Archive for May, 2019

GARDAI are warning businesses and the public that high quality counterfeit €50 notes are currently in circulation in the Tralee area. One was handed into the station in Tralee, while three were tendered at a business in Abbeydorney. Some of these notes contain many of the security features of real […]

GARDAI in Tralee are seeking the public’s assistance with a number of separate incidents of criminal damage and thefts over the past week. In the early hours of Saturday morning at about 3.20am, someone threw an information sign from the road, through a window at Balloonagh convent. If anyone was […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Rathmore 4-10 Austin Stacks 0-11 The Rathmore venue continued to be our bogey venue on Sunday afternoon (26th May) when we lost our fifth away League game in our last six visits to the East Kerry venue. The home side were 1-2 ahead inside the first five minutes […]

Seniors:   Na Gaeil played An Ghaeltacht in Round 4 of the Division 1 County League on Sunday last with a much depleted side. Missing were our Leaving Cert students, injured full back Kieran, and Andrew missed twenty nine minutes of the second half through injury.  A red card early […]

Credit Union Co League Div 1 Dingle 3-08 Kerins O’Rahillys 4-13 This Round 4 game was played in glorious sunshine in Dingle on Sunday last.  It was great to see a big crowd at the game, including many visitors to our shores. The victory certainly keeps O’Rahillys in third place […]

LOTTO There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 08, 14, 15 & 18. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Francie Roche c/o Mono Ryle, Joe Costello Ballydunlea , Olga Pitvchola Kileen Rd, Tralee , Mike Greaney Annagh and Brendan and Shannon […]

TRALEE brothers who have spearheaded a campaign to clean up the canal area have won a national award for their efforts. Nine year old twins Evan and Alex and their 12 year-old brother Dylan Nealon travelled to the ECO UNESCO Young Environmentalists Awards at the National Convention Centre in Dublin […]

UNDER 6 BOYS & GIRLS Our U6 boys and girls continue training every Sunday from 11.00am to 12.00pm and they are all making fantastic progress and improving each week. Their hard work and excellent coaching are definitely paying off. U8/U10 GIRLS Due to the election count in the John Mitchel’s […]

  Ballymac GAA unveils a new €10,000 Scoreboard in association with Ballygarry House The new Ballymac GAA Electronic Scoreboard was launched last Thursday evening the 23rd May in Ballymac GAA pitch by Ballymac GAA Main Sponsor Pádraig McGillicuddy of Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa. Mr. Pádraig McGillicuddy Proprietor of Ballygarry […]

Great Celebration Night: A great night was had by all of the large crowd at the Tralee Parnells Adult Teams Launch Night Party 2019 in the Ashe Hotel Tralee on Saturday. It was a great mix of a crowd, ranging from men and women who are members of the adult […]

THE Kerry LGFA family was out in force on Saturday night for a fundraiser at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. All funds raised will be distributed evenly between club and county ensuring the growth of club football and the participation of county teams at intercounty level. There was a ten-card race on […]

WHILE racing was the main attraction at the Point-to-Point/Pony racing meeting at Ballybeggan on Saturday, the dog show was a big draw for many. Organised by by Wendy O’Connor and sponsored by Tralee Races with proceeds going to Animal Help Net Kerry, there were a number of categories from large dog […]

THE Kerry Rose selection night is just two weeks away, but there is still time to enter for a chance to represent the county as the festival prepares to celebrate 60 years in August. On Saturday night, the contestants gathered for a fun night out at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium and […]

NOW that the dust has settled after a hectic weekend, the 33 councillors who will meet at Kerry County Council on June 7 has been decided. Fianna Fáil is now the largest party with 10 seats, up one from the 2014 local elections. Fine Gael did not have a good […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Mullingar on Saturday to witness a gutsy Kerry defeat Westmeath in the Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2 game… Kerry 1-21 Westmeath 2-16 What a day in Mullingar! Kerry banished the ghost of the defeat to Antrim with a brilliant win over Westmeath in their home ground. […]

SITTING councillor Sam Locke has retained his seat on to complete the make up of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. After the 13th count, the independent councillor received enough transfers (105) from the  surplus of Pa Daly, Jim Finucane and Mikey Sheehy to win the seat. Anne Marie Fuller […]

WE’RE nearly there. Shortly  the councillors that will make up the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council next month will be confirmed but it’s all over bar the shouting. After the 12th count, Cllr Pa Daly of Sinn Féin retained his seat after getting enough transfers from his eliminated […]

THERE’LL be a new face in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council next month as Fianna Fáil’s Mikey Sheehy has been elected after the 11th count at the John Mitchels GAA Complex this evening. He was joined by Cllr Jim Finucane of Fine Gael (who incidentally is married […]

THE ninth count has seen little change to proceedings  fill the remaining seats in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. With four seats to fill, the wait goes on for Mikey Sheehy, Jim Finucane and Pa Daly who are likely to be elected, with sitting councillor Sam Locke […]

FOUR seats remain to be filled in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council and we’re that little bit closer after the eighth count for the Tralee Electoral Area was announced earlier. Cllr O’Brien, Cllrs Norma Foley and Toireasa Ferris are the candidates elected so far and the wait goes […]

LABOUR councillor Terry O’Brien was delighted to be re-elected to the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council, after the result of the seventh count for the Tralee Electoral Area put him over the quota. Just four seats remain to be filled as  Cllr O’Brien joined Cllrs Norma Foley and […]

WE’RE still waiting for the next candidate to be elected to Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council, after the result of the sixth count for the Tralee Electoral Area failed to put Cllr Terry O’Brien over the quota. Five seats remain to be filled after Cllrs Norma Foley and […]

CLLR Terry O’Brien is within touching distance of being re-elected to Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council, after the result of the fifth count for the Tralee Electoral Area was announced this afternoon. Five seats remain to be filled after Cllrs Norma Foley and Toireasa Ferris were re-elected earlier. […]

CLLR Toireasa Ferris has retained her seat in the Tralee Municipal District after the result of the fourth count for the Tralee Electoral Area was announced this afternoon. The 36 votes she received put the Sinn Féin councillor over the quota of 1,625 by 11 votes (see full result below). Speaking […]

THE third count result has been announced for the Tralee Electoral Area, and again it didn’t bring anyone above the quota to be elected. The third count at the John Mitchels GAA Complex, saw the votes of the two lowest candidates — Denis O’Reilly and Yvonne Dineen who have been […]

THE second count result has been announced for the Tralee Electoral Area, but didn’t bring anyone above the quota to be elected. The two lowest candidates — Denis O’Reilly and Yvonne Dineen are now eliminated and their votes will be distributed. The second count saw Norma Foley’s surplus of 481 […]

CLLR Norma Foley said she was stunned and grateful after being re-elected to the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on the first count at the John Mitchels GAA Complex on Sunday morning. The current Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council garnered 2,106 first preference votes and exceeded the quota […]

THE tallies are in from the ballot boxes in the Tralee Local Electoral Area and it gives us an idea of who will fill some of the seven seats in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Although it’s only tallies and the count proper is yet to take […]

WITH 17 boxes left to be tallied, Norma Foley has taken the lead in the race to fill the seven seats in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Although it’s only tallies and the count proper is yet to take place in the John Mitchels Complex at Ballyseedy […]

WITH just 21 boxes open in the Tralee Electoral Area , Toireasa Ferris is leading the field of 17 in the race for seven seats in the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Some boxes in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Blennerville, Listellick, Spa NS, Fenit, Caherleaheen, CBS Primary and Ardfert […]