Archive for April, 2016

UTTERLY terrifying. They’ve certainly got a sense of humour on the ‘Tralee Buy Sell Swap’ secret group page. Someone put up a post of a “cute doll” for sale for €1,000 and it’s scaring the bejaysus out of the members in the secret group of over 10,000. There’s a brilliant, witty […]

WE reported earlier that Dick Mack’s was offering a reward of free drink to anyone who could return their antique clock taken from the pub at the weekend. In a facebook post by the famous Dingle pub, they said a stag party had taken the clock from the pub on […]

SINCE beginning work on the Mitchels Regeneration Project in 2008, Kerry County Council has overseen huge changes in the area. Catching the eye in recent weeks has been the two houses that are nearing completion at the entrance to Mitchels Road across from the grotto. It is hoped new tenants will be in these two […]

AN Ardfert lady is the latest person to drive off with a brand new car courtesy of the Tralee Credit Union members car draw. There was great excitement outside Tralee Credit Union as the latest car draw winner, Mary Jeffers, picked the keys to a brand new Nissan Pulsar. Mary was […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Gardens has been very busy lately as they get set to hold their annual Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, taking place on April 16 and 17. The weekend will kick start on Saturday as cyclists from the Tour de Munster will head off […]

  KERRY County Council has welcomed the findings of a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency which has found the quality of all identified bathing waters in Kerry to be of excellent quality. Kerry is one of only three local authority areas in the country where all designated bathing areas […]

A FAMOUS Dingle hostelry is appealing to the public to help retrieve an antique clock that has hung in the bar for years. The famous Dick Macks pub was the scene of a theft on Saturday night where it’s believed a stag party stole a clock from the pub that dates back […]

KERRY’s dual county status could be cemented following the announcement that Kingdom players have won both the GAA.ie Hurling and Football Player of the Week honours. Firing 1-9 for Kerry in the ten point beating of Laois on Saturday,  Shane Nolan, wins hurler of the week coming away with 51% […]

  AS part of the Kerry 1916 Centenary Commemorations, a ceremony will be held in Knightstown, Valentia on Sunday,  April 17 to mark the role of local brothers Timothy and Eugene Ring and their cousin, Rosalie Rice in the Easter Rising of 1916. Timothy and Eugene Ring worked at the […]

THE Brothers Pearse Club (Cnoc na hEaglaise) Quiz Team finished in 2nd place in the Senior Scór All-Ireland final, which took place in ‘The Gleneagle’, Killarney, last Saturday, April 2. The Churchill lads scored 68 out of 80, which was great scoring/answering, but they were pipped by the Offaly team […]

THE Kerry Joint Policing Committee met on Monday to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. […]

A TRALEE man was instrumental in breaking the international ‘Panama Papers’ story, of how the world’s rich and powerful allegedly were involved in complex financial arrangements to hide their assets from taxes. Gerard Ryle is at the helm of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which headed up the research and reported on offshore account […]

THERE’S still time to vote for Kerry’s Shane Nolan as GAA.ie’s Hurling Player of the Week. The Crotta O’Neill’s man was instrumental in Kerry’s great victory over Laois on Saturday and has been recognised by being included with Cork’s Conor Lehane and Tipperary’s John McGrath in the nominations. Nolan hit […]

Seniors:  Na Gaeil entertained Lispole in Round 2 of the Div 4 County League today in sun drenched Killeen, Oakpark. Both sides exchanged wides before Mike Griffin opened the scoring for Na Gaeil with a point in the 7th minute. From the kick out Lispole scored a fine point through […]

KERRY will do battle against Roscommon in the Allianz National League Semi-Final this Sunday in Croke Park at 2pm. The match acts as the opener of the double bill as the other semi-final between Dublin and Donegal throws in at 4pm (Buy tickets here) Tickets will be €20 on match day, but are €15 […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at Kerry’s National League campaign thus far and says there is a lot to be positive about… 1. Extra game(s) could be vital  If Kerry did not advance to the Allianz National League semi-final they would have been looking at a ten week lay-off with no competitive […]

U21  Best wishes to Kerry U21 Captain Jack Savage and his team mates including Cormac Coffey as they face neighbours Cork in the Eirgrid Munster Final in Austin Stack Park on Thursday evening next at 7.30. Senior Football Credit Union Senior Co League Div 1 Round 3 Kerins O’Rahillys v […]

ADAMS of Tralee Ltd, the Mazda and Hyundai dealership in Tralee, has won the Carzone.ie sponsorship for their chosen local sports team, the Causeway GAA Hurling Club. The lucky club recently received the sponsored kit, which consists of a set of branded jerseys and a new large gear bag for each […]

GARDAÍ in Tralee are looking to reunite lost mobile phones with their owners. An iPhone 4 light green in colour, with an ‘M’ on the rear of the phone was found in the Town Park in the past week. Also a black Samsung smartphone found in the Mounthawk area. If […]

A MAJOR revamp of the Canal Walkway between Tralee and Blennerville is to get underway on Monday next, April 11. Upgrading works on the very popular amenity route will include the resurfacing of the walkway along the canal to create a shared cycleway and walkway with new public lighting and landscaping […]

U10/U8/U6: Churchill U10s played in a County Board Blitz last Thursday in the John Mitchels complex. They played 3 games against Kerins O Rahillys, Scartaglin and An Gaeltacht. For our first outing of the year all players acquitted themselves very well and can be extremely proud of their performance. It […]

GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now invited for the GAA Gaeltacht Summer Courses Scholarship Fund 2016. Applications are open to Boys & Girls. The applicant must be a registered playing member of the Austin Stacks GAA club. Please text your child’s name, address, age and school to Brian Caball on 087 […]

GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications are now invited for the GAA Gaeltacht Summer Course Scholarship. Boys and girls may apply. The applicant must be a registered playing member of the Austin Stack Club. Please text your child’s name, address, e-mail address, age and school to 087 6606693. Closing date for applications is […]

Men’s Results Sunday 2nd April MC 2 TLI Group 1st Danny Leen (7) 40 Points 2nd Patrick (2) Stack (11) 40 points 3rd Barry Murphy(13) 39 points 4th Harry Dawson (13) 38 points 5th Shane O’Sullivan (12) 38 Points 6th Michael Leahy (8) 37 points Best Gross: Killian Wolffe (6) […]

The penultimate rounds of the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry Badminton County Championships took place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday night last and what a wonderful night of Badminton action it proved to be. Titles up for grabs were the mixed doubles championships for divisions 1,3 and 5 and with […]

Best of luck to our U 14 girls who are competing in the 2016 All Ireland B Club finals in Antrim this weekend. For some of the girls this is their second year in a row which is a fantastic achievement. They worked hard all year for this and we […]

SENIOR TEAM: John Mitchels played away to Castlemaine/Milltown in Round 2 of the Co. League last Saturday afternoon. Conditions were perfect for football as it was both calm and dry. Mitchels got off to a great start with Michael Wrenn being fouled in the square in the first few minutes […]

All ages back training: Outdoor hurling commenced Friday the 1st at the I.T North campus AstroTurf 7 to 8 pm for under 6 boys and girls, under 8 boys and girls, under 10 boys.  All other hurling and camogie teams trained in Caherslee at the same 7 pm time. Race […]

SENIORS Our Senior team travelled to Churchill on Sunday afternoon last for Round 2 Co. League game which was played in near perfect conditions.  Ballymac started the better and were fully deserving of their 1 – 5 to 0 – 1 lead mid way through the first half with Vincent […]

RESULTS; Monday 27th March 2016 U17 Dominos Cup 1/4 Final Park Fc 3-0 Tralee Dynamos , walkover . Tuesday 29th March 2016 U12 JK Sports Div.1 Castleisland 1-5 Park B . U15 Killarney Plaza Div.2 Park B 3-4 Ballyheigue . Thursday 31st March 2016 U14 Foundation Sports Div.2 Park C […]