Archive for July, 2023

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information after a break-in on the outskirts of Tralee last week. On Friday night into Saturday morning, a house in Dromtacker was broken into via a back window which they smashed. The house was ransacked and a small quantity of cash was taken. […]

Senior Ladies Results for Monday 10th July 2023. 1st Place – Susan O’Hara – 18pts – (on countback) 2nd Place – Eleanor Dowd – 18pts – (on countback) 3rd Place – Michelle Moore – 16pts (20pts, -4 Dom H’cap) Senior Men’s Results for Wednesday 12th July 2023. Result of 12 […]

SIAMSA Tíre is calling on all locals and visitors to Tralee to rock out and take part in two dance challenges that will be filmed and produced for a German cultural exchange campaign in social media and YouTube that will go live at the end of August. Siamsa has been […]

KILLARNEY Racecourse is hosting JulyFest — a five-day summer horse-racing festival from Monday  to Friday — this week with patrons converging on the course for the opening day yesterday evening. For many patrons, the most competitive event of the week will take place off the track on Friday in the […]

David Moriarty reports on the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Division 1 game on Saturday evening… LONGFORD TOWN 2 – 1 KERRY FC Kerry travelled to Bishopsgate for the second time this season to take on ninth placed Longford Town. Last time out between these two was a narrow 3-2 win […]

MÁIRÉAD FERNANE: There was real sadness throughout the Club and the local community when news broke on last Saturday morning (15th July) of the death of Máiréad Fernane. Máiréad and her family were steeped in Rock tradition. She herself was Vice Chair of the Club (2017-2018) during the Centenary Celebrations […]

Seniors: Sunday next 23rd July will see us go toe to toe with old rivals Austin Stacks to decide who will make the drop to Division 2 of the county league this year – this is a huge game at this stage of the year and we would ask that […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 11th July 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 1, 3, 14, 17. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Liz Mackey, Niall O’Meara, Geraldine Sheehan, Guenter Seich, Mary & Amelia. Tomorrow night’s jackpot will be €3,300. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto RIP: Our sincere […]

Club Lotto Our Club Lotto took place on Monday night 17th of July please check our social media or local outlets for results. Club lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com, Lotto tickets can be purchased from any club officer or at the following outlets: O’Shea Shop […]

U7 Boys Tralee Parnells Under 7’s hosted our home blitz in Caherslee last Saturday morning with teams from Ardfert and Crotta in attendance. In challenging and wet conditions each and every one of these young hurlers gave it their all with some fine hurling skills on display. The commitment by […]

Senior Ladies  Our Senior Ladies took on Legion in a Corrib Oil sponsored Senior League relegation playoff on Monday evening last in Ballymac. Previous meetings between these sides were tight games and this match was no exception. The home side started the brighter and points by Eve Creedon set up […]

Congratulations – All Ireland Competitions On behalf of all in John Mitchels congratulations to the Kerry Senior Men and Kerry Senior Ladies teams on their victories at the weekend. Wishing the Kerry Senior Men the best in the All Ireland final against Dublin. Best of luck to the Senior ladies […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for witnesses to an alleged assault in Tralee last week. On Wednesday, July 12, at around 2.30pm, a male and female were involved in an altercation on Castle Street. It’s alleged that the male grabbed the female by the throat. The woman was not injured. Gardaí […]

A STATUS Yellow Rainfall warning will be in place for Kerry tonight and into Tuesday afternoon. Met Éireann says there will be spells of heavy rain, followed by showers which may lead to localised flooding. The warning is valid from 8pm on Monday until 3pm on Tuesday. Looking locally, the worst […]

A SPECIAL Olympics hero was the guest of honour at the official relaunch of the new 321 Down Syndrome Kerry shop on Strand Street on Friday evening. Ryan Griffin from Waterville, who won a silver medal at the Berlin games in June, was one of many visitors to the new […]

PLANS for a new five-day festival of family fun and street entertainment in Tralee next month are at an advanced stage. The name and branding for the new ‘Féile Thrá Lí’ were unveiled today by the Mayor of Tralee and the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council along with representatives from […]

Darren Kelly reports on a great win for the Kerry U16 girls yesterday against Sligo in Ballinasloe… Kerry 4-10  Sligo 2-13  Kerry are All-Ireland U-16 B ladies football champions for the first time ever after holding off a determined Sligo resurgence in Duggan Park in Ballinasloe. Goals from Anna O’Sullivan, […]

THERE was great sadness in Tralee this weekend at the news of the passing of Mairead Fernane. Mairead was a former Chairperson of Austin Stacks GAA Club and a true Rockie to the core growing up in Rock Street — her uncle, Dan O’Sullivan, was the founding Chairman of the […]

Paul Brennan reports on Kerry’s victory over Meath last night in Austin Stack Park… Kerry 2-8 Meath 0-10 There will be a new name on the Brendan Martin Cup this year, and Kerry will hope they can end their famine after they knocked out the back-to-back champions Meath in Tralee. […]

BALLYFINNANE is the place to be this weekend as Kerry Motor Club and Ballyfinnane Community Hall Association celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Ballyfinnane Hillclimb. On July 15, 1903, the first-ever closed-road motorsport event in Kerry was won by Charles Rolls who later founded the Rolls Royce Motor Car Company. The […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… If you have a medical card issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE), you can get certain health services free of charge. Normally, your dependent spouse or partner and […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic on the Summer Skin Glow Offer currently running at the CHRC… The Summer Skin Glow offer continues at CHRC for the next two weeks, places are limited so make sure to get your booking in to avoid disappointment! This amazing offer […]

KERRY FC has signed a former Brentford goalkeeper, Lee Axworthy, on a permanent deal. Axworthy, an Irish national, makes the move cross channel in what will be his first taste of League of Ireland Football. Originally born in Dublin, Lee lived in the Kingdom until he was 6 and went […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 tonight… Zulu (Saturday 2.10pm RTE1) is a 1964 British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke’s Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. A garrison of one hundred and […]

AUSTIN Stack Park is the venue on Saturday evening for All-Ireland SFC quarter final clash between Kerry and Meath (throw-in 7.30pm). A repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final, the tie is sure to draw a big crowd to Tralee, despite the men being in action against Derry in Croke Park […]

TRALEE Rugby Club will welcome the United Rugby Championship, the Six Nations and the Triple Crown trophies to O’Dowd Park on Friday, July 21. Former Tralee RFC player and current La Rochelle star, Ultan Dillane, will be the special guest at the event which takes place from 2pm to 4pm. […]

THE Library Services and Environment Office of Kerry County Council along with Music Generation Kerry are asking anyone considering donating disused musical instruments to do it through their local library. Music Generation Kerry will examine the instruments received and a catalogue will be created. Instruments donated through this project will […]

A NUMBER of Kerry projects are among 43 nationwide to share €5.8m in funding announced for creative, cultural and artistic initiatives under the new Creative Climate Action Fund II. The Creative Climate Action fund is an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate […]

IT’S not exactly barbecue weather these days, but that didn’t stop Tralee Chamber Alliance holding such an event at Kilfenora on Thursday evening. Luckily, The Tankard’s new covered area with amazing views of Tralee Bay was the perfect location for the 80 guests to enjoy a feast of wonderful meats […]

KERRY Football Club has announced the return of Daniel Okwute to the club as the Kerry man has penned a deal to re-join the League of Ireland outfit from Stockport County. The 19 year old made the move from the club’s Under 19 set up to Stockport County who play […]