Archive for January, 2017

AND so it ends. The festive season is officially over and ladies hit restaurants all over town last night to bid it farewell on Women’s Christmas. Restaurants were packed all over Tralee, as groups large and small enjoyed some delicious meals and the odd glass of wine. We visited the Brogue, The Grand […]

A BRIT award-winning artist with ties to Tralee makes a welcome to town on February 19 at 8pm. Eddi Reader is probably best known – by people of a certain age – as lead singer with Fairground Attraction who had a No.1 hit back in 1988 with ‘Perfect’. The Scottish singer has enjoyed […]

Micheal Dillon, of Kinetic Health And Fitness Gym in Monavalley, gives some advice on what to do before you jump into a fitness plan for the new year… 1. Plan Out Your Goals The biggest mistake that most people make when they start training is exercising for the sake of […]

THURSDAY night saw over 300 student party in Ballyroe Heights Hotel at the Mercy Mounthawk students Debs Ball. It was a fantastic night for the students, most of whom are facing into months of study ahead of the Leaving Cert so it was a chance for all of them to get together […]

THE Kerry team to play Tipperary in Round 1 of the Munster Senior Football McGrath Cup on Sunday next in Austin Stack Park (2pm) has been named and features one starter from a Tralee club. The team is drawn entirely from the county’s Under 21 panel and will be managed by Jack […]

THE price of petrol rose by as much as four cent per litre in many garages around town over the past month. In our monthly check on the prices of petrol and diesel, it was revealed again that there is just one cent per litre of a difference in price […]

IT was a case of Family Fortunes in the National Lottery winners’ room today as a large family from Listowel claimed their €100,000 Millionaire Raffle prize which they won on the New Year’s Eve draw. As the Listowel family sipped champagne in National Lottery offices in Dublin, the winning mother […]

FAMILIES from Lixnaw, Abbeydorney and around north Kerry are preparing to do battle in aid of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Lixnaw next month. The school, together with Trendhouse Events, is putting on a Family Gameshow at The Rose Hotel on Saturday, February 4 at 8.30pm sharp. The gameshow is based on popular television […]

WITH just a few days before returning to their studies (sorry to remind ye guys!), the students from Mercy Mounthawk converged in their hundreds at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night. The occasion? Well, the Debs Ball of course – organised by the students themselves – with a three course […]

A DRY night and a great atmosphere helped kick off the Garveys Supervalu series of walks to coincide with the launch of Operation Transformation this week. The ‘Garvey’s FitCrew’, were joined at the start by members of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors and Head Coach Mark Bernsen, who encouraged the fine turnout present to persevere with […]

‘It’s January! What could possibly be on in this dreary month?’ I hear you ask. Well, there is a few things to do this weekend… Friday 1. The last hurrah… Ladies, it’s time to get out and finish off the festive period with a bang. Women’s Christmas is pretty much a Kerry/Cork […]

A LOCAL company has kindly presented the local Enable Ireland centre with iPad devices which will help adults and children in the service centres. Aspen Grove Solutions presented Sean Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry with the three iPads at their offices on the Castlemaine Road in Tralee on Thursday morning. […]

FILMMAKERS of all ages still have just less than four weeks to ‘Make Every Second Count’ by entering the fourth annual Live Life National Film Competition. It is over three years now since young teenager Donal Walsh sadly lost his battle to cancer.  The impact of his powerful positive message however continues to be […]

AUSTIN Stacks won a battle between three local clubs in a competition to sell their lotto tickets at the local post office, in what is a good start to their centenary year. Back in September, Martin and Marie Williams of the Rock Post Office  set three GAA Clubs – Stacks, […]

LOTS of exercise, great fun and healthy eating are the order of the day at Garveys Supervalu Tralee where customers, staff and friends are beginning a fantastic new programme of fitness in association with Operation Transformation tonight. Aptly named ‘Garvey’s FitCrew’, they have planned out a series of walks/runs around the town over an 8-week period. This wonderful initiative begins tonight (Thursday) and […]

STUDENTS from Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh Castlegregory had a ball last night. Over 40 students from the secondary school enjoyed their Debs at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night and they certainly went all out in the style stakes as you can see from our photos below…

A TRALEE woman is organising an unusual fundraiser next week. The Great Golf Ball Release Tralee will see Dee Lyons drop/roll numbered golf balls on to the practice greens at Tralee Golf Club and the ball that lands closest to the pin wins. It’s all in aid of Special Olympics […]

THE festive period may be coming to an end, but one Tralee man is only getting started on his plan for Christmas Day dinner this year. Thomas O’Driscoll, a social worker from Spa Road, has come up with an idea for a multicultural, socially-inclusive Christmas dinner, available to all, but with a […]

SHOPPERS and workers are still enjoying the free parking period in the town which continues up to and including Saturday. However, a local councillor is hoping the Council consider giving vehicle-owners a further break. Sinn Féin Cllr Toireasa Ferris has a motion before next Monday’s meeting of Tralee Municipal District […]

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Radio Kerry journalist passed away yesterday. Glenflesk native Kevin Casey (40), who worked for Waterford radio station WLR FM, died yesterday after a short illness. He previously worked in the sports department of Radio Kerry, at The Kerryman for a short period and was PRO […]

THE Kerry senior team will be represented in the McGrath Cup on Sunday by a team drawn from the Under 21 panel. Jack O’Connor and his management team will be in charge on the sideline at Austin Stack Park with an Under 21 selection which is very much along the same lines as the […]

WHILE the footballers are taking on Tipperary in Tralee next Sunday, the Kerry hurlers will also see their first action of the new year at the same time. They face Cork in the 2017 Co-Op Superstores Munster senior hurling league in Mallow with a 2pm throw in. This will be […]

Sean Walsh Am Am Tuesday 27th December 2016 Results & Fixtures Results: 1st: 93 Points Brian O’Sullivan (9), Kieran Ruttledge(17), Brian Durran (15), Denis Murphy (15) 2nd: 93 Points Tommy Walsh (23), Barry John Walsh (28), Dave Gorman (15), John Keane (12) 3rd: 92 Points Barbara Reen (24), Denis Reen […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on the 19th December for a lotto jackpot of €6,000.  Numbers drawn were 4,13,15,16.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Deirdre Kearney, c/o Tom Leen 2. Tomas Lynch, Kielduff 3. Liam Galvin, Newcastlewest 4. Denis McElligott, Maglass 5. B Howard, […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR: As 2017 gets underway let us wish all Club members, supporters, all in the local community and all readers of our Notes, both at home and abroad, a very happy and successful New Year. 2017 should be a busy one for the Club as we celebrate the 100th […]

GARDAI are urging people heed the anti drink and drive message after there were 31 cases in Kerry detected in December. In spite of all the advertising campaigns, it appears the anti-drink driving message is being ignored by some members of the public. Recent statistics in Kerry for drink driving revealed it is younger drivers […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help after an incident of criminal damage in town at the weekend. On Saturday night/Sunday morning, the window of the Cool Kids shop on Upper Castle Street was damaged. Gardaí are asking if anyone saw the incident to contact them at Tralee Garda Station […]

NOW that we’re pretty much over Christmas and into the new year, many people are starting to think about getting fitter and healthier. While national walk day is on Saturday, if you’re feeling a bit more energetic then why not hop on your bike instead for the Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle. The […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question:  What are my consumer rights when I buy something in the sales? Can I return sales items? Answer:  Your consumer rights during a sale are exactly the same […]

BOARD members of several co-operatives throughout Ireland were recently awarded Diplomas in Corporate Direction (Food Business) following their successful completion of the innovative course designed by ICOS Skillnet and University College Cork. Included among them were representatives from Lee Strand Co-op, Declan Roche and Kieran Savage. ICOS Skillnet is the learning […]