Archive for October, 2022

THE next Tralee Chamber Breakfast Briefing will take place next Tuesday October 11 at 7.30am in Manor West Hotel & Leisure Club. The briefing, sponsored through SME Partnership with AIB, focuses on the theme of Succession Planning. The lead speaker on the morning will be Laura Dillon, Head of Taxation with […]

SCHOOLCHILDREN in North Kerry got an unexpected midweek treat when rally drivers and their cars visited four schools in the area on Tuesday. Kerry Motor Club’s Kerry Winter Rally at Banna Beach Resort will take place on Sunday, October 30. The event will be run over closed roads in the […]

EVERYONE is invited to Fenit this Saturday for a relaxing fun walk, jog or run on the new Greenway. Organised by Spa Fenit Barrow Athletics Club, the event is being held as part of a series of events across Kerry for the Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest which begins […]

BALLYGARRY Estate Hotel & Spa were awarded ‘Large Golf Hotel of the Year’ at the 2022 Ireland Golf Tour Operator Association (IGTOA) awards on Monday night. The IGTOA is an organisation that represents the National Irish Golf Tourism Industry. The purpose of these awards is to celebrate and reward excellence […]

SCÓR NA SINSEAR: Gach ádh ar Aoife Ní Choileáin who will represent The Rock in the Kerry County Final of Scór na Sinsear ar an Aoine seo (7ú). The event will take place inCurrow Community Hall, ag tosú ag 7.30pm. The Munster final will take place in Cappamore on Sunday […]

2022 Swim Ireland Awards We are looking forward to attending the 2022 Swim Ireland Awards in Dublin this weekend, having been shortlisted as one of the 4 finalists for the Club of the Year. This is a huge honour to  be recognised at national level and is a testament to all […]

Results: Sun 2nd Terry’s Butcher and Wed 28th Play in Pink- Expose Sunday 2nd Oct: 18 holes Stableford- sponsored by Terry’s Butchers 1st Emma Leahy 41pts (08) 2nd Emma Vinarcik 39pts (17) Best Gross Kaelin O’Keeffe 27pts 3rd Sophie Moynihan 39pts (27) Wed 28th Sept: ‘PLAY IN PINK’ sponsored by […]

A handful of Tralee Boxing Club’s 2022-2023 competitive boxing squad were given a great welcome at Trojan Boxing Club in Listowel last Monday night for a friendly sparring session. The TBC lads, who are used to a larger ring size, got a good lesson in close quarter boxing from their […]

THE Mayor of Tralee visited Teach an tSolais on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of Tralee Soup Kitchen. Cllr Mikey Sheehy made a presentation of a plaque in recognition of the service which was founded in October 2012 by Collette Price and Dawn Roberts. They started off serving soup […]

THERE were 95 new car sales in Kerry last month according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). So far this year 2,227 new cars have been sold in Kerry this year, up 4.9% on the same time last year when  2,123 were sold. […]

AN Ardfert woman will feature on a BBC show this Wednesday evening where she will compete for a dream interior design job against two other contestants. Ailbhe Courtney, who is currently living and working in London, will appear on BBC Three’s ‘Hire Me’ show which airs at 8pm. The former […]

TWO Tralee swimmers will be inducted into the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2022 next month. Elaine Burrows Dillane will receive the honour for her achievements in marathon swimming and giving back to the sport, while Kevin Williams will be rewarded for his long term dedication to […]

FRESH from his RTE Hell Week experience, Tadhg Fleming was one of the many participants in the Quest Killarney event on Saturday. Adventure race enthusiasts from around the country gathered in the town for the much anticipated return of the race last held in 2019. This year’s event attracted over 2,500 […]

MINISTER Simon Harris TD, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science visited Kerry College of Further Education and Training (FET) Campuses, in Monavalley Tralee and Listowel on Monday and announced a very significant investment of funding under the FET Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund for the College. […]

MINISTER for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, Simon Harris, visited Munster Technological University in Tralee on Monday for the launch of ‘Our Shared Vision’. “The launch of MTU’s first strategic plan, ‘Our Shared Vision’, is an historic milestone for our staff and students, as we build on past successes and […]

THREE Kerry companies have been awarded Ireland’s Best Managed Companies accolade at the 14th annual awards programme, led by Deloitte in association with Bank of Ireland. Fexco achieved platinum standard having won for the seventh consecutive year, while the Garvey Group and the Ard Rí Group in Tralee were both […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: The four knock-out Co. Championship quarter finals are now going ahead this week-end involving two double headers. We get the ball rolling in Austin Stacks Park on Saturday evening (8th Oct) when we play Feale Rangers at 5.30 followed by the Dr. Crokes .v. Dingle game at 7.30pm. […]

Junior Molyneaux Shield Final Kerins O Rahillys B 4-08​Austin Stacks B 0-06 The Senior B team had a comprehensive victory over local rivals Austin Stacks B in St Pats GAA grounds Blennerville on Saturday evening last. The first half was evenly contested, with both sides trading scores , up until late in the […]

An Turas Mór On a sunny Saturday morning the inaugural Tralee Parnells 7 a side senior hurling tournament got under way. There were five teams in all, Fr Murphys from London, Crusheen from Co Clare,  Dr Crokes from Killarney and the Parnells White and Black teams. The 7 a side […]

Great news, our social is a sell-out! We would ask club members to collect your tickets by lunchtime Wednesday from reception at Ballyseedy. We look forward to welcoming all those attending the social to The Rose Hotel on October 8th 2022. Our thanks in advance to all who have supported this […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 27th September. No Winner. Numbers drawn were 3, 13, 16 & 27. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Meabh Barry, Margaret Crean, Fiona Kavanagh, James Crean & Geraldine O’Mahony. Next week’s jackpot will be €1,250. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €3300 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 01,05,11, & 25. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: Joan Clifford c/o B. Poff Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon Cathal Moriarty Curraheen Finn and Alva Burke c/o Eileen O […]

Ballymac Senior B team Ballymac Senior B team played their last game of the season on Saturday 1st Oct where they competed in the Tralee/St Brendan’s Group A Junior League Final. Ballymac B 2 08 John Mitchels B 0 04 The first half proved to be that seen in most finals […]

FORMER Housemartin and member of The Beautiful South, Paul Heaton, will once again team up with Jacqui Abbott to perform in the Gleneagle INEC Arena on February 24, 2023. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new album ‘N.K-Pop’ is released on Friday, October 7 when tickets for the concert also go on […]

GARDAI in Tralee say they will issue fines to motorists who illegally park outside schools. Gardaí have placed traffic cones outside some schools in town in a bid to deter motorists from parking there, but they say motorists are now manoeuvring to park between the cones. Speaking on Radio Kerry […]

A PLAN to highlight and upgrade Ireland’s four most extreme geographic viewing points, including An Dún Mór / Dunmore Head in West Kerry, is among the successful projects to be awarded Shared Island (North/South) funding. Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced 25 projects to benefit from the Shared Island Local Authority Development […]

THE dramatic story of the IRA ambush of members of the Crown Forces near Milltown in 1921 is being presented as a new play in the local Community Hall this November. ‘Ballymacandy’ is based on the best-selling book by local historian and author Owen O’Shea and involves a cast of […]

REHEARSALS are in full swing as Tralee Musical Society prepares to present That’s Entertainment in Siamsa Tire from October 11th to 15th at 8pm nightly. Rehearsals have taking place since August and the cast are excited to be performing for the first time since 2019. This come back show from […]

AN announcement of €8,696,719 in funding for Kerry ETB to invest in further education centres in Tralee and Listowel has been made this morning. Over €3,700,000 will see a new apprenticeship training building established at the site of the Kerry College Monavalley Campus. The new project will facilitate the expansion […]

Alan Cantwell watched the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 1 at Tralee Sports Complex last night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 105 Flexachem KCYMS 103 (After OT) Garvey’s Tralee Warriors got their Super League defence off to a winning start as they edged out Flexachem KCYMS in a pulsating and heart […]