Archive for September, 2018

U8 & U10 BLITZ: On last Saturday we held our annual U8 and U10 blitz. This was the 17th year we have held this tournament. Over 450 children took part with 12 clubs playing in both age groups. In the U8 age group there was 30 games played with each […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: We have drawn Dingle in the quarter final of the Co. Championship. In a way this will be an historic meeting as our very first SF Co. Championship game played 90 years ago this year  was against a team named Dingle in Dingle, played on 6th May 1928.We […]

U14    As the season draws to a close, we hosted Ardfert in the final of the St. Brendan’s U14 Championship. Na Gaeil started well getting three points in a row from Edward Sheehy, Jack Doyle and Sean O’Connor before Ardfert scored a goal in the 14th minute. This was immediately […]

U12 : Our U12s were defeated by a strong Ballyduff team last Friday evening in Abbeydorney. Final Score : Abbeydorney 1-04 Ballyduff 6-10. They will play St. Pat’s, Killarney this Friday evening, Sept 21st @ 6.00pm in Abbeydorney. They will also play in the Munster Blitz the following day in Adare, Co. […]

Fundraising Lotto Jackpot Draw: Our jackpot now stands at €6,200 with €650 on offer for a match 3. We had six lucky consolation prize winners in our latest draw which took place on Friday night last. Drawn numbers were :10,17,21 and the bonus number was 6. Congratulations to our winners […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a burglary in the Milltown area last week. On Monday, September 10, between 8.15am and 8pm, a white transit van with a Northern Ireland registration beginning with SHZ, was seen in the Laharn  area of Milltown and the vehicle is a point of interest […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Martin Ferris has welcomed the nomination of Liadh Ní Riada as the Sinn Fein Presidential candidate. Deputy Ferris said: “Liadh Ní Riada received the backing of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle yesterday as our candidate in the Presidential election on the 26th of October. “Liadh will […]

KERRY County Council has given backing to businessman Peter Casey contest the Presidential election in October. The Dragons Den panellist was nominated by Cllr Michael Cahill and seconded by Cllr Johnny Healy Rae. He received 14 votes to Gemma O’Doherty’s three and ‘William Delaney 1957-1970’ received four votes. Eleven councillors did not vote […]

IRISH singer/songwriter Hozier is to play a date at the INEC in Killarney this December. The internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling artist will play five shows in Ireland during the month of December in Dublin, Belfast and finally in Kerry on Thursday, December 20. On Twitter he said: “I’m very excited […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors met on Monday morning to approve a local authority housing development for the second time. On Monday, September 4, Councillors unanimously approved the construction of a 28-unit estate, which will be located in the lands behind Scoil Eoin Primary School, adjacent to Stacks Villas and south […]

IT was a case of arrivederci on Friday night to Fr Bernard Healy who said an official farewell to the St John’s parishioners at a special function in the Parish Centre. Fr Bernard, who is a native of Doon just outside Tralee, is heading off to Rome for the next […]

THE weather stayed fine on Sunday afternoon for the annual Ardfert Kids Cycle with over 60 people taking part. They gathered at Ardfert National School before noon with music and refreshments laid on by the organisers and a great community atmosphere evident. Principal Betty Stack waved the red flag to […]

THE draw for the quarter-finals of the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Football Championship has just been made and sees some very interesting match-ups. Austin Stacks will face Dingle while Kerins O’Rahillys’ reward for beating Dr Crokes in the last round is a clash with surprise packages St Brendan’s — who […]

Under 12 Boys: Good win for our U12s Friday evening against Kilmoyley in Div 1 of the County league. Our Lads were leading 4-02 to 2-04 at half time but braced themselves for a second half comeback from a Kilmoyley team that were growing in confidence as the game progressed. […]

AS we have brought you over the past couple of days, it was quite an afternoon in Listowel on Friday. The McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day saw thousands of women dressed to impress on the Island and it was a fantastic day of style and fun. We’ve brought you loads of […]

THERE was some fabulous style in Listowel on Friday for the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day in Listowel on Friday. Thousands descended on the course from early on and stayed until the evening on what has become the biggest day of the festival. We’ve brought you some great style over the […]

IT was a super day of football at the annual John Mitchels football blitz for u10s and u8s at the Camp, Ballyseedy grounds on Saturday. While the U8 played for fun, the Churchill 10s won the tournament by winning an impressive six games out of six. The cup was presented to […]

THERE’S beach clean-ups taking place across Kerry this weekend with volunteers wanted for two close to Tralee. It’s part of events nationwide for the Clean Coasts’ Big Beach Clean, which aims to raise awareness about marine litter. Glan Tralee will be doing a beach clean in Fenit on Sunday from 11am […]

THEY came from all over the country for McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday and they were not disappointed with great style and a whole lot of fun on the Island. Earlier (click here and here if you missed it) we brought you the winners and glamour […]

POPULAR local politician, Sam Locke, got a shock on Friday night when he went into The Slieve Mish Bar to be greeted by cheers and flashing cameras. The occasion was a surprise party to mark the Tralee Municipal District Councillor’s 60th birthday and he hadn’t a clue it was planned […]

AFTER a mixed week of weather at Listowel Races there was a fine day for McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day on Friday…mostly! For a brief period during the announcing of the prizes on a specially constructed stage, the heavens opened and people sought cover, but that was as bad as it […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I would like to make a will. Do I need to go to a solicitor or can I draw up the will myself? Answer: It is important for you to […]

John McCann says ‘Searching’ has strong performances and is an inventive, tense thriller… After two fruitful weeks at Tralee Omniplex with ‘BlackkKlansman’ and ‘Black 47’ amongst the best of 2018’s productions, I was delighted to see that this marked rise in quality continued with this weeks’ feature ‘Searching’ – a tense […]

SIOBHAN Coakley, from Killarney, was announced as the McElligotts Honda Best Dressed Lady at the Listowel Harvest Races on Friday. Judged by actress and presenter, Aoibhin Garrihy and fashion MC and stylist, Marietta Doran, Siobhan won a Honda Civic for a year and a cheque for €3,000. Resplendent in a […]

PREPARATIONS are well underway for the annual CBS The Green 5k and 3k Fun Runs which take place at the end of the month. The school will host the event for the fourth time and organisers Helen Kelliher and Karen Tobin, both teachers at the school, are looking forward to […]

THE palliative care unit at UHK received a special visitor on Thursday as a double Olympic gold medal winner and athletics legend arrived with her medals. Dame Kelly Holmes was invited to the unit by her friend Andrea O’Donoghue from Blennerville, who has organised numerous fundraisers for Kerry Hospice and […]

A FREE screening of a short film shot in Tralee back in February will take place next Thursday at Tralee Omniplex. ‘Abbeyleaks’ is produced by local actor/writer man Patrick McDonnell and directed by Philip Briggs who has worked on a number of top US TV shows. Local actors taking part […]

THE guys from Tesco in the town centre paid a visit to Coláiste Gleann Lí on Thursday to hand over a cheque. It was part of Tesco’s Community Fund initiative and Austin McGinley, who works in Tesco and is a parent of a former pupil in Coláiste Gleann Lí, suggested that […]

CÉILÍ Afro Dabke will take place in Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre in Balloonagh, Tralee on Culture Night, Friday, September 21 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This is a world music céilí dance developed by dancer and choreographer Catherine Young and The Welcoming Project with a cast spanning performers from Ireland, Europe, Palestine, […]

TODAY is the day when it appears the entire female population of north Kerry invades the Island in Listowel for style, fun and maybe even a drink or two. The good news is the weather is supposed to clear up in the afternoon, so the judges will be able to […]