Archive for June, 2018

A UNIQUE cultural celebration of the Summer Solstice at the iconic 6,000 year-old Killaclohane Portal Tomb near Milltown took place last night and they had wonderful weather for it. A highlight of this year’s Kerry Fleadh Cheoil which takes place in the mid-Kerry town this week, it saw a large crowd […]

LISTOWEL-BORN historian and author, Father Anthony Gaughan, has received this year’s Kerry Association in Dublin Arts Award. Fr. Gaughan, a former parish priest in the Archdiocese of Dublin, has written extensively about the history, personalities and politics of Kerry and beyond. His publications include several acclaimed books and articles including ‘Austin […]

THE sun shone for the large number of runners taking part in the Tralee Summer Solstice 10K Run which started in the Town Park on Thursday night. It was a glorious evening for the event which was started back in 2005 by Jim McNeice. Just under 150 runners finished the race […]

IT was a time for celebration and reflection at Moyderwell Mercy Primary School on Thursday evening, as sixth class pupils graduated after eight years of hard work and fun times. Principal Moira Quinlan spoke very highly of the pupils and presented them with a certificate and medal to mark their […]

Get the barbecues out because it’s going to be a hot, hot weekend. If you’re not heading to the beach then here’s a few things to do in Tralee and beyond… Friday 1. Fashion and fun… Why not kick off the weekend at Connect Kerry’s Cocktails and Canapes Night at […]

THE Kerry minor team to face Clare in the Munster Final on Saturday at 4.30pm at Pairc Ui Chaoimh has been named. It is as follows… 1 Marc Kelliher — Gleann Fleisce 2 Conor Flannery  — Daingean Uí Chúis 3 Owen Fitgerald — Gniomh Go Leith 4 David Mangan — Fánuithe na Leamhna 5 Colm Moriarty — Abha na Scáil […]

A NUMBER of projects and enterprises in Tralee and the surrounding area are among the 133 Kerry beneficiaries of €2.35 million Euro in LEADER funding. The announcement was made this week by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring. The LEADER programme funds projects under a diverse range of themes […]

IT was a special evening on Wednesday as pupils from Holy Family graduated after eight years in primary school. A Mass was celebrated in the school assembly area followed by a few words from Principal Ed O’Brien who spoke highly of the Class of 2018 and wished them well in […]

CELEBRATIONS to mark the end of the school year continued in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn this week as pupils, teachers, staff and parents joined together to mark further awards and presentations made to Tralee’s All Irish Education School which is also celebrating 40 successful years in All Irish Primary Education. Following a […]

AFTER beating Limerick by 1-30 to 0-5 last week, the Kerry Under 20s are back in action in the Munster Semi Final tomorrow night at 7.30pm in Austin Stacks Park with Waterford providing the opposition. Na Gaeil’s Stefan Okunbor and Diarmuid O’Connor retain their places at full-back and midfield respectively. […]

TRALEE Lotto players have today been urged to check their tickets after Wednesday night’s Lotto draw produced a Match 5 + Bonus winner of €149,347. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw, Wednesday, at the O’Connor’s Topaz SPAR in Rathass, Tralee. The winning Lotto numbers […]

EXPERIENCE, expertise and excellence are the key attributes of the new management team at The Ashe Hotel Tralee. Ruth O’Sullivan has joined the team as Group General Manager for both The Ashe Hotel and Manor West Hotel. She brings with her to Tralee, 18 years of experience in the hotel […]

WITH just days to go until the Munster football finals, here’s a few things to know before travelling on Saturday. The Kerry minors are in action at 4.30pm with the senior game at 7pm so the advice for patrons is to arrive early and avail of the many parking offers […]

TODAY is National Burger Day and to celebrate, hundreds of participating outlets across the country, including a handful in Kerry, are offering a special 2 for 1 deal on their signature burgers in celebration of the day. In the past month alone, almost 17,000 Irish burger enthusiasts cast their vote […]

UNESCO Chairholder at the Institute of Technology Tralee, Dr Timothy Shriver, nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, is visiting the Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) campus on Wednesday and Thursday to deliver a keynote address at the college. The visit by Dr Shriver further demonstrates the commitment […]

AN Ardfert man who has dressed some of the world’s biggest pop stars is back in Kerry this week for a special event in Kenmare. Colin Horgan has dressed Lady GaGa, Little Mix and Dua Lipa and is widely considered one of Ireland’s brightest young fashion design talents on the […]

GET ready to break out the barbecues (and leave them out!) because summer is truly on the way. Met Eireann is predicting a heatwave for Kerry and the rest of the country in the coming week with temperatures rising as we get to the weekend and it’s set to stay […]

A SIGNIFICANT day in the lives of eight young students arrived on Tuesday when they graduated from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School. Families gathered at the school in Caherslee for the ceremony which began with Mass followed by cert presentations and special awards. “The students have completed Leaving Cert […]

A TRALEE school was one of four countywide to take part in the 2017/2018 Teacher/Artist Partnership (T/AP) residency programme at the Education Centre in Dromtacker. The four participating schools were Tralee Educate Together, Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail, Scoil Mhuire Knocknagoshel and Fossa National school. Each school worked with an artist in residence […]

A TRALEE woman was crowned Miss Kerry at a selection night at the weekend. Twenty-year-old Brogan O’Sullivan from Killeen Wood, was chosen from  15 contestants from all over the county at the event in the Killarney Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Denise Hickey from Rathmore was second and Emily Hayes from […]

Results 17th June Club Sponsored 18 Hole Competition. 1st Mike Galvin (17) 43 points. 2nd Brian Moynihan (8) 37 points. 3rd Colm Nagle (18) 37 points. Number of cards processed 66. CSS 35 points. 9 Hole. 1st John Gibbons (16) 15 points. Number of cards processed 5. Sunday 10th June 9 […]

NOW this looks interesting and something different for the festival. Oktoberfest is coming to the Rose Of Tralee Festival Dome with Oompah Brass Bands, biers, bratwursts and banter on Saturday, August 18 from 7.30pm to 2am. It will bring the best of German traditions and culture to the Festival and the […]

THE Imperial Hotel will send all its plastic takeaway cups, lids and straws off to the recycling plant to make way for 100% green, compostable utensils to demonstrate a genuine commitment to play its part in the recently launched GLAN initiative. GLAN is a community movement designed to develop Tralee as […]

A TRALEE man played his part in raising over €10,000 for two great organisations after a day long event in Ballybunion. A 24 hour hydrobike challenge at Ballybunion Leisure Centre back in March raised €10,785 which was divided equally between Nano Nagle School in Listowel and Kerry Parents and Friends […]

THE Ó Mathúna family, owners of Tralee’s Meadowlands Hotel rolled out the red carpet to many of Ireland’s most loved sports stars for the 20th Anniversary Sports Gala, the centrepiece of their festival last weekend which celebrated the hotel’s 20th year in business and which was all in aid of […]

AFTER the family excitement of Féile na mBláth last weekend, there’s another great event to look forward to on Saturday around the town. Cruinniú na nÓg is taking place all over Ireland on Saturday June 23. As the national day of creativity for children and young people, the programme in […]

Senior Round 7 of The County League Sat June 16th Dromid Pearses 1-14 Ballymac 0-12 Ballymac’s long journey to Dromid on Saturday night in Division 2 of the County League proved fruitless after the home side came away with a narrow victory . The teams were level at 7 points […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 05, 18 & 19. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Batt O Connor c/o Quane’s, Grainne Mulvihill Clahane, Joe McElligott Crotta, Bridie Hanrahan c/o Betty’s Bar and Brenda O Hehir Balloonagh. Next […]

CLUB GYM: A new security system will be implemented at Austin Stacks Club Gym from July 14th 2018.  All existing gym fobs will be defunct on that date.  For important details re obtaining a new gym fob see www.austinstacks.ie. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 4-17; Currow 2-11. We made it six wins out […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil travelled to Castleisland on Sunday to take table toppers Desmonds in Round 7 of the Senior County League. Playing with the aid of a strong breeze the hard working Seamie O’Neill pointed after two minutes followed by a nice point from the energetic Ian McCarthy. Desmonds were […]