Archive for July, 2017

  Lotto Results 03/07/2017 Venue : Ballygarry House Hotel Jackpot : €1,800 Numbers Drawn : 3, 7, 10, 16 No Winner Lucky Dips : 1. Liam Leane Gortshanavalla 2. Donal Rahilly Maglass (online) 3. Jim Fitzgearld  Arabella (online) 4. Niall Mason Manor Village ( online) 5. Declan O Connell Maugha […]

Seniors: No competitive action this week end due to round 3 of the senior county championship giving us the chance to view prospective opponents in the quarter final. Our round 8 of the county league vs Castleisland Desmonds due to be played next week end has been postponed at the […]

  FUN RUN: Our Senior Men’s team organised a 5K fun run/walk/Jog yesterday morning in Connolly Park.  The event was arranged to fund raise & support the Irish Power Chair team who are playing in the FIFA World Cup in Orlando. Our Senior Team Manager, Pat Flanagan, and his son Patrick are currently representing Ireland at the games. […]

Summer Hurling and Camogie Camp 11 to 13 July: Book now through club officers.  A great way to advance your skills and meet new friends. Boys and girls 7 to 13 years old.  Running 11 to 13 July.  Always popular with the children who take part. Welcome Lixnaw and Abbeydorney: Thanks to […]

Seniors County League: Our seniors- sponsored by Larkin’s Bar and Restaurant and Kelly’s Londis Top Shop were defeated by Rathmore and Glenbeigh Glencar the County League-Division 1, during the week. Their luck changed however on Saturday July 8th, when they played Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry League Final in […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help in relation to a burglary in the Ballyard area last week. Between Wednesday, July 5 at 9.30pm and 7.30am on Thursday, July 6, the laundry room at Ballyard apartment complex on Lovers Lane was broken into. A cashbox was damaged with money taken […]

FOURTEEN organisations shared €40,000 as the 43rd Tralee Lions Club Annual Golf Classic was staged recently at Tralee Golf Club. The golf classic represents the club’s major fund raiser each year and the Lions are delighted to report that this year a sum in excess of €40,000 was raised for distribution to […]

CREATIVE Ireland Kerry, in collaboration with Kerry Music Education Partnership, is now rolling out one of the first Creative Ireland Kerry initiatives — access for young people ages 6-18yrs to choir and youth choral music. Creative Ireland Kerry is co-ordinated by Kerry County Council’s Arts Office. At a public meeting […]

THE Summer Stars Reading Adventure is back in Kerry libraries. This is an exciting reading-based programme which is available free of charge to primary school children across Kerry. The Summer Stars Reading Adventure will run during July and August in the Kerry Library Service. Children are invited to register for […]

THE Minister for State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD, led a 20-strong delegation from Cork and Kerry to Providence, Rhode Island in the United States over the weekend to promote the new Norwegian airways Cork-Providence trans-Atlantic service which commenced earlier this month. The group which included the Mayor […]

THE Austin Stacks Senior Men’s team  organised a 5K fun run/walk/Jog last Sunday in sunny Connolly Park. The event was arranged to fundraise and support the Irish Powerchair team who are playing in the FIFA World Cup in Orlando. Their senior team manager, Pat Flanagan, and his son Patrick are currently representing Ireland at the […]

FOLLOWING on from a sold-out show in February, Gavin James returns to the INEC Killarney on October 20 for an intimate acoustic over 18’s only, seated show. Gavin has had an immensely successful couple of years. He has had platinum Top 5 sales for his debut album, Bitter Pill, in […]

Mike O’Halloran watched Ballyduff overcome Abbeydorney yesterday in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round  tie at Austin Stack Park… Ballyduff 0-13 Abbeydorney 0-12 A bore fest provided Ballyduff with a one point win over an Abbeydorney team that battled hard, but were out-muscled at the back at vital times […]

WITH school finished the week before, youngsters got a chance to get out and play this week at Cúl Camps around the county. Yesterday we brought you photos from successful Na Gaeil and John Mitchels camps (click here for previous coverage). Well the biggest amount of kids were at Austin […]

IT was a huge night at  Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday as the Friends of University Hospital Kerry held their annual Gala Benefit Night. Sponsored by Kerry Group, the event  saw a massive crowd converge on the stadium with great family entertainment for the 27th anniversary of the fundraising programme which […]

IF you long for the sounds of the 70s, 80s and 90s in a nightclub, then next Saturday night (July 15),  is definitely one to look forward to. Fabrik will be the venue for a special fundraiser in aid of the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee’s Sudan Appeal. A bake sale […]

HUNDREDS of young GAA fans were put through their paces at Cúl Camps around the county during the week. In Tralee there were four clubs holding camps — Austin Stacks, Kerins O’Rahillys, John Mitchels and Na Gaeil — which no doubt hosted Kerry stars of the future. John Mitchels had […]

Mike O’Halloran watched Lixnaw demolish Ballyheigue in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC Round 1 tie in Austin Stack Park on Friday night… Lixnaw 1-26 Ballyheigue 1-8 In my preview of this this game I expressed concern that Ballyheigue might struggle against a very slick Lixnaw outfit and so they did. […]

GPBuddy.ie, the online resource for GPs in Ireland, is calling on GPs and members of the public in Kerry to submit their nominations for this year’s GPBuddy National GP Awards, in association with Affidea Ireland, ahead of the deadline on Friday 14th July. The annual GPBuddy Awards recognise excellence, innovation and collaboration […]

Our movie reviewer, John McCann, says Will Ferrell backs a loser in a comedy that lacks consistency… Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler play Scott and Kate Johansen, a married couple who must figure out a way to earn some money after their daughter’s scholarship falls through. When all else fails, […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’ve been at home caring for my children for a number of years. I want to return to work. Can I get help to develop my skills so that […]

TRALEE’S jobless figure rose last month. The latest figures from the  Central Statistics Office show there were 4,274 people signing on in the town in June, up 52 from May. It’s the first month on month rise since December to January. The Tralee jobless figure though has fallen 15.5% in […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has strongly criticised the  cut back in-home respite hours for children with disabilities in Kerry. Figures obtained under a Parliamentary Question posed by Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Louise O’Reilly TD show that in the first quarter of this year there was a decrease of […]

TWO events organised by ITT students on placement at the Tralee Chamber Alliance raised funds for a great cause this Easter. Amie Griffin, Anne O’Reilly and Olatayo Olaitan organised a Fun at the Playdium event and a Kids Fancy Dress Fun Run in Tralee Town Park on Easter Saturday. All profits […]

Abbeydorney and Ballyduff clash in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC Round 1 tie this Saturday in Austin Stack Park (5.30pm). Mike O’Halloran looks at both teams’ chances… Ballyduff take on Abbeydorney in the final game of the first round,. Last year Abbeydorney opened their account with a well deserved win […]

WITH two months to go until the opening of the new Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry, Kerry Hospice Foundation received another boost on Thursday when they were presented with a large cheque. The money was raised at a Midsummer’s Ball at the Rose Hotel on June 9, with Miriam […]

WHILE they missed out on the big prize, a Kerry hotel spa was among the winners at the Irish Tatler Spa Awards 2017, at a gala awards luncheon today at The Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge. The Spa at Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa won Munster Spa of the Year. Meanwhile, the […]

TAXI drivers in town continued their opposition of the new rank by Boots/Tesco at Abbeycourt, by moving cars into closed-off Bridge Street and staging another slow drive through town today. At 8am this morning, a number of care entered the closed off area between Bridge Street and The Mall. While […]

THIS should be good craic. Sky Sports soccer presenters Chris Kamara and Jeff Stelling  are in Kerry for a special engagement out west. The two lads also enjoyed a drink in Sean Og’s Pub on Bridge Street last night where they posed with locals for photos.   It’s part of […]

THE Austin Stacks Senior Men’s team have organised a 5K fun run/walk/Jog this Sunday for an Irish team over in the US. The event is being arranged to fundraise and support the Irish Powerchair team who are playing in the FIFA World Cup in Orlando. The club’s Senior Team Manager, Pat Flanagan, and his […]