PEIL FAOI 7: (i) Football as usual next Sunday morning (18ú) in Caherslee at 11am. Fáilte roimh dhaoine nua. (ii) More great football was played last hursday night! These lads are mighty little players! More again this Thursday (15th) at 5.30pm.
PEIL FAOI 9: Our U9s will be in GoGames action at 11am on Sunday next (18ú Meitheamh) i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile. Last week’s GoGames were most enjoyable. Maith sibh, a bhuachaillí na Carraige!
THE ROCK ALL-STARS: The All-Stars had another great session last weekend. There was more great excitement i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile on Sunday last with our lads really enjoying their drills, skills and spills! We (coaches and players) will continue to enjoy the sessions and to perform to the best of our abilities as we get better and better with each passing week; sea, táimid ag dul i bhfeabhas ó sheachtain go seachtain! Parents, feel free to bring your youngster along to The Rock, Connolly Park, on Sunday next (18th June) to give him/her the opportunity of increasing his/her social participation, to make friends and to gain confidence. (Cathal Ó Sé)
PEIL FAOI 11: (i) U11 County Football GoGames(Phase 2): another game (Bord na nÓg) game on Thursday. (ii) More Football-For-Fun at 10.50am next Sunday (18ú Meitheamh) in Caherslee. Fáilte roimh dhaoine nua. (iii) Good luck to the older boys in the group, boys born in 2012; they’re eagerly looking forward to next Saturday’s excursion to the 16-County Tournament in Naas (June 17th). Kildare, here we come! (Colm Ó Mongáin)
CÓITSEÁIL: All COACHES are invited to attend two upcoming club coaching sessions. The sessions will be run by Billy Lee, senior team coach/bainisteoir, David Lavin and Mickey Collins. The first session has been scheduled for this Wednesday (14th June) from 7pm to 9pm and the 2nd session will be held on Tuesday 20thJune (7pm to 9pm). These sessions will be held in conjunction with two senior team training/game sessions. We respectfully suggest that all club coaches attend these worthwhile sessions. B’fhiú go mór do bhainisteoirí agus do chóitseálaithe uile an chlub páirt a ghlacadh sna himeachtaí speisialta fiúntacha seo. (Tim McMahon)
PEIL FAOI 13: The Austin Stack Club Bs challenged the Listowel Emmet Club B boys in the U13 County League (Division 13) Final on Sunday last. It was truly an epic County League Final thatwas described by many in attendance as the ‘best game of underage football’ that they had everwatched. Unfortunately, our gallant heroes came out on the wrong side of a high scoring encounter. Regardless of the result, these boys can be very proud of their performance and, knowing their spirit and character, we can truthfully state and reassure everybody that they will bounce back. This is merely the end of the beginning and there is still plenty of football to come over the summer. Sea, beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach!
Match report, courtesy of Ed O’Regan:
An scór deireanach….Listowel Emmets B: 5-13; Austin Stack Club B: 5-10. The lads came up just short against a very strong Listowel side in a pulsating encounter played in sunny St Senan’s Club grounds in front of a large attendance. The young Rockites started off well and picked off a few earlyscores but Listowel grew into the game and took control with a couple of goals. This, however, didn’t deter The Rock lads who scored a goal of their own and, due to some fine Listowel defending, were unlucky not to get another. At the other end, the Stack Club defence had to work hard to repel a number of Listowel attacks. They worked hard to get the deficit back to 0-3 but Listowel picked off another point from a free that left The Rockies trailing by 0-4 going into the half-time break. A mini-mountain that The Rock had to climb got a little higher when Listowel came out for the second half firing on all cylinders and immediately pointed to stretch the lead out to 0-5. This Black‘n’Amber team has shown throughout the season that they have great fighting spirit and Sunday night last was no different. Following the Listowel point they turned in a blistering 10-minute display, scoring 2-1 to turn the game on its head and they then lead by 0-2. The game was now really in the melting pot and the next goal would be critical and, in fairness, the Listowel side wasn’t found wanting in fighting spirit, either! Unfortunately, they picked off the next two goals and a couple of points to extend their lead to 0-6 with less than 10 minutes to go. This Tralee team wasnever going to lie down and an excellently-worked close-range free kick found the net and reduced the margin to 0-3 with 5 minutes remaining. Excitement mounted! With both sides now on 5 goals, Stacks had the difficult task of having to find 0-3 to equalise. They found one to reduce the margin to 0-2 with a couple of minutes remaining and pushed hard to get another but Listowel got the final score to leave 0-3 between the sides. Things rested so and the corn went towards the River Feale instead of the Lee! Well done, everybody! Thanks to the Listowelcontingent and thanks to the referee for allowing an excellent free-flowing game of football that was very exciting for the large crowd in attendance. This was a tough one to take for this young Rock side; this was the first experience of a competitive final for the majority of these boys! Defeat is always tough to take but these lads and their coaches can be very proud of the players’ effort and performance; they have shown that they still have a great summer ahead with a number of competitions up for grabs; their day will come!
Foireann B na Carraige: Gerard Teahan; Séamus Keenan, Oran O’Regan, Conor Maguire; Ethan Cushen, Shea Horan, Harry Maguire; Kian Cronin, Blake Bowler; Tom Dawson, Oisín Horan, Gearóid Corcoran; Luke Kavanagh, Joe O’Halloran (captaen), Eliot Calleja. Fir ionaid: Darragh Moriarty, Conor Hanafin, Mark Foley, Matthew Murphy, John Riordan, Jack Maguire, Diarmuid Hennessy, Albi Gaxha, Zac Moore, Shane Carey.
An Fhoireann Bhainistíochta/Management: Dónal Corcoran, Gearóid Ó Tíocháin, Micko Horan, Dan Ahern, Ciarán Murphy, Kieran O’Flaherty, Tim McMahon. (Ed O’Regan/Dan Ahern)
PEIL FAOI 15: (i) Training will continue during the summer period…so, boys, keep an eye out for messages/texts from the coaches. (ii) The victorious U15B team that won Division 9 of the County League v Legion: Conor O’Regan; Jamie Ó Cathasaigh (captaen), Fionn Cotter, Tadhg Sommers; Oran O’Donoghue, Eoin Mangan, Joe de Barra; David Hobbert, Harry Murphy; Dean Courtney; Michael Cotter, Denis Brassil; Jay Sweeney, Barry Laide, Ryan O’Carroll. Subs: Kyle Yoxall, Seán McCannon, Oisín Cotter, Nathan O’Connor, Nathan Hurley, Eoghan Murphy, Vinny Moriarty, Ewan Canty, Alex Dafoor. A night of celebration…oíche mhór cheiliúrtha…will be held for the team in the near future. (Ger Hobbert)
CAID FAOI 17: Mór-chomghairdeachas le Ben Ó Murchú (3), Pádraig Ó Laighin (15), Rónán Ó Cearúil (21), Dónal Ó Ciarba, (Ryan Ó Drisceoil, Seán Óg Ó Brosnacháin), le mionúir Chiarraí agus, gan dabht ar domhan, lena mBainisteoir, Wayne Quillinan, ar a mbua iontach ar mhionúir Chorcaí. Scór: 2-13 to 1-11….a fine 5-point victory! And what great goals were scored by our Paddy and our Ben!
GRADAM NA GAEILGE: Comhghairdeachas le Dáithí Ó Loinsigh, our Gaelcholáiste sport correspondent, who was chosen as the coláiste’s outstanding Gaeilgeoir for the 2022/23 school year.
CLUB LOTTO: Thanks to all who support and/or promote our club lotto. Mórbhuíochas le Commane’s Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynn Interiors, Kirby’s Brogue Inn and Kevin Barry’s Shop….all i Sráid na Carraige, The Burger Shack in Móin a’Bhealaigh and Hussey’s Deli i gCé an Phrionsa.
CIARRAÍ: Go n-éirí go geal le Dylan Ó Cathasaigh,(Greg Horan, Jack Ó Sé) agus le foireann shinsearach Chiarraí v Contae Lú.
CLUB SHOP: Club merchandise is available to order on www.oneills.com
SCRÚDUITHE SCOILE/COLÁISTE: Best wishes to all our players who are still in the middle of examinations at this time, go mór mór daltaí na hArdteiste agus scoláirí an Teastais Shóisearaigh. Go raibh an Spiorad Naomh ag cabhrú leo.
PLAQUE: The plaque in memory of Dr Thomas Croke (1824 – 1902), Archbishop of Cashel and first Patron of the GAA, on the wall of Hogan’s Paint Shop in The Square, was unveiled 12 years ago by Archbishop Dermot Clifford. That property was once owned by the Thompson and Croke families. Young Thomas William Croke spent many summer vacations there. It is said that he spoke with a Tralee/Kerry accent throughout his life! His parents, William and Isabella, first lived in Tralee where their two eldest children were born. They later moved to Ballyclough in North Cork to manage the Deane-Freeman Estate. Their third child, Thomas William, was born in Castlecor (between Kanturk and Buttevant) and baptised in Kilbrin Church. In his late teens Thomas William Croke began his studying for the priesthood. He attended the Irish Colleges in Paris and in Rome and he did well in his studies. He sold his Roman academic awards of silver and gold for Irish Famine Relief in 1847, the year in which he was ordained priest. He was also a gifted sportsman and he realised the importance of sport for young people. Archbishop Croke’s written response to Michael Cusack’s invitation, in 1884, to become Patron of the newly founded GAA is a document of importance and is regarded as the GAA’s ‘Magna Carta.’
A Status Yellow Thunderstorm and Rain warning has been issued Kerry.
The warning, which also applies to Cavan, Donegal, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Connacht, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath will be in place until 9pm tonight.
Localised slow-moving showers with heavy downpours, thunderstorms and the chance of hail.
There may be localised spot flooding and difficult travel conditions. Judging by the Met Eireann website, it looks like the Tralee area will see heavy rain from 4pm to about 7pm this evening.
Munster Technological University – Kerry Campus has secured €830,000 in funding to provide over 330 places under the Government’s Springboard+ initiative for the academic year 2023/2024.
In total, MTU Kerry Campus is offering 11 Springboard+ courses as part of its suite of part-time offerings.
These funded places are spread across a broad range of disciplines including Culinary Skills, Pharmacy Management and Circular Economy, as well as Sustainable Agriculture, Industrial Instrumentation and Automation, Industry 4.0 and Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Revit, Leadership and Transformational Change and Manufacturing Sterilisation and Validation Science.
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MTU worked closely with the South West Regional Skills Forum in developing and prioritising its Springboard+ offerings in line with the needs of industry and business in the region.
Dr Brendan O’Donnell, Vice President for Academic Affairs at MTU, said: “The Springboard+ initiative is the cornerstone of the lifelong learning offering at MTU. These courses are unique in that they offer both an opportunity to re-skill and/or up-skill, leading to qualifications that are in demand by employers. We work very closely with industry to understand their skills needs and how sectors are future-proofing the skills of people already in employment, particularly in roles that may be impacted by digitalisation. Our Springboard + offerings are direct responses to these collaborative partnerships. Our range of applied and blended programmes offer students flexibility around how they engage with the programme, which is invaluable when balancing study with a busy work schedule”.
Anne Looney, External Services Manager at MTU added; “Springboard+ responds quickly to emerging technologies and skills in industries and continues to provide valuable opportunities for people to either develop their career or to relaunch it entirely. With flexibility being a key component of the Springboard+ initiative, most courses are one-year, part-time and many are offered either in a blended format or delivered entirely online.”
Springboard+ courses are free for people who are unemployed, those who were previously self-employed and returners to the workforce. Courses at NFQ Level 6 are also free for those in employment. For employed participants on courses NFQ level 7 – 9, 90% of the course fee is government-funded, with participants required to contribute just the balancing 10%. Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.
Staff will be available over the coming weeks to advise potential students looking at a return to education. Further information on course availability, eligibility criteria and the application process is available by visiting www.springboardcourses.ie.
.€5,000 was raised for Debra Ireland at the Captains Charity Day.
TWO hundred Golfers from all around the country descended on a sun drenched Barrow last Saturday to take part in the Tralee Golf Club Captains Charity Day.
Captains Martin Mitchell and Kathleen Finnegan selected four most worthy charities – Banna Rescue, Debra Ireland, Down Syndrome Kerry and Recovery Haven Kerry – to be the beneficiaries of this year’s event, which raised both funds and awareness of their work.
The event was kindly sponsored by Garveys Supervalu Tralee, and General Manager Kevin McCarthy was warmly thanked for their support not only today, but of all the voluntary, community and supporting events they assist throughout the year.
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Thanks were expressed to the Men’s and Ladies Committees, the Tralee Golf Club Staff and Truffle Honey for their invaluable assistance in helping make this such a special and memorable day.
Most of all, thanks to all the golfers who took part, and to the significant funds raised which will be considerable assistance to each of the Charities who depend so much on their fundraising efforts.
Banna Rescue received €5,000.Down Syndrome Kerry received €5,000.Recovery Haven received €5,000.
.Looking forward to the O’Brennan NS Night At The Dogs.
ALL at O’Brennan NS are looking forward to their fundraising night at the dogs this coming Friday, June 16.
Adult tickets are €10 and there is no charge for children under 14. The occasion will double up as the school’s annual Fun Day, so as well as the greyhound races, there will be races for the children, face painting and a bouncy castle.
They will also have plenty of prizes to win on their new scratchcards. The Best Dressed Lady is sponsored by PACO and Best Dressed Man by Celsius Menswear.
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This is an important fundraiser as all proceeds will go towards the new extension, updating furniture in all classes and furnishing the classroom for the eighth mainstream classroom teacher – the first time they have had eight single classes in the history of the school.
Anyone outside of school can buy tickets by telephoning the office on 066 7137448 or emailing office@obrennanschool.ie with their details. (Cash or card payments accepted)
They are asking people to please buy tickets from the school directly as proceeds from tickets bought at the gate do not come to the school.
AUDITIONS for the National Folk Theatre of Ireland’s three-year training programme at Siamsa Tíre will take place this week..
These auditions are open to children between the ages of 7 and 12 and take place at three locations in Kerry.
On Thursday June 15th, the children of North Kerry can audition in Teach Siamsa in Finuge from 6pm to 8pm.
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On Friday June 16th, it will be the turn of children in West Kerry with auditions in Teach Siamsa in Carraig from 6pm to 8pm.
Then on Saturday June 17th, the action moves to Tralee where auditions will be held in Siamsa Tíre from 10am to 5pm.
Children are asked to come to these auditions ready to perform an Irish dance step, a song, and/or a piece of music.
The auditions are by appointment only and can be booked by ringing the Siamsa Tíre Box Office on 066 7123055.
“We are always in awe of the talent that comes into us every year to audition and it ensures a very bright future for the National Folk Theatre as we look forward to training the next generation of stars for our stage and beyond. We look forward to meeting all the talent that our county of Kerry has to offer,” says Anne O’Donnell, Training and Development Officer with Siamsa Tíre.
School auditions will also take place throughout June so if your school would like to give their students the opportunity to audition for the National Folk Theatre Training Academy, please contact Anne O’Donnell on email at anne@siamsatire.com.
The children lucky enough to pass the audition process will be invited to enrol in a three-year formal training programme of traditional Irish dancing, singing, and drama.
Classes will take place weekly throughout the school year and after the three years, children will be offered opportunities to perform on stage as part of Siamsa Tíre’s folk theatre productions and get involved in other National Folk Theatre opportunities nationally and abroad.
These auditions could be the first step in making your child’s performing dreams come true. For more information, visit www.siamsatire.com/events/training.
.Representatives from four charities at Radio Kerry to accept the proceeds from Radio Kerry Radio Bingo. Photo by Dermot Crean
RADIO Kerry Radio Bingo has raised €251,420 for its four Kerry charity beneficiaries since it began in May of 2021.
The proceeds from year two, €130,412, have this week been shared equally among the four charity partners Kerry Cancer Support Group, Kerry Hospice, Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House and Comfort for Chemo Kerry with each group receiving €32,603.
General Manager of Radio Kerry Fiona Stack said “We are lucky to live in a place with a strong sense of community. The shareholders in Radio Kerry are all local businesses and organisations and are fully committed to all funds raised by the Radio Bingo being passed on to support local charities.”
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Breda Dyland of Kerry Cancer Support Group said; “We are delighted with the continued support from Radio Kerry and its listeners from Radio Bingo. Last year we said we were ring fencing the funding for a wheelchair accessible vehicle. I’m delighted to say that the new 33 seat state of the art fully accessible bus has been on the road for just over three weeks.
“The job of keeping it there now starts. With fuel prices rising again we will feel the pinch and are also even busier because of it so funding is vital. We are always looking at ways to expand and improve so we hope that people continue to support what has become a vital funding source for us.”
Jack Shanahan, Chairman of the Kerry Hospice Foundation said they are delighted to accept this substantial amount from Radio Kerry. “Along with supporting our regular palliative care services, the extra money will be spent helping employ two new full time advanced nurse practitioners. They will provide much needed extra clinical support for our extremely busy units.”
Numbers are broadcast 5 times per day on Radio Kerry as well as being posted on Radio Kerry Facebook and Instagram Stories daily. Books are €5 each available from over 70 outlets countywide. Radio Kerry does not take benefit financially from the Radio Bingo game.
For more details on Radio Kerry Radio Bingo and a list of participating shops where books can be purchased are available on www.radiokerry.ie/bingo
.Green Party Kerry candidates for next year’s local elections Anluan Dunne (Tralee), Anne-Marie Fuller (Listowel), Peadar Ó Fionnáin (Corca Dhuibhne), Diarmaid Griffin (Killarney) Cleo Murphy (Kenmare) and Paul Bowler (Castleisland)
The Kerry branch of the Green Party has announced its line-up of candidates for next year’s local elections, with representatives in all six electoral areas.
The candidates are Tralee – Anluan Dunne; Killarney – Diarmaid Griffn; Listowel – Anne-Marie Fuller; Kenmare – Cleo Murphy; Dingle – Peadar Ó Fionnáin and Castleisland – Paul Bowler.
Branch chairperson Paul Bowler describes the announcement of six candidates as a major achievement.
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“This is the first time the Green Party will run in all electoral areas in Kerry,” he says. “It’s testament to the concern that exists about the climate threat. Our local branch has never been stronger and the six candidates have been working well together since 2020. I’m proud of the fact that we will be offering every voter in Kerry an opportunity to elect a Green Party representative to Kerry County Council in 2024.”
The Green Party candidate for Tralee will be Anluan Dunne.
“Quality of life is massively important to people and I will be campaigning for more rail and bus services, better air quality, and investment in our town and village centres to make them places where people and families want to live, come to work and set up businesses,” he says.
“We have a huge opportunity to harness the Green economy across Kerry. With the offshore energy industry on the cusp of significant expansion in our county, and remote working now a very normal part of business life, we need people with a vision for the future and the ambition to deliver for Tralee and its surrounding area.”
A Status Yellow Thunderstorm and Rain warning has been issued Kerry.
AUDITIONS for the National Folk Theatre of Ireland’s three-year training programme at Siamsa Tíre will take place this week..
