Archive for February, 2015

A TEENAGER from Tralee is one of 20 young people nationally to be recognised in the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards Programme. Graham Nelligan, a sixth year student at Mercy Mounthawk, has been recognised for the motivation, service and impact he has demonstrated for his local community. Graham has been volunteering with […]

THE AGM of the Tralee Branch of the Kerry Hospice will take place on Tuesday Feburary 10 at 8.15pm in the Grand Hotel, Denny Street, everybody welcome. The Kerry Hospice Foundation is at a very important stage at the moment with the new in-patient unit going to tender shortly. The turning of […]

THERE was a decrease in the amount of patients waiting on trolleys in Kerry General Hospital in January compared to the same month in 2014. Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) showed 75 patients were waiting on trolleys in wards and the Emergency Department last month, down from […]

ONE of the most disturbing trends of the modern age has to be the fascination of photos of accidents and funerals by certain newspapers. Before anyone leaps to make the point that by highlighting car accident pictures that someone may slow down and drive a little more carefully, do you […]

CELEBRATION DANCE Our dinner dance will be held in the Meadlowlands hotel, Saturday the 7th of February 2015 at 7.30pm sharp. 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 […]

GARDAÍ are warning people not to leave expensive items on show when parking up their car, after an incident in Ballyseedy on Sunday where a car was broken into. Between 3.15pm and 4.30pm, a car that had been parked in the car park of Ballyseedy Woods, had its window smashed and was […]

GAVIN O’Connor takes a look at a few of the main talking points among Kerry supporters after defeat to Mayo in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday, along with photos from yesterday’s game by Dermot Crean… 1. ‘Wintering Well’ Again Kerry had all the signs of it yesterday as they dusted off the cobwebs […]

Kerins O’Rahillys 10K The Kerins O’Rahillys 10K took place on Sunday last. Runners and walkers of all standards took part and were presented with a unique medal to mark the occasion on finishing the race. First home in the men’s race was Michael O’Regan; Catriona Barry was first in for […]

  KERRY County Council and Gardaí have taken the decision to close the Conor Pass for the next few days as poor weather conditions are predicted. Signs will be erected on both sides of the Pass to alert motorists of the roads closure. The decision comes after a number of […]

GARDAÍ are investigating two separate burglaries in Tralee last week. A house at St Anne’s Bungalows was broken into between 11.30am on Tuesday, January 27 and 12 noon on Wednesday, January 28. The house was ransacked and a number of small items were taken. Many elderly people live in St Anne’s Bungalows […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí student, Tara Ní Dhuinín, won an amazing third All-Ireland championship in Dublin last week. Tara, from Castlegregory, was one of six Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí acts to reach the All-Ireland of Scléip, the stage competition for All-Irish second level schools. Tara had won the prestigious award twice at junior level in the […]

BALLYROE Heights Hotel has a cause for celebration after being voted as ‘Ireland’s Top 3-Star Wedding Hotel’ for the second year running in the WeddingDates.ie 2014 Wedding Venue Awards. The Tralee Hotel which has fared very well in the area of awards in recent years came up trumps after receiving the […]

THE inaugural Kerins O’Rahilly’s 10k run was a huge success with 400 taking part yesterday morning. It was cold, but the rain cleared just in time for the runners to take off from the clubhouse at 10am for the route which took them up around the Kerries and Fenit Road area and […]

SENIOR HURLING: Our Hurlers, in preparation for the new season, are currently seeking new recruits for the Senior squad. Anyone who is free and interested in joining may leave a message on our Hurling Facebook page. SCÓR SINSIR: Scór Officer Brian Caball informs us that Senior Scór for the Greater […]

St. Brendan’s League: Churchill 3-11 0-8 Ballymac Churchill Senior footballers began the year in fine style with a comprehensive away win over Ballymac in the opening round of the St Brendan’s league last Sunday. This was a solid workmanlike performance with some brilliant individual displays. The defence were rock-solid, conceding […]

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 […]

SENIOR SCÓR: Senior Scór for the Greater Tralee Area will take place on 11th February in Cill Dubhat the foot of Tylough and Tursallagh. PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Mercy Mounthawk Gym will be full of Rock action once again next Sunday morning. Faoi 6 (born 2010/2009) ag 10am. Faoi 8 ag […]

​LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 26th January 2015 for a jackpot of €5,000. Numbers drawn were 10,15,16,23. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. C Carmody, Lyre 2. Eileen McLoughlin, Ballydwyer 3. Pat Joe Barrett, c/o Tom Leen 4. Aidan Pollard, Kielduff 5. The […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 18, 22, 23 & 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Anne and Sonny Roche c/o Tony Casey, Margaret Moriarty c/o Rock St PO, Brendan and Shannon Quill Lohercannon , Mary […]

SENIORS St. Brendan’s League Fixtures 2015 On a very cold Friday night last, the team played St. Pats in the opening round of the League. Although both sides were short a few regulars, this was a well matched contest with both sides kicking score for score. The half time score […]

Anthony Daly YouTube Talk: There is an excellent video on YouTube of Anthony Daly speaking at the recent GAA games development conference in Croke Park. Set aside 36 minutes as its well worth a watch for coaches and players. He speaks highly of Kilmoyley Hurling club and give Parnells a […]

  Kerry 0-1o Mayo 2-11 IT’S only February. They’ll be a few doom-mongers about, but Kerry’s lacklustre performance against Mayo in the Allianz National League opener at Killarney’s Fitzgerald Stadium today isn’t the end of the world. The Kingdom looked off the pace for most of the game, with only Kerins […]

PROTESTERS on the march against water charges vowed that they would not shout abuse at any Minister or the President when he visits Tralee later this month. The comment was made by Phil Horgan of Right2Water Tralee in The Square, after a group – numbering around 400 people according to organisers – marched […]

            A NEW business opened in Tralee on Monday last, where golfers can hit the fairways of the Tralee and Ballybunion courses from inside a building in Killerisk (that’s some drive)! The golf performance centre, which is located opposite Manor Village Filling Station, is already garnering rave reviews […]

  A GREAT question to ask is – ‘what is the difference between success and happiness?’ I really like the following definition. Success: Is having what you want Happiness: Is wanting what you have Note: I have highlighted the ‘h’ and the ‘w’ in the success definition – the reason for this […]

ADMITTEDLY, I wasn’t too sure what to expect going into this film. I knew that it had been well-received in America, but I was expecting Disney’s next film to be the big follow-up to ‘Frozen’ and ‘Tangled’, not an adaptation of an obscure Marvel comic book series about some chunky-looking […]

THE finalists in the Kerry Fashion Week, which takes place in March, were announced on Friday. The finalists were shortlisted from all received entries by the judging panel: Melanie Morris, Editor in Chief, Image Publications (Chairperson of judging panel); Bairbre Power, Fashion Editor, Irish Independent and Executive Editor, Weekend Magazine; Helen Steele, award winning […]