Archive for May 30th, 2016

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-8; South Kerry 2-10. Spencer Tracy and Lee Marvin stared in an iconic film of the mid 1950s named ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’. And if the Producers of this film were in Connolly Park on this Saturday evening (28th May) and were contemplating a remake they […]

TESCO COMMUNITY FUND DRIVE: Tesco has nominated John Mitchels Club U6s and U8s as one of the community groups who they will be supporting over the next number of weeks in their shop in the Square, Tralee. You too can show your support by shopping in Tesco and placing your […]

Tralee Parnells one of 20 Best Sports Clubs in Ireland: There has been huge excitement around the Tralee Parnells Club ever since people opened the Irish Times on Saturday the 28th of May and immediately started texting each other the great news. Our small renascent club has been shortlisted as one of the […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on the 23rd May for a lotto jackpot of €3,000.  Numbers drawn were 2,5,10,13.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips. 1. Kathleen  Keane, c/o Tom Leen 2. Joanne Long, Tylough 3. Dave Slattery, Caherbreagh 4. Myles Sheehan, Maglass 5. The Silles Family, Corraghlea […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 04, 14 & 19. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Pat O Connor Cahermoneen, Jim Cantillon c/o Rock St PO, Patrick Dillane / Mike Breen c/o Dwyers Bar, Kay Browne […]

U6/U8/U10 Academy:  It was a busy week for the Academy with Churchill hosting 2 rounds of the St. Brendan’s League go-games in the Spa.  The U8 contingent took part in 5 games against St. Pats, Ardfert A & B and Ballyheigue A & B on Wednesday evening. All games were […]

Seniors Na Gaeil hosted Annascaul in the quarter final of the Junior Premier Championship in Killeen on Saturday evening. Conditions were perfect for football and both teams served up a very entertaining game. Na Gaeil had a very nervous opening ten minutes and conceded a penalty early on. Annascaul failed […]

Senior Football The draw for the round 3 of the Garvey’s Senior County Championship was made on Sunday evening last. Kerins O’Rahillys were drawn against Legion. Round 3 will be played on the weekend of July the 10th. Venues to be confirmed. Next Senior game is in the Co League […]

THE unveiling of plaques in remembrance of Tralee people who died in World War I will take place this Saturday at the Munster Fusiliers Monument at  Ballymullen at 3pm. Two new plaques – one with the 101 names of members of the Munster Fusiliers and the other inscribed with 125 […]

OVER 600 people visited Spa National School on Sunday for  the ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’  in honour of Donal, their past pupil. “We wanted to honour Donal in a special way and so the committee worked to create an event where people would come together for a few hours, have […]

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for the public’s help as they investigate two break-ins, one at a business and the other at an apartment at the Kerries. On Thursday, May 26, just after midnight, at around 12.20am, the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre premises was entered. The person/persons gained entry by smashing […]

LAST Sunday at Collis-Sandes House saw students of the Yamaha School of Music competing for silverware and bursaries in an exciting curtain closing event to the school year. Throughout the week, students were ably assessed by invited adjudicator Mr. Angel Climent who is a composer native to Valencia in Spain. […]

KERRY Macra proved they have talent for fundraising  at a variety show for the Kerry Cancer Support Group, Kerry –  Cork Health Link Bus On Friday May 13, in Pat Sheehan’s Bar, Firies, Kerry Macra held a variety show ‘Macra’s Got Talent’ in aid of Kerry Cancer Support Group, Kerry – […]

A TRALEE based biotechnology company has received €246,987 in government funding. BioAtlantis Ltd, who operate out of Clash Industrial Estate, received the substantial sum as part the Seafood Processing Capital Investment Scheme announced by Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. “These investments will assist seafood enterprises to […]

SUMMER really has arrived! After the beautiful weekend – especially Sunday – we had, we’re in for more of the same over the next week. According to just about every website and weather service we could find, Tralee is in for a great week of fine weather with just a slight […]

TWO Tralee GAA clubs are in with a great shout of winning a prestigious national sports club of the year awards run by The Irish Times.  Austin Stacks GAA and Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club are two of 20 shortlisted in the Best Sports Club in Ireland competition  which […]

OPERATING profit at Kerry Airport rose last year according the Annual Report & Accounts for 2015. Kerry Airport has released their Annual Report and Accounts for the 12 month period ended which reveals an operating profit after taxation for the period of €30,980 – an increase on Operating Profit of €12,085 on the […]

A 16 YEAR OLD boy is in serious condition in Cork University Hospital following a road accident yesterday in north Kerry. At approximately 2.30pm on Sunday, the teenager  was seriously injured when his motorcycle crashed on Ferry Road, Tarbert. Gardaí in Listowel are appealing for witnesses following the single vehicle collision. The […]