Archive for February, 2016

TWO Sean Og’s barmen will take their place alongside the 30,000 competitors taking part in this year’s London Marathon. For the pleasure of running 42 bone-crunching kilometres, Fergal Dooley and John Moriarty, are raising money for the Irish heart disease and stroke charity ‘Croí’. Around 300,000 people worldwide apply to enter the […]

AFTER a fantastic event last year, a north Kerry nightclub is again to welcome a very different clientele than usual for the ‘FrozenFest’ party next month. Around 500 people from north Kerry, many from Tralee, went to JD’s Nightclub in Ballybunion last March, where the venue was transformed into Arendelle for the event. Children […]

VERY little at this stage of my life surprises me but I was horrified to read about the alleged behaviour of a few UCD male students. They are said to have set up a group on What’s App and shared pictures of naked girls that they had slept with and then […]

  THE Ring of Kerry Cycle Lottery was held on Tuesday evening, as the button was pushed to start the Lottery selection process in the presence of Garda Dermot O’Connell, Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle PRO Cathal Walshe, John Cleary of Eventmaster and Edel Hobbert of South West Counselling. With the lottery […]

OPERATING with the perceived wisdom that “the bookies are always right”, with just two and a half weeks to voting, we had a look at how the 2016 General Election betting is shaping up for the new five seat Kerry constituency. According to Paddy Power, they’re banking on business as usual for four current […]

IT’S Pancake Tuesday and all over town people are tucking into the sweet and savoury treats before the onset of Lent. To celebrate the day, the Shanakill Women’s Group came together in the Shanakill Family Resource Centre and held a pancake flipping competition. On Mondays the Shanakill Women’s Group regularly come together and take part in a host […]

Scór Sinsear: Congratulations to our very talented bailéad ghrúpa who were crowned county champions on Saturday night last at the county final of Scór Sinsear in Castleisland. Their rendition of ‘The Ballad of John Williams’ and ‘The Mad Lady and Me’ received tremendous applause from a very receptive audience. They […]

THREE Kerry properties, including a cottage in Banna with a €30,000 reserve, have been added to the catalogue for the next Allsop Auction which takes place in February. The property in Banna, a bungalow in Moyvane and a dormer-style house in Caherdaniel have been added to the apartment in Tralee,  house in Listowel […]

VOTING for the 2016 Doodle4Google awards has now opened and three Kerry schoolchildren need your votes. Members of the public can now vote online until the closing date of February 14. Seanie Feehan, from Scoil Niamh Eirc, Kilmoyley, and Kyran Boyle and Jack Lynch, both from Scoil Nuachabháil, Ballymacelligott, are among […]

A GROUP based in Blennerville called ‘The Mothers and Others’ are coming together to run a mini-marathon  in Dublin on June 6 in aid of the Kerry Hospice. Behind the charity drive is Andrea O’Donoghue whose father Tony O’Donoghue, sadly passed away after a battle with cancer in 2014. “I’ve experienced […]

  THE woman who died tragically in a fall on Stradbally mountain on Sunday was from Knocknagoshel. Mary Cotter, who was in her early 50s, was out with a group of hill walkers when she slipped and fell on the mountain in west Kerry. The mother of three worked as a midwife in […]

A FAMILY from The Kerries held a great event over Christmas and raised over €700 for a great cause. Michelle McEllligott opened her home in the Kerries and held a floral display with a large crowd attending and giving generously to Recovery Haven. “The event was a pre-Christmas floral demonstration night […]

Kerins O’Rahillys Notes Senior Football Our Senior season will get started on St Valentines day with their first game it the Coiste Trá Lí League. It will be away to Ballymac at 12.30. Minor Football Coiste Trá Lí League Kerins O’Rahillys 4-10 Ballymacelligott 3-06 The second round of the Coiste […]

MEMBERS of Castlegregory Golf Club handed over a cheque to volunteers at Recovery Haven after a hugely successful fundraiser recently. Hundreds of people gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday, January 22 for the Strictly Come Dancing event and people gave generously to both the club and Recovery Haven. […]

THE Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) have awarded Coláiste Gleann Lí, Tralee, the ‘Shield’ Anti-Bullying Flag in recognition for their work in strengthening their preventative and proactive approach to bullying. Several schools in Kerry have decided take action to positively engage with the ISPCCs Shield Campain, but Coláiste Gleann […]

THE worst of Storm Imogen has passed but there is still a Yellow Status wind warning in place until this evening. Westerly winds of mean speeds 50-65 km/h will gust 85-100 km/h this afternoon and evening in southern parts of Munster and Leinster. The warning  remains in place until 8pm […]

RESULTS FOR THE WEEK: Improved display not enough for Team Garveys against Rockets: Ulster Rockets: 73 Team Garveys: 63 Team Garveys made the long trek to Belfast on Saturday and despite a much improved display came up just short against a bang in form Ulster Rockets. The game ebbed and […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are looking for owners of a number of wallets found around town in the past couple of months. Some of the wallets contain quantities of cash but there is insufficient identification to locate the owners. There was a man’s wallet with a sum of cash found at Casement […]

FRIENDS of the Tralee to Fenit Greenway held a public walk on Sunday, February 8, to highlight the disappointment at the uncompleted Tralee to Fenit Walkway. Despite the bad weather, over 80 people took part in the walk, which started at St. Brendan’s Church and finished at Mounthawk. The group has been […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students enjoyed success in the Scléip competition held in Dublin last week. The school had six acts in the All-Ireland of Scléip and while singers, musicians and creative dancers put on a spectacular display it was the TY drama group who won the day with their Coiste Cróinéara, where members of […]

Despite the ‘it’s only the league’ factor, should Kerry fans be concerned about the attitude to the spring series? Gavin O’Connor gives five reasons to be worried about Kerry under-performing during the early part of the year… 1. Where is the youth?  2014 was a fantastic year. All-Ireland 37 was won and more importantly for […]

Boys U12 Cup Final: St. Brendan’s 34 – St. Bridget’s 30 Following on from the Senior Men winning the National Intermediate Cup last weekend, the St. Brendan’s U12s landed the U12 KABB Cup title with a hard fought 34-30 win over St. Bridget’s from Currow at the Presentation Gym in […]

Phase two of the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry singles Badminton championships took place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday last with the ladies and mens championships for divisions 2 and 4. The fare served up, the buzz that consistently reverberated around the hall and the glorious uncertainty of most of […]

RESULTS; Saturday 06th February 2016: U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.1 Killarney Celtic B 2-1 Park B. U15 Sfai Cup Round of 32 Park FC 7-0 Broadford Utd. U15 Killarney Plaza Div.2 St.Bernards 2-0 Park B. Sunday 07th February 2016 Denny Premier A Killarney Celtic 5-4 Park Fc. Kerry Schoolboys Cup Draws; […]

SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ: Scór na bPáistí for the Greater Tralee Area will be held on Friday 11th March. Bímis ag prapáil chuige. There are 11 clubs in the area; each club is entitled to participate. (Participation in Scór is important for the obtaining of a Gaeltacht scholarship for a club […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors opening game of the season (round 1 of the Town League), against John Mitchels, has been brought forward 18 hours from the original time. It will now take place at the Mitchels pitch (note change of venue) on next Saturday evening (13th Feb) at 6.30pm. In […]

MEMBERSHIP: Membership of John Mitchels for 2016 is now open. 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 […]

LOTTO The lotto was held Glenduff House, on Monday 1st February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,500.  Numbers drawn were 10,11,24,28.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Joan Wharton, Ballyseedy 2. Blake Leen, Chutethall 3. Eddie O Connell, c/o Paula Silles 4. Marie McCarthy, Rathanny 5. Micheala Murphy, Chutehall […]

THE Kerry Hurling All Stars 2015 were held in The Abbey Tavern Ardfert on Sunday night and Daniel Collins of Kilmoyley was named Player Of The Year. The county champions made up eight of the team with finalists St Brendan’s with two representatives and Ballyheigue, Abbeydorney, Crotta and Lixnaw with one each. Shane […]

Parnells Club Strategic Development Plan: The progression of the 5 sections of the Tralee Parnells Club Strategic Development Plan has been devolved to 5 committees of volunteers in dedicated working groups. All groups are to report back to the Club Executive meeting, on Monday the 29th of February. Seeking Family […]