Archive for February, 2018

AN inspirational event held in Tralee back in May raised a phenomenal amount of money for Pieta House, which they collected on Thursday evening from local organisers. The Darkness Into Light Tralee walk raised €34,792.60 thanks to the thousands of participants who took off from CBS The Green on May […]

A MERCY Mounthawk student has been included in the Irish Under 17 basketball development squad. Sixteen year old Daire Kennelly was named on the 21 player squad  by Head coach Ciaran O’Sullivan today. The 6′ 5″ teenager was the only Kerry player included on the squad. The son of Brendan and […]

  SAMARITANS in Kerry are launching a major volunteer recruitment campaign to encourage people to get involved with the charity to give something back to the local community and help change people’s lives. They are holding an information evening  next Wednesday, February 21 at  7-30 pm at The Samaritans 43-44 […]

A NEW study by AIB has revealed Kerry has the second lowest pub to population ratio in the country. The AIB 2018 Pubs Outlook was a 26 county study and looked at a number of issues affecting the pub trade in Ireland. It found that Kerry has 435 pubs which is […]

A SUPER morning of coffee, prizes and beauty tips took place at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Wednesday for a great cause. The Connect Kerry Coffee Morning in aid of ADAPT Kerry saw a large crowd of ladies attend with free refreshments in return for a donation to the service. There […]

RTE’S Miriam O’Callaghan has urged people of Kerry to dig deep this Daffodil Day to help the record number of people being diagnosed with cancer. The broadcaster, who lost a sister to cancer, was speaking at the launch of the Irish Cancer Society’s 2018 Daffodil Day, which will take place […]

HE has made a massive contribution to arts in the county over the years and now Fr Pat Ahern will be honoured by Kerry County Council with a Civic Reception on Monday. Fr Ahern will be honoured for his outstanding contribution to the artistic, cultural and literary tradition of the […]

THERE are 35 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. This is a record number at the hospital since the INMO started compiling  figures based on daily checks in emergency departments and wards across the country 12 years […]

THE National Lottery have this morning appealed to EuroMillions players in Kerry to check their tickets after one lucky player scooped the Match 5 + Lucky Star prize of €333,913 in Tuesday night’s €138 million EuroMillions draw. The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at The Reeks Gateway Centra on […]

OVER 300 people attended the 55th year of the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday night at the Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On arrival guests were welcomed with […]

THERE was a stream of people into Kirby’s Brogue Inn all morning as people tucked into pancakes in aid of Recovery Haven. Fiona Kirby, husband Kevin and team served up free pancakes with every tea and coffee bought between 10am and 12 noon and patrons were invited to make a […]

STUDENTS from the Institute of Technology Tralee travelled to Dublin to represent the Institute’s Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Department at the Chef Ireland Culinary Competitions and brought home four bronze medals. The national competition, organised by the Panel of Chefs of Ireland and endorsed by the World Association of Chefs Societies, […]

KERRY Group in partnership with NEWKD presented a Community Vibrancy Recognition Programme Award to the Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre in Balloonagh on Tuesday. The award recognises their valuable contribution to the community vibrancy of the Tralee area, the social supports in the provision of day care services for older people and Community, […]

AN Alliance of Tralee businesses, town centre traders , legal practitioners and public representatives will be writing to Minister for Justice and the Courts Service outlining a joint position that court hearings should remain in the Courthouse on Ashe Street . Members of the various interests met on Tuesday afternoon […]

AFTER months of rehearsals, success at county and provincial level, a group of youngsters from the Na Gaeil club will bid for All-Ireland glory this weekend. On this Friday evening, a coach full of young people, their mentors, families and friends will set off for Knockarea, Sligo for the All-Ireland […]

By Donie Jack Griffin A great day for Kerry boxing was had by all at the Kerry Countuy Championships at Tralee Boxing Club on Sunday last as its a long time since we have had so many entries and its good to see so many young lads taking up the […]

ACADAMH na nÓG: Mighty U6 and U8 football last Sunday morning!Very promising  players with talent to burn! And our 2018 football activity is in good hands! The Sunday  morning groupings will continue as follows: (i) Under 6 Boys (born 2012/13) at 11am at the Mounthawk Gym. William Kirby, Keith McKensie, Johnathon Magnier, […]

St. Brendan’s Park Fc Club Notes Club fixtures Weekending 18/2/18Wednesday 15/2/18 St Brendans Park v Listowel Celtic 5pm Venue Mounthawk Park All-Weathe U12 Kerry Cup Inter kenmare B v St Brendan’s Park Fc U12A 12pm St Brendan’s Park Fc  U12C v Killorglin B 10.30am U14 SFAI Cup St Brendan’s Park Fc […]

Training continues at the following timesGIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh ***Monday 18th Sept in 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 […]

By Alan Cantwell It was another fantastic weekend of KABB Finals in Pres Gym Killarney and St. Brendan’s added to the Boys Academy Cup win last week with three more titles for this season’s collection. Firstly the Boys U16 Div 3 side won the Plate competition with a 39-32 win […]

THIS Sunday is exactly 50 years to the date Tralee Credit Union first opened its doors to members an the Union is marking it that day with a celebration at St John’s Church. On Sunday, February 18, 1968 at the T.C.L.S. Building in Day Place, Tralee, beside the Dominican Church, […]

By Junior Griffin THE second phase of the County Kerry Badminton  singles County  Championships programme , again sponsored by CPC.IE, Ltd,  took place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday night last and which catered for divisions 2 &4 in both ladies and mens singles. The entries received in both […]

STOBART Air will aim to increase passengers on its Kerry-Dublin route by up to 50 percent as it signed a new PSO contract for the flights to and from the capital, which will see the company use a bigger aircraft. The airline, which has operated the route since 2015, will […]

A NEW steering group has been established by Kerry County Council to help to foster and promote film and the film industry in the county. Led by Kerry County Council and chaired by council chief executive, Moira Murrell, the group brings together many agencies as well as experts from across […]

A TRALEE man will have a chance to win thousands of euro next week on a television show. As usual, there were five people drawn out of the drum on the National Lottery’s Winning Streak on RTE1 on Saturday night to appear on next week’s show and one of them […]

IT’S a disease which has been in the news quite a bit over the past few years and now girls from Presentation Tralee have decided to do a project on it. A group of Transition Years at the school are currently working on a project to create more awareness around […]

IT’S been quite a year of celebrations for Austin Stacks GAA over the past 12 months. The Rock club marked their 100th anniversary in 2017 with a series of events throughout the year, right up to a couple of weeks ago when a sign was unveiled at Urban Terrace welcoming […]

KERRY County Council is to make a decision on a planning application for the construction of a new bar, restaurant and guesthouse in the town centre later this month. Roscar Properties Ltd want to build the new premises at the site of Sol Travel, the old Bridge Inn) and Minstrels […]

  Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 08, 12, 27 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Jim Moriarty Curraheen, Pa Donnelly c/o Betty’s Bar, Dave Curtin Brosna, Bridget Boyle Derrymore and Pat McMahon Spa Road. Next week’s […]

Senior: Churchill have been drawn in Division 5 Group A for 2018. Their fixtures for the first group stage are as follows. 11 March Valentia (Home), 25 March Kerins O’Rahillys (Away), 1 April Kilgarvan (Home), 13 May Knocknagoshel (Away), 27 May Stacks (Home), 10 June Scartaglin (Away), 17th June Asdee (Away). […]