Archive for February, 2018

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-12; Kerins O’Rahillys  0-9. Our Seniors made it three wins out of three in this 3rd round of the Town League played at a wintry Connolly Park on yesterday afternoon (11th Feb). It snowed for the first ten minutes of the game and for the last ten minutes […]

Juvenile: Our juvenile season is now well and truly up and running with all teams back doing light training and games. Watch these notes for reports etc. and make sure that mentors/coaches have all parents’/guardians’ phone numbers for texts to keep families informed of times and venues etc.. We hope […]

SENIOR CLUB AWARDS NIGHT : A very successful Senior Club Awards night took place on Saturday, Feb 3rd in The Clubhouse. Paudie Dineen, Co. Board Hurling Officer presented the Minor team with their Co. League Div 1B winning medals. The following awards were presented on the night : Minor Player of the […]

GARDAI are asking the public for information into their investigations into a case of criminal damage to a car on Edward Street and cases of theft of home heating oil. Gardaí say an incident took place around 5pm on Saturday, February 3 or 5pm on Sunday, February 4 on Edward […]

GARDAI in Tralee are holding a ‘Day Of Action’ in Tralee on Tuesday where there will be more interaction with the public. From 7am they will be focussing on increased garda visibility, to obstruct the movement of criminals, increase the execution of warrants and to increase interaction with the general […]

MET Éireann have issued a Status Yellow weather advisory for all of Ireland from tonight until Tuesday morning as we’re in for more bad weather. A spell of wet and windy weather, with thundery downpours, will sweep eastwards over the country during Monday evening and night. Gusts between 90 and […]

PRESENTATION Primary School, Tralee will hold an Open Morning this Wednesday, February 14, to showcase  all the school has to offer. Located in the heart of Tralee, Presentation Primary School has a long tradition of delivering an outstanding education to pupils in their care. Working in partnership with parents/guardians, they […]

BRAVE young teenager, Tina McElligott, from Kilflynn, has passed away after a battle with a rare illness. The 17-year-old suffered life threatening seizures as a result of Alpers syndrome and suffered a serious setback on Friday. She passed away peacefully yesterday at home  in the arms of her mom and […]

AFTER almost 40 years in the teaching profession, Austin Ó Seachnasaigh retired from his post as Principal of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí last September. The Parents Council at the school decided that this would not go unnoticed so there was a large gathering in the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night to honour […]

TOURISM is worth €410m to Killarney annually according to a report to be launched this morning. Commissioned by Killarney Chamber of Commerce, the report shows the incredible importance of the industry to Ireland’s premier tourist town. It also shows 3,000 people are directly employed in the industry in Killarney and […]

Seniors: Round 3 of the Coiste Trá Lí league saw us in Connolly Park for a 12.30 start against local rivals Austin Stacks. The winter like conditions from the off,  with wind and driving snow showers militated against good football but with the elements at their backs Stacks took control […]

Academy u6  to u12 Great Turnout Tue: Mentors were delighted with the turnout at the Academy on the 6th.  We had well north of 60 players across the 3 age groups, including well over a dozen new players. Great to see these encouraging numbers as we gear up the club for the […]

Membership 2018 The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is new EU Legislation that comes into affect on May 25th 2018. We are in the process of completing new registration forms to comply  with the new legislation. The new forms will be available on the club web site at the end […]

IN a lovely gesture on Saturday, the Irish rugby team wore black armbands as a mark of respect for their teammate Ultan Dillane’s mother who died earlier in the week. The Tralee man and his family are grieving for Ellen Dillane who passed away suddenly on Monday.  Ellen was laid […]

Lee Strand Senior Town League 2018:  Friday February 16th 8.15 p.m. Home to Austin Stacks PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SENIOR MEN Friday February 23rd 8.00p.m. Home to Na Gaeil Top Two Teams to qualify for Final to be played on week ending March 3rd/4th Extra time if necessary will be played […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors win away on Saturday night… Éanna 75 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 78 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors are back on top of the table after edging out Éanna by 78-75 on a night of real drama at the head of affairs in Mens Super League. The […]

THE Tralee Pastoral Area, consisting of the parishes of St John’s, Our Lady and St Brendan’s and Spa/Churchill announced a series of Lenten events in preparation for the World Meeting of Families in Dublin later this year. These events, times of prayer and reflection with special guest speakers, will be […]

THE ladies behind two well-known beauty brands came to Tralee on Friday evening and really enjoyed the hospitality at CH Chemists. Holly Carpenter and Pamela Laird are the creators of the LoveLift and Moxi Loves brands respectively and were hugely impressed with their visit to CH to promote their products. […]

SCIFEST returns to IT Tralee on Wednesday, May 9 this year and Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD has called on second-level students in Kerry to put their skills in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) to the test as he launched the event. SciFest is the largest […]

TG4 is looking for Ireland’s most talented family to take part in a brand new TV show. If you and your brother or sister, father, mother, granny has a talent, now is your chance to make your family a household name. Presented by Síle Seoige, this brand new talent show […]

WELL known sports broadcaster Tim Moynihan was delighted with the fundraising sports table quiz held in The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. The quiz saw funds going towards a charity event for Pieta House in Tralee which will see Radio Kerry’s Terrace Talk host Tim Moynihan and friends Louise Ryan […]

THE year in Kerry Camogie was celebrated at the annual awards social in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night with over 170 people attending. Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was the special guest at the occasion where presentations were made to teams who excelled throughout the year. “It’s been a fantastic year […]

THE inaugural Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Ciarraí Primary Schools Cross Country Championships took place in Caherslee  on Thursday last and Tralee schools did very well indeed. A total of 34 schools had 368 athletes competing from throughout the county  coming from Asdee NS in North Kerry down to St Finian’s […]

THE Kerry minor football team of 2017 was honoured at the Kerry County Council Awards Night on Friday at Council Buildings. Some of the team attended the ceremony with team manager Peter Keane to be feted by the local authority. Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Sheahan, welcomed the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I know that medical treatments available in Ireland can be accessed in other EU countries instead. What if I need a treatment that is not available in Ireland? Answer: If […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘The Post’ is a masterful, nostalgic yet timely film… Combine the magnificent iconic acting talent of two Hollywood heavyweights in Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, with the skills of one of the worlds most decorated movie makers in Steven Spielberg to retell a poignant, […]

THE Barry brothers from Na Gaeil will start the Allianz Football League Division 1 game against Monaghan in Iniskeen on Sunday at 2pm in a team which features five Tralee men. Ronan Shanahan of Austin Stacks moves to corner back while Jack Savage starts in the forward line (instead of […]

THE Tralee Omniplex #BringItBack series will return next week with some very special screenings some modern classics and old favourites. Featuring films such as ‘The Lion King’, ‘Thelma & Louise’ and ‘Avatar’, there’s something for all tastes and this time there’ll be more than one screening of the movies. The […]

IRISH Water is currently rolling out an extensive multi-million mains rehabilitation and lead replacement programme in Tralee. It’s part of Irish Water Capital Investment Programme with €5m works planned for the Tralee Town Area in 2018. Commencing in March, contractor Coffey Northumbrian Ltd will work in O’Rahilly’s Villas, Strand Street, Rae Street, […]

THERE was another large turnout for the Women’s Health And Well-Being event in the Manor West Hotel last night. The free event, organised by Sam McCauley’s Chemists for the second year in a row, saw a number of speakers including former X-Factor contestant and Celebrity Operation Transformation participant, Mary Byrne and experts […]