Archive for June, 2016

THE Kerry minor team to face Cork this Sunday in the Munster Final has been announced and features two players from the Tralee area on the starting line-up. The game is the opening game of the day at at Fitzgerald Stadium at 12 noon and the team shows one change from the […]

A BALLYROE man has raised €10,870 for Enable Ireland after completing a cycling tour of Provence in the South of France. Tommy Sheehy, who is originally from Castleisland, climbed Mount Ventoux in aid of Enable Ireland. The challenge covered Lyon to Nice over the rugged French countryside. On this tour, Tommy conquered […]

KERRY properties went under the hammer at the Allsop Auction  in Dublin today but there was only three out of five sold. The properties are in Lixnaw, Lyrecrompane, Ballyheigue, Valentia, and Listowel and were part of the auction at the RDS in Ballsbridge on Thursday. This house (above) at 37 Slí na Faiche, Lixnaw, had […]

Gavin O’Connor watched Kerry win three in a row Munster Junior football titles at Austin Stack Park last night… Kerry 0-14 Cork 0-13 THEY were made sweat a little, but a one point victory over Cork was enough to ensure three-in-a-row Munster Juinor titles for Kerry at Austin Stack Park on […]

HUNGRY cyclists will consume 23,000 sandwiches and wash them down with 10,000 litres of water at this year’s Ring Of Kerry Cycle according to organisers. This Saturday sees thousands of cyclists descend on Killarney and the southern half of the county for the event which is in its 33rd year. The event is bringing together […]

HUNDREDS of people went out to Ballyseede Castle Hotel for two special open-air performances this week, one of which helped out a great cause. Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense And Sensibility’, was performed by the Chapterhouse Theatre Company on Tuesday and Wednesday and the weather held out for the most part to provide a great way to […]

MATT Le Blanc must have had a word with his former ‘Friends’ co-star about the beauty of Kerry, because Courteney Cox is in the Kingdom filming at the moment. She’s here to do a TV show with renowned adventurer and survivalist, Bear Grylls, and is no doubt enjoying the elements. The show […]

YEARS of hard work and toil came to its fruition on Wednesday when the new St Brendan’s NS Blennerville was officially opened. Attended by parents, school children, local politicians and members of the Blennerville community, former goverment minister Jimmy Deenihan, was the man who did the honours of unveiling a […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public.  Information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens Information Phone Service, 0761 07 4000. Question I have applied for a means-tested Jobseeker’s Allowance but I was told […]

THE Tralee Community Responders received a boost this morning  when they got a cheque for €3,000 in the post. The group had applied to the JP McManus Benevolent Fund, listing their aims, monies required and other details. A panel looks at each application and they got word three weeks ago that they were being awarded €3,000 for the scheme. This morning, […]

A YOUNG man from the Mitchels area will be hoping to better 27 other singers at the final of Teenstars Ireland in Dublin this Saturday. This is the second year, Joshua Roche (12), will take part in the prestigious contest with stardom and a shot at success on his mind. Teensters Ireland is a […]

THERE will be an open meeting for those interested in the possibility of setting up a mental health drop-in centre in Tralee. ‘The Open Door Community Initiative’ event will take place in The Rose Hotel, tomorrow night, Thursday, at 7:30pm. The initiative is spearheaded by prominent local mental health campaigner, Ger Collins. The […]

FORTY-FIVE pupils gathered together for one of the last times at a special graduation ceremony at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Tuesday evening. The girls and boys from Holy Family school were joined by family members and staff of the school to celebrate their journey from junior infants to […]

  GARDAI in Killarney are investigating a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision which occurred outside the village of Sneem, this evening. The collision occurred at approximately 6.45pm on the Cahersiveen to Sneem Road (approx. 3 miles outside Sneem). A motorcyclist travelling along the road came off the motorcycle and […]

THERE has been a very rare sighting of one of the ocean’s most interesting mammals off the Kerry Coast. Whale-watchers out at sea sighted a killer whale near Slea Head on Monday. The experts on the boat identified  it to be an elderly individual named John Coe, who is well known to whale-watchers around these […]

THE Tralee Golf Club Captain’s Prize took place on Sunday with Sean O’Loughlin winning out on a score of 42pts. Here are the results with photos below… Sunday 26th June (Captains Prize to the men) Liam Nolan 1st   Sean O’Loughlin (13)    42 Points 2nd   Tony Johnson (17) 40 Points 3rd   Kelan […]

CAMPA PEILE ‘CÚL’: Don’t forget to book a place in the Kerry (Bord na nÓg) ‘Cúl’ Summer Football Camp in Connolly Park from July 4th to July 8th. Book early –secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) No…no…no football on Sunday morning…KY v Tipp/Cork! Best wishes to all Kerry players in Sunday’s Munster finals. […]

IRELAND’S oldest festival is coming around again and the launch of Puck Fair’s packed programme took place recently at Rossbeigh Beach. Families, day-trippers, weekend revellers and visitors from far and wide are called to Killorglin from August 10-12 to enjoy Ireland’s original and oldest ‘Gathering Festival’. The pinnacle of the […]

SPINNING Yarns video productions has just uploaded a clip to YouTube showing all the fun of Tralee’s 800 celebrations recently. From the US orchestra on Friday, through the pageantry, medieval battles, banquets, live music in the Square, family fun in the Park and much more it shows the rain didn’t really […]

A LOCAL restaurant owner was delighted to wake up on Sunday morning to a glowing review for his business. One of Ireland’s most popular newspapers, The Sunday World, ran a review of Il Forno Woodfired Pizzeria And Italian Restaurant in Courthouse Lane and they were impressed to say the least. The […]

A CAHERSIVEEN family who lost a loved one last year have raised an incredible amount of money for cancer services in Kerry. €35,000 has been raised in all for Cahersiveen Hospital’s Hospice Ward (€20,000), the Oncology Day Care Unit at Kerry General Hospital at Kerry University Hospital (€10,000), Recovery Haven […]

A FAMILY from Racecourse Road has gone and done it again in the Credit Union Members Car Draw. Linda O’Connor has won a brand new Nissan Pulsar, four years after her father, Peter, won a car in the same members draw. The work of mother Marie has paid off, as she […]

TRALEE area clubs are well represented on the Kerry Junior Football team to face Cork in the Munster Championship Final this Wednesday evening in Austin Stack Park (7.30pm). There are four changes in personnel from the side that defeated Limerick in the semi final. Na Gaeil’s Andrew Barry starts in the […]

Senior Football Round 3 of the Garvey’s Senior County Championship will be played on Sunday July the 10th. We will play Legion at 3.30. It is the second game in a double bill. The first game is at 2pm between St Kieran’s and Rathmore. Senior Co League Kerins O’Rahillys v […]

  THERE’S hard rain on the way. While the weather hasn’t been that bad of late, things are going to change drastically from later tonight as Met Eireann has issued a Yellow Status Rainfall Warning for Kerry and many other counties. Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford […]

SENIOR TEAM – Division 1 Round 7: Home to Legion (2nd July) PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SENIOR TEAM Round 8: Away to Kilcummin (17th July) Round 9: Home to Austin Stacks (24th July) Round 10: Home to Dingle (14th August) Round 11: Away to Kerins O’Rahilly’s (4th or 25th Sept) FEILE […]

Under 13: Out u13s played a great match away to Kilmoyley only losing out by a last attack goal. There were some outstanding performances. In the absence of our regular goalkeeper Evan Foley volunteered and pulled off a series of fine saves. Darragh Maloney is playing his best ever hurling […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 20th June 2016 for a jackpot of €3,400.  Numbers drawn were 3,10,23,25.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips. 1. Aidan Savage, Kielduff 2. Michael O Shea, c/o Tony Marshall 3. Mick O Connell, Castleisland 4. Ashling & Mike Keane, Lyrecrompane […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: With our postponed round 5 Co. League game, against Kerins O’Rahillys now fixed for Saturday, 6th August, our next outing will be on Saturday evening next (2nd July) in the scheduled round 7 game. The game, which is part of a double header with our B team, starts at 7.30pm B […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 05, 09 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen Walsh Tralee, Ned Flynn c/o Betty’s Bar, Noreen Sugrue Tonavane, Joan Tangney Curragraigue and Nancy McCarthy Derrymore West. Next […]