Archive for June, 2015

Roger Harty: Conditioning And Its Effect On Our Lives

Roger Harty: Conditioning And Its Effect On Our Lives

June 28, 2015 at 11:44 am Comments are Disabled

  OUR conditioning (the way we were brought up) plays an enormous part in the way we live our lives. In fact you could also argue that it also plays an enormous part in inhibiting our freedom to live. For instance, if you were brought up in a certain way, […]

Read more ›
PHOTOS: A Special Celebration In The Light Of The Banna Sun

PHOTOS: A Special Celebration In The Light Of The Banna Sun

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

  OVER 100 people turned up on beautiful Banna Beach on Friday evening for the ‘Celebration of Light’. The event, which is one of the Recovery Haven’s biggest fundraisers of the year, is held to give an opportunity for all those whose lives have been touched by cancer to come together […]

Read more ›
Millions Of American TV Viewers To See Romantic Kerry Next Week

Millions Of American TV Viewers To See Romantic Kerry Next Week

June 27, 2015 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY’S romantic charms could have US audiences gushing when it features in an episode of the hugely popular reality TV show ‘The Bachelorette’ Back in April, ‘The Bachelorette’ which is regularly watched by millions of people every week, was filmed in locations in Tralee and Killarney. Continued below… The ABC show […]

Read more ›
New Rotary President Takes Chain As Club Prepares For Sunday Fundraiser

New Rotary President Takes Chain As Club Prepares For Sunday Fundraiser

June 27, 2015 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Tralee Rotary Club President’s night took place at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night and saw a new President take the chain of office. Derry O’Sullivan’s final official function as President of the Rotary Club was to hand over the chain of office to incoming President elect for 2015/2016 Richard Bono. Members […]

Read more ›
HURLING: St Brendan’s Beat Ballyduff To Win 2014 League Title

HURLING: St Brendan’s Beat Ballyduff To Win 2014 League Title

June 27, 2015 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran was at the delayed playing of the Division 1 County Hurling League Final last night… Ballyduff 1-16 St Brendans  1-24 It is a long time since the Div 1 Hurling County League final was played in June but this was the 2014 competition final. The Kerry GAA Credit […]

Read more ›
On The Run: My Five Great Miles Around Fantastic Scenery

On The Run: My Five Great Miles Around Fantastic Scenery

June 27, 2015 at 10:17 am Comments are Disabled

  TraleeToday.ie’s Fergus Dennehy writes about his favourite running route around town…  AS only a recent convert to the running phenomenon, this writer never thought that he’d be writing about his favourite route to run. My current favourite  is an approximate five-miler that starts from the Aqua Dome car park […]

Read more ›
Eamonn Fitzmaurice, prepares for his third year in charge with Kerry. Photo by Dermot Crean.

“I Would See Cork As A Very Dangerous Animal” Says Kerry Boss

June 26, 2015 at 4:48 pm Comments are Disabled

  EAMONN FITZMAURICE  is taking nothing for granted ahead Kerry’s Munster Final clash against Cork on Sunday week. The Kerry boss has stated he does not go along with the views expressed by Tomas Ó Sé, said recently in an interview that the Rebels were “rudderless from management down”. “I would imagine […]

Read more ›
Looks Like We’re In For A Mixed Weekend Before The Sun Really Arrives

Looks Like We’re In For A Mixed Weekend Before The Sun Really Arrives

June 26, 2015 at 2:37 pm Comments are Disabled

Met Eireann is predicting good sunny spells, decent temperatures and it’s looking really good for early next week…Saturday though may be a problem. Though the weather has not yet hit the heights experienced in the last two summers, with temperatures expected to rise out of the teens next week, it’s a […]

Read more ›
PHOTOS: Great Send-Off For St Pat’s Youngsters Bidding For Féile Glory

PHOTOS: Great Send-Off For St Pat’s Youngsters Bidding For Féile Glory

June 26, 2015 at 2:15 pm Comments are Disabled

BLENNERVILLE school staff and pupils gave a great send-off to the St Pat’s Under 14 side in their quest for glory this weekend. The squad departed Blennerville just after 9am on Friday and pupils from the local school came out to line the bridge in the red and white colours to wish them […]

Read more ›
VIDEO: Tralee Lads Recreate Grand Theft Auto Move

VIDEO: Tralee Lads Recreate Grand Theft Auto Move

June 26, 2015 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S a given really that you shouldn’t be jumping out of cars at any point, but try telling this budding stuntman in the video below. Popular website, Joe.ie, put up a story yesterday (here) telling of Tralee lads, Nicholas O’Halloran and Ryan Lynch recreating a move that all Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game players […]

Read more ›
Six Things To Do Around Tralee This Weekend

Six Things To Do Around Tralee This Weekend

June 26, 2015 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

It’s a really busy weekend in and around Tralee with loads of family entertainment to enjoy. Here’s six things you can get up to… FRIDAY 1. CELEBRATION OF LIGHT: Friday night will see the return of a very special event as Recovery Haven holds their now annual ‘Celebration of Light’ event at […]

Read more ›
Kerry Gets 12 New Garda Cars This Year

Kerry Gets 12 New Garda Cars This Year

June 26, 2015 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

TWELVE new Garda cars will be arriving in Kerry this year. Already six have been issued in the county with a further six to hit the roads of Kerry in the coming weeks. In addition to this 2015 allocation, €27.5 million was invested in new Garda vehicles nationally between 2012 and […]

Read more ›
Chinese Cultural Festival For Tralee Next Month

Chinese Cultural Festival For Tralee Next Month

June 26, 2015 at 10:48 am Comments are Disabled

A CHINESE cultural festival will take place in Tralee next month centred around an exhibition and performance by a popular Chinese music group. The festival, taking place from July 25-19, will be attended by the vice governor of Zhejiang province, Jiwei Zheng and the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Jianguo Xu, and will serve […]

Read more ›
Night At The Dogs To Help Buy Hospital Equipment

Night At The Dogs To Help Buy Hospital Equipment

June 26, 2015 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

THE ‘Friends Of Kerry General Hospital’ are preparing to host their annual fundraising night to help procure specialised equipment for use in the hospital. The Benefit Night will be held on Friday, July 3 at the Tralee Greyhound Stadium, with 10 high class races on the cards for spectators, the first race starting at 7.55pm. […]

Read more ›
Love/Hate Star To ‘Flip Burgers’ In Kerry This Weekend

Love/Hate Star To ‘Flip Burgers’ In Kerry This Weekend

June 25, 2015 at 4:15 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S the biggest show to ever come out of our shores and with rumours of a sixth Love/Hate series hitting our screens next year, the news that a major star is coming to Killorglin this weekend is sure to cause quite the reaction among his many fans. Robert Sheehan, famous for playing […]

Read more ›
Dublin Journalist Has A Cut At Darragh Ó Sé…And Kerry ‘Cuteness’

Dublin Journalist Has A Cut At Darragh Ó Sé…And Kerry ‘Cuteness’

June 25, 2015 at 3:55 pm Comments are Disabled

DARRAGH Ó Sé has come in for harsh criticism today in an article written by a Dublin journalist. Writing in The Herald, Eamon Carr accuses the six time All-Ireland medal winner of painting a target on the back of Dublin forward, Diarmuid Connolly and that the Kerry man “vomits up garbage as football commentary”. Dublin followers […]

Read more ›
A Tralee Man Will Be Competing In 24 Hour Endurance Race Next Month

A Tralee Man Will Be Competing In 24 Hour Endurance Race Next Month

June 25, 2015 at 3:15 pm Comments are Disabled

ONE Tralee man will certainly need all the  energy that he can muster when competing in the ‘Energia 24 Hour Race’ in Belfast on July 17/18. Mitchels area native, Tom Foley, will put his endurance to the test when he takes to the 400m long Mary Peters’ Track where he will attempt to […]

Read more ›
INEC And Artists Show Generosity By Putting On Mini-Festival For Great Causes

INEC And Artists Show Generosity By Putting On Mini-Festival For Great Causes

June 25, 2015 at 2:46 pm Comments are Disabled

THE INEC may have rescued the weekend for some music festival goers to Killarney this weekend. The events centre has agreed to host a number of the Irish acts, previously lined up to play The Killarney Festival of Food and Music and proceeds will also go to two great causes – the Oncology […]

Read more ›
How Twitter Reacted To Last Night’s Kerry Vincent Browne Debate

How Twitter Reacted To Last Night’s Kerry Vincent Browne Debate

June 25, 2015 at 2:29 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER many a false start, Vincent Browne finally brought his long awaited ‘Peoples Debate’ to Kerry this week, with the show airing on TV3 last night. There were many talking points from the debate last night and as usual, the great Irish public took to Twitter to express their views […]

Read more ›
Popular RTÉ Show To Enjoy The Services Of Tralee Hotelier

Popular RTÉ Show To Enjoy The Services Of Tralee Hotelier

June 25, 2015 at 12:34 pm Comments are Disabled

A LOCAL local hotelier is set to appear on our screens during the next season of ‘At Your Service’. Padraig McGillicuddy of Ballygarry House Hotel will soon be teaming up with the popular hotelier and TV presenter, Francis Brennan, for an episode of the show, which will air when the new season begins […]

Read more ›
Wetlands Rock Concert To Be Broadcast Live Online

Wetlands Rock Concert To Be Broadcast Live Online

June 25, 2015 at 12:05 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’LL be a lively affair at the Wetlands this Saturday as local students and bands get set to host a music concert that will be broadcast online. Students from the Kerry ETB Broadcast, Television and Production Class have been organising the event which is all set to take place in the Tralee […]

Read more ›
Na Gaeil Cycle Group Geared Up For Ring Of Kerry

Na Gaeil Cycle Group Geared Up For Ring Of Kerry

June 25, 2015 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

A GROUP of cyclists are eager from Na Gaeil GAA club are eagerly looking forward to the Ring of Kerry Cycle next month. The group of around 50 is mentored by experienced cyclist of 30 years, Jerry Lee, who is hoping to bring his riders up to speed ahead of big challenge next […]

Read more ›
Ballybeggan All Set For Great Racing And Family Entertainment This Weekend

Ballybeggan All Set For Great Racing And Family Entertainment This Weekend

June 25, 2015 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

BALLYBEGGAN is all set for the off at the Kerry International Horse and Pony Racing Championships this Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28. The event is now the largest Horse and Pony two day meet in the country and over the weekend it will shell out over €19,000 in prize money. The event, which […]

Read more ›
Glenderry NS Raises €32,000 For Development Of AstroTurf Pitch

Glenderry NS Raises €32,000 For Development Of AstroTurf Pitch

June 25, 2015 at 10:31 am Comments are Disabled

A RECENT fundraising campaign by Glenderry NS in Ballyheigue has proven to be a massive success after they raised the huge sum of €32,000 for the development of a new astroturf pitch. The school and parents association had made the decision at the start of the year that the area at the […]

Read more ›
It’s Off! Killarney Music Festival Is Cancelled

It’s Off! Killarney Music Festival Is Cancelled

June 24, 2015 at 6:54 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Killarney Festival Of Music and Food has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the organisers’ control. A spokeswomen for the festival said: “We are devastated that the festival has been cancelled – we did everything in our power to make it happen this weekend.” “We would like to extend […]

Read more ›
The roar of the Rockies goes up as another point goes over. Photo by Dermot Crean

Rockies Travel To Face Crokes As Part Of C’Ship Double Header

June 24, 2015 at 2:53 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Rockie army will be on the road again to defend their county title against Dr Crokes on Sunday July 12 in a double header at Fitzgerald Stadium. The game takes place at 3.30pm and will be preceded by another Round 3 match between Legion and Feale Rangers at 2pm. The fixtures […]

Read more ›
Early Throw-Ins For Kerry Minors And Seniors In Munster Finals

Early Throw-Ins For Kerry Minors And Seniors In Munster Finals

June 24, 2015 at 2:20 pm Comments are Disabled

FANS hoping to soak up the pre-match atmosphere in Killarney for the Munster finals will have an early start on Sunday week. Kerry will play Cork in the senior final on Sunday July 5 at 2pm in Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney, so fans won’t have much time to enjoy the craic in the […]

Read more ›
VIDEO: Tralee Man On A Wire In Fence Jumping Fail

VIDEO: Tralee Man On A Wire In Fence Jumping Fail

June 24, 2015 at 12:17 pm Comments are Disabled

WHAT were you thinking Pat? Tralee man, Pat Slattery, was away for the weekend in Donegal, where he was up at a rally, but he came crashing to the ground when he brashly attempted to clear a fence in one jump. The seeds of Pat’s demise were sown by his reluctance to carry out […]

Read more ›
Councillor Calls For Increased Garda Checks At Cemetery After Anti-Social Behaviour

Councillor Calls For Increased Garda Checks At Cemetery After Anti-Social Behaviour

June 24, 2015 at 12:01 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE councillor  has called for routine Garda checks at Rath cemetery due to recent anti-social behaviour in the area. On Monday evening, there were reports of up to 20 people drinking in Rath cemetery while people were at the graveyard visiting loved one’s graves and there has been more incidents […]

Read more ›
Zoe’s World: We Might Need A Lot More Than Algebra To Get Us Through Life

Zoe’s World: We Might Need A Lot More Than Algebra To Get Us Through Life

June 24, 2015 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

  I AM going to agree with the masses on this one, and say that education is important. I genuinely believe that if are lucky enough to get an education, then you are pretty much set for life. This is what I have been brought up to believe. But more recently, […]

Read more ›

image