Archive for June, 2016

  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 […]

It was a very busy weekend for Kerry Macra as all roads lead to Meath to support Kerry Macra’s Queen Louise O’ Connor from Ardfert. Louise who joined Macra only in March has achieved so much since then. She reached the National final of drama with the kerry macra rainbow […]

Mens results MC 8 Adams Garage 5th June 1st: John P O’Brien (11) 42 Points 2nd: Brian Monaghan (10) 41 Points 3rd: Killian Wolffe (5) 40 Points 4th: Des Fitzgerald (16) 40 Points 5th: Mike Sheehy Jnr (7) 39 Points 6th: Ciaran Nolan Tighe (10) 39 Points Best Gross: Rory Hill(3) 34 […]

  SIX lads from Kerry have graduated from Boot Camp and will travel to Kerry as Rose Escorts at the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival. James Finn (21), Shane Kenny (23), Padraic McCarthy (23), James O’Connor (26), Corey McConnell (23) and Stewart Nolan (22) were among the 65 guys […]

YESTERDAY we brought you photos of the style at Listowel Racecouse Ladies day which took place on Sunday. The sunny weather ensured loads of ladies came looking their best for a chance to win the Best Dressed competition judged by Lorraine Keane of TV3 and Traleetoday.ie contributor Orlagh Winters. The […]

AROUND 200 people gathered outside the Castle Bar and along Rock Street for the annual One Furlong Dash on Rock Street. The charity event, where representatives from Rock Street watering holes, race from Galvin’s Shop to the Castle Bar for the honour of winning the One Furlong Dash perpetual trophy. […]

    SENIOR FOOTBALL: Killarney Legion  0-9; Austin Stacks 1-8. After a rather fractious affair our Seniors got back to winning ways in glorious sunshine at Derreen on last Saturday evening (4th June) in round 4 of the Co. League. After twenty minutes we had a lead of 1-4 to […]

  Seniors: A very under strength Churchill team, short a number of regulars, were beaten by a physically stronger Dr Crokes team by 4 points in the Spa. A fresh breeze favoured Churchill in the 1st half though it was Crokes who got on the scoresheet first, with points from […]

  Seniors   Na Gaeil played Renard in Round 4 of the County League in Killeen on Sunday in glorious sunshine. Renard were first out of the blocks and were two points up after 5 minutes with scores from Eoin O Neill and Liam O Sullivan. Na Gaeil began to settle […]

  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. Credit Union Senior Co League […]

  PEIL FAOI 6: (i) Football as usual…in Caherslee on Sunday morning at 11am and (ii) in Connolly Park on Thursday (9ú) at 5.45pm. Bígí linn! PEIL FAOI 8: (i) Caherslee at 11am on Sunday, mar is gnách. (ii) We had a lovely outing to Ballymc last week…cuireadh fáilte mhór […]

  Lotto Our lotto was held last Monday night, May 6th in Skelper Quane’s Bar due to the Dingle Way Challenge. Winning numbers will be included in next week’s notes. Dingle Way Challenge 2016 Last Sunday saw St. Pats GAA host the fourth Dingle Way Challenge with the aim to […]

   Parnells at Tralee Park Run: Check out Parnells Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TraleeParnellsHurlingClub/ to see some great photos of some of our Parnells stalwarts taking part in Tralee Park Run.  Among others we see the Maloney, Reidy and Cadogan families well represented. Goalpost Fundraiser: Raffle cards are available Friday evenings in Caherslee from […]

I OFTEN wonder what other people’s interpretation of me is. It is probably not the most productive of pastimes, nor is it 100% healthy; but it still tends to pop into my thoughts every now and then. I have friends, so I think that means that some people at least must […]

SUNSHINE and style made a fantastic combination at the Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day on Sunday. Along with stylish ladies there was some great racing and plenty of family fun to keep the large crowd that attended more than happy. The fashion highlight, Ladies Day was judged by TV celebrity and […]

THE glorious sunshine brought out  a stylish winner in the  Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady on Sunday. Tasha O’Connor from Templeglantine, County Limerick, won the Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady title on the opening day of the Whit Bank Holiday Race Meeting on Sunday. Judged by style icon and TV personality, […]

A TOP fashion blogger is coming to CH Chemists next week to impart her style tips for summer. Kerry native Erika Fox is a fashion and lifestyle blogger currently living in New York City. On Tuesday, June 7, she will be holding a masterclass and style event with Estee Lauder. Throughout […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Tralee raised over €800 for Arthritis Ireland  to mark ‘Children With Arthritis Awareness Month in May. Ms. Kingston’s TY Home Economics group at Presentation Secondary Tralee organised a Monster “Sweet and Savoury” Bake sale on Friday, May 13. Continued below… Arthritis is actually the biggest cause of childhood disability in Ireland […]

KERRY Comhairle na nÓg members, including six from Tralee schools, recently enjoyed a trip to Strasbourg to the EU Parliament. This year the Kerry Comhairle na nÓg was invited by Sean Kelly MEP to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) which took place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg from 20-21 May. […]

  PADRE Pio told many stories over his lifetime. In fact he was renowned for his recall and his sharp and sometimes cutting wit. One of his own favourite stories was about a local Italian farmer who had never been on a train before, but wanted to visit his daughter […]

THERE were poignant scenes at Ballymullen on Saturday afternoon at the unveiling of two new plaques, which honour Tralee’s World War I dead, at the monument to the Munster Fusiliers. The plaques – one with the 101 names of members of the Munster Fusiliers and the other inscribed with 125 names […]

A TRANQUIL and moving tribute to those who have been affected by Cancer will take place during Rose of Tralee festival week. ‘Celebration of Light’ is organised by Recovery Haven Kerry and will take place at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Thursday August 18 at 8pm. Thousands of lanterns will be lit at […]

THREE Kerrymen feature on the Irish team of 29 off to the European Transplant Games in Finland next month. Alan Gleeson from Listowel, Stephen Byrne from Tralee and Patrick O’Connor from Killarney were with the Irish team this week to listen to the words of encouragement from the surprise guest speaker […]

AROUND 80 or so Moyderwell Primary School pupils added another string to their bow when they performed at the school’s ‘Colour My Strings’ violin concert. Moyderwell pupils from classes , 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th performed in front of a proud bunch of parents and teachers. As part of […]

A FORMER teacher from Presentation Secondary School, who died in a road accident in 2014, was remembered in a competition run by the Irish Austrian Society and was won in its inaugural year by Presentation. The 19th Irish Austrian Society’s Essay competition for second- level schools included this year, for […]

OVER 120 First Year pupils celebrated the end of their first year in C.B.S The Green, with an awards ceremony held in the school recently. Individual awards were handed out to over 50 students including sports, academic and music awards. These awards were given to the individual students in recognition of their […]

Career Guidance Counsellor and freelance writer, Billy Ryle, offers some last minute tips for the upcoming State Exams which begin next Wednesday…  Self-Maintenance • Concentrate on subjects being examined in the first week • Complete major revision by Sunday night • In a relaxed study session on Monday concentrate on […]

A NEW Lidl store destined for the old Heiton-Buckley premises on Edward Street was granted planning by Kerry County Council, but conditions set by the authority will now be appealed by the German supermarket giant. Back in August, the site – which was on the market at a €650,000 guide price from the […]

IT might be time to make plans for the outdoors over the next few days as it looks like it will be a scorcher of a weekend. However, rain clouds could appear where they’re not wanted for a brief spell on Sunday and bank holiday Monday. On Saturday, Met Eireann are predicting the […]

WORK on the two-way Denny Street plan in Tralee town centre will not commence until the Council are finished deliberating on traders’ areas of concern. Around 60 traders and members of the public attended the second ‘Save Tralee’ meeting in as many weeks in the Grand Hotel on Thursday night. […]