Archive for August 4th, 2015

  QUINLAN’S Fish, who have a shop in Tralee, are celebrating after winning three star golds in the prestigious Great Taste 2015 judging. Quinlan’s Fish based in Cahersiveen, took three-star golds for its smoked Irish Organic Salmon and its Smoked Irish Organic Salmon cured with Irish Atlantic Sea Salt. Top […]

  A SEAGULL attacked a swimmer in Fenit last week and drew blood from his hand. According to a report on the RTE news website, the man who was visiting the area required tetanus shots after the attack which took place last Tuesday afternoon, around 70m off the coast. The swimmer was attacked twice […]

  WE won’t be forgetting the Kerry performance against Kildare any time soon, with many great moments to savour ahead of the semi-final later this month. But to condense the magic into a short video, The KY Comedy Alternative has put together an entertaining clip of the seven goals scored by […]

  Kerry will have a pep in their step in training after Sunday, but there’s a lot more work to do says Barry O’Shea… IT WAS a 27 point win, but I’d bet if you spoke to Eamonn Fitzmaurice, he’ll find plenty of things the team can still work on. […]

  ANIMAL Rights Action Network (ARAN) are calling for the live goat to be removed from this year’s Puck Fair in Killorglin which runs from August 10-August 12. “The puck is a wild animal who doesn’t understand the loud noise, bright lights, and thousands of people in front of him, […]

  AFTER Kerry showed flashes of genius in their demolition of Kildare it’s worth recalling this, the greatest point in Kerry football history. It happened 14 years ago today, August 4, 2001. Kerry, losing by a point to Dublin in the closing stages of the All-Ireland Quarter Final in Thurles, […]

LADY luck smiled on a Currow woman at the weekend when she won €30,000 in prizes on the Winning Streak gameshow on RTE. Noreen O’Sullivan, Currow, was one of five players from Dublin, Galway, Kerry and Louth who won prizes to the value of  €245,000. Noreen’s prize included a holiday […]

As the dust settles on Kerry defeat of Kildare, Gavin O’Connor looks at what we learnt from the victory, plus our own action photos from the game… 1. The Gooch is back  James O’Donoghue had hinted in the build-up that Cooper is a different man as soon he hits Croker. Kerry followers […]

THE Tralee 100k Ultra Marathon is over for another year with the event going down as a great success for all who took part on Saturday. Over 50 runners set off on the gruelling challenge in the early morning, all determined to finish what they had trained so long and […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on the 27th July 2015 for a jackpot of €7,600.  Numbers drawn were 12,15,19,25    There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Mike Rahilly, Chutehall 2. Ricky Rogers, Kildare 3. Sarah O Connor, c/o Paula Silles 4. Kieran Boyle, Arabella 5. Helen & Blake […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Ballyduff yesterday to see Kilmoyley play Abbeydorney in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC clash… Kilmoyley 2-10 Abbeydorney 0-6 Kilmoyley had a very facile victory over a very poor outfit from Abbeydorney in the wind and rain in Ballyduff. Kilmoyley played with a significant wind in the […]

GALWAY was where it was at last week and boy was it fun! Racing, friends, a little champers and lots of craic is always the recipe for a good meeting. I caught up with my childhood friends and lots of the Cork and Kerry girls too. Ladies Day at any […]