Archive for November, 2021

MINISTER for Justice Helen McEntee joined gardaí, local politicians, taxi drivers and members of Tralee Chamber Alliance on Monday to launch the Safer Nights Out Campaign at Tralee Garda Station. Building further on Tralee Chamber’s on-going work with An Garda Siochana to improve personal safety on nights out they launched […]

NOVEMBER MASS OF REMEMBRANCE:  The deceased members & friends of Austin Stacks GAA Club will be remembered in the 10am Mass at our Our Lady & St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Sunday next November 14th. All past & present members of the club – (Senior, Juvenile and Ladies club) & […]

Kerins O Rahillys 2-16 Dingle 0-13 Kerins O’Rahillys made it  into the Garvey’s SuperValu County SFC semi-finals after this comprehensive victory over Dingle at  Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening last. Playing against the breeze in the opening half, the Strand Road men used their running game to great effect ,with […]

GARDAI are appealing for information in relation to a break-in and theft at a business in Milltown last week. On Tuesday, November 2, at 4.15am a burglary occurred at O’Neills Powertool Shop, Main Street, Milltown. Four males in a dark-coloured Audi A3- three-door car, with off standard 19″ alloys and […]

OVER €250,000 in Clár Funding has been approved for six Kerry community organisations under the CLÁR programme. The funding, announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, is part of a new innovation measure designed to support communities in delivering projects that assist with issues such as rural […]

GARDAI are investigating a criminal damage and theft incident in Tralee at the weekend. On Saturday evening between 6.25pm and 7pm a car was damaged at the Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church car park. The owner of the vehicle returned to find the window on the passenger side smashed. […]

A FLAG raising ceremony took place this morning at both Munster Technological University campuses in Tralee and Cork to mark the establishment of the new University on January 1, 2021. MTU President, Prof. Maggie Cusack  welcomed Mr Micheál Martin TD, An Taoiseach and Mr Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further […]

Annual Mass    Na Gaeil Annual November Mass for club members with special remembrance of deceased members will be celebrated in St. Brendan’s Church on this coming Wednesday, November 10th at 8pm. All are welcome. Senior Championship    Well done to St. Brendan’s Board footballers on defeating Killarney Legion in the quarter […]

Debs and Evening Wear fashion show The club is delighted to support a Debs and Evening wear fashion show which will take place on the 21st of November at 4.30pm in Ballyroe Heights hotel. Rumour has it that a number of players, coaches and members of the club executive will […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Here are the results for the Fortnightly Milltown-Castlemaine GAA Club Lotto Draw On Monday, November 1st, 2021 Jackpot €12,600 Lucky Numbers: 08 – 10 – 19 Bonus Ball: 01 Results: There was no winner of the Jackpot or Match 3 prizes this week, congratulations […]

Ballymac GAA AGM The AGM of Ballymac GAA will take place on Wednesday 1st December. Ballymac GAA Club Shop: The Ideal place to shop for Christmas All our Club Gear is available on our on-line Club shop. The link to the club shop is on our web site and our Social […]

Well done to Aine Ni Mhurchu from John Mitchels senior ladies who made it past the trials to the next stage of the underdogs. Former John Mitchels senior player Katelyn O Sullivan also made it to the next round. Well done from Rory Kilgallen and senior ladies team. UNDER 7 […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €2200 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 10, 11, 13 & 18. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Donal Brosnan Lohercannon Moss Trant Curraheen Darragh Callaghy c/o Maurice Hanafin Julie O’Shea Online Stacey Enright c/o The Rock Inn […]

A WEEKEND of events from the National Circus Festival of Ireland came to a close on Sunday with a parade through the streets of Tralee. Sunday shopping in town was interrupted by a sea of colour and waves of noise as the performers came up Castle Street and down Denny […]

A SHORT ceremony took place on Sunday morning to remember people from Tralee who died in World Wars. The Mayor of Tralee Johnnie Wall was joined by Cllr Sam Locke, Peter Locke Michael Lyons, and Dr John Chute — whose great granduncle Lt Chaloner F.T. Chute died in World War […]

THE draw was made this morning for the Garveys Kerry Senior Football Championship semi-finals. It sees Kerins O’Rahillys drawn against Dr Crokes while Austin Stacks will face off against St Brendan’s with the games played on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday November 20/21. It’s unlikely to be a double header though, […]

Alan Cantwell reports on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 4 game where Warriors came up short in Galway… NUIG Maree 97 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 91 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors early season unbeaten run came to an end last night when they suffered their first defeat of the campaign […]

THREE Tralee men raised an incredible €38,000 for a local charity after taking on a gruelling 24 hour challenge on the Dingle Way back in September. Kieran O’Callaghan, Patrick O’Sullivan and Daniel Bohan circumvented the Dingle Peninsula in a day by walking, kayaking, running, cycling, climbing, swimming and mountain biking […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has called on the Council to buy a house with the purpose of demolishing it to improve a dangerous junction. At the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, Fianna Fáil Cllr. Johnnie Wall asked that the Council would “purchase the two-storey […]

KERRY-BASED charity BUMBLEance wants you to #GetYourStripeOn and take part in their Stripy Jumper Day on Friday, November 26 to raise funds for those who need it most. Head of Communications and Fundraising, Heather Rainey, says: “It’s simple! We want to spread awareness of our service and raise these vital funds […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Citizens Information Kerry which provides a free and confidential service to the public… It’s that time of year again when Christmas is fast approaching and shoppers are out in force.  Most purchases of goods and services go smoothly, but what happens when things […]

James Finnegan suggests a classic comedy from the 70s and a multi-award winning drama from the 80s for your viewing pleasure this weekend… If you are looking for a family film to start the weekend, you can’t beat a bit of Shrek. Shrek Forever After (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) is the […]

A MULTI-MILLION euro project to lay a new water mains from Ashill to Farmers Bridge is set to begin this month, while work to prevent flooding in Ardfert will also start in the coming weeks. Speaking at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Monday, Senior […]

GARVEYS Tralee Warriors have enjoyed a stunning start to the season, so it’s no surprise to see awards already winging their way. The Basketball Ireland October Player/Coach of the Month Awards were announced  this afternoon and it saw double joy for the club with Aaron Calixte (25.5 ppg average) picking up the Molten […]

IF you can’t make it to the Kerins O’Rahillys game on Saturday evening, then you can always watch it online. There are two of the four quarter-finals of the Garvey’s Kerry Senior Football Championship available to stream thanks to Kingdom Video Productions. First up is Dingle against Kerins O’Rahillys live from Austin […]

TRALEE Gardaí have begun an investigation into an alleged assault incident where a woman was pricked by a needle. The woman became disorientated after the incident and it is believed a drug was possibly administered to the alleged victim via the needle. Gardaí are continuing their investigations into the circumstances […]

THE National Circus Festival Of Irelands began on Thursday in Tralee and will continue until Sunday afternoon, where there will be a parade through the streets of the town at 3pm. Celebrating 20 years of circus skills and arts, the Festival features a jammed packed programme of both Irish and […]

THERE was a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area in the 14 day period up to Monday, November 1. There were 373 new confirmed cases in that period compared to the 400 in the fortnight up to Monday, October 25, according to figures […]

KERRY County Council is to begin works at Rathass burial grounds in the next few weeks. A contractor has been appointed to construct new roadways, footpaths and a boundary wall in the cemetery. Signage will be erected advising about the works and the Council appreciates the public’s co-operation during the […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is currently finalising plans for celebrating Christmas in the county capital this year. While exact details remain tightly under wraps, the Chamber says the programme is packed and will have something for everyone both at home and abroad. Kicking things off and to start getting everyone in […]