Archive for March, 2015

PUPILS of Moyderwell Mercy Primary gave a huge welcome to two new ‘students’ who enrolled for the day at the school on Wednesday. Great excitement filled the school with the arrival of twin lambs who are just nine days old from teacher, Mr Denis Griffin’s family farm in Clahane. They began […]

MANDATE trade union have organised a Solidarity Day today to show Dunnes Stores workers, who are due to go on strike on April 2, and it has the backing of Sinn Féin. Sinn Féin Kerry County Councillor Pa Daly has called on the public and other political parties to show their […]

TWO men who hurled with distinction for their clubs and county will be remembered this weekend in two tournaments. The 2015 Gary Scollard (Under 16) and Todd Nolan tournaments were launched last Friday in the John Mitchels GAA Complex by Robert Frost, Cathaoirleach, Comhairle na Mumhan. They go ahead on […]

  AN Garda Síochána in Kerry and nationwide will conduct an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from 7am on Friday, March 27 to 7am on Saturday, March 28. The objective of operation National “Slow Down” Day, according to the Gardaí, is to reduce the number of speed […]

  THE TUI branch at the Institute of Technology Tralee has given details of the first stage of industrial action which will be taken in the dispute over the proposed merger between the college and Cork Institute of Technology. In a statement to the press this evening, the Teacher’s Union Of […]

  BUZZ, Salmon and The Viper of ‘Hardy Bucks’ fame will be appearing in The Ballyroe Hotel on Tuesday, March 31 for a night of laughs. Hardy Bucks Live, by AKE Promotions, promises to leave the crowd skitting. There’ll even be a chance to meet and greet the trio after. Hardy […]

  I HAVE accepted the fact that I will probably never like a photo of myself. Considering that it is a rather broad statement for someone with such an active instagram account (@zoe402), I can say that I never like a photo of myself that I don’t have editing rights to. […]

KERINS O’Rahilly’s are organising a 5k family fun run on Easter Monday April 6, all in aid of the ladies and girls football teams which continue to go from strength to strength. All entrants in the run will be included in a draw for an Easter hamper. O’Rahilly’s will also […]

RESIDENTS in a Ballyvelly estate woke up this morning to find a group of four-legged visitors in their area. Three donkeys were found wandering around the Cluain Ard estate but their adventure was short-lived as gardaí arrived soon after 7.30am. Attempts were made to locate the owner of the animals in the surrounding farms in the Kerries and Lohercannon area but this […]

WRITER Billy Keane and Tralee’s own Francie Conway  have lent their voices and support to the Yes Vote campaign in the upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage on May 22 in a new video. The two men have recently uploaded a new video to YouTube in which they let their feelings known on […]

THREE Tralee groups have been given  awards for their colourful exploits at this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade. The local associations that scooped an award each were, The Redeemed Church of Christ, Tralee Musical Society and the Tralee Filipino Community. All the awards were sponsored by Tralee Credit Union and […]

LAST year, Austin Stacks benefited greatly from an initiative to find employment for players who were struggling to get work in town. Now the ‘Jobmatch’ scheme has been officially launched. Austin Stacks manager, Stephen Stack, even has gone as far as saying that keeping six of his players  from going to work […]

EIGHT of Ireland’s finest Michelin Star and celebrity chefs will be cooking up a storm in the Food & Wine Magazine Village hosted by Norah Casey, at the inaugural boutique festival at Killarney House Demesne on June 27 and 28. Derry Clarke (L’Ecrivain, Dublin), Ross Lewis (Chapter One, Dublin) and JP McMahon (EatGalway Restaurant […]

THIS is not a drill! McDonald’s Restaurants today officially launched Free Breakfast Friday, which will see the company give away 40,000 Egg McMuffins for free this Friday – including its Tralee and Killarney branches. In a press release we received this morning, all of the 87 McDonald’s restaurants around Ireland […]

  KERRY has ranked amongst the lowest in the country for drivers with penalty points according to an Irish Times report. Kerry ranks number 23 out of the 26 counties in terms of the percentage of points gathered by drivers, but is also ranked among the highest mortality rates on the roads in the […]

IF you were driving from south Kerry yesterday, you may have passed a couple of gentlemen dressed in full medieval armoury, hitchhiking on the road. No, you weren’t hallucinating, it was two lads from Medieval Armoured Combat Ireland who are raising awareness of their efforts to head to Poland next month as part […]

SATURDAY was a suitable day for the Kerry launch of a new book containing 90 photos of children with Down Syndrome. March 21 was World Down Syndrome Day and there was a great turnout at the Manor West Retail Park for the event, where some of the photos from ‘Here I Am’ were […]

THERE was a Tralee connection to the Irish women’s fantastic Six Nations win on Sunday. Ruth O’Reilly, originally from Ballyroe, but now living in Galway, plays in the prop and made a great contribution to their emphatic 73 to 3 away win over Scotland which clinched the title. In fact, she’s been […]

Mike McCarthy gives the latest news the Kerry darts scene… Week 4 Tralee and District League sponsored by Specsavers In section 1 we saw The Huddle, Tralee get edged out by Toomey’s Abbeydorney 4-3 in Abbeydorney. Great games played in a very sporting manner and credit is due to all. Also […]

  TRALEE Chamber Alliance have teamed up with the Kerry Association in London (KAL) to create more commercial links between Kerry and the UK capital to help create jobs at home and reach more customers. Over 20 representatives of the KAL and Tralee Chamber Alliance met at an informal networking […]

TRALEE has been named in TripAdvisor’s ‘Top Ten’ destinations to visit in Ireland according to the annual Travellers’ Choice Awards. Tralee came in at No.10 with both Killarney and Dingle making their way into the top three on the list. Killarney usurped Dublin to take the No.1 Irish destination with Dingle in […]

SO after last week’s moan about people who inconsiderately park in disabled spaces, I am on a bit of a roll in the pet hates department. This week my target is people who think it is quite acceptable to throw litter or dump their rubbish in the countryside. Only yesterday […]

GARDAI have seized an estimated €10,000 worth of heroin in the Shanakill area of town. The discovery was by the Kerry Garda Division Drugs Unit at a house on Sunday night and man and a woman were arrested at the scene. They are being held at Tralee Garda Station under sections 3 and […]

Leg Waxing Cold Feet We hear that some dads seem to be having doubts about doing a leg wax for the sake of the club on  the 18th of April. One cyclist worried that he would be unbalanced for the Ring of Kerry cycle.  However, rest assured that our Waxing experts have […]

  Congratulations Congratulations and best wishes to Bernice Hoffman who this week collected her lottery cheque. Bernice was the lucky winner of the Kerins O’Rahillys lottery recently. Chairman Frank O’Connor presented Bernice with the cheque. Also present were her husband Cecil along with members of the senior committee and the […]

NA GAEIL SENIOR: In the first round of the county league division three Na Gaeil Faced St Pats in Blennerville. In a tight open first half both sides traded the lead on several occasions with Na Gaeil just edging out the home side by 07 points to 06 when the referee blew […]

  IT was the opening weekend of the Credit Union Senior Football League which saw Tralee town and area teams in action at home and around the county. Below are brief reports and scroll to the bottom to check out photos from yesterday’s action… Division 1 Finuge 0-8 – 3-17 Kerins O’Rahilly’s  […]

  Div 4 Co. League Churchill 1-7 Cordal 1-9 Ill-discipline cost Churchill at least a share of the points in their first outing in this year’s County League away to Cordal last Sunday. With 5 minutes to go and Churchill a single point in arrears, Cillian Fitzgerald was awarded a […]

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 The lotto was held in Glenduff House on Monday 16th March 2015 for a jackpot of €5,700.  Numbers drawn were 6,8,9,27.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips Jack Sugure, Barrakilla, Kielduff Pat McDonnell, Rathanny Pat McCarthy, Maglass Brenda White, Clogher Margaret Horan, Caherue, Castleisland Sellers Prize : Tom Leen […]