Archive for January, 2015

NOT resting on their laurels after the incredible success of 2014, county and Munster champions, Austin Stacks are making a push to develop the ‘Nuns Field’ in Connolly Park up to a top class standard. On Friday, January 30, Austin Stacks GAA Club will hold a corporate lunch to raise […]

A LARGE group of cyclists is expected in Blennerville on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of a great local character who died five years ago this month. The annual Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle takes place at 11am from St. Pat’s GAA Club, but there are more events planned on the day […]

    See above ad for special offer OK folks, it’s finally 2015 and time to make all the resolutions that we will probably break by the time the month ends. I normally wait until February to make mine as I find January is a busy month catching up with […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR:  A very happy and prosperous New Year to all our members. AGM: Friday 9th of January at 8.30pm.All welcome. NATIONAL GAA Draw :In association with Croke Park, Na Gaeil are participating in a Monster 15 Prize Draw for prizes including All Star trips , trip to New York, €1,500 travel voucher, […]

  FIVE players from town were in action for the Kerry U21s at the weekend when they drew 0-13 to 1-10 with Roscommon in round one of the Hastings Cup. There was a Tralee man selected in all but one of the outfield lines. Cormac Coffey (Kerins O’Rahilly’s) lined out at […]

  GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance in relation to an attempted break-in in Lixnaw yesterday. At 10.45pm on Sunday night, two males attempted to break into the pharmacy in the village. The owner was in the pharmacy at the time and confronted the would-be raiders, who caused a substantial amount of damage […]

Kerins O’Rahillys Notes Christmas and New-year Wishes Everyone on the Senior, Juvenile and Ladies Committees at Kerins O’Rahillys would like to wish our Players, Members, Supporters and especially all of our Volunteers “without whom none of it would be possible” a very Happy, Peaceful and Healthy New Year both on […]

IT TRALEE Health and Leisure Department are set to hold a sports convention next month which will feature guest speakers, including Ireland boxing team’s sports psychologist Gerry Hussey and the Kerry’s All-Ireland winning captain and Waterford IT lecturer, Fionn Fitzgerald. On the back of last year’s successful event, fITTsport 2015 will […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Yes, we’re back! We’ll swing into action for the 2015 season on Sunday next, January 11th, in the Mercy Mounthawk Gym. The following are the starting times for the different age groups: (i) UNDER 6 (born 2010/2009) @ 10am; (ii) UNDER 8 (born 2008/2007) @ 11am; (iii) […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: It’s now less than six weeks to go to our All Ireland Club Championship semi final clash against the Derry and Ulster Champions, Slaughtneil. As we write there is still no definite confirmation as to the exact date, time and venue but this is likely to be announced within […]

RECENTLY I was a judge for the Irish Spa awards and I had the pleasure to be introduced to Voya. This company from Strandhill, County Sligo, is fast becoming an Irish success internationally. Voya has adopted organic and sustainable ways of creating products. They use only sustainable harvesting practices to ensure that […]

See above ad for special offer A FORMER Rose of Tralee contestant decided to put a record of her entire year on video…and it’s less than eight minutes long. Edwina Guckian, who was the Leitrim Rose in 2013, filmed a second from every day of last year and complied it into […]

TRALEE finished 25th in the latest IBAL survey of Irish towns and cities (click here for full story) but what did the An Taisce judges have to say about the town? Here’s their report on specific areas… Tralee: Tralee is again Clean to European Norms status, although this year’s result […]

TRALEE has slipped in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey where it is now ranked in 25th place. In 2013, Tralee achieved 9th place in the table – which is made up of towns and cities – and was deemed “Cleaner than European Norms”. Now though, it is  “Clean […]

SENIOR TOWN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL The Semi-Final of the Championship is now scheduled for 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. BINGO Our Bingo continues on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights. Bingo is a […]

​AGM The AGM of Ballymac GAA Club was held in the club rooms on Sunday 4th January 2015. A minute silence was observed prior to the commencement of the meeting for all the decease members of the Club. Secretary Fionnan Fitzgerald read the minutes of the 2013 AGM and matters […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club lotto draw on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 08, 12, 22 & 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Tom Leen Derryquay, Sinead Trant Hare St., Stephen Murphy Curraheen, Noreen Cronin Killarney & Mary Kate O Shea Ashgrove. Next […]

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 […]

MERCY Mounthawk students swapped the uniforms for some stunning dresses and stylish suits on Saturday night. The occasion was, of course, their Debs Ball where up to 300 people enjoyed a night of food and fun at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. They enjoyed a meal followed by DJ Ahmed rocking […]

  Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ cookery school in Firies, on a healthy dish for January… If your new years resolution is to eat healthy, try this tasty chicken dish. Cheap, tasty, quick and healthy this recipe pushes all the buttons to start the year with a healthy diet. Grilled Harissa […]

  THIS is the start of a new year. A new dawn beckons so this is the perfect time to discuss habits. So what is the big deal about habits? Probably the most interesting statement I have ever heard about habits is the following: ‘Habits make Habits’. Very simple, very […]

Kate Browne’s Ardfert A NEW year and another meal out. Over the course of the past eight months, I’ve  just about covered every place there is to eat lunch in town, so I decided to venture further afield on the first day of January. This isn’t really a lunch review as […]

  See above ad for special offer MOTORISTS in Tralee are enjoying petrol prices 20 cent cheaper on  this time last year, from €1.50 a litre to under €1.30. As of Friday afternoon, the cheapest places to get petrol in town were Esso on the North Circular Road and Top at the […]

Our hurling and rugby writer, Mike O’Halloran, reflects on his personal highlights of the year in sport 2014…  In a year when Kerry footballers won the senior, minor All Irelands and the juniors were Munster Champs, a few other sporting moments caught my interest. 1. Ultimate Frisbee. My son in […]

  ‘The Theory of Everything’ By John Lyons IF there’s one person who I can guarantee will be at the Oscars this year, it’s Eddie Redmayne. This week Redmayne stars as professor Stephen Hawking in ‘The Theory of Everything’, a film based on Jane Hawking’s memoir: “Travelling to Infinity: My […]

Tom O’Regan of RnR Fitness in Tralee has some advice on whether you should train with sore muscles… We explore whether your DOMS (Delayed onset muscle soreness) mean you should skip the gym or grit your teeth and power through the pain No pain no gain. At least, If you […]

Last year was a great one for Austin Stacks and Kerry football, but what can we look forward to this year? Gavin O’Connor takes a look at 2015 and five factors which could make it a vintage year… 1. The return of ‘Gooch’ and Tommy Walsh Marc O’Se recently said that […]

THERE was good news for town centre publicans over the past two weeks as trade was up considerably this Christmas/New Year period on the same time last year, due to a number of factors. We spoke to five town centre publicans and all reported a successful Christmas, which was mainly due to the way […]

We’re pretty music-mad here in TraleeToday.ie, so we decided to pick our favourite albums of the 2014. First up is Gavin O’Connor’s choices with a key track from each record underneath… 1. The War in Drugs – Lost in The Dream Over a blatant influence of 80’s ‘Dad rock’, there is […]

HUNDREDS enjoyed an early New Year’s Eve celebration with a spectacular fireworks display at Manor West. Part of the Christmas Spraoi in Tralee programme, families gathered under the moonlight as MC for the evening, John Drummey, counted down to the display which lit up the sky for over 12 minutes. […]