Archive for June, 2020

Covid-19 Safe Return to Gaelic Games As announced last Friday by the GAA, everyone in the club was delighted to see the publication of the roadmap for returning to training and matches. As and from 29th June, non-contact training will be allowed in groups of 10 in Caherslee. From July […]

KERRY Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley has raised concerns about teacher allocations for the 2020/21 school year, given the current COVID-19 pandemic. She’s calling for assurances that schools will be able to retain their current teacher numbers for the year ahead. “I have been contacted by many schools across the […]

KERRY Pride is excited to announce Pride Inside, an online Pride festival happening from July 11-19. Pride Inside is a collaboration between Kerry Pride, Killarney Pride, Black Pride Ireland, Galway Pride, Limerick Pride, and Mayo Pride. The events happening online throughout the week of the festival will include panel discussions, […]

I HAVE always said to get the solutions to the deeper elements of life it is far far easier and better to ask the right question than spending an eternity looking for answers. In America, with all that is going on right now, I ask the simple open question ‘Where […]

James Finnegan delves far back into the archives, well 2017 anyway, to seek out the best movies from that year available on Netflix… Back to the usual Netflix selection recommendations this week with films that all came out in 2017. It now seems like a lifetime ago, but these movies […]

FOLLOWING the announcement by An Taoiseach on Friday of an accelerated easing of restrictions, Kerry County Council’s Senior Management Team met to consider the changes and implement updates to the Council’s own roadmap for reopening of services. The Council’s original plans had been developed in line with the Government’s Five-Phase […]

TRALEE shoppers are looking for cleanliness/adhering to Covid Restrictions, good customer service and quality/range of products as the most important factors influencing where they spend their money as the shops reopen. In time for the reopening of retail stores this coming Monday, Tralee Chamber Alliance have issued the second set […]

Having recently headlined the Gleneagle INEC Arena on New Year’s Eve, Gavin James has just announced that he will return to Killarney on August 8 to perform the first in a series of Gleneagle INEC Arena – Inside Out drive in concerts. The Gleneagle INEC Arena – Inside Out concert […]

THE Government has accelerated the roadmap for the reopening of the country as they confirmed Phase 2 begins on Monday. There will now be four Phases rather than five, with Phase 3 on June 29 and Phase 4 on July 20. From Monday, people can travel freely within their own […]

FORMER Kerry minor and Under 20 star, Stefan Okunbor, has been telling of his experience of racism on and off the pitch while growing up in Kerry. The Na Gaeil clubman is currently with AFL side, Geelong Cats, where he is recovering from a serious achilles injury sustained back in […]

THE Government is set to announce that people will allowed travel anywhere inside their own county, rather than just be limited to 20 kilometres from their home, from this Monday. In a change to the original plan, RTE are reporting that the Government will ease more restrictions than the measures which had […]

PUBLIC toilets in Tralee will reopen from next Monday, June 8 while lifeguards are set to return to local beaches in Banna and Fenit in the coming weeks. Kerry County Council will begin phased reopening of public conveniences, commencing initially in the towns of Tralee; Killarney, Listowel, Castleisland, Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney, […]

KERRY County Council has published on its website the ‘Safe Streets’ Programme for towns and villages in Kerry as shops, businesses and services in town centres begin to reopen in the coming weeks. This plan is due to be implemented in consultation with businesses after observations can be made to Ms. […]

OXFAM Tralee is asking people to take part in a fun challenge to declutter and save their donations for when their local Oxfam shop reopens on June 8th. The #JoeyChallenge4Oxfam encourages people to showcase their unwanted items by re-creating the infamous scene from popular television when Joey Tribbiani puts on […]

Kerry County Council has advised that from next Monday, June 8th, all Civic Amenity sites around the county will fully reopen for business. The Civic Amenity sites in Kerry had reopened on a phased basis since Monday, May 18th, but were only accepting domestic black bag waste and recycling at […]

WHILE local sports junkies have been getting their fix by gorging on past events on YouTube, sports channels and social media over the past few months, here’s something that might have eluded them in their research. A reader got in touch to tell us that around this time 110 years […]

KERRY Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley, says no measure should be off the table when it comes to grant aid to restart our economy. She was responding to queries from bus and coach companies concerned about their futures following the impact of COVID-19 on their business. Deputy Foley explained; “In recent […]

FAOI 6/8/10/12/14/16: (i) Are you keeping an eye on www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/kids-activities? (ii) Are you working on your skills, speed, stamina? Ní fada go mbeidh geataí na páirce ar oscailt! Tá an-chuma agus an-chruth ar Pháirc an Easpaig, ar Pháirc na mBan Rialta agus ar Pháirc na gCruaghort féinig féin! Trí fhaiche […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We thank all our promoters and supporters of the St. […]

GAA Covid-19 Update    The following piece is a Covid-19 update from GAA Headquarters. The GAA continues to monitor closely the ongoing pandemic and the Government’s roadmap relating to the relaxation of restrictions. The Association notes that we remain in Phase One and await an update about the possible move to […]

Kerins O Rahillys GAA Club Notes Lotto Results Week 30/03/20 This weeks jackpot is €2,400 No jackpot winner. No match 3 winner. Draw for December 2020 (4x €250) Dick Donnelly c/o Dollie D & Max Molloy c/o Dollie Trish & Logan Cassidy c/o Dollie Noreen O Sullivan DD Sean Collum […]

STACKS 100: We continue to remind all club members that our Award Winning Stacks 100 website is now available to view – check out club memories, matches & podcasts – a great way to spend an enjoyable few minutes or hours and hours and hours . . . www.stacks100.ie. ONLINE […]

Condolences: Our club extends sympathy to the family of Brendan Tangney, Listry Cross and Barry Clifford, Derrynane, who died recently. Cómhbhrón freisin to John Horan and family, Brackhill, on the death of John’s brother, Michael Horan, Scartaglin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha dílis. Get Well Wishes: We remember […]

THOUSANDS of euro have been raised from a fundraiser which took place this weekend to help out the Kerry Hospice Foundation Palliative Care Unit. Michelle Greaney, AAI run coach, along with Andrea O’Donoghue of Kerry Hospice organised the Kerry Hospice Sunflower Day Virtual Run/Walk with people taking on a 5k/10k run […]