.The stand filling up at the Kerry FC game last Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THAT didn’t take long.
It seems that last Friday night’s game under lights in Mounthawk Park whetted the appetite for more Kerry FC action among the fans attending, as the next home game is already a sellout.
Kerry FC announced tickets for the game — on Friday, March 3 against Treaty United — were for sale earlier today, but they were snapped up almost immediately.
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It’s uncertain whether more will become available for sale next week closer to the game (as they did for the game last Friday), but for the moment many are left disappointed and won’t be in the ground which has a capacity of 1,200.
The game will be streamed live on www.loitv.ie and some Tralee pubs including The Huddle Bar, The Castle Bar, Turner’s Bar and more will also have it on their big screens, just like tomorrow night’s game against Bray Wanderers.
KERRY FC are travel to Wicklow this Friday for Matchday 2 of the SSE Airtricity First Division when Bray Wanderers provide the opposition.
The match, which kicks off at 7.45pm, will be streamed live on www.loitv.ie (€5) with live updates on Radio Kerry during the evening. The match also will be shown live in a number of pubs in town.
Speaking earlier this week, First-Team Manager Billy Dennehy said he is looking for his side to improve after the home defeat to Cobh Ramblers last Friday.
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“Ya, look it is a brand new week for me. Win, lose or draw that’s how I deal with it. We train twice in the lead-up to the Bray game and everyone is in contention to play again. That’s the way I was as a player, there are no guarantees that everyone is going to play every game, you have to earn your way onto the pitch and that’s reflected in every training session. It’s the same in the game, you have to earn your minutes on the pitch and perform to a level to ensure you stay on the pitch and earn the jersey the following week.”
“I have to say they are a great group with a fantastic spirit, how they train and work for each other. They often train together outside of our training times.
Considering most of the lads played together for the first time Friday night, there were a lot of positive signs there and in training this week they have pushed each other to improve and put in another good performance against Bray on Friday.”
Defender Kevin Williams said they need to be better on Friday night.
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“Throughout pre-season the staff have pushed us on to know what to expect so the training sessions were hard, as you’d expect in pre-season, nothing was taken for granted,” he said.
“When it came to the Ramblers game, I think anticipation took us more than the game itself. The game wasn’t a different world to us, well for a lot of players anyway. Certain things, maybe a lapse in concentration, meant things didn’t go our way.
At the end of the day, we just need to be better. Of course, we did well for the first game of the season but there are so many games left, starting on Friday in Bray,” said Williams.
On the injury front, Kerry FC remain without the services of Mark Carey whose injury has now been updated to long-term. In some good news on the injury front, forward Stephen McCarthy is now available for selection having missed the season opener against Cobh Ramblers.
Cianan Cooney and Junior Ankomah remain doubtful having been ruled out for the game against Cobh Ramblers last Friday evening.
HOLY Family National School is central to Tralee town and is very fortunate to engage an innovative, highly dedicated and enthusiastic team of teachers, SNAs and ancillary staff.
This is matched by the enthusiasm and commitment of their pupils and parents. A new addition to the school this year is the benefit of free hot lunches for every pupil every day.
This is organised through an App where the parents and pupils can place their order from home, ensuring the children are eating foods they enjoy. The meals are prepared freshly each morning in the designated kitchen in the school.
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Holy Family National School has a pre-school on site called Wise Owls, catering for 3-5 year olds under the ECCE scheme.
Wise Owls also offer an after-school service where pupils can go to complete homework and engage in lots of fun activities from Monday to Friday until 6:15pm each day.
Wise Owls also facilitate full day child care during school breaks at Christmas, Easter and during the summer holidays.
The vision of Holy Family National School is to create a caring, calm and safe child-centred environment, a learning space where each child is welcomed, respected and cherished, and a place where a deep sense of belonging, empathy and respect for others is advocated.
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Holy Family National School is working towards becoming a Digital School. All pupils have access to iPads and other relevant ICT equipment to complement the teaching and learning process.
The school always ensures that robust child-safeguarding measures are in place when using this equipment.
The school community as a whole share in creating learning opportunities that are stimulating and appropriate to 21st Century learning needs – recognising and celebrating individual talents and abilities, allowing for each pupil to strive to do their personal best.
For further information please contact (066) 7124161 or visit our website www.hfstralee.com.
DANCE music fans might like to know a popular Tralee DJ has a guest slot on a national radio show tonight.
Jonno Brien will present a guest mix on ‘The Greene Room’ hosted by well known dance music DJ Jenny Greene on 2FM at 10.30pm.
The Tralee man has been busy over the past few months organising the ‘Retrospective’ series of dance events in town, the next of which is being planned for Easter Sunday night in The Greyhound Bar, this time featuring Trevor Rockcliffe.
He’ll be busy in the meantime, DJing in Mike The Pies in Listowel on Saturday, March 4 while he plays the afterparty of the Le Boom gig at 10 Bridge Street in Killorglin on Saturday, March 11.
.Organisers of the conference to mark the centenary of the Civil War in Kerry, Bridget McAuliffe, Owen O’Shea and Mary McAuliffe.
A THREE-DAY conference in Tralee in February marking the centenary of the Civil War begins today (Thursday).
It will bring together a wide range of local, national and international experts, historians and academics to discuss the conflict and its legacy.
The conference will be held at the Siamsa Tíre Theatre from Thursday, February 23 to Saturday February 25 and will form part of the State’s Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2023. For more information and the full schedule of events, see www.kerrycivilwarconference.ie
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Involving expert speakers and academics from a broad spectrum of relevant disciplines, the centenary conference will present the events of 1922-1923 to a wide audience, with a particular focus on Kerry where the conflict was extremely visceral, violent and protracted.
The conference is presented by a team of experienced historians and event organisers including Dr Mary McAuliffe, Bridget McAuliffe and Owen O’Shea.
It will analyse, debate and embrace the complexities, contradictions and nuances of this extremely turbulent, divisive and traumatic period, both in the local context of war in Kerry and in the broader context of Irish Civil War history.
The conference will open tonight at 7pm with the opening keynote address, ‘Faith, Reason and Betrayal: The Irish Civil War’ given by Professor Diarmaid Ferriter, University College Dublin.
Other keynote speakers during the next few days include Professor Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD, Professor Bill Kissane of the London School of Economics and Dr Leeann Lane of Dublin City University.
Papers will be presented by a wide range of Kerry historians including Dr Richard McElligott, Dr Helene O’Keeffe, Dr Dáithí Ó Corráin, Helen O’Carroll, Owen O’Shea and Kieran McNulty.
A roundtable discussion on the legacy of the Civil War in Kerry and beyond will be chaired by Dr David McCullagh and will feature a wide range of experienced historians and authors. Full details of the conference programme are now available on www.kerrycivilwarconference.ie
The conference, which is supported by Kerry County Council, will be a key event under the Community Strand of the State’s 2023 Decade of Centenaries Programme. It is supported by Kerry County Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media.
It is presented in association with University College Dublin Gender Studies and the Department of Computing, Creative Media and Information Technology at the Munster Technological University, Kerry.
The event will conclude on Saturday evening with a concert which will bring to life the songs of the Civil War period, amplified with poetry, letters, drama, dance and audio-visual material.
.The big attendance at the Cheltenham Preview Night at Skelper Quanes last year. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Cheltenham Races Preview night returns once again to Skelper Quane’s Bar in Blennerville on Thursday, March 2 from 8pm.
It’s always a great night of fun to hear tips and stories from the experts on the famous festival which takes place from Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17.
The line-up for the preview night this year includes Pat Healy, Paddy Kennedy, Tom Cooper, Bryan Cooper, Jack Kennedy, Philip Enright and Berki Browne.
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As usual, there is a fundraising aspect to the night and this year Kerry Hospice Foundation will receive proceeds from the event.
Last year the night raised an incredible €35,000 for the Help Rose Bloom appeal, while the Irish Injured Jockeys fund and St Pats GAA Club were among the beneficiaries in the past.
It’s an event not to be missed by racing fans and tickets at €10 are available at the door on the night.
