Archive for November, 2017

GIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh U11s Tuesday 6-7pm, Balloonagh and Saturday 10-11.15 am, Cumann Iosae U12s Team 1 Wednesday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Friday 5.45-7.15pm, Mounthawk U12s Team 2 Wednesday 6-7.30pm, John Mitchells U14s Team 1 Monday 7-8pm, Balloonagh and Wednesday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U14s Team 2 Tuesday 8-9pm, Balloonagh and Friday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U16 Girls Wednesday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Friday 7.15-8.30pm, Friday BOYS Senior Academy U10s Monday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Wednesday 5-6pm, Balloonagh U12s Team 1 Monday 7.15-8.30pm, Presentation […]

CBS Primary School pupils are a tough lot when it comes to asking questions of well known people. In the past Darragh O Sé and Aidan O’Mahony have revealed some interesting facts about themselves to the pupils in the Radio Kerry studio. This time, Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae answered […]

A PENSIONER living in Hawley Park had around €250 worth of her home heating oil stolen at the weekend as thieves emptied her tank. The woman was understandably upset when she discovered the theft, but the community is rallying around to help her. The ‘Tralee Do You Know’ Facebook page […]

THE Ashe Hotel  hosted auditions for people aiming to appear on one of Britain’s most popular TV shows. Talent scouts from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ checked out singers, dancers, magicians and more at the hotel. There was a huge turnout too and the hotel had to open up an area for people […]

THE Lee Suite in The Rose Hotel was full of creative thinking on Tuesday, November  14 for a round table Creative Ireland Kerry public consultation meeting. In excess of 80 people attended a presentation on the Creative Ireland Kerry programme to date and took part in roundtable discussions. A public […]

THE Criminal Asset Bureau assisted by the local Gardaí in Killarney conducted an operation this morning investigating an Organised Crime Gang based in Killarney and carried out 11 searches. The searches took place in and around the Killarney area of Kerry. Gardaí seized a large amount of documentation which they […]

A TRALEE woman, who has defied all the odds, to complete a triathlon, has been honoured for her achievement with the Spirit of Triathlon award from Triathlon Ireland. On Saturday night at a Gala dinner in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin, the Tralee woman, was announced as the winner of […]

MAURA Moriarty of Ocean View Nursing Home, Camp, was a winner at the Nursing Homes Ireland Care Awards last Thursday. Maura was named winner of the Nursing Home Catering and Nutrition Award.  Kerry was also represented at the awards ceremony by Maeve Poff of Mowlam Healthcare Killarney, who was a […]

A TRALEE woman has taken her first step to becoming a self-published author. This Friday, November 24, Audrey Reidy’s first novel, ‘Hysteria’, will become available on Amazon to purchase in digital format and in paperback. Audrey is a graduate of the IT Tralee, recently obtaining a BA in Creative Writing. […]

SATURDAY morning saw a number of current and former students of Mercy Mounthawk receive special awards for their high achievements in the 2017 Junior and Leaving Certificate exams. There were four former Leaving Cert students — Ronan Moore, Ben Kavanagh, Thomas Curran and Ciara McCarthy — and six former Junior Certs […]

EVERYBODY  has seen the video of Tralee woman Lorraine Walsh tacking the ferocious spider she found in her kitchen in Caheranne at the start of November. To refresh your memory, Lorraine doesn’t really like our eight-legged friends so she got out the hoover to try and get rid of the […]

Gardai in Listowel are investigating a two vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the R523 at Shanacool Cross, Listowel  this evening at approximately 5pm. A male in his 50s was fatally injured when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car. He was pronounced dead at the […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 04, 09 & 16. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen O Sullivan c/o Byrnesworth, Gary Savage Curraheen, Mike Shanahan c/o The Rock Inn, Tara c/o The Rock Inn and Mike Horgan […]

Ballymacelligott GAA club AGM The  Annual General Meeting of Ballymacelligott GAA Club which will take place on Thursday the 30th November 2017 at 7pm in the club rooms. All full members welcome FAOI 10 Annual Review Following a well-deserved break for children, coaches, and parents our Sunday morning academy returned on the […]

Sympathy: There was much shock and sadness on Monday and throughout the week with the news of the untimely death of Grace Moran of Fairway Heights. Grace was daughter of  popular local couple Eileen & Jimmy who run Moran’s Foodstore on Strand Road, sister of Tricia and mother to Jade. […]

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION: Our Annual Church gate collection takes place on this coming weekend (Nov 25/26th). If anyone is still free to volunteer 20 minutes of their time to help us out on either the Saturday night or at any of the Sunday Masses it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Club Secretary, Elma Nix on 086 1053300. […]

Scór na nÓg    All roads led to Killarney Racecourse on Saturday evening last for the County Final of Scór na nÓg 2017. Na Gaeil were represented in Recitation (Aithriseoireacht) by Dearbhla Quirke with her original rendition of “Moment of Glory” which had the thronged auditorium enthralled with her captivating performance….winning […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE – COUNTY BOARD NOMINATION: Pat McAuliffe, former Chairman and Secretary of John Mitchels Club is seeking Election to Kerry Co Board as Leas Cisteoir. Pat has been nominated by the Club and is now seeking the support of all Club’s and delegates around the County for election to […]

Record Numbers at Tralee Parnells Awards Night:  We had record numbers of players and parents at the Rose Hotel Tralee on Friday night, to celebrate the largest Awards Night our club has seen to date. It was great to see all our hurling and camogie teams there to accept the […]

AGM: The AGM of our club will be on this Friday November 24 th in the clubhouse at 7.30 pm. As always we will be seeking nominations for positions within the club. We are continually seeking volunteers to assist us in the running and management of our ever expanding club. Getting involved in your […]

Alan Cantwell reports on another loss for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors at home at the weekend… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 71 Black Amber Templeogue 80 Last season Black Amber Templeogue were the only Super League team to come to Tralee and claim a victory against the Garvey’s Tralee Warriors. Last Saturday night […]

ROSE of Tralee Jennifer Byrne will join the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Norma Foley, to switch on the Christmas Lights in Tralee in The Square from 4.30pm this Saturday. Fresh from winning the award for being Ireland’s Most Enterprising Town and receiving the Purple Flag for being a safe, vibrant, […]

TRALEE gardaí are asking motorists to be careful when dropping or collecting children near schools, after an incident recently. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s Talkabout programme this afternoon, Garda Mary Gardiner said a person pulled into a car park and drove in a manner which could have caused endangerment to children at […]

GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance after a premises was broken into at The Square recently. The incident occurred between 8pm on Monday, November 13 and 9am on Tuesday, November 14. The front door of the business premises was kicked in and damage was caused. If anyone was in […]

IT Tralee hosted two interesting and very well attended events at the weekend as part of the Kerry Science Festival. Friday night saw the North Campus host a STEM Enterprise and Career Expo from 6pm-9pm which aimed to connect students, graduates and job seekers with STEM businesses and enterprise from across […]

THERE was a sell-out crowd at an event in Ballygarry House Hotel yesterday which gave ladies plenty of fashion food for thought as the festive season approaches. The first-ever Radio Kerry ‘TalkAbout’ Christmas Afternoon Tea Party drew ladies from all over the county to the hotel and they enjoyed some […]

THERE’S good news for shoppers as the annual free parking period for Christmas is returning in Tralee. Parking will be free from 1pm in all areas where pay and display currently operates, both on-street and in Kerry County Council car parks. This will be effective from Monday, December 4 to Saturday, […]

FLEADH Cheoil Chiarraí is set to return to Milltown after a ten-year absence and the town is already ablaze with preparations for the popular traditional music festival in June 2018. The local branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and committee members returned to their roots for the launch of the event […]

FOLLOWING the huge success of Niall Horan’s number 1 album “Flicker”, Niall Horan today has announced he will perform an additional show in Ireland at INEC, Killarney on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Niall’s debut album “Flicker” was released in October and went number 1 in over 60 countries. Just last night he won […]

CRAFT Makers on Ashe Street has reopened for Christmas. Running from Friday, November 24 until Christmas Eve the shop on Ashe Street  which closed in June this year, houses a gift shop and gallery for this run and the project hopes to pop up again in Tralee next summer. Opening times […]