Archive for August 29th, 2016

  STRICTLY COME DANCING: Our thanks to Adrienne McLoughlin for the following Report and for her  brilliant photographs of the event which can be viewed, as usual, on our club website: “Strictly Come Dancing” has become a social event not just for the Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club but for […]

THEY went to Dublin in their tens of thousands to support Kerry teams yesterday and they sure made themselves heard. From before midday there were hundreds of Kerry fans milling around the Croke Park Hotel and James Gill Pub, eagerly anticipating the encounters ahead and having a pint to calm the […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Glenduff House on 22nd August for a jackpot lotto of €4,300.  There was no winner.  Numbers drawn were 2,11,14,24. Lucky Dips 1. James Walsh, c/o Tom Leen 2, John Rahilly, c/o Tom Leen 3. Flor O Connor, Meanala 4. Margaret O Connor, Ballymac 5. […]

Seniors: Churchill play their final game in this year’s County League at home to Valentia on Sunday afternoon. Throw-In in Churchill is at 2pm.   U-16: Churchill have reached the Division 3 final of the Co League, where they will face Milltown/Castlemaine. Details of this game are still to be […]

NATURALLY, after a championship-ending defeat and another season done and dusted, retirements are not too far away from the discussion. Four Kerry legends in particular must be weighing up their options of whether the bodies can take another crack at Sam. Aidan O’Mahony (36) The Rathmore man was a late inclusion […]

  Milltown Castlemaine-2/13 Glenbeigh Glencar: 3/09. Milltown Castlemaine took on Glenbeigh Glencar in the O’ Sullivan Cup-in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park on Tuesday evening. Playing in glorious sunshine, the first score came in the 1st minute -with a point from GG. It took MC until the 5 Th minute to […]

  Na Gaeil Annual Cycle   Na Gaeil Annual Cycle took place on Saturday last and was a great success. Well in excess of one hundred cyclists took part, some cycling the 40km route and the more experienced cyclists doing the 80km route. They all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was great […]

  Parnells Big Blitz Sep 3rd Tralee Parnells will host a Hurling and Camogie Big Blitz day on Saturday, September 3rd, at John Mitchels G.A.A. Grounds. Families are invited to come along to watch young Parnells showcasing their skills. The building excitement of Croke Park will surround the matches, involving […]

  SENIOR TEAM – Co League Round 11: Away to Kerins O’Rahilly’s 4th September @ 1.30p.m. DATE FOR THE DIARY – STRICTLY COME DANCING: John Mitchels are delighted to announce their 1st ever Strictly Come Dancing Competition. This will be held in Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday October 30th 2016 […]

  Lotto Our lotto was held last Monday night, August 29th in Skelper Quane’s Bar due to the Kerry game. Winning numbers will be included in next week’s notes. Academy Our Juvenile Academy boys and girls had a good turnout last Thursday evening and everyone involved had lots of fun […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society’s ‘Fourth Annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition’ drew more people than in previous years to the Brandon Hotel on Saturday. The event is held to give visitors a greater understanding of the teachings of Islam, to correct misconceptions about the religion and for a chance to meet and interact with […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s assistance after a woman was robbed in the Shanakill area. On Saturday night/Sunday morning, between 3am and 3.30am, a woman was walking home to Shanakill from the town centre. As she entered Shanakill estate, she was set upon and robbed by a man. He took her handbag and […]

LOSING to Dublin for the fourth time on the trot in the championship was a sickener, but there’s plenty of reasons to be hopeful of redressing the balance in the coming years… Minors on the verge of three-in-row Kerry minors did not win an All-Ireland for 20 years, now the county […]

THREE Kerry sites are coming up for sale at the next Allsop Online Auction on September 13. A site at Clogherbrien, Tralee, has a reserve range off between €10,000 – €20,000. The parcel of land extends to approximately 0.47 ha (1.16 acres). The subject property is accessible via the R558 east of […]

ONE of the big talking points coming out of Croke Park yesterday was an incident deep in stoppage where Dublin’s Kevin McManamon shouldered Peter Crowley in the chest and no free was given. Referee, David Gough, came in for a lot of criticism from Kerry supporters after the final whistle, […]

WE all know how lucky we are to live in Kerry, but in case you need reminding, have a look at the drone video below shot recently by the guys at Jogiisland.com It’s getting a lot of views online and has been picked up by national media, but in case […]

WELL at least the minors won. It’s a consolation and hope for the future, after the heartache of losing to the Dubs yet again. But the Kerry fans certainly made their presence felt in the capital on Sunday. There must have been over 20,000 Kerry supporters in Croke Park and […]