Archive for December, 2021

THE walk-in booster vaccination clinics for people over 40 will return next week in Tralee. Thousands of people availed of getting the booster jabs at the clinics in the former BorgWarner facility in Monavalley this week. Next week, the clinics will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30am […]

AFTER what has been another difficult year for many this year’s Tralee Chamber Alliance Christmas Display competition, in association with AIB, was more welcome than ever. The creativity, effort, and time the local business  community take in decorating their premises is testament to their wish to add further colour and vibrancy […]

IN Kerry there are many organisations providing critical services, not just at Christmas but all year around. Many of these organisations now find themselves in financial difficulty as fundraising efforts, commercial activities and other services they rely on have been curtailed due to the ongoing covid crisis. Again, this year […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Citizens Information Kerry which provides a free and confidential service to the public…  Q. As an employee, what are my entitlements in relation to Public Holidays? Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. There is an exception for certain part-time […]

A KERRY player has won €250,000 in the Lotto Plus 2 Draw tonight. The winning numbers were 9, 11, 14, 15, 25 and 36 and the player purchased the ticket online. Just last week an online player in Kerry won €283,017 in the Lotto draw. That Kerry winner won their […]

By Mary O’Donnell of The Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours Hospital The Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee is delighted to announce that open water swimmer Elaine Burrows Dillane is the local  brand ambassador for Venus Bliss. The Tralee swimmer […]

AHEAD of the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley visited three primary schools across Tralee and Farranfore to pay tribute to the dedicated work that staff and students have put in throughout the first term. The Minister met with staff and students at Blennerville […]

KERRY will receive €84,062 in grant funding to support two projects under the 2021 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund. In this tranche of funding €31,850 will support the establishment of innovative NaviLens digital direction points for the visually impaired along the Kerry Greenway. Dingle Library also receives funding of  €52,212 […]

A 2021 Christmas Message for the Diocese of Kerry from Bishop Ray Browne… No one has ever seen God;  it is the only Son, who is nearest the Father’s heart,  who has made him known.     John 1:18 Dia dhiabh. Nollaig Shona dhiabh.  The Son of God, the Almighty, […]

RADIO Kerry announced that eight groups and individuals have been recognised as the Fexco Kerry Heroes of 2021. Jerry O’Sullivan spoke to each of the award winners on Kerry Today this morning. Over 50 nominations were received for this year’s awards, all deserving of recognition in their own right, which […]

A WALK-In vaccination clinic for people over 40 is being offered in Tralee today. The clinic is taking place in the former BorgWarner facility in Monavalley from 8.30am to 4.30pm. Anyone aged 40 and over can receive their booster jab at the clinic. People are asked to bring photo ID. […]

THE Kerry footballers will play two Allianz National Football Division 1 League games in Tralee under lights in coming season. Kerry will welcome Dublin to Austin Stack Park on Saturday, March 5 at 7pm while on Saturday, March 12 they’ll play 2021 All-Ireland finalists Mayo at the same venue. Kerry […]

U12 Girls T2 Tralee Imperials 35-23 TK Bobcats Tralee started off well, securing a very good lead with two lovely baskets from Yvie Ross and Clodagh Kennedy. The second quarter was evenly matched with both teams scoring 6 points. HT Tralee Imperials 18-9 TK Bobcats The 3rd quarter caused a […]

TRALEE man Ultan Dillane will leave Connacht Rugby when his contract expires at the end of the season. The news was confirmed this morning that Dillane has signed with an overseas club, the details of which will be announced in due course. The former Tralee RFC player released a statement on […]

WITH Christmas coming, Ballyduff GAA is suggesting giving the gift of a ticket for a draw where the winner can drive away a BMW in the new year. The Ballyduff GAA Club in conjunction with their 2022 €50,000 BMW 3 Series M Sport Car Raffle are donating 10% of all profits […]

CLUB AGM Senior 2021 AGM in club on Friday 14/01/22 at 7pm,will revert to online AGM if any worsening public health situation,Any notices of motion of nominations to Club Secretary Tony Corridon (Secretary.kerinsorahillys.kerry@gaa.ie )by Friday 7th of January at 5pm. DAIDÍ NA NOLLAG Again this year we needed a bit of light in […]

THE Bon Secours made donations today to two local organisations. Kerry Hospice Foundation and Tralee International Resource Centre each received cheques on Tuesday from The Bon Secours Hospital Tralee Community Initiative Programme. “We believe that, through our Community Initiative Fund, we can act as a catalyst in tackling social issues […]

THE relatively dry spell of weather will come to an end tomorrow…for a while. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow Rain warning for Kerry, Cork and Waterford. Several bands of heavy rainfall will bring accumulations of 30-50mm, with higher totals likely in mountainous regions. This may lead to localised flooding […]

COVID-19 did not stop Kerry Education and Training Board’s (Kerry ETB) annual Christmas Card Competition from taking place this year. Over 350 entries were received from all eight Kerry ETB Post Primary Schools throughout Kerry.  However, there can only be one overall winner of the Galaxy Tablet and two runner-up […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-15; Newcastle West 0-8. A very polished all-round performance, without extending themselves too much, saw our boys qualify for our 5th Munster Club Final (we lost the first two in 1974 and 1975 and the won the next two in 1976 and 2014) where we will […]

Christmas Greetings    We wish everybody involved in Na Gaeil Club, including officers, coaches, mentors, players, supporters, parents, patrons and visitors to our club a very happy, holy and peaceful Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. Munster Semi Final    Na Gaeil made the long journey to Templetouhy, in north […]

Lotto Appreciation A massive thank you to our Lotto supporters for their continued support throughout the year. We have our five lucky dip winners of €30, two free entries to the following week’s draw and of course the draw for the jackpot which will be €2,900 for the 26th December […]

Tralee/St Brendan’s Championship 2021 deferred. Following a meeting of the Tralee / St Brendan’s CCC, the decision was made to deferred the 2021 Championship to next year. 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 […]

Christmas Market  We had a quieter turnout for our second and last Market of the year which took place on Sunday 19th December. The atmosphere was buzzing as people were in the Christmas spirit and only glad for markets to go ahead again due to covid. We had over 40 […]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas From everyone at Milltown / Castlemaine GAA We wish all our club members, our community, friends, family at home & across the globe a safe, happy & peaceful Christmas. Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown Here are the results for the Fortnightly Milltown-Castlemaine […]

Sympathy Tralee Parnells Hurling & Camogie Club would like to extend our sincere sympathies to Enda and the extended O’Connor family on the passing of Betty O’Connor, Tralee.  Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílí. Win a House in Killarney Win a House Win a house in Killarney with […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for witnesses to two separate incidents in Tralee. On Sunday, December 12, between 5pm and 5.30pm on Denny Street, a young male in his 20s was allegedly assaulted by an unknown male in the vicinity of the public toilets. He sustained an injury which needed […]

Alan Cantwell reports on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 8 game at the complex… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 77 UCD Marian 63 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors overcame League arch rivals UCD Marian at the Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday night to continue their unbeaten run at home and finish […]

WALK-In vaccination clinics for people over 40 will be offered in Tralee on Monday and Tuesday. A walk-in clinics will take place in the former BorgWarner facility in Monavalley from 8.30am to 4.30pm on both days. Anyone aged 40 and over can receive their booster jab at the clinic. They are […]

Austin Stacks 1-15 Newcastlewest 0-8 AUSTIN Stacks will play St Finbarrs of Cork in the Munster Club Senior Football Championship final after they comprehensively beat Newcastlewest in the sunshine of Austin Stack Park this afternoon. The Tralee side did most of the work in the first half and led by […]