja-vu when Kieran Donaghy caught his first ball of many over Mayo’s Ger Cafferkey in the drawn semi-final. It was almost a decade ago, in a qualifier match in 2006 against Longford in Killarney, when Donaghy announced himself with a […]

THERE was great excitement and colour at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Primary School on Thursday when three past pupils who will be involved on All-Ireland final day this Sunday received a Heroes send off. Former students Andrew Barry and Jack Morgan will be lining out for the Kerry Minor team while […]

MARC O Sé is back in the starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland final along with Stephen O’Brien. These are the two personnel changes in the Kerry Senior Football Team to play Donegal in the All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on Sunday, from the side that started the semi final replay […]

MOVIE-LOVERS will have to do with DVDs or downloads for the next number of days as the Omniplex Cinema on Dan Spring Road is closed to allow for an upgrade. A new high definition digital projection is to be installed in each of the cinema’s screens. The good news is there are longterm […]

  WITH the Kerry team to play the All-Ireland set to be announced later this evening, Traleetoday.ie caught up with two legends of the game, Eoin ‘Bomber’ Liston and Ger Power, who between them in their careers collected 15 senior Celtic crosses. We spoke to the Kerry greats about  Sunday’s game […]

FIVE Kerry legends of the past and present are set to have their legs waxed all in aid of the Kerry Hospice Palliative Care unit in Kerry General Hospital. The event called ‘Kerry Stars Lovely Legs Competition’ will take place on September 27, at Fels Point Hotel and kicks off at 8pm. […]

YOU may have seen some colourful bags in shop windows and around town over the last week posing the question; “Is it in the bag?” Well they are the brainchild of the people from Barry Packaging up in Monavalley who decided to bring out the limited edition product and give it […]

A BID from IT Tralee to buy Kerry Technology Park has been rejected. The bid, thought to be in the region of €3m, was turned down by Shannon New Co., the body which replaced the Shannon Airport Authority and Shannon Development. The park employs around 400 people and it is understood the facility […]

THE people at Kerry Film Festival have something special planned for families on Culture Night this Friday…but it’s a secret! Following the success of last year’s cinema event, where hundreds of people gathered in The Square to watch ‘Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs’ and ‘The Italian Job’ on their outdoor screen, KFF are thrilled […]

Our fitness expert, Siobhan Sentry, of Advanced Fitness Education, talks about the relationship between physical health and mental wellbeing…. Mental health is a topic that’s close to most people’s hearts. People can get a little uncomfortable when talking about mental health, but the funny thing about it is that everyone […]

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn is the only place to be for football fans on Friday night when a special All-Ireland edition of Radio Kerry’s ‘Terrace Talk’ will be broadcast from the Rock landmark. Weeshie Fogarty will be joined by loads of special guests from 6-8pm where you can hear expert analysis on […]

WE got another song for Kerry to show you! This time it comes from a Tralee band called Rouge featuring Paudie Hobbert. The lads are huge Kerry fans and recorded a song to the air of Christie Hennessy’s ‘I Am A Star’, so you-know-who features quite prominently in the video. […]

THE Kerry ETB is holding an Education, Training and Opportunities fair tomorrow, Thursday, at the Brandon Hotel from 12 noon to 8pm. This is a must-attend event for people looking for career opportunities and features some top speakers including; Jimmy Deenihan, TD,  Minister of State for the Diaspora; Jack O’Connor: Kerry  Minor […]

    THE 65-strong cast of Annie are being put through their paces ahead of the Light Opera Society of Tralee’s production of Annie next week. Rehearsals are in full swing for the show which takes place at Siamsa Tire from Thursday to Saturday, September 25th to 27th with matinees for […]

Player Profile – By Gavin O’Connor HAS there been a player in the Championship this year who has emerged from the shadows to the extent David Moran has? The Strand Road club man has already received recognition of his performances when he was awarded the GAA/GPA Player of the month for […]

IF you look through my wardrobe, you will see a whole pile of clothes gathered from a multitude of high street stores. However, if you look through my mom’s wardrobe, you will see a whole pile of clothes from all the different boutiques in town. So who do you think […]

A TRALEE man will be hoping more than most that Kerry bring Sam home on Sunday. Geoff Cotter now lives in Donegal and drives the Letterkenny to Dublin route for Bus Eireann, a journey he’ll be undertaking on All-Ireland final morning. It should be an entertaining journey as Geoff is going […]

LEGENDARY broadcaster Micheál O Muircheartaigh gave a talk to Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students on Tuesday as part of the school’s 25th anniversary celebrations. TG4 also visited the school to interview students, while their campaign for the Gaelbhratach was also launched by Micheál at the Fels Point Hotel where he gave a […]

THE County Board says that Kerry’s full allocation of tickets for Sunday’s All-Ireland Finals, including the second allocation received over the weekend, has been distributed to the clubs and GAA units around the county. They have also said that ticket demand for the after match function for Kerry GAA supporters to […]

THERE were nine people waiting on trolleys in Kerry General Hospital today according to figures from the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation (INMO). This is down on the number of 16 patients waiting yesterday which was a record since the INMO started compiling the figures, based on daily checks in emergency […]

WE decided to hop into the car and take a trip up to the Mitchels area today (Tuesday) to see if there was much colour around the heartland of the green and gold. We weren’t disappointed! The residents of Mitchels Avenue and Hawley Park especially, made a great effort with flags and […]

BEFORE you all hop on trains, planes and automobiles for Dublin this weekend, Clean Coasts are organising clean-ups in Banna and Castlegregory this Saturday. Rachel Boyle of An Taisce is hoping as many volunteers as possible turn up to give the beaches a clean after the busy summer season we’ve […]

  Player Profile – By Gavin O’Connor BARRY John Keane’s ability to make an instant impact on games when introduced is quickly earning him a ‘super-sub’ reputation. It’s one he wouldn’t welcome because, like every member of the panel, they want to be in the action right from the start. It may come […]

GAA County League:  Churchill 3-6 Ballylongford 0-15 Churchill made the trip north to Ballylongford on Sunday knowing their promotion destiny was in their own hands. Three wins from their three remaining games would ensure a return to Division 3 after a long absence. From Bally’s perspective, they required a win […]

OK so where is the fine line in dressing for your age? “Mutton dressed as lamb” is the phrase that every woman over a certain age dreads so here is how to avoid it. In your twenties, you can basically afford to experiment with all styles and can also afford […]