Archive for September, 2015

  Return of the All Ireland Minor Team to Tralee: The victorious All Ireland Minor winning team and the defeated Senior team were welcomed back to Tralee last Monday evening. Jack O’Connor, Manager of the Minor team in his speech gave thanks to the John Mitchels Club for the use […]

OVER 100 swimming enthusiasts  gathered in the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday for the Tralee Bay Swimming Club annual awards night. After a delicious meal, it was on to the main event of the prizegiving. The Winter Swimmer of The Year was Thomas Brosnan and Best Newcomer was John Quilter. The 2015 […]

  St Brendan’s Basketball Club Training Times for 2015/2016 are now confirmed. Please note that any of the times may change at the start of the season. The venue is Moyderwell Hall. Boys and Girls Academy 5yrs-9yrs Tuesday 5-6pm Saturday 10-11am U10s Wednesdays 6.30-8pm Sunday 9.30-10.30am U12s (A) Tuesday 6-7pm […]

  THE LATE CHARLIE HEALY: There was a large attendance of family, friends and former team mates, including Club Chairman, Aidan O’Connor and current players Kieran Donaghy and Wayne Guthrie, at the Club Pitch in Connolly Park last Saturday (26th Sept) for the spreading of the ashes of the late […]

TRALEE is one of four towns shortlisted for the Best Large Town award in the upcoming 2015 Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns Awards. It’s fantastic news for Tralee and shows how much has been done locally to get the town to this level. Tralee will face stiff competition from Cobh, Kilkenny and […]

Gavin O’Connor reports on Sunday’s Garvey’s Super Valu Kerry Senior Football Championship Round 2 clash… Kerins O’Rahilly’s 0-20 Milltown/Castlemaine 1-14 DESPITE playing with a man down for 45 minutes, Kerins O’Rahilly’s, got past a gritty Milltown/Castlemaine to set up a Round 3 match with East Kerry next Saturday evening. The […]

  Sunday 27th September Club Sponsored Scotch Foursomes 1st. Alan Kelly & Gene Kelly 46pts 2nd. Colm Sheehy & Jim 0’Connor 44pts M.C. 17 Meadowlands Hotel Singles Stableford 1st. Kevin 0’Connor (14) 42pts 2nd. Sean Mc Carthy (9) 41 pts 3rd. Donal Rooney (10) 41pts 4th. Brian Hennebery (8) 40pts […]

  Churchill vs St. Senans 26/9/15 Churchill 0-7 St. Senans 1-10 Churchill were well beaten by St. Senans in their penultimate Co. League game last Saturday. In a game where Churchill just couldn’t seem to get going, St. Senans were able to use their possession better and kept the scoreboard […]

  LOTTO The lotto was held on Monday, 21st September 2015 in Ballygarry House Hotel for a jackpot of €8,400. Numbers drawn were 9,13,19,21. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Dominic O Shea, c/o Tony Marshall 2. John Brosnan, Listowel 3. Kieran Harrington, c/o Tom Herlihy 4. Geraldine McLoughlin, […]

THERE was brilliant sunshine for runners at the inaugural CBS The Green 5k and 3k Run on Sunday. There were 465 runners taking part, as a family atmosphere greeted everyone arriving at the school with a bouncy castle and children’s play facilities. There was also a chance to pose for photos […]

  THE NUMBER of empty council houses in Kerry has been revealed after new figures were obtained by the Fianna Fáil environment spokesman Barry Cowen through a Freedom of Information request. The figures, which were given out after a series of information requests were sent to each local authority by […]

Mike O’Halloran watched Kilmoyley claim the Neilus Flynn Cup with a victory over near neighbours St Brendan’s in Abbeydorney yesterday. Plus action shots from the game below… Kilmoyley 3-15 St Brendan’s 1-13 Kilmoyley have gathered their 23rd Kerry senior hurling title with an emphatic victory over St Brendan’s Ardfert. The Garvey’s […]

IT was a strange feeling around CH Chemists in the warm autumn sunshine on Saturday afternoon, as the staff donned Santa hats and Christmas music played from their PA system. It was all to launch their Santaland experience which begins on November 28 and who did they get to kick things off? […]

A GROUP of Tralee aspiring rappers saw their hard work and graft recognised this past week after they were asked to perform as part of the opening act for NWA music legend DJ Yella at a Dublin gig earlier this week. Zach Buggy, Andrew (Drew) Dineen and Frank McCarthy form […]

  AROUND 60 businesspeople heard a lunchtime seminar from an expert on the retail sector in the Fels Point Hotel on Friday. Simon Healy AIB’s Retail Sector Specialist gave the seminar entitled ‘Grow your top line and help your bottom line’ which essentially provided advice and clarity on the most important key performance […]

THE opening night of the Light Opera Society of Tralee production of Les Miserables ‘School Edition’ took place in Siamsa Tire on Thursday. ‘Les Mis’ is being performed with a live orchestra and a gifted cast of fresh young talents drawn from Tralee and schools from further afield. Leading the cast is 5th Year […]

CH CHEMISTS welcomed Estee Lauder Global Makeup Artist, Alan Pan, to their store on Thursday evening. The internationally renowned make-up artist to the stars – including Kendall Jenner – held a very exclusive make-up masterclass session on the night where he shared all his tips and tricks to 80 or […]

Gavin O’Connor previews Kerins O’Rahilly’s v Milltown/Castlemaine, Garvey’s Super Valu Senior Football Championship Round 2, Strand Road, Sunday 4:30pm A ONE week turnaround after losing an All-Ireland final has got to be most difficult way to prepare yourself for knock out match. But that’s something three Kerins O’Rahilly’s players will have […]

St Brendan’s and Kilmoyley face-off on Sunday in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC final. Here’s the St Brendan’s panel out to win the title… Darren Delaney (Captain)  AGE:  25 OCCUPATION:  Gym Instructor SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: 1 Co. Senior Hurling Championship 2013, 1 Div. 1 Co. Senior Hurling Lg., 2 Co. U-21 […]

  Mike O’Halloran inspects the pitch ahead of Sunday’s Kerry SHC county final in Abbeydorney and he’s really impressed. Also see the parking plan for the final below… As preparation for work with Radio Kerry for the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship, I have visited the pitch in Abbeydorney […]

  THE Kerry Local Enterprise Office is getting ready to hold the ‘Budget 2016 Breakfast Briefing’ next month in association with the PSC Taxation Services. It will take place on Thursday, October 15 in the Ballygarry House Hotel and will run from 8.30am to 10.30am, where a full breakfast will […]

  THE Tralee International Resource Centre Ltd (TIRC) and the Kerry Islamic Outreach Society (KIOS) are getting ready to host a family fun day on Sunday September 27 in the Meadowlands Hotel.  The Kerry County Council supported fun day will run from 1pm-4pm on the day and will be in […]

  SIGHTSAVERS is calling on all budding young artists across Kerry to enter the 2016 ‘Sightsavers Junior Painter of the Year’ that will be centered around the theme of ‘Imagine 2030’. The charity organisation are inviting primary school students from all around the county to be inspired and create an […]

  AS the new year of schooling kicked off, one local organisation is actively searching and on the look out for new volunteer leaders for their group. The 1st Kerry Scout Troop is currently looking for any adult male and female volunteers that would like to join their troop as […]

THE National Lottery are asking the public to check their tickets as two Lotto Plus top prizes worth €500,000, sold in Kerry and Cork, have remained unclaimed. Both prizes were won on Saturday, September 12. The first lucky €5 Quickpick ticket was sold in Whytes Service Station on Killarney Road in Kenmare, […]

  THE people over at Churchill GAA are lacing up their running shoes and getting into serious training as the club prepares to host a 10k run which will form part of their centenary celebrations this year. The run is all set to take place on Sunday October 18 at 10am […]

  THE PRESIDENT of Tralee Lions Club, Michael Higgins, distributed cheques totalling €5,700 raised in a recent Golf Club Classic at Tralee Golf Club. These funds were distributed to Down Syndrome Kerry, Tralee Carers Association, Pieta House and Tralee Recovery Haven this week. Funds raised also assisted with the Tralee […]

A NEW video has been uploaded which highlights the best of what last weekend’s Tralee Food Festival had to offer. This was the first ever year of the festival, with it being deemed a great success by the public and which added another string to the bow of a blossoming Tralee […]

A CURRAHEEN woman has been nominated for a very prestigious award in recognition of her efforts in helping to raise money for  a Cork based hospital. Brenda Doody is currently in training for the Dublin City Marathon, the final marathon of the dozen that she planned on running this year, all […]

  BASKETBALLS were swapped for baskets of fruit last week as Tralee Imperials held a healthy eating evening in anticipation of the new season at Mercy Mounthawk School. The event took place on Thursday, September 17, and was attended by the bulk of the Tralee Imperials 300 strong membership. Story […]