Archive for March, 2016

CLUB MEMBERSHIP:  Membership 2016 is now due. A registration night will be held in the club bar on this Tuesday night (15th March) from 8 to 9 o clock to facilitate anyone wishing to pay their membership. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Kerins O’Rahillys 0-11; Austin Stacks 1-11. Our Seniors had another very […]

A BALLYMAC woman has been crowned as Luxembourg’s 15th Rose at their Rose Ball, which took place on Saturday, March 12. She will now go on to represent the country at the 2016 Rose of Tralee Festival from August 17-23. Twenty year old Síle Reidy, originally from the Kielduff area, studies Business […]

On the feast day of St Patrick’s Day, Tralee has given the honour to Kerry Comhaltas to lead this years parade. There will also be some Traditional Music in the Square afterwards so why not wander to the small square in Tralee and get a taste of what will be […]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Parents and children wishing to take part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee are asked that they congregate at Chamfers Club House on the John Joe Sheehy Road on Thursday March 17th at 11.30 a.m. CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to Humphrey and his team on hosting […]

SATURDAY was a marvellous day for runners with the Tralee International Marathon taking place. Around 800 took part in the full and half marathon races, sponsored by Kerry’s Eye, which brought a nice economic boost to the town with many people coming down and staying overnight. The finish line in […]

LOTTO: The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 7th March 2016 for a jackpot of €2000.  Numbers drawn were 4,6,17,27.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1.    Pat Murphy, c/o Tom Leen 2.    Kiera Nolan, Ahamore, Causeway 3.    Denis Reidy, Knockeen, Castleilsand 4.    […]

March on Thursday with Tralee Parnells: Please meet up in your Parnells colours.  Bring along your hurley and help us give some skills demonstrations to onlookers. Hurling and Camogie Easter Camp: Parnells will hold a 3 day camp for kids aged 7 to 14 on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th of […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 04, 10 & 19. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Moss Quirke Kerin’s Park, Marie Maguire Strand St., Bridget Prendeville Lispole, Mary O Sullivan Churchill and Kitty Sayers Derrymore. Next […]

IT was a long and rewarding day for hundreds of runners yesterday as they completed their full and half marathons in town. The weather cleared up in the early morning to provide perfect conditions for the fit bunch of runners as they made their way around the route. Marcus Howlett of […]

A TRALEE woman who worked on the design of a library in Dun Laoghaire has seen the project win two major awards last week. Louise Cotter, originally from St Brendan’s Park, of architects Carr, Cotter & Naessens Ltd, worked on the dlr LexIcon which received the Selwyn Goldsmith Award for International Design and the […]

CLASSES in national schools around the town have been busy recently creating business ideas as part of the the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. Fifth and sixth classes at Holy Family and Tralee Educate Together were  home to making a few extra bob for their schools with their small enterprises. Politicians, local and otherwise, […]

SO if you’re interested in making money this week on the gee-gees, the experts were on hand for an evening of expert tips in the Brandon Hotel on Friday for a great cause. Top figures from the racing world gave their opinions on the big races in the festival and to raise […]

STUDENTS at the Kerry College of Further Education presented a cheque for €320 to Breda Dyland and Jay Galvin of the Kerry Cancer Support Group on Tuesday, March 8. The cheque was the result of a fundraiser campaign organised and managed by the students of the Healthcare Supervisory Management, level 6, and activities included […]

THE Kerry County Camogie Board are currently planning a large fundraising initiative through which they are looking for businesses throughout Kerry to buy a sponsorship ticket. The board launched  this initiative at their annual table quiz at the Kerins O’Rahillys clubhouse recently. These Golden Tickets give businesses a chance to be an official sponsor […]

HOT on the heels of its success in Dublin, the play, ‘Madame de Markievicz On Trial’, written by Ann Matthews and directed by Anthony Fox, will come to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, on Saturday, April 16. However, if you’re in Listowel next weekend, the play will be on in St John’s Theatre, Listowel […]

THE training was completed, now all they had to do was run it! Three hundred runners gathered at the Aqua Dome this morning for the start of the Kerry’s Eye Tralee International Marathon with everyone in good spirits for the gruelling 26 miles ahead. The misty rain arrived just as they were […]

LADIES kicked off the weekend at CH Chemists on Friday night with a make-up masterclass. Lancome Elite Make-Up artist, Fortunate Benavoli, returned to CH to gives tips on all things beauty-related to the ladies. Fortunato has worked with names such as Shiseido and Tom Ford and was a resident make-up artist at the […]

A MARTIAL arts club in Tralee raised some much-needed funds at a table quiz in Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Thursday night. The White Panthers club are based in Chutes Lane in Boherbee and they need to replace the flooring at the gym. “We need to put down jigsaw flooring, as we have […]

AUDIENCES at Siamsa  are being treated to evenings of murder, mayhem and musical genius this weekend by the Light Opera Society of Tralee. ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ opened on Thursday night to a great reception and tickets are still available for the last performance tonight (Saturday). […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the Kerry v Mayo, Allianz National League Division 1 Round 5 match in Castlebar on Sunday (2:30pm – Highlights on RTE League Sunday) THESE two old rivals will face each other with recent history in the league firmly on the side of the men from the west. Last […]

PRESENTATION girls showed their fashion designing skills on Friday to a former pupil who has gone on to make a name for herself in the industry. The Transition Year Science group ‘Aims To Greener Fashion’ rolled out their focused campaign this week at the secondary school in Tralee as part of their SEAI […]

THERE’S just days to go now until GAA stars do battle in The Kube. Tickets are selling fast for the Tralee CBS The Green fundraiser, which will see GAA stars James O’Donoghue, Kieran Donaghy, Colm Cooper, Alan Brogan and many more take part. Brothers, John and Denis Moriarty of Moriarty Civil […]

  The Kerry Senior Football Team to play Mayo in Round 5 of the Allianz Football League in McHale Park Castlebar on Sunday (2:30pm) shows three changes in personnel from the side that defeated Donegal on Sunday last. Brendan Kealy starts in goal in place of Brian Kelly as Eamonn […]

A KERRY man has received the ACCA Accountant of the Year Award at the ACCA’s annual Chairman’s Lunch. Congratulating Cathal Cusack from Valentia on his award, Fergus Condon, Chairman of ACCA Ireland said: “Cathal is a proud advocate for the ACCA, an active member of the ACCA practice Network Group who […]

TRALEE’S Bryan Cooper and Philip Enright shared some of their tips for the Cheltenham festival last night at a ‘Preview’ fundraiser for Blennerville school. Racing fans present in Skelper Quane’s in the village, heard expert tips from the top jockeys and other well-known figures from the racing world such as photographer Pat […]

SPORT takes centre stage in town this weekend as The Kerry’s Eye Tralee Marathon and the O’Connor Cup ladies football third-level colleges competition takes place. Hotels, B&Bs, retailers pubs and restaurants should see a big pick up in trade as hundreds of people come to the town. Over 800 runners will […]

DONEGAL County Board will “definitely” appeal the €7,500 fine handed to both them and Kerry for the scenes that marred last weekend’s Allianz National League encounter in Austin Stack Park. It is expected that the Kerry County Board will also appeal the hefty fine dished out by the CCCC on Tuesday night. Speaking […]

CAREFUL planning is in progress for the 1916 Centenary Commemorations taking place at CBS, The Green, during the inaugural “History week”, which runs from until March 15 at the school. The final day will be a Proclamation Day as students and teachers of the school will be joined by invited special guests […]

A RANGE of new services have arrived in Tralee for children with additional needs. The new Early Years Support Centre based in The Oakview Village Childcare will offer specialized speech and language services, as well as occupational therapy, play therapy, child nutrition, psychotherapy and child psychology. This service launched on Thursday […]

ONE Tralee player makes it into the Ireland team who welcome Italy to Donnybrook this Sunday at 1pm for their Round 4 Six Nations clash. Ciara Griffin, will start while Zoe Grattage and Ruth O’Reilly will have to be content with a place on the bench. Ireland have lost their last […]