Archive for September, 2014

SOME streets in Tralee might be slow in getting the colours up for the big match, but in Bridge Street they’re really gone all out to support the lads. Businesses from Shaws down to Sean Og’s have pulled out the flags and the bunting to give a real carnival feel to […]

EVERYBODY involved with Tralee Tidy Towns is still celebrating yesterday’s great result which saw the town increase its mark by five to 303 and retain its Gold Medal status. On Tuesday afternoon, the Mayor of Tralee and those involved in the effort gathered for a photo to mark the achievement […]

FOUR ladies are giving Recovery Haven a boost this month when they attempt to drive through all 32 counties of Ireland in 24 hours in aid of the cancer respite care centre. “We just got a brainwave one night and thought could we do it? So we said if we were going […]

PHOTOGRAPHERS from all over the county will come together at the Fels Point Hotel this Sunday for a special exhibition of work. The ‘Kerry Landscapes Photography Exhibition’ will showcase the stunning scenery the county has to offer. Among the many exhibitors are six Tralee-based photographers; Keith McGlynn (www.facebook.com/keithmcglynnphotography); Tracy Fitzgerald […]

  EVERY now and again a town can boast about an über stylish lady and Tralee certainly has that in Claire Murphy. Claire has graced every fashion page in the country thus allowing us all see her magnificent ensembles. She has won lots of best-dressed competitions at events and race […]

MERCY Mounthawk’s U19 Basketball team won their first ever invitational tournament at home after six years of hosting the event. At the weekend, Mounthawk beat St Malachy’s from Belfast in the final by a score of 37-32. “I am thrilled for the boys. Seven games in two days is hard enough […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran previews this Saturday’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final replay… The replay of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry Senior hurling championship semifinal takes place on Saturday next in Austin Stacks Park, Tralee. Lixnaw and St Brendan’s go head to head again in an attempt to separate these two […]

GAA The St. Brendans Board u-16 had a great win over Mid Kerry in the semi-final of the Kerry County Champinship played in Mitchels on Monday night on a score line of 2-11 to 0-15. The Churchill players who played were Sean Mortimer,Sean Donnellan and sub Thomas Lenihan who had […]

SURE it wouldn’t be an All-Ireland without a song to get the fans in the mood for the final. And Kerry band, The Kingdom, will release their single “Come on Kerry Live the Dream” as a Kerry All-Ireland football song on Monday, September 15. The Killarney musicians have got together […]

Sympathy A dark cloud descended over the community this morning when word filtered through of the passing of our club trustee and stalwart, Tony O’Donoghue after a short illness. Tony represented everything that is good about our club and the GAA community. He was a selfless man who gave a […]

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 County League: We have two games left in the county […]

NA GAEIL U12 GIRLS Last Thursday we played Austin Stacks in Kileen in the semi-final of the townboard competition. This turned out to be a thriller of a match, we had our biggest turn out for a long time so it was a busy time on the side line trying […]

ACADEMY SEASON 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 […]

Juveniles U6/8/10 Saturday morning training got off to a fine start on Saturday last with Healy Park basking in glorious sunshine. There were very large numbers in attendance with everyone eager to get back into the swing of things. Training continues on Saturday next at 11am in Healy Park Ballyrickard. […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help regarding two thefts last week. A white Iveco bus had the diesel lock tampered with between Wednesday, September 3 and Thursday, September 4, where €300 worth of diesel was stolen in the grounds of the Earl of Desmond Hotel. In a separate incident on […]

A lot of work went into retaining Tralee’s Gold Medal status announced earlier today and this was acknowledged in the report from the judges. Here are just some of the comments they made regarding their visit to town. “There is a wonderful streetscape in Tralee where we enjoy lots of […]

A TRALEE man will attempt to become the oldest ever Irish person to swim the English Channel later this month and only the second Kerry person to complete it. “I’m very confident about doing it. All the hard work has been done in preparation, so I’m looking forward to it,” said […]

THERE was great news this afternoon as Tralee has retained its Gold Medal status in the Tidy Towns competition. Tralee got 303 marks, an increase of five from their 2013 mark of 298. It caps off a great few months where Tralee was deemed Cleaner Than European Norms in the IBAL […]

THE family of a Spa Road woman  held a special celebration to mark her 80th birthday in Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse on Friday evening. Catherine O’Connor, originally from Castleisland, was joined by her children and siblings to celebrate the milestone. She was joined by children Catherine O’Connor, PJ O’Connor, Joe O’Connor and Elizabeth Gallagher. […]

IT was a busy weekend for the Kerry School of Music when they hosted a concert by a famed soprano on Saturday and then an awards ceremony in Ballyroe on Sunday. London based Tralee born International Soprano Miriam Murphy returned to her alma mater, Kerry School of Music, to give […]

ALL IRELAND TICKETS Fully paid up ‘Adult’ members of the Club are invited to text their All Ireland Ticket request to Club Secretary, Elma Nix, on 086 1053300. Closing date for applications is this Friday 12th September at 6pm. CHURCH GATE COLLECTION For Kerry Team Training Fund will be held […]

THE Kerry Hospice Foundation has launched their annual coffee morning fundraiser and they are hoping everybody joins in to help raise cash for the worthy cause. The event will be held in venues all over the county on Thursday, September 18 and the Hospice is looking for people and businesses to host […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: No football on Sunday morning because of the Lee Strand Tournament. (ii) Under 6/8/10 football will take place as usual at 5:45pm on Thursday. PEIL FAOI 12 Our Under 12Bs are back to winning ways after two heavy defeats to Ballymac and Laune Rangers. Though this team […]

The Gerald Walsh Memorial Swim The final round of our 8 swim World Series took place Sunday evening in blazing sunshine and smooth water . The c1100 metre race took off and finished at a blistering place as vital points had to be won for Swimmer of the Year . […]

  A RECENT survey found that men prefer women to look natural than a make-up look. Lads, this is a myth, most ladies who look effortless have in fact worked very hard to achieve this. I recently did a lady’s make up for a poster, the look was to be natural […]

The Lotto draw was held in O Riadas Bar on Monday, 1st September 2014 and the numbers drawn were 7,12,13,15. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Tom McMahon, Listowel 2. Ann McDonell, Rathanny 3. Lorraine O Connor, Mweenalaa 4. Michael Leen, Kilquane 5. Katie Leen, Kilquane Sellers Prize : […]

  Our food columnist, Mark Doe, on complaining in a restaurant… AS a chef, one of the questions I get asked frequently is “do you ever complain when in a restaurant?” Because I am a chef, people seem to think that I am hard to please when it comes to […]

IT’S been a few years but Kerry fans got a chance to wish their heroes well for the All-Ireland final at the supporters open day at Fitzgerald Stadium on Saturday. A crowd of more than 1,500 people turned up at the famed venue and  left happy as the players signed jerseys, […]

THE Austin Stacks GAA Club launched the 29th annual Lee Strand Tournament during the week. It will take place next weekend, September 13th/14th  in Connolly Park, Tralee. The teams competing in this year’s competition are as follows: from Kerry are An Ghaeltacht; Austin Stacks; Churchill; John Mitchels; Killarney Legion; Dr. […]

THERE is a saying about a train that even though ‘it is on the right track it should keep moving’. The reason for this is obvious because if it doesn’t keep moving it runs the risk of getting derailed by another train coming up behind. This might seem like a […]