Archive for February 15th, 2016

Seniors: In the second round of the Brendan’s league, Na Gaeil faced Churchill in their new pitch. As Na Gaeil got to grips with the weather conditions, it was the home team that got off to the ideal start scoring 1-01 without reply. Mid way through the first half however Na […]

  KERRY saw a rise in Garda staff levels in 2015 when more than half of all Ireland’s 28 divisions recorded a fall. There were 3.4% more Gardaí in Kerry last year, second only to Kildare which recorded a rise of 3.7% according to figures obtained by the Irish Examiner.  Last […]

Advertorial RUN by the Benner family since 1916, Kerry Motor Works at Mileheight Tralee, is one of the oldest Ford Dealers in the country.  The state of the art new showroom which opened in December 2015 really showcases their extensive range of Ford Vehicles. Boasting the biggest car stock in […]

MID-TERM fell nicely for a group of teenagers from Presentation Secondary as they were able to queue up overnight for tickets to a concert this July. The Beyonce fans came prepared with umbrellas, sleeping bags, inflatable chairs and warm clothing as they settled in outside Ticketmaster agent B-Mobile on Sunday afternoon, […]

ELYSHA Brennan, the Rose of Tralee, has challenged young men from all over Ireland to see if they have what it takes to be one of the 68 Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 17-23. The deadline of March 31 is fast approaching and […]

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic incident involving a car and horse on the Tralee-Killarney road last month. The collision occurred on Saturday, January 16 at approximately 7:00am on the N22 Tralee to Killarney road after the junction to Farmers Bridge. A car collided with a horse […]

Senior Football Coiste Trá Lí Senior League: Kerins O’Rahillys v Ballymacelligott This fixture was due to be played on Saturday last in Ballymacelligott at 12pm. The fixture was changed at Ballymacelligott’s request to 2pm at Healy Park Ballyrickard. Kerins O’Rahillys showed with a full team. Ballymacelligott had thirteen players but […]

A CAR in Caherslee was broken into and a handbag stolen last week with Gardaí appealing to the public for any information in relation to the incident. The theft occurred on Thursday, February 11 at approximately 5:45pm in Caherslee. The thief smashed the car window and took a handbag that was in the […]

IT was a cold morning, but the love of running was in the air for the Valentines 10-mile road race yesterday in town. A sold out event, the 500 runners gathered at the Tralee Wetlands and some really made the effort for the day that was in it, with reds […]

Boys U14 County League St. Brendan’s 48 TK Bobcats 22 Our U14 team continued their quest for county league glory with two games in the last week. First up was Bobcats at home in Moyderwell. Our boys controlled the game from the beginning and ran out comfortable winners against a […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 8th February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,600.  Numbers drawn were 2,10,13,18.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Kathleen Riordan, Ballymac 2. Sheila and Gene Griffin, Scart Gortatlea 3. Marie McCarthy, Rathanny 4. Maurice Buyrne, Gortshanavalla, 5. Flor […]

A TRALEE student recently took part in the final 16 of KNORR Student Chef of the Year 2016, which was held at Athlone Institute of Technology. Though he did not emerge victorious, Paudie Ryan of the Institute of Technology, Tralee, gave a good account of himself by displaying his culinary […]

Congratulations to all those who represented Kerry and those who were successful on Sunday last 14th February at the Munster final of Comhairle Na Mumhan Ceol an Geimhridh finals. The full results can be found on the website. Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí committee will have a meeting on this Tuesday in the […]

THE amount of people signing on the live register in Tralee rose in January for a second consecutive month. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the Tralee area is now 5,186. Though there has been slight climb of people unemployed, the figure is 458 less than January 2015. The total across the county […]

Subject: Results Spring League Round 1 Sat 13th: 1st Paudie O’Keefe (9) 37 pts 2nd James O’Loghlin (17) 34 pts Sun 14th: 1st Micheal Daly (21) 32 pts 2nd Liam Nolan (17) 31 pts Team Scores: Maurice Laide 124 points John Reen Snr 118 Liam Nolan 117 Alan Kelly 115 […]

PEIL FAOI 6/7/8/9/10: Another great Rock Under 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 turnout for training in Mounthawk Gym is expected for Sunday morning next. Amchlár an Domhnaigh: (i) Under 6 – 10am; (ii) Under 8 – 11am; (iii) Under 10 – 12.00. PEIL FAOI 12: We had a big […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: With most pitches saturated from the wettest winter on record, the heavy rain on late Saturday afternoon (13th Feb) really put the kaibosh on our Town League (R1) game going ahead at the Mitchels pitch later that evening. So it’s now in the lap of the gods as […]

SANDWICHED between a marathon day of Premier League soccer and Six Nations rugby, the Kerry hurlers still managed to get people talking with their remarkable seven point victory over Laois in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling Division 1b in Portlaoise. It was the first time Kerry beat […]

Ciarraí Abú; Congratulation from Tralee Parnells to the Kerry Hurlers on their fantastic start to their Division 1B campaign. Parnells at Kerry vs Limerick, Sunday the 21st: Parnells invite all available club players and supporters to come along and cheer for Kerry together when our county hurlers play Limerick next […]

MEMBERSHIP Membership of John Mitchels for 2016 is now due. 2016 Membership fees are as follows: Patron membership €150 ( this includes adult membership, entry to the weekly lotto and free admission to all County League games which can be paid by direct debit), Adult membership €40, Students/O.A.P €20, Juvenile […]

OH what a night! Yesterday we brought you a video and photos from the Ballymacelligott GAA club ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ night in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday (click here for previous story). It was an enormous success with over 600 people packing the venue to see Kayrena Bolger and Denis Cronin […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 07, 14 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Denis O Connor c/o Rock St. PO, Mary Quirke c/o Kevin, Bart Moriarty Curraheen, Pa Hurley Curraheen and Sonny Flaherty […]

RESULTS; Saturday 13th February 2016: U12 John Murphy Cup Round 1: Park B 2-0 Killarney Athletic A. Park C 2-4 Mastergeeha. U14 Tom Hayes Cup Round 1 Park A 9-0 Dingle. Park C 3-0 Inter Kenmare. Park D 0-1 Park B. U16 Tucker Kelly Cup Round 1: Park A 6-1 […]