Archive for May, 2022

Ireland’s largest community awards will be hosted by Kerry County Council on Monday, May 16, with hundreds of delegates expected to travel from across the four provinces to the INEC in Killarney. The Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by peacebuilding charity Co-operation Ireland and is sponsored […]

THE number of new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area (LEA) has fallen again according to the latest figures available on the Government’s COVID-19 data hub. There were 133new confirmed cases in the two week period up to Monday, May 2, compared to the 177 in the fortnight […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has formally announced that AIB has come on board as their official SME partner for 2022/23. Tralee Chamber has undergone a number of changes in recent months with the appointment of its Chief Executive Colette O’Connor the first of the key changes. Following Ms O’Connor’s appointment last […]

The weekend is upon us so get out there and enjoy it. Here’s some things to get up to in and around Tralee… Friday 1. Get back to the music… Oliver Hurley’s School of Musical Theatre presents ‘Back To The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Friday and Saturday. This two […]

DARKNESS Into Light Tralee returns as a community event this year for the first time since 2019 and will once again begin from the Tralee Bay Wetlands. The walk will start on Saturday, May 7 at 4.15am beginning from the Wetlands carpark entrance. A pop-up registration centre has opened at […]

BIODIVERSITY Week is returning to the great outdoors this year offering a range of family friendly, fun events that celebrate Kerry’s wildlife. From Saturday May 14th until Sunday May 22nd many local groups are running events, days out, walks and talks on the many aspects of Kerry’s wildlife. Events are […]

TRALEE schools were well represented on Wednesday in the Kerry Colleges Track And Field Championships at Riocht Athletic Track, Castleisland. Over 400 secondary school athletes from Kerry and West Limerick competed on the day; with a minute’s silence being observed in memory of the late Tom Joe O’Donoghue. The winners […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School students were treated to a special guided biodiversity and wildflower walk in Tralee Town Park on Wednesday, led by biodiversity expert Niamh Ní Dhúill. The walk, which was organised by GLAN Tralee and Tralee Chamber Alliance, was funded by the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund. GLAN […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance supported by AIB teamed up with the HR Suite for its first in-person business event of the year on Thursday morning at the Ballygarry House Hotel. At the event, representatives from The HR Suite addressed expected legislative changes in 2022 covering important information for all employers. The […]

A TRALEE-BASED businessman is among the finalists in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme. The 25 finalists in the programme have been revealed today and among them is John T O’Sullivan, the CEO and founder of BioAtlantis. John T. O’Sullivan is a former operations manager of Kerry Ingredients […]

BRÉANAINN is a new documentary on the life, legends and legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator which will première at The Rose Hotel, Tralee on Sunday, May 15 at 8pm. Over many years, there has been much debate over the question who were the first Europeans to discover North America. […]

KERRY Choral Union will host their much-anticipated Spring Concert at St Brendan’s Church, Tralee on this Sunday, May 8 at 7.30pm. After a two-year break due to Covid-19, the wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised, once again, to raise vital funds […]

REHEARSALS are in full swing for a hilarious comedy to be performed by Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students near the end of the month. ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ is an original comedy drama written by Mary Quirke of Qwerkreation Productions. Mary Quirke has worked with the Transition year students in the […]

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa NS on Tuesday as the 2022 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This hugely popular event was first held in 2014 and has become a firm favourite on the community calendar in the Spa. Unfortunately, it was not […]

PRESENTATION Secondary School Tralee is buzzing with excitement at the prospect of hosting its first musical in 25 years. ‘Magic of the Musicals’ will take place in the totally transformed Sports’ Hall on Wednesday, May 11th next at 7pm. Directed by Oliver Hurley and featuring transition year students, the show […]

A TEAM from Mercy Mounthawk is among those shortlisted for the upcoming Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards 2022. Thirty-five teams of student innovators from all over Ireland, including three from Kerry, have been shortlisted to compete for a range of YSI Challenge Awards as well as the overall […]

THE ROCK RUN: Thanks and ‘well done’ to all who supported the 4th Paul Lucey Walk/Run on Monday last, to all who completed their course and to the organisers. A great day was had by all. STACKS-FOR-ALL: We had a wonderful response to our new venture in Connolly Park on […]

MC3 Men’s Results Sat/Sun April/1st May 1 Gerard Power 41 pts (15) Overall Winner 2 Kieran Jnr Dinan 40 pts (09) Overall Runner-Up Last Nine Holes 3 Michael Barrett 40 pts (11) Overall 3rd 4 Diarmuid McElligott 39 pts (20) Overall 4th Last Nine Holes 5 Oscar James Morrison 39 […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that March saw 21 property sales in the Tralee area in transactions fetching a total of €4,122,300. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in March was for a […]

THERE was an increase in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to April 2021, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 158 new car registrations in the county in April 2022 compared to 138 in the same month in […]

AUSTIN Stacks GAA grounds at Connolly Park was a busy spot on Monday morning as the club hosted the fourth ‘Run For The Rock’ in memory of the late Paul Lucey. Around 300 participants of all ages made their way around the 5k and 10k routes and thankfully the weather […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club are holding two open days from 9am to 12pm this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th. Anyone interested in getting into sea swimming is invited to come along and find out about the club’s activities. Members are also encouraged to come along and register […]

A KERRY man has won the ‘Westmeath Bachelor 2022’. The competition saw Causeway’s Bryan Murphy (25), win the title on Sunday. In front of a packed theatre in Mullingar, 13 finalists showcased their charisma and charm for the celebrity judging panel of Louis Walsh, Anne Doyle, Doireann Garrihy and Nathan Carter. […]

REGISTRATION Thanks to all our members who have paid up for the coming year. We appeal to any member who has yet to register to log into www.foireann.ie and register as soon as possible. Anyone attending either juvenile or senior training must be registered for this year as they will […]

Senior team: Na Gaeil travelled to Miltown on Sunday last to play Beaufort in round five of the Co. League. The field in Beaufort was not available as they were doing some remedial work.We thank Miltown for making their fabulous facilities available. Unfortunately, with a depleted team, we chased the […]

Club Senior Team On Saturday night our men’s senior team welcomed St. Mary’s for Rd. 5 of the Div. 1 Co. Lge. With both clubs having victories in Rd. 4 this was an opportunity to build momentum. With Ballymac looking to press early to test the St. Mary’s defence the concession of a […]

Dingle Way Challenge  “The Dingle Way Challenge” makes a welcome return on Sunday 5th June. Early Bird Registration has now passed. The good news you can still register to take part. This is a really important fundraiser for the Club and we ask all our members to encourage family, friends […]

U7 BoysOur Under 7s were away to Abbeydorney last Friday evening for their first match of the season. A milestone for many of our young players as they played their first match in blue and white for Parnells. The Parnells Boys with a strong representation of 21 players provided a […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS We had a great training session Sunday.  The boys and girls trained with great enthusiasm and all had a very enjoyable session.  The emphasis today was kicking. The day was rounded off with ice cream for the boys and girls as part of our Pieta House […]

Senior County League Division 1 Kerins O Rahillys 0-12   Gneeveguilla 1-09 Gneeveguilla were the visitors to Strand Road last Sunday for round 5 of the county league. Gneeveguilla opened the scoring early on , and in the sixth minute we equalised through the boot of Tom Hoare. Two minutes […]