Archive for February, 2015

  “You’re so vain I bet you think this song about you…” What is it about us as a nation that we still believe that when a man looks after himself that he is vain? Granted it is getting much more acceptable for a man to ditch the sportswear and […]

NA GAEIL U14: The under 14 team played host to Finuge on Sunday for a friendly game in wet and heavy conditions. All payers played a full game. It was a good experience for the panel to play another game together as a team. Training this Tuesday in the Sorts […]

Juveniles U8/10/12 Boys Our U8/10 and 12 Boys are training on Sundays at the Sports Complex. This is proving to be popular and great preparation for their return to outdoor training on the 7th of March. Training continues on Sunday next the 1st at 11am for the U8/10s and at […]

  IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH All roads, ring roads and bye roads will lead to the Miitchels Centre of Excellence, Camp, Ballyseedy, Tralee on Sunday next March 1st from 10.00 a.m. A Special appearance will be made by the Sam Maguire Cup. The Cup will be collected in South Kerry by […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 03, 16 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eddie O Sullivan Blennerville, Pat McElligott c/o PJ Higgins, Helen Kelliher Annagh, Ciaran Sears Clahane and Mike Greaney Annagh. […]

  LOTTO The Lotto was held in Glenduff House on Monday February 16th 2015 for a jackpot of €5,300 . There was no winner. Numbers drawn were 6,12,14,17. Lucky Dips 1. Margaret Laide, Ballymacthomas 2. Ciara Healy, c/o Paula Silles 3. Gabrielle O Flaherty, c/o Lee Strand 4. Eddie O […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Mounthawk training on Sunday once again. Even if you missed a few sessions….just come along! Fáilte romhat. We’ve only a few more weeks left for the indoor sessions before we head out after St Patrick’s Day! Tá an bhliain ag sleamhnú! PEIL FAOI 12: We’ll have a change […]

  MEMBERSHIP 2015: is now due. Anybody wishing to pay their membership may do so by contacting Bernie 086 0767415, Mairead 087 2941470 or online at austinstacks.ie. Membership forms also available in Club Bar. SCÓR NA SINSIR: Congratulations to Aoife Ní Choileáin-Uí Dhonnchú, who won the County Scór Singing Competition […]

  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. […]

  GARDAI are investigating two separate incidents where ladders were stolen. The first incident happened at a business premises on upper Rock Street between February 17-19. The ladders were taken from the roof racks of two company vans which were parked opposite the premises. The second incident happened on the […]

KERRY Sinn Féin elected a new officer board at the AGM of it’s Comhairle Ceantair in Tralee last Thursday evening. Former Tralee town councillor Cathal Foley was selected to replace outgoing chairperson Ristéard Ó Fuaráin. Robert Brosnan from Lispole was elected as Vice-Chairperson. Outgoing secretary Yvonne Sugrue from Ballybunion was returned. The […]

BALLYHEIGUE designer Don O’Neill had one his designs worn by a big star at an Oscars party last night. The successful fashion designer based in New York tweeted the photo below of Oscar winner, Idina Menzel (better known as the voice of Elsa from ‘Frozen) at the Vanity Fair Oscar […]

  A PRESENTATION student has been selected to represent Kerry at a World War One  memorial event in the Somme in France this Summer and she needs our help in helping to make the trip more of a success. Leslie McCarthy, a 17 year old fifth year student from Presentation Secondary School […]

  AS TV show host, Jonanthan Ross, beautifully put it when introducing them a couple of years back; they helped many women get through puberty and now they’re helping that same generation through the menopause. Yes, those flag-bearers of 80s pop, Duran Duran, are coming to Kerry this summer and […]

  IT’S still more than two weeks to the off, but punters, bookies and publicans are already rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of the racing extravaganza that is Cheltenham. But if you want to wipe the smile off your bookies face, there’s an event in the Fels […]

THE Kerry School of music hosted a table quiz in the Brogue Inn on Friday night in aid of funds for the school. A great turn out was there on the night with the mic in the capable hands of school principal, Aidan O’Carroll who tested the knowledge of the […]

  IN the last few years make-up application is all about the brushes. Three years ago I got my first Blank Canvas brush and three years later I still use it. It was the company’s first brush and now the range has grown to include a contour palette and liners […]

CHURCHILL Drama Players Group will pay tribute to their great departed friend and colleague, the late Tommy Brosnan next weekend. The Group, which is celebrating their 25th anniversary, is bringing their “Springtime Variety Show” to Siamsa Tire on Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28 and it’s all in honour of Tommy, […]

  A NEW bridge has been put in place on the  amenity walking trail that stretches from the Casement railway station to Mounthawk. The bridge is located at the back of Dunnes Stores on the North Circular Road, adjacent to Casement’s Avenue. This latest addition extends the Tralee walking trail allowing […]

DON’T forget that there’s still time to book your tickets for the Coronation Street night Fels Point Hotel this Saturday, February 28. The actors who play the characters, Owen Armstrong and Gary Windass, will be appearing there on the first date on their nationwide tour of their new ‘Gary and Owen Men at […]

  Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ cookery school in Firies has a recipe for fantastic fish cakes… Thai food is one of my favourite foods to cook.  It is so unique in taste as you often have salty, sweet, spicy and citrusy in one dish. Thai fish cakes are simple […]

  EVERYBODY knows that laughter works. You have often heard it said; “we had a great laugh last night”, even Facebook is getting in on the act with LOL (Laugh out Loud) and LMFAO (a little too rude to print but you can ‘google it’!). You can even listen to […]

DRIVERS approaching the roundabout near Strand Street were understandably distracted over the past few days as a beautiful mural and garden space area has been created there. The mural, by local artist Mary J Leen, depicts Mons Hugh O’Flaherty who was Ireland’s answer to Oscar Schindler, in the sense that he saved over […]

A GREAT sense of anticipation was in the air just after 3pm on Friday as the staff of the Aqua Dome nervously waited to see who would be the 4,000,000th visitor through their doors. The balloons were in place at the entrance, the cake in place and the stage was set for the arrival […]

Darcy’s Restaurant Barrack Lane TRALEE gets a bad rap when it comes to high-end restaurants. Everybody talks about the culinary delights of Dingle, Kenmare and Killarney and while it could be argued that there could be more high-end restaurants in a town of its size, we are still serviced by […]

Johnnie Wall is looking forward to St Patrick’s Day, the bastion of relief in the middle of Lent… St Patrick’s Day. A day of celebration, an oasis in the desert that is Lent, the one day when it is officially OK to let loose on that repressed desire and longing, […]

CAST members from the Group Theatre Tralee are close to staging a work they’ve  been rehearsing for a few months now. ‘The Camel’s Back’ will be performed next week at the Ivy Leaf Theatre in Castleisland from Friday to Sunday night before travelling to Listowel and finally Abbeydorney. Continued below… […]

‘Whiplash’  By John Lyons It’s not even March yet, and already I think I’ve found my favourite film of 2015 – ‘Whiplash’. ‘Whiplash’ is this ferocious, raw, visceral experience that’s guaranteed to give audiences a relentless surge of adrenaline. I would wholeheartedly declare ‘Whiplash’ to be a truly magnificent film, […]

  THERE was a crash outside the County Council buildings at Rathass just before lunchtime today. As the photo shows, the front left of a car involved ended up  balancing on the wall outside county buildings near the roundabout. Gardaí and an ambulance were called to the scene and while the road […]

TALENTED Tralee band, Q14, have penned a touching tribute to the late Donal Walsh with the release of their song and accompanying video ‘Star Sign Boy.’ The video serves to try and highlight the different things that have influenced different people in their lives and how sometimes, these things may be taken […]