Archive for May, 2016

Mike O’Halloran says Kerry has the ability to make it a second home victory in as many weeks at Austin Stack Park on Saturday against Westmeath… Kerry began their journey to a Leinster quarter-final with a great win over Carlow last week. Playing into the wind in the first half, Kerry were […]

IF you’re sitting in front of the TV tomorrow night, it might be worth flicking on RTE 1 to see a face that will be familiar to some. Tralee man, Vincent Lynch, had his name drawn out of the drum on the National Lottery game show ‘Winning Streak’ last Saturday, so […]

IT’S set to be a huge and wonderful event in the early hours of Saturday morning, as a massive crowd is expected at CBS The Green for Tralee Darkness Into Light. There are five walks taking place at 4.15am across the county in Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Dingle and Cahersiveen and preparations are in place […]

TWO nights of great entertainment came to a close on Thursday when CBS students staged ‘A Wake In The West’ at the school. Transition Year students tread the boards for a public performance last night and there was a fantastic response from the audience who thoroughly enjoyed it. Written by  Michael J […]

THERE’S great family fun in store tomorrow night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium when St John of God Kerry Services hold a fundraiser for their Children’s Respite Services. This worthy cause will feature an all sponsored program, fantastic raffle prizes such as a signed Kerry Jersey and an auction of a pair […]

A TRALEE firm of solicitors is up a major law award tonight at a ceremony in Dublin. Leading law firms, legal practitioners and in-house legal teams across Ireland are 2016 finalists for the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards and Cadogan O’Regan Solicitors in Denny Street is one of the nominees […]

POST-PRIMARY school students from schools all over Kerry took science to the next level with over 60 projects at SciFest at IT Tralee 2016 on Thursday. Of the 60 plus projects exhibited at SciFest, the top prize on the day went to Natasha Myers from Killorglin Community College for her project, […]

THE London Rose will be chosen in the English capital tomorrow night and there’s three Kerry ladies in the running for the crown. A selection evening will be held in the Clayton Crown Hotel in Cricklewood on Saturday night with 15 young ladies hoping to succeed Aisling Hillary and head […]

According the people at the Met Office, summer is about to arrive later this weekend…well, in the sense that the rain will be warmer than it has been. Anyway, if we do get some sunshine, there’s no excuse for staying indoors. Here’s a few things you might get up to… […]

THERE’S just one change in the Kerry senior hurling team to play Westmeath this Saturday, from their game against Carlow last weekend. Brendan O’Leary replaces Colum Harty in the half forward line for the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round Robin Group, Round 2, at Tralee’s Austin Stack Park on Saturday […]

  KERRY County Council Filmmaker in Residence, Lisa Fingleton, has almost completed her residency and applications are being invited to succeed her in the role. Since last September, Filmmaker in Residence Lisa Fingleton has been sharing her passion for film with schools, organisations and community groups across the county. The […]

A BASKETBALL legend in the county is to be inducted into the Basketball Ireland Coaches Hall Of Fame at a ceremony in The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght this Saturday. Jimmy Diggins has given almost 40 years to basketball in the county and as he says himself “it’s my life”. […]

A TABLE quiz with a difference will be held next week where the family of a Ballymac woman who died from cancer will be remembered. The daughters of Marian McCarthy, who passed away in January, will host a Harry Potter-themed quiz to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. The quiz […]

TWO Transition Year groups from Presentation Secondary School and two from Mercy Mounthawk have made the final of the Eco-Unesco Youth Environmental awards to be held later this month and you can vote for the projects online in a public vote. Both “If your dog poops, You Scoop” campaign and the […]

A CHURCHILL woman’s drawing, attempting to explain the local appeal of the Healy Raes, has gone viral today in the wake of Danny Healy Rae’s comments in the Dail on climate change yesterday afternoon. Danny Healy Rae’s view is that it is only God who controls the weather and we can’t do anything about […]

THE worst fears were confirmed for Kerry U21 and Austin Stacks player Greg Horan when a scan on Wednesday uncovered an ACL tear in his right knee. The average recovery time for a torn ACL is anywhere between six and nine months but it can often take a bit longer that, […]

THE Fenit Development Association is hoping people turn up for an important event this Friday at Fenit Island. As part of Clean Coasts week which takes place from May 6-15, volunteers are needed to plant Marram grass, which will help protect the dunes. The erosion of the dunes is becoming a […]

A WELL-DESERVED civic reception will be held on Monday for a man who has done enormous work for charity and cancer support in Kerry. Ted Moynihan of Kerry Hospice Foundation will receive the honour from the Tralee Municipal District at 1pm at Kerry County Council buildings at Rathass. The Tralee man […]

KERINS O’Rahillys and St Brendan’s will have the ‘home’ advantage of Austin Stack Park when they take on South Kerry and Kenmare respectively in a championship double headed on Sunday week. Meanwhile Austin Stacks must wait until July 9 (provisionally) to face Dr Crokes in the Club Championship Final. The […]

DUE to essential building repair work the Kerry Tax District Revenue Office at Spa Road cannot provide a walk in service from Monday, May 16. However an appointment service will continue to be available by contacting 066 716 1108. The Revenue Office regrets any inconvenience caused by these essential works. They say the […]

A BALLYHEIGUE filmmaker is urging Kerry people to bring elderly relatives and neighbours to his feature-length movie which was shot in Kerry. Patrick Brendan O’Neill from Ballyheigue made ‘The Uncountable Laughter Of The Sea’, which has had its run extended in Tralee Omniplex. The film which celebrates the life of Fr. Padraig O’Fiannachta […]

KERINS O’RAHILLYS manager, Mike Quirke, has had his say on Tommy Walsh’s departure from the Kerry panel last week. Mike Quirke, who also soldiered in green and gold with Tommy, is glad to have the former young player of the year back and focused on the blues. “I think Tommy […]

A YOUTHREACH student is the only Tralee entrant to make it through to the Apprentice Chef Programme final. Michael Bajewicz is one of 24 teenagers from around Munster who has made it through to this final cook off. This Friday, students from 17 schools in Munster will enjoy the sweet smell of […]

SO you think you know your movies eh? If you know your Ridley from your Tony Scott, your De Niro from your De Laurentiis, then The Imperial Hotel is the place to be next Wednesday, May 11, for a table quiz run by the Kerry Film Festival to test your […]

WE’RE not getting carried away. This is Ireland after all, but early forecasts are predicting temperatures in the low 20s could reach our shores by Sunday. Met Éireann is telling us that temperatures this week will gradually become “mild if not warm with continental air feeding in over Ireland. “However it […]

KILDARE boss and former Kerry trainer, Cian O’Neill, was dismayed by the reaction to Kerry’s 11 point defeat to Dublin in the National League Final. “I thought it was ridiculous. Blown out of proportion,” said O’Neill in an interview with the Irish Examiner. “I know the Kerry boys, I know them […]

THOUSANDS of people are set to make their way to Ballybeggan this Sunday for the 67th year of the Kingdom County Fair and it looks like it’s the spot to bring the kids judging by the line-up of entertainment. With over €40,000 in prizes and trophies there’s a lot to […]

GREAT racing, family fun and stylish ladies will again be the to the fore at the upcoming Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday and Monday, June 5/6. As always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Race Committee have organized Children’s Entertainment on the […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 25th April 2016 for a jackpot of €2,600.  Numbers drawn were 4,5,11,19.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Keelan Brosnan, Ballymac 2. John Moore, c/o Tony Marshall 3. Bob Walsh, Tonreigh 4. Dick O Brien, c/o Tom Leen 5. […]

A TERRIFIC two days of family fun last month at Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre has raised a whopping €6,500 for Down Syndrome Kerry. On Friday, Rachel Fitzgerald, Chairperson of Down Syndrome Kerry, visited the business to pick up the cheque from Nathan McDonnell of Ballyseedy Home and Garden. Continued below… The money was raised […]