Archive for May, 2023

THERE’S been an increase of nearly 8% in new car sales in Kerry so far this year compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There have been 1,376 new car registrations in the county in the […]

STUDENTS from creative arts courses at Kerry College were joined by friends and families at Siamsa Tíre on Tuesday evening for the official launch of an exhibition of work. Kerry College learners on the QQI Level 5 Art, Craft & Design; Carpentry and Construction; Animation; Games Design; Sound Production and […]

TRALEE Toastmasters member Anthony Garvey has reached the Final of the District 91 International Speech Contest, which will be held at the Barbican Centre in London, on Saturday, May 13. Anthony is also President of Shilling Speakers, an online Toastmasters club with members from 13 different countries. To qualify, Anthony […]

THE community in Kilmoyley is preparing to hit the road later this month for a run organised by a local group. The Kilmoyley Tidy Towns’ 5K/10K fundraising run will take place on Sunday, May 21 at 10am. It will follow the usual 5K route from St Erc’s Primary School to […]

OVER 100 Kerry groups joined the National Spring Clean 2023 campaign with communities coming together to make a difference for our environment. Groups registered to carry out clean-ups throughout the county making Spring Clean 23 one of Ireland’s largest anti-litter campaign to date, with almost 4,000 volunteers in Kerry removing […]

THE 5th annual fun run event in memory of the late Paul Lucey was held in Connolly Park, Tralee on Bank Holiday Monday. Weather conditions were ideal with the runners setting off from 11am in the sunshine from the Stacks grounds. The races were well supported, and afterwards the club […]

THE Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) held its annual Student Awards Ceremony at the Rose Hotel Tralee last Thursday to celebrate the exceptional achievements of the post-primary school and Youthreach Centre students during the 2021/22 academic year. The ceremony, a key event in the ETB’s annual calendar, was […]

DARKNESS Into Light Tralee is holding a pop-up registration centre at Tralee Bay Wetlands this week. The registration desk will be manned between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The walk itself will start on Saturday, May 6 at 4.15am beginning from the Wetlands carpark entrance. Registration is […]

MINISTER for Education and Kerry T.D Norma Foley today announced payment of €1m in minor works grants for primary and special schools in Kerry. Schools will have the autonomy to use this funding for maintenance and small-scale improvements to school buildings and grounds. Minor works funding may also be used […]

THE newly formed Tralee Food Festival committee of Ken Tobin, Mary Mc Quinn and John McCarthy are excited to announce the appointment of Oliver Hurley and Ken Murphy as festival directors for the event this year. The festival, which takes place on May 20-21, promises to bring good food, drinks, […]

PAUL LUCEY RUN. There was another great turn-out for the annual Paul Lucey Run for the Rock on this May Bank Holiday Monday. Thanks once again to everyone who participated in the event.. SENIOR FOOTBALL. Rathmore 2-6 (12); Austin Stacks 1-12 (15). Another good day at the office by our […]

RACING returns to Listowel with the three day Summer Festival meeting from Saturday June 3 to Monday June 5 over the June Bank Holiday weekend. There’ll be one day of national hunt and two days flat racing, with great fun off the turf to enjoy including live music, a wooly […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley, TD, has paid tribute to more than 350 young people from five schools across Kerry and Limerick for undertaking projects to bring about positive change in their communities. The Minister was speaking at an event hosted by Young Social Innovators (YSI) with support from NEWKD (North East […]

Senior Men Our senior men faced Ballydonoghue away on Saturday evening at 7pm. Ballydonoghue got the score board going 1.28mins in from play followed a minute later with Mitchels first score coming from James Duggan with a free. There was a couple of wide’s from play on both sides, but […]

Main Field  Our Main Field has been reopened for games and academy. Many thanks to our field Committee for doing their best to get it back open, please continue to train on training field. Fixtures  Please note that all fixtures can be changed so check our media outlets for notice of […]

Registration 2023 As the registration deadline has now passed it is vital that outstanding membership fees are paid this week for all players from Senior to U5 level. Failure to have a valid membership for 2023 may preclude players of all ages from taking part in games and/or training sessions […]

Seniors: Kilcummin were the visitors to Strand Road on Sat evening for round 5 of the county league. A game of two halves it certainly was not but in an extraordinary last quarter, the visitors managed to fashion a win which for the most part seemed highly unlikely. We started […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 25th April 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 8, 16, 23, 24. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Margaret O’Shea, Terry Healy, Rebecca McCarthy, Sorcha Uí Shuilleabháin, Liz Heaphy. Tomorrow night’s jackpot will be €2,750. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is […]

U12 Camogie There was a great start to the County league for our under 12 camogie team as they came out on top of a tight game with Killarney last Monday evening. Our girls started the game well, but back came Killarney, and it took some last ditch defending to […]

Thomas Keane reports on the TG4 Munster SFC game yesterday in Dungarvan… Waterford 0-8   Kerry 2-8  ACE forward Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh bagged 1-7 as Kerry got their 2023 TG4 Munster Senior Championship campaign off to a winning start against Waterford. The Kingdom, fresh from landing the Lidl National League Division 1 […]

Irish Heart Foundation: Last St Stephens Day was a great day for our community when the Mike Fitzgerald Memorial Hurling Game took place in the sportsfield and last Thursday was another great day, when the Irish Heart Foundation mobile unit visited the village, it got a fantastic response from the […]

TRALEE Harriers Athletics Club celebrated their awards night on Friday in the Grand Hotel. This event is traditionally an annual event, but it has been three years since they’ve been able to honor the achievements of their athletes due to COVID. The evening was opened with a few words from […]

THE 10th anniversary guided walk of the Kerry Camino, taking in Tralee – Camp – Annascaul – Dingle, took place over the weekend. There were 200 walkers gathered at St. Johns Church on Friday, with Mayor of Tralee, Mikey Sheehy sending the group on their way in favourable walking conditions. […]