Archive for February, 2022

IT’S Debs Ball week at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and last night it was the turn of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students to have fun during the mid-term break. Over 90 guests were in attendance for a night of food, fashion and dancing until the small hours, a chance for the sixth […]

THEY’RE back! After a break of two years, members of Tralee’s Zyber Theatre Group will once again take to the Siamsa Tíre stage next month for a number of performances of ‘Barndance’. The last Zyber production was ‘The Field’ back in March 2020, just before the pandemic started, so cast […]

A LOCAL councillor is hoping there are untold stories in relation to the War of Independence/Civil War period waiting to be discovered after the an historic find in the town recently. Sinn Féin Cllr Deirdre Ferris asking for the public’s assistance after the discovery of a slate in a building on […]

THE Rose Hotel is the venue this Friday evening for a public meeting for Kerry-based families of people with eating disorders. The meeting will take place at 5,30pm. The organiser of the meeting is Joyce Russell from Ardfert who says the problem of eating disorders has escalated during then pandemic and […]

Gardaí have urged caution on roads after snow and icy conditions were reported around the county overnight. Met Eireann has a Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning in alert until midday today and conditions were poor this morning on some roads this morning, including the Killarney to Cork road, the N21 at […]

TWELVE of Lee Strand’s top-quality farmers gathered in the Pavilion in Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee recently for the Lee Strand Milk Quality Awards 2021. The annual awards celebrate the high standard of farming excellence on Lee Strand farms and recognises the farmers who produce the highest quality milk. Eric […]

LOTTIE’S is the newly refurbished events space in the four-star Ashe Hotel. Step into a space inspired by the golden Twenties, a symbol of glamour, style and sophistication. Relax yourself on scalloped occasional chairs and fan-style velvet couches while enjoying the awe-inspiring decadent detail of the room. Shimmering chandeliers, lavish gemstone coloured […]

ROCK singer Mark Lanegan has passed away at his home in Killarney. The news of the death of the former lead singer of Screaming Trees and one-time member of Queens Of The Stone Age, was announced via his twitter account this evening. Just last December he released a book, ‘Devil […]

A CASTLEISLAND man has seen a film he directed nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award. Shaun O’Connor, a former Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí student, directed ‘A White Horse’ which has already won a plethora of awards on the film festival circuit. It won Best Irish Short Film at the Foyle Film […]

SCÓR na nÓG: Who’s going to represent the Black’n’Amber in song, in story, in dance or in tráth na gceist(eanna)! Have we a solo singer? Have we four lads to try the table quiz? (The girls’ section and the hurling section could do the same….we could enter three singers, etc!) […]

THE 68th edition of the Lacey Cup hosted by Tralee Manor West Bicycle Club will be held on Sunday, March 6. As is customary, the Lacey Cup will be the grand opener to the Munster road racing season. The challenging 75km circuit always lends itself to aggressive racing with cyclists eager […]

The Kerry badminton grade C, E, and G teams played in UL on Sunday the 20th February for the Munster Inter-County Championship. The Grade C team played Tipperary first, it was a very close result but unfortunately Tipperary came out on top with a 5-4 win. Kerry then went on […]

ACADEMY Our u10 Boys and Girls had a great morning in Moyderwell at the weekend. It was an action packed two hours of games against St. Brendan’s. The sides acquitted themselves very well. Well done to the teams and coaches Niamh and Erika. Thank you to Fergal and St. Brendan’s […]

WHILE the Christmas or Summer holidays are the normal times for Debs Balls, the past two years have been anything but normal. The students from Mercy Mounthawk were unable to hold their debs at Christmas due to COVID restrictions, so the mid-term break proved an opportune time to get together […]

MEMBERSHIP 2022:  Membership for 2022 is now due. Please pay online through club website – austinstacks.ie or through foireann .com. Any queries please contact Bernie at 0860767415. GOLF CLASSIC: Rockie golfers and supporters gathered in The Brogue Inn on Sunday evening for the launch of the 2022 Austin Stacks Golf Classic which […]

NÓTAÍ NA mBAN Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Tom Begley. We are all thinking of Kay, Niamh, Tommy, Patrick and Tom’s extended family and dear friends. Tom will be sadly missed by all.. a lovely gentleman who always had time for a chat. Ar dheis Dé […]

GARDAI are investigating an assault on a male last week in Tralee. In the early hours of Tuesday, February 15, between 2am and 3am, Gardaí say a man was approached by other males who knocked him to the ground, where he was assaulted and suffered injuries. Gardaí are asking anyone […]

NEARLY €10,000 was raised from the Bill Kirby Memorial Walk in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundation. The walk, which is organised every year by Michael ‘Fox’ O’Connor, had to be cancelled last year due to COVID restrictions, but the tradition resumed on St Stephen’s Day and there was a […]

Sympathy: All in Na Gaeil were saddened to learn of the death of Denis Reen on Saturday last. Denis was a founder member of Na Gaeil and served as the first chairperson from 1978 to 1981. These were a difficult three years, but Denis was more than capable of dealing […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS   50 boys and girls trained indoors in our complex Sunday despite the awful weather outside. The enthusiasm of the players was infectious and it’s fair to say the coaches enjoyed the session every bit as much as the children. Second session and already the boys […]

U7 Boys and Girls Our under 7’s gathered together in their numbers at the Sports Academy MTU on Saturday for an exciting Training session. With new players joining every week we are sure to have a strong team again this year. After an energetic warm up the players were put […]

Club Lotto      There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €3700 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 15, 22 &23.  The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Francie Roche c/o Mono Janette Murphy Camp Frank O Brien Tonevane Anna Poff c/o Poffs Maura Murphy Derrymore West Next week’s […]

Field  Our main pitch is closed to everyone until further notice, this is to ensure that it is in the best condition for all our teams. Membership This is a reminder that Ballymac GAA member registration is now open for the 2022 season, the links can be found on our […]

Alan Cantwell on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 14 game at the Complex on Saturday… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 93 NUIG Maree 79 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors took a major step towards securing a home League quarter-final playoff following a comprehensive 93-79 win over NUIG Maree at the Tralee Sports […]

Tralee Chamber Alliance has paid tribute to its Co-Founder, Denis Reen who passed away yesterday. “Denis Reen was a collosus in Tralee,” reads a statement from the Chamber. ”He loved the town and played a key role in its development over many decades. As if he wasn’t busy enough in […]

IT was a wild night and morning as Storm Franklin continues to make its presence felt in the county. Met Éireann issue a Status Yellow Wind Warning for the entire country this morning and it will remain in place until 9am on Monday morning. Storm Franklin will cause very strong […]

A FANTASTIC event held last year to remember a much loved Tralee man raised over €21,000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. The Hawley O’Sullivan Memorial Truck Run was organised by Hawley’s niece, Karen Maher Hayles and saw over 100 trucks take part in the event back in October. Hawley O’Sullivan, from […]

THE students of Mercy Mounthawk Transition Year are showing their inventive side for this year’s Young Social Innovators (YSI) Programme. The YSI is a Social Innovation Education Programme encourages students to use their talents, insights, passion and creativity to take action and come up with innovative solutions to social challenges […]

Principal of Holy Family NS, Maria O’Regan, says the school is a place where a deep sense of belonging, empathy and respect for others is advocated… Holy Family National School is central to Tralee town and is very fortunate to engage an innovative, highly dedicated and enthusiastic team of teachers, SNAs […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I want to buy a house, but can’t get a mortgage with the bank. What other options do I have for finance? Answer: You may be able to […]