Archive for August, 2015

Gavin O’Connor reports from Croke Park on Kerry’s rout of Kildare… Kerry 7-16 Kildare 0-10 IT was total domination as Kerry destroyed Kildare by 27 points this afternoon. Seven second half goals helped equal the all-time winning margin in championship football. Ruthlessness, driven by competition for places was the catalyst for […]

IT’S August and that means the Rose of Tralee International Festival is nearly upon us. With that in mind we feel it’s time you met the Roses who’ll be hoping to success Maria Walsh. Here the first 16 and we’ll have the other 16 tomorrow… ABU DHABI ROSE – DEIRDRE […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Newbridge to see the Kerry minor hurlers beat Kildare in the  All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship Quarter-Final… Kerry 2-19 Kildare 0-13 KERRY minor hurlers took the first step towards a treble for Kerry teams as they strolled past Kildare in Newbridge on a scoreline of 2-19 points […]

Stephen Brosnan talks to Kevin McMahon about his time in the John Mitchels Club… Name: Kevin Mc Mahon Role: John Mitchel’s RefereeTralee GAA Board Member. John Mitchel’s Minor player from/to: 1976-1979 Player Position: Right Corner Back (Q): Which player/club member would you have looked up to as a player? (A): “Sylvie Mason was […]

  Mike O’Halloran looks at the Garveys SuperValu Kerry senior hurling championship games on Monday and Tuesday… Abbeydorney will take on Kilmoyley at 6.30pm in Ballyduff with the winners heading to the semi-final, while on Tuesday, Ballyduff will take on fellow losers from the last round Crotta ONeills in Lixnaw also […]

THIS is a very powerful story that I came across a few years ago. I suppose to say it is more like a parable than a story would be the correct description, as the message it delivers is of far more importance than the story itself. Like a good movie, […]

A TRALEE man has won a Gold Medal at the Special Olympics in Los Angeles. Brendan O’Connell from Oakpark won in the 800m freestyle event today. Yesterday the 29 year old Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club member, from the Oakview area performed well in the 1,500 metre open water swimming event, […]

ALL the hard work has paid of for the McCarthy family, as Jack Mac’s opened its doors for the first time last night. The bar is situated at the old Baily’s Corner on Ashe Street and threw open its doors just after 6pm on Friday. Patrick McCarthy of Paddy Mac’s Bar around […]

TraleeToday.ie passed another milestone on Friday when we hit 10,000 Likes for our Facebook page. Since we started on April 23, 2014, you’ve been helping us spread the news by sharing and liking our posts on Facebook which we’re eternally grateful for. It’s all been achieved organically – no buying likes, running competitions […]

‘LEMONADE & Lollipops’ stands will be popping up in Tesco’s Tralee stores and in branches across the country in a bid to raise vital funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Tesco’s charity of the year. On Saturday, August 8, customers are invited to enjoy a cup of lemonade and a lollipop […]

THERE was a good turnout at the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse last night to raise funds for a vital service. A table quiz was held for the Shanakill Family Resource Centre and a great night was had. The centre provides a wide range of community and family supports for many families […]

Gavin O’Connor on Kerry v Kildare in tomorrow’s All-Ireland Quarter-Final against Kildare at Croke Park… MORE often than not there is sense of a procession about quarter-finals with Kerry involved. The record is pretty good; Kerry have competed in the quarter-final every year since it came in back in 2001 […]

Pappy’s Bar Ballyseede Castle Hotel I LOVE Ballyseede Castle Hotel. It’s a classy slice of olde world charm™ just a few miles from the hustle of modern Tralee town and is hugely popular as a wedding venue for couples who want something extra special. Having reviewed every other place in Tralee […]

  At The Movies ‘Inside Out’ Review by Fergus Dennehy PIXAR’S new film ‘Inside Out’ is an absolute masterclass of a film and is without a doubt, one of the most clever and funniest films that you will see this year. Coming from the minds that brought us ‘Up’, ‘Monsters […]