Archive for November, 2015

ONE of the more interesting scenes in RTE’s ‘All Ireland Final Day’ documentary shown last night were the exchanges between Kerry v Dublin referee, David Coldrick and the players. The programme provided an entertaining insight into the build-up to All-Ireland final day with interviews with Kerry coach Cian O’Neill and Radio […]

WITH Halloween over, many people’s thoughts turn to Christmas and the annual craziness of the shopping season. While many children will be overloaded with presents, the pupils of St Brendan’s NS Fenit have been thinking of kids who will wake up with nothing on Christmas morning. The youngsters there have been busy filling […]

AUSTIN STACKS will face St Micheals/Foilmore in a relegation playoff in Killorglin on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm. The other relegation playoff will be Laune Rangers v Ardfert, to be played in Ballymacelligott, also on Saturday November 21. The Rock will have to first get over the south Kerry side, then beat the […]

By Murt Murphy The Kerry District League were given a ringing endorsement at a meeting on Monday night by the clubs of the county, to press ahead with their plans to explore entry in the newly formed U-17 National League, due to commence in March 2016. There was unanimous support […]

RACE NIGHT : On Saturday November 14th 8.30pm our annual Race Night will be held in the Clubhouse. We ask all supporters and parents to purchase a horse from Club Officers over the coming weeks. The night is always a great social occasion in the Club, be part of it. […]

SENIORS The team have one match remaining in the County League away to St Mary’s, date to be confirmed. A win here will secure promotion to Division One for 2016. JUNIORS Congratulations to the team players who defeated Kerins O’Rahilly’s in the Final of the Coiste Tra Li Junior League […]

Parnells Mystery Bus Tour: The 2015 Mystery Bus will depart from Na Gaeil GAA car park, Killeen Road at 845pm Friday night the 13th. For details on bookings call John on 087 225 8894. Tralee Parnells AGM 2015: A very successful AGM was held on Friday 6th of November in […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Tuesday, 3rd November 2015 for a jackpot of €9,000.  Numbers drawn were 3,18,24,27.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Aidan Pollard, Kielduff 2. Tom O Connell, Gortshanavalla 3. Niamh Burke, c/o Paula Silles 4. Rose Brosnan, Ballymac 5. Colette […]

THE CLUB AGM: takes place this year on Sunday 6th December at 12 noon in the Clubrooms. Nomination & Motion forms have now been emailed to all members. Any member who has not received their form and would like to request one is asked to contact Club Secretary Elma Nix 086 1053300. Closing […]

  RESULTS ; Saturday 7th November 2015 U12 JK Sports Div.1 Mastergeeha  1-2  Park B    . U13 Sfai Cup 3rd Round Listowel Celtic  7-2  St.Brendans Park FC  . U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.1   Park B  5-2  Killorglin B   . U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.2 Dynamos B  8-2  Park C   . U15 Sfai Cup 3rd […]

  Date for your Diary The Tralee Bay Swimming Club AGM will take place on Thursday 21st January 2016 . We would request all of our club members to attend, and don’t worry ! You will Not be asked to do a job unless you want to! All of the […]

Senior Football Senior Championship Relegation Play Off Kerins O’Rahillys 1-12 Laune Rangers 0-09 Though always in control of this game we had some anxious moments before the final whistle was sounded to guarantee Senior status for 2016. A competition that is seriously flawed and to the detriment of all clubs, […]

  Co. League Div 4. Our Senior team has their last game of the year next Sunday at 2pm in Churchill vs Firies. This is a must-win game if we are to maintain our Division 4 status for another year. Please come along and support the team. Juvenile Awards Congratulations […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 13, 24 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Daniel Campion c/o Brendan Poff, Richard and Jane Rowan Blennerville, Dylan and Luke Walsh c/o Poff Motors, Dipo Dairio […]

Dunloe Cup Semi Final Tralee CBS 2-15 (21) Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-17 (20) CBS THE GREEN triumphed after extra time against Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne of Dingle last Friday. It wasn’t looking good for The Green with three minutes of normal time remaining as they found themselves five points down. Mikey […]

GARDAI have made it known that a number of items were handed into Tralee Garda station over the last few days. The items handed in include – a car key for a Skoda Octavia, that has a GAA keyring attached and a single black key for a Ford Transit Van. […]

A TRALEE teenager, who headed Stateside to a prep school earlier in August to further his basketball career, has just been offered a five year scholarship with a Philadelphia college. Nineteen-year-old Cian Sullivan from Ballymac is to sign a letter-of-intent to play at LaSalle University after committing to the college while on a visit to the school’s […]

A CHARITY night in memory of a Lyreacrompane man who died 10 years ago will be held next month in aid of the Kerry Hospice. The family of Mike Dillon – who died in 2005 at the age of 44 – are hoping people will come to O’Riada’s Bar on the […]

RUNNERS from Tralee are sought to take part in The Kerry Crusaders Listowel Half Marathon and 10k Race on November 14 in aid of Jigsaw Kerry services. “It’s set up to be a fantastic marathon and event,” said Colin Aherne of the Born To Run club. “It’s also an opportunity where […]

KERRY GAA greats were among those who attended the funeral of Leo Griffin on Saturday afternoon at St John’s Church. Leo died on Friday afternoon and there have been tributes paid to the popular former bagman for the great Kerry team  of the 1970s and 80s from all quarters. Among […]

FORTY-FIVE Syrian and Iraqi refugees will arrive in Kerry in December. The refugees, comprising of 11 families, are ready to be housed in Tralee and Killarney. It is expected that 17 more families totaling 70 people will arrive in January and February 2016 as part of the the national resettlement programme […]

THE number of people on the live register in Tralee fell by 127 in the month of October. This was the largest monthly drop in in Kerry. The number of jobless in Tralee now stands at 5,093, which is down over 600 since August (5,713). Overall, Kerry’s Live Register fell by only three […]

Mike O’Halloran watched a great game at the  Acorn Life U21 Hurling Championship in Lerrig on Saturday… Causeway/Ballyduff 2-17 Abbeydorney/Ballyheigue 3-8 The final of The Acorn Life U21 Hurling Championship resulted in a win for the Causeway/Ballyduff outfit when they overcame Abbeydorney/Ballyheigue in Lerrig on Sunday. This was a great […]

KERRY College of Further Education students celebrated on Friday evening as they graduated from a broad range of Post Leaving Certificate courses. The graduation ceremony was held at Fels Point Hotel which was significant as it was first time the event was held off campus in order to cater for […]

Gavin O’Connor on Austin Stacks defeat in the Senior Football County Championship Relegation Playoff yesterday… Milltown/Castlemaine 2-9 Austin Stacks 2-6 A YEAR and a week on from winning the county championship, Austin Stacks are in jeopardy of losing their senior status after they lost to Milltown/Castlemaine in the first match of a […]

LADIES can prepare themselves for the ultimate pre-Christmas party later this month. The annual Connect Publications Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon in aid of MS Tralee /West Kerry Branch in Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee will take place on Sunday November 22. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Champagne Reception and […]

Gavin O’Connor on Kerins O’Rahillys survival after the Senior Football County Championship Relegation Playoff on Saturday… Kerins O’Rahilly’s 1-12 Laune Rangers 0-9 KERINS O’RAHILLYS can rest easy after they secured their senior status next year beating Laune Rangers by six points in their relegation play-off played in Castleisland. Jack Savage’s 46th minute […]

A SIMPLE Emotional Awareness Exercise. As human beings if we want to prosper in this world (by prosper I mean to grow and not always in the financial sense, and by the way I have no difficulties with that either!) it is of vital importance to become aware that every human […]

THE reigning Munster Club Champions are in a real fight for survival now, after they lost their relegation play-off game in Castleisland today. But their arch-rivals across town, Kerins O’Rahillys have secured their senior status after a victory in their game. Stacks went down by 2-6 to 2-9 to Milltown/Castlemaine […]

When Joe Flynn was told by doctors in August that he didn’t have long to live, his attitude was the same as always: keep positive and keep fighting. We met him and his family at his Rahoonane home and saw that he has so much to keep fighting for… LATER this month, Joe […]