Archive for September, 2023

David Moriarty reports on the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men’s First Division game in Donegal last night… FINN HARPS 2–1 KERRY FC Kerry made the 800-kilometre round trip to Finn Park, Donegal to take on Finn Harps for the final time this season. Each time the two sides have […]

ONE 170 people from across the county attended the 26th celebration of the Lee Strand Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2023 in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, on Friday night. The evening commenced with dinner and was followed by a presentation of 25 awards, accompanied with an inspiring citation of each […]

A FORMER CBS The Green pupil was presented with the the overall Kerry Young Historian Award on Wednesday. In a joint event by Kerry County Museum, Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Society and Kerry County Council as part of Architecture Kerry 2023, Kieran Cahill, a graduate of CBS The Green, […]

A STATUS Yellow rain warning is in place for Kerry until later on Saturday tonight. Met Éireann says there will be persistent and at times heavy rain which may lead to localised flooding, dangerous road conditions and disruption to travel. The warning is valid from 8am to 8pm this evening. Looking […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… If you decide to change your job, you must by law tell your employer that you plan to leave. This is called giving notice. You must give your employer a […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, suggests some films for your viewing pleasure on RTE and TG4 today… Our first film today is very much of its time.  In Arabesque (Saturday 3.45pm RTE1), there is an assassination plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician. An American professor of hieroglyphics at Oxford […]

WHEN James Finnegan set out on a walking on New Year’s Day back in 2021, little did he think he’d be doing the same thing every day for the next (almost) three years. But that he did and yesterday — two years, eight months and 28 days later — he […]

KERRY golfers are being asked to donate their golf round this Sunday, October 1 in aid of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, by entering a unique online multi-course competition. Entry requires a donation of €10 with 90 percent going to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and there are […]

OVER 100 business representatives from across the Southwest gathered at The Pavilion in Ballygarry Estate for an Employment Forum this Friday morning. The sold out event was a collaboration between Tralee Chamber Alliance and the HR Suite who were announced this morning as the newest Strategic Partner of the Chamber. […]

NINE Kerry players have received PwC GAA Football All-Star nominations announced this morning with David Clifford among three nominees for Footballer of the Year. All-Ireland football champions Dublin have 10 nominations among the list of 45 players spread across 13 counties – the largest representative breakdown since 2008. David Clifford […]

A Kerry man was delighted to visit Lotto HQ today to collect his €1 million cheque after winning the Lotto Plus 1 top prize on Wednesday 13th September. The Kingdom winner enjoyed his windfall after purchasing his ticket online via the National Lottery app. The winner who is looking forward […]

SINN Fein TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called for ministerial intervention to solve capacity issues on the 272 bus route from Ballybunion to Tralee. This follows reports that a number of students waiting for the 8am bus were left stranded on Tuesday as it was full to capacity. “I am […]

THE Nádúr Spa at Ballygarry Estate, Tralee was awarded ‘Spa of the Year’ at the Irish Hair & Beauty Awards held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Little Island in Co. Cork on Sunday evening. They weren’t the only Kerry winners as Aesthetic Clinic of the Year went to ‘Transform […]

GREEN-SCHOOLS National Walk to School Week (WTSW) begins next Monday, October 2 for five days celebrating walking, active transport, and sustainable solutions to congestion outside schools around Ireland. The Green-Schools Travel Programme works in partnership with schools to promote active, sustainable travel on the journey to school. Green-Schools Travel Officers will be busy working directly with […]

VIRGIN Media has announced a new partnership with Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Basketball Club. This new partnership will see Virgin Media become the match day sponsor for all Tralee Warriors home games, along with court branding, tickets and the Virgin Media most valued player (MVP) award at every game. Garveys Tralee […]

A NEW series starting next week for TG4 will feature Kerry rescue teams who put their lives at risk to help others. ‘Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann’ is an eight part series to be broadcast on Thursdays from October 5 at 8pm, following the brave men and women of the Irish coast […]

AN estimated five tonnes of litter were removed in County Kerry for the Big Beach Clean this month. In an extraordinary display of environmental stewardship and community spirit, 7,700 Clean Coasts volunteers rolled up their sleeves and removed a staggering over 46 tonnes of litter all across the country as part of […]

THE Killarney National Park ‘Autumn Talks Series’ 2023, returns for the first time since the pandemic next month. The talks series commences on Thursday, October 5 and continues  for six weeks and takes place at Killarney House Auditorium Thursday nights at 8.00pm. The talks series is free, seating is limited and it […]

THE Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kerry for tomorrow has been upgraded to Status Orange. This will run for the same period— from 9am to 3pm — as the Status Orange rain warning issued for the county earlier this morning. There will be very strong and gusty southerly winds, […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses in relation to an incident involving motorists at Farranfore last Tuesday, September 19. A man was driving from Killarney into Farranfore at around 4.45pm. When stopped in traffic in the village, another motorist, also travelling in the same direction, got out and approached his vehicle. […]

IF you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get tickets for Taylor Swift next June in Dublin, then you can see her in a couple of weeks in Tralee…well, on the Omniplex screen anyway. The megastar has announced her Eras concert film will go on general release in cinemas […]

Dee Butcher Tribute: by Club Chairman Shane Lynch Our collective Rockie hearts are sombre this week with the passing of one of our princes, the incomparable ‘Dee Butcher’ (Denis O’Regan). Green & White by birth, his Limerick blood was transfused with that of the Black & Amber, resulting in a […]

THINGS just got worse. While Met Eireann had already issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for Kerry for tomorrow, they have now added another weather alert during Storm Agnes. A Status Orange rain warning has been issued for the county, valid from 9am on Wednesday to 3pm later that afternoon. […]

LOCAL filmmaker and screenwriter Bertie Brosnan is teaming up with fellow  Tralee man and Hollywood-based actor Timothy V. Murphy, fo a short film about the legendary Irish High King Brian Ború. The film’s title will be announced later, with an estimated running time of 15-20 minutes.  The story’s setting is […]

A RECORD-BREAKING number of free in-person and online events are ready to roll during the Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest from October 7-14. The key focus of the #KerryMHWFest is to promote mental health and wellbeing in Kerry through a diverse programme of fun, informative and interactive events. There are […]

GARVEYS Tralee Warriors launched their 2023/2024 season at Garvey’s Supervalu in Tralee  on Monday evening ahead of the start of the Super League campaign this weekend. The Warriors took a short break from preparations for the opening game of the season, and what promises to be a stern early test […]

TLI Group, based in Abbeydorney, has achieved a significant milestone by designing and constructing fibre optic networks to its 170,000th home and business on behalf of SIRO. The milestone was recently achieved when 18 premises at the Clúid Housing and Kerry County Council housing development in Chamfers Place, Tralee were […]

Senior Ladies Monday 18th September 1st – Anne Moran – 24pts 2nd – Angela Deenihan – 19pts(20pts – 1dom Hcap) 3rd    Nuala Dawson – 18pts Senior Men’s Wednesday 20th September Result of 12 hole singles competition: 1st Richard Barry (19) 25 pts (26-1) last 6 holes. 2nd Brian Durran (19) 25  pts […]

RIP: It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing last Thursday of Joan Murphy, nee O’Sullivan, of Ard Na Lí. Joan’s late husband Séamus was a founding member of our club and Joan herself will be fondly remembered as a great Na Gaeil woman. She was instrumental […]

Senior: Kerins O’Rahillys 0-11 Spa                      1-10 In a contest where a win would have guaranteed us a quarter final place in this year’s senior county championship, we were undone by a Spa side who never gave in, never gave up […]