Archive for July, 2021

A LOCAL councillor expressed her frustration at the delays experienced by tenants waiting to receive their keys at a new housing development in Ardfert. At the Tralee MD meeting on Monday, Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris asked could Kerry County Council inform the members when the allocated tenants of the […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has called for action to be taken at national monument in Tralee, part of which he fears is in danger of collapse. Speaking at July’s meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, Mayor Johnnie Wall called on the Office of Public […]

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHALLENGE:  Our major fundraiser for 2021 incorporates a British Open Golf predictor with the tournament taking place at The Royal St. George Club in Kent from July 15-18. Our predictor sees an overall pot of  €2,000 at stake with €1,000 going to the winner. The nature of […]

Sponsored CARA Credit Union and Killarney Credit Union have announced an exciting new arrangement with Irish Life Financial Services. Irish Life Financial Services is an insurance intermediary that can review your protection, retirement, savings and investment needs, and offer a full financial review with one of their Qualified Financial Advisers. […]

UK-BASED retailer The Range is to open a branch in Tralee in late August. The company — which already has outlets in Cork, Carlow, Waterford, Dublin, Limerick, Letterkenny and several in Northern Ireland — has an opening date for a new branch in Manor West Retail Park on their website […]

GARDAI are advising the public to lock their vehicles at all times after a spate of thefts from cars in town over the past week. Gardaí say there were five incidents in the past week, which they believe are connected. On Wednesday night/Thursday morning a car was broken into in the […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS 57 boys and girls braved a poor weather forecast on Sunday but thankfully we remained dry for the most part.  It was a great session with everyone getting really stuck in.  Super fun and no little fun was had. Next Sunday is teddy training Sunday […]

County League Div 1 Rd 3 Kerins O Rahillys 0-12     Rathmore 0-07 Rathmore were the visitors last Sunday in round 3 of the county league. In a wet but calm afternoon scores were difficult to come by for both sides. We opened the scoring after 6 minutes with […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €6400 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 03, 11 & 14. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: 1.      Pa Hurley Curraheen, 2.      Michael Conway online, 3.      Bridget Boyle Derrymore, […]

Also, a photo of The Ballymacelligott GAA Health & Wellbeing Group with Karen & Rose Flaherty when the Ballymac GAA Club launched a fundraiser for Rose on Sunday last. Ballymacelligott GAA Club Notes 4th July 2021 Senior Team Ballymac seniors travelled to Listry on Saturday July 3rd for round 3 of […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Hard luck to our seniors who were beaten by Churchill on Sunday last on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-07.  Next game is home V Listowel Emmets on 18/7/21 @ 2pm. JUNIOR FOOTBALL Our Junior footballers travelled to Lyrecrompane to face Ballymac on Tuesday last. Final score Ballymac […]

Condolences: Our most sincere sympathies are with Josephine and Brendan Twiss and their extended families on the passing of Josephines father James O’Shea who was laid to rest earlier this week. Both Josephine (Registrar) and Brendan (Chairperson) are former members of the Milltown Castlemaine Executive and every one at the […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil senior team travelled to Glenbeigh on Sunday to take on the home side Glenbeigh/Glencar in Round 3 of the County League. Due to the rain before the game underfoot conditions were very slippery with players from both sides sliding all over the place. Na Gaeil’s Ian McCarthy […]

U7 Boys and Girls The Under 7’s played their first away match of the season last Friday away to Abbeydorney.  A few great games of hurling were played and great fun was had by all. From our youngest players right up to the older players it is fantastic to see […]

CASHLESS parking meters have been introduced at two car parks in Tralee town centre. Three councillors — Sinn Féin Cllrs Deirdre Ferris and Cathal Foley and Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy — asked for an update on the rollout of the smart parking project for the Tralee Municipal District at […]

A LOCAL councillor is calling for a laneway in town to be closed at night due to anti-social behaviour. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris, speaking at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District this morning, asked Council management to enter discussions with the residents and business owners in and around Old Kerryman […]

THE Tralee-Fenit Greenway will not be opened to the public this year. Cllr Mikey Sheehy asked for an update on the project at this morning’s meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. He asked when would the Spa Fenit section of the Tralee Fenit Greenway be completed and open […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that May was another busy month for property sales around Tralee with 24 transactions taking place fetching a total of €4,839,880. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in […]

THE weather on Friday night could, at best, be described as challenging for people heading out on the town. But despite the rain, out they went in their droves to Tralee’s bars and restaurants. We visited a few venues to sample the atmosphere around the town…

THERE was bad news for hospitality this week with the postponement of indoor dining and drinking, but that doesn’t mean Tralee is quiet at night. We’ll have to keep our fingers crossed for fine weather over the next few weeks and on Thursday it stayed dry for people to enjoy […]

TRALEE Bay Wetlands, with support from Creative Ireland, Kerry County Arts and the Local Authority Waters Programme, have an exciting opportunity for artists to create little homes, each depicting different aspects of the wetlands, as part of the Wetland’s Nature Trail. Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park invites submissions […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am working from home during COVID-19. Should my employer have a policy on internet and email usage and what activities are they allowed to monitor when I […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, found some interesting and previously undiscovered gems hidden among the plethora of sporting events on RTE this week that he thinks you’ll enjoy… It is a rare event when a film augments the appreciation of a book, and The Painted Veil (Saturday 9.20 TG4) is one […]

THERE were five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Electoral Area in the 14 days up to Monday, June 28, according to data available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. This is a rate of 15.1 cases per 100,000 people. There were less than five cases in the […]

GAELSCOIL Mhic Easmainn, Tralee was among the top schools recognised in the national Junior Entrepreneur Awards announced today. ‘An Nead’ was the creation of the 5th Class pupils supported by their teacher Dónal O’Sulleabháin earned them the JEP Community Champions Award 2021. The brightly-coloured bird boxes were handmade and painted by the […]

THREE young entrepreneurs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht are aiming to put Europe under their spell next week using Irish mythology to create a winning magic formula at the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition. ‘Cártaí Feasa’ was established by Sibéal Ní Ógáin, Aoife Feirtéar and Caoimhe Ní Bheaglaoich […]

THE Tralee Tourism Kiosk will be back on The Mall for the summer season from next Monday thanks to Tralee Chamber and the 30 plus volunteers who are giving their time to help visitors to the town. Some of them gathered in The Square on Friday where they were briefed […]

THERE has been a significant increase in people contacting Citizens Information Services in Kerry about the issue of young people starting work. While current restrictions have curtailed opportunities this summer, the issue is still especially relevant in this county where hospitality is a big employer and many young people are […]

THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to June 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 22 new car registrations in the county in June 2021 compared to 17 in the same month last […]

JOYRIDE, the feature film starring Olivia Colman, has begun shooting on location in Kerry this week and the production company is still looking for extras. Throughout July the production will film at an array of locations throughout the county with many locals already on board to take part as extras. […]