Archive for November, 2017

A KERRY jockey has been shortlisted in the 2017 Horse Racing Ireland Awards Outstanding Achievement category…and your vote can help him win it. Jack Kennedy from Dingle has been nominated after his landmark year on the saddle. Despite an injury-interrupted year, Jack Kennedy got to show the racing world his undoubted […]

PICTURE This played to thousands of fans in the INEC in Killarney for two sellout shows last Friday and Saturday night. The Athy duo of Jimmy Rainsford  and Ryan Hennessy have experienced a meteoric rise in the past year with a huge selling self-titled album released in August. They put […]

O’Brennan NS, Kielduff, Tralee was filled with lots of excitement when Lee Strand visited this week to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Speaking at the presentation Mike Sweeney, Principal stated; “We are delighted to have won this month’s draw and I would like to […]

IF you or a family member is considering a career in  Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM), then a visit to the IT Tralee this Friday night is a must. As part of National Science week, the Institute of Technology Tralee will host a STEM Enterprise and Career Expo from […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has honoured its students who won All Ireland medals this year at a function in the North Campus. Dr. Oliver Murphy, President, and Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Registrar at IT Tralee presented awards to Michael Potts, Donnchadh O Sullivan, David Clifford and Chris O’Donoghue.  All four […]

THE Minister for Higher Education yesterday announced funding of €1.03 million to support the development of the Munster Technological University, which will consist of the Institute of Technology Tralee and Cork Institute of Technology. She is also bringing the  the Technological Universities Bill to Committee Stage in the Dáil today, moving […]

CONNECT Publications is hosting their annual Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon supporting  Moyderwell Mercy Primary School Tralee in Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee, on Sunday, November 26. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Champagne reception and a gift exhibition, followed by a five course luncheon with complimentary wines, fashion […]

THE CH Chemists Christmas parade promises to be a feast of fun, colour and a spectacle to get you all into the Christmas spirit again this year when it arrives on November 25. Filled with characters from Paw Patrol, The Little Mermaid, Sponge Bob, Princess Sofia and much more, the […]

CRAOBH THRÁ LÍ: (i) The Tralee Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann continues with its weekly traditional music classes in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí at 6.30pm (beginners) every Tuesday. Beginners as well as more accomplished boys and girls are being catered for. Traditional musician Ciarán Ó Flaibhín atá i mbun na ranganna agus an […]

SCÓR NA nÓG: (i) Good luck to our club members who’ll be participating in the Kerry county finals of Scór na nÓg on Saturday next (18th). The competitions will take place at The Racecourse, Killarney, and the ‘off’ will be at 5pm. Best of luck to our girls! Go n-éirí go geal leo! Our solo singer is Ella […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell Lee Strand Academy Boys Div 1 St. Brendan’s 13 TK Bobcats 10 St Brendan’s U11 boys hosted TK Bobcats in Moyderwell Hall last Monday and it was Brendan’s first on the scoreboard with 2 lovely free shots from Brendan Meehan after drawing […]

BADMINTON LET THE GAMES BEGIN;  After many weeks of training and preparation the Kerry Badminton season will begin this coming weekend with a double programme which includes the Munster Butterfield Cup competition to be played in Cork and the Kerry Knockout Cup competitions which will be staged in Killarney. The […]

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 Iosaef 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 and Thursday 7-8pm, […]

Mens results Sunday 12th November (Der O Sullivan Hamper) 14 holes 1st Sean Carmody (17) 30 Points 2nd Pat O’Donnell (7) 29 Points 3rd Michael Leahy (9) 29 Points 4th Paudie Nolan (15) 28 Points There were 66 cards processed & this was a non qualifying competition Fixtures: Tues Nov 14th: […]

St. Brendan’s Park fc are hoping to facilate girls soccer for the under sixteen age group. We will be holding an information meeting on Sunday 19/11/17 at 3.30pm followed by a training session at 4pm. Any Girls born in 2001/2002/2003 intrested in playing soccer in tralee or the surrounding areas we […]

  PEOPLE in Tralee are today being asked to join a movement to ensure people who are blind or vision impaired can move around freely and safely. The National Council for the Blind of Ireland has launched a nationwide awareness campaign urging people not to place obstacles in the way […]

A TRALEE man features on a new TG4 show with his video blog of people in London uttering sentences as gaeilge. Michael Griffin from Oakpark regularly uses social media to put up clips promoting the Irish language in a cool and fun way. His series of snapchat and Instagram stories […]

SOME enterprising Transition Year students in Presentation Secondary School pitched their projects in a ‘Dragons Den’-type event in the school on Monday. It was all to prepare for the upcoming Kerry LEO Student Enterprise Awards which take place at IT Tralee in the new year. The school assembled some ‘Dragons’ […]

THE boys from ‘Ballymac Galaxy’ were crowned Tralee Inter-Firm Soccer Tournament champions 2018, after another enjoyable day of matches last Saturday. This year’s event saw 18 teams from all over town and beyond taking part including the gardaí, Kerry County Council, local companies and businesses, with all funds raised going […]

A MAJOR conference encouraging the people of Kerry to embrace change and reach their true potential took place in IT Tralee on Friday. Organised by the North East and West Kerry Development (NEWKD) — with help from Employabilty Services Kerry — with the theme ‘Powering Our Community’, the conference was […]

PUPILS at Moyderwell Mercy Primary School showed their generous side by taking part in the annual Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. The children take part in the appeal every year where they make up boxes for disadvantaged children in other countries. “The boxes are shipped to around 20 disadvantaged countries […]

THE Irish Red Cross Annual Christmas tea party will take place this Sunday, from 3pm to 6pm in the Grand Hotel. This annual event is always a highlight for the branch in Tralee and the health and social care section and youth section work at putting it together for members […]

Annual Mass   Our annual mass for club members with special remembrance of our deceased members will take place in the clubhouse on Thursday November 16th at 8.30pm. All are welcome. U15    Congratulations to the Na Gaeil U15 team that won the Kerry Super 10’s Division 2 Final during the week defeating […]

St Brendan’s Championship Final: Churchill 3-06; Ardfert 3-14. Churchill finished their season with the St Brendan’s Championship final played in Churchill on Sunday afternoon. Churchill led by 4 point with 5 minutes to play in normal time, but Ardfert, playing with a strong breeze, finished extremely strongly to take the […]

STACKS 100: If you haven’t dipped into Rory Kirby’s www.stacks100.ie in a while, we encourage you to do so.  The collection is now extensive and will provide hours of entertainment to all Rockies young and old featuring videos, match footage, podcast interviews etc. Check it out. CHURCH GATE COLLECTION: The Austin Stacks Annual Church gate […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 24, 25 & 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Julianne Murphy Derrymore West, Rouhan Healy c/o Tony Casey, Sheila Murphy Derrymore West, Billy Burke Flemby and John Shanahan c/o Terry Boyle. […]

Senior AGM: Club AGM will be held on Friday night 1st Dec @ 20.00 in the club house; any nominations or motions to be lodged with the secretary by no later than 5 pm on Friday next 17th November. Mental Fitness in Sport: Our opening night in conjunction with State of […]

Under 16 Girls Ballymac  2-10 John Mitchel’s 1-4 The Ballymac U16 girls finished up their season last Wed night with a well deserved victory over John Mitchell’s in the Tralee Town Board Sheild final . Following the defeat to Abbeydorney after extra time in the NK League final the girls […]

U6s: Training continues next Sunday morning 10.30 a.m to 11.30 a.m. LOTTO: 07/11/017 Numbers Drawn  1 , 12 , 16 , 17 Jackpot €3,000 No Winner Consolation Prize Winners €100 – Gerard O’Sullivan c/o Bertie €25 –   Gerald Fitzgerald c/o Vincent €25 –   Lorraine Mc Evoy c/o Mark €25 – […]

Sad Passing of our Club President: It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our Club President Eileen Cotter (née O’Connor) who passed away peacefully in the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee. Eileen had been our Club president since 2012 and as well as being a great […]