Archive for March 28th, 2023

(1) Irish Schools Championships 2023 Well done to all our swimmers who represented their primary & secondary schools so well at the annual Schools Championships  in the NAC, Dublin over the weekend. On Saturday , many of our younger swimmers participated in the Minor Schools Championship with many achieving PBs and finals. […]

KERRY College Clash Campus was a hive of activity on Monday for the annual Recruitment Fair. There was an amazing turnout from employers across a broad spectrum of industries.  The event, organised by Helen Brick of Kerry College, helps connect the Level 5 and Level 6 students — who are […]

THREE Kerry heritage projects are to receive over €270,000 between them under this year’s Historic Structures Fund (HSF). Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, today announced that 95 Heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5 million under this year’s HSF. The three Kerry […]

THE 11th annual County Clean Up will take place across the county on Saturday, April 15 and a call is going out to all community and voluntary organisations and individuals to get involved. The County Clean-Up takes place with the support of KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council. Over the […]

THE annual Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk will take place on Saturday, April 15 and a fantastic day of entertainment is guaranteed. The ninth annual walk is in memory of the Tony from Blennerville who passed away in 2014 and tens of thousands of euro have been raised over the year in […]

COINCIDING with the clocks springing forward, Kerry County Council is encouraging people of all ages to make the most of the increase in daylight hours and to start to clock up ‘Kingdom Kilometres’ on foot or by cycling along the county’s two new Greenways — the Tralee-Fenit and Listowel-Abbeyfeale routes. […]

IRELAND’S most recognised personal trainer Karl Henry is coming to give a talk at CH Tralee tomorrow. He will speak on the ‘4 Pillars Of Lifelong Health at the store on Thursday, April 13 at 12noon. The leading fitness and wellness expert and Podcast host was announced as the newest face […]

THE annual Roger Casement Gathering will take place in Lios Mhic Easmainn (McKennas’ Fort), Ardfert, at 12 noon on Good Friday, April 7. This coming together is to remember and to honour Casement who arrived from Germany in a German submarine and landed on Banna Strand 107 years ago. He […]

KERRY Credit Unions are proud to announce the inaugural National Cultivate Week, a celebration of the credit unions’ commitment to the farming community. Taking place from March 27th to April 2nd, National Cultivate Week will bring credit unions and their members together throughout the country to celebrate farmers and the […]

THE annual AGM of the Kerry Hospice Foundation took place last night with representatives from the branches all over the county present. Officers were elected for the coming year. The fundraising commitee for 2023 is as follows: Chairperson Jack Shanahan; Vice Chairperson Jenny Tarrant; Secretary Mary Shanahan; Treasurer Eileen Sheehy; […]

THE Paul Lucey ‘Run for the Rock’ is back again for the May Bank holiday weekend on Monday May 1. This is the fifth year of the run which has grown in strength and popularity from year to year. The run and walk honours the memory of Paul Lucey, a proud […]

Juvenile Mixed Doubles Championships The final juvenile competition of the year took place this past Saturday the 25th of March in the Killarney sports and leisure centre. Although many young player don’t really like playing mixed, there was still over 130 players competing on the day. Once again, it was […]

Kerry FC had 4 teams  in action over the weekend. On Saturday Kerry U17,s hosted Limerick FC. Limerick took an early lead but Kyle Foley equalized from the penalty spot after Andrew Kerins was taken down in the box. Thanks to good work by Tom Healy in midfield and sub […]

Mens RESULTS Fourball- Sponsor Daniel Bohane, 16 holes 26/3/23 1. Kevin Rolls and David Tarrant   42 pts 2. Paddy O Donoghue and Kieran Dinan  41 pts 3. Des Fitzgerald and Joseph Carey     40 pts 41 cards FIXTURES 1/2nd April M.C.1 Sponsor A.G.C  – 18 HOLES, SUMMER RULES 9/4/23  – Spring Medal Sponsor Baileys […]

GAA GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS: A GAA scholarship, worth €170, may be obtained for a club member who might like to spend time improving his/her Irish i nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne during the summer. Any club member aged between 12 and 18 years and who is attending a postprimary school may apply to […]