Archive for November, 2016

THE window displays are ready, the discounts have been made and now it’s time for the frenzy to begin. While many electrical goods stores have been running their Black Friday deals all week, tomorrow sees the biggest shopping day of the year for many retailers in town with prices slashed […]

UP to 20 new jobs will be created in the new year when the new Lidl supermarket opens at its Edward Street site. Construction at the old Heiton Buckley site is continuing apace, with steady progress being made for its scheduled February opening. Their second store in Tralee – the other Lidl […]

  UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry will share a €10m investment with two other hospitals in Munster as part of University College Cork’s future plans. The news comes as UCC signs a €100 million EIB Loan announcing a total investment of €241 million to fund significant University developments. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will sign a €100 […]

  A TRALEE man won the top prize at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition, which took place in the Ballygarry House Hotel earlier today. A total of €50,000 was awarded in prizes across three different categories including best Business Idea, Best Start Up Business and Best Established Business. […]

THE IT Tralee has honoured four students who have achieved great honours in their chosen sports this year. Kerry minors footballers David Clifford and Fionan MacKessy, rower Monika Dukarska and Shauna Kelly received presentations at a lunch in The Rose Hotel on Tuesday, from the IT Tralee President, Dr Oliver […]

A NEW book which features Munster poetry down through the centuries is to have its Tralee launch at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on this Friday evening, November 25 at 6.30pm. ‘Best Loved Poems: Favourite Poems from the South of Ireland’ was launched in Listowel, on Saturday and a series of similar events has been […]

PHOTOGRAPHY lovers gathered at Tralee Library last night for the annual Ardfert Camera Club Photographic Exhibition. Local publisher Justin Horgan from Ardfert, officially launched the event where nearly 50 pictures were on display featuring various themes from the members of the club from landscapes, seascapes, people, still life etc. Continued […]

A NEW First Responders group have a monster draw on Christmas Eve which could see someone start their Christmas with a hamper worth over €1,000 as well as a chance to win one of four other hampers that are up for grabs. The initiative is been undertaken by Lixnaw First Responders […]

OVER 150 people attended Tralee Credit Union’s Prize Giving Night dedicated to their Youth on Thursday night in Manor West Hotel, Tralee. Presentations were made to students from primary, secondary and third level for Tralee Credit Union’s Annual Art Competition, their Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards and Schools Credit Union […]

THE Kerry Businesswomen’s Network hosted an event at The Brehon Hotel recently where the guest speaker gave a talk on Conflict Management. Gerry O’Sullivan, who delivers professional mediation training and provides a mediation service through her company O’Sullivan Solutions, spoke about a range of issues relating to the subject to the […]

THE history of two Ballymac schools will be explored on Saturday with a special event in Flemby school. In January 1966, the pupils of Ballymacthomas National School moved to a new school in Flemby after almost 100 years. With the school celebrating its Golden Jubilee, it was thought fitting to include […]

Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students took part in a Model United Nations event at the weekend where and took home some awards for their participation. Conor Ó hArgáín won “Distinguished Delegate”(2nd) and Vince Ó Cathasaigh achieved “Honourable Mention”(3rd) in the event at UCC. “Model United Nations or MUN is simulation in which […]

The Kerry juvenile doubles played in Killarney and the Munster Butterfield Cup competition played in Thurles, County Tipperary dominated the Badminton scene last weekend. This years Butterfield Cup was the 70th anniversary of this very prestigious Munster Badminton competition with Cork defeating Kerry in that first final of the 1946/47 […]

Our Academy is now in full swing in Cumann Iosaef every Saturday morning and the training times are as follows Boys 7, 8  and 9    9-15 to 10-15 Boys and Girls 4, 5 and 6     10-30 to 11-15 Girls 7, 8 and 9         […]

Mens results (Sunday 20th November) Singles 1st: John Byrne (10) 41 Points 2nd: Ian O’Doherty (18) 39 Points 3rd: Kieran Ruttledge (18) 39 Points CSS : 37 Points Fixtures: 22nd Nov : Tuesday Singles 26th Nov : Casual Golf 27th Nov : Club Singles 29th Nov : Tuesday Singles 3rd Dec: […]

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  Sean McGrath MAKES INTERNATIONAL DEBUT; Congratulations Sean McGrath on making his International U15 debut on Thursday November 17th for The Boys in Green away in Poland. Well done Sean, everyone at St Brendans Park fc are so proud of you. CLUB RESULTS; Saturday 19th November 2016 […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES Boys U14 Div 2 Plate St. Brendan’s 27 St. Paul’s 36 The U14 Boys B team played St. Pauls of Killarney in Tralee last Sunday morning in Round 2 of the cup. A win was required in order to progress and St. Brendan’s were out […]

  JUVENILE CLUB NOTES BOYS UNDER 6/8/10: We look forward to Sunday 11th December….our Presentation and Calendar Day. Well deserved awards and hard-earned medals will be given to our legion of Under 6/7/8/9/10 boys. The 2017 club calendar, with photographs of the best players in town, will be on sale. An exciting occasion awaits! Between […]

THE support of the Tralee business community towards the redevelopment of Austin Stack Park has reaped rich dividends with the confirmation that both this year’s All Ireland Finalists, Dublin and Mayo, will play their 2017 Allianz Football League matches in Austin Stack Park. The new development and state of the […]

TRALEE’S Austin Stack Park will host two Allianz National League football clashes involving Kerry next spring, including the glamour tie with the All-Ireland champs. Tralee will also be the venue for a clash with the All-Ireland finalists Mayo in February. They will welcome Dublin on March 18 which is sure to make […]

THE contract has been awarded for the construction of two new sections of the N86 road between Tralee and Dingle. The contract for the major improvement works between Lispole and Ballynasare and between Ballygarret and Camp has been awarded to Kerry-based Allman Contracts Ltd and Mid-Cork Tarmacadam Ltd operating as a […]

THERE was a great turnout of family and friends of Laura Shanahan at a walk in her memory on Sunday afternoon. Laura from Gallowsfield was just 17 years old when she passed away in August from a rare bone cancer called Ewings sarcoma. Her family wanted to do something for Ronald McDonald […]

STUDENTS at Mercy Mounthawk are gearing up for their annual fashion show and they’re planning something special this year. The secondary school’s Transition Year event will commence Thursday, December 1 and this year’s show has a theme of ‘All Things Irish’. With it being the centenary of the 1916 rising, it seems the […]

OFFICE Chair Racing, free parking, food markets, fun runs and much more are included in the exciting Christmas Spraoi in Tralee which runs from November 26th to New Year’s Eve. To kick things off, Kieran Donaghy will join the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien to switch on the Christmas Lights in […]

YESTERDAY I read a tweet from a man who I hugely admire as he has spoken candidly about his battle with depression and written some heartbreaking pieces about his own mental health and suicidal thoughts. Conor tweeted a frightening statistic, that in a 16 day period in Cork, 16 people […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School, Tralee are holding a “Night at the Dogs” at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on this Friday, November 25, doors open at 7pm. The school hasn’t done a major fundraising campaign like this in 20 years and they are hoping for a big attendance on the night. There will be […]

A look forward to the U15A Br Colm Taft Final with St Brendan’s Killarney v Tra Li CBS at Fitzgerald Stadium this coming Friday at 1.30pm… Tralee CBS will go head to head with their age old rivals The Sem in Fitzgerald Stadium next Friday as their respective under 15 teams […]

LOTTO: 15/11/2016 – Numbers drawn: 4, 18, 22, 25 Jackpot Not Won Consolation prize winners: €100 – Claire Connolly c/o Patrons €25 – Michael Costello c/o Paddy €25 – Conor O’Reilly c/o Donal €25 – Norma O’Reilly c/o Donal €25 – Ella O’Sullivan c/o Brendan Next draw – 22/11/2016 – […]

AGM: Tralee Parnells club AGM was held at 9 pm in Kerins O Rahillys clubhouse, Friday 18th of November 2016.  We welcomed a few new faces to the executive and thanked those mentors taking a break for 2017.  Full list of club officers to follow in upcoming notes. PRO Report to the AGM: […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Glenduff House on Monday 14th November 2016 for a jackpot of €5,400. Numbers drawn were 4,8,9,22, There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. James O Neill, Sneem (Annual) 2. Deirdre McDonnell, Rathanny 3. Tom McEllistrim, Ahane (Annual) 4. Patsy Dooley, Kilquane 5. Liam Leen, […]