Archive for February, 2017

  WORK on making Denny Street a two-way will begin on Monday and is scheduled to be finished by the start of May, people heard at a public meeting in The Ashe Hotel last night. It is anticipated work could then start on The Mall area, but it’s unclear whether it will continue […]

There was great excitement at Blennerville National School on Wednesday as the children welcomed their grannies and grandads to their school. Grandparents Day is held every year as part of Catholics schools week. It is a celebration of the support and wisdom that grandparents provide all year round. There were two sessions […]

THE work that goes on at Tralee Men’s Shed has been well documented. The centre up near Tralee Mart in Cahersleee is a place where men can go to work on different projects, have a game of pool or darts, enjoy a cup of tea and a chat and much more. In a new […]

WELL if you haven’t got a ticket for Kerry v Dublin in a month’s time you’re out of luck. Tickets for the Austin Stack Park game are now sold out, so unless you can win a competition or get them off a tout, you’ll be watching it at home on Eir […]

IT was a wonderful night of food and entertainment at The Rose Hotel for the ‘Valentines With A Difference’ event. Hosted by Recovery Haven, it was a sellout event with around 200 people paying just €30 a head for the a great evening. The event was aimed at couples and friends, looking for something different […]

RTE ‘Dancing With The Stars’ contestant, Des Bishop, was on hand this week at Croke Park to help launch the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day which takes place on March 24 this year. He was also encouraging Kerry people to donate or take part as a volunteer on day which […]

THEY’RE top of the class. NUI Galway recently presented prizes to a select group of students for coming top of their class.  The awards were made at a special ceremony which included sponsors and parents on Saturday last and were presented by NUI Galway President, Dr Jim Browne. Two Kerry students were awarded […]

‘FULL Stop’ opened its doors today for the official launch of the bookshop and coffee dock, above the 321 Down Syndrome Charity Shop on High Street. It’s part of the expansion of Down Syndrome Kerry’s services and there’s a team of about 18 volunteers who are excited about the opening […]

A TRANSITION Year student group at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are through to the finals of the national art competition, ‘Junk Kouture’. The students designed and created their high fashion outfits out of ‘junk’ with every outfit  unique and one made from 100% recycled materials for the Bank Of Ireland sponsored competition. One group from the […]

THEY’RE on a roll in Caheranne Village. Tralee hair and beauty salon, Brush N Blush, picked up their second award in six months at the weekend. The business, run by mother and daughter team of Frances and Maureen McCarthy, won the  Wedding Hair and Make-Up Salon of the Year- South […]

THE advanced Wood Technology course in the STEM department of the IT Tralee has created a wonderful bench dedicated to Donal Walsh, in association with CBS The Green. The bench was created as part of a third year project for students currently studying the BSc in Advanced Wood Technology. Anne […]

ST Michael’s Drama Group Lixnaw will present the hilarious comedy “The Maiden Aunt”, written by Irish playwright Jimmy Keary, at An Ceolann, Lixnaw running for four nights from Thursday, February 16 to Sunday, February 19. With a cast of eight, the play, directed by Mike O’Halloran, revolves around Gertie O’Grady, […]

TRALEE basketball legend, Rick Leonard has been unveiled as the Grand Marshal for the 2017 St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee, with the theme: A Celebration of Tralee Sport. Local community groups and organisations, as well as clubs, schools and businesses are invited to take part in what is always […]

Another busy week for Tralee Harriers Athletic Club. Tralee Harriers Athletic Club won two awards at the Munster Athletics Star Awards held in Clonmel on Saturday night. The Club won the over all award for Junior and Senior Munster Club of the year. Followed up by Aoibheann O’Brien winning the Munster Junior […]

Our Academy and training for all ages continues at normal times. All enquiries to 087-9233449 FIXTURES 18/2/17 Academy Boys Pool 2 Imperials v Kenmare Cumann Iosaef 13-00 19/2/17 Boys U14 Div 2 St. Brendan’s v Imperials Moyderwell 12-00 20/2/17 Boys U16 Div 1 Imperials v St. Marys Mounthawk 19-30 21/2/17 […]

The U.L. Arena of Limerick was the venue for the Munster adult Inter County competitions on Sunday last. Out of the 4 categories that was played off, Kerry had three teams involved and they were in Grades D, F and G with grade d having a mixture of div 1 […]

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  U13 National Cup Last 16 On saturday 18th February our U13a side host Mulligar Athletic in Christy Leahy Park at 2-00pm . All support for the boys would be extremely welcome and hopefully see the boys into the last eight of a national competition . […]

Mens Results: Sunday 12th February (12 holes singles) 1. Gerard Hussey (12)  29 Points 2. Alan Kelly (7)  27 Points 3. Harry Dawson (12)  27 Points Feb 18th : Castle Bar Spring League (Qualifying Round), Casual Golf & Junior Golf Feb 19th : Castle Bar Spring League (Qualifying Round). Feb 25th […]

RESULTS Boys U11 Academy St Brendans 30 KCYMS 15 Our U11 academy team had a fantastic win against top of the table KCYMS on Wednesday evening in Moyderwell. Despite being without the services of Liam Óg O’Connor who was out through injury, the rest of the team stepped up and gave their […]

CHANGE OF VENUE: Please note that our younger age groups (under 6/8/10) have relocated to The Green CBS for the Sunday morning sessions. The Under 6s will operate in the HALL (laistigh) at 10am, the Under 8 lads will play on the new astroturf pitch (lasmuigh) at 11am and the Under10 […]

THERE was a rush for bargains on Saturday afternoon at Benners Hotel for a sale of ‘New and Pre Loved Clothes. Held in aid of Blennerville National School, the sale saw a very busy opening hour and steady stream of people visit during the afternoon, eventually raising €965 at the weekend. Continued […]

WHEN I started writing articles and blogs, I did so because I was trying to be the voice for the teenagers around me and I was trying to be the much needed primary source for parents of teenagers out there. In many ways, I think that I have been quite […]

ROSE of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney, has challenged young Kerry men to see if they have what it takes to be a Rose Escort at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from 16-22 August. The Festival takes its name from a 19th century love song, so it was fitting that Maggie and […]

KERRY’S top stylists will do battle at a fantastic charity event next month which is a must for fashion lovers. ‘Rags To The Runway’, which takes place at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday, March 11, is a unique fashion event for anyone with an interest in thrift shopping, vintage clothes […]

THERE are two McNamee awards on their way to Kerry this Friday after the winners of the GAA National Communication and Media Awards were announced. The awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions made by individuals and Association units in the area of media and communications. Past Kerry […]

THERE was a lot of excitement in Spa National School on Monday at the launch of its upcoming ‘Night at the Dogs’ fundraiser. The school will host the night at the Kingdom Greyhound Track on Saturday March 11, and it promises to be a fantastic family night out. All funds raised […]

TRALEE schools produced winners in one of the country’s biggest art competitions, run by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU). The prize-winners were announced at a special  ceremony in Croke Park on Sunday last with broadcasting legend Marty Whelan as MC. Continued below… Cash prizes awarded to each of the […]

WORKS to convert Denny Street into a two-way and the creation of a pedestrian-friendly Mall area will begin in days. John Craddock Ltd, a Kildare based contractor, signed the contract for the Tralee Town Centre improvement works funded by the Department of Transport and Kerry County Council as part of […]

CENTENARY MEMBERSHIP DEAL:  We are asking existing members, players, former players, supporters, parents of juvenile players both boys & girls clubs, business owners and friends of Austin Stacks (living abroad or at home) to consider becoming a Member of the Club and also entry to the Austin Stacks Weekly lotto. The […]

STRICTLY LOVE DANCING Ballygarry House Hotel hosted the Strictly Love dancing last Saturday evening and a great evening’s entertainment was enjoyed by all who attended the event. Congratulations to Tomas O’Connor and Nicole Mc’Ellistrim who won the judges vote on the night and were crowned as Strictly champions. The winners […]