Archive for October, 2019

AN Garda Síochána in Kerry and around the country will conduct a national speed enforcement operation “Slow Down”, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, for a 24 hour period from 7am tomorrow Friday to 7am on Saturday. The aim of “Slow Down Day” is to remind […]

HOLY Family is a hive of activity this week as pupils taking part in Maths Week. The events of Maths Week were designed to present the subject as fun. Each day begins with a daily maths joke and a memory task. Over the course of the week, the pupils visit […]

THE eight Kerry Darkness Into Light groups gathered in Ballygarry House Hotel last night to present a cheque to Pieta House. Thousands of people took to the roads back in May to take part in the event which raises much-needed funds for Pieta House which provides a free, therapeutic approach […]

THE sister of a footballer from Spa, Killarney will fly into Ireland this weekend to go on the National Lottery’s Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One this Saturday, after his name was selected to appear on the show on the very same day he has to play an […]

MARK Griffin is stepping away from the Kerry senior football squad for the forthcoming season. In an interview with the Irish Examiner, the St Michael’s Foilmore clubman cited work commitments — he is a project manager with Enercon — and a wish to do a bit of travelling as reasons […]

THE Government has approved plans for a €280m upgrade of the N22 Cork-Kerry road, which will include the long-awaited Macroom bypass. It will see travel times between Cork city and Tralee and Killarney shortened considerably and will be welcomed by tourism and business interests in Kerry. The cabinet gave approval […]

THE Festival of Light Independent Arts Festival will take place again in Listowel from Thursday, October 31 to Saturday, November 2. The organisers say that in an increasingly isolated rural society,  public art and public engagement is a vehicle for bringing people together, the participatory process is very beneficial for self […]

THERE’S just days to go until people have the chance to win cash if they can beat ‘The Chaser’ in a school fundraiser. Taking place on Friday, October 18, at The Rose Hotel, St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville a hosting ‘The Chaser’, an event modelled on the original show ‘The […]

A TRALEE student has been chosen to participate in the RTÉ Youth Assembly on Climate in Dáil Eireann next month. Fifteen-year-old Judith Waugh will be one of 157 delegates from all over the country who will travel to Dublin on on November 15 to establish their urgent next steps for Ireland […]

TWO Mercy Mounthawk students will head to the south of France this winter to represent Ireland at the GTTP (Global Travel and Tourism Partnership) conference thanks to a project on the Rose of Tralee. Fifth year students Michalina Gora and Cora Savage are off to Nice from November 23rd-27th with teacher […]

THE world premiere of a documentary about a Tralee woman and how she transformed the lives of children in Africa will take place as part of the Kerry Film Festival this weekend. ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ tells the story of Louise Quill, who created the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania through sheer […]

LOCAL origami artist Rebecca Lyons will be holding origami workshops for children aged 8 to 16 on Saturday October 26 and Wednesday, October 30. The classes will take place at Syphon coffee bar and lounge on Courthouse Lane, Tralee. The €20 fee includes a 2 hour workshop, all materials and a […]

A SCHOOL which is renowned for its high standard of Post-Primary education is holding an open day this Saturday and Sunday. Coláiste Íde is a 7 day boarding school for girls situated in the Dingle Peninsula. With a capacity for 150 students, Coláiste Íde provides education through the medium of Irish. […]

THE Kerry LGFA Annual Awards night will take place at the Dromhall Hotel on November 9 at 7.30pm. On the night, the victorious Kerry inter-county sides will be presented with their medals as well as all the clubs that have won county leagues and championships at underage and senior level […]

THE latest Kerry Businesswomen’s Network event took place in Tralee last Wednesday in Ballygarry House Hotel. KBN in collaboration with ‘Moving On’ — the employment programme for women in Kerry — brought Karen O’Reilly, founder of Employmum and one of Silicon Republic’s ten ‘Future of Work’ Influencers to Kerry to talk […]

BISHOP Ray Browne is inviting all who have worked in the developing world or on the missions to an Evening of Celebration on Tuesday, October 22 at 8pm in St John’s Parish Centre, Tralee. Many people in the diocese have worked with NGOs as development workers, with Viatores Christi, Trocaire, […]

A TRALEE woman will launch her first book on Thursday, October 24, at 6.30pm in Tralee Library. In 2013, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, a young journalist and content creator, was racially abused and spat upon in Dublin’s city centre. Having dealt with racism throughout her young life, Úna-Minh had finally had enough. […]

FESTIVE scenes and images of Kerry at Christmas adorn the new set of Christmas cards launched by the Kerry Hospice Foundation last night. Members of the Kerry Camogie team which won the Junior All-Ireland final this year were present with Kerry footballer David Moran for the launch of the cards […]

Master Classic Final & Club Singles Results & Fixtures 13.10.19 Results: Master Classic Final 2019 (Kerryman) 1st Michael Sheehy (11) 42pts 2nd Eamon Fitzgerald (17) 41pts 3rd David Fitzgerald (3) 41pts 4th Patrick Stack (7) 37pts Best Gross: Eoghan O’Donnell (0) 36pts CSS 37pts Club Singles: 1st Michael Davis O’Donnell […]

Tralee RFC Match Reports U18’s Saturday 12th October Killarney V Tralee-Listowel Listowel-Tralee boys recorded a second victory in the Munster U18s Conference on Saturday. We played into the breeze in the first half but started well, dominating possession for the first quarter. Our first try was the result of concerted […]

SCÓR: We are looking for performers in Solo Singing, Instrumental, Recitation and Novelty Acts/Comedy to represent the Club in both Scòr Sinsear (over 18s) & Scòr Na nÒg (over 13 & U17 on Jan 1st 2020).  Club Scòr Instructor this season is Tim Landers. Anyone interested in participating should text […]

MERCY Mounthawk students had a successful weekend at the Munster Senior Schools Gala – at the UL Arena on Sunday. Sara Lucid came first in the Girls 15-16 100m breaststroke while Girls 14 – 16 200 Freestyle Relay team of Sara Lucid, Alex Perez, Ava Gannon and Grace Reidy and the […]

THE newly-established Kerry College of Further Education and Training is collaborating again with Code Institute to offer an intensive classroom-based delivery of their online coding boot camp to train 14 local candidates to become junior software developers in just 15 weeks. In a first for Kerry, the accelerated bootcamp programme […]

GARDAI are trying to identify the person who stole a large plastic ice-cream cone from outside a filling station in Tralee two weeks ago. They are examining CCTV footage from O’Connor’s filling station at Rathass from the early hours of Wednesday, October 2. Speaking on Radio Kerry’s Talkabout programme on Monday, […]

Alan Cantwell on Garveys Tralee Warriors victory at the weekend… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors reignited their Super League campaign in some style on Saturday night with a devastating display to overpower and overwhelm DCU Saints in the Phoenix Sports Complex in Carrickmacross. The Warriors were simply in a different class to […]

Senior Football Championship     St. Brendan’s will play Legion in the quarter final of the Senior Football Championship on Saturday next October 19th in Austin Stack Park at 5.15pm. Extra time will be played if necessary. Na Gaeil Ladies    Well done to the Na Gaeil Girls U14 Football Team that won […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 10, 15 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mary Jordan Blennerville, James O’Connor  Lohercannon, Mike and Eileen O’Connor Annagh, Jack O’Halloran c/o Mono Ryle and Denis Foley Kerin’s Park. Next […]

SUPPORT US TO WIN THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO SELL OUR CLUB LOTTO TICKETS IN ROCK ST. POST OFFICE FROM  APRIL 2020. We are asking that all Kerins O’ Rahilly’s families and friends support Rock St. Post Office. This would give us every possibility of winning this competition over the next […]

Well Done to St Kieran’s GAA Well done to St Kieran’s GAA and our Ballymac players who qualified to the County Senior Championship Quarter Final next week. On Sunday next the 20th October St Kieran’s play South Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium at 2pm. We wish Jimmy Keane and the team […]

U6 GIRLS AND BOYS: Our u6 boys and girls had a great session last Sunday. Under the watchful eyes of all their coaches they went through their paces with great enthusiasm and gusto. Among those to impress were our newcomers Mia, Aoife, Annalise, Brian, Conaill and Leon. See you all […]