Archive for October, 2019

SO it wasn’t a local winner after all. A hard-working mother from Co. Cork is today (Monday) celebrating a quarter of a million euro win after she picked up her massive prize from Lotto HQ in Dublin City after she won the Lotto Plus 2 top prize on Saturday 12th […]

Senior Football Championship     Well done to St. Brendan’s on their quarter final win over Legion on Saturday evening last. A great display by the whole panel, with the three Barry brothers and Diarmuid O’Connor from Na Gaeil all playing well. They now play East Kerry in the semi-final on Sunday […]

THE footballer who helped his GAA side book themselves Kerry SFC semi-final spot also won a cool won €42,000 thanks to his sister, as she played in his place on the National Lottery TV game show Winning Streak. Corner forward Michael Foley from Spa, Killarney played a role in East […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 10, 17 & 20. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Francie Roche c/o Mono Ryle, Jimmy Savage Curraheen, Katie Burke c/o O’Dwyers, John Kelliher Lohercannon and Noreen Walsh Curragraigue. Next week’s Lotto […]

FOLLOWING a sell-out premiere at Killarney Cinema on Saturday evening and a standing ovation as the credits rolled, things got even better for some Kerry based filmmakers. Director Malcolm Willis and Producer Brian Hurley along with film crew were astonished when they were informed their feature documentary “Kilimanjaro Mama” was […]

KERRY County Council has today (Monday) published new guidelines to ensure best practice for retailers and their design advisors when considering shopfronts in the county. The details of the new guidelines were presented to councillors at today’s meeting of Kerry County Council. Kerry’s vernacular shopfronts are a core element of […]

KERRY’S Patrice Diggin was chosen as the ‘Junior Players’ Player of the Year’ and also received a ‘Soaring Star Award’ at the Camogie Association/WGPA Players’ Player of the Year Award Ceremony, which were presented by Camogie Association President Kathleen Woods at the Citywest Hotel on Saturday night. Kerry defender Sara Murphy […]

Alan Cantwell reports on another win for Warriors at the complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 77 Griffith College Templeogue 68 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors overcame Griffith College Templeogue with a hard fought but decisive 77-68 win at the Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday night. The Warriors led at the […]

A NEW Community Energy Mentor course is starting in Dingle shortly. This programme is delivered by Kerry ETB / Kerry College of Further Education. The purpose of this course is to introduce and educate participants to the concepts of energy sustainability, the goals of energy technology assessment, and the promotion of […]

Parnells 2019 AGM Motions: Tralee Parnells Club AGM will be held on the 15th of November 2019 at 7.30 PM. Nomination and motion forms are available on request from club secretary David Brick, secretary.traleeparnells.kerry@ga.ie Forms should be returned by email no later than Thursday 7th Nov. Camogie Strength and Conditioning: […]

CÚINNE NA NÓG Last Sunday was the last day for our Academy for 2019.  We had great numbers on a very sunny morning. The highlight  of the morning was a visit from Strand Rd and Kerry midfielder David Moran. All the kids got to meet David and some lovely photographs were […]

U6 GIRLS AND BOYS: Our U6 boys and girls had a brilliant session last Sunday and while they worked hard everyone had great fun and enjoyed themselves. We also welcomed Alexander who joined us and he was excellent training next Sunday. See you all on the 3rd November and enjoy […]

  Ballymac GAA Golf Classic 2019 Due to the adverse weather conditions, we had to postpone our Annual Golf Classic. It now takes place on Saturday next 26th of October.  Ballymacelligott GAA Club cater for a large number of juvenile and adult members within the parish. We have invested heavily […]

THE annual IT Tralee graduation ceremony saw over 1,000 students graduate from the college at the Kerry Sports Academy building on Friday (click here and here if you missed our previous coverage). We brought you photos from the first two sessions where students from the courses in the School of Health […]

THIS year’s IT Tralee graduation ceremony marked the first time the Kerry Sports Academy has been used to host the event. Over 1,000 students collected various honours watched by their families in the huge main hall of  the new facility. Yesterday we brought you photos of the graduates from School […]

I ONCE heard a quote from an elderly Tipperary man, when he was asked about time, he said “there are three important aspects about time when doing anything” Be on time. Take your time. and Go home in time. Mankind has always been baffled about time. Imagine if you could, […]

A FUNDRAISER, based on the popular TV show ‘The Chase’, saw hundreds of people enjoy an entertaining Friday night at The Rose Hotel with around €25,000 realised for Blennerville school. Hosted by the school contestants had the chance to win up to €1,500 if they could beat the Chasers who […]

THE ‘Class of 2019’ received their graduation awards at the Institute of Technology, Tralee’s Conferring of Awards Ceremonies on Friday. This year’s graduation marked a particularly special occasion for IT Tralee with all conferring ceremonies taking place at the newly opened Kerry Sports Academy facility that is home to the […]

KILLARNEY singer/songwriter Junior Brother has been nominated in two categories for the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards. RTÉ Radio 1 earlier this month announced the shortlist for the upcoming Folk Awards taking place in Vicar Street on Thursday, October 24 and Junior Brother is nominated for Best Folk Album and Best Emerging […]

IRISH charity Brain Tumour Ireland (BTI) is calling on the people of Kerry to don their favourite hat in support of its annual fundraising campaign #WearAHatDay on Friday,  October 25. The annual campaign raises funds for the charity’s vital support and information services for people diagnosed with brain tumours and […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My brother and I have started in third-level college this year. Can my parents claim any tax relief on our fees? Answer: Your parents may be able to claim tax […]

THE Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge was launched today and Kerry schools are invited to take part with a chance of winning €25,000. This is a new secondary school competition that will see students learn essential Financial Wellbeing skills while competing for the chance to win the top prize […]

A KILFENORA man is preparing for a fundraiser to help out a facility which provided great care to his parents during their illnesses before they passed away. Enda O’Sullivan of The Tankard Bar is in training to join around 50,000 runners for the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November […]

THE strides being made among the youth in Kingdom Swimming Club were rewarded recently when eight members made the Munster swimming team squad. The eight members, who range in age from 12 to 16, are Rory Boyd, Jack Costello, Aisling O’Connell, Kim McTigue, Joe Reidy, Grace Reidy, Evelyn Fox and […]

IT’S only been open at its current location since April, but Croí Restaurant has been picking up accolades galore since then. Having moved from Dominick Street to its present home in Princes Street (just up the street from The Brandon Hotel) in April, the restaurant’s chef/owner Noel Keane is continuing […]

A TEAM of students from IT Tralee were announced as Dingle Invitational Culinary Pentathlon 2019 co-champions earlier this month. The IT Tralee Culinary Arts Team were Karl Noctor (Tralee), Aidan King (Tralee), Kerrie Daley (Ballyheigue) and Shannon Curtin (Limerick) under the guidance and mentorship of Chef Lecturer Dan Browne. After a […]

THERE was great excitement among two Kerry groups last week as they departed for Tampere in Finland on an Erasmus Plus Exchange programme. A group of 13 students and four staff from National Learning Network Tralee along with a smaller youth group and leaders from South West Kerry Family Resource […]

SCOIL Eoin Balloonagh took part in the Team Hope Shoebox Appeal once again this year for Team Hope and hundreds of boxes were made up. The project was undertaken by the Student Council with the help of their coordinator Mrs. Carol Anne O’Donoghue. They were overwhelmed with the response and generosity […]

CARA Credit Unions and Killarney Credit Union are introducing a new full-service Current Account today (Thursday) which is International Credit Union Day. The new Current Account includes the globally accepted Mastercard Debit Card with Contactless Payments, Standing Orders, Direct Debits, and the option of an Overdraft facility. Members of Cara Credit […]

KERRY ETB schools in Tralee and their staff members at the Centrepoint building showed support for the LGBT+ community in the county by raising the pride flag yesterday. They showed their support as ‘Visible in Kerry: An LGBT+ Perspective’, a major new survey of attitudes of LGBT people living in Kerry […]