Archive for November, 2018

THERE were witches, Harry Potters, the Queen of Hearts and Mrs Brown’s Boys aplenty in Presentation Secondary School Tralee yesterday as they celebrated another Love Literature Week with a special ‘Dress In Character Day’. It was one event in the highly anticipated, high octane extravaganza taking place from Monday to Friday […]

FENIT is a place visited all year round by tourists and people from Tralee its local environs, thanks to the attraction of the beach and beautiful walks. A local councillor recognised this and called on the local authority to keep the public toilets in the village open there all year […]

KERRY County Museum is celebrating National Science Week and National Circus Festival all in one event on this Saturday at 2.30pm and 4pm. ‘StrongWomenScience’ is a performance and workshop suitable for all the family. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how […]

THERE’S a great day planned on Friday, November 16 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of O’Brennan NS. They are having a celebration to mark the occasion, beginning with an Open Morning for visitors from 9.30am to 11.30am and everyone is welcome to come along.  There will be light refreshments, music and […]

THREE great music artists will play in a series of concerts in Tralee in the run up to Christmas beginning this Thursday with Declan O’Rourke, fresh from winning Best Original Folk Track for ‘Along the Western Seaboard’ at the RTE Folk Awards two weeks ago. Benner’s Hotel will be the venue […]

CONNECT Publications is hosting their annual Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon at the Ashe Hotel Tralee, on Sunday, November 25. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Christmas Bellini Reception and ladies can avail of the final make up touches at Alfie’s Powder Rooms, lots of gift ideas on […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has welcomed the latest CSO figures which show Tralee’s Live Register figure has decreased by 15% in the past year. Last month’s figure was 3,320 compared to 3,823 in October of 2017. Kerry’s Live Register has decreased by 14% in the same period, with just over 6,912 people signed […]

NEXT year is a very special one for the Rose of Tralee International Festival as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. It’s already been announced that there will be no regional finals and centres will put forward a Rose every two years (apart from Kerry, Cork and Dublin) resulting in just […]

Earlier this year Basketball Ireland selected thirteen clubs to take part in the inaugural Jr. NBA programme (sponsored by DeCare Dental) with Tralee Imperials BC the only Kerry side chosen. The primary goal of the Jr. NBA is to provide a FUN opportunity for children to play basketball. Tralee Imperials […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: The Under 6/8/10 medal presentation ceremony and cóisir will take place on Sunday December 9th in the clubhouse. Indeed, we look forward with great anticipation to this final big event of our long, successful and very enjoyable season! An occasion not to be missed! PEIL FAOI 11: […]

Sunday 4th – 14 Hole Single Stableford – Hamper – Sponsor Der O’Sullivan. Results 1st Luke Walsh (3) 33Pts 2nd Domo Lyne (7) 31Pts 3rd Peter Naughton (6)31Pts 4rd Brendan Kenny (9)31Pts 71 Cards 9 Hole 1st Simon Benner (12) 18 Pts 7 Cards Fixtures Tuesday 6th – Tues Singles […]

Kerry Badminton News  By Colm Griffin November Handicap The Kerry Badminton season gets underway in earnest this weekend as the November Handicap takes place on Sunday in Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre. It is hoped that a big contingent of players from throughout the county will take part in this […]

A TRALEE resident has appeared before Killarney District Court charged with the murder of 24-year-old man in Killeen Woods three years ago. Dimitry Hrynkevich died in hospital four days after being found unconscious on the front lawn of a house in Killeen Woods on  September 30, 2015. Arnoldas Ivanauskas, originally […]

WORK is to start soon on repairing the footpaths in the Rock Street and Pembroke Street areas of town. After a request by Cllr Norma Foley for a timeframe for pavement repairs in the town centre, Council said works to repair sections of paving in Denny Lane are ongoing. The […]

THE Tralee Municipal District Operations Department has approved a plan to mark the location where the Rose of Tralee festival was founded. Cllr Norma Foley put forward a motion at the Tralee MD meeting on Monday that, in advance of the 60th anniversary of the festival next August, a plaque […]

A MAN from the Mitchels area is the latest winner of the Cara Credit Union’s Members Car Draw. Des Horan from Cloonmore, had his name picked out at their live members car draw on International Credit Union Day a few weeks ago. Des will drive away with a brand new 182 […]

THERE are 24 local authority houses currently vacant in the Tralee Municipal District, with one of these taking almost five years to allocate. The information was supplied at Kerry County Council at the meeting of the Tralee MD on Monday morning, after a motion by Cllr Toireasa Ferris.  Councillors again […]

A TRALEE woman went on a Winning Streak of her own last Saturday and scooped a cool €28,000 from the National Lottery TV gameshow on RTÉ One. Rose Roche, who lives in Blennerville, stated she had no nerves at all ahead of her Winning Streak appearance last weekend. She was, […]

A FIANNA Fáil General Election candidate has described as shameful, the fact that more than 1,200 children are waiting for a psychology appointment in the Kerry and Cork HSE region. Figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal a total of 1,262 children in the HSE CHO4 area on the list for […]

Lotto Results 29/10/2018 Venue: O Riada’s Bar Jackpot: €7,100 Numbers Drawn: 12, 20,21,26 NO WINNER Lucky Dip Winners … 1. Dermot Leen c/o D.Lynch 2. John Murphy Clogherclemin c/o D.Lynch 3. Tom Reidy Kielduff 4. Mary Maunsell c/o Tom Leen 5. Brian Murphy Chutehall Seller: Diarmuid Lynch Next Weeks Jackpot […]

Seniors: A game played in the most adverse weather conditions with strong winds and driving rain, went down to the wire before we saw off the strong challenge of Austin Stacks to retain the town championship and complete a hat trick of wins in this competition. We faced the elements […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 09, 17, 21 & 30. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Margaret Kennedy Asdee, Mike Moriarty (Junior) Derrymore, Seamus Trant Curraheen, John Trant (Junior) Hare St. and Jackie Power Ballyroe. Next week’s Lotto […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Kerins O’Rahillys 1-7; Austin Stacks 0-8. In a rain-soaked Austin Stack Park on a wintry Saturday evening (3rd Nov) Kerins O’Rahillys won their third Town Championship (The Roddy O’Donnell Cup) in a row with two points to spare at the end. They led by 1-4 to 0-2 at […]

Na Gaeil’s 40th Anniversary    All roads lead to Na Gaeil this Saturday night November 10th for the club’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Proceedings kick off at 7.30pm with a sit down meal and there will be live music long into the night. It’s an occasion not to be missed. Looking forward […]

John Mitchels Annual General Meeting – Preliminary Notice: Please note that the AGM will take place on Saturday December 1st 2018 in Chamfers Club House, John Joe Sheehy Road. Time to be confirmed. IMPORTANT NOTICE SCÓR: Anyone interested in taking part in Scór na bPáistí and Scór na nÓg, please […]

Awards Night 2018 at the Rose hotel: Our annual awards night Friday 9th November 2018 at the Rose hotel.  This year there will be a simplified format with each team given their own time slot. The U10 Hurling slot is 7.30 to 8pm. The evening is an opportunity to show an appreciation of the effort […]

Graduation: Congratulations to all those from our community who have graduated over the past few weeks. It is a fantastic achievement and we wish you all many happy days in your chosen career. Fundraising Lotto Jackpot Draw: Our most recent draw was held on Friday last, November 2nd in The […]

TRALEE Triathlon Club’s ‘New to Tri’ Night takes place this Tuesday night at the Meadowlands Hotel. The information evening will hear from club members who have completed a triathlon and will also provide information on club training and equipment needed for triathlon. Tralee Triathlon club is one of Munster’s biggest […]

IRISH Water and Kerry County Council today marked the official opening of the Kerry Central Regional Water Treatment Plant. This €30 million upgrade to improve treatment facilities, ensures a safe and secure water supply for almost half the population of Co Kerry. Over 62,000 people and an estimated 1.2m tourists […]

THERE’S good news for shoppers as the annual free parking period for Christmas is returning in Tralee. Parking will be free from 1pm in all areas where pay and display currently operates, both on-street and in Kerry County Council car parks. This will be effective from Monday, December 3 to […]