Archive for July 30th, 2015

THERE are three changes to the Kerry minor team to face Sligo, from the Munster final winning side a month ago. The minors face the Connaught side in the Electric Ireland GAA Minor Football Championship Quarter Final tie in O’Connor Park Tullamore on Bank Holiday Monday (2pm). John Mark Foley replaces […]

THERE is just one change on the Kerry team from the Munster final replay two weeks ago, for their clash against Kildare on Sunday in Croke Park. Stephen O’Brien, introduced in the Munster Final, is named in the half forward line in place of Johnny Buckley. Colm Cooper remains on […]

ONE Kerry fan has certainly get in the way of supporting Kerry ahead of their upcoming quarter final clash with Kildare. Gearóid Fitzgerald from the Cloghane area, is currently in Mumbai in India and so most likely won’t be travelling to Croke Park for the matches this year, but he still […]

MUNSTER and Ireland rugby player, Keith Earls, took time out from training with the Irish team in Cork for the forthcoming World Cup, by taking in the #penaltyforautism challenge and nominating the Kerry captain to do it next. The #penaltyforautism campaign asks the public to take a penalty, in a sport […]

Kerins O’Rahilly’s 1-16 John Mitchels 0-6  KERINS O’RAHILLY’S made light work of John Mitchels in this local derby of the Acorn Life U21 County Championship semi-final in Connolly Park on Thursday night. The Blues have booked a final spot against East Kerry and a shot at winning a first U21 County […]

A TRALEE native will be part of the 2015 Irish National Hunt Jockeys’ Team to face Australia in this year’s Jockeys’ Challenge. The team was announced at the Galway Races by President Michael D Higgins. Niki O’Shea, who is based in Adelaide, will be joined by jockeys Jonathan Burke,  Jody McGarvey and […]

A LOCAL musician and his band have succeeded in securing a prestigious spot playing in this year’s Electric Picnic music festival, taking place from the 4-6 September in Stradbally, Co Laois. Gary Keane and his band ‘White Boys’ managed to secure themselves a top ten place in the 2FM/Oxfam ‘Play The Picnic’ […]

OVER 70 boys and girls are taking part in the Ballymacelligott GAA The Cúl Camp will run up until Friday. “It’s been a great week despite the weather,” said camp co-ordinator Denis Reen. “The numbers are great again this year in Ballymac, it’s a big camp, so the Kerry County […]

  Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the investigation into the fatal hit and run traffic incident at Gneeveguilla which claimed the life of a man in 2012. Paud O’Leary was killed when he was struck by a vehicle at Scrahanfadda, Gneeveguilla, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. In March of […]

THE countdown is on for the now sold-out Tralee 100k Ultra Marathon that will be taking place this Saturday August 1 with 50 people scheduled to take part in the daunting challenge. Now in its second year, it is truly an event that is growing, increasing its capacity from last […]

THERE will be a series of free education sessions held in and around Kerry this coming Autumn for people with Type 2 diabetes. The sessions are planned for Dingle, Tralee, Listowel, Kenmare and Castleisland over the next few months. This award winning X-PERT programme is being organised by the HSE […]

A KERRY man has secured a job on one of television’s biggest shows as he was confirmed this week to be working as a cinematographer on the new season of ‘Game of Thrones’. PJ Dillon from Listowel, who previously worked as Director of Photography on an episode back in the second season, […]