Archive for June, 2017

A great boxing tournament was held in Tralee Boxing Club gym in Monavalley on Saturday night last. A selection of boxers from Kerry took on boxers from County Limerick, & County Down, there were Irish Champions, Ulster Champions, Munster Champions, Moonkstown Champions on show and the crowd in attendance were not disappointed as […]

Captains Prize John Reen  June 3rd & 4th June 1st : Verners Tess (5) 40 Points + 16 Points 2nd : John Moran (6) 37 Points + 19 Points 3rd : Mikey G Sheehy (14) 42 Points + 13 Points Best Gross : Darren O’Sullivan (1)  34 Points Gross 4th : Seamus […]

PEIL FAOI 6: Under 6 training in Caherslee: (i) 11am on Sunday and (ii) 5.45pm on Thursday. Caherslee is the place to be! PEIL FAOI 8: Playing times: (i) 11am Sunday and (ii) 5.45pm on Thursday (GoGames). PEIL FAOI 10: Football times: (i) 6.15pm on Wednesday last at the Na Gaeil Club (GoGames) and (ii) […]

MEMBERS of the Inspired group will strut their stuff at a fashion show in Ballyroe Heights Hotel next week. “The show is our main fundraiser for the service we provide to young adults with intellectual disabilities,” said Maree O’Connor of Inspired. The show will take place on Friday, June 16 […]

  Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, in collaboration with local cycling clubs, is inviting families of all ages to participate in a series of forthcoming events for National Bike Week, which runs from 10 to 18 June 2017. Events include the ‘Pedal in the Parks’ and the inaugural ‘Any Bike […]

TALBOT Grove Addiction Treatment Centre, Castleisland, has released its annual treatment statistics report for 2016. The Talbot Grove figures show that the primary reason people seek treatment (but not exclusive) is alcohol at 77%, followed by cannabis at 11%. There was a small, but significant increase in those seeking treatment […]

THE number of people the Live Register in Tralee fell again in May. There are now 4,222 people signing on in the Tralee office, down 79 on April’s figure. Figures for Kerry from the Central Statistics Office show its the first time in nine years less than 9,000 people signed on in the county, […]

  TRALEE Chamber Alliance will be holding their membership event today, Wednesday June 7, at 6pm-7.30pm in The Rose Hotel. This event is for existing members and non-members who are interested in joining Tralee Chamber Alliance. Tralee Chamber Alliance is asking the public to consider joining the business and supporting its efforts to […]

Senior County League Round 4 Ballydonoghue 1-11 Ballymac 1-18 Ballymac took on Ballydonoghue in round 4 of the County Senior League in a windswept but beautiful Cooland last Saturday night. We played into a strong breeze in the first half but some excellent support play and hard work saw Ballymac […]

Seniors: Churchill 0-13; Ballylongford 0-14. Ballylongford travelled to Churchill looking to maintain their 100% record in the County League on Sunday afternoon, while the hosts were hoping to build on their recent good form which saw them record two wins on the bounce and put them right back into the […]

Golf Classic: MIlltown Castlemaine GAA are delighted to announce their inaugural fundraising Golf Classic -sponsored by Derek Twiss. So pop the date in your diary -Saturday July 8 th. The place to be is Killorglin Golf Club! Tee times are 7 am to 4 pm. First prize is €600, 2nd […]

Seniors: We gained two valuable league points on Sat night when proving too good for our town rivals on a final scoreline of 0-16 to 1-08. Playing with the aid of the breeze into the score board end we found ourselves behind within half a minute when Stacks worked the ball […]

Seniors   Na Gaeil travelled to Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park in Annascaul on Saturday evening to take on the home team in round 4 of the County League. With Na Gaeil playing against the breeze Darragh Carmody opened the scoring with a pointed free on 7 minutes which was quickly followed by […]

MICHEAL O Muircheartaigh and local basketball star Ryan Leonard dropped by Moyderwell school gym on Friday to give their support to a schools basketball blitz for girls, run by the Community Gardaí. Consisting mainly of sixth class pupils, schools taking part were St Brendan’s NS Fenit, Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Presentation […]

A NEW book compiled by Sixth Class pupil in Holy Family NS was launched last Friday at the school. The book contains photographs from the past 40 years in the school and is a must-have for anyone who is a past pupil. The book came about as a project by […]

THE rain held off long enough to crown the best dressed ladies at Listowel Races on Sunday. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous photos), the eventual winner was Margaret Hynes Cahill from Ardfert. Margaret’s dress and jacket were purchased from Jasmine Boutique in Tralee, and her hat was […]

DANCING with the Stars winner, Aidan O’Mahony, was on Garda duty with the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien and Dan the Lion to launch Féile na mBláth at The Park Festival which will run from June 16-18 in Tralee Town Park. Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance have […]

MARGARET Hynes Cahill from Ardfert, wearing a powder blue outfit inspired by American First Ladies Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Melania Trump, won the Best Dressed Lady title at the Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday. Margaret who is a Garda and also models with the Holman Lee Agency, […]

SENIOR HURLING: Our Hurlers received a walk-over from Kenmare in the first round of the Co. League (Div 2A) which had been fixed for last Wednesday (31st May). In round 2 we were due to travel to Ballyheigue on this Wednesday evening (7th June) but Ballyheigue have now withdrawn from the competition. The […]

SENIOR MEN CO LEAGUE: Round 4: Home to Dr Crokes Before the commencement of the game the U10 boys formed a Guard of Honour for both teams and there was a Minutes Silence before throw in for Francis Galvin who passed away earlier this week. The throw in was at […]

Lotto Our lotto was held on Monday night, June 5th in Keane’s Bar due to the Dingle Way Challenge, which took place the day before. Winning numbers will be included in next week’s notes. O’Sullivan Financial Services Dingle Way Challenge 2017 Last Sunday saw St. Pats GAA host the fifth […]

Under 14 Boys: Well done to our U14’s who defeated Kilmoyley Hurling club in the Div 2 county league final Friday evening in Caherslee. Final score 4-08 to 1-06.  Great for this panel to get a good competitive match in the run-in to Féile in Carlow starting Friday the 16th. Under 10 and […]

  KERINS O’Rahillys took the spoils in the derby with Austin Stacks as they emerged 0-16 to 1-8 winners at Strand Road on Saturday evening in the Credit Union County League tie. Both sides were without their Kerry players, so Stacks took the field without Kieran Donaghy and Ronan Shanahan, […]

DESPITE the bad weather, Kilmoyley National School had great support at their fundraising Night at the Dogs event at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday. The night was organised to help raise vital funds for the school to finish the extension currently being built to the highest possible standard. Bouncy Castles, […]

SIX young Kerrymen have got what it takes to be the perfect gentlemen and have been selected to be among the 64 Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from 16 to 22 August. Thomas Lynch (28), Joseph Meehan (24), Sean O’Connor (26), Niall O’Hara (28), Shane Thornton […]

Kerry Film Festival and StoryStock.com have come together is to rekindle our love of stories about people…and you can win some cash in helping them. #Mynameis, a new collaboration between the Kerry Film Festival and StoryStock.com, is asking people to submit stories of love, lust, romance, loss and triumph. The competition is […]

THE family of the most decorated footballer in Kerins O’Rahillys illustrious history gathered at the club on Friday night to see him honoured on the 50th anniversary of his death. Danno Keeffe has an incredible roll of honour and some his achievements in his 18 seasons (1931-1948) playing for Kerry […]

THEY came from all over the county and beyond on Friday night to support their favourite contestants at the Kerry Rose selection night  in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. They brought their banners too and cheered as each of the 24 ladies were brought to the stage for their interviews by Daithí Ó Sé. As […]

IF there is one thing that hasn’t change down to the centuries, it is the importance of courtesy and manners in our everyday lives. I have a distinct memory of being with my father walking down Fenit Pier and he would routinely tip his hat anytime a lady would pass. […]

THE annual Jamie Wrenn walk will take place from Tralee to Castlegregory on July 22 and this year another Castlegregory man will be remembered. This walk raises much needed funds for Recovery Haven cancer support house and we are asking people to walk on the day or to support a walker […]