Archive for May, 2017

THAT was quick! Former Kerry minor Mark O’Connor is set to make his AFL debut this weekend for Geelong Cats against Essendon less than eight months after making the trip to Australia. The Dingle man  has been upgraded from Geelong’s rookie list to its senior list, after a opened up last week when a midfielder […]

STUDENTS from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí enjoyed their annual sports day at Na Gaeil GAA pitch last Friday and a local organisation benefitted from the day. Organised by teacher Dónal Ó Ruanaidh, with help from the other teachers, some 360 students took part in a range of events including cartwheel racing, a skipping competition, sack race, […]

Mike O’Halloran on a must-win game for Kerry in Austin Stack Park on Sunday when they take on Laois in the Leinster Hurling Championship Round Robin series… If Maurice Leahy is in Austin Stack Park on Sunday it will be 40 years to the day since he first played for Kerry […]

THE annual student awards ceremony for Causeway Comprehensive School was held on Tuesday in the school, a night which is always the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the students. The awards were presented by the school Principal Cathal Fitzgerald, previous principals of the school, as well as special invitees. […]

THERE’S just over three weeks to go to the Kerry Rose selection and the ladies are getting to know each other with another get together last night. Many of the contestants were in The Liquid Lounge over in The Killarney Grand for a meet and greet evening. They met Deputy […]

  Gardaí at Killarney are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the Killarney bypass this evening, Wednesday May 10th 2017. At approximately 7pm a female cyclist in her 40s was in collision with a tractor which was towing agricultural equipment on the Killarney bypass which is the […]

FABRIK Nightclub are promising something special this Friday when DJs Adrian Royle and Maciej M-Keed take to the decks for Headfunk. Adrian Royle is well known for his exploits on the hurling field for Kilmoyley and Kerry, but he has a passion for music and  loves to DJ. “I mix […]

TWO projects from Presentation Secondary School Tralee and one from Mercy Mounthawk have made the national ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Final and now need the public’s support to claim the People’s Choice Award The awards ceremony takes place in the Mansion House, Dublin, on May 23 and there are four education centres from Kerry […]

A NEW suite of Performing Arts courses in Music and Dance has been launched at Kerry College of Further Education in Tralee. From September, interested students can obtain a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Music or Dance with a number of focus areas including performance, theatre and music technology. The new […]

LAST week saw the annual Institute of Technology of Tralee’s Steps to Success Networking Event for the Computing and IT Departments take place. This is a unique careers module delivered to final year students to assist in the transition from the world of college to the world of work. The aim […]

FORMER members of Tralee Swimming Club joined friends and family of Billy Ryle at the launch of his new book at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening. Deputy Martin Ferris T.D. did the honours to launch ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip To The High Court’, a book telling the story of how the […]

THE resurfacing of the canal walkway was completed this week with the section from the lock gates to the bridge at Blennerville opened on Wednesday. That part of the walkway was closed to allow the tarmacadaming of the pathway, but Kerry County Council workers did the job in two days. The path […]

TRALEE school students were among the prizewinners in the SciFest@IT Tralee 2017 event in the college yesterday. Around 200 post-primary school students from schools all over Kerry were taking science to the next level with over 90 projects at the exhibition with the top prize on the day going to Jack Nagle from […]

THE Enable Ireland charity shop on Abbeycourt is to close next week with the loss of four jobs. The shop, which has operated there for nine years, is closing because of the expiry of the lease and challenging trading circumstances. The shop will close on Friday May 19. People can continue to […]

THE results of a study of Tralee town centre will be presented in June to provide the framework for further renewal of the town. Back in October, Tralee was chosen as one of ten ‘pilot’ towns in the National Town Centre Health Check (TCHC) Training Programme. ‘Town Centre Health Check’ surveys of […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Thursday night summer football has commenced. Sessions at 5.45pm (17:45) in Caherslee. Fáilte roimh chách! (ii) Training as usual, dár ndóigh, at 11am on Sunday morning in Caherslee. PEIL FAOI 12: (i) Our A and B TEAMs played Crokes in the County League. Torthaí: AdeS A: 5-10; Crócaigh […]

Results 6th May  Fourball Sponsored by Ryle Menswear : 1st : Gerard O’Sullivan (5) & David Hennebery (4) 40 Points 2nd : Don Nolan (12) & Robert O’Brien (22) 40 Points There was 10 entries for the 9 Hole competition Sunday Afternoon: 1st:  Pierce Wall (17) 17 Points 2nd : […]

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton Bank of Ireland EXPO A big thank you to the Tralee branch of Bank Of Ireland and our very own Pat Carmody for the opportunity of been part of their EXPO today at Tralee Sports Center. Hopefully we can now build on the contacts we […]

Tralee Harriers Weekly update Competition News Well done to Aoibheann O’Brien who was in action at The Leevale AC Open Sports for Juniors and Seniors on Saturday 6th May. Aoibheann took part in the Long Jump finishing in Second place with a jump of 5.53m just a mere .03cm off Gold. Very close […]

STUNNING weather helped attract thousands of people to Ballybeggan on Sunday for the annual Kingdom County Fair. Conditions couldn’t have been better for everything on the day with a host of family entertainment as well as the usual competitions around the venue. While businesses and competitors were there from early […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has called on the people of Tralee to show pride in their town and report people who are seen dumping rubbish illegally in town. Cllr Terry O’Brien was speaking at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday after the council received a […]

A NEW Fáilte Ireland TV advertisement will begin airing tonight as part of the latest home holiday campaign for the Wild Atlantic Way and Kerry will feature prominently. The TV ad, which is a key feature in a wider, ‘Embrace the Wild Atlantic Way of Life’ campaign, emphasises the opportunity for […]

KERRY Airport is reporting an operating profit after taxation for the period of €287,613 – an increase on operating profit of €30,980 on the previous year — in their Annual Report & Accounts for the 12 month period ended 31st December 2016. Passenger numbers through the Airport up +6% on previous comparative period […]

MERCY Mounthawk’s 1st year boys team created history becoming the 1st boys team from the school to capture an All-Ireland A schools title on Sunday at University of Limerick. They defeated a St Pats of Castleisland side on a scoreline of 29 to 26 in a nail biting contest, capping off a magical […]

  BANK of Ireland in Tralee will host a business event during their National Enterprise Week later this month. ‘Digi Tralee’, a business event for SMEs and startups takes place on Monday, May 15 from 8.15am to 9.15am in the Castle Street branch. Guest speakers include local media business owner Ken Tobin, co-founder of HQ […]

TRALEE’S jobless figures is down over 600 on the same month in 2016 according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. There was a drop of 118 people signing on the live register from March to April in Tralee. The number now stands at 4,301, a fall of around 12% from […]

  TO mark the centenary year of the death of the Lispole native and Kerry 1916 leader, the Ashe Memorial Hall on Denny Street, Tralee is to be rededicated to Thomas Ashe at a ceremony hosted by Kerry County Council on Monday, May 22 at 11am. The building, which was […]

TWO Na Gaeil players will line out in the Kerry minor football team to play Cork in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Semi -Final at Páirc Uí Rinn on Wednesday evening. There are two changes in personnel and a number of positional changes from the side that defeated Clare in […]

TABLE QUIZ: As a general fundraiser for the Club, a table quiz will be held on Friday May 19th at 8.30 p.m. in Gallys Bar, Tralee. Entry fee is €40 per table with teams of 4. Quiz Master is Kieran Moriarty. Any queries or interested parties wishing to take part […]

Strictly Come Dancing: A very enjoyable function was held on Friday night last in Strand Rd when the winning dancers nominated charities were presented with their cheques from the 25th March. The charities –   Inspired, Recovery Haven and The Samaritans were the beneficiaries and their spokespeople were all very […]