Archive for September, 2015

  WELL DONE: to the Kerry Minors, including our own Jack Morgan and Ferdia O’Brien, on winning their 13th All Ireland title last Sunday and their first back to back titles since 1962-1963. Jack becomes the first Rock Minor player to win two Minor medals since Henry McKinney did it in those […]

Class resumption Classes resumed in all centres last Monday, September 14th. Thanks to Myra, Eileen, Marie, Marketa, Kim, Kevin and Alice -I’m sure I’ve omitted someone!- for making it all run so smoothly. Access Fund Scholarships With the generous support of our teachers, families and private, business and corporate friends,  a […]

Men’s MC 8. C C’s Dry Cleaners Singles Stableford 1st. Gerard Hussey (13) 39pts 2nd. Philip 0’Sullivan (9) 37pts 3rd. Tom Egan  (11) 35pts 4th. Moss 0’Connor (16) 35pts 5th. Gerard 0’Sullivan (4) 34pts 6th. Brian Hennebery (8) 34pts B?G. Raymond Kelly (3) 31pts 18+. John Reen (24) 33pts CSS […]

All-Ireland Final Congratulations to Eoghan O’Brien, a member of the victorious Kerry minor All-Ireland winning team last Sunday. For the second year in a row, Churchill has had a panellist on the minor team and the club is very proud of their exploits. Eoghan joins Ivan Parker and Mikey Brennan who […]

Senior Football Senior Football Championship Round 2 Kerins O’Rahillys v Milltown/Castlemaine will be played in Strand Road on Sunday next the 27th at 4.30pm. Extra time will be played in the event of a draw. We wish the team the best of luck in this game and ask all supporters to come and […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Monday night last. The numbers drawn were 12, 18, 21 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Francis King Fenit, Donal Carrick c/o PJ Higgins, Annie Walsh Racecourse Lawn, Ella Fitzgerald c/o George Poff and Fred Brown […]

ANDREW BARRY: Carrying on from last year Andrew Barry duly won an All Ireland minor medal last Sunday and did so representing Na GAEIL with aplomb and distinction. He played superbly throughout, particularly during the early tense period and time again foraged aggressively forward taking on responsibility and dominating both […]

CBS The Green hosted its annual coffee morning in aid of the Kerry Hospice last Friday morning. The event was organized by Transition Year students under the watchful eyes of teachers Ms. Costelloe and Mr. Ryall. On the day there was a vast selection of cakes and buns which were baked […]

FANS welcomed back the two Kerry teams to Tralee last night with mixed emotions on stage as the minors revelled in their success and the seniors reflected on what might have been. The teams were paraded down Denny Street in an open top bus, eventually taking the stage outside the Ashe Memorial Hall […]

  AN Ardfert dairy farm has had its high standards and hard work recognised after it made the shortlist for the National Dairy Council & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. Florence and Caitriona McCarthy from Banna East, who are representing the Lee Strand Co-Op, will compete in the finals of the awards, […]

WELL, we might have lost the senior match but this certainly didn’t stop the Kerry fans posting some fantastic photos on social media on Sunday to show their support for both teams. Here’s a look at what you GAA fans were posting…   The green and gold was flying proudly on Sunday at […]

SOMETIMES a simple thank you is the best feeling in the world. I was at the races in Listowel on Friday and I was approached by two of the men behind Mc Elligott’s Tralee. They are the new main sponsor of the Ladies Day competition which by the way was […]

SO the result didn’t go our way in the senior game on Sunday, but the fans turned out in their tens of thousands to support Kerry in the capital. We caught up with many of them before the game. Scroll down for photos (we’ll have many more later)…

  GARDAÍ in Tralee are appealing for information after a vehicle was stolen from the Balloonagh in the early hours of this morning, September 21. The incident occurred between the hours of 6am and 7.30am when the white Toyota Corolla vehicle was stolen from outside a house in the area. The […]

WE’VE been bringing you glamour and style from the Listowel Races Ladies Day, held on Friday, over the past few days. Here’s the final part of our photos featuring stylish people from the day…

  RTE’S ‘Room To Improve’ architect Dermot Bannon is getting ready to visit Tralee this coming week as part of an event organised by the Bank of Ireland. He will visit the Fels Point Hotel on the night of Thursday, September 24, where he will meet home buyers from around the […]

  A TALK designed to help people deal more effectively with stress and anxiety will be taking place in the Meadowlands Hotel on Thursday, September 24, with free entry on the night. The ‘Outsmart Stress & Anxiety’ talk will be given by Counselling Psychologist Marianne Wall from ‘Smart Psychology’ and […]

  SIAMSA Tire is set to stage one of the world’s best known musicals when it shows the stage edition of Les Misérables from September 24 to September 26 at 8pm each night. The musical, which will be presented by the award-winning Light Opera Society of Tralee (LOST), is set to […]

THERE was a great atmosphere in town on Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t just because the All-Ireland Final is just a day away. The Tralee Food Festival is in its first year and is proving a major hit, the fine weather also added to a pleasant afternoon with artisan delights […]

OH the glamour of it all! Ladies Day at Listowel Races was a hugely successful event as always with ladies from all over the county and country enjoying the atmosphere on Friday (see our previous coverage here). We were there to catch the style in our photos below (we’ll have our […]

IN the end, the weather kept its promise and the rain stayed away on Friday night, thus leaving everyone else to enjoy the much anticipated culture night taking place all around the town. One of the biggest draws of the night was the special open air cinema which was showing […]

  OK the big day has arrived – it’s All Ireland final day and Kerry are involved. If Carlsberg did heaven in Kerry then this is it! All the talk at the moment is who is going to win, that is the burning question. Obviously my heart is with Kerry, […]

SO how are you this morning? I’ve woken up with a constrictor knot in my stomach that won’t unravel until around 5pm this afternoon. Whether it’s replaced by joy and relief, or despair, is irrelevant. It matters that ‘the knot’ is there. I am, after all, from Kerry. Don’t worry, this article isn’t going […]

THERE were massive Kerry celebrations in Shelbourne Park tonight as the Liam Dowling trained Ballymac Matt won the Irish Derby. It was a case of third time lucky for Ballymac-based Liam, who has seen two of his dogs lose in the big race in the past two years. This time […]

  HOMES and businesses have been making a huge effort to show their support for the Kerry team by decking their properties in green and gold. Some readers have sent in a few photos of their homes in the Kerry colours, while we took  more images of businesses displaying their support. […]

  IT’S easily one of the most anticipated sports books of the year and the man behind it will be in Tralee next month to sign copies of it for fans. Tomás Ó Sé has been entertaining and informing people with his weekly Irish Independent column and as a panellist […]

FRIDAY was ‘Jersey Day’ in many schools all over town and the excitement was palpable among the children as Sunday looms large. We paid a visit to a few of the schools and found pupils eagerly looking forward to the clash with Dublin in Croke Park with all predicting a […]

FRIDAY saw glamour, style and a whole lot of fun at ‘The Island’ as Ladies day was another resounding success in Listowel. There wasn’t a hair or beauty appointment able to be made in north Kerry on Friday morning as over 20,000 people converged on the course on an afternoon where […]

Former Kerry star, Barry O’Shea, says Kerry’s class up front could be enough to bring home title No.38… ONE of the main talking points all week has been if Kerry get on top of Stephen Cluxton’s kick-outs it will go a long way in winning the match. But people have to remember the […]

Gavin O’Connor says it will be close, but Kerry’s belief, guile and taking the right options at crucial times, can prevail on Sunday… IT’s getting very close now isn’t it? In a lot of ways it’s the build up to an All-Ireland Final that can be the most enjoyable, despite the […]