Archive for May, 2017

A NEW restaurant opens in the heart of Tralee on Friday night and promises to create incredible  dishes with all the ingredients sourced entirely from Tralee and the surrounding area. Three members of the well known ‘Tralee Culinary Gangsters’, famous for their blogging and cookery demos around the county, are behind ‘Croí’ which will […]

I didn’t get it…until now that is. I didn’t get how grief can consume your body and mind. Having recently lost my beloved father I now know what grief is and how painful it is. I am sorry to everyone in the past that I didn’t understand just how severe […]

DÁITHÍ Ó Sé will return to the Dome to present the Rose of Tralee selection live on TV for the eighth year running next August, while his RTÉ colleague Marty Morrissey will host a brand new celebration party night in the Dome on Thursday, August 17. Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney […]

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  Jimmy Falvey Memorial Youth Cup Final On Saturday May 6th Our Youth team take on Fenit Samphires in Mounthawk Park at 7-00pm in the Final of the Jimmy Falvey Memorial Youth Cup. Best of luck to all the players and management. All support for the team […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Training as usual on Sunday morning in Caherslee at 11am. PEIL FAOI 12: (a) Our A, B and C TEAMs played Laune Rangers (as baile) maidin Dé Luain seo caite in the County League. Results: AdeS A: 3-9; Rangers: 4-5; AdeS B: 5-27; Rangers: 0-4; AdeS […]

Tralee Harriers Weekly Report. It was a busy few weeks for Tralee Harriers athletes with open sports for the U9-U16 and Munster Championships for Juniors  (U17-20) and U 23’s as well as the Juvenile Pentathlons held in Waterford. Open sports were held in Castleisland hosted by Gneeveguilla AC. There was […]

Mens results Sat 29th April: 9 Hole Championship 1st : Eddie Enright (24) 21 Points 2nd : John Moran (7) 21 Points No. of Players : 35 Sun 30th April : MC 4 Sponsored by TLI Group : 1st : Gerard Deegan (2) 36 Points 2nd: Troy O’Connell (20) 36 […]

A CHILDREN’S Tea Party helped raise much needed funds for a great charity on Easter Sunday at the Ashe Hotel. On Wednesday morning, the proceeds from the event were presented by the hotel to Kare4Kidz, which aims to provide support and financial assistance to families with children who are battling illness. The hotel was delighted to help […]

THE  Kerry Association in Dublin 2017 AGM at Wynn’s Hotel, on Wednesday last was an opportunity to make a presentation of funds to Kerry Hospice. During the course of the evening, which was well-attended, the Association presented a cheque in the amount of €5,100 to the 2017 Kerry Person of […]

THERE was great news emanating from Clifford & Sons Gala in Mounthawk this morning that a person won a nice bit of money in the Euromillions draw last night. Apparently the winner is believed to be from Tralee and will collect a cool €500,000 from lottery headquarters after winning the […]

A NEW book telling the story of how the bathing slip in Fenit was saved from demolition 13 years ago and of the history of Tralee Swimming Club, will be launched next Monday. Martin Ferris T.D. will launch Billy Ryle’s ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip To The High Court’ at the Grand […]

HUNDREDS of people took part in the Kerry Camino over the weekend in what was another great success. Adrienne McLoughlin gives an account of the walks and supplied the photos below; “Friday was unexpectedly sunny, and made a huge difference to the Tralee to Camp Sliabh Mish mountain route, with […]

THERE’LL be competitions, soccer and GAA blitzes, music, dancing and the best in local business on show at the Bank of Ireland Enterprise Towns event this Friday and Saturday. Taking place at the Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre, the exhibitors will be wide and varied with mostly businesses on the […]

STYLE, fun and great racing is on the cards for the June Bank Holiday weekend as Listowel prepares to host two days of great action on the Island. Taking place on Sunday, June 4 and Monday, June 5,  as always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Racing […]

A LOCAL butcher’s running exploits have helped out a local organisation. Matt Leahy of Matt The Butcher on Abbeycourt has been an avid runner for the past number of years. He decided to use his hobby to raise some funds for the Inspired group by taking part a marathon recently and […]

  Sean OGs Bar Announced as the New Sponsor for the Ballymac Senior Ladies The Girls were delighted with the new jerseys provided by Sean Ogs at the game in Moyvane on Sunday the 23rd April 2017. Ballymac 2-5 Moyvane/Clounmacon 5-13 Ballymac were unlucky on the day. They played very […]

Seniors: Churchill were beaten by a fancied Na Gaeil team in Kileen on Saturday evening in the Quarter Final of the Junior Premier Championship on a score line of 0-17 to 2-06. Na Gaeil started brightly, but a well taken goal from Ivan Parker midway through the first half brought […]

Confirmation: Congratulations to all our club members in the Castlemaine and Ballyfinnane area, who received the Sacrament of the Holy Spirit from Bishop Ray Browne last week. First Holy Communion:  Best wishes to the boys and girls from Nagle Rice Primary School who will receive their First Holy Communion on Saturday next. We […]

THERE was a frightening incident for staff at a hotel in Dingle in the early hours of this morning. A man entered Benners Hotel in the town at about 5.20am and attempted to rob the premises. Gardaí said he threatened staff with a “sharp weapon” but it is believed he […]

GARDAI are investigating three incidents of burglary in Tralee and Abbeydorney over the past week. Two incidents occurred in the Killeen/Oakpark area and a third in Laccamore, Abbeydorney. On Tuesday last, April 25 at around 4.30pm, a house in an estate on the Killeen Road was broken into. A large […]

  IT’S always a well-supported event and organisers are hoping cyclists turn out in their droves for the 15th annual Fenit Lifeboat charity fun cycle. The 50 kilometre cycle takes place on Saturday May 13 and will see cyclists make their way from Tralee through Farranfore and on to Castleisland before […]

IT’S just a month now until the Ballyroe Heights Hotel hosts the glamorous night that is the Kerry Rose Selection. There are just over 20 contestants confirmed so far and many of them were in The Rose Hotel on Monday afternoon to be briefed by the Kerry Rose Centre team on […]

THE inaugural Churchill GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was a resounding success with over 550 people attending. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous story), Ivan Parker and Katie McCarthy were deemed the winners but the judges, while the popular vote belonged to Garry Dillon and Eileen Moran. We were […]

A TRALEE man and his friends helped raise thousands for three organisations with a swim marathon which finished on Sunday morning at Tralee Sports and Leisure centre. It’s all part of fundraising by Kristian O’Donovan – formerly of Derrylea but now living in Glenbeigh – which also includes marathon swimming events in the US this […]

  A STUDENT from Mercy Mounthawk will compete for the Apprentice Chef final next week./ On Thursday, May 11, Niamh McMahon will join students from secondary schools across Munster who will have their knives out to complete the final service in the 2016/2017 Flogas Ireland and Failte Ireland sponsored Apprentice Chef […]

  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 […]

Seniors: A below par performance  saw us lose our first round relegation play off game vs Stacks on a score line of 1-15 to 0-09 in Austin Stack Park on Sunday night. The return to action of David Moran, John Ferguson and Ross O’Callaghan was a pre match boost but […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 07, 12, 24 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Kathleen Laide Caherleaheen, Eileen Sayers Annagh, Francie Roche c/o Mono Ryle, Francie Roche c/o Mono Ryle and Magic Car Spa c/o Poff […]

JOBSMATCH 2017: Summer, Part Time & Full Time Employment Opportunities With huge success for the last 2 years we are now taking CV’s for Summer, part time and full time employment. Please consider this golden opportunity where you will receive all the tools to update your CV and direct help with […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil entertained near neighbours Churchill in the quarter final of the Junior Premier Championship in Killeen on Saturday evening in damp misty conditions. Na Gaeil opened the scoring after 6 minutes with a point from Diarmaid Herlihy after a good pass from Seamie O’Neill. Churchill’s Cillian Fitzgerald cancelled this […]