Archive for January 2nd, 2018

GARDAI are investigating after an incident of criminal damage on train carriages in Casement Station, Tralee. Graffiti on the exterior of two carriages was discovered on Christmas Day morning and gardaí say it looks like some time and work went into painting what they described as the person’s ‘signature or […]

THE Status Orange weather warning issued this morning by Met Eireann has been extended this afternoon for four counties including Kerry. The wind and rain arrived early this afternoon to Kerry and will now continue until 2pm tomorrow. The warning was extended for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry. It was […]

Camogie 2017 General Roundup:   There are lots of General Team highlights to report from our general Camogie activities in 2017. Hurl Smart Week/Bring A Friend/Come Try It Night; we were forced to cancel a visit by the Kerry Senior Camogie Team to conduct a training session on June 2. We […]

  Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Saturday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 19, 24 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mary Savage Curraheen, Fionn Fitzgerald Killarney, Phil Curran Blennerville, Carol O Shea Curraheen and D Berry Curragraigue. Next week’s Lotto will […]

NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS: We wish all our members, supporters and readers of these Notes, at home and abroad, a very happy, peaceful and healthy New Year. Mar a deireann an sean-fhocal – go mbeirimíd beó ag an am seo arís. CENTENARY BOOK: A reminder that our Centenary Book is available to buy from the […]

Bord na nÓg AGM    Na Gaeil Bórd na nÓg held their AGM last weekend. Officers elected were Chairperson Colm Ó’Súilleabháin, Vice-chairperson Ros Fitzgerald, Secretary John Keating, Treasurer Cathy Carey. Colm in his chairperson’s  report gave a fine account of activities that took place last year but concentrated chiefly on his […]

Ballymac Strictly Love Dancing 2018 Its our favourite time of year again in Ballymac when our talented and hardworking dancers take to the floor and dance their hearts out for the chance to be crowned winners in the 2018 Strictly Come Dancing. The dancers rehearsals are well underway and this […]

Parish League in aid of Pieta House: Our Parish League in aid of Pieta House was a wonderful success. Played on St. Stephen’s Day, in monsoon like conditions, there was a wonderful atmosphere throughout the afternoon. The winning team was Callinafercy/Kilderry under the management of Jim O’Connor. Over 55 players […]

TIME to get active again after the Christmas/New Year period and what better way than to achieve this than by getting the bike out for a cycle. The Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle takes place Saturday, January 13 at 11am from St. Pat’s GAA Club, Blennerville. The event is held annually […]

THE numbers of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry has risen from 623 in 2010 to 2,215  in 2017 according the the latest trolley watch figures. The figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) also show that there was an increase of one third on the […]

DUP leader Arlene Foster and influential Scottish Government Minister, Michael Russell, will be part of a high-powered gathering of politicians and business leaders at a major conference in Kerry focusing on the impact of Brexit on Ireland, the UK and the European Union. The Killarney Economic Conference will take place […]

MET Eireann has updated its weather warning to include Kerry and the rest of Munster in the Status Orange area today. The wind warning is for Munster, Leinster and south Galway. Storm Eleanor will move in off the Atlantic later this afternoon and will move very quickly across the country this […]

Alan Cantwell on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win on Saturday night on the road in Dublin… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors finished 2017 in second place on the Super League table after securing their 10thwin of the season with a last gasp one point win over bottom of the table KUBS in the […]