Archive for August, 2020

WHEN restaurants opened again back on June 29, the first place I went to was Kirby’s  Brogue Inn. Okay, cards on the table. I own a business and they have been a loyal customer to TraleeToday.ie since I started in 2014, but that’s not why I walked back into the […]

SATURDAY saw publicans all over the country take part in the ‘Support not Sympathy’ campaign, to voice their frustrations with the lack of Government support for ‘wet pubs’ which have now been closed since March 15. The five month shutdown of more than 3,500 of the country’s pubs has affected over […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors begin their 93rd consecutive season of Co. Championship activity when they take on Dr. Crokes in the opening round of the competition on next Friday evening (21st Aug) in Austin Stack Park at 7.30pm. The game will be televised live by TG4. This will be the […]

After the embarrassing British U-turn on grades, Billy Ryle says the Leaving Cert results need to be published as soon as possible… What a fine mess they’ve made of it! It would be laughable if it hadn’t such serious consequences for emotionally drained candidates. Despite assurances that standardisation, moderation and […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly has called for the public to support the Debenhams workers and their demands ahead of a march at 2pm this coming Saturday in Tralee. “Debenhams workers deserve our support now more than ever, KPMG has threatened to injunct Debenhams workers for engaging in […]

THE Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has announced the construction of a new 9,000 square metre building to accommodate the STEM School of IT Tralee, including Agri-Tech facilities. This is part of a wider announcement which includes extensions for 11 educational institutions nationally to create […]

SENIOR County Championship Killarney Legion v Kerins O’Rahillys Sunday 23rd August 3.45pm Fitzgerald Stadium .Game shown live on RTÉ . Credit Union Junior Football League 2020 Group D Kerins O’Rahillys Junior Dingle B Na Gaeil B An Ghaeltacht B Result Friday August 14th @7pm Dingle B 4-19 Kerins O’Rahilly’s Junior -08 […]

Lotto While some outlets for the sale of our Lotto tickets remain closed due to Covid-19 restrictions the Club has decided to resume our Club Lotto with the first draw scheduled for Sunday 30th August. We will be in touch with club members by email, text, Facebook and Website to […]

Intermediate Quarter Final    Na Gaeil have been drawn against An Gaeltacht in the quarter final of the Intermediate Championship. There is no definite date yet for the quarter final ties. Co. Junior Football Leagues Na Gaeil were defeated by An Ghaeltacht in the first round of the Junior Football League […]

UNDER 8 & 10 GIRLS The weather wasn’t as great as the previous weekend but it didn’t stop the u8 and u10 girls turning up to Ballyseedy on Sunday morning ready for action. The skills that the girls had been asked to practise at home over the previous week were […]

BUCKET COLLECTION We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our bucket collection on Saturday. Also, to everyone who gave up their time to help out. It is greatly appreciated. COVID19 Reminder to all senior players & parents/guardians of juvenile players: please submit the mandatory health questionnaire before each […]

SHC Quarter Final St Brendan’s 12p v Kilmoyley 15p And so the dream ends for another year. A fine game of hurling displayed by both sides as both sides never backed down when faced with any challenge the other could conjure up. We started the better on the day and […]

U14 Camogie Tralee Parnells u14 Camogie team got their league campaign off too a winning start in Crotta last evening against newcomers AbbeyKiLix. Although playing with a depleted squad, though bolstered with some very capable u12s, the Parnell girls proved too strong for AbbeyKiLix who fought valiantly but were unable […]

TRALEE gardaí are appealing to the public after burglary and criminal damage incidents in the past week. A burglary took place in the Oakpark area of town between Tuesday, August 11 at 3pm and Wednesday, August 12 at 2.30am. The occupant of the house returned to find entry had been […]

THE Spa Fenit Community Council hosted its annual Heritage Weekend at the Forge which saw a series of events over Saturday and Sunday. The organisers had stewards on hand to ensure all events adhered to Government and HSE guidelines. On Saturday, a Vintage Car Run took place from the Forge in […]

MET Éireann has issued a Weather Advisory for Ireland in effect from today until 6pm on Saturday. They say unseasonably wet and windy weather is expected at times this week with further rainfall warnings likely and possible wind warnings. Windy weather on Thursday and Friday may result in unsafe conditions […]

THE car-park of Blennerville Windmill was revving with the sound of motorbikes and scooters for a special charity event on Sunday. The West Kerry Honda 50 and Classic Bike Run in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundartion saw over 60 bikes head off at 12 noon on a tour of […]

Mike O’Halloran saw Causeway scrape past Crotta O’Neills in a Kerry SHC quarter-final game played in appalling conditions at Austin Stack Park… Causeway 0-14 Crotta 0-13 How Crotta must regret their wasteful use of the long ball where they presented their inside forwards with little chance of winning the ball. […]

Mike O’Halloran watched a thrilling Kerry SHC encounter at Austin Stack Park yesterday… Abbeydorney 1-18 Lixnaw 0-19 I spoke to an Abbeydorney man before the game, a certain Mr Donovan, and he said “this is going to be the upset of the weekend and Jack Sheehan is going to be […]

MONDAY just got drearier with the news this afternoon that Met Eireann has issued yet another weather warning for the county. A Status Yellow – Rainfall warning was issued for Munster, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly and Galway. Heavy, possibly thundery, rain will occur at times overnight and […]

Mike O’Halloran saw Kilmoyley beat the neighbours in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship… Kilmoyley 0-15 St Brendans 0-12 On Friday evening I said you can’t bate the youth, but last night it was a case of “the old dog for the hard road”, well less of the old I guess […]

THERE’S been a few warnings for Kerry issued by Met Éireann over the past few days so it’s no surprise to see this. A Status Yellow Thunder warning has been issued for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Offaly, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. The warning is valid from 1pm to 9pm […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says this week sees an eclectic choice of old favourites and a new version of a well known story at Tralee Omniplex… A Quiet Place was a well-received and multi-nominated film from 2018. It followed the lives of the Abbott family as they struggle to […]

IF you’re looking for something to do or look at this Sunday, the West Kerry Honda 50 and Classic Bike Run takes place from 12 noon and will see participants head to the wilds of West Kerry for a scenic day out on the open road, all in aid of […]

Mike O’Halloran was at Austin Stack Park to see Ballyduff advance in the opening round of the Kerry SHC on Friday evening… Ballyduff  1-20 Ballyheigue 0-15 There’s a saying in north Kerry, “you can’t bate the youth”, well the youth of Ballyheigue and Ballyduff really showed their elders how to […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance says it will continue to work with Kerry County Council on any efforts necessary to accelerate the opening of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway. An open letter was published in The Kerryman newspaper this week signed by over 50 businesses and interest groups urging the Council to complete the […]

PEOPLE are invited to take part in a naked photoshoot this Sunday on a beach in Kerry at 9am. The Coastal Bodies Tour Kerry 2020 event will see Waterford photographer, Patricia Langan, take pictures on the yet to be disclosed beach location and they are looking for people from all over […]

SPA Fenit Community Council will host its annual Heritage Weekend this Saturday and Sunday at the Forge in Churchill, adhering to Government and HSE guidelines for their programme of events. The events on Saturday, August and Sunday August 16 will obviously be restricted somewhat this year. On Saturday, they will […]

GARDAI investigating a fatal road traffic collision that that occurred at a roadworks site near Tarbert on Tuesday, August 11, are appealing for witnesses. The incident occurred at around 1:15pm when a man, who was carrying our roadworks, was involved in an incident with a vehicle on the R551 at […]

Fenit RNLI Lifeboat was called out seven times in the past week in what has been a particularly busy spell for the service. The most recent callout was last night when concerns were raised after an object was seen near the coast at Ballyheigue Beach. The volunteer crew of Fenit […]