Archive for June, 2016

Milltown Man Elected Cathaoirleach Of Kerry County Council

Milltown Man Elected Cathaoirleach Of Kerry County Council

June 27, 2016 at 4:44 pm Comments are Disabled

FIANNA Fail councillor, Michael D O’Shea, was elected the new Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council this afternoon. The Milltown man succeeds Tralee Municipal District councillor, Cllr Pat McCarthy, in the chair. Cllr O’Shea was co-opted on to the Council in 1994 and has remained there since, consistently being re-elected making him the third longest serving councillor in […]

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Churchill GAA Club News

Churchill GAA Club News

June 27, 2016 at 4:33 pm Comments are Disabled

Féile Péil na nÓg, 2016 Churchill U14’s played in Féile Péil na NÓg over the weekend. This is a huge event on the Juvenile calendar and with Kerry being one of the host venues, it was a great honour for the club to host Balyna GAA from county Kildare who […]

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

Na Gaeil GAA Club News

June 27, 2016 at 4:24 pm Comments are Disabled

  Na Gaeil Ladies All Ireland Féile Champions What a weekend for the Na Gaeil U14 Ladies! All Ireland Feile Na nOg champions 2016! This was a huge achievement for the club and well deserved following the tremendous work put in by the girls and the mentors. The girls had […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: Champions Kilmoyley Look The Part In Defeat Of Ballyduff

REPORT/PHOTOS: Champions Kilmoyley Look The Part In Defeat Of Ballyduff

June 27, 2016 at 4:12 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran watched Kilmoyley easily get the better of Ballyduff in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round game at Abbeydorney on Sunday… Kilmoyley 2-18 Ballyduff 0-18 I SAID in my preview that it had to be “now or not for a while” for Ballyduff and after their efforts against the […]

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Gardaí Issue Warning About Bogus Callers

Gardaí Issue Warning About Bogus Callers

June 27, 2016 at 3:44 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI have issued a warning about bogus callers to houses. The warning comes after a homeowner  in Castleisland answered the door to a man asking to get a drink of water for his pregnant wife. The man then entered and stole a sum of money from the house. Continued below…   […]

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PHOTOS: Many Reasons To Celebrate At St Brendan’s NS Fenit

PHOTOS: Many Reasons To Celebrate At St Brendan’s NS Fenit

June 27, 2016 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

THE staff, pupils and parents of St. Brendan’s N.S. Fenit held a special celebration day last Friday 24th June. They were celebrating all their hard work and achievements. They were awarded their 4th Green Flag for Travel. Ms. Angela Wall, Green School co-ordinator, made a special appearance and raised the […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: St Brendans Run Riot In Big Win Over Ballyheigue

REPORT/PHOTOS: St Brendans Run Riot In Big Win Over Ballyheigue

June 27, 2016 at 12:07 pm Comments are Disabled

Ballyheigue were trounced by a rampant St Brendans side yesterday in Abbeydorney. Mike O’Halloran reports on the Kerry SHC first round clash… St Brendan’s 5-20 Ballyheigue 0-7 St Brendan’s were four points up after 50 seconds when Nicky O’Sullivan goaled from an error by the Ballyheigue keeper. Ten minutes later they […]

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New Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O'Brien with his two children Mark and Millie and wife Teresa. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Terry O’Brien Takes Reins Again As Mayor Of Tralee

June 27, 2016 at 12:03 pm Comments are Disabled

A NEW Mayor of Tralee has been elected. Cllr Terry O’Brien (Lab) took over this morning from Cllr Tom McEllistrim at the Tralee Municipal District AGM at Kerry County Council buildings. His nomination was put forward by fellow Labour Party member, Cllr Graham Spring, and seconded by Cllr Jim Finucane. Cllr […]

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Nottingham Forest Fans Help Out Recovery Haven And KSPCA

Nottingham Forest Fans Help Out Recovery Haven And KSPCA

June 27, 2016 at 11:24 am 1 comment

THE glory days of Nottingham Forest may be in the past, but their fans in Kerry and Munster did the club proud with a recent fundraiser. The Munster Forest supporters club ran a dinner dance to mark its 10 year anniversary and the 150th anniversary of the English soccer club. The event was held […]

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REPORT/PHOTOS: Causeway Overcome Lixnaw In Tough Encounter

REPORT/PHOTOS: Causeway Overcome Lixnaw In Tough Encounter

June 27, 2016 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran watched a tough Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry SHC first round match in Kilmoyley last night… Causeway 2-8 Lixnaw 0-12 Causeway – who lined out without their star man Colum Harty, who hasn’t played since the game against Westmeath in the league – made a winning start to this years Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry […]

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PHOTOS/REPORT: Abbeydorney And Crotta Must Do It Again After Draw

PHOTOS/REPORT: Abbeydorney And Crotta Must Do It Again After Draw

June 26, 2016 at 1:21 pm 1 comment

Mike O’Halloran was in Ballyduff for the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round match between Abbeydorney and Crotta O’Neills on Saturday night… Abbeydorney 2-16 Crotta O’Neills 0-22 (after extra time) Extra time was the last thing most neutrals wanted to see in this game played in Ballyduff, such was the […]

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Hairdresser at Expose, Joanne Lynch, with the lock of hair Roisin Sugrue has donated to the Chernobyl Children's Project International. Photo by by Gavin O'Connor.

Ballyseedy Girl’s Kind Gesture To Chernobyl Project

June 26, 2016 at 12:45 pm Comments are Disabled

A BALLYSEEDY girl has stuck to her guns and made a huge gesture by not only donating a substantial amount of her hair to the Rapunzel Foundation but also aiding the  Chernobyl Children’s International Project. Last July, nine-year-old Roisin Sugrue, wrote a letter to pledging that she would donate hair […]

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‘Sense And Sensibility’ At Ballyseede Castle To Help Chernobyl Charity

‘Sense And Sensibility’ At Ballyseede Castle To Help Chernobyl Charity

June 26, 2016 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

THE beautiful grounds of Ballyseede Castle Hotel will host two very special open-air performances next week which will help out a local charity. Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense And Sensibility’, will be performed by the Chapterhouse Theatre Company and tickets are still available for the two performances on Tuesday, June 28 and […]

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PHOTOS: GAA Family Shows Its Strength In Féile Parade

PHOTOS: GAA Family Shows Its Strength In Féile Parade

June 26, 2016 at 11:05 am Comments are Disabled

THE  remarkable power of the GAA is showing its strength all over the county this weekend with the Féile na nÓg tournament. The games are reaching their climax today but last night it was a time to get together for a parade of the clubs through some of the host […]

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Roger Harty: It’s Ok Not To Be Ok

Roger Harty: It’s Ok Not To Be Ok

June 26, 2016 at 11:04 am 1 comment

IT’S ok not to be ok. This is the slogan of ‘Suicide Aware’, a very powerful organisation which would obviously choose a very powerful slogan. It is without doubt that a lot of thought and effort was put into the choice of this slogan in order to get the right […]

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At St Ita's St Joseph's Graduation, Tamara Gleeson, Fiona McCarthy and Tomiwe Cole. Photo by Gavin O'Connor

PHOTOS: St Ita’s And St Joseph’s Students Celebrate Graduation

June 25, 2016 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

IT was a momentous day for seven students at St Ita’s and St Joseph’s school who celebrated completion of their leaving cert and junior cert exams at a graduation ceremony on Friday. Four students completed their Leaving Cert exams – Frank Kennedy, Tamara Gleeson, Tomiwe Cole and Fiona McCarthy – while Junior […]

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Out To Dinner: A Seafood Delight At Benners Gastro Pub

Out To Dinner: A Seafood Delight At Benners Gastro Pub

June 25, 2016 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

Gastro Pub @ Benners Hotel Castle Street AS much as the curmudgeon in me complains about the Hallmark-promoted racket that is Father’s Day, I confess that I really enjoyed it this year. I resolved to take the afternoon off work and my better half declared we were going to a restaurant in the […]

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Five Soccer Pubs To Watch The Ireland Match In This Sunday

Five Soccer Pubs To Watch The Ireland Match In This Sunday

June 25, 2016 at 11:33 am Comments are Disabled

COME. On. You. Boys in green, come on you boys in green etc. For a lot of people, the soccer pretty much overshadows everything this weekend. That’s saying something, considering our rugby lads have a chance to create history by beating the Springboks – for the second time in a fortnight – on Saturday evening. […]

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PREVIEW: Will Lixnaw Or Causeway Emerge Triumphant On Sunday Evening?

PREVIEW: Will Lixnaw Or Causeway Emerge Triumphant On Sunday Evening?

June 25, 2016 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

Causeway will have to be at their best to overcome Lixnaw in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round game on Sunday says Mike O’Halloran… Causeway and Lixnaw play the twilight game on Sunday in Lerrig, Causeway have come off a win in the 2015 County League where they defeated […]

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Sponsored: Something Special Has Come To The Rose Hotel

Sponsored: Something Special Has Come To The Rose Hotel

June 25, 2016 at 11:13 am Comments are Disabled

Sponsored THE Rose Hotel has introduced something special this summer. Executive Head Chef, Odran Lucey at the popular hotel has introduced Afternoon Tea to the menu, served in the lovely surroundings of the Rose Room. Afternoon Tea includes all the favourites; Selection of Sandwiches, Scones with Preserves & a Selection of […]

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Open Invitation To Tralee Bay Maritime Centre Launch

Open Invitation To Tralee Bay Maritime Centre Launch

June 24, 2016 at 4:30 pm Comments are Disabled

IF you’re looking for something to do after watching the big game on Sunday, then a trip out to a new business in Fenit might tickle your fancy. The new Tralee Bay Maritime Centre, owned and run by Brian O’Sullivan, is having a launch event this Sunday from 4pm to […]

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Top Gear’s Kerry Episode To Be Seen By Millions This Sunday

Top Gear’s Kerry Episode To Be Seen By Millions This Sunday

June 24, 2016 at 3:40 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Top Gear episode which will feature Kerry will be on our TV sets this Sunday on BBC2 at 8pm. Back in April the BBC crew with presenters Matt Le Blanc and Chris Evans were bewitched by our county’s spectacular beauty and took to social media and the airwaves singing […]

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Michael Healy Rae: ‘Brexit’ Vote Result “Is An Affront To Our Society”

Michael Healy Rae: ‘Brexit’ Vote Result “Is An Affront To Our Society”

June 24, 2016 at 2:40 pm 2 comments

KERRY Independent Deputy Michael Healy Rae has called the British people’s decision to exit the European Community as “an affront to our society”. The British people voted by  52% to 48% to leave the European Union yesterday. In a statement on his Facebook page this morning, the Kilgarvan man also […]

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James and Bridget O'Riordan at the St Pats and Delco Gaels in parade in Blennerville. Photo by Gavin O'Connor. . Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: St Pats Welcomes US GAA Club With Parade Over The Bridge

June 24, 2016 at 12:52 pm Comments are Disabled

A FOOTBALL team from Philadelphia joined forces with St Pats GAA for a parade over Blennerville bridge to mark the beginning of Féile 2016. St Pats Football Club in Blennerville are hosting the Delco Gaels all the way from Philadelphia for the tournament which takes place this weekend. The parade took place on […]

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Weather Isn’t Too Bad For Weekend, But It’s Definitely Not Summer!

June 24, 2016 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

DRY, cloudy, showers and sunshine with temperatures between 15 to 19 degrees. It’s the Irish summer alright. We can’t complain too much however, as we’ll see a fair bit of dry weather in Kerry over the weekend according to all the  experts (mind you, they got it wrong this time last week for […]

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PREVIEW: Ballyheigue Will Be Up Against It When They Face St Brendan’s

PREVIEW: Ballyheigue Will Be Up Against It When They Face St Brendan’s

June 24, 2016 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, thinks St Brendan’s will have the better of their neighbours this Sunday in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round match…  BALLYHEIGUE and St Brendan’s is the second-match at Abbeydorney on Sunday coming at 4.30pm,  after the Kilmoyley V Ballyduff opener earlier that afternoon. St Brendan’s return […]

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: CBS Pupils Say Farewell To Primary School Life

VIDEO/PHOTOS: CBS Pupils Say Farewell To Primary School Life

June 24, 2016 at 9:08 am Comments are Disabled

IT was the end of an era at CBS Primary for  pupils in the school’s three sixth classes, who began their educational journey in 2009. The students put on their blue jumpers for one last time on Thursday and enjoyed an awards ceremony in the afternoon. Students were recognised for their academic, sporting and other […]

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A 'shmozzle' ensues in the County Championship, semi-final in Abbeydorney, between Kilmoyley and Ballyduff. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Ireland Match Causes Time Changes To Kerry Hurling Championship Games

June 24, 2016 at 9:07 am Comments are Disabled

THE Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship games on the double bill in Abbeydorney on Sunday have seen their throw-in times changed. As a result of the Republic of Ireland v France Euro 2016 clash at 2pm on Sunday, the first game, Kilmoyley v Ballyduff  has been brought forward to 12 noon while […]

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Action from Kilmoyley v Ballyduff in 2015. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PREVIEW: Champions Kilmoyley To Find It Tough Against Ballyduff This Sunday

June 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm Comments are Disabled

Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, on the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round clash between Ballyduff and Kilmoyley this Sunday in Abbeydorney… On Sunday the championship action moves to the pristine pitch in Abbeydorney where Ballyduff take on Kilmoyley at 12 noon, this is a repeat of last year at this […]

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Quarters Is Gone But There’s A New Club In Its Place

Quarters Is Gone But There’s A New Club In Its Place

June 23, 2016 at 4:11 pm Comments are Disabled

OUT goes Quarters and in comes ‘Escape’, as a new look nightclub is set to open on Friday night. The once Fabric, then Quarters nightclub on Godfrey Place has come under new ownership. It will reopen under new name, ‘Escape’, after undergoing refurbishment and will employ up to 30 staff. […]

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