Archive for October, 2016

DR Crokes showed their class yesterday by overcoming Kenmare District in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC final at Fitzgerald Stadium by 2-16 to 1-12. They were worthy winners of their 11th title and two fine goals set them up for victory. ‘Sideline Eye’ were there to film the game and […]

A DELIGHTED woman collected a cheque for a fantastic €181,751 today at National Lottery offices in Dublin after winning the prize Lotto Quick Pick in Moloney’s Newsagents in Listowel, on October 1. Speaking today the happy local woman said; “I was out when the Lotto draw was on and when I got home I asked […]

  Under 10: Our U10s travelled to the Mallow complex on Saturday for a Munster blitz. 23 players in total made the trip and we had an extremely enjoyable day out. The Black team took on Kilmihil, Firies and Shannon Gaels, while the Green team played Listowel Emmets, Shannon Gaels […]

LOCAL charities and groups across Kerry have received almost 90,000 meals to date from Tesco Ireland through their surplus food donations programme run in partnership with Irish social enterprise, FoodCloud. A wide range of Kerry based organisations including  ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge & Support Services, Tralee Soup Kitchen, and Killorglin […]

  Senior Football Senior Town Championship Semi-Final Kerins O’Rahillys 0-17 Austin Stacks 2-10 We made the short journey across town to Connolly Park on Sat evening to take on the locals in the town board championship semi-final. We fielded a strong team though minus the services of Barry John, Jack […]

PEIL FAOI 6: Only two more Sundays left in our football season! The Jimmy Barry Cup will be played for on October 30th. PEIL FAOI 7/8/9/10: See you all again on Sunday morning next, boys! PEIL FAOI 11: Our annual trip to the Na Piarsaigh Club in Mayfield (Gort Álainn), Cork, will […]

SENIOR HURLING: Kilgarvan 4-13; Austin Stacks 1-8. Our Hurlers lost their first game of the season, going down to a strong Kilgarvan side, in the final of the South Kerry SH Championship played at Lewis Road on last Saturday afternoon (15th Oct). Kilgarvan were three points up inside the first […]

IT TRALEE students have produced a video that voices their opposition to government student loans which, they feel, will land them with crippling debt for years. The two-and-a-half minute long video was shot on the campus and is presented by President of the IT Tralee Students Union, Steve Clifford. “We welcome the government’s option […]

  Junior Final There was a big crowd in Killarney on Sunday for the Premier Junior Football Final between Na Gaeil and Glenbeigh/Glencar. Na Gaeil started brightly and had three points on the board after after six minutes: two from Darragh Carmody and one from Diarmaid Herlihy. Glenbeigh/Glencar quickly replied […]

GARDAI are asking the public if they saw a vehicle over the weekend after it was taken from the Mart at Mounthawk. On Friday, October 14, between the hours of 10pm and 8am, a truck was used to break down the gates of the Mart yard. A gray Mazda 5 car with […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors approved plans for a two-storey McDonalds this morning as a special meeting. The  fast food giant’s plans to demolish the old building and construct a brand new restaurant to the east of the existing structure was approved by six councillors voted in favour, Cllrs Sam Locke and Pat McCarthy […]

ABOUT 200 runners and walkers took part in the Churchill 6k run on Sunday, where there was a great family atmosphere at the Community Centre. DJ Padraig played music to get people ready for the off while Ivan Parker got participants to limber up during the warm-upm, before they set off […]

  Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 06, 15 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Patsy Griffin Spa Road, Enzo c/o O’Shea’s Texaco, Brenda Doody Curraheen, Michael McCarthy Tonevane and Marguerite Trant Curraheen. Next […]

DOWN Syndrome Kerry will be dancing its way onto the INEC stage for what’s going to be a great night of craic at ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ on Friday, December 2 Over the next two months, 24 dancers – including Kerry footballer Aidan O’Mahony, Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan journalist Aidan O’Connor, Sean Taaffe […]

    Captains Liam & Dorothys Charity Day Am Am Result 14th Oct 2016 Overall 1st : 92 Points Sean Ryan (22), Ger Hussey (12), Declan Raggett (13) , Francis Fitzgerald(14) Overall 2nd : 88 Points Mary Sheehy (3), Noreen Coffey (13), Eileen Kenny Ryan (13) , Mary O’Rourke (22) […]

COMMUNITY MASS: A Community Mass will be held on Thursday November 3rd at 8.00 p.m. in the old Club House, John Joe Sheehy Road.  All are welcome to attend. STRICTLY COME DANCING: John Mitchels Inaugural Strictly Come Dancing will take place on Sunday October 30th in Ballygarry House Hotel commencing […]

  LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on 10th October for a jackpot of €5,000. Numbers drawn were 16,18,27,28. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Mary Riordan, Ballymac 2. Maurice Leen, Chutehall 3. Mick O Connell, Castleisland 4. Tim Murphy, Bog Road 5. Brian and Deirdre O […]

  Quiz Night: Tralee Parnells Quiz Night will take place on Friday the 11th of November. Fáilte roimh Cách. Sympathies: Tralee Parnells would like to extend our sympathies to the Sheehy family on their recent bereavement. Tralee Parkrun: Following on from the Tralee Parkrun awards presented at the recent Parnells […]

A BOOK of Condolence for the late Anthony Foley will be opened by Kerry County Council from 12 noon today, Monday. All seven local authorities in Munster have agreed to do so from noon today. The Munster rugby coach died on Saturday night at the team hotel in Paris on […]

Gavin O’Connor reports on the Junior Premier County Final between Na Gaeil and Glenbeigh/Glencar in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday afternoon… Na Gaeil 0-9 Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-6 NA GAEIL rescued a draw with the last kick of the game against Glenbeigh/Glencar who played 20 minutes plus stoppage time down to 13 men […]

THE dancers in the upcoming St Brendan’s Hurling Club ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event were officially revealed on Friday night (see the pairings photos below). Murt Murphy, who will be MC on the night, introduced the lads and ladies to a good turnout of locals in The Abbey Tavern in Ardfert and […]

ST Vincent de Paul are appealing to the public to drop in any clothes they can spare to their shops in Castles Street and Friary Lane. The appeal comes as they revealed there is still a big demand for their services and this is likely to increase as Christmas approaches. […]

IT was a night to remember in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday as 47 performers took to the stage in the Lip Sync Battle for the Ballyduff GAA Ball Wall. There were over 800 tickets sold for the event and it looked like most of them turned up as all seats were […]

THE open day at Coláiste Gleann Lí in Clash was a huge success on Saturday with the biggest numbers yet coming through the doors between 9.30am and 1pm. The school, which now has 150 students, is going from strength to strength and the staff had a chance to show parents and […]

LIXNAW won the Acorn Life County Under 21 Hurling Championship Final for the first time since 2004 on Saturday evening in front of a good crowd in Abbeydorney. The final score was Lixnaw 3-15  to St. Brendan’s 1-12 and the green and gold men were worthy winners. Continued below… An early […]

Chef Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies has some Winter Salad recipes… Salads are often only eaten in Ireand during the summer months. But with a fantastic array of seasonal vegetables available during the Autmn/Winter slads should be eaten all year round. Root vegetables are fantastic in […]

THERE were 800 tickets sold for the Ballyduff Lip Sync Battle in the Brandon Hotel tonight. The event is a fundraiser for the local hurling club and it was worth the admission price for this opening dance/mime. Those lads and lasses are some movers as you can see below. It’s worth […]

A NEW concept which has seen a number of businesses set up in the town centre was officially launched on Friday. HQ Tralee, set up by Ken Tobin and Tom O’Leary, provides a workspace for new and existing businesses on three floors above The Abbey Inn. There are 34 people working in […]

TWO Presentation Tralee students have been selected to participate in the International  Junior Science Olympiad qualifiers. Michelle Doody, Ballybeggan, Tralee  and Ciara Boyd, The Spa, Tralee  of Transition year have been selected based on their excellent Junior Cert results in Science and Maths. Continued below… The International Junior Science Olympiad is a […]

FOUR more Kerry properties have been added to the next Allsop Online Auction which takes place next month. A pub in Cahersiveen and three holiday homes in Banna join a Tralee property on Pembroke Street which is open to bidding on the Allsop Auction website from 8am on Thursday, November […]