Archive for October, 2014

AUSTIN Stacks will face Dingle and Shannon Rangers take on Mid Kerry in the semi-finals of the Supervalu Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipK next weekend. The draw was made within the past hour live on Radio Kerry. Times and venue for the double-header will be decided later tonight. Stacks were hugely […]

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 […]

SENIOR MEN County League We have one match left in the county league, where we are at home to Laune Rangers. Date T.B.C. Coiste Tra li Championship: The team also has the Coiste Tra Li championship to play in; dates for this should be available after the next meeting of […]

BALLYSEEDY Garden Centre is always a colourful spot, but none more so than on Saturday morning, where people gathered for the ‘Splash of Pink’ coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Ladies and gents sported some element of pink clothing and the event went down a storm for all […]

RECENTLY I was asked to give a talk to students about beauty. The principal, who is male, asked me to get across that if a woman looks like she has no makeup on, then she’s got it right. I was very impressed with his knowledge of my world. So it got me thinking, what […]

AS is always the case when Austin Stacks are playing, the Rockie faithful turned up in their hundreds on Sunday for the big match. Many took their seats in the stands, but many more took to the terraces in Fitzgerald Stadium to cheer on their team against West Kerry. Mind […]

ST Pat’s GAA Club is looking good for the future with three businesses investing in the club. Representatives from Fitzgibbon Interiors, Poff Motors and O’Shea’s Gala gathered with club officials and youngsters at the club grounds on Sunday morning to announce their sponsorship deals. “We’re very appreciative of the investment,” said […]

LOTTO The Lotto draw was held in O Riadas Bar on Monday, 29th September 2014. Numbers drawn were 5,12,14, 17. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Yvonne O Mahony, Scartaglin 2. Rose McCarthy, Ballymac 3. Paddy Joe Bailey, Rathanny 4. Regina Goggins, Chuethall 5. Anna G Leen, Chutehall Sellers […]

Fitzgerald Stadium Camogie Tournament Fitzgerald Stadium and Dr. Crokes were the venues for the under 8, 10 and 12/13 Blitz games in Killarney on Saturday 4th of October. With all 4 Kerry Camogie clubs, along with he visiting teams of Millstreet, St. Colum’s and Clonakilty travelling up from Cork, there […]

AUSTIN STACKS, booked their place in the SuperValu Kerry County Senior Championship semi-final after they overcame West Kerry by 0-14  to 0-7 at a rain-soaked Fitzgerald Stadium. Stacks will now go into the semi-final draw tomorrow which will be made live on Radio Kerry at lunchtime. They will face either, […]

Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, on the minor hurling championship final played yesterday in Abbeydorney Lixnaw 3-18 South Kerry 1-9 Lixnaw completed leg one of a possible double of minor and senior hurling championship titles, when they completely out classed a gallant South Kerry outfit in Abbeydorney on Saturday afternoon. […]

THE very popular Knocknagoshel Ghost Trail is back again this Halloween and is set to be even more terrifying than ever. The one night only event will be celebrating its 21st anniversary this year and takes place on Sunday, October 26. The Ghost Trail draws in around 3,000 people each year from all […]

THE staff of Ballygarry House Hotel handed over a cheque to the Kerry Hospice recently. The funds were raised at a coffee morning held on Thursday, September 18 and two members of staff handed over the cheque to Dan Galvin of Kerry Hospice this week. Continued below… The therapists at Nádúr […]

THE rain fell, but did nothing to dampen the spirits of Judith Hayes from Abbeydorney, who was handed over the keys of a brand new Citroen C4 in the Tralee branch of Credit Union on Friday morning. Judith who is originally from, St Brendan’s Park, is the latest winner in […]

TOUR DE FRANCE cyclist Nicolas Roche will be in town to help raise funds for the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation on Monday. Roche will be appearing at the Fels Point Hotel from 7pm. First, fans will get a chance to grab a photo and an autograph during a meet and […]

Our food writer, Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ in Firies asks is cooking without salt really a nightmare for chefs? OK, as I chef there is one thing I love in food, and it is the correct amount of salt. Under-seasoned food can be bland and I often see people […]

A YOUNG man came into my office recently knowing that I had an interest in the whole area of meditation and asked me ’what is it and what is it all about?’ I was just about to launch into an enthusiastic reply when he started to speak. I will never forget […]

TWO Kerry players swapped the floodlights for the stage lights when they jammed with local band Q14 to publicise a concert to be held for ‘The Kerry Friends of Melanoma Awareness’ in the INEC, Killarney. Fresh from All-Ireland success, Kieran Donaghy and Marc O’Se, caught up with the Tralee act at […]

YOUNG golfer Rory Hill doesn’t just share a first name with his idol from Northern Ireland. He too can say he has been selected on the Ireland U18 golf team, just as Rory McIlroy was when he was an up and coming golfer. “I was delighted when I got the news, […]

WINTERS Display, an innovative new Christmas display company, will open this month in a customised 8,000 sq ft showroom in the Horan Centre, Tralee. Owned and managed by TraleeToday.ie’s style columnist, Orlagh Winters, who has over 20 years experience in the international display industry, the company will offer consultancy and installation of […]

I AM regularly approached by individuals who have been employed by an Irish company but have to work abroad as part of their job regarding the tax implications. For the tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014, employees who carry out part of the duties of their employment in Brazil, Russia, […]

WHILE the screenings gets underway on Saturday, the 15th annual Kerry Film Festival will be officially opened in Siamsa Tire on Sunday, at 7:30pm with special guests and a wine reception. To mark the special anniversary the Festival has partnered with IFI National to present a new score for three O’Kalem films written by Irish Composer Bernard […]

‘Gone Girl’ By John Lyons RECENTLY I was reading an interview with David Fincher on ‘Little White Lies’ website. He was promoting his newest film, ‘Gone Girl’. In the comments section, one comment simply read: “The wait for Gone Girl is getting excruciating.” Absolutely. Fincher is one of the finest […]

JUST under two weeks after defeat to Kerry in the All-Ireland Final, Jim McGuinness has stepped down from his role as coach of the Donegal senior team. In a statement released by Donegal GAA, it stated that McGuinness has stepped down from the job as manager with immediate effect. The news will […]

RADIO Kerry has won the Local Radio Station Of The Year Award at the PPI awards on Friday night. The Oscars of the radio industry, the Phonographic Performance Ireland awards were held at a lavish ceremony in Lyrath Castle Kilkenny. This is the second award for Radio Kerry after ‘Terrace Talk’ […]

THE ‘Terrace Talk’ programme has scooped the Gold in the category of the ‘Best Sports Programme of the Year’ at the prestigious PPI Awards held on Friday night in Lyrath Castle, Kilkenny. The PPI’s are the ‘Oscars’ of the radio world and the Weeshie Fogarty-presented show was up against such well-known programmes as […]

IN news that might get fashion gurus and GAA followers talking in equal measure, Paul Galvin, has been announced as the new style editor for men’s lifestyle website Joe.ie Paul starts his role with immediate effect. The former Kerry player, who has lived in Tralee for a number of years now, […]

A TRALEE woman has decided to cut 16 inches off her hair to help out cancer patients. Sarah Burke from Ballymac, who works in the cosmetics department in Sam McCauley’s Chemists in Manor West, chopped off her locks to donate to Recovery Haven, where the hair will be used in making […]

A NEW book on the history of dance in Ireland was launched last night at Siamsa Tire. Written by lecturer in performing arts and cultural studies at IT Tralee, Dr Sharon Phelan, ‘Dance in Ireland: Steps, Stages and Stories’, was launched by Pat Ahern, founding director of the national folk theatre. […]

A YOUNG Tralee woman enjoyed the trip of a lifetime last week when she flew with her family to New York courtesy of the Make A Wish Foundation. Abbie O’Sullivan, from Ballyseedy, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes four years ago and the 16 year old Mercy Mounthawk student has a […]