Archive for December, 2016

SO it is definitely feeling like Christmas in town and the lights and decorations are just fantastic. Huge kudos goes to Sean Murphy and his hardworking team for the magnificent lighting displays all over town. As many of you who have ever heard me MC an event, I always point […]

A NEW community fund to honour one of Tralee Credit Union’s founding directors was announced at the Union’s AGM on Monday night in The Rose Hotel. The board announced that it had approved a fund of €260,000 to be shared with the community over the next four years. Chairman of […]

THE families of the pupils of St Brendan’s NS Blennerville were treated to a Christmas concert last night. St John’s Church was the venue for the event which featured pupils from the 1st to 6th classes. Traditional Christmas hymns were mixed with more modern classics with Mary O’Sullivan guiding the […]

THE Institute of Technology, Tralee held its annual Scholarships & Awards Evening on Thursday, December at 7pm at the North Campus. Forty students received awards at the event held to honour sports, academic and civic engagement. Awards and scholarships presented on the evening included President’s Civic Spirit Award (Civic Engagement), Tom Mc Ellistrim […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has been congratulated by the Irish Cancer Society for its car parking scheme for cancer patients. Unlike most of the hospitals around the country, UHK allows cancer patients going through treatment to park free of charge. The hospital is highlighted in the Irish Cancer Society’s ‘Park the […]

Our Academy continues on Saturday mornings in Cumann Iosaef from 9-15 to 12-30. Training for all other age groups continues at usual times. FIXTURES 15/12/16 Boys U18 Div 1 Cup Imperials v St. Marys Mounthawk 19-40 16/12/16 Boys U14 Div 2 St. Pauls v Imperials Killarney 18-00 17/12/16 Girls U14Div1 […]

BADMINTON Limerick’s U.L. Arena was the centre of attention for Munster Badminton enthusiasts on Sunday last where the individual championships tor Grades F.G and H were played off and from a Kerry view point it was not a bad day at all, especially in the Grade F events. There was […]

THERE were seven properties in Kerry up for the latest Allsop auction today and six of them were sold for a total of €451,000. The auction was an online one, where people could bid on 195 Lots throughout the day. No.93 Sand Dune Cottages, Banna, had a reserve range of €45,000 to €55,000 and […]

By Club PRO, Tommy Naughton  SFAI NATIONAL CUP DRAW LAST 32. The draw for the last 32 of the SFAI Sketchers Cup took place on Saturday . Our U12 side have been drawn away to face Belvedere Fc while our U13 side have also been drawn away where they will take […]

Results : Mens 12 holes (Sunday 11th December ) 1st: Austin Hynes (7) 28 Points 2nd: Martin Ryan (14) 28 Points 3rd: Denis Reen (13) 27 Points Fixtures: 13th Dec : Tuesday Singles 17th Dec : Casual Golf 18th Dec : Club Singles 20th Dec : Tuesday Singles 27th Dec : […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Our end-of-year Award Presentations and Club Calendar ’17 Launch will take place in the Clubhouse at 11am on SUNDAY next (18ú Nollaig). Our 2017 calendar will cost only €5 this weekend and it will also be on sale in Kevin Barry’s Shop and at the Clubhouse. Please support this venture as all […]

PAT Flanagan will take charge of the Austin Stacks senior team next season according to the club’s website. Pat Flanagan was part of Stephen Stack’s backroom team in 2016 will announce his own management team in due course. Flanagan, a former Kerry and Cork football and Waterford hurling coach joined the set-up […]

BRONNADH 20 Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge agus 11 Teastas i nDioplóma sa Ghaeilge ar fhoireann Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí Dé Máirt an 13ú Nollaig 2016. Tá Comhairle Contae Chiarraí tiomanta chun dheiseanna a chothú agus a fhorbairt do mhuintir Chiarraí chun a gcuid gnó a dhéanamh leo i gceachtar de dhá theanga oifigiúil […]

KERRY Education and Training Board received over 200 entries from their eight Kerry ETB Schools throughout the county for their annual Christmas Card Competition. The standard was so high, that apart from the one overall winner, this year there were four runners up picked by the judges. The winner and runner-ups were invited […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí Second Years organised a Shoebox Appeal recently for Arlington Lodge, Kerry’s only temporary-supported homeless facility, situated on Church Street. The students wanted to do something for local people in Tralee in need this Christmas so they gathered cosmetics, games etc for the boxes. Tom Wall from Novas Initiative who run Arlington […]

KERRY has been named as the most generous county in Ireland, with Kerry people digging deep to sponsor more vulnerable children with ActionAid per percentage of the population than any other county. Figures released by ActionAid show people in Kerry have sponsored almost 700 children in Africa and, Asia. Continued below… […]

OPEN auditions will take place in The Grand Hotel in Tralee (and not The Imperial Hotel as stated earlier) this weekend for a feature film shooting in Kerry in January. Details on the film are being kept very much under the radar, as a number of high profile talent are attached. The […]

  TRALEE Bay Swimming Club has announced details of the 65th annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit. Once again the collection will be in aid of RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon. The swim will begin with the traditional singing of Jingle Bells and then Santa will sound […]

ACTIVE RETIREMENT CHRISTMAS PARTY: The 16th year of the Active Retirement Christmas Party was held at the John Mitchels Club House in John Joe Sheehy Road last Saturday. On an unusually mild and dry morning for December, volunteers began to arrive at the Club House from 8.00 a.m. onwards. Floors […]

Annual Mystery Bus Tour: Please text John Palmer on 087 225 8894, to reserve you seats on the annual Mystery Bus Tour, Thursday the 29th of December. Leaving the Rose Hotel 9pm, cover charge EUR10.  This evening is always a favourite with parents, mentors and supporters of Tralee Parnells.  Please […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 5th December 2016 for a jackpot of €5,800.  Numbers drawn were 3,13,18,19.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Sheila & Gary Breen, Co Clare 2. Eamon Sheehy, Farmers Bridge 3. Esther O Connor, Scart, Gortatlea 4. Tomas Lynch, Kielduff 5. […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 07, 10 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Cormac Higgins c/o PJ, Tom and Eileen Hill Lohercannon, Anne McKenna The Spa, Nichola Bowler  c/o Quanes and Noreen Sayers […]

CLUB AGM: will take place in the Clubrooms, Connolly Park on Sunday, 8th January at 12 noon. Nominations are invited for all positions on the incoming Executive Committee. Nominations and Motions for discussion should be returned to Club Secretary, Elma Nix, 37 Highfield Grove, Tralee or email Secretary.ausinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie to be received on or before […]

  Scór    Huge congrats to our Scór na nÓg group who competed in the Munster semi final on Sunday and secured a spot in the Munster final to be held on January 8th in Ovens Co Cork. We thought they performed ‘The Matchmaker’ really well in the County Final a few […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s assistance in relation to a break-in to a business last week. On Monday, December 5 at 4.20am, a number of people broke into Boyle’s Patio And Stove Centre at Laharn, Tralee. Nothing was taken in the break-in. They were seen on CCTV cameras but […]

DIRECT from his show in the 3Arena, Gavin James has announced a headline gig in the INEC Killarney on February 18, 2017. The last two years have been a blast for the popular Irish singer. He has had platinum Top 5 sales for his debut album, Bitter Pill, in Ireland, where […]

BEAUTIFUL paintings and works of art have gone on display at Siamsa Tíre as it hosts an exhibition from Tralee Art Group. The exhibition was opened on Saturday evening with artists, family and friends attending. Curated by Lisa Fingleton, ‘Time And Place’ contains new works in a wide variety of media . […]

SANTA made a special appearance at the Kerins O’Rahillys Clubhouse on Sunday as the club hosted a great Christmas fair. There was a plethora of stands where people could browse for gifts with flower arrangements, Christmas candles, pottery, scarves and other accessories, Christmas cakes and lots more. The club’s juvenile members also […]

THE community turned out in force for the Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn Christmas Fair on Sunday. There was a host of goodies, bric a brac, toys, Christmas wreathes and much, much more on sale at the event which drew a massive crowd to the school. Tim Lynch and Tomás Ó hAiniféin […]

A NEW initiative has been launched by Lixnaw Community First Responders to help people in medical emergencies. A calendar for 2017 has been launched which features a prominent position for your Eircode which is vital in helping the ambulance service establish your location when you call 999 / 112 and you talk […]