Archive for June, 2022

TRALEE Tidy Towns is now looking for volunteers who want to show some pride in their town to step up and help out over the next two months as June 11th marked the beginning of the official adjudication period for the National Tidy Towns competition. The local effort is back […]

MUNSTER Technical University (MTU) hosted two EU Commission funded Erasmus+ partnerships meetings last month. The partner meetings were also combined with workshops for MTU teaching staff. The Teachers of Tomorrow (TOTO) project, which focuses on training for teaching staff from all levels with dance, theatre, and music, has partners in Austria, […]

BALLYMULLEN Post Office will close its doors this Saturday. All social welfare payments paid at the Post Office will be paid in the Edward Street Post Office from Monday. The closure follows the passing of the postmistress, Noreen Quirke, a month ago and the family continued to operate the office in […]

A ROAD race will take place in Tralee next week to support Mary Gardiner’s 100km in 30 days campaign for Breast Cancer Ireland. Michelle Greaney from MG Coaching is organising the run which takes place on Friday, June 24 at 7pm in Blennerville. The route takes runners from the bridge at […]

CASTLEMAINE Family Resource Centre is to receive €20,000 to increase the capacity of the Centre. The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal and the Community Foundation for Ireland announced today that over 1.1 million children and their families will benefit from donations raised during the 2021 Late Late Toy Show Appeal. Over […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, June 13th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 8, 19, 20 and the bonus ball was 17. Lucky Dip winners were as follows: €50 – James […]

THE ROCK ALL-STARS The dull and gloomy start to last Sunday morning didn’t deter our All-Stars from taking to the pitch to continue their weekly sessions. United as a single group this week, the All-Stars moved through alternating skills and social games under the guidance of their amazing coaches and parents. They were in […]

1) Irish Nationals Division 2 Championships After two years of Covid related disruptions,the club is delighted to once again enter a large team of swimmers into the prestigious Irish National Division 2 Championships , having achieved the required pre-qualification times . The club will be well represented across a wide […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for assistance from the public in their investigations into separate criminal damage incidents around town. Between 9pm on Wednesday, June 8 and 1.15am on Thursday, June 9, a car window was smashed in the Killeen Road area. Between 11pm on Sunday, June 12 and 2am […]

THERE’S still tickets available for a wonderful night of music for a great cause this weekend. Cancer Support Charity Recovery Haven Kerry join forces with a number of Kerry musicians and singers for the gala summer concert at Tralee’s Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday, June 19. This much-anticipated concert will […]

THE young goalkeepers at Fenit Samphires FC received some expert coaching at the weekend from the Swansea City goalkeeping coach. Dean Thornton is holidaying in Tralee with his partner Sinead and baby daughter Maddie, where his father-in-law, Anthony Hanafin, resides. Dr John Chute, whose son David plays underage with the […]

TWENTY clean ups took place at the weekend with Kerry volunteers answering Clean Coasts’ call to action to protect our ocean this June. Over 300 volunteers collected two tonnes of litter at the clean-up events held both on land and by the Kerry coast to prevent litter pollution at the […]

Result of Killarney Exchange Fourball 12/6/22 1. Cianan Ferris and David Spring 44 pts 2. Mike Coote and Maurice M O Connor 43 pts 3. Alan O Connor and John P O Brien 43 pts 4. Denis Kelly and Eamon O Sullivan 43 pts Fixtures 18th/19th June Lady Captain Catherine’s […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Ballymac 0-5; Austin Stacks 4-8. The strong swirling wind did not help for a high-scoring game and that’s how it turned out to be with our lads having eleven wides and the opposition six, shots which, on a normal day, would have sailed over the bar. We opened […]

Kerins O Rahillys 2-11 An Ghaeltacht 0-07An Ghaeltacht were the visitors to Strand Road last Sunday for the Division 1 County League fixture. Playing with the aid of a strong breeze the West Kerry side took and early lead with four unanswered points in the opening five minutes. Conor Hayes […]

DUE to a rockfall event on Sceilg Mhichíl today, the Office of Public Works has informed the public that the site will be closed to visitors until further notice. There were no casualties as a result of this rockfall event, however, the island has been closed to allow for a […]

U7 Hurling Fresh off last weeks match Tralee Parnell’s under 7’s were back training on the familiar ground of Caherslee last Friday, motivated by their manager, coaches and youth coaches Shauna, William & Adam these young players were highly focused on perfecting their hurling skills and were a dream to […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €5200 on Monday the 6th of June. The numbers drawn were 02,12,15 & 16. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Donal Kelliher Annagh Liz Furlong Online Helen Tansley Oakpark Emma Poff c/o Poff Motors Niamh Quirke Online There was […]

Seniors: Our senior team travelled to Annascaul last Sunday for round 9 of the County League Div 2 needing a win. We got off to a very good start, with 3 unanswered points in the first 4 minutes, one each from Fergal Barry, Dan O’Connor and James O’Connor. Annascaul settled […]

Club Senior Team Ballymac GAA v Austin Stacks GAA On Sunday, in dry and blustery conditions our Senior Men’s team faced Austin Stacks in Round 9 of the Div. 1 Senior County football league in Ballymac GAA. In a tightly contested first 20 minutes, both sides were testing each other […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS We had a fantastic session Sunday morning with the highlight being dodgeball with some of our senior players volunteering to be the targets! Certainly it was a winner with the boys and girls. We has particular emphasis on our skills today with some excellent solos […]

KERRY will travel to Dublin on Sunday week for their All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Final against Mayo. It will be a 4pm throw-in on Sunday, June 26 in Croke Park as Kerry continue their quest for Sam. It’s part of a double header at headquarters with Armagh playing Galway at 1.45pm. […]

MEMBERS of the Down Syndrome Ireland Kerry Branch joined cycling legend Seán Kelly at DSI Cork’s Field of Dreams on Sunday, for the launch of the 22nd annual edition of the Tour de Munster charity cycle. The popular Tour which takes place from August 4th to August 7th will see […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered injuries in an alleged assault last night in Tralee. Gardaí were called to The Mall after an incident where the male suffered injuries at around 1am and had to be taken by ambulance to University Hospital Kerry. If anyone was in […]

FORMER Kerry football stars Aidan O’Mahony and Jimmy Deenihan are lending their support to an event on August 20 to support Irish humanitarian aid organisation, GOAL, and their Ukraine Crisis Appeal. GOAL’s Pedal West for Ukraine challenge aims to help raise life-saving funds for people impacted by the conflict, which is […]

TRALEE was 14th out of 40 towns / cities surveyed and is ‘Clean to European Norms’ in the latest Irish Business Against Litter League table. Killarney however has dropped down to 22nd position. The An Taisce report on Tralee noted that the paving along Dominick Street and The Mall looks […]

The 2022 Kerry Short Film Bursary of €10,000 has been awarded to Tralee native, Katie McNeice, of Hardback Films and her collaborator Maggie Ryan of Escape Pod Media, for their short film “Focail Baile Croí”, (“Words Home Heart”). It is a film that explores the depths of love and grief. […]

THERE was a good turnout of young people for the Cruinniú na nÓg events held in Tralee on Saturday. Cruinniú na nÓg is a national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. There was something for all ages and tastes in this year’s programme which was […]

WOMEN from all over the county were honoured last night at The Rose Hotel for the Connect Kerry Women In Business Awards. Over 300 guests attended the sold-out event with many winners announced in a number of categories on the night (see previous coverage here). Speaking at the event, organiser […]

A EuroMillions player who bought their ticket in a Kerry shop is €500,000 richer after last night’s draw. They were one of two winners of Friday night’s EuroMillions Plus draw with the other winning ticket bought in Offaly. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the […]