Archive for September, 2022

THIS Thursday sees one off the biggest fundraisers of the year for Kerry Hospice take place. Their annual coffee morning, sponsored by Bewleys, will be held at homes, pubs, clubs, hotels and businesses all over the county. To name but a few, the Chain Gang Cycling Club will host a […]

BOTH sides of the original transatlantic telegraph cable came together in Valentia this week, when representatives from Newfoundland and Labrador paid an official visit to Kerry, and to the Valentia Cable Station. The purpose of the visit was the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding between both communities, which […]

WORK on the Cockleshell Road to Spa Greenway is scheduled to begin in the last three months of 2022. It’s believed workers will move from the Tralee-Fenit Greenway once it is completed at the end of September and begin construction on the 2.2km pathway which will link up with the […]

THE ALL-STARS: Great football and fun again last Sunday at 11am at the Austin Stack Club in Connolly Park. Our youngsters are getting great enjoyment out of the sessions. Everybody welcome, of course…fáilte roimh chách chuig an ngrúpa diagnóisbhunaithe seo….éinne a bhfuil diagnóis aige/aici. If interested in our Sunday morning […]

THE Global Irish Festival Series, An Turas Mór – The Journey Home will take place in Kerry from October 1st to 31st. ‘An Turas Mór – Homecoming Kerry’ is a countywide initiative to bring home the Kerry Diaspora this October. Featuring established world class festivals such as the Dingle Food […]

OVER 620 volunteers from Kerry joined Clean Coasts latest call to action at the weekend, removing approximately 3.5 tonnes of litter. Clean Coasts received overwhelming support and commitment from Kerry volunteers. 28 groups banded together to host cleanups removing an estimated 3.5 tonnes of litter. Among these groups, we were joined by Maharees […]

A CHEQUE for almost €3,500 was presented to Glanageenty Walkways on Sunday evening after two recent fundraisers. The funds of €3,419.32 were raised from both the 12th Annual Ballymac Vintage Car & Honda 50 Run and the Ballymac Vintage Club 1st Annual Tractor Run in August. Ballymac Vintage Club wished to […]

THE Fabulous Pharmacist, Laura Dowling, is coming to CH Tralee to mark the launch of Laura’s new supplement range Fabü Wellness. Join them to celebrate at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 28, for a live Q&A with Laura Dowling where she will delve into the world of vitamins and supplements. You’ll be […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… DAY two of Listowel Races saw another fantastic day of fun and racing in the fine weather. On the fashion front there were plenty entrants in the inaugural Forever in Blue Jeans fashion event sponsored by O’Connors Hardware […]

Return to Training It’s been a busy week with all our Squads now back to Training ;Our Senior Squad are into their third week of training, Junior A Squad  training kicked off Wednesday followed by Junior B and Development Squads on Saturday. Wishing all four Squads the best of luck for […]

FIRST sparring session of the new season got underway last Tuesday in Tralee Boxing Club with boxers coming from Sunnyside BC in Cork and Ballyduff ABC to test their fitness in the ring here in Tralee. The clubs were preparing novice boxers for the John Mahon Tournament in Limerick last […]

President Michael Barrett Prize – Results 1. Seamus Macgearailt 44 pts 2. Eamon O Sullivan 43 pts 3. Conor Kavanagh 42 pts 4. Jason Daly 41 pts 5. Donagh Shanahan 41 pts 6. Thomas E Dowling 40 pts 7. Kevin Lucey 40 pts Gross Gerard Deegan 39 pts Div 1. […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 2-13; West Kerry 1-8. On a perfect occasion for football in Connolly Park on last Saturday evening (17th Sept) our Seniors notched up their second win in this three game Co. Championship qualifier with a good eight points victory. West Kerry opened the scoring after two […]

NÓTAÍ NA mBAN September is heart month and the Irish Heart Foundation are inviting LGFA clubs from all over Ireland to help spread awareness of this campaign and its important message. As part of the campaign which is kindly sponsored by the HSE and Healthy Ireland, the Irish Heart Foundation […]

U7 Hurling Our Under 7’s hosted St.Brendan’s Ardfert in Caherslee on Friday evening. Facing a competitive Ardfert side our youngest players put on a display of hurling to rival any club.  Well done boys you should be very proud of yourselves.  The progress made by all players this season is […]

Get ready to party John Mitchels Gaa club social @ the Rose Hotel. Drinks reception at 7pm followed by dinner and dancing until late! A date for your diary Saturday October 08th 2022. Tickets €65.00 per person Email Johnmitchelssocial@gmail.com UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS On Saturday we travelled to Milltown with 3 under 7teams […]

Club Lotto  There was no winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €3100 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 11, 17, 20 & 22. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: Pat Enright Online Trevor Farmer Blennerville Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon Aisling Lacey Oakpark Therese Enright Annagh Next […]

Senior Co. Championship: Despite a very much improved performance we came up short against a well drilled Mid Kerry side in our second game of the championship on a score of 0–16 to 0-20. Darragh Reen opened the scoring for us with a point which was cancelled out by Kieran […]

Ballymac Senior B football Ballymac 3-06 St Michaels Foilmore 1-12 Both teams get another day out after a very well contested game between two even teams, huge credit to St Michaels Foilmore on their sporting gesture to delay throw in, allowing Ballymac to field our compliment of just 15 players. […]

KERRY County Councillors have approved the sale of a piece of land at the Island of Geese to the Courts Services of Ireland for the purpose of constructing a new Courthouse in a project estimated to cost €22m. The approval took place at the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council […]

THE Rose Hotel has been shortlisted in the annual Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards. The Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards showcase best practice in sustainable development and social responsibility undertaken by companies of all sizes across Ireland. The awards will be presented on Thursday, September 22. The Rose Hotel […]

THE Kerry branch of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) is adding the finishing touches to preparations as it gets set to welcome cyclists to the 4th annual Tom Crean Unsung Hero Cycle which takes place this Saturday, September 24th from Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre in Tralee. In the absence of […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… SUNDAY proved a fantastic opening day of the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival with a sizeable mix of locals and visitors invading ‘the island’. It was also the premiere of the much anticipated Lyrath Estate Hotel Best Dressed Couple […]

Gardaí responded to a fire at a domestic residence in Killarney on Friday evening. A call was received at approximately 9.20pm, with the initial report indicating that there was a smell of smoke coming from the property. On arrival to scene, Gardaí did not observe any obvious signs of a […]

GARDAI are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred in Shanbally on the outskirts of Abbeyfeale, this evening at approximately 6.10pm. The single vehicle collision occurred on the R555 road between Abbeyfeale and Duagh. The driver and sole occupant of the car, a male aged […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Listowel Race Week is brought to you by AIB Listowel… Huge crowds enjoyed the warm September sunshine and soaked up the incredible atmosphere at the opening day of the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival. It was also the premier of the much anticipated Lyrath Estate Hotel Best Dressed […]

THE inaugural ‘Automobili Italia Tralee’ car show was a huge success this weekend with cars and motorcycles filling the FBD Insurance/Peevers Slye Cotter car park on Dan Spring Road on Friday and Saturday. Families and car enthusiasts took photos in front of Ferraris, a Maserati, Lamborghinis, many fancy Alfa Romeo models […]

THE 2022 Top Security/Frank Maher Classical Music Awards is now open for entries and they are looking for talented Kerry teenagers to take part. With a €5,000 prize for the winner, it is the largest such competition for secondary schools in Ireland. The closing date for entries is Friday, October 7 and Marty […]

THERE was a great turnout at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium for the Kerry GAA Fundraiser in aid of the Kerry Teams Training Fund on Friday night. GAA fans got to meet the victorious Kerry football team with the Sam Maguire Cup and members of the Kerry senior hurling team also […]

KERRY International Film Festival will be hosting an outdoor film screening in The Square, Tralee, as part of Culture Night on Friday, September 23 from 8pm – 11pm. The programme being presented by KIFF will include a series of short films in celebration of Irish culture and the exciting line […]