Archive for November, 2019

AN RTÉ Investigates programme to be broadcast tonight reveals there are 26 unauthorised quarries in Kerry, the second highest number for a county in Ireland. RTÉ has found over 150 quarries across the country are unauthorised out of 1,100 active quarries in Ireland. Donegal has the most unauthorised quarries at 30, […]

MERCY Mounthawk Parents’ Council has launched an Intercultural Programme that will take place in the academic year 2019/2020. And to kick it off, there’s a ‘A Polish Christmas’ being hosted by two parents in the school next Thursday, December 5 at 7.30pm. This will be a celebration of traditional Polish […]

Sunday 24th Naughton & McGrath Hamper Results & Fixtures Results: 1st Diarmuid McElligott (18) 34pts 2nd Gerard Power (12) 33pts 3rd Danny Leen (6) 31pts 4th Barry Moynihan (8) 31pts 5th Rory Hill (4) 31pts Fixtures: Sunday 01st December – Brandy Singles. Sunday 08th December – Scotch Foursomes. Sunday 15th […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: In the postponed round 11 Co. League game played at Lewis Road last Sunday Dingle defeated Dr. Crokes (1-18 to 1-12) which now means that there will be a play-off between Dingle and ourselves (both have finished on 16 points each) to determine who goes through to the […]

KERRY will open their Allianz National Football League campaign with a game against Dublin in Croke Park on a Saturday night in January, while Tralee will host two out the three home games for the footballers. The official fixtures for both hurling and football leagues were announced today by the GAA, […]

IF you’re feeling festive and looking for something special this weekend, then this is for you. An evening of seasonal music and song, ‘Carols For Chernobyl’, takes place from 7.30pm on Sunday, December 1, with all proceeds going to Chernobyl Children International Tralee. Special guest will be Adi Roche from […]

THEY created magical music with the Beautiful South and now Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have teamed up again for an Irish tour featuring a date in the INEC Killarney. Following the announcement of their fourth studio album ‘Manchester Calling’ out in March 2020, the duo have announced a date in Killarney […]

THE much-anticipated line up of events for Christmas in Tralee were released this morning through the events team in Tralee Chamber Alliance and there’s loads to look forward to including a winter wonderland of snow in The Square next month. There’s also entertainment in the Tralee Chamber Marquee on the […]

FORMER Kerry captains, Radio Kerry presenters, an RTE journalist and many more will read their favourite poems and enjoy some friendly chat at a special evening in aid of a charity this Thursday night. Radio Kerry presenter Deirdre Walsh is hosting a poetry evening with a difference in Listowel to […]

GET set for a super Saturday of colour and excitement for as the annual CH Tralee Christmas parade takes place once again to really kick-off the festive season in Tralee. As usual, you can expect  hundreds line the route where Santa and Mrs Claus, along with many familiar characters, arrive […]

Alan Cantwell saw Garvey’s Tralee Warriors come back to win on the road on Saturday evening… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 76 Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 70 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors maintained their position at the top of the Super League after a hard fought win away to Abbey Seals Dublin Lions in a […]

SINN Féin TD Martin Ferris along with Cllr Pa Daly, will address a public meeting on this Thursday, November 28, at 8pm in The Three Mermaids, Listowel, on the Sinn Féin campaign to reform the insurance industry. This is the first in a series of campaign events that Sinn Féin […]

SENIOR AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Senior club will be held in the club bistro at 7.30pm on Friday next, 29th November. All motions/nominations are to be forwarded to the club Secretary by this coming Wednesday, 27th November by 5pm. ROCK STREET POST OFFICE CLUB LOTTO COMPETITION The […]

Munster Semi Final    Na Gaeil played Michael Cusack’s of Clare in the Premier Junior Munster Semi Final in Austin Stack Park on Saturday in what turned out to be a stroll in the park for the Tralee side. It took all of five minutes for Na Gaeil to settle in […]

Ballymac GAA AGM The Ballymacelligott GAA AGM is to take place on Sunday 1st December  at 2.00pm  at The Ballymacelligott GAA Club Grounds. Agenda Minute of Silence for Deceased Members Minutes of 2018 AGM Matters Arising from Minutes Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report Chairman’s Address Election of Officers Consideration of Motions […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 16, 19 & 21. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John and Eileen Enright Derrymore East, Noreen Walsh Curragraigue, Nora Dowling c/o Tony Casey, Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon and Eileen Gaynor Leith West. […]

Good Luck Tralee Schools Senior Hurlers: Good luck to the 3 Tralee Schools who are seeking to have 3 out of 4 semi-final places in the last 4 of the Munster GAA Post Primary Schools E competition. There are Tralee Parnells minors and under 16s playing across  all 3 panels and we […]

Mid Kerry Senior Championship Final: Milltown/Castlemaine seniors, sponsored by Larkins Bar and Restaurant and Kelly’s Londis Top Shop, will take on Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Championship Final. The game will take place on Sunday next, December 1st, at 2pm in Glenbeigh. We would really appreciate if all […]

GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí celebrated their annual Wellbeing Week earlier this month which saw a variety of events in the school. One such event was a cake sale run by the student’s council and wellbeing team to collect money for Southwest counselling services. On Monday, the students presented, with their teachers, a cheque […]

GARDAI are investigating burglaries and a suspected pickpocketing incident in Tralee over the past week. On Monday, November 18, a woman entered Penneys on The Mall at about 11.20am and her phone was in the side pocket of her handbag. She suspected that a female was following her, but when […]

RECOVERY Haven Kerry Cancer Support House is planning a very special pre-Christmas treat on Thursday, December 5 when it hosts a gala festive floral demonstration in Castleisland. Award-winning floral designer, Kathleen Reidy – who had been a member of the Tralee Flower Club for over 20 years – will host […]

HE has been in the scouts almost all his life and on Saturday, a Tralee man was honoured for his service to the organisation. Jimmy O’Donnell from Cahills Park went down to the Scout Hall off Matt Talbot Road, on the pretence of an investiture ceremony for a scout. However, […]

THEY gathered from all over the county in The Meadowlands Hotel on Sunday afternoon for the Irish Wheelchair Association Kerry Christmas Party. Around 105 guests attended a Mass celebrated by Fr Padraig Walsh before enjoying a four course meal followed by some music from Tom O’Brien. “We do this every […]

DR Patricia O’Hare, Research and Education Officer, Trustees of Muckross House, Killarney was presented with the Kerry Heritage Award, 2019, by Marie O’Sullivan, President, Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, at the Society’s annual lunch in the Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Sunday. The award was first initiated by the Society in […]

COLÁISTE Gleann Lí is preparing to host their annual table quiz on Friday night and they’ve brought a local charity on board this year. The school holds an annual Table Quiz at the Ballymac Bar in Boherbee to raise funds for the school but this year they intend to donate […]

IT could be fair to say that we all have a body and a brain and that we should all just get on with life and that’s it. Life in its fullest simplicity! Yes, all of the above is true, but I will add that if we do not become […]

THEY were stepping out in style at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night all in aid of Fenit RNLI Lifeboat. The black-tie ball celebrated 25 years of the Fenit Lifeboat Station and over 250 guests paid €75 a head to enjoy a drinks reception with canapés, followed by a four course […]

ONE of Tralee’s top retailers has teamed up with a local charity to give one person a chance to win a hamper worth €1,000 at a draw next week. Landers Outdoor World at the Mile Height are hosting a customer evening on next Thursday, November 28 and they are having […]

THE phrase ‘end of an era’ is overused and undeserved in many cases, but at closing time tonight, it will be understatement when applied to the closure of The Abbey Inn. The building, owned by the Leane family for over 50 years, was sold during the week and tonight will […]

SHE probably could have sold out the room twice, but a top beauty expert had to settle for the attention of over 120 ladies at an event in CH Tralee on Friday night. Jennifer Rock, aka The Skin Nerd, returned to Tralee for a ‘Skingredients Workshop’ in the newly revamped […]