Archive for July, 2016

A CELEBRATION of style and Kerry’s place as the fashion capital of the southwest will form the centrepiece of the 2016 Rose of Tralee Fashion Show in the Festival Dome on Sunday 21st August. This year’s fashion extravaganza, which was launched at Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa this week, will feature all […]

THE rain poured down on Tuesday night outside Ballyroe Heights Hotel, but students hopped off the buses from Rathmore in fine spirits looking forward to a great night ahead. The teenagers were students in Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra and around 140 travelled from east Kerry to have a ball with a three […]

THERE are currently 272 people in Kerry asylum seekers in four separate direct provision accommodation centres in Tralee and Killarney. In Tralee, Atlas House and the Johnston Marina are home to 167 asylum seekers. (full breakdown below) While in Killarney at Atlas House Deerpark Road and Park Lodge there are (105) people […]

IF you want to show Kerry at its best, get the lads from The Irish Drone on the case. That’s the lesson we’ve learnt over the past number of months as video after video of Fenit, Blennerville, Ballybunion et al has been uploaded to YouTube by the guys at the […]

THERE’S a business up in Clash Industrial Estate which you may not know about, but you should definitely visit if you’re a pet lover or into angling. The Weekend Superstore – which is located between Bolger Fabrication and Total Cleaning Supplies – is having a big sale this Saturday with 25% off fishing […]

GARDAI carried out three raids on premises in Abbeydorney, Ballyheigue and Listowel over the past number of days where drugs with a street value of €11,000 were seized. The biggest seizure was in a house in Abbeydorney on Monday evening where €5,000 worth of heroin and €5,000 worth of cocaine and/or amphetamines was uncovered. […]

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn will host a special event during the Rose of Tralee International  Festival in a few weeks. Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan announced on Monday that the famous hostelry, will host the first gathering of Roses and Rose Escorts at this year’s Festival on Tuesday August 16. Kirby’s Brogue […]

A FARMER in Iowa is trying to solve a mystery as to how a Radio Kerry keyring came to be buried on his farm in the middle of nowhere. Some weeks ago, Radio Kerry received an envelope containing a rusty old keyring dating back to when the station was first launched over 25 years […]

SINN Féin Deputy for Kerry, Martin Ferris, has described as “unacceptable”, the waiting lists for appointments in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Kerry and nationwide. Figures released by the HSE to the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Health show the area covering Kerry and much of Cork to have […]

CAMPA PEILE: Our club football camp will be held next week (9.30am to 1pm)…from Tuesday (2nd) to Saturday (6th). Fáilte roimh chách. Just come along! Costas: €40 per person; €60 for family. It’ll be great!! PEIL FAOI 6/8: (i) More great Football on Sunday at 11am and (ii) on Thursday at 5.45pm […]

RESULTS :   1st   Alan Kelly (8) 39 Points 2nd   Bernard Costello Jnr (13) 39 Points 3rd   David Hennebery (4) 38 Points Best Gross: Darren O’Sullivan (1)   31 Points 4th   Kevin O’Connor (13) 37 Points 5th   Padraig Moynihan (13) 37 Points 6th   Ger Power (9) 37 Points 7th     Ger Carmody (16) […]

  A FAMILY project which aimed to aimed to equip parents with the tools to support their child’s literacy development is coming to an end this week at Tralee Library. ‘Let’s Read Together’ is a Family Learning Programme organised by the Library. It is part of a national initiative to support families […]

By Kevin Williams With our weather patterns similar to last year , it has been playing havoc with our swim schedule and resulted in three postponements . With a short break in the weather last week it was decided to run off 2 events. First up was The Donald Walsh […]

THE Kerry Pony Society hosted its annual Gymkhana in Blennerville on Sunday and as always was a huge hit with competitors and families. The event was a great family day out featuring competitions for animals of all kinds along with the headline pony events. There was plenty of fun for all the family with […]

TEN young people will represent Blennerville/Ballyyard in this year’s National Community Games in Athlone. The games will take place at Athlone IT over two weekends – August 12 to 14 and from August 19 to 21. Competitors from the group are drawn from a huge area that stretches from Derrynane to Ballyard and […]

THE Tralee Community Garden project are holding an event coming up during the Rose of Tralee Festival inviting visiting diaspora and Irish descendants to plant a tree to remind them of their roots. ‘Planting Community Roots’ is part of the Community Tourism Diaspora initiative on August 20 from 10am to 2pm. Irish descendants abroad […]

COLM Cooper, Johnny Buckley and Mikey Geaney have all been ruled out of the Kerry v Clare All-Ireland SFC quarter-final in Croke Park this Sunday. There is good news however, as Peter Crowley will return to the match day panel after he was ruled out of the Munster Final because […]

THE Kerry minors and seniors are in action next Sunday in Croke Park and the ticket prices and arrangements have been announced. It’s not the most attractive of line-ups to entice fans to headquarters as Kerry face Clare for the second time in two months in the championship at 2pm. […]

GAA/Camogie Initiative: Parnells Chosen for new GAA/Camogie initiative.  Parnells are one of 8 clubs selected nationally to roll out a new GAA/Camogie initiative ‘hurl with me’. The idea behind it is to get parents involved over a 6-week period on the evening that the children are training. Parents will be […]

SENIOR TEAM John Mitchels played Round 9 of the Co League against Austin Stacks last Sunday evening at home. The throw in was at 2.00 p.m. and Stacks played with a strong wind in the first half. Stacks were first to get on the score board with a point from […]

LOTTO The Ballymac GAA Lotto draw took place in the Ballygarry House Hotel on the 18th of July. Prize was €3,800. The numbers drawn were 6,14,20 & 26. No winners. Sellers prize: club website (online ticket). Lucky Dips: 1 – Edel Leen Kilmore, Kielduff. 2- Jack Kelly Ballyseedy. 3 – […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 13, 21 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Niamh Switzer Curraheen , Brian and Ann O Shea Curraheen, Alan Walsh Lohercannon, Theresa Ashe Doon and Martina Madden Causeway. […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: John Mitchels 0-11; Austin Stacks 1-9. Our thanks to Tim Slattery for the following Report. Playing with the wind in the first half we opened the scoring in the 4th minute from a David Mannix free after a foul on Darragh O’Brien. Mitchels hit back then with two, only […]

Senior Football Credit Union Senior Co League Kerins O’Rahillys 2-12 Milltown/Castlemaine 2-12 A game of two halves where Kerins O’Rahillys dominated the first half and were well ahead in the first half and Milltown/Castlemaine made a great comeback in the second half and both sides could have snatched victory at the […]

Cul Camps: Churchill will be hosting the Football Cul Camps from the 8th to the 12th August. Parents can register online at www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamp U16 Churchill had a hard fought battle against Dingle last Wednesday evening in Churchill. Churchill played extremely well throughout and looked to be in control nearing the end. However a […]

Seniors Skellig Rangers made the long trip north to face Na Gaeil in Tralee in round nine of the Co. League.  With both teams vying for promotion,  Skellig opted to play with the aid of the strong breeze in the first half, and reaped the early rewards with three early […]

A FORMER racing favourite with Tralee punters – thanks to his connection to trainer Tom Cooper – is still winning accolades…but not on the racecourse. Forpadytheplasterer and Joanne Quirke won the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) Racehorse To Riding Horse class at the Dublin Horse Show for the third consecutive year […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is celebrating the upcoming extended Rose of Tralee International Festival with the publication of a Discount Voucher Booklet which will be distributed to nearly 11,000 homes in Tralee during the first week of August. Launched by the Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, the booklet features 30 pages […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help after a theft in a Tralee estate and finding the owner of a ring found in town. Light fittings and the bulbs were taken from the gardens outside three separate houses in Connolly Park on Thursday night (July 21) into the early hours of […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help after windows were broken at two Tralee pubs/restaurants. The first incident took place on Wednesday, July 20 between 12.30am and 4am at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Rock Street. Windows were smashed in the front of the premises. The second incident took place at No.4 […]