Archive for November, 2014

OK so I know that some of you don’t want to hear the “C” word but you are going to have to face up to it sooner rather than later, Christmas is on its way. Maybe the fact that I have been engrossed in Christmas decorations for the last two […]

GARDAI have issued a description of the man they are searching for after a double stabbing in Monavalley this morning. They are now following a definite line of enquiry  after a 47 year old man and his 18 year old son were stabbed. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, […]

A MAN is being treated in hospital in Tralee for stab wounds after he interrupted  an man  breaking into his car at his home in Woodbrook Lawn. The incident happened at the house in the Monavalley estate at 5.50am this morning. Gardaí are at the scene and the man’s injuries are described as non-life-threatening.

UNDER 8 & UNDER 10 BOYS & GIRLS Our annual u-8 and u-10 boys and girls awards night was held in the clubhouse in John Joe Sheehy road on Saturday evening last. This was very well attended with over 100 players at the event. Each players received a specially commissioned […]

Juveniles Juvenile AGM: The Annual General Meeting of the Kerins O’Rahillys Juvenile Club will take place on this Thursday November 13th at 8pm in the Club Bistro. If you have a juvenile involved in the club or are interested in getting involved yourself you should come along. All welcome. U6/8/10 Boys Outdoor […]

RACE NIGHT Na Gaeil is once again organizing an all-sponsored Race Night in its clubhouse on Saturday 22nd November at 8 30pm. The proceeds will go towards catering for our increasing membership,we now cater for over 500 players at all age groups female and male. This is a vital fundraiser and 100% […]

GARDAI are investigating a suspicious approach to two boys by a motorist on Saturday morning. The two boys, aged 10 and 12, were on their way home from a shop near Loughanes, Lisselton, at about 11.15am, when a male motorist stopped and asked the boys if they wanted a lift home. The […]

Tuesday 4th November 1. Pat Stack(10) 35pts 2. Tony Johnson(16) 34pts 3. Bryan O’Keeffe(19) 33pts Sunday 9th November sponsor MCCARTHY INSURANCE (Hamper) 1. Joe Slattery(8) 40pts 2. Tim Scannell(13) 38pts 3. Colm Sheehy(16) 37pts Thank you to our sponsor MCCARTHY INSURANCE Reminder Tuesday Competitions are now QUALIYFYING WINTER RULES APPLY FROM […]

BLOOD donor clinics will be set up in the Brandon Hotel on behalf of The Irish Blood Transfusion Service next week. The times and dates the blood clinics will be operating are… • Monday, Nov 10, 5pm – 8:30pm • Tuesday, Nov 11, 3pm – 5pm and 7pm – 9pm • Wednesday, […]

THE ROCK IN MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP Best wishes to our senior team v Baile an Chollaigh at 2pm in Austin Stack Park on Sunday next! A good performance and victory will give us passage to a Munster final! We’ll be at the game in amber and black and in full voice! […]

Lotto: WINNER ALRIGHT!!! After over two years of no winner, one winner eventually emerged from last week’s lotto draw. The jackpot of €13,100 was won by Bridget Boyle from Derrymore. Well done to Bridget! I’m sure her son and our club secretary Terry is already planning on ways to spend […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Austin Stacks 1-15 Kerins O’Rahillys 3-9 This Tralee derby ended all square after a very entertaining hour’s football in this final round of the County League, played  in very heavy underfoot conditions at Connolly Park on last Sunday afternoon (9th Nov). Team captain for the day, William Kirby won […]

ENTRY is now open for the seventh annual ‘Kerry Fashion Week Irish Fashion Industry Awards’ in association with Image Magazine. Winner of the KFW15 ‘One to Watch’ will take part in commercial show-space for Irish Design 2015 during, ‘London Fashion Week’ next year. The seventh annual KFW will take place […]

SANDRA O’SULLIVAN, a hairdresser with the Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty Group who have an outlet in Tralee, came second in top annual hairdressing awards. Sandra, came second in the ‘ALFAPARF Junior Category  Hairdresser Awards’ at a ceremony at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Dublin last week. “As a […]

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THE Austin Stacks Under 12 boys were presented with their medals in Connolly Park on Saturday. The event was co-ordinated by John Purcell, team manager, who thanked all involved with the under 12 panel – players, parents, trainers and mentors, and had encouraging words for all the players looking forward […]

  BEFORE I begin, I believe I should inform the readers that I got most of my knowledge as a direct result from recovery from mental illness (depression). Having travelled the journey and made a full recovery (whatever that is!), I realised the importance of having a good plan as […]

Our hurling analyst, Mike O’Halloran, on the AIB Munster Club Intermediate Championship Semi-Final in Austin Stack Park yesterday… Lixnaw 2-10 Bruff 2-13 Lixnaw had to line out without the mercurial young forward, John Buckley, who injured his hand in a game with Causeway Comprehensive School, added to that, the loss of […]

​LOTTO The Lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 3rd November 2014 for a jackpot of €4,000.  Numbers drawn were 6,9,14,21.  There was  no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Helen Leen, Chutehall 2. Garret B McCarthy, Castleisland 3. Eddie O Connell, Kielduff 4. Maura Lynch, Kielduff 5. Breda O Leary, Glenageenty […]

TWO men have appeared in court charged with drug offences after the seizure of €175,000 of cannabis at Fenit and Barrow at the weekend. David Lidwa (29), with an address at Barrow House, Barrow West Ardfert appeared before the Killorglin District Court on Sunday afternoon charged with possession of cannabis, cultivation of […]

TWO males are scheduled to appear before a special sitting of Killorglin District Court at 2.30pm today charged in connection with yesterday’s drug seizures in Fenit and Barrow. A female in her 20’s was released late last night and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

PAUL has some pulling power. Hundreds queued up for Paul Galvin’s book signing at Eason’s yesterday but by the end Paul must have been signing something else as Eason’s stock ran out! “This is by far the biggest crowd we’ve ever had. It’s quite a diverse crowd here and since […]

A ‘Take Me Out’ fundraiser for the Ballyduff Buds Resource Centre was held at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. The organisers decided to try something new to help fund the vital service in the north Kerry village. “With all the cuts coming in, funding is essential so we said we’d […]

NA Gaeil youngsters had their awards night in the clubhouse on Friday last in the company of Kerry senior All-Ireland winner Paul Geaney, the club’s own minor All-Ireland football medal winner Andrew Barry Minor and Dylan Burke of the Minor B hurling winning side. Tim Lynch, Chairman of Bord Na nOg, […]

‘Interstellar’ By John Lyons It’s 2am in the early hours of Sunday morning. The biggest film of the year – ‘Interstellar’ – has been on release for two days, and so far I’ve seen it twice. Even though my second viewing of the film ended over two hours ago, the […]

Our food writer, Mark Doe, on a vegetable which can go with most dishes – the Butternut Squash… Butternut squash is a very versatile Autumn vegetable and if cooked properly (as in not boiled) is full of a lovely sweet flavour. It can be used as a side vegetable to game […]

DRUGS worth over €175,000 and a handgun and ammunition were found in Fenit and Barrow in two searches carried out by gardaí in the early hours of this morning. As part of an ongoing operation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Kerry area gardaí have seized a […]

REMEMBER Jordan Lee? The Killarney teenager who made the Irish U15 basketball squad this week, despite having been born with just one arm. Fourteen year old Jordan’s story has been featured in just about every national newspaper in the country over the past week, with Jordan even appearing on ‘The […]

  A HUGE crowd turned out in CH Chemists on Friday night for a fundraiser in aid of Recovery Haven. The ‘Evening Of Style And Beauty’ brought together the make-up expertise of Helen Lawlor Parker of the CH Lancome counter and Weardrobe’s Sandra Rusk for tips on the coming season. Continued below… […]

EVERY Christmas brings its fad toy that every child wants, but something is different this year. It appears the world has gone ‘Frozen’ mad with merchandise from the Disney animated movie, released last November, causing (welcome) headaches for toy stores trying to keep with demand. Tralee is no different according to Ann Laide […]