Archive for November, 2022

Alan Cantwell reports on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 6 game on Saturday night… Moycullen 64 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 85 After an unprecedented run of losses including an early exit from the Pat Duffy National Cup last weekend, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors secured their second win of the […]

THERE was a Tralee winner at the AIB Merchant Services Retail Excellence Awards 2022. CH Tralee won the Pharmacy & Health Store of the Year 2022 at the awards held in the Galmont Hotel, Galway last night. CH Tralee was one of 30 Irish Businesses shortlisted for the Retail Excellence Awards 2022 which have […]

IT was a stylish affair at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night as the inaugural Comfort for Chemo Kerry Hope Social took place. It was a resounding success too with over 180 guests, many from University Hospital Kerry, paying €70 a head to enjoy a glass of bubbly on arrival followed by a […]

A KERRY man has won a National Garda Youth Award, presented at a ceremony yesterday at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise. There were 23 awards were handed out to celebrate the contributions of young people around the country, both individually and as part of groups at the awards. Patrick […]

THEY were under starters orders at Na Gaeil GAA Club last night when the annual race night got underway just after 8.30pm. The fundraising night has been held for nearly 20 years now and is always well attended by club members and the greater community. Chairman of Na Gaeil, Tim […]

Presentation Secondary School Tralee will hold an open night on this Tuesday, November 15 from 6pm to 8pm. The school has a proud tradition of academic success. In 2022, 26% of our Leaving Certificate girls achieved over 500 points. This continues our well-established trend of far exceeding the national average […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours gives food for thought when it comes to Christmas gifts… At CHRC, we have the perfect Christmas skincare gift set on special offer for the skincare addict in your life! AlumierMD have two powerful serums to target the signs […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are lots of fine award-winning films on today, so without further ado… Emma (Saturday 2.30pm RTE1) has been filmed on a number of occasions, and this 1996 version of the Jane Austen novel is very entertaining. A privileged young woman, the aforementioned Emma […]

KERRY has maintained it’s #13 ranking within the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) Top 30, positioning the county as Ireland’s leading Sustainable Tourism destination, and number six in Europe out of 65 destinations, across the world. The GDS-Index is the world’s leading sustainability performance benchmarking and improvement programme, designed to […]

JERH O’Donoghue from Rathmore is celebrating this week after being named Kerry’s Most Inspirational Person at this year’s Gala Retail Inspiration Awards with Virgin Media. Jerh’s extensive and inspirational work in the charity sector within the local community earned him the title of Inspirational Person in this year’s awards. Established […]

TRALEE and Listowel Libraries will host a series of talks this month from historian Tom Dillon. The talks in Tralee focus on ‘researching your family history for free and take place on Thursday, November 17 at 7pm and the following Thursday, November 24 at 7pm. He will host give a talk on ‘Placenames […]

MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) will receive €3.45 million in Transformation Funding it was announced today. This tranche of funding will be used by MTU in key areas such as digital infrastructure, building capacity in research, and in improving governance and systems integration. Minister for Education and Kerry T.D Norma Foley […]

A SURVEY of silt levels in the canal and an assessment of the swing bridge and Lock Gates will be advanced next year. Sinn Fein Cllr Deirdre Ferris asked the Council for an update on the Tralee Bay Blue Way feasibility study at the November meeting of the Tralee Municipal […]

TWO Kerry-based groups have been shortlisted for the 2022 Clean Coasts Ocean Hero Awards this year. Fenit Coast Conservation are nominated for the Local Action Award and Maharees Conservation Association CLG are nominated twice in the Beach Clean Award category and the Special Achievement Award. Clean Coasts announced today the […]

A TRALEE charity has helped restore the sight of a woman who has been blind for years and had never seen one of her children. Paul Hanrahan of the Tralee-based charity Action Lesotho is currently in the African country and met a woman who went blind 3 years ago from undiagnosed […]

WORK on the Cockleshell Road to Spa Greenway is now anticipated to begin next year and not before the end of this year as expected. Fianna Fáil Cllr Johnnie Wall asked for an update on the project at the November meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. […]

THE Council has announced the free parking details for Tralee during the Christmas period. Parking will be free in Council-owned car parks in the town from Monday, November 28 to Monday, January 2 from 9.30am to 2pm every day. This is a change from last year when parking was free […]

THREE years ago, adults with physical and mental disabilities from all over the county took to the dancefloor in Benners Tralee for a fantastic night out at ‘Rise’. Well now the sequel is on and plans are advanced for ‘Rise 2’ to take place in Listowel next month. Organised by service users […]

Badminton Is Back! The fastest racket sport in the world is back and we are up and ready for road for this coming season. Would you like to join us? Everyone, all ages, and all abilities are welcome. Whether it be that you have never tried the sport and are […]

IF you’re passing Boherbee over the coming days, it’s worth taking the time to have a look at the window display in O’Donoghue’s Pharmacy. James O’Donoghue decided to brighten up the shopfront by putting 10 antique clocks in there to encourage people to “take time to reflect on your health”. […]

Sunday 6th November 2022 1. Philip O Sullivan 31pts 2. Gene O Donnell 26pts 13 cards processed. Fixtures Sunday 13th – Captain Hugh Christmas Hamper – 14 holes Sunday 20th – Club Sponsored singles Ladies result Sunday  6th November 1st Mary O Donnell  (23) 27pts 2nd Sophie Moynihan (17) 24pts […]

Club Captains We are pleased to announce our new club captains for the coming 2022/23 season- Cian Mason & Maire O’Sullivan. Both members of our senior squad, Cian & Maire have represented the club at regional & national level over the years & continue to be great ambassadors for our […]

THE countdown is on for the Comfort for Chemo Kerry inaugural Hope Social which will be held this Saturday, November 12 in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. It’s set to be a wonderful night of music, dancing, great food and chat and the good news is that there are still tickets available. […]

SCOIL Eoin Balloonagh will host their first ever Festive Fair in the school hall on Sunday, November 27 from 12-5pm. It promises to be an enjoyable day for all the family to get into the magical spirit of Christmas.  The event is being organised and run voluntarily by the Parents […]

THE Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) opened its new Memory Garden at its Rosemary Day Centre at Baile Mhuire, Tralee. The opening was officiated by Minister of Education Norma Foley TD, along with staff, volunteers and guests. Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, Deputy Pa Daly TD, Michael Healy Rae TD, and The ASI CEO Andy Heffernan also attended. The Memory Garden is the result […]

MERCY Secondary School Mounthawk are preparing to welcome parents of prospective students to their Open Day which takes place this Saturday, November 12. The tours of the school will take place at intervals between 10am and 1pm. Contact the school on 066-7102550 for more information. This will be the first […]

WITH World Kindness Week continuing until Sunday culminating with World Kindness Day, Tralee Boxing Club can already testify to the immense generosity of the people of the town following the success of their Spinathon event held at Manor West Retail Park last Saturday. Club coach and cycling enthusiast, Seamus O’Mahoney, […]

CAHERLEAHEEN National School is hosting an open week this week until Friday, November 11, where parents and guardians of children can see what the school has to offer. Caherleaheen NS is a vibrant, happy and busy little school nestled in the beautiful setting of Caherleaheen, less than 3km from Tralee town. It is a co-educational […]

A KERRY woman will be vying for the Macra Queen Of The Land title this Friday in Offaly. Katie McCarthy of Kenmare Macra Club will be representing the county at the upcoming festival where she will be flying the flag for Kerry. Katie, the current Kerry Macra Chair woman, is passionate […]

FAOI 7 go FAOI 13: These groups, as well as our All-Stars, are on shutdown! We’ll resume business in 2023. Meanwhile all are requested to do some training and ball work on their own or with friends. Avail of dry days to get outdoors and kick leather or even plastic […]