Archive for February, 2019

Comedy Drama     All roads lead to the Na Gaeil Clubhouse this week for the hilarious comedy drama “One Ordination and a Donation”. It opens on Wednesday night and is on again on Thursday and Saturday nights. It is shaping up to be just as hilarious as One Wedding and a […]

UNDER 12 GIRLS Mitchel’s u12 Girls celebrate an unbelievable 2018 Our mighty Mitchel’s girls all came together on Saturday night 23rd February in our old club grounds in Chamfers to celebrate what was a brilliant 2018 for them!! They not only won Division 4 of the county league, they also […]

GARDAI are advising members of the public not to carry large animals unrestrained in the back of the car. The warning comes after a video went viral two weeks ago of a car in the McDonalds Tralee drive-thru with a calf in the backseat. Sergeant Tim O’Keeffe was speaking on […]

GARDAI are looking for the public’s help with a burglary at a Tralee estate last week. Two bikes were stolen from a shed at house in Páirc Na Dún, Caherslee, on Wednesday, February 20 at about 5pm. The bikes are worth about €500 each and gardaí are asking if anyone […]

THE annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle is back, with registration for the 2019 event opening this Thursday at 12 noon via their website www.ringofkerrycycle.ie. Thousands of leisure cyclists are expected to take part in this year’s 175km Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, with places limited to 8,000 this year […]

AN art and sound exhibition created by Kerry LGBTQ+ adults and young people will launch on Saturday, March 2 at 1pm in Tralee Library. The show documents the experience of being LGBTQ+ in Kerry today and explores how it fits into the broader theme of personal identity. The show will […]

Alan Cantwell on how Warriors are keeping the pressure on the leaders after their victory over Belfast Star on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 80 Belfast Star 68 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have moved to joint second in Super League alongside UCD Marian following a vital but hard earned win away […]

A LOCAL man  is hosting a table quiz on this Wednesday night in the Brogue Inn which will benefit the Irish Heart Foundation. It will be a night of quizzical fun with spot prizes galore and the questions will be fired out from 8:30pm. A table of four people is […]

IT was said that the old Tralee to Fenit railway line would never be transformed into a Greenway that would benefit to local tourism, because many believed that planning permission would never be granted. Well, the planning process has been completed, the money is available in the form of the […]

THE contracts have been signed for the construction of 29 new social housing units in the county. The new homes are being developed by Kerry County Council in Listowel, Milltown and Killorglin under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley, and the Chief Executive […]

Minor Tralee Town League ( Team photo attached ) Venue: Connolly Park, Tralee Date: Sat. 23rd February 2019 Referee: Billy Lacey Result: Austin Stacks 4-9 Ballymacelligott 3-12   We played Stacks in the town league in Connoly park last Saturday evening. While Stacks were short some of their regulars  ,this was […]

AS we reported earlier (click here if you missed it), Ballygarry House Hotel was the place to be last night as hundreds of guests enjoyed a lavish occasion for a great cause. The Diamond Ball in aid of Enable Ireland Kerry was a big hit and provided the first real […]

Congratulations Daire Keane: Congratulations to Tralee Parnells hurler Daire Keane on winning the Munster Novice Handball final on a result of 21-17 to 21-14. Easter Camp From 15th April: Parnells Camp runs from Monday the 15th to Thursday 18th of April, 10 to 1 pm and it’s only €35 per […]

COMMUNITY organisations, sports clubs and projects from Kerry who benefitted from National Lottery Good Causes funding are now invited to apply for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2019. This awards initiative, which was launched by Irish Olympian hurdler Thomas Barr, honours the inspiring work and achievements of thousands of […]

WITH over 250 guests attending, the Diamond Ball was an outstanding success at Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night. It was all in aid of Enable Ireland Kerry and one of the main attractions was a beautiful diamond piece worth €1,000 courtesy of Billy Nolan & Hilsers Jewelers, Tralee, which was […]

AFTER an absence of one year from the International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival, Tralee will again be represented at the Games in 2019 in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Ufa becomes the first city in the International Children’s Games to host both the Summer […]

TLI Group were the charity partner for Pieta House in 2018 and staff there pulled out all the stops to raise thousands for the charity. Following a very clever suggestions from a staff feedback session it was decided to link the number of Good Catch and Near Miss Safety Reports […]

THE Rock Street/Caherslee Community Games swimming team had a very successful outing at the recent Kerry Community Games Swimming Finals in Tralee Sports & Leisure Centre. The team was successful in the following events: • Boys U12 Backstroke — 4th Luke O’Donoghue • Girls U14 Freestyle — 1st Kim McTigue, 2nd […]

John McCann says ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is a solid follow-up to ‘Moonlight’ from acclaimed director Barry Jenkins… I really do love Februarys at Tralee Omniplex. Each week sees yet another award-nominated feature hit the big screen, with the quality of a very high standard before we head for the […]

THE Kerry Team to play London in Round 4 of the Allianz Hurling League on Saturday at 2pm in McGovern Park, Ruislip is as follows: 1. (GK) John B O’Halloran, Kilmoyley 2. Seán Weir, Crotta O’Neill’s 3. Bryan Murphy, Causeway 4. Eric Leen, St Brendan’s 5. James O’Connor, Abbeydorney 6. Michael Boyle, Ballyduff. 7. Tomás O’Connor, Crotta O’Neill’s 8. Daniel Collins, Kilmoyley 9. Brandon […]

  ANOTHER big test awaits the Kerry senior footballers this weekend when they face Galway this Sunday. The Round 4 game of the Allianz Football League Division 1 has a 2pm throw-in and Kerry will be looking to avoid three losses in a row to the Tribesmen. Peter Keane has […]

DINGLE Original Gin from the Dingle Whiskey Distillery was awarded Overall Best in World at the World Gin Awards Ceremony 2019, which took place in London last night. More than 400 gins from around the world underwent blind taste testing by industry experts, before a final shortlist of 20 entries […]

ART in the Park is back again this spring and the organisers are looking for artists and art groups to display their work again. In 2018 artworks were displayed on the external railings of the beautiful Tralee Town Park. This event organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance provided an opportunity for […]

GREAT news for Ultan Dillane as he will get a Six Nations start for Ireland on Sunday. The Tralee man has been named in the starting line-up to play Italy in Rome in the Six Nations Championship (kick-off 3pm). The Tralee man made his first appearance for Ireland in 15 […]

HERE’S a great idea for Friday nights over the coming weeks. The good people at The Rose Hotel are enticing couples to the Rose Room restaurant with their ‘Date Night’ offer. Beginning tonight and continuing every Friday throughout the month of March, you can relax in the warm and welcoming […]

THE Zyber Theatre Company returns to the Siamsa Tíre stage next week to stage a hugely popular play which explores the lives of men who worked on the building sites of London in the 1970s. Productions of Jimmy Murphy’s ‘The Kings of the Kilburn High Road’ have been staged in […]

TRALEE Rotary Club and Down syndrome Kerry have got together to promote a day for dropping off unwanted bicycles and clothing at two different venues this Saturday. If you have an old bike that you want to get rid of, then a trip to Tralee Rugby Club is in order […]

Dr. Mary Mc Caffrey, Medical Director MB FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician – Gynaecologist at The Scotia Clinic, Tralee, answers the most frequently asked questions about the journey of surrogacy… Who typically considers Surrogacy? Surrogacy has traditionally been considered by couples where the woman’s health and pregnancy has been either unsustainable or […]

JUST in case you were stalling on getting those tickets…too late! Kerry face Mayo in the Division 1 Allianz League in Austin Stack Park in Tralee on St Patrick’s weekend and it’s already a sellout. In fact, they’ve been sold out since Tuesday evening we’ve been informed. The last time […]

Eamon Fitzgerald looks forward to a big weekend for IT Tralee’s hurlers… THE IT Tralee Senior Hurling team will travel to Waterford this Friday to take part in the Fitzgibbon Cup Finals weekend. IT Tralee will play in the Ryan Cup semi-final against  Ulster University on Friday at 3pm. This […]