Archive for April 29th, 2016

Gavin O’Connor looks at tomorrow evening’s clash between Austin Stacks and Dingle in the Senior Club Championship Semi-Final, Kennedy Park, Annascaul, (throw-in 6:30pm)… THE ROCK will head west on Saturday to face Dingle who are reigning champions and one of the the most exciting young sides to emerge in recent years. For the last […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí headed for Dublin on Wednesday to accept a flag for their promotion of Irish. The purple flag is called ‘An Gaelbhratach’ and is awarded by Coiste na Gaeilge who promote the Irish language in educational institutions around the country. The flag was earned through assessments of  Irish language […]

NO matter what you believe about how we came to be on this earth – Big Bang or Adam and Eve – we can all generally accept that we are here right now. I say generally because I may be dealing with some Matrix or Inception fans, and I don’t […]

A GROUP representing Presentation National School is one of only seven schools in Ireland to be selected to take part in an All-Ireland songwriting competition. The seven girls will take part in ‘Song for 16’ and perform in front of hundreds of people at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on May […]

A NEW programme to help cancer patients feel better while going through one of the most traumatic periods of their lives has been introduced in University Hospital Kerry. The “Look Good Feel Better” Programme, a unique programme of free skincare and makeup workshops for patients, was launched on Wednesday night at […]

OVER 400 people will participate in the second year of ‘B Wildered – The John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge’ sponsored by Lee Strand Protein+ Milk tomorrow, but there’s still places left if you want to join them. Participants will test their fitness limits in Kerry’s ultimate fitness challenge set in the wilderness of Glanageenty in […]

IT TRALEE students came away with two gongs last night at the Union Of Students in Ireland Student Achievement Awards. Held in Dublin Castle, the awards, now in its fourth year, are the annual opportunity for the Student Movement in Ireland to recognise the contribution of students to the life of Ireland and the student […]

Gavin O’Connor says Tommy Walsh had a tough time forcing his way into a Kerry team with lots of options…  SOME things are just not meant to be and it looks like Tommy Walsh will not enjoy the fairytale return to Gaelic Football…well, for now anyway. The news yesterday that the Kerins O’Rahilly’s man has withdrawn […]

WE all make mistakes…but that was a very public one. With Kerry creating history on Sunday by taking part in the  Leinster Championship on Sunday, RTE decided to cover the story on the Six-One news yesterday. Joe Stack was down interviewing Ciaran Carey for the piece during the week but, unfortunately, […]

THE building which is home to The Sportsfield Bar was one of five Kerry properties which went to auction in Dublin on Thursday. The April Allsop Auction was held at the RDS in Dublin and while the building was sold for €172,500, owner of The Sportsfield, Damian Roche, has assured his customers […]