Archive for July, 2016

By Mike Mercer ALL the invocations that were called upon last weekend for the Captain’s Prize (Mike Mercer) worked well with Apollo, the God of Sunlight, coming out on top for the duration of the competition. With close to 100 competitors, sponsors, guests and not forgetting the Mna, the course was […]

THE first county league meeting of Austin Stacks and John Mitchels in 13 years ended with one point win for The Rock in Ballyseedy by 1-9 to 0-11. The wind played a significant factor in the game with Austin Stacks benefiting from the gusts in the first half. Shane O’Callaghan […]

Mike O’Halloran says champions Kilmoyley did enough to overcome Lixnaw in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC quarter-final in Austin Stack Park yesterday… Kilmoyley 1-19 Lixnaw 1-16 My preview said that Lixnaw would win if Daniel Collins didn’t play, well he did and his goal was the difference at the end. […]

Mike O’Halloran watched Ballyduff net a volley of early goals which Causeway could never recover from in the Garveys Supervaly Kerry SHC quarter-final in Austin Stack Park yesterday… Ballyduff 5-16 Causeway 1-15 The Boyles brothers blitzed Causeway and brought the boys from Ballyduff into the semi-final yesterday. In my preview of […]

  IN case you missed our coverage yesterday, there was a great celebration dance on Banna Beach on Saturday where hundreds of people came throughout the day and night to Féile Fáilte. Beginning at 3pm and concluding around midnight, the event was part of the Casement Project and saw performers both […]

HUNDREDS of people made their way to Banna Beach on Saturday for a fantastic celebration of culture and dance at Féile Fáilte. The day-long event had everything from a ceili to a disco with local and global styles mixing on stage making for a hugely enjoyable experience for performers and the audience. […]

THE annual Jamie Wrenn walk was another great fun day out with 81 registering at the Aqua Dome on Saturday morning. They had a misty start to proceedings but it was mostly a dry day for it, with walkers taking a few stops in O’Sheas in Curraheen,The Junction Bar, Camp […]

JOHN Mitchels GAA club hosted their annual Juvenile Football Tournament for the U-8 and U-10 age groups on Saturday and it was another enormous success. Held at the club grounds in Ballyseedy, this was the 16th year of the tournament which has become one of the most popular in the county. Continued below… Around 400 children […]

LAST week I wrote an article about Fear (click here). The essence of the article was that psychological fear wasn’t real i.e. that there is no imminent danger. Thus I expressed that type of fear using the acronym F alse E xpectations A ppearing R eal As the expectations are false (not real) […]

KERRY are back in another All-Ireland final after the Juniors easily dispatched Lancashire in Manchester this afternoon by 4-17 to 3-10. Stephen Wallace’s side will defend their title against Mayo after the Connacht side beat Wexford today by 2-10 to 0-10. Kerry didn’t have it all their own way though, […]

PARK FC held their annual summer camp this week at their grounds in Christy Leahy Park. About 70 or so boys and girls attended the camp this week which focused on fun and the skills of the game. The camp began on Monday and ran right through until Friday with kids […]

The Mercantile Bar Manor West Hotel THE last time I was in the Mercantile Bar for a bite to eat was in November 2014. The bar was packed with hungry shoppers refuelling for the afternoon ahead and the lunch of chowder and open flat bread with tomato tapenade, hummus, black olives, […]

ALL nationalities led to Tralee International Resource Centre on Friday for a  free family intercultural evening of music and food at their centre in Boherbee. According to TIRC’s Co-ordinator, Mary Carroll; “We are delighted to be hosting this event to bring different cultures and nationalities together.  TIRC’s aim is to support […]

THE Kerry Protestant Hall building on Ashe Street has been sold. The KPH building, located directly across the street from the Courthouse, was built in the 1860s. One of the structure’s most eye-catching features is the clock that hangs over the entrance. The sale went through in recent months to a Cork businessman. Just last week, […]

OVER 70 kids participated in the John Mitchels Summer Camp this week. The camp was mainly centred around Gaelic football but kids also took part in other activities, such as basketball and dodgeball. The state of the art facilities in Ballyseedy allowed organisers to be creative with activities and they […]

IF YOU’RE in need of a shoulder to cry on, it seems Eamonn is your man. Waterford hurling manager, Derek McGrath, received a supportive phone call from the Kerry boss after the Deise lost by 21 points to Tipperary two weeks ago in the Munster Final. “I got a lovely call […]

  A POLISH national, who spent a number of years living and working in Tralee, has been arrested in connection with an international network of paedophiles. The man  was arrested along with 15 other men in Poland suspected to be part of a network of more than 750 paedophiles who shared […]

THE Kerry Association London have opened nominations to the public to select the 2016 Kerry Person of the Year. The committee selected London-based business man and Ballyduff native, Gerry Rochford, as last year’s winner. The committee are looking for nominations for people who have made a massive contribution to their […]

THE star of hit TV series The Wire and The Affair is to go into a new career as a hotel manager in Glin, just over the Kerry border. Dominic West and his wife Catherine Lynch are turning Glin Castle, the ancestral home of the Knights of Glin through the […]

KERRY County Council will launch the first phase of public consultation on the future use of the former Denny Bacon Factory site  next week. EU funding of €1.5m has been sanctioned for the redevelopment of the 2.3 acre site which is now in the ownership of Kerry County Council after it was […]

THE weather isn’t looking too bad for the weekend here in Kerry, even though there will be showers over the next three days. After the initial rain and drizzle, today is supposed to brighten up this afternoon with good sunny spells in all parts  interspersed with the odd passing shower. Highest temperatures will be […]

AN explosion at a power station on the outskirts of Tralee caused the major power outage across the county this morning. About 50,000 people around the county in Tralee, Killarney, Dingle, west Kerry and south Kerry were without power from just after 9am. The ESB are carrying out a full investigation […]

The weekend is almost upon us and if you’re looking to get out and about then there’s a few things on over Saturday and Sunday… SATURDAY 1. Take a long, long walk… The annual Jamie Wrenn Walk takes place on Saturday morning from the Aqua Dome. Held in aid of […]

Mike O’Halloran on the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC Quarter-Final to take place on Sunday at Austin Stack Park (3.30pm)…  Kilmoyley take on Lixnaw in the second game of the double-header in Tralee. The champions were defeated by a resurgent Abbeydorney in round two. Most folk expected Kilmoyley to win that one, […]

THE Kerry Juniors have an unusual assignment this Saturday when they go cross-channel to Manchester to face Lancashire in the All-Ireland JFC semi Final. Kerry progressed to this stage after defeating Cork and claiming a third Munster crown in-a-row last month in Austin Stack Park last month. Traleetoday.ie caught up […]

A TRALEE lady has won the Best Dressed Lady at the Dublin Horse Show this afternoon in a win for the whole of Kerry. Claire Murphy was wearing a Carol Kennelly (Tralee) Millinery headpiece and a Tina Griffin (Killorglin) designed dress making her dressed head to toe in Kerry designs. Claire has won a […]

FINAL preparations are being made for an annual charity event in memory of a great fundraiser. The Jamie Wrenn Walk, in aid of Recovery Haven, is an event which has raised tens of thousands for charity over the past six years and organisers are hoping people support it again when it takes […]

AN update on the survival of the 11 Debenhams stores in Ireland, including the one in Manor West Retail Park, was put back to next month at the High Court yesterday. In May, Debenhams Retail Ireland Limited (DRIL) applied for court protection after the Debenhams UK withdrew financial support. In June the […]

THE Presentation Secondary School Milltown Students turned on the style at their Debs Ball in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Wednesday night. Over 130 teenagers enjoyed a excellent night of food, great music and plenty of craic to cap off their years in secondary school. We were there to capture the glamour…

A TRALEE woman who ran 12 marathons in eight months in aid of a hospital last month is to run two in just over a day in September. Brenda Doody from Curraheen will run two miles in 26 different counties in a 26-hour period on September 24 to raise funds for the […]