Archive for April 15th, 2019

Seniors    Skellig Rangers made the long trip to Killeen on Saturday evening to take on Na Gaeil in round 2 of the Premier Junior Championship. In wet and windy conditions Na Gaeil played with the aid of the breeze in the first half and their no. 10 Ian McCarthy slotted […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-14; Kilcummin 1-2. When these two sides met in Connolly Park five weeks ago in the first round of the Co. League it was the visitors who came out on top (1-11 to 0-9). On this occasion, in the second round of the Club Championship played […]

Kerry Petroleum Club Championship Kerry Legion 0-11 Kerins O Rahillys 1-06 The loss of key players in the second half of this Round Two game in the club championship was probably the difference between victory and defeat on a bitterly cold day in Killarney. Legion opened the scoring with a […]

Round 2 Junior County Championship Firies V Ballymac A weather spoiled game in Firies resulted in a well deserved win 2-11 to 2-6 for Ballymac. Both teams exchanged opening points before Firies cut loose scoring 1-2 without reply. Ballymac needed to gain a foothold in the game and a beautiful […]

Seniors: Churchill 0-10; Keel 0-11. Keel edged a tight contest in Churchill on Sunday afternoon, where the breezy conditions had a big bearing on the game. Playing into the wind in the first period, Keel drew first blood with a free from Gary Sayers, before Churchill settled into the game […]

TABLE QUIZ There was a good turnout for our recent pub quiz/juvenile fundraiser which was held in Gally’s Bar & Restaurant, Tralee on Friday night last. The winners were Teresa Deane, Sean Deane, John McEniry and John O’Sullivan. A lot of close scores and a great night was had by […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 17, 19, 20 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Fred and Frieda c/o Gerry Moriarty, Elaine Daly Kerin’s Park , Aisling Curran Blennerville, Kevin O’Shea Laurel Court and Michelle Allman c/o […]

Parnells Men Earn A Draw in Historic First Home Game: A huge thank you to St. Brendan’s Hurling Club from Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club for the kind words on your social media. North Kerry Hurling Board Intermediate Lg. St. Brendan’s 1:8(11) Tralee Parnells 1:8(11) Full Time An historic night in Caherslee for Tralee […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information regarding incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. A farm gate was taken in upper Clahane, Ballyard on the Short Mountain Road. It was taken between 8am Thursday, April 11 and Saturday April 12 at 7pm. It’s a silver gate measuring […]

KERRY Fire and Rescue Service experienced a busy period for callouts over the weekend. From Friday last to Sunday night the service had 21 callouts to deal with incidents including 12 gorse fires. On Friday/Saturday morning fire crews were required to deal with gorse fires in Knocknagoshel, Caragh Lake, Brosna, Muckross […]

THE annual Tralee Municipal District ceremony to commemorate the Easter Rising and the unveiling of a 1916 Commemorative Stone takes place on Easter Sunday, April 21 at 12 noon in Pearse Park, Denny Street, Tralee. There will be an unveiling of a 1916 Commemorative Stone listing 108 names of Kerry people […]

A LABOUR Party candidate for the Tralee Municipal District, Ben Slimm, has called for Kerry County Council to engage in a campaign to make people more aware of illegitimate collections of clothing, toys and other items. The scam normally involves a bag or sticker being delivered by hand through residential […]

A TEAM of Kerry ETB apprentices have been recognised for their innovative problem solving skills at a National Award ceremony. The 2019 Generation A Competition Awards event was organised by SOLAS, the National Further Education and Training Authority and took place in Dublin’s Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road on Thursday last […]

A KERRY-BASED film crew led by award winning director Malcolm Willis from Killarney embarked on a journey to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania last Saturday, to capture the story of Tir na nÓg orphanage  which was set up by Tralee woman Louise Quill in 2007. Malcolm Willis contacted Louise back in August 2018 […]

THE Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club (KVVCCC) has its 40th anniversary this year and it looking forward to its Ring Of Kerry run which takes place on the weekend of May 18/19. Aherns Garage in Castleisland have come on board this year as a sponsor for the 40th […]

THE 60th year celebrations of the Rose of Tralee International Festival have received a springtime boost with the confirmation that the multi­-award winning salon group Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty will be the Official Hair Partner to the event again in 2019. This year’s flagship event on the Irish Festivals […]

  SINN Féin Kerry County Councillor Pa Daly has called on Kerry County Council to address several sources of pollution on the Big River in Killeen. Cllr Daly said: “While County Clean Up day provides an opportunity for communities to gather and tidy their areas it is somewhat hypocritical for Kerry County […]