Archive for July, 2015

Kendall Jenner’s Make Up Artist To Give A Masterclass In CH Chemists

Kendall Jenner’s Make Up Artist To Give A Masterclass In CH Chemists

July 28, 2015 at 4:18 pm Comments are Disabled

CH CHEMISTS have  announced that they will be welcoming Kendall Jenner’s very own Estee Lauder Global Makeup Artist, Alan Pan, to their store on the evening of Thursday, September 24. The internationally renowned make-up artist to the stars will be holding a very exclusive make-up masterclass session on the night where […]

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

Na Gaeil GAA Club News

July 28, 2015 at 4:07 pm Comments are Disabled

NA GAEIL FUN DAY:  Will be held on Sunday 9th August  at 2.30pm. Lots of fun and games,mouth watering BBQ, Yummy Tent (Cake sale fundraiser in aid of the club) Mickey Mouse, live music, obstacle course, Fuzzball  and lots more. This event is one of the highlights of the  clubs  social calendar and […]

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Petrol Prices Drop For First Time In Months –  See Where’s The Cheapest To Fill Up

Petrol Prices Drop For First Time In Months – See Where’s The Cheapest To Fill Up

July 28, 2015 at 3:45 pm Comments are Disabled

FOR the first time in four months petrol prices have gone down in Tralee. We took our monthly spin around town to see where was the cheapest place to fill up. As of Tuesday morning, the cheapest places to fill up in town are the Applegreen stations in Fairies Cross and […]

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VIDEO: Watch Kerry Play Dublin In Wembley Stadium Back In 1976

VIDEO: Watch Kerry Play Dublin In Wembley Stadium Back In 1976

July 28, 2015 at 3:28 pm Comments are Disabled

DID you know Kerry played Dublin in Wembley Stadium in 1976? Well, footage has appeared online that proves it. British Movietone posted a newsreel to YouTube recently of the momentous match between the two great powers of Gaelic football just as their famous rivalry of the 70s, was taking off. […]

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VIDEO: Explosive Unseen Archive Footage Of The 1977 Rose Of Tralee Festival

VIDEO: Explosive Unseen Archive Footage Of The 1977 Rose Of Tralee Festival

July 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm Comments are Disabled

OK, earlier we brought you footage of the 1974 Rose of Tralee Festival from the British Movietone archive, but here’s an even better archive film. This time it’s from the 1977 Festival won by Orla Burke from Waterford. The narrator talks about the Festival being worth £2m to the economy while […]

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VIDEO: Great New Film Footage Of The Rose Festival From 1974

VIDEO: Great New Film Footage Of The Rose Festival From 1974

July 28, 2015 at 1:21 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS is pretty great. The people at British Movietone are spoiling us by just recently putting up new YouTube footage of Tralee from years gone by. This time they’ve uploaded footage from the 1974 Rose of Tralee Festival where we hear about “the greatest free show on earth” and are […]

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VIDEO: New Archive Footage Released Of De Valera Reviewing The Forces In Tralee

VIDEO: New Archive Footage Released Of De Valera Reviewing The Forces In Tralee

July 28, 2015 at 12:59 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS man could certainly draw a crowd! Long before Nathan Carter was packing Denny Street for the festival, there was another guy who had the magnetism to attract thousands of people to the streets of Tralee. British Movietone, the digital archive service, has just uploaded a video of Eamon De Valera […]

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Ballyseedy Home And Garden Centre Named In Top 100 Businesses In Ireland List

Ballyseedy Home And Garden Centre Named In Top 100 Businesses In Ireland List

July 28, 2015 at 12:11 pm Comments are Disabled

BALLYSEEDY Garden Centre has been named in the Retail Excellence Ireland Top 100 list. The business, located on the outskirts of Tralee, is the only Kerry entry. The Retail Excellence Ireland Awards are the largest, most prestigious and recognised event in the Irish Retail Industry calendar. The objective of the […]

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Woodies Staff Are Working On Granting Wishes For Children

Woodies Staff Are Working On Granting Wishes For Children

July 28, 2015 at 11:53 am Comments are Disabled

STAFF at Woodies DIY are working hard to make children’s wishes come true in a new fundraising drive at the store. Workers at the Manor West branch are taking turns on a stationary bike every Saturday, between 12 noon and 4pm, for the next four weeks in their bid to raise cash for the […]

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Orlagh Winters: Be Kind To Your Four-Legged Friends

Orlagh Winters: Be Kind To Your Four-Legged Friends

July 28, 2015 at 11:06 am Comments are Disabled

ANIMALS are something that have always been a huge part of my life, in fact it is safe to say that there have been times that I preferred the company of animals to humans. My two cats are my babies and I cannot imagine ever harming them. Over the weekend, readers […]

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VIDEO: Lads In Town Recreate Famous Scene From ‘E.T.’ On Rock Street

VIDEO: Lads In Town Recreate Famous Scene From ‘E.T.’ On Rock Street

July 27, 2015 at 5:11 pm Comments are Disabled

A QUITE brilliant homage to Steven Spielberg’s ‘E.T.’ took place on Rock Street recently. Stephen Nicholson, posted this video of his mate Ciaran Crichlow, who tore off down Rock Street with what looks like a doll of the famous alien in the basket of a bicycle. The lads exploits have […]

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House Restaurant To Host Coffee Morning In Aid Of Down Syndrome Kerry Shop

House Restaurant To Host Coffee Morning In Aid Of Down Syndrome Kerry Shop

July 27, 2015 at 4:31 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE ‘House’ restaurant is getting all set to hold its coffee morning on Tuesday July 28 from which all takings from those hours will be going towards helping out the newly opened ‘321 Down Syndrome Kerry Shop’. The event is sure to be a relaxed one and will be […]

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Austin Stacks Juvenile GAA Club News

Austin Stacks Juvenile GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

CLUB FOOTBALL CAMP: Our annual club football camp will begin on Tuesday next at 9.30am and will run until Saturday…from 4th to 8th August. The course/camp will take place each day from 9.30am to 1pm. Bring a bite to eat! Venue: Connolly Park. Costas: €40 per child or €60 per family. Everybody […]

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Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA Club News

Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 4:25 pm Comments are Disabled

Senior Football Credit Union Senior League Round 8 Kerins O Rahillys 2-14 Kilcummin 0-07 A comprehensive display by Kerins O’Rahillys gave us a deserved win over Kilcummin played at the Kilcummin pitch last Sunday afternoon. We dominated from the throw in with Con Barrett and Gavin Duffy dominant at mid […]

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

Injury Update Ahead Of Kerry’s Quarter-Final Against Kildare

July 27, 2015 at 4:14 pm Comments are Disabled

EAMONN Fitzmaurice is happy to report there are no new injury worries for Kerry heading into the All-Ireland SFC Quarter Final against Kildare this Sunday. Speaking at a press conference held in the Medowlands Hotel on Monday, the Kerry boss confirmed that Kieran O’Leary, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in […]

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Eric Leahy To Be Remembered With Memorial Shield At Tralee 100k Race

Eric Leahy To Be Remembered With Memorial Shield At Tralee 100k Race

July 27, 2015 at 4:03 pm Comments are Disabled

THE team at Run The Kingdom (RTK) have announced that they will be presenting the ‘Eric Leahy Memorial Shield’ at the Tralee 100k Ultra Marathon this weekend. The shield will be awarded to the first male and female home in honour of Eric, who sadly passed away back in April. […]

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Gardaí Investigate Burglaries In Tralee Area

Gardaí Investigate Burglaries In Tralee Area

July 27, 2015 at 3:53 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAÍ are seeking the public’s help with burglaries in Tralee and around the county over the past week. Gardaí are urging homeowners to be vigilant as the amount of burglaries has increased over the past month or so and they encourage people to lock doors and windows when leaving and to install an alarm […]

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Kerry To Face Kildare At 2pm But Minors To Play On Monday

Kerry To Face Kildare At 2pm But Minors To Play On Monday

July 27, 2015 at 3:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  IT’S been confirmed by the GAA that Kerry will play their All-Ireland Quarter Final against Kildare at 2pm on Sunday in Croke Park. The other quarter-final involving Dublin v Fermanagh will throw-in at 4pm. Meanwhile the Kerry minors will be involved in another double-header, this time in Tullamore the following […]

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Churchill GAA Club News

Churchill GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:59 pm Comments are Disabled

Div 4 County League Churchill 0-12 Dr Crokes B 0-9 Churchill were deserving winners of their Div 4 Co. League match away to Dr. Crokes last Sunday. However, some wayward shooting at the beginning of the second half could have proved costly, as the home team reduced the deficit from […]

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

John Mitchels GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:53 pm Comments are Disabled

SENIOR MEN: County League – Round 8: Laune Rangers v John Mitchels On a misty Sunday afternoon with a slight breeze, John Mitchels played Laune Rangers in Killorglin and opened the scoring with a goal and a point from play from Sean Moloney in the first few minutes of the […]

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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:40 pm Comments are Disabled

Happy Birthday: The official launch of Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club took place this time 3 years ago.  On our Facebook page at at https://www.facebook.com/TraleeParnellsHurlingClub we have some photos looking back to the relaunch in Austin Stack Park of the club that won county honours a century ago. The team photo was the original group […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:38 pm Comments are Disabled

LOTTO The lotto was held in O Riadas on Monday, 20th July 2015 for a jackpot of €7,500.  Numbers drawn were 2,4,15,26.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Joe Leen, Chutehall 2. Sheila O Keeffe, Clounts, Rathmore 3. Margaret O Connell, Ashe Hill. 4. Joe Butler, Kielduff 5. Dermot […]

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St Pat’s GAA Club News

St Pat’s GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:32 pm Comments are Disabled

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 18, 19 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John Kelliher Lohercannon, Tina O Shea Curraheen, Kitty Healy c/o Mono Ryle, Patsy Bowler Blennerville and Ann and Johnny c/o […]

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Tralee Bay Swimming Club News

Tralee Bay Swimming Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:25 pm Comments are Disabled

The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim The Donald Walsh Swim and BBQ finally took place last Wednesday evening. A huge crowd showed up so a big thank you to all the helpers who showed up on the night to make sure all went smoothly. There were 54 swimmers in the three […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

Austin Stacks GAA Club News

July 27, 2015 at 2:13 pm Comments are Disabled

  SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 3-7; Killarney Legion 1-9. Legion got off to the perfect start at a damp and overcast Connolly Park on last Saturday evening (25th July) when they led by 1-1 after just 3 minutes of this 8th round of the Co. League. But we settled quickly and were […]

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PHOTOS: St Brendan’s Get Past Ballyheigue In Gruelling Affair

PHOTOS: St Brendan’s Get Past Ballyheigue In Gruelling Affair

July 27, 2015 at 12:57 pm Comments are Disabled

St Brendans 0-10 Ballyheigue 0-9 AS has happened so often in the past, John Egan, was the hero for St Brendan’s as they just about got over Ballyheigue in a gruelling encounter in  Causeway on Sunday afternoon. With his team trailing by a point and playing against a stiff breeze, […]

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Tralee Man Conor Left Humbled By Team Hoyt Opportunity At The Weekend

Tralee Man Conor Left Humbled By Team Hoyt Opportunity At The Weekend

July 27, 2015 at 12:33 pm 1 comment

TRALEE man, Conor Cusack was left humbled this weekend as he took part in the Keith Whyte Waterfront Ultra Marathon as part of the famous ‘Team Hoyt’. Team Hoyt consists of the American father and son duo of Dick and Rick Hoyt, who are known around the world for their […]

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PHOTOS: Kilmoyley Advance In Dull Victory Over Crotta

PHOTOS: Kilmoyley Advance In Dull Victory Over Crotta

July 27, 2015 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran reports from Causeway on Kilmoyley’s victory over Crotta O’Neill’s in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC tie on Sunday… Kilmoyley 1-12 Crotta O’Neills 0-10 I WAS not at the double header last Sunday in Causeway, where Kilmoyley and Crotta O’Neills played out a draw in the sunshine. There was no […]

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Ginger Goes For Gold In ‘Nose Of Tralee’ Competition

Ginger Goes For Gold In ‘Nose Of Tralee’ Competition

July 27, 2015 at 11:08 am Comments are Disabled

THE hopes of the county in this year’s ‘Nose of Tralee 2015’ competition are pinned on a little dog called Ginger from Tralee. Stacey Wallace’s dog is this year’s Kerry finalist in the second year of the national competition which will see dogs from the 32 counties taking part. Stacey is […]

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A Vintage Weekend In Prospect In Abbeydorney

A Vintage Weekend In Prospect In Abbeydorney

July 27, 2015 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

MICHAEL Healy Rae officially launched details of the Abbeydorney Vintage Weekend last Thursday evening at Abbeydorney GAA Grounds. This year’s two day event, on August 8-9, kicks off with registration at 5pm on the Saturday, for the Vintage and Classic Car and Tractor Run. All vehicles will set off from the […]

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