Archive for January 18th, 2016

NA GAEIL SCÓR : All roads led to Ballymac on Friday night where the first round of SCÓR Sínsear 2016 took place. NA GAEIL were well represented in the following categories solo singing: Mary Ellen O Connor Recitation:Sorocha O SuilleabhainBailead Ghrupa:Therese Keating,Tracy Hurley,Racheal  Moynihan , Pat Sheehy and Tim Lynch. Leiriu: A Day in […]

SENIOR TEAM – JOHN MITCHELS v SPA (AWAY) Mitchels met Spa today in the County Football League Division 2 play off in Brosna. Mitchels won the toss and played with the aid of a strong wind in the first half. Mitchels were the first to score with a Shane O’Connor […]

Kerins O’Rahillys Notes Kerins O’Rahillys 10K 1916 Commemorative Run There are only two weeks to go until the Kerins O’Rahillys club hold their 1916 commemorative 10K run. Excitement is building in Tralee and beyond as this is the first serious run of the 2016 season and gets every runners year off to a […]

  THE Department of Social Protection is advising customers living in Tralee and surrounding areas that, due to a fuel spillage, the Intreo Centre located at Godfrey Place, Tralee will remain closed to the public and will not re-open before Thursday, January 21 at the earliest. The Department apologises to customers for any […]

KERRY will host an Republic of Ireland U18 International in Killarney Celtic’s grounds on Thursday, April 14 at 7pm. Ireland will take on Scotland in the Inspiresport U18 Boys Centenary Shield clash. In the competition, Ireland also play Northern Ireland, England and Wales. The Ireland U18’s are a development side which […]

MERCY Mounthawk transition year students have launched their own school Credit Union that will operate every Friday at lunch time. Tralee Credit Union and Mercy Mounthawk have partnered to promote saving among secondary students. As an incentive to sign up, the Credit Union will put €10 in their account to get the ball […]

SUNDAY FOOTBALL: On Sunday last The Rock Under 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 footballers had a great session in Mounthawk Gym and will have more of the same next Sunday next, 24th January ’16. If you haven’t started your 2016 football season yet….now is the time! Fáilte roimh dhaoine nua. […]

What an action packed week of Badminton last week proved to be with Munster championships and the Kerry schools played in Killarney and the Kerry league finals played in Tralee.As mentioned Killarney was the venue for the Munster senior 2 and graduates championships which were played in the local 8 […]

  ENTRY is now open for the 2016 Irish Fashion Industry Awards at Kerry Fashion Week which runs from March 1-4. The awards celebrate and recognise everyone working in the Irish Fashion Industry from emerging talents to established names. As well as categories for fashion and accessory designers, there are also awards […]

  RESULTS FOR THE WEEK. The final of the u16 Boys KABB Cup took place on Sunday 10th January at Presentation, Killarney. Tralee Imperials faced the undefeated favourites KCYMS. The game started off well for Tralee Imperials, with great energy and heart shown by the underdogs. The first quarter ended […]

  Christmas Day Swim  The Tralee Bay Swimming Club organised 64th annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit was another great success . The weather was a bit damp and it put off a few spectators, but over 500 swimmers showed up for the dash n splash . The water temperature […]

Ladies Div 2 KCYMS 54 St. Brendan’s 72 St. Brendan’s Senior Ladies travelled to play KCYMS in the Ladies Div 2 County League and came away from Killorglin with a great win. Brendan’s got off to a slow start but in an evenly contested opening quarter the sides were locked […]

  Mens Results Sunday 17th Club Fourball 1st Philip O’Sullivian (8) & Billy Naughton (15) 29Pts 2nd Martin Mitchell (13) & Jerry Moloney (13) 27 Pts FIXTURES: Saturday 23rd Casual Golf Sunday 24th Captain’s Drive-In There was no ladies competition at the weekend due to inclement weather conditions Fixtures Wednesday […]

  Calling All Parents: The parent of all our players are cordially invited to come along to Kerins O’Rahillys at 7.30 pm on Friday the 22nd of January to the Parnells development workshop. This is an open forum and workshop and everybody interested in Hurling and Camogie development in our […]

GARDAÍ are looking for the public’s help with the regard to separate incidents of arson in the Tralee area last week. In one case a petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Balloonagh Estate according to gardaí. That incident is believed to have taken place Wednesday, January 13 at […]

  LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 11th January 2016 for a jackpot of €9,800. Numbers drawn were 3,10,18,28. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Joseph Cleary, c/o Geoff Riordan 2. Maria McCarthy, Rathanny 3. Niamh Burke, c/o Paula Silles 4. John Lyons, Kielduff […]

  Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 09,13, 17 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Francie O Donnell Derrymore West, Enzo c/o O Shea’s Texaco, Padraig O Keeffe Lixnaw , Kathleen Moriarty Annagh and Chrissie […]

  THE YEAR PAST – SENIOR HURLING: Mike O’Halloran (former Club player) and Michael O’Leary (brother of current player, Kevin) took charge of the team in 2015 and, as usual, got a great response from the 28 man squad who lined-out at one time or another during the year.. It […]

Gavin O’Connor was at the Senior County League Division 1 Promotion Playoff Final in Brosna yesterday… John Mitchels 1-15 Spa 1-15 TWO unanswered points well into stoppage time in extra time by Spa, means both sides will have to go again for a place in this year’s Division 1 of […]

ALTHOUGH the General Election hasn’t been called yet, IT Tralee Students Union have invited all candidates to take part in a debate at the college early next month. President of the Union, Ben Slimm, has invited all candidates to take part in a debate on the topic of education at the Solas Building of […]

THE awards for SuperValu TidyTowns winners in the South West and Mid-West region for 2015 were presented on Friday at a prize-giving ceremony in the Listowel Arms, Listowel. SuperValu TidyTowns winners, including Tralee, were presented with their awards by Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Disapora Affairs, and Grace O’Dwyer, Community and Sponsorship Manager […]