Archive for August, 2022

CAMPA PEILE: Our club week long Summer Camp finished on Saturday last and was fun! Our special Kerrymen brought ‘Sam’ along! Pictures were taken, autographs were signed and everybody was sona sásta suairc. ‘Well done’ to all…players, coaches, organisers and parents. CÚL CAMP CRAIC: The Rock All-Stars and their team […]

As part of the IABA’s programme of events to celebrate Her Outdoors Week August 8th-14th, Tralee Boxing Club will be holding a free Boxing on the Beach workshop, with the aim of encouraging women and girls to get outside, get active, and to introduce them to the beautiful art of […]

MC 10 sponsored by Adams Garage Tralee 1 GARY O’RIORDAN 43 pts (13) Overall Winner 2 Paul Barrett 41 pts (12) Overall Runner-Up Last Nine Holes 3 Dick Spring 41 pts (19) Overall 3rd Last Nine Holes 4 David Bridges 41 pts (23) Overall 4th 5 Michael Hickey 40 pts […]

Following a four-month tour of North America this Spring/Summer, Celtic Woman bring their Postcards From Ireland show home for 3 dates in the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Co. Kerry on 18th, 19th & 20th August 2022. This is a welcome return to Kerry for Celtic Woman, who filmed two videos for […]

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads as Met Eireann has issued a weather advisory for High Temperatures. Ireland will experience a hot spell developing from Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the week and the weekend. Daytime temperatures in […]

A HUGELY successful beach clean on Brandon Bay was held last Thursday which saw a huge turnout of volunteers from the local community. Sponsored by Nivea, it was the biggest beach clean in three years with just under 100 volunteers showing up to clean a 5km stretch of Brandon Bay. “We […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, has announced the return of its annual Celebration of Light ceremony to Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday, August 21, at 7pm. Run in association with the Rose of Tralee Festival, this poignant event aims to unite those touched by cancer and remember those we […]

SPA Fenit Community Council will again celebrate Heritage weekend at the Forge in Churchill on Saturday and Sunday, August 21/22. The annual event is always popular with a broad appeal for young and old through its varied programme of events and admission is free. On Saturday, August 20th, a Classic Car […]

A MEETING of two town teams is surely the pick of the opening games in this year’s Garvey’s County Senior Football Championship from a Tralee point of view. The draw for the Championship took place in Austin Stack Park on Monday evening with four groups of four teams set to […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Templenoe 2-12; Austin Stacks 1-8. Our trip to the Legion pitch in Derreen on a glorious  Sunday afternoon (7th August) did not go the way we would have liked. When these two sides last met it was in the semi-final of last year’s competition and we had a […]

Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision in the townland of Strands End, Caherciveen. The road traffic collision occurred at approximately 4.45pm this evening, Monday 8th August. A male motorcyclist and car collided. The male motorcyclist (aged 37 years) was fatally injured and was pronounced dead […]

THE Norwegian Ambassador to Ireland, Ms Mari Skåre and new Deputy Head of Mission, Ms Bente Lyngstad were welcomed to Tralee on Monday by senior members of Tralee Chamber Alliance and Tralee Municipal District. The Ambassador made Tralee her first stop during her visit to Kerry this week and was […]

Senior Club Championship Rd 1 Kerins O Rahillys 0-23  Dr Crokes 1-16 The opening round of this years Senior Club Football Championship brought us to Castleisland on Sunday to face Dr Crokes. A haul of twelve points from Jack Savage inspired Kerins O’Rahilly’s to a four-point victory over a Dr Crokes […]

Night at the Dogs  Our night at the dogs fundraiser will take place this Saturday 13th.  Proceedings will get under way 7pm at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. The event includes a buster race where the ticket holder with the correct finishing order of the dogs wins the buster prize of […]

From everyone in John Mitchels Gaa club we would like to say hard luck to the Kerry ladies who were beaten in the all-Ireland last Sunday. You all did your clubs proud and hopefully will succeed and progress on for next year. UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS We had a […]

Club Lotto  There was no winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €2500 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 15,18, 19 & 22. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: Therese Greaney Annagh C & R Culloo Annagh J. Enright c/o Rock Inn William Howard Online J. […]

Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Championship 2022 Last Saturday, August 6th 2022 was an historic day for Na Gaeil senior mens team as they took part in the Senior Club Championship for the very first time in the club’s history. Our opponents on the night were last year’s beaten finalists, Kenmare […]

Senior Team In warm sunny conditions Ballymac welcomed Waterville for Rd. 2 of the Junior Premier championship. With Waterville looking to bounce back from a defeat to Keel in Rd. 1 and Ballymac looking to follow up their victory over Ardfert this was always going to be hotly contested match. Waterville started well […]

Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Tuesday, July 26th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 1, 3, 22 and the bonus ball was 28. Lucky Dip winners were as follows: €50 – Brian […]

By Sean Moriarty  A STAGGERING 157 classic and vintage cars and motorcycles and vintage cars took part in the 12th annual Car and Honda 50 run, organised by Ballymac Vintage Club on Sunday. The O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant-based event raised money for the nearby Glanageenty Walkways and followed a new […]

NEARLY €800,000 in funding will be made available for the upgrade of rural laneways and non-public roads in Kerry under the Local Improvement Scheme as part of Our Rural Future, the Government’s policy for rural development. The funding announcement of €791,460 is in addition to the €704,030 paid out in April, bringing […]

THE Kerry Association in Dublin has announced a new date for Oíche Chiarraí. The current Kerry Person of the Year, Dr. Patricia Sheahan and the Laochra Chiarraí title holders, Listowel Tidy Towns will finally be presented with their awards at the Oíche Chiarraí gala dinner on Saturday, September 3 at […]

TWO men have been arrested after an assault on a woman in Tralee on Sunday night. The incident occurred in the Ballymullen area of town shortly after 11pm. The woman, aged in her 20s, was taken to University Hospital Kerry following the incident. Her injuries are not believed to be […]

TEAMS from Tralee, north Kerry and west Kerry and beyond gathered for a football blitz on Saturday for a great cause. The Under 10 blitz, sponsored by Terrys Butchers in Oakpark, featured teams from 10 clubs playing each other at Pat Healy Park in Ballyrickard. The event is normally held each […]

THE team at Woodies Tralee have once again pulled out all the stops to raise over €6,000 so far for great causes in the company’s annual charity campaign. That total was surpassed on Friday night after a well attended table quiz at The Mall on Friday night in The Mall […]

THE scenic surroundings of The Tankard restaurant in The Spa was the setting for the formal handing over of the Tralee Rotary Club President’s chain on Friday evening. Normally the President’s term is one year but, due to Covid, Sharon Hayes has served in the role since 2020. On Friday […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic Hair and Restoration Clinic at Bon Secours says one of the most popular treatments at CHRC is RF Skin Tightening. Here’s what you need to know… RF stands for radio frequency which is a non invasive treatment to target loose and sagging skin through heat. […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Do I have special rights as a young worker?  The number of hours you can work and the types of jobs you can do, depends on your age. Young […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some interesting movies on the box today… Von Ryan’s Express (Saturday 2.20pm RTE1) is the type of film they can’t – or don’t -make anymore. American pilot Colonel Joe Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is shot down over Italy and is taken to an internment camp. […]

IT’S proving to be a highly entertaining week for young Rockies as their annual summer camp continues. This week has proven even more successful than the Cúl Camps last month, with around 150 kids registered to take part in the activities in the Connolly Park grounds. Coaches have been putting […]