Archive for February, 2017

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES RESULTS Boys U11 Academy St Brendans 44 TK Cougars 13 The St. Brendan’s U11’s had a convincing win against TK Cougars in Moyderwell last Wednesday. They dominated the 1st quarter with points by Mark Lynch, Brayden Pierce and Ruairi Hanafin as well as some good […]

AWARDS of excellence for supplying the highest quality of milk were presented to twelve Lee Strand farmers at the Lee Strand Milk Quality Awards 2016 last week. Speaking at the awards at held at Lee Strand, John O’Sullivan, General Manager, commented; “I would like to congratulate the 12 Lee Strand monthly milk […]

‘FULL Stop’ is a newly opened bookshop and coffee dock which will be officially launched on February 14, 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 […]

STAFF at Tesco in Manor West are set to go on strike on Valentines Day. It’s one of nine stores nationwide that will start industrial action next Tuesday and will continue for an indefinite period. The dispute with the company is over cuts to earnings. The Mandate union which represents 10,000 workers at […]

A CROWD gathered at St John’s Park on Monday evening to remember Brother John Conway and his fellow missionaries who were killed with him in a guerrilla attack 40 years ago in Rhodesia. The memorial was held at the monument dedicated to Br John in the estate. Family and friends of Br John opened […]

KERRY’s Paul Geaney has been voted GAA.ie Footballer of the Week…again. The Dingle man last received the award back in August for his performance in the epic semi-final against Dublin in Croke Park and his display on Sunday also earned him similar recognition. The forward topped the poll with 3,635 votes following his excellent Allianz […]

A NEW live chat-show event is to take place in Tralee this month and features a diverse line-up from the world of sport, acting and comedy. Kerry GAA manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice will join Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and actors Daragh O’Malley and Maeve McGrath on the couch for ‘The OtherSide’ in Benners […]

TRALEE saw a rise in the number of jobless in January for the second month in a row. The number of people signing on the Live Register rose to 4,552, an increase of 38 on December’s figure. The figure was down 12 percent on January 2016’s number of 5,186. Countywide […]

THE people at Tralee Library have come up with a novel way to get people to broaden their reading interests this month. Are you falling into a pattern of reading the same kinds of books and the same familiar authors over and over again? Cannot read anything but crime? What if […]

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for the driver involved in a hit and run incident on the Tralee-Castlemaine Road. The incident occurred on January 12 near the turn off for Ballygamboon Wood, not far from Castlemaine. The right hand side wing mirror broke off the car. The condition of the road […]

GARDAI are warning the public to watch their pets after an attempt to snatch a dog in Ballyard recently. Two people were seen hanging around in a car in the Beenoskee area of Ballyard. One of the passengers was a juvenile who went into driveways calling for a dog, which […]

Milltown Castlemaine entertain Laune Rangers in Round 1 on  Sunday 12th Feb. Throw in is at 2 p.m. Registration/Open Day: What a fantastic afternoon was had at our Family Open/Registration afternoon on Sunday last. A sincere thank you to all our volunteers who helped in so many ways. ‘You make a […]

Seniors    Kerins O’Rahillys entertained Na Gaeil in round 2 of the Tralee Town League in Ballyrickard on Sunday. Na Gaeil played against a strong breeze in the first half. Weather conditions were very poor and scores were hard to come by. The half time score was Na Gaeil 0-1; Kerins O’Rahillys […]

A TRALEE couple received an amazing reaction after several media appearances in the last week where they got to show off their innovative business. Joanna and Derek Kelly of Digital Greetings, based at HQ Tralee, featured on Today FM’s Dermot and Dave Show on Monday, TV3’s Ireland AM show on Friday morning and on a feature […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 1, 10, 20 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Marian Williams c/o Byrnesworth, Mary O’Sullivan Churchill, Eileen Horan Stack’s Villas, Gerard Hogan c/o Byrnesworth and Killian Quirke Ballydunlea. Next week’s Lotto […]

Seniors: Our season kicked off on Sunday last when we played Na Gaeil in the opening round of the Tralee town board league; the match went ahead in Healy Park as Killeen was unplayable. Conditions were heavy underfoot with rain showers and wind not conducive to open football leading to […]

Senior Team Match Report Ballymac V Churchill Result – Ballymac 4-15 Churchill 2-13 Ballymac & Churchill played out a very competitive St. Brendans league game today in what must be said a fantastic Churchill pitch. The first half weather conditions were extremely difficult making it impossible for both teams. Although […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-19; John Mitchels 1-10. Mitchels took full advantage of the almost  gale- force wind and driving sleet in the opening 25 minutes of this round 2 Town League game played in Connolly Park yesterday afternoon (5th Feb). At that stage they led by seven points (1-8 to […]

THERE was over 200 people in The Rose Hotel on Saturday night as families from around north Kerry pitted their wits against each other in aid of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Lixnaw. The school, together with Trendhouse Events, put on a Family Gameshow, based on popular television shows “Family Fortunes” and “Mr & […]

ENERGISE 2017 is an inspiring evening taking place in The Ashe Hotel, Tralee on Friday, February 10, bringing together well-known speakers from sport, fitness and positive psychology. The evening will begin at 6.30pm and is guaranteed to be filled with plenty of content to kick start 2017. Orlagh Winters will be the […]

Coaching Workshops: Parnells would strongly encourage as many of our volunteer mentors as possible to attend the upcoming Kerry coaching workshops. Workshop 1 is for Target Group Under 14, 16. Minor etc age coaches Sat 11 Feb 10 am to 12.30 at IT Tralee. Presented by Kerry Senior Hurling Management […]

SENIOR TEAM: Senior Town League: Austin Stacks 0-18 John Mitchels 1-10 Mitchels played with the wind in the 1st half and led with 1-08 to 0-06 at Half time. Stacks dominated the 2nd half and ran out overall winners 0-18 to 1-10. 19/2/17. Kerins O’Rahillys away 12.30 p.m. St Brendans […]

A TRALEE secondary school student has been selected as a finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition. Sally O’Mahony from Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk is in with the chance of becoming this year’s overall champion. This year, students were asked to design a Doodle based on the theme of ‘If […]

A report from Tralee CBS on the  Munster Under 18½ Corn Uí Mhuiri Semi-final yesterday in Mallow… Tralee CBS 1-18 Colaiste Críost Rí  1-18 (AET) Tralee CBS and Colaiste Críost Rí will have to do it all again as they could not be separated after extra time following an epic semi-final […]

THE first Crotta O’Neills GAA Social since 2009 took place in the Ballyroe Heights last night and it was an occasion to celebrate youth and remember the achievements of the past. Over 220 of the club faithful sat down for dinner where Club Chairman Paddy Weir did terrific job as MC […]

THE Heritage Council has issued a call for Kerry people to nominate the forgotten and lonely monuments in their community, that are desperately in need of care and attention, under the 2017 Adopt a Monument Scheme. Aimed at empowering communities to become actively involved in the conservation and interpretation of their […]

BUSINESS membership organisation, Guaranteed Irish is calling on the individuals and businesses in Kerry  to get involved in their Guaranteed Irish ‘Hero’ Awards which recognise the work of people who have been ambassadors for Ireland both at home and abroad. People are invited to nominate their heroes in the areas of sport, science, music, technology […]

  THERE was disappointing news for fashion lovers in the county yesterday when it was revealed Kerry Fashion Week would not be going ahead this March. The announcement was made on the KFW website citing the “considerable costs” involved as the reason for the event not being produced. The event was […]

KERRY teams and individuals who excelled in sport during 2016 have been honoured at the first ever Kerry County Council Annual Awards Event at County Buildings in Tralee on Friday night. Four county teams were honoured with Certificates of Recognition from the full Council with each of the four Municipal Districts also […]

  EPILEPSY Ireland are now looking for Kerry volunteers for their annual fundraiser – Rose Week 2017. The volunteers are needed to sell roses for a few hours during the day, outside Aldi or Supervalu stores. The money raised will go to towards Epilepsy Ireland’s services. They offer a range of services […]