Archive for January, 2015

HAVING reported last week on the announcement that Austin Stacks won a McNamee Award, it’s emerged it isn’t the only Kerry winner this year. Radio Kerry’s ‘Terrace Talk’ won the Best GAA Related Radio Programme. The particular edition of the programme that won the award was presented by Deirdre Walsh – filling […]

Seniors:  Inter Kenmare 0 Fenit Samphires 3 We kept up our winning streak with a trip to Kenmare last Sunday.  The first half was a close affair and we went in nil all at the break.  Ger McCarthy broke the deadlock for us and scored a brace on the day. […]

Reminder – GAA National Draw: The club is currently selling tickets for the GAA National Club Draw. The purpose of running the GAA National Club Draw is to assist clubs in their drive to fundraise much needed funds. Each club retains all the proceeds from the tickets sold by their […]

  IT TRALEE will host UCC for the McGrath Cup Semi-final this Friday at the ITT at 7.30pm. Both colleges recorded emphatic wins against inter-county sides in the opening round of the McGrath Cup. Tralee defeated Kerry by 4-12 to 0-16 while UCC eased past Limerick by 4-16 to 3-9. […]

MET EIREANN are predicting snowfall for the Kerry area and have put the county on a status ‘Orange’ weather warning for snow and icy conditions. With today set to be bitterly cold, the wintry conditions are set to be most acute in western parts of Munster, Connacht and Ulster where there […]

  GARDAÍ are looking for the public’s help in relation to the theft of a white van at the Caherina area of Strand Road last Thursday. The theft is believed to have taken place at Caherina between 3.30am and 5.40am on January 8. The van door was unlocked and the keys were in […]

THE Coronation Street actors who play the characters, Owen Armstrong and Gary Windass, will be appearing in the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday, February 28. Tralee will be the first date for the actors, who will travel the nation as part of their ‘Gary and Owen Men at Work Tour’. […]

THERE was a Kerry connection at the Golden Globes last night when famed socialite and reality TV star, Khloe Kardashian, showed up to an after party in a gown created by Ballyheigue man Don O’Neill. The New York-based designer is enjoying huge success at the moment with his THEIA collection, appearing […]

WHILE there was disappointment all around Ireland that Stephanie Roche didn’t win the FIFA Goal Of The Year earlier this evening, one Tralee man consoled himself by recalling being there when the winning goal was scored. Michael Griffin tweeted a photo of himself at the game, behind the goals, when Colombia’s […]

AGM: NA GAEIL AGM was held last Friday night.Members observed a moment of silence in memory of all members who passed away during the year. Our secretary Eamonn Browne and our Chairman Tim Lynch both gave a most comprehensive report of all the clubs activities and achievements, which there were […]

Juveniles Indoor Training Indoor training continues this Wednesday January the 14th in CBS The Green school hall. U12s and 14s train from 5.30-6.30. U16s train from 6.30-7.30. Entry via new entrance on Dan Spring Road at traffic lights. Senior Football The Town Championship Semi-final replay Kerins O’Rahillys v John Mitchels […]

THE date has been set for Austin Stacks AIB GAA Senior Club Championship semi-final next month and it looks like the GAA have granted Slaughtneil’s request to have the fixture moved to Sunday as one of the players in the Derry side has a family wedding. The Rockies will face Slaughtneil (Derry) in […]

  THERE are 468 less people on the live register in Tralee than this time last year, but the town still accounts for more than a third of Kerry’s unemployed. In January 2014 there was a total 5,996 people unemployed in Tralee, by the end of December the number was 5,528. […]

GARDAí are asking for the public’s help in catching those responsible for throwing rocks at vehicles from a railway bridge on Saturday night. The incident happened at Knockavinnane, Ballymacelligott at 9.15pm and a number of cars were damaged. Gardai say it could have been a much more serious incident if drivers […]

THE ARTS Council has announced major grant allocations for 2015, with €206,682  granted for Kerry projects. Kerry County Council was allocated a total of €26,110, while ‘Listowel Writers Week’ received €65,000 in funding. Elsewhere in Kerry, the Cill Rialaig Project, an artists retreat in Ballinskelligs that provides self-contained live-in work spaces for artists received a grant of €60,845. […]

SCÓR NA SINSEAR: Senior Scór will take place around 11th February. We need a music group, a figure dance and a group of set dancers. Information on competitions on the Kerry GAA website (Cultúr). PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Yes, we’re back! We’re already in action for the 2015 season and we’ll […]

THE students at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí didn’t come away empty handed from the BT Young Scientists Exhibition in Dublin at the weekend. The exhibition drew entries from 1,200 students and was held over four days last week in the capital. Second year student, Laura Ní Eidhin, was ‘Highly Commended’ for her project on ‘Reducing […]

MCNAMEE AWARDS 2014: Congratulations to Rory Kirby & all involved in the Austin Stacks ‘Rockumentary’ which last week was named as a winner of a “GAA McNamee Award”. These awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities […]

THERE will be an Insolvency Service meeting in Tralee tonight (Monday) in the Fels Point Hotel at 7pm. It is a briefing for community leaders about the Insolvency Service of Ireland’s (ISI) information campaign for people struggling with problem debt. The public are invited to attend the event to learn more about the […]

SPONSORSHIP Wolfland Global are to continue as the main sponsor of the Club for 2015. The Club is greatly indebted to Jeffrey and Sean Griffin for their continued support of the Club and we wish them continued success in their business for 2015. REGISTRATION Membership of the Club is now […]

RESULTS Sunday  11th January (Foursomes) 1.st James 0’Halloran. (5) 30pts Danny Leen 2.nd Jason James Daly.  (11) 27pts Patrick 0’Meara 3.rd Gerard Deegan.     (5) 27pts Tony 0’Halloran 80 Competitors WINTER RULES APPLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TIMESHEETS OPEN 6pm TUESDAY BEFORE COMPETITION 13.th Jan- 18 Hole Tuesday Singles 17.th Jan- Casual Golf 18.th Jan- 14 […]

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 U6’s […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club lotto draw on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 15, 17 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Deirdre Poff Lohercannon, Joan Tangney Curragraigue, Mary O Shea Texaco, Kevin Lucitt c/o Rock St. P.O. & Francie O Donnell […]

SENIOR TOWN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL The Semi-Final of the Championship is scheduled for next Saturday January 17th 2015 at 7.00 p.m. in the Mitchels Complex. The Final is fixed for Sunday January 31st at 2.00 pm in Ballymac. SENIOR LADIES The ladies held their end of year award evening on Friday […]

PEOPLE from all over the county and beyond are expected to take part in a 10k run from Kerins O’Rahilly’s on February 1 to raise funds for the Strand Road club. The event is in conjunction with the ‘Run The Kingdom’ organisation and is part of their calendar of runs for 2015. […]

Training u8/10s Tuesday: Parnells Under 8 and 10 indoor hurling starts next Tuesday in the complex 6 to 7pm €2 per child to cover rent of the hall. Games Development Conference: It was very interesting to hear Anthony Daly at the 2015 Gaa games development Conference in Croke Park speaking […]

I ALWAYS think this is bubble bath season. After a long hard day at work, being out it this cold weather, a long hot soak is a lovely way to upwind and feel pampered. Finances are not  good in January, so a bubble bath can be a good alternative for pamper […]

  IT Tralee 4-12 Kerry 0-16 IT TRALEE seized a great opportunity when they faced a Kerry team made up of up and comers at an extremely breezy Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoon. The absence of Tommy Walsh did take the gloss off this fixture, but nevertheless there were […]

IN a shocking incident of vandalism, rocks and glass were thrown at cars from a railway bridge in Ballymac last night. The dangerous incident took place at the railway bridge at Knockavinnane, Ballymacelligott and a number of cars were damaged. Gardai in Tralee received reports of people throwing rocks and glass on cars […]

See above ad for special promotion THOSE CBS lads scrub up well! A couple of hundred students looked dapper and glamorous at the CBS The Green Students’ Debs Ball at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Organised by students, Adam Barrett, Sean Carroll, Eoghan O’Hanlon and Dylan Hartnett, there were […]