Archive for January, 2015

Blue Is The Colour – Kerry GAA Unveils New ‘Away’ Shirt

Blue Is The Colour – Kerry GAA Unveils New ‘Away’ Shirt

January 27, 2015 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

  THE new Kerry blue jersey was unveiled over the weekend and come Sunday, Mayo will be the first team to go up against the Kingdom in the Munster colours. “The response to the shirt has been very good. People have been waiting for the blue jersey since before Christmas,” […]

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“It’s Instilled In Us To Never Give Up” Says Ardfert’s John Dowling

“It’s Instilled In Us To Never Give Up” Says Ardfert’s John Dowling

January 27, 2015 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

ON SUNDAY, Ardfert beat the Ulster champions to make it to Croke Park to contest an All-Ireland final for the third time since 2006. It’s been an incredible journey built on grit, determination and the steel this North Kerry dual club has become synonymous with. Fresh from the aftermath of their one […]

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Tralee Golf Club News

Tralee Golf Club News

January 27, 2015 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

  WHAT a turnout to witness our Captains Ger O’Connell and Bernie Buckley get the 2015 golf season off to a good start with great drives at the weekend. CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN 4 PERSON AM/ AM RESULTS FRONT 9 1st. Colm Sheehy (15) William J Daly (17)   42pts James O’Connor (17) Jim […]

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Orlagh Winters: OMG? LOL? What Has Happened To The English Language?

Orlagh Winters: OMG? LOL? What Has Happened To The English Language?

January 27, 2015 at 9:57 am 1 comment

WHAT is happening to the English language? Why is it that “congrads” has become acceptable to offer congratulations? Why is “best if luck” the new way to wish someone the ‘best of luck’? I know that there is a certain amount of abbreviated text speak that we use everyday: U/you, TY/thank […]

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Na Gaeil GAA News

Na Gaeil GAA News

January 26, 2015 at 8:21 pm Comments are Disabled

CELEBRATION DANCE: Our dinner dance will be held in the Meadlowlands hotel, Saturday the 7th of February 2015. The  band Heart and soul will have you on the dance floor all night and our Senior and Junior team will be presented with their medals. €35 per person,tickets now on sale in clubhouse or […]

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Kerry Designer Dresses Winners At Hollywood Awards

Kerry Designer Dresses Winners At Hollywood Awards

January 26, 2015 at 4:57 pm Comments are Disabled

FOR those of you not in the know, the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) were held in Los Angeles on Sunday night, and again there was a Kerry connection thanks to Ballyheigue’s Don O’Neill. While we may not have had any winners in the acting categories, we still had someone to […]

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Clubs To Kick-Off Their League Campaigns On March 22

Clubs To Kick-Off Their League Campaigns On March 22

January 26, 2015 at 4:30 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE County Football League fixtures draw has taken place for 2015 with round one scheduled to take place March 22. The round 4 clash on May 10, between Austin Stacks and Dr Crokes will double up as the 2014 League Final. Last year, Austin Stacks and Kerins O’Rahilly’s both consolidated […]

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Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA Club News

Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA Club News

January 26, 2015 at 3:44 pm Comments are Disabled

Kerins O’Rahillys 10K The countdown is definitely on with only a weeks training left before the Kerins O’Rahillys 10K. It takes place on Sunday next the 1st of February. The run kicks off a great day of sport in the county with Kerry playing Mayo on the same day. Runners […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile News

Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile News

January 26, 2015 at 3:37 pm Comments are Disabled

SCÓR NA SINSEAR: Senior Scór for the Greater Tralee Area will take place on 11th February in Cill Dubh in the north-western part of Ballymac Parish. SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ: The Tralee round of Scór na bPáistí will take place on Friday 27th February. Sean-nós dancing may be added to the […]

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Cash And Cigarettes Taken In Burglary Of Shop

Cash And Cigarettes Taken In Burglary Of Shop

January 26, 2015 at 2:58 pm Comments are Disabled

  GARDAI are appealing for information regarding a burglary on a shop in Ardfert. Collins’ Shop on Church Street was broken into on Thursday, January 22, between the hours of 5.30pm and 7.30pm. The shop has been broken into on a number of occasions in the past three months and […]

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Gardaí Warn Public About Bogus Callers

Gardaí Warn Public About Bogus Callers

January 26, 2015 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  GARDAÍ are warning householders that there are still people claiming to be from the local authorities going around saying  they need to check gas, power or water supplies. The bogus callers normally target areas where there is a large amount of elderly people living. What happens is the elderly person […]

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Kerry GAA Supporters Club Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Sam And Tommy

Kerry GAA Supporters Club Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary With Sam And Tommy

January 26, 2015 at 12:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Supporters Club came together on Saturday night in the Ballygarry House Hotel, to celebrate a successful year on pitch for Kerry teams and 25 years as an organisation following the green and gold the length and breath of the country. The silver jubilee gala event was made even more […]

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A Glimpse Into The Past With Colourised Photos From Tralee In The 1930s

A Glimpse Into The Past With Colourised Photos From Tralee In The 1930s

January 26, 2015 at 11:46 am Comments are Disabled

A COLLECTION of colourised photographs from the 1930s have emerged to allow us a rare glimpse into Tralee’s past. We found a story posted yesterday by IrishCentral.com about a collection of colourised  photos by American photographer Branson De Cou. He took a series of images – while travelling around Ireland in the early to mid-1930s – originally […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

Austin Stacks GAA Club News

January 26, 2015 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-14; Kerins O’Rahillys 1-9 On a beautiful night for football at Austin Stack Park last Saturday (24th Jan) our Seniors had a good win in the 2014 Town Championship Final thereby regaining the Roddy O’Donnell Cup which they last won in 2010. It was a good […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

January 26, 2015 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

LOTTO The lotto was held in Glenduff House on Monday, 19th January 2015 for a jackpot of €4,900. Numbers drawn were 13,17,19,20. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Tony Marshall, Ballymac 2. Mary O Mahony, c/o Tom Leen 3. TJ Moynihan, c/o KGH 4. Ann Horgan, c/o Paula Silles […]

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PHOTOS: Tralee Schools Among Winners At Cross-Country Championships

PHOTOS: Tralee Schools Among Winners At Cross-Country Championships

January 26, 2015 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

  THE Kerry Schools Cross Country Championships 2015 took place on Friday at The Demesne, Killarney and Tralee schools acquitted themselves well taking the Best Overall School awards in both Boys and Girls categories. Fifteen schools and 350 athletes competed in good, testing cross-country conditions, thanks to the preparation by Mike Horan and his […]

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Tralee Bay Swimming Club News

Tralee Bay Swimming Club News

January 26, 2015 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

Winter Swimming We were greeted in Fenit , on Sunday , with a strong wind and overcast drizzle . 14 swimmers showed up to take on the challenge . There was a race planned , but the big waves put a halt to that and everyone just did their own […]

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

John Mitchels GAA Club News

January 26, 2015 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

SENIORS St. Brendan’s League Fixtures 2015: Games that clash with the National League may be changed to an alternative date over the same weekend. Round 1 – Home to St. Pats, 30th January, 8.15 pm Round 2 – Home to Churchill, 8th February, 2.00 pm Round 3 – Away to […]

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St Pats GAA Club News

St Pats GAA Club News

January 26, 2015 at 10:19 am Comments are Disabled

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club lotto draw on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 10, 15 & 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to William Counihan Curraheen, Tom Reidy c/o Euge McCarthy, Dylan and Luke Walsh c/o Poff’s Garage , Helen Kelliher Annagh & […]

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Mary O’Donnell: Well It’s Been Quite A Week!

Mary O’Donnell: Well It’s Been Quite A Week!

January 26, 2015 at 9:41 am Comments are Disabled

  WHAT a week it has been. January is traditionally a quiet time, but this week it was far from quiet for me. Bright and early, I got a call from RTE to tell me I got a slot on the ‘Today’ show. The response from the people of Tralee […]

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Rugby: Feelgood Factor Is Back As Munster Run Riot

Rugby: Feelgood Factor Is Back As Munster Run Riot

January 25, 2015 at 9:22 pm Comments are Disabled

  Our rugby writer, Mike O’Halloran, was at Thomond Park today where he saw Munster run riot over Sale Sharks… Munster 65 Sale Sharks 10 THERE was a try fest in Thomond this afternoon with Munster scoring eight second half tries. Simon Zebo twisted his way to the line to touch […]

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A familiar style, Tommy Walsh, makes an attempt on goal. Photoby Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS/REPORT: Tommy Walsh Returns But Stacks Claim Victory Over The Blues

January 25, 2015 at 1:40 pm Comments are Disabled

2014 Town Championship Final, Austin Stack Park Austin Stacks 1-14 Kerins O’Rahilly’s 1-9 TOMMY WALSH played his first club football since returning back home from Australia but he didn’t stop Austin Stacks from claiming their latest bit of silverware in the shape of the Town Championship trophy. Tommy Walsh played 52 minutes […]

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Mark Doe.

The Chef’s Table: Like Pasta? Then You’ll Love This Dish

January 25, 2015 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ cookery school in Firies has something special for pasta lovers… CONTINUING the theme of healthier eating, this week I have shared a lovely pasta dish that is a hit in our house, as is most Italian food. Olive oil-based pasta sauces are much healthier than […]

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Trad Music Fans To Converge On ‘The Gathering Festival’.

Trad Music Fans To Converge On ‘The Gathering Festival’.

January 25, 2015 at 11:08 am Comments are Disabled

IF traditional music is your thinh, then mark your calendars from February 18-22 as the Gleneagle Hotel prepares to host the return of the ’16th Gathering Traditional Festival.’ A host of people from home and abroad are expected to descend on Killarney for the four day festival with a jam […]

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Roger Harty: ‘Resilience’

Roger Harty: ‘Resilience’

January 25, 2015 at 11:06 am Comments are Disabled

I LOOKED up the word resilience in the dictionary and found the following: Psychological resilience is defined as an individual’s ability to properly adapt to stress and adversity. Stress and adversity can come in the shape of family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and financial stressors, among others. […]

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Kieran Donaghy Talks About Year Ahead In Kerry GAA Video

Kieran Donaghy Talks About Year Ahead In Kerry GAA Video

January 24, 2015 at 12:47 pm Comments are Disabled

  KIERAN Donaghy said Austin Stacks are prepared for a tough battle next month, when they face Slaughtneil in the AIB All-Ireland Club Football semi-final. The Kerry captain was speaking in a video interview with Kerry GAA TV about the year ahead for both Austin Stacks and Kerry. “We have […]

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PHOTOS: Mark And DJ Thrill A Full House At Siamsa Tíre

PHOTOS: Mark And DJ Thrill A Full House At Siamsa Tíre

January 24, 2015 at 11:41 am Comments are Disabled

THERE were so many standing ovations at Siamsa Tíre last night, the seats hardly had time to stay warm. A capacity crowd packed the famed Tralee venue for a performance by two of the town’s much-loved sons, Mark Leen and DJ Curtin, who delivered a extravaganza of music and impersonations which […]

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Aine Ferris, Mairead O'Mahony, Orla Young, Sarah Collins and Kathleen O'Sullivan at the Kilmoyley GAA Social in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kilmoyley GAA Honours Heroes Of The Past At Social

January 24, 2015 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

THE hurling-mad parish of Kilmoyley held their 53rd annual social last night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and it was a typically great occasion. The club social, which also celebrated 125 years of GAA, was attended by the young and not so young and the special guests on the night were the U21 […]

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Tralee Photographer Domnick Walsh Wins At PPAI Awards

Tralee Photographer Domnick Walsh Wins At PPAI Awards

January 24, 2015 at 9:59 am 2 comments

THE photography ‘Oscars’ took place in Dublin last night and a well known local man took home one of the top prizes. Domnick Walsh won first prize in the Nature and Environment section for his photo ‘What’s The Weather Like Outside Mum?’ at the Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI) Awards. The […]

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At The Omniplex: ‘Birdman’ Is Powerful, Moving, Must-See Cinema

At The Omniplex: ‘Birdman’ Is Powerful, Moving, Must-See Cinema

January 24, 2015 at 9:54 am Comments are Disabled

‘Birdman’ By John Lyons Films aren’t what they used to be, or at least that’s what many movie-buffs will often tell you in a bout of cynicism. However, there is some truth to be found in that sentiment. More films are being made today than ever before, and sadly, by […]

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