Archive for July, 2020

U12 Hurling Tralee Parnells 6-07 Kilmoyley 4-03 Tralee Parnells came out as victors in Round 2 of the U12 Hurling league in Kilmoyley on Friday evening. Despite being played in blustery and wet conditions, both teams served up a game packed with entertaining and skillful hurling. Playing into a stiff […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended due to Covid-19. 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 will gradually be restarting activities over the next month in line with Government and GAA advice. We thank […]

SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 Kerins O Rahillys 0-13       Kenmare Shamrocks 2-09 The opening round of the senior club championship saw us come up just short against Kenmare Shamrocks on Saturday afternoon in Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney. The opening half saw Kenmare take an early in the first […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil took on Glenflesk in their first group match of the Intermediate Championship in Desmonds GAA pitch in Castleisland on Saturday evening. Playing against a slight breeze, Na Gaeil got off to a good start with Darragh Carmody firing over a 40m free after two minutes for a […]

Go neirí go gheal leat Thady: It was wonderful to see our senior player Thady O’Sullivan pay a visit to his own Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Grounds on Thursday afternoon last. Thady will soon travel to Dublin to continue his fight against illness but he didn’t want to do so without calling […]

Senior Team Ballymac 0.15 to Churchill 1.10 St Pat’s hosted the first-round clash of Ballymac and Churchill on Saturday last. Great game of. a massive thanks To St Pats GAA Club for superb and safe facilities for all the players and supporters. Also, a great match program produced on line […]

COVID19 Reminder to all senior players & parents/guardians of juvenile players: please submit the mandatory health questionnaire before each training session/match. Please bring your own water bottles and arrive togged out as dressing rooms will not be open. U6/U8 Training continues on Friday evenings from 5:30-6:30. U10 Training continues on […]

Sympathies: we were saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Tom Kelly  and we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Mary, sons Alan and Damien and daughters Catriona and Lorraine. Tom played hurling himself and was a proud St Brendan’s man. He was involved […]

UNDER 8’S Academy Returns!! It was like we were never away for our U8 & U10 Boy’s & Girl’s as our academy returned to action last week. It was great to see everyone back & raring to go. Huge thanks to kids and parents and of course the organisers and […]

THE Kerry Cycling Campaign launched their Regional Cycling Collective Manifesto at a ‘social cycle’ event in Tralee on Saturday afternoon. Launching the manifesto, Anluan Dunne, speaking on behalf of Kerry Cycling Campaign said; “Today, we launch our draft vision document which aims to promote and celebrate everyday cycling in, towns, villages […]

By Adrienne McLoughlin THE Bracker 100km Fundraising Walk came to a successful conclusion on Sunday at the Bracker O’Regan Monument. Joining the event organiser, our Club Chairman, Billy Ryle on the 4km last stage of the 100km walk were regulars Timmy Slattery, Denis and Liz O’Regan, Martin and Carmel O’Regan.  […]

NEW Wave Adventure Therapy Wild Project CLG, AK Inspired Ability CLG, Multiple Sclerosis Ireland – South Kerry Branch, Enable Ireland Kerry Adult Services and Ballyfinane National School are among the 116 projects to receive support from Bank of Ireland’s Begin Together Fund. The financial support will help local community groups […]

Gardaí are investigating a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred in the Maglass East area of Castleisland, on Sunday  at approximately 11:20pm. A man aged in his 60s, the sole occupant of the jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene. The scene is currently preserved for examination by […]

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a burglary in Tralee on July 21, 2020. At around 12.30am, a man entered a house in the Ballyard area of Tralee. The man fled the scene after the family dog began barking. No items were taken from the house. […]

A GOFUNDME page has been launched to get the much anticipated Tralee Stake Park over the line. Justin McCarthy has been involved with the campaign from the start and said the park is almost ready to build at a site adjacent to the Tralee Sports Complex, with a tender awarded […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns is asking the people of Tralee to take part in a new survey (see link below) as part of a drive to get more people involved. The Tidy Towns competition has evolved considerably in recent years with marks awarded for streetscaping, landscaping,  biodiversity, sustainability, tidiness, approach roads […]

James Finnegan on some epic movies playing at Tralee Omniplex this week… This weeks offerings at the Tralee Omniplex can truly be described as epic.  These are films that challenged the makers to new levels of ingenuity, storytelling and spectacular visual effects. The big treat this week is the showing […]

THE award winning Serenity Spa at the The Rose Hotel, has a gorgeous August day spa offer that will ease aching bones and leave your skin glowing. The August Spa offer includes a Back, Neck & Shoulder Massage followed by an Elemis Cleanse & Glow Facial, the perfect summer treat […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance says speed is key now when it comes to the stimulus package announced by the Government yesterday. Ken Tobin, CE Tralee Chamber said announcements on the July Stimulus are comprehensive, recognise many of the key areas they have lobbied for and will offer some relief provided they are […]

A KERRY County Councillor has called on Irish Water to immediately clarify their position with regard to charging commercial customers during a period when their businesses did not operate. Fianna Fail Councillor Michael Cahill said; “The Lockdown of homes and businesses due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been with us here in […]

THE Kerry Cycling Campaign is hosting an event on Saturday from the Square to get people out on their bikes in a social setting. They are inviting people to join them at 3pm for a ‘social cycle’ followed by coffee, cake and a chat, with all ages and abilities welcome. […]

THE team at Kellihers Toyota are delighted to be back up and running and open for business and are holding a one of a kind (well, all the 2’s actually!) sale event across their Toyota Auris range. Over 22 fully serviced and guaranteed Toyota Auris models with, wait for it, […]

AN Garda Síochána, the Health Services Executive and Kerry County Council are reminding members of the public that a large number of festivals, fairs and public events over the coming weeks in Kerry have been cancelled or postponed because of current advice and restrictions in relation to the coronavirus, COVID-19. […]

RADIO Kerry has launched Celebrate4Life, an initiative to help raise vital funds for four Kerry charities while celebrating the lives of those who have survived and those whose lives were lost to Covid-19. The four Kerry Charities involved are: Kerry Hospice Foundation, Comfort for Chemo, Recovery Haven and the Kerry […]

SEPTEMBER’S Listowel Harvest Festival will take place behind closed doors this year. The decision was made following a Committee meeting of Listowel Race Company on Tuesday evening, and in consultation with Horse Racing Ireland, The seven-day festival, featuring the Guinness Kerry National takes place from Sunday September 20 to Saturday […]

A NEW strategy aims to expand the role of Further Education and Training in Kerry and all across Ireland. That’s according to Andrew Brownlee, CEO of SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, who was speaking at the launch of a new five-year strategy for FET. The strategy, ‘Future FET: […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2020 : With training returning for majority of our teams, it is very vital that membership for 2020 be renewed. If you are yet to register, please do so without delay via the club websitewww.abbeydorneygaa.ie#membership U12 : Our U12 team was defeated by Kilmoyley in Kilmoyley last Friday […]

THE BRACKER 100KM FUNDRAISING WALK: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle was out bright and early on last Friday morning (17th July) and is now halfway through his 100km fundraising walk on the Bracker O’Regan Road. The weather has been excellent so far and the journey has been shortened by the people […]

DEPUTY Michael Healy Rae has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien to substantially overhaul the process of lodging a planning objection as he says some people are making a living out of objecting to peoples planning application with many not living within the country. […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly has called on all TDs in Kerry to support a Sinn Féin motion published today, compelling the Government to enact reforms in the Childcare sector. He said: “The cost of childcare has been allowed to spiral to eye-watering amounts which simply aren’t affordable for […]