Archive for January, 2018

KERRY Group has announced that the Group will contribute €500,000 to assist completion of the €16.5 million Kerry Sports Academy at the Institute of Technology Tralee, North Campus. The Kerry Sports Academy development is the largest educational capital project to be undertaken in Kerry in recent years. Scheduled to open […]

MERCY Mounthawk students are set to wow audiences in their production of My Fair Lady in Siamsa Tíre later this month. Taking place from Wednesday, January 24 to Saturday, January 27, this classic piece of theatre brings some great musical pieces to the stage performed by a cast which draws […]

AN awards ceremony will take place this week to honour people who have made a significant contribution to the local community and for their achievements. Tralee Soup Kitchen, Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS), young boxer Patrick McCarthy and Dr Rizwan Khan will all receive Tralee Municipal District awards at the […]

IT’S looking unlikely that the Kerry to Faro route operated by Ryanair will be running this summer. A member of the public contacted the airline yesterday enquiring about the service to Faro and they were informed via direct message on Twitter that “this route will not be operating I am […]

THE movie awards season has arrived and that means a focus on the Red Carpet for fashion fans. As usual there’s a Kerry interest thanks to Ballyheigue native, Don O’Neill, who saw his THEIA designs worn by celebrities at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. THEIA gowns were worn by […]

KERRY County Councillor Michael Cahill has confirmed that he will be a candidate at the upcoming Fianna Fail Convention to contest the next General Election. The Rossbeigh man said he had every confidence in the Party Membership in Kerry and that he believed they would select the most worthy and […]

RTE screened ‘Micko’ last night profiling the life of the legendary GAA man from Waterville. It was a hugely entertaining programme capturing the magic of Mick O’Dwyer and the public’s reaction was overwhelmingly positive judging by Twitter as you can see below. I was genuinely excited about performing in front […]

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 […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 09, 14 & 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to JJ Murphy Derrymore, Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon, Ann Jones Tonevane, Joan Devane Blennerville and Bertie Flynn c/o Mike Sugrue. Next week’s Lotto will […]

DEATH OF BRENDAN BREEN: All in the Club were saddened to learn of the death of Brendan Breen last week. Brendan was one of the great team mentors, especially at Juvenile level, during the eighties and nineties. His sons Declan, Enda and Ger played with the Club and today Brendan’s grand […]

Seniors: The senior team and management have been busy for past couple of weeks planning for the year ahead with a number of pitch and indoor sessions having taken place. Though conditions are far from ideal, players have been relishing the opportunity to shake off the winter cobwebs and getting […]

Annual General Meeting: Please note that John Mitchels Annual General Meeting will take place at  2.00 p.m. Saturday January 27th 2018  in Chamfers, John Joe Sheehy Road Nominations and Motions to be sent to  Club Secretary, Ballyseedy, Tralee by 6.00 p.m. Monday January 15th 2018 St Brendan’s Board Senior Football […]

Scór na nÓg Munster Champions    Congratulations to our very talented Léiriú Group who were this evening crowned  undisputed Munster champions following a faultless performance of the hilarious Mary Quirke penned “THE IRISH MAMMY” in Ovens, Cork against stiff opposition from Cork, Tipperary and Limerick. Their performance was in a league of […]

Roundup of Boys Teams 2017: This week we have a summary of team news including Under 6 Mixed, Under 8 boys, Under 10 Boys, Under 12/11 boys, Under 14 boys, Under 16/Minor boys.  At the AGM 2017 a detailed report of all on field activities was giving by the secretary […]

Good Luck: All the best to our club members who returned to school and college this week- especially those sitting exams. Fundraising Lotto: Would you like to wake up next week with a few extra euro – even €17,800 extra ?!! Well then- If you’re shopping or socialising in the […]

BOTH Kerry Cancer Support and the Bon Secours Tralee Sudan Appeal received donations from a Tralee company recently. ViClarity staff crossed the finish line during their “Tour de ViClarity” fundraiser which had them taking turns on the office exercise bike to keep it moving continuously for the full 40 hour […]

TRALEE’S jobless figure rose by 44 in December on the previous month with 3,936 people now signing on the Live Register, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. Killarney had the biggest increase as the county saw the number of unemployed increase by 4.6% on November’s figure. It’s […]

A TRALEE team won top honours at the Munster Finals of Scór na Mumhan held in the Ionad Pobail, Ovens, Co. Cork yesterday. It was a fantastic evening for Muintir Scór Chiarraí with victories by the Spá Set Dancers (East Kerry) and Na Gaeil (Greater Tralee Area) in Léiriú. They, as […]

WHILE most other businesses and organisations were out partying in December, the staff at CH Chemists were flat out taking care of customers for Christmas. Saturday night then was a chance to reward the staff with a fun Christmas party in The Imperial Hotel. There was cocktails, food, fun and, […]

A COFFEE morning in The Meadowlands Hotel, hosted by a Tralee woman to raise funds to help children living on the streets of Calcutta, was a big success on Saturday morning. Aedemar O’Regan, from Oakpark, is a teacher in St Francis’ School in Rochestown, Co. Cork, and  is travelling with […]

YOU’VE probably seen this over the weekend but if you missed it then have a look. Éanna O’Connor was home in south Kerry for Christmas from Kildare — where he works as a teacher — and decided to keep up the football practice despite Storm Eleanor raging outside. The footballer, […]

Mike O’Halloran was in the Gaelic Grounds to see Kerry take on Limerick today in the  Munster Senior Hurling League… Limerick 3-19 Kerry 1-15 Another great second half display by Kerry hurlers of this Munster Hurling League game played in freezing conditions in the Gaelic Grounds. It did not look […]

THE final fling of the festive season took place last night as ladies hit the town for Women’s Christmas. Traditionally signalling the end of Christmas, the hotels and restaurants were packed out all over town as families and groups of friends enjoyed a night out. We travelled around to Kirby’s […]

A LOCAL make-up artist held a skincare and make-up event at Benner’s Hotel on Saturday evening. There was a great turnout for Rebecca Shortt’s ‘Beautiful Favourites’ event — sponsored by Blank Canvas Cosmetics — where guests enjoyed prosecco and canapés on arrival followed by make-up and skincare demos and the […]

IF we want to get on in life, which I’m sure any rational thinking person does, then it is very obvious that we should do things that are of benefit to us. Yes, I know I’m being a little pedantic when I say we should exercise daily, watch what we […]

YESTERDAY we brought coverage of the Mercy Mounthawk Students Debs Ball at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel (click here for previous photos). The style and glamour was only stunning at the event which drew around 300 teenagers. Here’s the second part of our photos taken at the start of the night…

TAKE heed of this notice from Kerry County Council if you’re passing on these roads in the next number of weeks. The Council have notified the public that, to accommodate the laying of a new watermain in Lower Oakpark and Brewery Road in Tralee, there will be traffic management in […]

WITH the line-up of special guests due to attend, the Kerry GAA Supporters Club’s 28th annual social is sure to be another great night out for the Kingdom faithful. It will take place on Saturday, January 27, in Ballygarry House Hotel at 7.30pm. The special guests on the night are […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says audiences will appreciated the solid if unspectacular directorial debut for Aaron Sorkin with ‘Molly’s Game’… The beginning of the calendar year is usually the best time to head to your local cinema to catch the solid, steady flow of award favourites and quality features […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’m a PAYE worker. What income tax will I pay in 2018? Answer: Changes to income tax bands were announced as part of Budget 2018. The amount of tax that […]