Archive for June, 2015

Gavin O’Connor speaks to Kerry hurling captain, John ‘Tweek’ Griffin, about Saturday’s victory in the Christy Ring Cup and where Kerry hurling goes from here… IT was a special weekend for Kerry captain, John ‘Tweek’ Griffin, who along with walking up the steps of the Hogan Stand to collect the Christy […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Milltown/Castlemaine 1-10; Austin Stacks 0-13. Even if we weren’t missing nine of the starting fifteen who lined out in Portlaoise last February, we would still find Milltown a tough nut to crack. And the results of our meetings in the group stages of the League, since our first […]

Credit Union Co League Kerins O’Rahillys 0-10 Castleisland Desmonds 1-11 In a very competitive game a goal by Desmonds just after half time was enough to give them a cushion where they held onto the lead to the final whistle and gained them a valuable two Co League points. Desmonds […]

  A TRALEE filmmaker won an award at the Limerick Film Festival at the weekend. ‘Sineater’, created by Bertie Brosnan, and filmed in Tralee, picked up the ‘Best Camera’ award at the festival. It’s more good news after the movie was taken by Bertie to the Cannes Film Festival for the second […]

HUNDREDS of runners and walkers turned out on Sunday in beautiful weather and perfect running conditions, to take part in the annual ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’. There was excitement and anticipation on the faces of the competitors, both young and old, as they geared up for the start of the event, a […]

IT was a momentous day in Croke Park on Saturday for Kerry hurling, with the Kingdom beating Derry by 1-20 to 0-12 to collect their second ever Christy Ring Cup. From Lixnaw to the Liffey, here was the reaction on Twitter. It’s official, John ‘Tweak’ Griffin lifts the cup high at […]

ARDFERT village was the scene of a huge medieval and viking invasion on Sunday as hordes of knights, princesses and all sorts of wonderful characters descended on the area to enjoy the trappings of the ‘Medieval Festival’. The festival was celebrating the Feast of St Brendan which saw certain sections […]

WE’RE almost there folks. For many of us, the summer really starts this Sunday when Kerry begin their defence of the All-Ireland against Tipperary. The game in Thurles will be almost 40 years to the day since Kerry beat the Premier county to set in motion the greatest period in […]

TRALEE could win the 2015 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition but it’s up to the people of Tralee to play their part, according to the Chairman of Towards a Better Tralee, Cllr Sam Locke. The judges will visit Tralee next week to scrutinise a number of areas in the town and […]

IT was a night of winners, style and great fun at the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards on Friday night. Yesterday we brought you all the winners from the night and some amazing style (click here for previous story). “The Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards […]

  THERE’S almost 101 reasons to head down to the Féile na mBláth festival in the Town Park, but dog lovers may just need one. Sponsored by Kelliher’s Mills in association with Animal Net Kerry, the Féile na mBláth dog show, which is always a hit, is back again this year. […]

Advertorial SLATTERY’S Carpet and Blind Store is pleased to announce their relocation to 65 Boherbee, Tralee (between O’Mahony’s Bakery and O’Donoghue’s Pharmacy). The family business has been covering Tralee and the wider environs of North Kerry; from Tarbert to Dingle since 1982. The local business is run by brothers Mike […]

  ABOUT 10 years ago, I began to start my journey of recovery from severe depression and I came to the conclusion that ‘if my mind could make me sick then my mind could make me better’. What I mean by the mind, is ‘the thinking mind’. So the opposite of […]

  Kingdom Food And Wine Store Oakpark Road THIS week’s column is more of an ‘in for lunch’ than ‘out for lunch’ as I took the food home to my own kitchen. You see the Kingdom Food And Wine Store isn’t a restaurant or cafe, rather a place to stop off to […]

THE inaugural Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards took place last night and what an event it was! The black tie gala ceremony was held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and around 350 people witnessed a host of winners receive accolades on the night. Organized by Margaret Brick, Editor of Connect Magazine, […]

  MOYDERWELL National school was full of hustle and bustle this week as pupils and teachers alike took part in the school’s active week. The Department of Education and Skills and Healthy Ireland encourage all schools to organise an Active School Week as part of their annual school calendar. On […]

  THE EMERGENCY services of Kerry will come together on Saturday, June 13, for their seventh annual cycle for charity…and they’re looking for cyclists to join them. The cycle is a highly anticipated event for members of the Gardai, Fire and Ambulance services in town, as it’s the only time they […]

  THE stage times have been announced for the ‘Killarney Festival of Music and Food’ at the end of June which promises to be a fantastic weekend. The family-friendly boutique festival will be taking place at the picturesque Killarney House Demesne on the weekend of June 27 and 28. The […]

  A TRALEE man who played online poker on a major online betting company’s website yesterday, ended up winning a sum believed to be in the region of €390,000. The man, believed to be aged in his late 30s and from the Rockies’ side of town, was playing the game over a period […]

  A RECENT poll conducted by website, ‘The Sliced Pan’, to find the best accent in the country, has resulted in a  very respectable finish for the dulcet tones of Kerry as we took home 6th place. Only Donegal, Galway, Cork, Derry and Roscommon finished ahead of us in the poll, conducted by […]

THE trailer for Michael Fassbender’s new Shakespearean film ‘Macbeth’ hit the internet yesterday in which the man from Fossa plays the troubled titular character and who is featured heavily in the dark preview. The Academy Award nominated actor will be joined by the award winning producers from the ‘Kings Speech’ […]

With more good news on the jobs front in the past few weeks, we had a look the Tralee Local Employment Service Newsletter to see what positions are available in and around the town. Here is the list of ten positions that are available for applications at the moment: • Painter required […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the upcoming Kerry v Derry 2015 Christy Ring Cup Final, Croke Park, Saturday, 5:30pm… KERRY hurling is at a crossroads. A win over Derry in the Christy Ring Cup Final will mean a return to championship hurling and further progress. A defeat would shatter the belief that […]

THE Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) organisation are currently in the middle of preparations for opening their new charity centre here in town, with hopes that the new set-up will prove to be much more than just a shop. The centre will be located on 11 High Street, just opposite the Kerry School […]

IT was an exciting, yet poignant, day for Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler on Thursday, as they officially became the owners of the Fels Point Hotel. A large group of family and friends joined hotel staff and members of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, to celebrate the signing of the contracts transferring […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are appealing for information after a young man suffered an unprovoked assault in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 21 year old man needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted in the Castle Street area between 1.30am-2am. An investigation is underway and Gardaí are appealing for […]

  RURAL areas in rural areas around Tralee and all over Kerry are to get greater broadband services announced Eircom today. Minister Jimmy Deenihan has welcomed Eircom’s announcement that they are to significantly expand access to high speed fibre broadband in rural Ireland benefiting a number of areas in Kerry. In Kerry, […]

  TWO “significant earthquakes” were recorded last weekend at Valentia Observatory. But don’t worry, they both occurred thousands of miles away on the Alaskan Peninsula and off the Japanese Coast. Thankfully, no casualties have been reported, but maybe a few sheep were awakened when the shocks rumbled their way to south Kerry. According […]

  LOCAL carers will get free cinema entry from Monday to Thursdays in all Omniplex cinemas throughout Ireland, including the Tralee venue on the Dan Spring Road. Omniplex, which is the largest cinema chain in the country have paired with the ‘Carers Association’ to help those that are being cared for […]

  A NEW video has recently been uploaded to YouTube showing the hustle and bustle of life on one of our main streets over a 12-hour period. Denny Street gets the timelapse treatment in the one minute, 13 seconds clip that shows the 12-hours from 6.30am to 6.30pm on Friday May 29, all filmed […]