Archive for August, 2021

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, takes a look at the pick of flicks on the box this coming week… Let’s start our reviews this week at what is now the traditional visit to Hogwarts with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1). Harry, Ron and Hermione […]

KERRY County Arts have launched their programme of events for Culture Night 2021. The newly imagined Culture Night, taking place all over Ireland on Friday September 17th, will focus on outdoor events in stunning locations across County Kerry as well as a limited number of online and live streamed events. […]

OVER €760,000 in equipment funding for 46 Kerry sports clubs and organisations was announced earlier today by Minister Catherine Martin and Minister of State Jack Chambers. The announcement, under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), has been welcomed by Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma […]

TRALEE Music Re:vival was officially launched today, a two-month series of events running over August and September. The Tralee community has always encouraged local talent, especially .The Tralee Music Re:vival intends to give a platform to songwriters, musicians, bands and performers, kick-starting the return to gigs. The programme is in […]

THERE were 116 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, August 2, according to figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. This is a 14-day incidence rate of 351.1 per 100,000 of the population, but still below […]

THE team behind the traditional Féile na mBláth Park Festival, which is held annually in June in Tralee, have announced plans for a series of family-friendly and COVID-compliant events over the course of ten days later this month. Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance will […]

VALENTIA Observatory reported two ‘tropical nights’ in July. Met Eireann released its climate statement for last month which revealed on the nights of Wednesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 22, the temperature was above 20 degrees, a very rare occurrence in Ireland. Valentia also reported its highest July maximum temperature […]

THERE will be walk-in vaccinations available again this weekend at Kerry’s two vaccination centres. These first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to anyone aged 16 and over who has not already received a vaccine. They can attend Kerry Sports Academy, Tralee on Saturday from 9.15am to 11am or on Sunday […]

A Status Yellow  Thunderstorm warning for Ireland has been issued by Met Éireann for tomorrow. There will be thundery spells of rain with the risk of lightning and local hail, localised flooding and hazardous driving conditions. The warning is Valid from 6am on Thursday to 7pm on Thursday.

THERE’S good news for anyone who is planning to audition for Siamsa Tíre’s National Folk Training Academy. The relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions means these auditions can now take place in person rather than by video. They will be held at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee over the two weekends of Friday […]

THE 2021 Kerry Short Film Bursary of €10,000 has been awarded to 3 Hot Whiskeys Productions for their short film “Haven”. The film follows the interactions between an Irishfarming woman and a child newly arrived to Ireland as they become increasingly aware of each other. This Bursary is funded by […]

KERRY Airport has released the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended 31st December 2020, reporting an Operating Loss after taxation for the period of €144,996 as compared to an after taxation Operating Profit of €1,020,341 in the previous year. The Gross Revenue in 2020 reflects the severe […]

A SPECIES called Australian Tubeworm has been identified in the Tralee Canal thanks to an ecological survey. The survey, which is near completion, was secured by Tralee Rowing Club after applying for funding from the Local Authorities Water Programme (LAWPRO) to perform an ecological investigation of the Tralee Ship Canal. […]

Results of Richard Presidents prize and fixtures (President   Mr Richard Rafferty) 1st Conorr Heavy (19) 45 pts 2 Cianan Ferris (29) 42 pts 3 Gerard Hussey (13) 41 pts Gross, Eoghan O Donnell (-2) 37 pts 4 Domo Lyne (9) 41 pts 5 Barry Moyniahan (8) 40 pts 6 Ciaran […]

Dr Mary McCaffrey of The Scotia Clinic in Tralee tells us about her two Saint Bernards, Spencer and Eevie… Why did you decide to get a dog? Ever since I was really young I wanted a Saint Bernard from watching a programme called George on TV. As soon as I […]

KERRY Mental Health Association has welcomed the launch of the Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub which will improve the accessibility to mental health supports for young people in the county. The Hub is made up statutory and community services that together provide a wide range of supports across 20+ […]

A SPECIAL event will take place this Saturday at 3pm in Ardfert to remember Roger Casement. Dr Tim Horgan, historian, will give a short talk as gaeilge and béarla at McKenna’s Fort, Ardfert to commemorate Conradh na Gaeilge activist and humanitarian, Roger Casement. Donnchadh Ó hAodha,  cathaoirleach of Dáil na Mumhan, Conradh na Gaeilge, will […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-13; Kilcummin 1-11. The 5th and final round of this season’s Co. League played in a sunny Connolly Park on last Sunday afternoon (1stAugust) ended as we had hoped it would with a victory which secures our Division 1 status for the coming season. The visitors […]

Div 2B Templenoe 0-09, Ballymacelligott 3-09. Ballymac Senior Team defeated Templemore in a cracking game in Templemore last Sunday. This was the final game in the League itself for 2022. This result meant Ballymac have also gained the automatic promotion spot to Division 1, as they had already seen off […]

Division 1 County League Result Beaufort 1-11. Kerins O’Rahillys.  0-18 The senior squad continued is winning run with a well deserved victory away to Beaufort in the final round of the Division 1 County League. The win assured us top stop in our group and a place in next weeks […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil played Castleisland Desmonds in Killeen in Round 5 of the County League on Friday evening. Playing with the aid of the breeze Desmonds were out of the traps first and dominated the early exchanges, scoring the first two points through Adam O’Donoghue and Graham O’Connor. But the […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL Best of luck to our Senior footballers who travel to Keel on Monday 2nd August. JUVENILES Please ensure your child completes the mandatory health questionnaire before each training session or game. Please check out our Facebook Page/Instagram/Twitter for all fixtures and photos from the games. Our Child Safeguarding […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS Last Sunday John Mitchel’s under 7s welcomed Churchill to our Ballyseedy complex for go games.  5 teams from each club under 7s took to the pitch and some great football was on display and no little fun was had by both sides. Thanks to all […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €6800 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13, 14, 25 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: 1.      JJ Murphy, Derrymore West, 2.      Ava Kelliher, Annagh 3.      T & […]

LOTTO: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Milltown-Castlemaine GAA Club Lotto Draw On Monday, July 26th, 2021 Jackpot €12,600 Lucky Numbers: 09 – 12 – 14  Bonus Ball: 16 Results: Unfortunately, there were no winners of the jackpot or match 3 prizes below are our Consolation Prize Winners: • €50:  Martin […]

U7 Boys and Girls Another great turnout for under 7’s training last Friday with fierce enthusiasm by all. A fantastic training session all round. Congratulations to our newest players of the week: Eanna Griffin and Aoife O’Gorman. U8 Girls Well done to our U8s girls who togged out for an […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that June was another busy month for property sales around Tralee with 21 transactions taking place fetching a total of €3,526,341. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in […]