Archive for August, 2020

MET Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Thunder warning for Munster for this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms will likely develop, but due to the localised nature of thunderstorm activity some areas will escape completely. Areas impacted will see torrential downpours with possible hail, leading to some spot flooding. The warning […]

KERRY County Council is reminding businesses in the county that the Restart Grant Plus Scheme opened for applications this week, with an additional €300m in funding announced for businesses, while the eligibility criteria has also expanded, ensuring that more businesses can avail of the Scheme. The announcement, by the Tánaiste […]

TWO graduates from Kerry College’s Sports & PE Pre-Teaching course — Rory Murphy from Tralee and Steven Ó Conchúir from Ventry — have been offered places on PE Teaching at UCC on the B(Ed) (Hons) Sports Studies and Physical Education in UCC. Both students completed the newly introduced year-long course at […]

SIAMSA Tíre will go online on as part of Heritage Week 2020 which takes place from August 15th to August 23rd. It will offer both one to one or group classes to experienced Irish dancers from the age of 16 and up, in the unique North Kerry, Molyneaux (Munnix) style […]

GARDAI are investigating a serious road traffic collision involving a motorcycle and a car that occurred in the New Line Road area of Waterville, on Wednesday at approximately 3:40pm. The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 30s, received serious injuries and was air lifted from the scene to Cork University […]

AN Garda Síochána and Kerry County Council are appealing for motorists to park responsibly when visiting public beaches and amenity areas. The appeal comes after parking issues at beaches and amenity areas throughout Kerry in recent weeks in which vehicles have been obstructed / blocked in and roadways obstructed. In many […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Kerry and six other counties. The warning issued this afternoon affects Kerry, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford from 8pm this evening until 9am on Thursday morning. However, from the look of the Met Éireann predicted rainfall radar, The […]

KERRY County Museum and Tralee Bay Wetlands have been nominated in the 2020 series of ‘Museums and Me’. The Museums and Me series reaches out to highlight some of the island of Ireland’s most family-friendly cultural spots – from museums, galleries and areas of natural beauty to the incredible and downright […]

KERRY artist Denis Buckley has taken up residence in a closed Siamsa Tíre this week to transform the Round Gallery with an 80ft (24metres) wall painting, entitled Shipbuilding (After Covid-19). The continuous wall of the central gallery will be covered by four large interrelated images. The paintings span a one-year period starting from the height of […]

KERRY Hospice Foundation received over €12,000 from two separate fundraisers on Tuesday afternoon. Donal Prendergast from Killorglin was at the Palliative Care Unit with his family to present a cheque for €2,725 to the Kerry Hospice Foundation. Donal decided to do a head and beard shave and chest and back […]

THE Ard Rí group, based just outside Tralee, has announced the creation of 60 new jobs in their Irish operations spread between their base in Dublin and their headquarters in Curraheen. The company, which bucked international Covid19 trends recording one of their busiest sales periods on record, has hired an initial 15 […]

CHAIRMAN’S APPEAL: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle is continuing to appeal to Rockies everywhere to continue making  donations to the fund to help build the path with disability access. The new path will prevent footfall damage on the pitches. It will also facilitate disability access to the far terrace in Connolly […]

A GROUP has been formed in Ballyheigue to give voice to people’s concerns regarding anti-social behaviour. ‘Ballyheigue Community Alert’ was created following a number of incidents including a fire on ‘Dolly’s Green’ on Friday night. The community group has a WhatsApp group that enables the sharing of information that is […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil made the journey to Killarney on Saturday evening to take on Spa in their final Intermediate Championship group game. Even though both teams had already qualified for the quarter finals of this competition the game was played in true championship fervor. Spa rested their Kerry players Dara […]

GARDAI have expressed concern about dangerous trespassing incidents involving teenagers in Tralee. Gardai received a report of two teenagers sitting precariously on the edge of a flat roof of a business premises, which at least four storeys in height, at about 7pm on Wednesday, August 5. Gardai say the youths […]

GARDAI are investigating criminal damage and theft incidents in Tralee over the past week. On Wednesday, August 5, a lady parked her car in the Horans car park in Tralee and entered a shop about 3:45. When she returned a few minutes later she found her car had been keyed. It […]

SATURDAY evening saw us host Templenoe in the final group game of this years club championship. On a perfect evening for football we raced into a four point lead after only six minutes. Conor Hayes kicked the opening score, followed by a Jack Savage free. Gearoid Savage kicked a point […]

Lotto   We thank all our lotto supporters for your understanding when the Club made the decision to suspend our weekly lotto due to the social restrictions introduced because of Covid-19. We are currently reviewing the possibility of commencing the Lotto again in the near future however we have to be […]

Senior Team Congratulations to our senior team who finished off phase one of the Junior Club Championship with a win over Brosna in Brosna on Sunday. For Junior Premier Championships, the top two teams in each Group are in the Quarter Finals. Thus Ballymac are into the draw for the quarter […]

UNDER 8’S John Mitchels U8 Boy’s had another great session on Sunday last. We couldn’t have asked for a better day with the sun splitting the stones. The session started off with some stretching & quickly followed by some ball work. Great to see their skills improving every week but […]

SHC RD1 v Kilmoyley on Saturday next August 15th @6pm Austin Stacks Park, unfortunately due to current restrictions on numbers it will be a very small number in attendance. The game will be live streamed by Full Time Productions for anybody wishing to view same. Full details on our FB […]

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. REGISTRATION Anyone wishing to register with the club should download the registration […]

TO help lift the spirits of patients and staff, Tralee Art Group and University Hospital Kerry have come up with an uplifting initiative to adorn the walls of UHK with bright, beautiful, colourful creations. Tralee Art Group members and some friends of Tralee Art Group, have produced 70 seventy works […]

Billy Ryle says Leaving Cert candidates have a civil right to appeal calculated grades… Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Scotland’s exams’ authority, released the results of the Scottish Highers on August 4. The A Level results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland will follow on August 13, while the Irish Leaving […]

WHILE COVID-19 is scuppering many fundraisers this year, determined members of the community are still doing their best for worthy causes. The past few days have seen the Kerry Hospice Foundation receive over €8,500 from two separate events. Brothers Brian and Conor Reidy from Tralee raised €1,141 when they held […]

Senior Camogie In a sun drenched Caherslee GAA grounds last Saturday evening, our Tralee Parnells Camogie team took to the field in their first ever adult county competition. It was a historic moment for Camogie in our town and one that so many of these players have been training for […]

WITH COVID-19 playing havoc with charity activities right around the county, cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, has chosen to move its annual Celebration of Light ceremony online. The charity will host the event on its Facebook page on Thursday, August 20 at 8pm and are inviting the public to […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public (for any updates to the following text, click here)… Question: When schools reopen, what health and safety rules will children have to follow?  Answer: The Government plans to reopen schools at the […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, takes a look at one of modern cinemas finest directors, Christopher Nolan, with a couple of his movies playing at Tralee Omniplex… It has been a good couple of weeks for those who enjoy the films of director, producer and writer Christopher Nolan. While we […]

WITH summer passing by without many events taking place, those of you with a Honda 50 or classic motorbike might be interested in this day out next weekend. The West Kerry Honda 50 and Classic Bike Run takes place on Sunday, August 16 from 12 noon and will see participants […]