Archive for September, 2020

THE Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club is mourning its Club President, Micheál Kerins, who passed away yesterday. Micheál represented his club with distinction on and off the field, enjoying a stellar playing career with Kerins O’Rahillys winning three senior county championships during the 1950s. He also played minor, junior and senior football […]

A County Kerry punter is toasting a spectacular win thanks to just three lucky numbers which resulted in a five-figure sum on Tuesday evening’s EuroMillions draw. The anonymous customer placed the wager via their local BoyleSports shop, picking three numbers for Tuesday’s EuroMillions main draw. They opted for a €8 […]

TEACHERS from two Tralee schools will take part in FÉILTE, the largest educational event in Ireland, which takes place online for the first time on this Saturday, October 3, from 10.30am to 4.30pm. FÉILTE (the Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence) gives teachers the opportunity to collaborate and […]

Men’s Results 1st  Billy Naughton (17) 41 Pts 2nd Arthur Joh Spring (09) 40 Pts 3rd  Pat Stack (07) 40 Pts 4th Robert Dinan (24) 39 Pts 5th Norman Foley (20) 38 Pts Best Gross Rory Hill (03)38 Pts Div 1 Danny Leen (05) 38 Pts Div 2 Daniel O Loughlin (10) […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 2-15 (21); John Mitchels 3-9 (18). On an ideal Sunday afternoon (27th Sept) for football this topsy-turvy Town Championship Final (for The Roddy O’Donnell Cup, sponsored by Lee Strand) could have gone either way with both sides having dominating periods throughout the 63 minutes of play. […]

THE latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office shows crime fell in some categories in Kerry in the second quarter of 2020. The period of April, May and June coincided with the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions in the county, so a decrease was expected in some crimes in the Kerry […]

GALA Retail has teamed up with Virgin Media to search for inspirational heroes in Kerry, those individuals who have made Ireland a better place with their selfless acts and inspirational deeds during the Covid-19 crisis. Searching for 26 inspirational county heroes, the Inspiration Awards are open to people of all […]

STAFF have returned to work at Siamsa Tíre on Monday thanks to funding supports from the Arts Council Ireland and the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. The team will be making adjustments to the building to ensure that the venue can safely welcome visitors next […]

Gardaí have arrested a man on suspicion of drug driving and possession of 340 suspected diazepam tablets in Tralee on Monday night. Shortly before midnight, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit, Roads Policing Unit and Community Policing Unit were carrying out a checkpoint in the Boherbee area of Tralee. Gardaí stopped a […]

GARDAI in Tralee are looking for information in relation to theft and criminal damage incidents in town over the past week, as well as having lost items at the station that they would like to reunite with their owners. On Tuesday, September 22 into Wednesday, September 23, a car was […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for witnesses to an accident in town at the weekend. On Saturday, between 2.15pm and 2.20pm, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Bridge Street and suffered injuries. Gardaí are particularly interested in speaking to a man who was cycling in the area at […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG In Kerins O’ Rahillys we introduce our girls and boys to the world of Gaelic football in a fun environment. The action takes place every Sunday morning in Healy Park, Ballyrickard. We divide the children into small groups and the emphasis is always on fun and involvement and also […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 15, 18, 21 and 23. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Breda Horgan Lohercannon, Denise Poff Lohercannon, Aoife Murphy Camp, Josh c/o O’Sheas GALA and Geraldine Scanlon Knockmoyle. Next week’s Lotto […]

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. Due to new Government restrictions in place all adult games will now […]

UNDER 6 BOYS & GIRLS Our under6 boys and girls had a great day last Sunday. There was a huge turnout and they were all very eager to train. They went through their paces under the watchful eye of their trainers and they are all improving each week. Keep up […]

U14 Camogie Pride of place this week goes to our U14 Camogie team who were crowned U14B County Champions last Sunday. The final was played in glorious sunshine in Spa, Killarney against Sliabh Luachra. From the throw-in the girls showed grit and determination to win each ball against a physically stronger Sliabh […]

The following was agreed at the most recent Management Committee meeting. An U19 competition to replace any U18 competitions and be organised by the District Boards – no request from a District Board to play at U18 level instead of U19 be granted. 2 Weekends be ringfenced for U19 competition […]

Sympathy: We extend our condolences to the Tyther Family, Kilderry and their extended families on the death of James Tyther who died recently. We also extend our sympathies to the Stephens Family, Kilderry on the death of Elizabeth Stephens-May James and Elizabeth Rest in Peace. Drive In Bingo-This Sunday,October 4th […]

TRALEE Library is to receive over €24,000 in funding as part of the small scale Capital Works Programme in Public Libraries. In all, over €111,000 has been allocated to nine Kerry libraries from the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has been welcomed by Minister for Education and Kerry TD […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil played St. Pat’s Blennerville in the semi final of the St. Brendan’s Board Championship in Saturday in Killeen. They led by 1-06 to 0-04 at half time with the goal coming from the boot of Jack Sheehan very early in the game. Na Gaeil dominated the 2nd […]

THEY may be scattered around the town’s secondary schools now, but the former pupils of Moyderwell Mercy Primary School were reunited on Sunday afternoon. The two sixth classes couldn’t receive the sacrament in the spring because of COVID-19 restrictions but they got together at St John’s Church for the belated […]

WHILE Monday and most of Tuesday will be dry and pleasant in Kerry, it will take a turn for then worse tomorrow night. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Kerry as well as Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Mayo, Cork, and Waterford. It’s valid from 9pm on Tuesday […]

PETMANIA Tralee, along with sponsors BETA, has launched the hugely popular Puppy of the Year Competition for 2020 and they’ll be looking for a successor to last year’s winner, Pumba from Tralee. The competition will be run entirely online for 2020, with €1,500 worth of prizes to be won by […]

OVER six months since their schooldays ended prematurely thanks to COVID-19, the former sixth class pupils of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn met up again on Saturday afternoon. The occasion was their rescheduled Confirmation Day and the sun shone down as they renewed acquaintances at St John’s Church. It was a special […]

BEAUTIFUL weather on Saturday made it an even more special occasion for third class pupils of CBS Primary School. Around 30 boys and girls from Ms Ryle and Ms Griffin’s classes couldn’t enjoy First Holy Communion Day earlier this year, but it was better late than never at St John’s […]

SADLY, McElligotts Honda Ladies Day did not take place this year at Listowel racecourse, but there was still an array of style to be viewed online. The directors and sponsors, organised a virtual ladies day on Friday where ladies were invited to celebrate all the fashion and fun of ladies […]

A VOLUNTEER lifeboat crew member with Fenit RNLI in Kerry, has been passed out as an RNLI Coxswain and is the the first woman to be appointed to the role in the country. Denise Lynch is currently the only woman to hold the senior position on an operational lifeboat crew […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at what’s playing in Tralee Omniplex this week… Three very different offerings on show this week at Tralee Omniplex including science fiction (I hope!), a romantic comedy musical and a wonderful Irish made true life documentary that tells a great human story. Street Leagues […]

KERRY College would like to clarify that, as a provider of Further Education and Training (FET), the college is excluded from the request of NPHET to move all learning online for the next two weeks. Although Higher Education institutions has been requested to move to online learning from Monday next, […]

WHILE the Munster GAA Council revealed the exact times and dates for their championship fixtures earlier this week, GAA headquarters have now confirmed the same for inter-county games in the Allianz League, All-Ireland Championships and other cup competitions. In terms of the Kerry senior footballers, they will play their penultimate Allianz […]