Archive for February, 2023

Credit Union Senior Football League Division 1 Fixtures 2023 19th March Ballymac vs Killarney Legion (home) 2nd April Ballymac vs Kerins O’Rahillys (away) 9th April Ballymac vs Austin Stacks (away) 23rd April Ballymac vs Rathmore (home) 30th April Ballymac vs Dr. Crokes (away) 14th May Ballymac vs Dingle (home) 21st […]

Inaugural Club Social On a historic night for Tralee Parnells Hurling & Camogie Club, the club hosted its inaugural social in The Rose Hotel last Saturday night. Guests of honour were the County and All-Ireland U15 Féile winning team, who were presented with their medals by Kerry Senior Hurling Manager, […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 7th February 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 3, 11, 23, 28. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Tony Lyons, Katherine Duggan, Mary Falvey, Katherine Duggan, Pádraig Coughlan. Next week’s jackpot will be €2,200. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as […]

Registration 2023  Now that some of our teams have resumed training and others will be resuming shortly players and coaches, please register your membership of the Club for 2023. One of the benefits of registering as a playing member of the GAA or LGFA via the Club is that in […]

Irish Life Steps Challenge returns!!! The Steps Challenge started on January 11th and runs till February 15th. We continue to have  fantastic numbers on week three  and would like to thank all who took part. We are currently ranked in 6th place  out of over 200 clubs. Keep up the great work. […]

Seniors:  We will kick off the new season next Sunday 19th  when we travel to Churchill to take on the locals in Tralee town league – the throw-in is @ 12 noon. County league fixtures have been issued which will see us continue to play in Division 1 with our […]

OVER 230 people attended the 59th year of the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday, February 11th in the Ballygarry Estate Hotel in Tralee. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On […]

MINISTER for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced funding of €797,367 for Kerry under the Local Improvement Scheme for the upgrade of private roads and laneways. Welcoming the news, Kerry Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin said; “I will continue to lobby Minister Heather Humphreys to provide […]

KERRY FC has announced the signing of Kevin Williams and Aaron O’Sullivan ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division campaign which gets underway this Friday. Kevin Williams is a 22-year-old Centre Back with a wide variety of experience in the game. He played for the Kerry FC Academy at […]

Alan Cantwell on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2022/2023 – Round 15 game at the complex on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 84 EJ Sligo All-Stars 67 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors secured their fourth win in a row on Saturday night as they comfortably accounted for EJ Sligo All-Stars at the […]

THEY’VE been on the go for 11 years now, but last night saw Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club hold their first ever social. The Rose Hotel was the venue for the event which saw over 170 of the club faithful gather for a night of fine food, music and […]

THE annual Tralee 10 Miler and 5k Road Race was a sellout success on Saturday morning with over 300 runners taking to the roads around the town. It was an especially poignant day for organiser Michelle Greaney, as it coincided with the six month anniversary of the passing of her […]

KERRY FC has announced the signing of Leo Gaxha from English second-tier side Sheffield United ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division campaign which kicks off next Friday evening with a home tie against Cobh Ramblers, kicking off at 19:45. In a huge boost to the squad, Leo has […]

KERRY FC has welcomed Rob Vasiu who has signed for the senior squad ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division campaign which gets underway next Friday night against Cobh Ramblers in Mounthawk Park. Rob, who is 19, plays in the Right Back position and graduates from the Kerry FC […]

THERE’S a chance to test your general knowledge and raise money for a great cause at the table quiz in town next month. Recovery Haven will benefit from the event at The Mall Tavern on Friday, March 3 where a great night is promised. Kicking off at 8pm, tables of […]

THREE years almost to the day since the last dance fundraiser, there was the best turnout yet for the ‘Puppy Love’ Valentine’s Dance in The Meadowlands. The event organised by the Tralee branch of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind attracted people from all over town and far beyond […]

Deirdre Vann Bourke, Information Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Service discusses hire purchase (HP) agreements… A HP agreement is a credit agreement. You hire an item (for example, a car, laptop or television) and pay an agreed amount in monthly payments. You do not own the item until you […]

A break from our normal reviews this week as our movie guy, James Finnegan, shares his favourite movies, guilty pleasures and much more… What was the first film you watched? I was brought to see The Sound of Music (1965) at the Dominion Tottenham Court Road around May 1968 and […]

KERRY Library will be hosting ‘Family History’ workshops at Tralee Library on Saturday, February 18 and at Killarney Library on Saturday, March 4. These ‘Starting Your Family Tree’ workshops will be facilitated by genealogist and family historian, Lorna Moloney. They will run from 10am to 2pm each day. The workshops […]

WEXFORD native Graham O’Reilly says he is looking forward to the opportunity of playing for Kerry FC ahead of the 2023 season. The versatile player signed from Waterford FC ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division season which kicks off a week from today. Graham is 20 years old […]

AN interactive dance performance, specially designed for residents in care settings, visited care homes around the county during last week. ‘Yard Duets’ is a Dance Limerick/DL.BRIDGE project, funded by Creative Ireland and Limerick City and County Council in 2021. As part of Kerry County Council’s dancer in residency co-funded by the […]

KERRY FC has announced the signing of left-back Jonathan Hannafin ahead of the 2023 SSE Airtricity First Division season. The 28-year-old Kerry man carries a wealth of football experience into the first-team squad. Jonathan played Under 19 League of Ireland with Cork City from 2012 to 2013 winning the league […]

KERRY Local Enterprise Office (LEO) has announced a series of business events and initiatives  for Local Enterprise Week (LEW) to take place from March 6th to March 10. LEW offers local business owner/managers the opportunity to learn, engage and network in person at events occurring throughout the week. In addition, […]

KERRY FC will hold a family-friendly ‘Open Day’ which will take place this coming Sunday evening, beginning at 5pm in Mounthawk Park, Tralee. As the anticipation builds in the county ahead of the opening fixture next Friday, the new club will open its doors and welcome in the young people […]

THE Kingdom of Kerry Greenways is encouraging loved-up couples to get out and  cycle, walk or run along the two greenways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Kingdom of Kerry Greenways currently consists of the Tralee-Fenit greenway and the Listowel-Abbeyfeale greenway, with the South Kerry Greenway to follow in due course. […]

BALLYGARRY Estate was one of many Kerry winners in the 31st Annual CIE Tours Awards of Excellence. Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa received the gold honour of ‘Best Hotel Dinner’ with Killeen House Hotel, Killarney and Brendan Ferris Sheep Dog Trials awarded ‘Special Dinner Feature’ and ‘National Heritage Award’ respectively […]

THE Tralee’s St Patrick’s Day Parade has chosen ‘Cúpla Focal’ as its theme for this year’s festivities. The aim is to celebrate the Irish language in a vibrant and colourful display and Tralee Chamber is looking for participants of all ages from all communities to embrace the ‘Cúpla Focal’ parade by […]

A POP-UP shop created by Inspired in Tralee at the Festive Markets back in December, has raised funds for Recovery Haven Kerry and Kerry Hospice. Inspired, based at Basin Road, Tralee, are a community group who work with adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the group is to empower […]

THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) Tralee Branch will hold their ‘Puppy Love’  Valentine’s Dance fundraiser this Friday, February 10 in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. It’s an opportunity to enjoy a night of music, dancing and more while supporting the charity.  With live music by Nitelife it promises […]

THE Stag & Doe Sessions which were due to return this Friday night at The Greyhound Bar have had to be postponed. A statement from the organisers said that a medical emergency involving one of the artists was the reason got the postponement until Friday, February 24. “We regret to […]