Archive for June, 2021

THE Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI), the professional body for managers within the hospitality and tourism industry in Ireland has announce the appointment of Brian Bowler FIHI as the 29th President of the organisation. A native of Kerry, he grew up in his family’s B&B in Dingle and he began his […]

A 5K event to take place in Banna is being organised in memory of a lady who passed away from cancer last year. A campaign has been set up by  Antoinette O’Mahony on behalf of the Bogha Báistí Ramblers from Tralee. The Ramblers are planning a 5k walk/jog/run your way/in […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 0-9; Dingle 1-6. On a perfect Saturday evening for football in Connolly Park this opening round of this season’s curtailed Co. League ended all square after a last minute equalizer. We had a brilliant start and led by four points to no score as the half  […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a parking meter was damaged at a car park last week. On Wednesday last, between 6.30am and 7am, a parking meter in the Garvey’s Supervalu car park was knocked over by a vehicle which failed to remain at the scene. Damage caused to the […]

GARDAI in Tralee are asking for any witnesses to an incident which took place on Saturday evening. A man reported to gardai that he was sitting on a bench on the Castlemaine Road at about 5.45pm when he was approached by two other males. He said he was assaulted by […]

Division 1 Senior County League Rd 1. Kenmare Shamrocks 1-06.  Kerins O Rahillys -09 The club season kicked off for our senior team on Saturday evening last with an away trip to Kenmare in round one of the county league. In what was a perfect evening for football both teams […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil hosted Ballydonoghue in Round 1 of the Division 2 County League in a warm and sunny Killeen on Sunday afternoon. Ballydonoghue got off to the better start with Jack Foley pointing inside the first minute, followed by pointed frees from Jack Behan and Paul Kennelly to put […]

Parnells Summer camp The club will run a four day camp from Monday the 19th to Thursday the 22nd of July, 10 to 1pm. The camp is open to boys and girls age 6 to 14.  All bookings will be made online and priority will be given to Parnells members. […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €6100 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 08, 15 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: 1.      Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon, 2.      Trevor & Thomas c/o Gerry, 3.      Eileen […]

  This week from Monday to Sunday our teams were out in all their glory. Smiles and laughter abounded all week. Players, mentors, parents and supporters were grateful and delighted to have our footballers of all ages back in competitive games. We had a wonderful week and we thank everyone […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS 61 boys and girls trained in glorious sunshine Sunday morning.  Water and sun screen were the order of the day. The boys and girls were an absolute joy to train and went at their skills were great enthusiasm.  Most enjoyable session appeared to have been […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Our senior footballers travelled to Glenflesk on Sunday where they suffered a defeat on a scoreline of 1-22 to 0-14. Their second round game is against St. Pats Blennerville on Sunday 20th @2pm in Ardfert. This is followed by an away game in Churchill on July 3/4, home […]

Club Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Best of luck to everyone in our in tomorrow evenings draw (Monday, June 14th, 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600. Play by going to: Get your tickets here Míle búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to […]

KERRY Hospice Foundation created a special garden at the grounds of the Palliative Care Unit at UHK to mark Sunflower Day yesterday. The garden is part of a special fundraiser where people could make a donation and in return they would plant a sunflower card on your behalf, in memory […]

Cruinniú na nÓg took place nationwide on Saturday with a programme of creative celebrations for children and young people. The programme in Kerry offered a vast choice of free events and activities for children and young people.  This year’s event was entirely online with lots of opportunities for making, creating […]

Kerry County Council says it will work with Kerry Airport to reestablih the Kerry Dublin route as soon as possible following the news this morning that Stobart Air has ceased trading with immediate effect. In a statement, the  Council noted with extreme disappointment the announcement by the company that it […]

THE weather gods are being very kind to publicans and restaurateurs as they open their businesses for the first weekend since December. There was a relaxed atmosphere around town when we visited Molly J’s Courtyard @ Benners Hotel and The Fiddler Bar in The Square early on Friday evening. Meanwhile, […]

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a courageous young girl from Ballymacelligott who needs treatment to cope with a rare genetic condition. Family, friends and local community members have come together to help four year old Rose O’Flaherty who was diagnosed with a rare and serious genetic neuromuscular condition […]

WITH many pubs, restaurants and hotels welcoming back customers this week, Tralee Rugby Club is offering a new venue for the public to enjoy during weekends this summer. There has been a refurbishment of its club facilities at O’Dowd Park in Ballyard, with the opening of a new bar and […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am getting the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. I have one child starting school in September.  Can I qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance? […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has four movies of different genres on TV for your delectation  this week… Rest assured, film fans, there are still quite a few options available to anyone not engrossed in the European Soccer Championships, which is getting its usual blanket coverage. Donnie Brasco (Saturday 9.20pm […]

TODAY is a big one for the Kerry ladies football team as they face Monaghan in the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 Semi Final at Mountbellew, Moylough Galway at 3pm. The match can be watched live on the following link https://page.inplayer.com/lidlnfl/ and the team, captained by Aishlinn Desmond, has been announced […]

AFTER their impressive win over Wicklow last weekend, the Kerry hurlers are away to Carlow in Round 5 of the Allianz Hurling League, Roinn 2A, on Sunday. The game has a 1pm throw-in at Netwatch Cullen Park and the team is as follows: 1 (GK) Darren Delaney 2. Flor McCarthy 3. Evan Murphy 4. Sean […]

KERRY take on Tyrone in their Allianz National Football League semi-final game at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney at 5pm on Saturday. The team shows a number of changes from the side that started in the game against Roscommon two weeks ago. Gavin White returns to the starting line-up with Graham O’Sullivan […]

THERE’S still time to contribute to Kerry Hospice’s annual Sunflower Day which takes place on Saturday. The annual fundraiser, which raised over €40,00o in 2019, like many of these events over the past year, it will not take place in the normal manner. The street collections will not take place […]

GARDAI were called to Ashe Street just before 1pm this afternoon after reports of a man brandishing a knife. A garda negotiator attended the scene at upper Ashe  Street at about 1pm and the situation was soon resolved. No one was hurt in the incident. A 25 year old man […]

FOLLOWING on from being the fastest act ever to sell out the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Picture This have announced their only Irish shows of 2021 with a three-night run at the Killarney venue on December 16th -18th. These exclusive gigs coincide with the release of their brand-new album ‘Life in […]

PUPILS at Presentation Primary School once again got an opportunity to display their artistic talent when they recorded their own song this week, with proceeds going to a great cause. It was all thanks to the Creative Schools initiative, as teacher Helena Hennessy explained. “When we returned to school after the […]

MOTORISTS may experience traffic delays in parts of town this morning due to a rally being held by farmers. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is holding a nationwide ‘Day of Action’ at 11am today to highlight the threat to Ireland’s farming sector from EU CAP reform and the Irish Government’s […]

A TRALEE entry was awarded second prize in their category in the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards 2021 held this afternoon. The Tralee Chamber entry — the Digital Tralee app and website project — was shortlisted alongside Drogheda and two Sligo projects in the Large Town (10,000+) category, with Tralee getting the […]