Archive for November, 2022

TRALEE Art Group has announced their upcoming ‘Light’ Exhibition at Tralee Library. Launching on Thursday, December 1st and continuing until Wednesday, December 14, it will comprise a selection of pieces in a variety of media. “After the darkness of Covid and lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, Tralee Art Group kept moving […]

MUSIC, poetry and dance filled the canteen at Kerry College’s Clash Campus on Monday as a celebration of students from all over the world was held. Kerry College’s ‘International Students Day’ saw a celebration of the variety of cultures within the college’s student body. There was an information booth on […]

STATUTORY and public bodies in Kerry are urging members of the public to be prepared for the winter months and to be ‘Winter Ready.’ The HSE, Kerry County Council and An Garda Síochána are encouraging households to make preparations for adverse weather and to ensure that neighbours reach out to […]

HUGE numbers of science-mad youngsters and their parents converged on the Munster Technological University in Tralee on Saturday for the highlight of the Kerry Science Festival which took place all last week. The STEM Showcase & Family day at the MTU Kerry North Campus was another great success with an array […]

ANNUAL CHURCH GATE COLLECTION: Thanks to everybody who contributed so generously to our Annual Church Gate Collection last week-end, despite the inclement weather. And a special thanks to Ger O’Shea, the co-proprietor of  The New Yorkers Diner at 5 Bridge St. whose contribution of €50 was by far the biggest […]

Annual General Meeting  The club AGM was held on Friday evening at Kerins ORahillys clubhouse.  The senior officers reported on their activities during the year while a summary of the reports of the other officers was read out. The various reports highlighted many activities during the clubs 10th anniversary year.  It […]

6AM FULL BODY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CLASSES FREE FOR ALL MEMBERS Come along to the John Mitchels Hall at 6am on Tuesday and Thursday and avail of our free strength and conditioning classes being facilitated by George Bastible. All you need is motivation, an exercise mat and water. Open to all 18 year olds and […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 15th November. No Winner. Numbers drawn were 13, 17, 19 & 20. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Liz Mackey, Mary Golden, Jim & Renee Fitzgibbon, Liam Ross, Guenter Siech. Next week’s jackpot will be €1,600. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links […]

Club Lotto  There was no winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €4100 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 07,09, 19 & 29. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: Delia Finn Curraheen K. Laucher Ballyseedy Pa Knowles Abbeydorney Helen O Sullivan Curraheen Joan O Regan c/o […]

Our Senior Team  Our Seniors played St. Pats of Blennerville in St Brendan’s Board Championship Quarter final in John Mitchels today at 12 noon. Final score:  Ballymac 3-18  St. Pats 0-11 Well done to the players and management. Club AGMs We are holding our AGM on Sunday 11th December in […]

Senior Munster Club Championship Semi Final Fixture. Kerins O Rahillys v Eire Og Ennis — Sunday November 27th 1pm in Austin Stacks Park. The senior team enter this fixture on the back of some good form, having recently won the Club Championship. We will be hoping to advance , but will […]

GARDAI are appealing for information into a vandalism incident at Lohercannon. The letterboxes at a number of houses at the new local authority estate, Cluain Láir, were damaged in an act of vandalism. The incident is believed to have taken place between the night of Thursday, November 17 and the […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information relating to a collision outside a school last week. Last Monday, November 14, at about 2.20pm, a woman was collecting her grandson outside Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh. She was near the pedestrian crossing when a car — described as small and dark in […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Wind warning for Kerry and Cork to take effect tonight. It will come into effect at 8pm tonight. There will be particularly strong west to northwest winds expected for a time this evening and tonight with gusts in excess of 100 km/h. The warning is […]

Alan Cantwell reports on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 7 game in Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 85 Emporium Cork Basketball 95 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors hopes of making the Super League playoffs were dealt another blow on Saturday night with their third home defeat […]

THE green light has been given to milestone capital projects for Munster Technological University (MTU) and Kerry Education and Training Board’s College of the Future in Killarney. MTU has been given the go-ahead to proceed to the next phase for the Kerry Campus Learner Centre under the Technological Sector Strategic […]

A SIX-year old Golden Retriever Marcel who lives in Tralee with volunteer puppy raisers Anne and Gerard O’Riordan, has been announced as overall winner of the Irish Kennel Club Golden Paw Hero Dog Award 2022 at the awards ceremony in the Clayton Hotel, Dublin Airport. Marcel is an Ambassador Dog for […]

KERRY football star David Clifford is inspiring his fellow citizens from the Kingdom to register for the GOAL Mile this Christmas. GOAL Miles in Kerry will take place at Castleisland, Killorglin, Kenmare, Killarney, and Listowel on Christmas Day. Kerry All-Ireland champion, David Clifford, in partnership with Monika Dukarska, Olympic Rower […]

KERRY had five representatives on the 2022 TG4 Ladies Football All Star team which was revealed at the TG4 All Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday evening. The TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final runners-up Kerry were represented on the team by Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh, leading […]

A STATUS Yellow Rain Warning has been issued for Ireland for much of Monday. Met Éireann says there will be heavy or thundery pulses of rain coming in on Sunday night and Monday which will lead to flooding in places. The warning is valid from 3am on Monday to 8pm on […]

OH what a night! The Inaugural Connect Kerry Men of Kerry Awards was hosted on Friday night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel, with over 300 attending a gala ceremony which saw many men of Kerry being recognised for their achievements. The night began with a special presentation and tribute to the […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is is a fine and diverse selection of films on show today, so let’s get right down to it… In Megamind (Saturday 12pm RTE2), Will Farrell lends his voice to this animated adventure about an evil Mastermind who finally gets rid of his […]

IT was a successful and busy night at the annual Kerry ISTA Senior Science Quiz at the MTU South Campus with the event returning after three year absence due to Covid-19. Regional Science quizzes took place in 13 venues around Ireland on Thursday night, with the Kerry quiz organised by […]

BON Secours Hospital Tralee (BSHT) will be the new health partner to Kerry GAA following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. Under this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Kerry GAA and BSHT will collaborate across a range of mutually beneficial areas. This collaboration will include players having access to Physiotherapy […]

THIS year’s Tom Crean 24 Hour Adventure has raised tens of thousands for two local charities. On Friday, September 9, ten brave Kerry men set out on the epic Tom Crean 24hour adventure challenge from Blennerville around the Dingle Peninsula. Charities close to their hearts led these men to complete […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors have unanimously approved plans for the construction of 27 local authority units to be build at Matt Talbot Road/Island Of Geese. The development will consist of the construction of 22 one-bedroom units and 5 two-bedroom units. The existing shed and boundary walls on the site will be […]

AFTER a two-year absence due to Covid19, Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House is delighted to announce the return of a very special pre-Christmas treat on Thursday, December 15. Award-winning floral designer, Kathleen Reidy – who had been a member of the Tralee Flower Club for over 20 years – […]

AFTER a two year absence, one of the most popular family festive events, the Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run, will return next month. The Tralee Bay Wetlands will turn red and white on Sunday, December 11, as everyone is encouraged to dress up in festive regalia to run, walk or […]

A Successful First Weekend of the Season for Kerry Badminton This past weekend Kerry had many different representatives in all three competitions which took place in UL over the weekend. The masters competition that took place on Sunday that allowed 2 Kerry teams compete. Along with this the Muster Grade […]

A KERRY player was one of 10 winners to scoop €50,000 in the first draw of National Lottery’s ‘12 Draws of Christmas’ . The National Lottery has revealed the counties where ten players won a whopping €50,000 in Tuesday’s EuroMillions ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ draw. Seven players in Dublin and one […]