Archive for August, 2016

A KERRY and Austin Stacks legend received the honour of being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the GAA Museum in Croke Park earlier today. John O’Keeffe was a member of the Kerry senior team from 1969 until 1984 and is regarded as one of the most stylish and accomplished full-backs in Gaelic […]

IT’S been a good week for Tralee Golf Club when on Sunday they ended a wait of 67 years without a AIG Munster Junior Cup and will play for All-Ireland honours next month. Then the juvenile members of the club got in on the winning act this week when they won […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society are currently gearing up to host their ‘Fourth Annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition’ in Tralee which will be held on Saturday, August 27, at the Brandon Hotel. The exhibition will be from 11am until 5pm on the day and will feature a whole host of entertainment and […]

LOCAL residents in a Mitchels estate were angered about clouds of dust raised during construction work in the area last week. The work being undertaken is part of the Mitchels /Boherbee Community Regeneration Project, will see €1 million invested in the upgrade of services and environmental improvement works in the Mitchel’s Avenue, Mitchel’s Court […]

UNIVERSITY Hosital Kerry is set to feature in episode 1 of the new RTE documentary series ‘Keeping Ireland Alive: The health service in a day’ later this month. In making the five-part series, 75 camera crews were sent to locations nationwide and filming was carried out over a 24-hour period on May […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses are having great fun since they arrived in town and yesterday were getting out and about in north Kerry. Ballybunion hosted some of the Roses who weren’t part of last night’s first qualifying […]

A TV DRAMA series directed by Kerry man Gerard Barrett and starring Pat Shortt will begin its run on TV3 next month. Last night on Twitter, the former IT Tralee student and Knockanure native released the poster for ‘Smalltown’ which he wrote, directed and produced with the message ‘I’m going […]

KERRY County Museum has unveiled a packed programme of events to be held to coincide with Heritage Week which runs from Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, August 28. As well as a lecture on the Kerry witnesses at the trial of Roger Casement, there will be a walking tour of medieval Tralee and a […]

THE first national GP Awards will be closing for nominations this week and organisers, GPBuddy.ie, are asking Kerry patients to nominate their GPs for the Patients’ Choice Award. The Awards will be announced by celebrity TV doctor, Pixie McKenna at a glittering awards ceremony in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday, September 15. […]

THE wait is over for hundreds of Tralee students who received their Leaving Cert results today. Nerves were at tipping point this morning as students opened those precious envelopes that were the result of years of work. Presentation Secondary School and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were two of the first schools to […]

THE rain stayed away and the wind died down, for a fundraising event which has proved so popular over the past few years. The Celebration Of Light drew hundreds to Tralee Bay Wetlands on Tuesday night for a short and beautiful ceremony, organised by Recovery Haven, which is a moving tribute to those […]

A LOHERCANNON man enjoyed a nice windfall recently when he won the St Pats GAA Club Lotto draw. James O’Connor collected his cheque for €7,300 at the club on Tuesday evening, but it’s not the first time this has happened to the O’Connor family. His daughters Paula and Martina have already […]

AROUND 130 boys and girls are enjoying the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA summer camp at the club’s Pat Healy Park, also known as the ‘Cliff’ pitches in Ballyrickard this week. In an effort to entice young blues, O’Rahilly’s have run the camp free of charge the last couple of years and it’s […]

DEBS season is coming to a close soon, but Ballyroe Heights Hotel has been very busy hosting students from all over the county and beyond over the past month. Last night it was the turn of the students from Coláiste Íde Agus Iosef in Abbeyfeale to party at the venue. […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses arrived in town at 5pm yesterday, with the buses pulling into their base for the next week, The Rose Hotel. Owners Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler were there with the hotel staff to welcome each […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AND so it begins. A big crowd turned out in The Square last night to welcome the 65 Roses and their escorts to the town with music, dancing and a lot of fun kicking off what […]

KERRY County Council has so far received over 200 submissions from members of the public in relation to the future use of the former Denny factory site in Tralee. Since the launch of the first phase of public consultation on the site three weeks ago, the council has received a steady […]

AROUND 270 glamorous young people packed into the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the Killarney Community College Students’ Debs Ball on Monday evening. The red carpet was laid out and the sun was shining when students from the greater Killarney area arrived for a night of food, fun and dancing at the […]

A CONTRACTOR  has been appointed to construct IDA Ireland’s new Advance Technology Building (ATB) in Tralee. Contracts were signed in recent days allowing Eamon Costello (Kerry) Ltd. to proceed to construct the c.2,322m 2 building on a c.1.0 hectare site at Kerry Technology Park (KTP). IDA has agreed terms with Shannon […]

The World Series The weather has once again caused havoc with our swims resulting in the postponement of our Lighthouse Race . A new date has yet to be chosen as it is difficult to get the tides right for this tough swim. With 2 races left in The World […]

Mens competition (Pat Mulcaire Am Am) Saturday  13th and Sunday 14th August 1st: Willie Goulding, Michael Keane, Joe McCarthy, Kieran O’Callaghan 185 points 2nd: William Hanley, Nicholas Hayes, Barra O’Dwyer, Brendan O’Keefe 183 Points 3rd: James Hogan, Seamus Kennedy, Pat Minogue, Damien Quinn 182 Points Best Score Tralee Saturday: Sean McCarthy, Sean Reidy, Colm […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WELL it’s almost time now. The town is getting ready to party for the week and the Roses are heading for Tralee at last. The 65 contestants are set to arrive at their base in […]

TRALEE people raised an incredible €45,226.00 for Pieta House through the ‘Darkness Into Light’ walk in May. Over 3,000 people took part in the emotional walk that highlights the vital message that there is help and support out there for people suffering from mental health issues. The Tralee walk took place in […]

THE Tralee Parnells GAA Cúl Camp got underway on Monday with glorious sunshine in Caherslee. Over 50 young hurlers are attending the camp, no doubt spurred on by the heroics in Croke Park of Austin Gleeson, Richie Hogan and Paudie Maher at the weekend. Parnells are based in Caherslee and have […]

NOT all superheroes wear capes or indeed have the wealth of Hollywood stars or the big houses of the mega rich musical artists. Some are just ordinary folk who are leading extraordinary lives. I write this having just watched the interview on the RTE Player of the Miriam O’Callaghan show […]

  TRADITIONS and skills of the past will take centre stage in Churchill on Saturday week. Spa/Fenit Community Council will celebrate National Heritage week at the Old Forge, Churchill on Saturday, August 27. This is one of the most popular social events in the area which will again showcase many […]

GARDAI are investigating a case where an elderly couple were robbed by two women in the old Gallowsfield area. It’s one of three burglaries over the past few days being investigated by Gardaí. On Thursday, August 11, two women called to the house of the couple claiming to be collecting for charity. One […]

GARDAI are looking for the public ‘s help with two cases of suspected arson in the past two weeks. In Listellick on Tuesday, August 2, a house was damaged in a fire at 7am. Then, just last night (Sunday) in Laccamore, Abbeydorney, another house was damaged by fire. Gardaí are investigating both incidents […]

  Anthony Morris Fund -Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Under 10 Blitz is on this Sunday August 21st -beginning at 11am in Milltown Castlemaine GAA Grounds. Teams are 11 a side. There will be four groups of four -with each team guaranteed three games in Phase 1. Top team in each group qualify for Section A semi […]

ANNE O’KEEFFE GALVIN: It was with great sadness that neighbours and friends learned, early on last Wednesday morning (10th Aug), of the death of Anne O’Keeffe Galvin.  Anne and her family are steeped in the Rock tradition. Her late mother, Caitlín Bean Uí Chaoimh, was one of the founding members of Ladies […]