Archive for September, 2019

HUNDREDS of students from IT Tralee and many from other post-Leaving cert courses in other institutions made their way to the library in Institute of Technology Tralee for the annual Careers Fair on Wednesday. There they had a chance to connect in-person with potential employers in the region and there […]

TODAY, September 26, is ‘Make Way Day’, a campaign that brings the disability and wider community together to consider the needs of people with disabilities in the public spaces we all share. Led by the Disability Federation of Irelandand, it is a unique collaboration across Ireland and the voluntary and […]

KERRY Convention Bureau showcased Kerry as a unique and inspiring business tourism destination over the weekend to event planners from the United Kingdom. Promoted as an ‘Experiential Long Weekend in Kerry’, the group of senior event planners were given the opportunity to come and experience the best of what Kerry […]

Kerry’s architectural heritage and the county’s architectural landscape will be celebrated during the second annual Architecture Kerry Festival this weekend and a wide range of free events including talks, free guided tours, exhibitions, workshops and family events will take place. Tralee will host events during the festival, which is part […]

THREE Kerry businesses were honoured at a national awards ceremony last week. The winners of the Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality Awards 2020, in association with AIB, were announced in Dublin and a Tralee hotel was among those receiving plaudits. Ballygarry House Hotel was Highly Commended in the Business […]

A TRALEE hotel was named the Best Place To Stay In Munster at the Hotel & Catering Gold Medal Awards. Ballyseede Castle won on the double as it also picked up the Best Hotel Website gong at the awards held in the Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, last night. Another Tralee connection […]

A BEAUFORT man was at Na Gaeil GAA Club at Killeen on Tuesday evening to collect his lotto winnings. A cheque of €4400 was presented to Tim Coffey in the clubhouse after winning the club’s lotto two weeks ago.  Tim Lynch, chairperson, congratulated Tim on his win and thanked him […]

A ROOM where teenagers can go to relax and take some time to themselves was officially  opened last Thursday at the Palliative Care In-patient Unit at University Hospital Kerry. While the Unit opened in September of 2017, the staff decided to invite Elma and Fionnbar Walsh to the opening of […]

NOLAN’S Londis are once again hosting an all-day challenge to help out local volunteer groups who do so much for the local community. Last year, Pieta House benefited from a Bikeathon to the tune of €4,700 thanks to a super effort by local people. On Saturday, October 5, people are […]

TWO Kerry pubs have won regional categories in the Irish Pub Awards 2019. Mike the Pies in Listowel and JM Reidy’s in Killarney will now go forward to the National Awards Final on November 20 next in the RDS Concert Hall in Dublin. The Listowel pub has been has been […]

STRENGTHENING the social, business and economic links between Kerry and Germany was central to a visit on Tuesday to Tralee by the German Ambassador to Ireland and the chief executive of the German-Irish Chamber of Commerce. Ambassador Deike Potzel was welcomed to the offices of Kerry County Council and also […]

AS part of European Week of Sport, Cara in conjunction with Sport Ireland coordinated a day of inclusion training at the Kerry Sports Academy at IT Tralee for the network of Sport Inclusion Disability Officers based in the 29 Local Sports Partnerships nationwide. They were also joined by a dedicated […]

PEIL FAOI 6: (i) We’ll continue with our own football session next Sunday morning…..as usual. (ii) And on Thursday at 5.45pm we’ll have our very very LAST THURSDAY outdoor football session of this season. How the busy months have flown! PEIL FAOI 8: (i) We’ll continue with our own football […]

MC !4 Sponsored by PST Results 1st Bernard Costello Jnr (12) 43 Pts 2nd Mark Leahy (4) 42 Pts 3rd Denis J Kelly (10) 42 Pts 4th Michael Davis O Donnell (17) 41 Pts 5th Wayne Guthtie (11) 39 Pts Best Gross Eoghan O Donnell (0) 35 Pts Division 1 […]

The Kerry U14 Camogie Finals were played in brilliant sunshine at Abbeydorney on Sunday. In two enthralling contests, Killarney took the ‘B’ title against a tough Tralee Parnells outfit and it was Cillard who won the ‘A’ title following a great game against Causeway. Chairperson of Kerry Camogie Board, Ger […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Dingle 0-12 Austin Stacks 0-6. We could be accused of looking for excuses if we mention the weather in Dingle for last Saturday evening’s (21st Sept) first round of the Co. Championship. But it was a factor. We played into a very strong wind and continuous rain in […]

FAMED Rubberbandit, Blindboy Boatclub, is inviting people to a live edition of The Blindboy Podcast, in conversation with a soon-to-be-announced guest this Saturday night. Following on from a complete sell out in the INEC Acoustic Club in February, Blindboy returns to the Gleneagle Ballroom this Saturday, September 28. Blindboy’s increased notability […]

THE fifth season of ‘Peaky Blinders’ has just finished on BBC and the show has never been more popular. It’s cultural impact has been significant since the show first aired in 2013, especially in the world of fashion where flat caps have become ubiquitous as well as those haircuts — […]

IT Tralee launched its bid to win the an Taisce Green Campus Flag today with a celebration of reusable cups! In the first of several initiatives aimed to reduce single-use plastic on campus, those with a reusable cup will benefit from a 40c discount on a cup of tea or […]

CAUSEWAY Macra are getting set to host their third annual 5K/10K Fun Run in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry this Sunday. This event has grown year on year and Causeway Macra are hoping to make this run the biggest yet. “Last year we had over 80 runners and walkers part-take […]

GARDAI are to carry out patrols at schools around Tralee and countywide to ensure parents don’t park illegally when collecting and dropping off their children. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s ‘Talkabout’ programme on Monday, Garda Eilish Cronin said they had received a number of complaints in recent weeks about illegal parking […]

AS rugby fever hit epic levels on Sunday after Ireland’s win against Scotland in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, it was all about the future stars of rugby back home in the Aviva Stadium as 20 teams from rugby clubs around the country took part in the Aviva Mini Rugby […]

TRALEE Tennis Club had a very busy time last week and it all culminated in a party on Saturday night. The club held its Club Championships all last week with members battling it out for honours with some great games played. It’s been a good period for the club as two […]

THE proceeds of a children’s soccer tournament were presented to a local charity on Saturday morning. Back on Saturday, August 31, St Brendan’s Park FC hosted the event for U11/12 teams from all over the county, Cork, Clare and Limerick, at their pitches in Cahermoneen. They had over 320 players from […]

TRALEE Toastmasters are holding a special meeting on Monday,  October 7 focusing on the controversial topics of sex, religion and politics. The meeting is open to both members and guests.  It starts at 8pm, at Kerin’s O Rahilly’s clubhouse, in Tralee. “When I joined Toastmasters seven years ago, I was […]

Lotto Sean Daly, Tonevane was the lucky winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €7700 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 10, 22 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mary Savage Curraheen, Sinead Foran c/o The Rock Inn, Rosalie Scanlon Annagh, James McCarthy Derryquay and Richard […]

We need you to register for Run Ballymac!! Please tell everyone about “Run Ballymac” which has something for everyone..please share and retweet on your social media accounts so that as many people as possible know about this. Online registration will close on Friday 11th October at 9pm so please get […]

UNDER 6 BOYS & GIRLS: Our under 6 boys and girls returned to training after a short break and they were all full of energy and couldn’t wait to get going. We had a fantastic training session with everyone playing particularly well. Our numbers have increased and we are delighted […]

Garvey’s Supervalu Co Senior Football Championship Round 1 Kerins O’Rahillys 2-15 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-17 A sunny Austin Stack Park played host to this enthralling Co Senior Championship tie on Sunday last, as attention turned to the local scene following the disappointment of Kerry’s defeat in the replayed All Ireland final […]

Fir Na Gaeil     Light Football Training for Men who have retired from playing football and for those that have not played and would like to try it out. Very little skill is required. This is a great way to keep fit with light training, ball games and a bit of […]