Archive for May, 2015

St Pats Blennerville GAA Club News

St Pats Blennerville GAA Club News

May 25, 2015 at 12:01 pm Comments are Disabled

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 11, 16 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Ellla Egan c/o O Sullivan’s Derrymore, Cathy Hogan c/o O’Shea’s, Mary Collins Clahane, Anna Poff c/o Poff Motors and R […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA CLub News

Ballymacelligott GAA CLub News

May 25, 2015 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

  LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 20th May 2015 for a jackpot of €6,600. Numbers drawn were 1,5,12,22. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. John Lyons, Kielduff 2. Blake and Anna Leen, Chutehall 3. Nora O Sullivan, Bog Road 4. Tadgh Brosnan, Scart, […]

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Presentation Students Receive Certs For Taking Part In Liturgy Programme

Presentation Students Receive Certs For Taking Part In Liturgy Programme

May 25, 2015 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

TWENTY students from Transition Year in Presentation Secondary School received certificates marking their participation in the Children’s Liturgy programme in St John’s Parish. The certificates were presented by Eileen Doyle (Children’s Liturgy Co-ordinator) and Fr Bernard Healy. The Children’s Liturgy programme has been up and running at the 10.30am Sunday Mass […]

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Novena At St John’s To Be Held Next Month

Novena At St John’s To Be Held Next Month

May 25, 2015 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

A NOVENA to the Sacred Heart will be held in St John’s next month. It will take place from June 4-12 each evening at 6.10pm. “The Novena is run by the priests of the parish and everyone is welcome,” said Norma Foley. “It’s the first time we’ve held anything like this and […]

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Film Shot In Kerry Starring Colin Farrell Wins Big Prize At Cannes

Film Shot In Kerry Starring Colin Farrell Wins Big Prize At Cannes

May 25, 2015 at 11:20 am Comments are Disabled

A FILM that was shot in south Kerry has won a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. ‘The Lobster’, which was shot in Sneem and Kenmare last year and stars Colin Farrell,  Rachel Weisz and John C Reilly won the Jury Prize at the French film festival. The Jury Prize, […]

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Five Tralee Nominations In AIMS Awards

Five Tralee Nominations In AIMS Awards

May 25, 2015 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S been a very good week for two local musical societies after they received five AIMS Award nominations between them. The Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) will hold their awards on Saturday June 13 in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney and there will be considerable local interest. Tralee Musical Society […]

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Profits Up But Passenger Numbers Down At Kerry Airport In 2014

Profits Up But Passenger Numbers Down At Kerry Airport In 2014

May 25, 2015 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Airport showed an operating profit after taxation of €18,895 in 2014 according to its annual report and accounts issued today. This is an increase on Operating Profit of €4,161 for the year ended to 31st December 2013. However, passenger numbers through the Airport fell 4% on previous comparative period to […]

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James O’Donoghue And David Moran Pick Up Injuries

James O’Donoghue And David Moran Pick Up Injuries

May 25, 2015 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

JAMES O’DONOGHUE has picked up an injury that put him out of Legion’s county championship opener, while David Moran will have his shoulder looked at today after taking a knock at the weekend. O’Donoghue was meant to start Legion’s championship opener against Mid Kerry, but had to be sidelined with […]

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Francis Picks Up €16,000 On National Lottery Show

Francis Picks Up €16,000 On National Lottery Show

May 25, 2015 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

  A BALLYHEIGUE man kept up the family tradition of winning large sums in the lottery, when he picked up €16,000 on Saturday night. Francis Kenny won the cash on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge TV gameshow, where a Tralee man was selected to take part in next week’s show. […]

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Rebecca Hawkins, Michaela O'Brien, Joe Quirke, Amy Quirke and Sadhbh Lawlor at the Rockies Night At The Dogs on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Austin Stacks Faithful Go To The Dogs

May 24, 2015 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

THE Rockie faithful enjoyed a great evening out on Friday for their annual ‘Night At The Dogs’ fundraiser. The event was in aid of the redevelopment of the ‘Nuns Field’ in Connolly Park and everyone enjoyed a super night of entertainment for all the family with a bouncy castle and face-painting for […]

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George O'Keeffe Con Barrett

REPORT/PHOTOS: Rathmore’s Late Show Sends O’Rahilly’s Into ‘Losers Round’

May 24, 2015 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor reports on the Garvey’s Super Valu Senior Football Championship Round One match at Austin Stack Park last night (action photos below)… Rathmore 2-8 Kerins O’Rahilly’s 2-5 A LATE Rathmore goal put Kerins O’Rahilly’s into the ‘losers round’ of the senior county championship last night. Minutes after David Moran […]

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Millie and Mark O'Brien from Blennerville NS who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday in St Brendan's Church Curraheen, with parents Terry and Teresa and grandmother Mary. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: First Communion Day For Blennerville And Moyderwell Pupils

May 24, 2015 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

A GORGEOUS Saturday morning provided a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy seeing the young boys and girls of two schools make their First Holy Communion. Fifteen pupils from Blennerville NS took the sacrament in St Brendan’s Church Curraheen, while 33 youngsters from Moyderwell enjoyed the big day in St […]

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Roger Harty: The Healing Power Of Nature

Roger Harty: The Healing Power Of Nature

May 24, 2015 at 10:31 am Comments are Disabled

  What is it about nature that makes us feel so good? Perhaps the answer is so obvious it is as plain as the nose on my face, being that we come back to what we truly are. Like the quality of good air, it is very hard to explain […]

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David Mannix kicked eight points against St Michael's/Foilmore in the opening round of th county championship back in May. Photo by Drmot Crean.

REPORT/PHOTOS: Mannix On Song As The Rock Rolls On

May 24, 2015 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor reports on Saturday’s Super Valu Senior Football County Championship Round One match at Austin Stack Park (see photos below)… Austin Stacks 1-13 St Michael/Foilmore 2-6 AUSTIN STACKS got their defence of the Bishop Moynihan Cup off to a successful start when they defeated St Michael’s Foilmore by four […]

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Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Clubs In Championship Action

Mixed Fortunes For Tralee Clubs In Championship Action

May 23, 2015 at 9:01 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Rockies go marching on but the Strand Road men will have to advance the hard way, after the Garvey’s Kerry Senior Football Championship double header at Austin Stack Park this evening. Austin Stacks got past a game St Michael’s Foilmore side who came up short in the end, 1-13 to […]

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Kerry Says ‘Yes’ To Same-Sex Marriage

Kerry Says ‘Yes’ To Same-Sex Marriage

May 23, 2015 at 5:37 pm Comments are Disabled

  LIKE most of the country, the people of Kerry have given the nod for same-sex couples to get married as the final results from the two constituencies are in. In the Kerry North/West Limerick constituency, 55.5% voted ‘Yes’ and 44.5% voted ‘No’. There was a 57.2% turnout with 19,678  voting Yes and […]

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Spa NS To Hold ‘Donal Walsh 6k Challenge’

Spa NS To Hold ‘Donal Walsh 6k Challenge’

May 23, 2015 at 3:28 pm Comments are Disabled

  THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa NS on Friday as the 2015 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This will be the second year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising another family fun day in honour of Donal, their […]

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Presentation Students Raise Funds For Cuan Mhuire

Presentation Students Raise Funds For Cuan Mhuire

May 23, 2015 at 3:10 pm Comments are Disabled

  STUDENTS from Presentation Secondary School, Tralee made a presentation to Cuan Mhuire on Friday. The cheque for €1,050 was a result of fundraising activities in the school which were organised to support the work of Cuan Mhuire. Sr Bríd Clifford, former Principal of Presentation Secondary, Tralee, was delighted to accept […]

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PHOTOS: Brookfield College Students Celebrate Their Graduation

PHOTOS: Brookfield College Students Celebrate Their Graduation

May 23, 2015 at 2:57 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Brookfield College Leaving Cert class celebrated their graduation on Thursday in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The school, which opened its doors in 1988, has a long history of providing education to senior level students in Tralee. The 89 students  were the 27th alumni to finish the school, based in Oakpark. “Tonight […]

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Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Wins Gael Linn Football Féile

Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Wins Gael Linn Football Féile

May 23, 2015 at 2:35 pm Comments are Disabled

Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn are celebrating their win, for the second year in a row, at the recent Féile Peile Gael Linn held in the West Kerry Gaeltacht area of Corca Dhuibhne. In a closely fought and nailbiting final, the young Tralee footballers won out over opponents, a combined team from […]

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PHOTOS: Celebrating Achievement At Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Awards Night

PHOTOS: Celebrating Achievement At Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí Awards Night

May 23, 2015 at 10:09 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a momentous occasion for the students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Thursday night in the Ballygarry House Hotel where the student awards ceremony took place. Families of the students joined the management and staff of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí to celebrate the students achievements. It was also a very special occasion […]

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Woman Injured In Fall On Footpath On The Mall

Woman Injured In Fall On Footpath On The Mall

May 22, 2015 at 3:56 pm Comments are Disabled

  A YOUNG woman was injured today when she suffered a fall on The Mall. The accident happened around 1.15pm on the footpath. Members of the public comforted the woman, who was in a lot of pain, while they waited for an ambulance, two of which arrived at approximately 1.45pm. Paramedics then spent some […]

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‘Yes’ Vote Gains Support From Above…Well, Sort Of

‘Yes’ Vote Gains Support From Above…Well, Sort Of

May 22, 2015 at 2:33 pm Comments are Disabled

  The ‘YES Vote’ just gained a supporter from on high. The Twitter posts from the ‘Denny Street Camera’ today have been displaying a rainbow on its feed for referendum today. The images are from the Kerry County Council owned web cam at the Ashe Memorial Hall, Denny Street and is updated regularly. […]

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€15m Jeanie Johnston Is Now Worth Just €700,000

€15m Jeanie Johnston Is Now Worth Just €700,000

May 22, 2015 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

  THE Jeanie Johnston replica famine ship is now worth just €700,000 according to Dublin City Council. A report in today’s Irish Times says the ship, which was built in Blennerville at a cost of €15m, has sunk in value and costs €240,000 a year to run as a tourist […]

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Ardfert To Experience Viking Invasion Next Month

Ardfert To Experience Viking Invasion Next Month

May 22, 2015 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

ARDFERT village will host a ‘Medieval Festival’ as a horde of Vikings come ‘ashore’ on Sunday, June 7. The festival will be celebrating the Feast of St Brendan and will see certain sections of the village transformed into a medieval settlement all thanks to the help of the Waterford Viking Historical Re-enactment Society. There […]

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PREVIEW: O’Rahilly’s To Get Over First Round Championship Challenge

PREVIEW: O’Rahilly’s To Get Over First Round Championship Challenge

May 22, 2015 at 9:36 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor on Kerins O’Rahilly’s v Rathmore in the Super Valu Senior Football Championship Round 1 game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday… KERINS O’RAHILLY’s begin their quest for county championship number seven this Saturday, when they face off against Rathmore in Austin Stack Park (throw-in 7pm). The new year […]

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Cllr Terry O'Brien with Ann O'Dwyer, Kerry ETB, staff and award winners at the Coláiste Gleann Lí awards on Thursday at the school. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Awards Celebrate A Great Year At Coláiste Gleann Lí

May 22, 2015 at 9:35 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a momentous day for the students of Coláiste Gleann Lí on Thursday when the inaugural second level student awards ceremony took place. Familes of the students joined the management and staff in the assembly hall where awards were presented to many students. The accolades celebrated the varied achievements of Coláiste Gleann […]

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PREVIEW: Austin Stacks To Make Light Work Of South Kerry Men

PREVIEW: Austin Stacks To Make Light Work Of South Kerry Men

May 22, 2015 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

Gavin O’Connor on the Austin Stacks v St Michaels/Foilmore, Super Valu Senior Football Championship opener this Saturday at Austin Stack Park…  DESPITE an eight-point chastening defeat at the hands of Dingle last week – and some notable absentees – Austin Stacks will be hot favourites against a struggling St Michaels/Foilmore. The […]

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Fundraising Quiz To Be Held For Kerry Hospice And Marymount Hospice Cork

Fundraising Quiz To Be Held For Kerry Hospice And Marymount Hospice Cork

May 22, 2015 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

  A FUNDRAISING quiz will be held in the Abbey Inn on Wednesday May 27 with all the proceeds from the night going towards the Kerry Hospice and the Marymount Hospice in Cork. Sarah O’ Donnell from Leith, just outside Tralee has taken it upon herself to organise the night […]

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Medley Of Queen Songs To Feature In Kerry Choral Union’s Cathedral Concert

Medley Of Queen Songs To Feature In Kerry Choral Union’s Cathedral Concert

May 21, 2015 at 2:52 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Choral Union, Adult and Junior Choirs, will sing at a celebration concert in Ardfert Cathedral which will include a medley of a rock band’s numbers. It will be the finale of the Medieval Festival to be held in the village on June 7 at 7.30pm, with the choir – some 80 singers in all –  performing […]

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