Archive for May, 2017

Competition News Last weekend saw three Tralee Harriers athletes head for Morton Stadium in Santry, Co. Dublin, for the Irish Life Health National Combined Events and the AAI Games. Two athletes competed on Saturday in the combined events, and although the weather was only suitable for the two ducks that […]

By Kevin Williams The World Series is the main summer events of the club comprising of 8 swims and 4 BBQs. Each race is maybe up of 4,different groups of all abilities. From A Elite, B Advanced C Casual / Improvers and D Newcomers. Each swimmer then receives a handicap […]

Saturday 127th May  Junior Scratch  Cup sponsored by Garveys Supervalu 1st : Danny Leen (6) 78 Gross 2nd : James O’Shea (8) 79 Gross 3rd : Kevin Lucey (6) 79 Gross 4th :  Donie O’Keefe (5) 80 Gross 1st Nett : Mark Lefevre ( 9) 72 Nett 2nd Nett : Alan […]

A TRALEE physiotherapist was in the Town Park again at lunchtime to encourage people to take part in the ‘Lunchtime Mile’. Dr Corinne Evans, based in High Street, organised the first event last month and is hoping people will get active during the summer months while the weather is dry […]

THERE was great excitement at The Coast Café in Ballybunion this morning where Ryan Tubridy broadcasted his RTE show. The Late Late Show host had a great time speaking with Brendan Kennelly, local entrepreneur Barry Liston, editor of Ballybunion News Ger Walsh and a host of guests as part of […]

Career Guidance Counsellor and freelance writer, Billy Ryle, has some last minute tips for students as they prepare for the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams… The waiting is almost over for about 120,000 exam candidates – about 4,000 from Kerry – as the State Exams get underway on Wednesday […]

“Silent Books, from the world to Lampedusa and back” is the title of an exhibition that will take place at Tralee Library from June 2 to June 30. It consists of over 100 recent, wordless picture books from around the world, from Mexico to the U.S. via Denmark, Iran and beyond. […]

IT was a momentous day for Fenit and the RNLI as a member of the British royal family came to the village on Tuesday. HRH The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, arrived by helicopter during a beautiful sunny afternoon, seeing the area at its best. The […]

DOTT’S Bar at The Rose Hotel has been introducing something different over the past couple of weeks with its ‘Tasty Thursdays’. Each Thursday night has a different theme and the past two weeks has seen beers and cocktails served with a delicious food platter, carefully selected to match the drinks being tasted. This week it’s […]

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision at the Gap of Dunloe this afternoon, Tuesday, May 30, at approximately 3pm. The collision involved a cyclist and a 4 X 4 vehicle. The cyclist, a woman in her 60s was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver […]

THERE was an increase in burglaries and drug offences in Kerry in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Kerry Garda Division crime statistics. The figures for January 1 to March 31, 2017, were revealed at the meeting of the […]

THERE was a great turnout in The Square in Tralee on Monday evening for a vigil to remember the violence and brutality against innocent children, women and men in Manchester and around the world. Organised by Sylvia Thompson with the help of Dr Rizwan Khan of the Kerry Islamic Outreach Society, it […]

TWO Tralee Educate Together National School senior infants pupils won the overall prize in this year’s Under 7 category in the ‘Have You Got Maths Eyes’ poster competition. Sophie Rinkevica and Jaroslava Dunkova were successful in the competition which is run every year in collaboration with IT Tallaght, Maths Week Ireland […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí with the Coiste Gaeilge (committee of students who help to organize events and promote Irish in the school) were awarded the Gaelbhratach, by Clíodhna Ní Chíosáin, an Irish actor from the clár teilifíse, Afraic. Seventy schools attended the awards day, which was held in Leopardstown Racecourse. The […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing to the public for information in relation to damage to car at the weekend. On Sunday, May 28, a grey BMW was badly damaged in Manor West car park, between 1.30pm -2.15pm. It was parked in row 3, adjacent to Gloria Jean’s coffee shop. The offending […]

THE Ashe Hotel is planning a weekend of diverse entertainment for the coming bank holiday weekend with fab food, quirky cocktails and great music. They kick things off this Friday with the launch of their brand new outdoor terrace complete with an Eriba vintage caravan bar serving a selection of speciality […]

  UNDER 6 FOOTBALL: Under 6 training in Caherslee (i) at 11am on Sunday and (ii) at 5.45pm on Thursday. See you all in Caherslee! UNDER 8: Playing times: (i) 11am Sunday and (ii) 6.30pm on Thursday (GoGames). UNDER 10 FOOTBALL: Football times: (i) 6.30pm on Thursday and (ii) 11am on Sunday. […]

SENIOR MEN CO LEAGUE: Round 4: Home to Dr Crokes (June 3rd) Please note that this match has now been rescheduled to take place on Saturday June 3rd at the earlier time of 6.30 p.m. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SENIOR MENS TEAM Round 5: Away to An Ghaeltacht (June 11th) Round […]

Ballymac Senior County League Fixtures Ballymac will be away to Ballydonoghue  on Saturday 03/06 at  7.3pm.  We welcome all support in the crucial League game. Ballymac  u14 Ladies V Rathmore Ballymac u14 ladies and Rathmore went head to head in the county league division two final last Tuesday evening in […]

Summer Camp 2017: Tue 11 to Th 13 July, 10 am to 1 pm.  Hurling & Camogie camp for boys and girls age 7 to 14 in Caherslee GAA grounds, equipment can be provided. Facebook Photo With Pro-Plan, Sponsors of Tralee Parnells: A nice photo on https://www.facebook.com/TraleeParnellsHurlingClub of David Brick, Rory Kerins […]

Danno Keeffe: Next weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Danno Keeffe one of our most decorated past players. To mark the occasion, the club will host a special commemorative evening on Friday night next 2nd June commencing at 8 pm to recall and remember […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 09, 13, 16 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen O’Sullivan c/o Byrnesworth, Brendan & Sharon Reille c/o Byrnesworth, Marguerite Trant Curraheen, Graham Foran c/o Rock Inn and John Kelliher Lohercannon. […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 4-13; Killarney Legion 3-6. For the seventh time in eight seasons we have qualified for the quarter final stage of the Co. Championship after a brilliant ten points victory in a game played in an overcast but dry Connolly Park on last Friday evening (26th May). We […]

Fun Football: Some fantastic fun was had at our underage training on Thursday evening last. Many thanks to all the coaches and mentors who continue to give of their time. We are delighted to have the support of the secondary school students who are passing on their skills to our […]

JUNIOR FOOTALL LEAGUE:    Na Gaeil defeated Moyvane in the latest round of this competition on  Friday evening last on a scoreline  of 4-10 to 10 pts . U14:   Na Gaeil and Killarney Legion met in the final of the County League last Wednesday evening in Castleisland.  The game […]

U10: We had huge numbers for U10 training last Sunday morning. Great to see so many parents coming along to support the children. Trophy winners this week were: Michael O’Sullivan, Ciara Brown, Grace Hamilton, Gregory Clifford and Sean Michael Redican. No training Wed 1st June. Training continues as normal next […]

ST Ita’s and St Joseph’s in Tralee was filled with lots of excitement when Lee Strand visited this week to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Speaking at the presentation Luke Scollard who represented the student council said; “I would like to thank Lee Strand […]

  MINISTER for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee today launched Connecting for Life Kerry, a four year plan which it’s hoped fewer lives will be lost through suicide. The launch took place at IT Tralee and was attended by a large number of those involved in the drafting of […]

TWO local men are off monkeying around the west Kerry peninsula this weekend all for a great cause. Barry O’Connor and Fergal Cunningham are off taking on the Monkey Bike Challenge this Sunday, June 4. This is their biggest challenge to date on the smallest of machines. They are attempting […]

THE RSA Check it Fits Service is coming to Tralee this Wednesday so you can check that child car seats and restraints are correctly fitted. This is a free service for parents to avail of practical advice and expert fitting of their child car seats. Research from the Road Safety Authority’s ‘Check […]