Archive for February, 2017

Tralee School Selected For National Athletics Masterclass

Tralee School Selected For National Athletics Masterclass

February 4, 2017 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

STUDENTS from a secondary school in Tralee have been selected to participate in an athletics masterclass alongside 200 top track and field students from across the country this March. The top 10 athletics students from Mercy Secondary School in Tralee have been selected to attend the prestigious masterclass event in the […]

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Jack Savage of Kerry is watched by Tipperary's Colm O'Shaughnessy. Photo by Dermot Crean

Fresh Faces In Kerry Side To Face Donegal On Sunday

February 3, 2017 at 8:56 pm Comments are Disabled

  KERINS O’Rahillys Jack Savage will make his Allianz National League debut on Sunday against Donegal  in Letterkenny (2pm) in a side which contains three players who are making their full Allianz League debuts. Savage is joined by league debutantes Jason Foley and Tom O’Sullivan, both from the successful Minor winning […]

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Tralee Boxing Club News

February 3, 2017 at 3:19 pm Comments are Disabled

By Donie Jack Griffin Kerry County Boxing Championships will be held on Saturday at 1pm at Tralee Boxing Club Monavalley. With the Munster Championships only a month later there will be no prisoners taken this year, weigh in is at 9.30am for Boy 1 Boy 2 Boy 3 Boy 4. […]

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Autism Summit Ireland Is Coming To Tralee Hotel This February

Autism Summit Ireland Is Coming To Tralee Hotel This February

February 3, 2017 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

THE 2017 Autism Summit Ireland will be held in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee on Friday, February 10. The Autism Summit will bring a hand picked selection of some of the leading experts within the field together to explore the use of technologies within the Autism sector. The one day conference […]

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An Exhibition On The Royal Munster Fusiliers Is Coming To Tralee Library

An Exhibition On The Royal Munster Fusiliers Is Coming To Tralee Library

February 3, 2017 at 11:02 am Comments are Disabled

  THE Royal Munster Fusiliers Association, in co-operation with the Great War Society and the Cork Branch of the Western Front Association, will stage an exhibition at the Kerry Library Tralee on the 17th and 18th February 2017 entitled “The Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Kerry Connection.” Tralee military barracks […]

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Free Events Planned For World Wetlands Day

Free Events Planned For World Wetlands Day

February 3, 2017 at 11:01 am Comments are Disabled

WORLD Wetlands Day was February 2 and Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre have arranged a host of events for this coming weekend to celebrate and mark it. World Wetlands Day is a celebration of one of our world’s most vulnerable and yet most valuable natural habitats; it marks the adoption of the […]

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Orla To Give A Masterclass In PR At Tralee Hotel

Orla To Give A Masterclass In PR At Tralee Hotel

February 3, 2017 at 10:59 am Comments are Disabled

  TOP fashion and lifestyle PR and events professional, Orla Diffily, is hosting a one day PR Masterclass specially tailored for those working in the Fashion, Beauty and Hospitality Industry on Monday, February 20 in Manor West Hotel in Tralee. This one day course is suitable for independent designers, boutiques, self employed fashion and […]

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Recovery Haven To Hold Open Day To Highlight Cancer Support Services

Recovery Haven To Hold Open Day To Highlight Cancer Support Services

February 3, 2017 at 10:58 am Comments are Disabled

RECOVERY Haven Cancer Support House is holding an Open Day for Cancer Support as part of World Cancer Day. They will open their doors between 11:00 am- 1:00 pm this Saturday, February 4 at their centre in Haigs Terrace, Killerisk. They will be showing the public the free support services […]

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Know Your Rights: The Housing Assistance Payment

Know Your Rights: The Housing Assistance Payment

February 3, 2017 at 10:58 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: How does the Housing Assistance Payment work? Answer: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people with a long-term housing need. It is administered […]

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Harriers Athletes To Receive Awards Next Month

Harriers Athletes To Receive Awards Next Month

February 2, 2017 at 12:01 pm Comments are Disabled

  A NUMBER of athletes from a Tralee club will receive honours at next month’s County Kerry Athletics Awards for 2016. Following on from a very successful Kerry Athletics AGM on Sunday night, the board of Kerry athletics were delighted to announce the winners which will receive awards at the event on Saturday, March 4 […]

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Cast of 'Strand Road' group  taking part in the  "Tops of The Town" competition at the Ashe Memorial Theatre Tralee.

PHOTOS: A Glimpse Into The Past With ‘Through The Lens’

February 2, 2017 at 11:36 am Comments are Disabled

  Well-known photographer John Cleary’s book, ‘Through The Lens’, is a treasure trove of memories for the people of Tralee and Kerry. Here’s just a few images from the book – which covers events from the 1970s – where you might see some familiar faces… We’ll have more great images […]

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Pres Transition Year Students Get Ready For ECO-UNESCO Competition

Pres Transition Year Students Get Ready For ECO-UNESCO Competition

February 2, 2017 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

TRANSITION year students of the Presentation Secondary School Tralee will explore the effects of Fluoride in a project in the ECO-UNESCO competition this year. The students of the ‘H2OMG’ project want to raise awareness of the effects of Fluoride in drinking water, and how it affects our bodies. The idea for the […]

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Mercy Mounthawk Students Raise Awareness Of Blindness

Mercy Mounthawk Students Raise Awareness Of Blindness

February 2, 2017 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

FIVE students of Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk walked around blindfolded yesterday to raise awareness of blindness in the school and the daily challenges people with visual impairment face. The five students – Alex Kelly, Sadbh Griffin, Mary O’Connell, Rachel O’Regan and Heidi Crean – were blindfolded for the day, guided by their helpers – […]

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Join Tommy For An Epic Cycle Up The Alps This July

Join Tommy For An Epic Cycle Up The Alps This July

February 2, 2017 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

ENABLE Ireland Kerry is looking for cyclists to take part in a serious challenge this July riding through the Italian Alps and Dolomites, tackling many of the most famous Giro climbs and highest roads Europe has to offer. Tommy Sheehy, who has raised tens of thousands over the years for […]

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Tralee Imperials Basketball Club News

February 1, 2017 at 12:13 pm Comments are Disabled

FIXTURES 2/2/17 Boys U12 Div 2 Imperials v Ballybunion Wildcats Mounthawk 18-30 3/2/17 Girls U12 Cup Imperials v TK Bobcats Mounthawk 18-00 5/2/17 Girls U14 Div 3  Group 1 Kenmare Kestrels v Imperials – Kenmare 10-45 Girls U 16 Div 1 Caherciveen v Imperials Colaiste na Sceilge 15-00 Boys U16 […]

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St Brendan’s Park FC News

St Brendan’s Park FC News

February 1, 2017 at 12:09 pm Comments are Disabled

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  Kerry SSE Airtricity U17 Squad ; Huge congratulations to our 8 boys who made the Kerry squad for the upcoming U17 SSE Airtricity League. 1. Shane Jordan 2. James Rusk 3. John Ward 4. Padraig Mc Cannon 5. Sebastian Vasiu 6. Michael o Gara 7. Sean […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club Juvenile News

Austin Stacks GAA Club Juvenile News

February 1, 2017 at 11:57 am Comments are Disabled

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Our Sunday morning sessions continue as usual. Training times: the Under 6 boys at 10am, the Under 8s at 11am and the Under 10s at 12.00. Fáilte roimh chách! Newcomers/beginners welcome! PEIL FAOI 14: This Saturday, February 4th, our Under 14 team will travel to the annual Mick O’Brien […]

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St Brendan’s Basketball Club News

St Brendan’s Basketball Club News

February 1, 2017 at 11:52 am Comments are Disabled

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES RESULTS Boys U14 Div 2 Rathmore 37 St Brendans 22 The Boys’ Under 14 Division 2 league campaign continued this weekend with a trip away to Rathmore on Sunday. The home side got off to the better start registering a couple of quick baskets, however […]

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Fenit And Ardfert Schools On Top In Credit Union Quiz

Fenit And Ardfert Schools On Top In Credit Union Quiz

February 1, 2017 at 11:45 am Comments are Disabled

  IT was a busy weekend for credit unions and for over 25,000 primary school children under the age of 13 who competed in their local credit union schools quiz throughout the 32 counties, in over 300 venues. Tralee Credit Union held their Noreen Lynch Annual Schools Quiz on Sunday […]

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Colin 'Poshey' Aherne with Elma Walsh of the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation and Jimmy Mulligan of Jigsaw Kerry. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

PHOTOS: Poshey’s Final 5k A Day Finishes In Style

February 1, 2017 at 11:25 am Comments are Disabled

CLOUDLESS skies last night provided Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne with beautiful conditions to complete the final run of his ‘5k a day’ January challenge. The moon illuminated more than 200 runners as they took off from The Station House in Blennerville at 7.15pm. His goal was to raise awareness and break the stigma […]

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Community Comes Together To Help Out Trish’s Family

Community Comes Together To Help Out Trish’s Family

February 1, 2017 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

A GROUP of family and friends have come together to organise a benefit dance in support of the husband and children of the late Patricia (Trish) Flavin nee Guerin. Trish was aged just 38 when she passed away unexpectedly on January 7 in University Hospital, Tralee having been admitted to hospital earlier that day. […]

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David Mannix goes past Gavin White of Dr Crokes in the senior club final earlier this month. Photo by Dermot Crean

Club Championship Draw Throws Up Interesting Ties

February 1, 2017 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

TWO Tralee teams will face tough opposition in the  Castleisland Mart Senior Club Championships  2017. Champions Austin Stacks will renew rivalries with Dr Crokes in Killarney in a repeat of last year’s final, while Kerins O’Rahillys will do battle at home with Kenmare on the weekend of April 16. John Mitchels […]

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