Archive for November, 2021

Academy Due to limited hall availability, our final Academy session before Christmas for u6-9s will take place 2nd Dec Thursday 6-7pm in Kerry Sports Academy @ MTU. All are encouraged to bring a festive feel to the session – Christmas hats/T-shirts/jumpers etc. Juveniles U12 Girls T1 Glenbeigh Falcons 25-30 Tralee […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns welcomed students from the Gaelcholáiste Chíarraí last Friday to plant 78 native Hawthorn trees on Bracker O’Regan Road. This builds on the trees already planted by Kerry Group staff last month. Anne Marie Fuller of Tralee Tidy Towns said: “Tralee Tidy Towns is delighted to work with the students […]

ST John Of Gods, Tralee, presented their ceramic art exhibition, ‘Hope is the Thing’ on Tuesday afternoon at their centre in Monavalley Industrial Estate. The exhibition is based on the themes of hope, new beginnings and friendship. Eight artists created beautiful ceramic pieces reflecting their unique interpretation of the theme. […]

A new all-weather playing facility in CBS Primary, Tralee, was officially opened at 12 noon on Tuesday by Ciara Griffin, recently-retired, Irish Ladies Rugby Captain and a member of the teaching staff in CBS Primary. Also present on the day were fundraising committee from within the staff and Kieran Donaghy […]

THE Kerry Hurling News All Star Nominations for 2021, sponsored by Garvey’s SuperValu, have been announced. Following submissions from eight hurling experts, organiser of the awards, Radio Kerry commentator Mike O’Halloran has published the list of nominees for the awards which will take place over Zoom in the next few […]

THE youngest members of the Kerins O’Rahillys Club were in fine voice on Sunday morning when they got together for a show of colour ahead of the county final. A Radio Kerry crew was present to get the views of the ‘Narríns’ ahead of the clash with their great rivals […]

WITH just days to go until the county final, fans of Austin Stacks and Kerins O’Rahillys are getting out the facepaint, ironing the jerseys and hanging out the flags to show their tribal colours on Sunday. And to celebrate the two teams reaching the final, John Fitzgerald Jewellers in The […]

RACE NIGHT: Unfortunately, due to the current pandemic situation, last Friday’s Race Night had to be postponed. A new date will be fixed in due course.. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Now it’s just days away from an occasion which both Clubs haven’t witnessed in over 85 years. It was on the 18th […]

Tralee /St Brendan’s Championship begins. The first round of the Tralee/St Brendan’s SFC was postponed last week. No re-fixture date is known. Ballymac GAA AGM The Ballymacelligott GAA AGM which will be held on Wednesday 1st December 2021 @ 7.30pm in The Ballygarry House Hotel. All papers in relation to the […]

Munster Junior Club Championship Parnells 0-8 Skeheenarinky 1-22 Our seniors represented Kerry in the Munster Junior quarter final last Saturday in Austin Stacks Park. Even though our lads had finished their season a number of weeks ago the club took on the challenge against a Tipperary side fresh off a […]

GARDAI are investigating an incident of ‘road rage’ in Tralee last week. A person in a wheelchair was using the pedestrian crossing above Coláiste Gleann Lí on the Clash road last Wednesday at around 1pm. They were verbally abused by a motorist approaching the crossing. It left the person upset […]

A DOG trained by Liam Dowling was the winner of the the Matchbook Betting Exchange Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night . Despite heading into the decider as the 8/1 outsider, it was Ballymac Merlin who produced a phenomenal performance to hand Liam Dowling a second […]

Lotto Appreciation To thank our Lotto supporters for their continued support, we are extending the extra prizes to our weekly lotto for three December draws prior to Christmas. For the draws on the 5th, 12th and 19th December we will add a lucky dip winner for a Christmas hamper along […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS Sunday the 28th was the final training session of the season. The kids were presented with goody bags and medals on the day. Everyone had fun from players to coaches. We would like to thank all the coaches and parents for their help throughout the year. […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Our next draw is tomorrow (Monday, November 29th 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600. Get you tickets for this draw or renew your yearly tickets right here online with clubforce or at all usual outlets. Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine […]

Senior County Championship Final All roads lead to Austin Stacks Park next Sunday afternoon where our senior team meet local rivals Austin Stacks in this years decider. The game promises to be a titanic battle with both teams having impressive semi final victories. The final will once again see us […]

Intermediate Final    Na Gaeil will play Beaufort in the County Intermediate Final on this coming Saturday, December 4th in Fitzgerald Stadium at 1.45pm. This is a historic day for the club as it is our first time reaching the final of this competition. Na Gaeil and Beaufort are no strangers […]

THE Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has announced €949,757 in funding for four Kerry outdoor adventure projects. This includes €500,000 to develop a 2.2km extension to the existing Coastal Greenway from Blennerville Village to Cockleshell Road which will link up with the Tralee-Fenit Greenway creating a 13.5km coastal loop […]

A FABULOUS afternoon of food and fashion was held at The Ashe Hotel on Sunday as Connect Kerry hosted their annual pre-Christmas Ladies Lunch. Guests arrived at 1pm with bubbly, gin, and other treats, served up before lunch was served at 2pm with fine wines. There was fashion advice from […]

THERE was a wonderful family atmosphere in The Square on Saturday to begin the Christmas festivities in the town. A merry-go-round kept the little ones entertained, while snow machines enhanced the yuletide feel, but judging by the cold on the day, it’s surprising we didn’t get the real thing! Brian […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the AIB Munster Junior Hurling Club Championship, played in Austin Stack Park Tralee on Saturday… Skeheennarinky 1-22 Tralee Parnells 0-08 A seventeen point loss to the Tipperary champions does not tell the whole story of this game, Parnell’s despite being behind from the third minute never […]

NOW it feels like Christmas! A lovely day in town ended with the Christmas lights being turned on in town this evening and doesn’t it look spectacular. Well done to Tralee Chamber and Kerry County Council for putting on a great day of entertainment in the Square and getting the […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Citizens Information Kerry which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  Q. What social welfare supports are there for people who have to take time off work due to illness? There are a number of illness related SW payments. If you […]

KERRY people are invited to vote for their favourite charity so that they’re in with a chance of sharing in £120,000 to be given away over 12 days next month. The season of giving is almost upon us and specialist education, faith, heritage and charity insurer, Ecclesiastical Insurance, has launched its […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at two comedies, a drama,  a fantasy and a thriller on TV over the next few days… Jack Frost (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) has a very strange concept, even allowing for a Christmas fantasy story. Michael Keaton plays the aforementioned Jack, who is a musician […]

DON’T forget that tomorrow (Saturday) will see a fantastic afternoon of family entertainment in The Square, culminating in the switching on of the Christmas lights. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the Christmas experience in Tralee. The Square will be transformed into a mini North Pole, with its giant […]

IT’S a good time to be involved with Austin Stacks in any way, but especially if you’re their main sponsor. Kirbys Brogue Inn came on board around this time two years ago and to mark this, on Friday they were presented with a framed jersey in advance of Sunday week’s […]

THE Inspired Group launched their cookbooks entitled ‘Cook, Snap N Taste’ and ‘Bake, Snap N Taste’ at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Wednesday with an event inspired by ‘The Restaurant’ format with celebrity chefs. On the night, patrons were treated to a complimentary drinks’ reception at 6.30pm provided by Garvey’s Supervalu, […]

SCOTTISH singer Eddi Reader is celebrating her 40th year on stage next year with with a ’40 Years Live’ concert tour which is set to tour across Ireland in February 2022, including a date in Tralee. The concert in Siamsa Tire will take place on February 19 and is a […]

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership (Kerry LCYP) at Kerry Education and Training Board has announced two strands of funding available to community based organisations, youth service providers, early years’ settings, youth groups and creative practitioners who wish to develop creativity projects for children and/or young people in their communities. Applications […]