Archive for July, 2017

RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars winner and former Kerry footballer, Aidan O’Mahony, will set the catwalk alight in the Festival Dome next month as the special guest at this year’s Rose of Tralee Fashion Show on Sunday, August 20. But you’ll have to be there on the night to find out […]

  Round 9 of The Senior League Ballymac v Gneeveguilla From the off Ballymac were determined to reign over the visitors and they proved their strength when within the first minute of the game Thomas O’Connor came face to face with the Gneeveguilla keeper Patrick Riordan and fisted the ball […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 21, 23, 26 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Susan Sugrue c/o Tony Casey, Catherine Horgan Lohercannon, Susan Keating c/o Jerry Moriarty, Sheila Murphy Derrymore West and C McNamara  c/o The […]

Seniors: Buoyed up by the 2 points gained at home last weekend against Desmonds, we travelled to Gallarus this Sunday to face the locals who themselves needed points to advance to a League Final. We played with a stiff breeze in the first half but strangely did not bring any of […]

  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 […]

Seniors: Churchill just about got the better of a spirited Asdee team in the Co League on Sunday afternoon on a scoreline of Asdee 2-07; Churchill 1-14. Churchill’s goal came from Michael “Mixer” O’Brien early in the second half and we managed to keep ahead until the final whistle. The […]

  Seniors    Na Gaeil entertained Brosna in Round 9 of the County League in Killeen on Sunday. Brosna got off to a flying start and totally dominated the first quarter reeling off 5 points without reply. Adam Barry scored 2 and Tom McGoldrick, Daniel Fitzgerald and Timmy Finnegan scored 1 each. […]

  SENIOR MEN CO LEAGUE –  Round 9: We played Round 9 of the Co League against Templenoe last Sunday. Conditions were dry with a strong breeze favouring Templenoe in the 1st half. Templenoe opened the scoring with a Stephen O’Sullivan point from play in the 1st minute. Mitchels dominated […]

Happy Birthday Tralee  Parnells: The official launch of the Parnells club took place 5 years ago on July 20th 2012 in Austin Stacks park. We have still have our fantastic sponsor in Pro Plan Property management in place but we have moved on from one under 13 team in 2012 to now […]

GARDAI have recovered a bicycle in Tralee that they would like to reunite with its owner. The bike was found in the Oakpark area of town over the weekend and it looks like it was newly purchased such is the excellent quality it is in. It’s a black, gents hybrid […]

GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance after a burglary from a house near Ardfert. On Monday, July 17, a house in Tubridmore, outside Ardfert village, was burgled between 11am and 4pm. A substantial amount of jewellery was taken in the burglary. Gardaí say the culprits would have had to […]

THREE Kerry women have been named in the Ireland squad for next month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup. Ciara Griffin, Ciara O’Connor and Ruth O’Reilly are part of Head coach Tom Tierney’s  28-strong squad that will be captained by UL Bohemians and Munster full-back Niamh Briggs. It will be a first time involvement for […]

THE staff at Woodies in Tralee are getting ready for their annual fundraising campaign with a table quiz, a monster prize draw and a soccer tournament among the events planned. This is the 3rd year in a row that Woodie’s Ireland are raising badly needed funds for Ireland’s most vulnerable children. […]

THE GAA has announced the throw-in times for the All-Ireland football quarter finals this Sunday in Croke Park. It’ll be an early start on the road for Kerry fans as they will face Galway at 2pm on Sunday with the Mayo v Roscommon game throwing in at 4pm. Kerry will […]

JOHN Mitchels GAA grounds in Ballyseedy will be the venue for a big ladies football tournament next Saturday morning. The Sandra Keane Under 13 blitz will see 16 teams from all over the county and beyond compete for the Sandra Keane Cup and trophy competitions. The teams taking part this year […]

THE weather stayed fine for walkers who went west in aid of Recovery Haven on Saturday. There were 135 people registered for the annual Jamie Wrenn walk which this year also remembered Mike Deane who passed away in March. This walk from Tralee to Castlegregory raises much needed funds for […]

GLORIOUS weather, a beautiful beach and a pumped up crowd — all the ingredients then for a fantastic ‘Sandstorm’ in Ballyheigue. The Spin Southwest event had 800 people registered for 5k of endurance and fun on the beach and it was an enormous success with people from all over Munster […]

SOMETIMES we don’t brag enough about the coastline around Tralee, with other parts of Kerry taking the plaudits. However, drone footage in a new video uploaded by ONIT Media this week shows the Tralee Bay Wetlands, Blennerville, Fenit and beyond in all their glory. Watch it below…

EVERY now and then we come across a slogan that seems to ‘fit the bill’ for our lives. ‘Not my circus not my monkeys’ is one such slogan that works very well for me. In fact, it is an old Polish proverb and if you ‘google it’ you will find […]

YESTERDAY we brought you loads of photos from a fantastic day of style and racing in Killarney for Dawn Milk Ladies Day (click here for previous coverage). Thursday saw thousands of ladies turn on the glamour for the occasion and we were there to capture the atmosphere. Here’s out final […]

Roger Harty pays tribute to his uncle Colm, a former Austin Stacks player, who celebrates his 100th birthday today in Dublin… Today, the 22nd of July 2017, is a very special day in the life of Colm Harty who hails from Tralee, as it was on this day exactly 100 […]

THERE was a call for the Council to do something about two derelict buildings on James Street which one councillor called a disgrace. Cllr Terry O’Brien had a motion before the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Tuesday, asking Kerry County Council to take action under the derelict sites act […]

  Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have a medical card but I seem to be paying more than the monthly cap for prescription charges for my family. Why would this happen and how […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, on the highly enjoyable Spider-Man: Homecoming… In Spider-Man: Homecoming, under the watchful eye of Tony Stark, Peter Parker starts to embrace his new found identity as Spider-Man whilst also attempting to return to his normal daily routine and frustrated by thoughts of proving himself to be […]

JACK O’Connor is to take on the role of Kerry Under 20 manager. According to Kerry GAA website, the Chairman of Coiste Chontae Chiarraí, Tim Murphy will propose him for ratification as Manager of the Kerry Under 20 Football team for a two year term at the next meeting of […]

TRALEE Omniplex has announced details of a ‘Secret Screening’ event taking place this August Bank Holiday Weekend. Omniplex Secret Screenings give cinema fans the chance to see a major new film before it goes on general release, but just like every good film plot, there is a twist. With only […]

TWO ocean rowers have been taken to University Hospital Kerry after being rescued from their capsized boat 165 miles off the south west coast. The Waterford based Coast Guard Helicopter R117 located and recovered two casualties from an overturned recreational vessel approximately 165 miles West SouthWest of Mizen Head. The […]

FÁILTE Ireland has been criticised by the Rose of Tralee International Festival CEO about the cut in funding for the festival this year. Anthony O’Gara was speaking on Radio Kerry’s ‘Kerry Today’ programme this morning, where he said the cut was “a bit of a snub to Tralee and Kerry […]

Picture This have become the fastest ever act to sell out the INEC Killarney when tickets went on sale this morning and due to unprecedented,  phenomenal demand they have added a second date at the INEC Killarney on November 11th. Tickets from €30 (ex service fee), can be bought by […]

WHILE it was a local woman who took the big prize at the Dawn Milk Ladies Day in Killarney yesterday, the judges must have had an impossible task considering the amazing style on show. Siobhan McCarthy is off to Paris after winning Best Dressed Lady, thanks to the decision of […]