Archive for July, 2017

Mike O’Halloran previews the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC Round 1 tie between Lixnaw and Ballyheigue this Friday night at Austin Stack Park (7.30pm)… Very little hope is given to Ballyheigue this season, as they seem to be struggling badly to get numbers training and finding it difficult to field a […]

A POWERFUL exhibition was opened yesterday at Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre in Tralee. The Centre launched an  exhibition titled ‘Through the Chair’ as part of the ongoing celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Centre. This exhibition, opened by Deirdre Walsh of Radio Kerry, was undertaken by clients […]

A SHORT protest was held outside Kerry County Council buildings at lunchtime on Wednesday, against a new system of bin charges which will come into effect from this September. This new system will ban flat charges and move towards a pay-by-weight and pay-by-lift system across the whole country. The pay […]

KILLORGLIN is already preparing for the influx of tens of thousands of visitors in just over  a month for the annual Puck Fair. Thousands of Irish emigrants are planning a visit home this summer to coincide with the 3-day festival, which takes place from August 10-12. The 2017 festivities will […]

THERE were eight Kerry properties up for auction online at the Allsop website today and between them they fetched €663,000. It was part of their residential online auction with three more Kerry properties up for bids in tomorrow’s commercial auction. In Tralee, a vacant house at 13 Urban Terrace with […]

PADRAIG Harrington has named two Kerry courses among his Top 5 in Ireland, but Rory McIlroy didn’t include any when asked for his choices, according to a story in the International edition of the New York Times yesterday. Speaking before the Irish Open which begins tomorrow, Padraig Harrington, the two-time […]

PAUL Galvin may be a Man United fan, but he was honoured to meet Man City’s managerial maestro this morning. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, Pep Guardiola, was in Ireland and bumped into the ex-Kerry player and current fashion designer. Paul even managed to pass on some of […]

TRALEE Municipal District Sinn Féin councillor, Toireasa Ferris, has advised medical card holders that they should not be charged for blood tests by their GPs. Councillor Ferris has been contacted by a number of constituents, one of whom is a patient recovering from cancer, about the issue. “I have told them and […]

AN Oakpark man has started a series of tough challenges to raise funds for a Tralee woman’s orphanage project in Africa. Patrick Daly from Derrylea completed the Ring of Kerry Cycle at the weekend, but that’s only the beginning. In the next few months he will take on the ‘Tough […]

CAMPAÍ PEILE: Not to missed: (i) Kellogg’s Cúl Camp…Connolly Park…July 3rd to 7th. (ii) Austin Stack Club Camp…Connolly Park…August 8th to 12th. Fáilte roimh chách. PEIL FAOI 6: Under 6 football fun in Caherslee (i) at 11.00am on Sunday and (ii) at 5.45pm on Thursday. PEIL FAOI 8: (i) Under 8 GoGames blitz on Thursday at 6.30pm at the John […]

A KERRYMAN who was a member of Transplant Team Ireland at the World Transplant Games in Malaga said he really enjoyed the experience. Con Brosnan from Killarney was part of the 27 members of Team Ireland who can take pride in their performances at the 21st World Transplant Games in Spain. It […]

THINGS just get better and better for Garvey’s Supervalu in Rock Street. The 2017 Checkout Best in Fresh Awards were held this afternoon in the Shelbourne Hotel  in Dublin and the supermarket was announced as winner in the Best Large Supermarket category. It follows on from the success of its sister supermarket, […]

KERRY Sinn Féin members will hold a short protest outside County Buildings at Rathass in Tralee on Wednesday, July 5 at 1.15pm. Speaking today Councillor Toireasa Ferris has invited members of the public to attend and she said; “We are holding this protest tomorrow to highlight once again all that is […]

Sunday 2nd July  Master Classic 9 sponsored by Adams Garage 1st : Eoghan O’Donnell (3) 41 Points 2nd : Niall Sheehy (19) 40 Points 3rd : Paudie O’Keefe (10) 39 Points 4th : Martin Mitchell (12) 38 Points 5th : Noel Carr (27) 36 Points 6th : Fergal O’Sullivan (-1) 36 […]

CREATIVE Ireland Kerry at the Arts Office of Kerry County Council is calling for participants to take part in a new dance project with Catherine Young, Dancer in Residence at Kerry County Council. Catherine has organised a taster workshop on Wednesday, July 12 at 2pm in Siamsa Tire. Ages 16 […]

IT’S always a major night of fun and entertainment as Friends of University Hospital Kerry  get set for their annual Gala Benefit Night this weekend. Sponsored by Kerry Group, the event will take place on Friday, July 7, at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the fundraising programme, which has raised […]

KERRY County Council – in conjunction with the Heritage Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance – hosted a very successful seminar on the future of Denny Street on Friday last. The event, held at the Kerry County Museum, focused on how to maximise the use and efficiency of properties on Denny […]

TEN Kerry fisheries projects will share funding of €162,000 this year under the Fisheries Local Action Group or FLAG, including two in Fenit. The southwest FLAG strategy is administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara and cofunded by the EU. The funding for Kerry coastal communities was announced  by Junior Minister for […]

THE overall winner of the McElligotts Honda Ladies Day on Friday, September 15 at the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival will win an all new and super stylish Honda Jazz for a year plus a cheque for €3,000. Details of the amazing first prize were announced by David Fitzmaurice, Chairman, Listowel […]

Gardai investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Kerry area have seized cannabis plants and dried cannabis. Gardai from Listowel carried out a planned search of a house in Moyvane this afternoon. During the course of the search cannabis plants at various stages of maturity and dried cannabis […]

Diarmuid Kearney reports from Athletic Grounds Armagh on Kerry’s win over Armagh in the All Ireland Junior Camogie Championship on Saturday… Kerry 0-11 Armagh 0-10 Kerry managed to get their 2017 Liberty Insurance Junior All Ireland Camogie Championship campaign off to a winning start as they got the better of […]

Senior: Moyvane 2-11 ; Churchill 1-10. Churchill’s quest for promotion suffered a setback on Saturday evening when we were defeated away to Moyvane in the Co League. Moyvane started well and led by 5 points mid way through the first half. Churchill rallied after that and scored the next 4 […]

Round 7 of The County League Ballymac 0-12 Laune Rangers 3-09 A great amount of supporters came out to cheer on both teams for the the 7th round of the County league in what was sure to be a very competitive match. From the off both teams made great attempts […]

SENIOR MEN CO LEAGUE –  Round 7: We played Kerins O’Rahillys last Saturday evening in Round 7 of the Co League. This was a vital game for both teams as Kerins O’Rahillys were on 5 points and John Mitchels on 6 points. KOR started well with 4 points from Tommy […]

Seniors: We made the short journey to Mitchels on Sat night last 1st July. It was Mitchels who took the valuable County League points on offer with a final scoreline of 4-07 to 1-14. We played against a stiff breeze in the first half but opened brightly with 4 points […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: to our current Club President and former Club Chairman (1986-89), Brendan Dowling, who celebrates a significant birthday this week. A nice crowd of family and friends were present in the Clubhouse on last Saturday night to mark the occasion. We are not mentioning his age – all we will […]

KERRY County Council has published a five-year road safety plan for the county. The plan, which aims to develop a co-ordinated approach to the issue of road safety, was adopted by councillors late last year and covers the period up to 2020. The new plan focuses on progress on the […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 15, 17 & 21. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Phil Curran Blennerville, Jessica Cronin Tonavane, Mark Potter c/o Ken Holmes, Patrick Dillane Clahane and Bridie Hanrahan c/o Betty’s Bar. Next […]

Golf Classic: It’s only a few sleeps to our inaugural fundraising Golf Classic -sponsored by Derek Twiss in Killorglin Golf Club on this Saturday July 8 th Tee times are 7 am to 4 pm. First prize is €600, 2nd is a Football in Waterville and 3rd is a Four ball […]

Thriller in Abbeydorney:  Tralee Parnells played out a real edge of your seat encounter away to Abbeydorney on Tuesday the 27th of June. Missing county player Parker due to injury, Abbeydorney fielded just 14 players.  Parnells were close to full strength and were able to make strategic use of their bench. Parnells opened […]