Archive for October, 2018

GARDAI have seized approximately €9,000 worth of suspected cannabis plants following a search at a house in Killorglin, Co. Kerry on Monday night. Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at the house at approximately 8:30pm and discovered a grow house which contained 12 mature cannabis plants (pending analysis). […]

U20 Eirgrid Team    Congratulations to Diarmuid O’Connor & Stefan Okunbor who have been selected on the Eirgrid All Ireland U20 Football Championship top twenty players of this year’s competition. A great achievement indeed for these two young Na Gaeil and Kerry stars. Well done to you both. Na Gaeil Ladies    […]

Lip Syng  – Sunday October 28th Ballygarry House Hotel: Tickets for Lip Syng are now available from the following outlets: O’Mahonys Bakery, Boherbee O’Donoghue’s Chemist, Boherbee Gallys Bar & Restaurant John Mitchels Club, Ballyseedy Theresa Deane (087) 9357435 Hugh Fitzgibbon (086) 0887238 A great night of entertainment is guaranteed for […]

Seniors: The past few weeks have all been about preparation both physically and mentally for the weekend decider with Dr Crokes for a place in the final of this year’s senior county championship. Its all of ten years since we last contested the blue riband of Kerry football and while […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 07, 11 & 23. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Danny Leane c/o PJ Higgins, Mary O Sullivan Annagh, Tom Hill Lohercannon, Collette Savage Annagh Lawn and James O Connor Clahane. Next […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our footballers have one more outing before the season comes to a close and that’s a Town Championship Final encounter against Kerins O’Rahillys. That game, of course will not take place until after the Strand Road boys finish their Co. Championship campaign. In the meantime let us wish […]

GARDAI are investigating burglaries and criminal damage incidents in Tralee over the past week. On Monday, October 1, a home was broken into in the Marina apartments area and cash was stolen. Also, in High Street between 9pm on Friday, October 5 and 9am on Saturday, October 6, a building […]

KERRY County Council has opened a Book of Condolence for the late Emma Mhic Mhathúna. The Book of Condolence is available to members of the public at the main reception of County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee during office hours. Ms Mhic Mhathúna passed away on Sunday after at battle with cancer. […]

Lotto Results 01/10/2018 Venue: O Riada’s Bar Jackpot: €6,700 Numbers Drawn: 2, 11, 21, 24 NO WINNER Lucky Dip Winners …… 1. Nora O Connell c/o Paula Silles 2. Ger O Reilly c/o Tom Leen 3. James Ireland Kielduff 4. Sean Lynch Rathanny 5. Patricia Hill c/o Mossy Leen Seller: […]

Tralee Parnells Scór na nÓg: Any 14 to 17 year old want to try out for any or all of the performance categories, please contact our Scór Officer, Ger Reidy, on 087-7980710. Sections are: solo singing, ballad group, set/figure/sean nós dancing, solo storytelling, drama group, trad group.  This is Parnells […]

New Club Development: Phase One of our amazing club development is almost complete. Our contractors-Allman Ltd has made super progress, thanks to the lovely weather we have been having in the past few weeks. This impressive project which will have huge benefits for every member of our community both young […]

THE 19th Kerry Film Festival will run from October 17-21 this year, screening short and feature films from around the world along with national and regional short film programmes. The festival will also host industry and networking events along with the annual awards ceremony in Killarney. Short film programmes are […]

THERE were hundreds of youngsters and their parents at the annual Siobhan Cotter Tournament at Churchill GAA grounds at the Spa on Sunday. As well as the hosts, there were underage teams from Austin Stacks, John Mitchels, Ballymac and Fr Casey’s in Abbeyfeale. The Churchill U7, 8, 9 & 10’s retained […]

THE weather was kind for the annual Blennerville Windmill threshing festival on Sunday which saw big crowds enjoy a great family day out. Running since 1989, it’s one of the oldest steam threshing and vintage car display in Kerry and there were some impressive machines in attendance. There was a large […]

STYLISH ladies from Ballymacelligott enjoyed an afternoon of fun, fashion, music, health and lifestyle tips at the Ballymacelligott Ladies Lunch in the Rose Hotel on Sunday. Speaking about the event Teresa Walker commented; “The Ladies Lunch was a fantastic success raising €5,000 for the development of the Ballymacelligott GAA Ladies […]

A POPULAR author and former journalist received a surprise on Saturday night when he was awarded Milltown’s highest honour. The ‘Stephen Lawlor Community Award’ was presented to Owen O’Shea at a surprise ceremony in The Plough Bar. Owen, who is the Media, Communications & Customer Relations Officer at Kerry County Council, […]

A SPECIAL vigil will be held this Wednesday in the Square in memory of Emma Mhic Mhathúna who passed away yesterday. The vigil to remember the brave 37 year old mother of five will take place at 6.30pm and is being organised by Michelle Dempsey. In a facebook post, Michelle […]

A KERRY community was buzzing with excitement today as news spread that a local person may have scooped a cool €250,000 on last night’s Lotto Plus 2 Draw. The National Lottery confirmed that the shop that sold last night’s winning Lotto Plus 2 ticket is Eagers of High Street  in Killarney. […]

CURRENT and former students of Mercy Mounthawk were honoured on Saturday for their excellent results in the State exams this year. Nine students from the Leaving and Junior Cert were honoured, but two couldn’t make it on the day. High achievers in the Leaving Cert were; • Shane Walsh from […]

Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies gives four recipes involving chocolate which are sure to be a hit… First, a few tips on chocolate… • Always store chocolate in dark, cool & dry place. • Never store chocolate near strong smelling foods as the chocolate will take […]

THERE was a massive turnout yesterday at the Horan’s Healthstore’s Health and Wellness Fest at the Manor West Hotel. And the event continues today. Nutritionist Kevin Beasley will be with members of the Kerry team for a panel session at 3.30pm in the board room. World renowned nutritionist Patrick Holford is […]

A GREAT acronym for the word FEAR is; False Expectations Appearing Real The reason for this is that in truth most of our fears aren’t real. They’re in our imagination and when we face them (i.e. put them to the test) we find that they really and truly weren’t real […]

Alan Cantwell reports from last night’s Men’s Super League 2018/2019 – Round 2 game between Tralee Warriors v UCC Blue Demons  game in Cork… UCC Demons 75 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 84 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors finally laid their Leeside demons to rest by overcoming their keen Cork based rivals in an […]

A TRALEE man has written a new book on the untold stories of some of the men and women of County Kerry who gave their all in Ireland’s fight for independence. In ‘Fighting for the Cause’, well-known historian Dr Tim Horgan tells the stories of some of the Kingdom’s extraordinary men […]

A TRALEE man is to abseil down Croke Park for the second time in six months in aid of Jigsaw Ireland. Mike Edgar raised hundreds of euro for the organisation back in April, but he enjoyed it so much he will take part in the same event on October 27. […]

THE Skills Plus Group from St John of God’s Services on Ashe Street were in Tralee Garda Station on Friday morning for the final part of their Streetwise Programme. This programme was developed by the Choices Department of St John of Gods Services in association with An Garda Síochána. The […]

A TRALEE woman will be off to London next weekend after winning The Late Late Show’s weekly competition last night. And she’ll have a few quid to spend as well! Ballinorig Close resident, Eileen Tobin, will travel to the English capital with a guest to see ‘The Late Late Show’ live […]

THE first ever Health and Wellbeing Week in Kerry is taking place over the coming week featuring dozens of free events including workshops, seminars, coffee mornings, film screenings and sports events. One of the first events in Tralee is in Manor West Hotel on Monday, where Kerry Volunteer Centre invites you […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am pregnant but I have only been working with my employer for a few weeks. Am I entitled to maternity leave? Answer: If you are pregnant while in employment, […]

John McCann says ‘A Star is Born’ is a triumphant modern retelling of a classic Hollywood tale… I’m not sure why Bradley Cooper chose a second retelling of a famous Hollwood tale as the subject of his directorial debut, but when the final credits rolled at the end of A […]