Archive for March 7th, 2016

THE Kerry team to face Tipperary in the EirGrid Munster GAA Under 21 Football Championship on Wednesday has been named and features players from clubs in and around Tralee. Jack Savage of Kerins O’Rahillys captains the side and plays at corner-forward. He is joined on the field by Churchill’s Eoghan O’Brien […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy will travel to the United States next week for a number of events to coincide with St Patrick’s Day. Cllr Pat McCarthy will visit Philadelphia, Washington DC and New York. He will be accompanied by Tourism Officer with Kerry County Council, […]

  GARDAI are appealing for information following the sudden and unexplained death of an 11-month-old baby boy at an apartment complex in Killarney yesterday. They are particularly appealing to anyone who was in the vicinity of Park Place Apartments between 1pm and 6pm yesterday evening to contact them. The discovery […]

FUNDING of  €116,500 is to be allocated to thirty festivals in County Kerry by Fáilte Ireland, under its 2016 Festivals and Events Programme. This includes €30,000 for the Rose of Tralee and €3,000 for the Tralee 800 celebrations. Announcing the funding, Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, has welcomed the announcement by Irish Water that it is to invest €30m in the largest public water supply scheme in the county. The investment in the Kerry Central Regional Water Supply Scheme – including the development of a new water […]

Gavin O’Connor was at the controversial encounter between Kerry and Donegal in Tralee yesterday, where there was a lot to talk about after… 1. Indiscipline From Both Sides The scuffles that ensued throughout this match descended into a farce at times, so much so that a young family near me […]

Seniors: Town Board/Brendan’s Board Sat Feb 27th. John Mitchels 3-8 Na Gaeil 2-11. In perfect conditions on Saturday night the senior team drew against a strong John Mitchells side. The end result flattered the home side who scored two goals against the run of play in the second half. Despite […]

Juveniles: The Juvenile Academy for U6, U8 & U10 kicked off last Sunday in Tralee Sports Complex and there was an excellent turn out, despite the poor weather. Great credit is due to all the mentors and organisers who ran a very enjoyable session. The next training session is again […]

Men’s Results: Castle Bar Spring League Quarter Final Results: Maurice Laide bt Conor Stack. Willie Goulding bt Jack O’Driscoll. Moss O’Connor bt James O’Halloran. Liam Nolan bt Dave McMahon Club Singles Results: 1st Kieran Dinan (18) 37pts 2nd Mark Leahy (08) 35pts 3rd Noel Barrett (17) 35pts Fixtures: 12th March: […]

HAVE you lost your mobile phone in the past week? The gardaí in Tralee have two devices that were handed into them and they are trying to locate the owners. One is a pink LG phone found in the Church Street area of town on Thursday, March 3. The other is […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Membership 2016 is now due. A registration night will be held in the club bar on this Wednesday night (9th March) from 8 to 9 o clock to facilitate anyone wishing to pay their membership. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-17; John Mitchels 1-10 After a number of false […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 12, 15 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to George Poff Lohercannon, Michael McCarthy Tonavane, Emma Sheehy c/o Rock Street PO, Kathleen Mason c/o Tony Casey and Kathleen Moriarty […]

LÁ ‘LE PÁDRAIG: Beidh Club na Carraige ag máirseáil i bParáid Lae ‘le Pádraig ar an Déardaoin seo chugainn (17ú Márta) chun onóir agus ómós a thabhairt do Naomh Pádraig, Aspal Éireann. Tosóidh an pharáid i mBóthar J.J.Sheehy. Expect text re arrangements. PEIL FAOI 6: Beidh peil ag na buachaillí […]

Juvenile Registration: Registration took place on Sunday morning last. For those parents who were unable to register their children can still do so by dropping in their forms to Reception at the Ballyseedy complex or giving them to any Officier of the club. It is essential that all juveniles are […]

The Kerry Badminton Doubles County Championships, sponsored by CPC.IE, continued at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday night last with the Ladies and Men’s Doubles Championships; and it proved to be another action packed night of high quality Badminton. Both the ladies and mens entries for division 2 could be […]

Under 16/14/12 County League Fixtures: Fixture lists for our Parnells Under 16, 14 and 12 players are posted on the Club Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/TraleeParnellsHurlingClub/ Great turnout for Hurling coaching course: It was very encouraging to see the turnout at IT Tralee for the first night of the Parnells club […]

As the evenings begin to stretch the Comhlaltas season is getting busier. Plans are at an advanced stage for this years Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí, which will be held in Tralee from May 18 to 22. The square will be a hive of activity over the five days with plenty of […]

  THE woman of Nigerian origin, who died in a crash between Rathkeale and Newcastle West, was a resident in Tralee. The woman, aged in her 30s, died after the car she was driving crashed near the Applegreen Service Station at Coolanoran on the N20 around 11.30pm on Saturday night. The woman was fatally injured […]

LOTTO: The lotto was held in Glenduff House, on Monday 29th February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,900. Numbers drawn were 16,19,20,22. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Deirdre McDonnell, Rathanny 2. Myles Sheehan, Maglass 3. Eamon Donovan, c/o Tom Leen 4. Dave Slattery, c/o Paula Silles 5. Robert […]

IT was a glamorous affair at the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night as the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA club faithful held their annual social. Over 170 people enjoyed a meal and entertainment at the revamped venue, with a number of awards were handed out on the night (see previous story here). […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Austin Stack Park on a humbling day for Kerry hurling… When I previewed the Kerry hurling journey before a ball was pucked in Division 1B, I wished that the reporting on the games would not be one-eyed, because I predicted good days like the day in Portlaoise and […]

TRALEE actress Sarah-Jane Drummey is on the verge of joining the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women in Hollywood, California. Over 400 women applied to enrol with one of the world’s top film schools and Sarah-Jane was among the 40 who made it through to the […]

LIDL staff in Kerry are celebrating raising a fantastic €28,349 for their chosen charity, Barretstown. This has helped the retailer smash their national fundraising target by raising €1.2 million for Barretstown, €200,000 more than their initial target of €1 million in three years. The funds will go towards providing programmes that […]

JOHN Mitchels GAA Club was basketball central on Friday, as the venue for the CBS Primary Hoops Tournament. Fifteen teams competed, with 30 games played throughout the day. Teams from CBS, Holy Family, Dromclough, Moyderwell, O’Brennan, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Murhur and Listellick all competed. The day was a huge success, with high levels […]