Archive for September, 2023

U9 Hurling Well done to our U9s who had a very good evening of competitive matches last Friday in Caherslee vs St Brendans. Training continues on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:30pm. U12 Camogie Despite a valiant effort our under 12 camogie team lost out to a very good Cillard team […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our club Lotto Jackpot of €3900 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 09,15,20 & 28. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: 1.       Tommy O Sullivan c/o Quanes 2.      Patrick Murphy Online 3.      Sheehy Twins Kilmoyley 4.      Susan Dennehy Cloghers […]

Senior Ladies  Bons Secours Junior A Championship Round 6 In what was dreadful conditions for a football match, our ladies kept their place at the top of the Junior A rankings after a well-deserved 5-11 to 1-8 victory over a very game Kilcummin side. The comprehensive scoreline did not look […]

Under 6s and 7s Boys and Girls  Our under 6s and 7s trained indoors together this Sunday morning past at our Ballyseedy complex.  The weather was too extreme to be outdoors. The boys and girls had a great session full of full and laughter. Under 8 and 10 Girls Our u8 & u10 girls […]

GARVEYS Supervalu in association with Kerry GAA have announced that they will be unveiling a senior football county championship team of the 21st century at this year’s Garvey’s Supervalu senior county final. The top 15 players that will go into the history books will be chosen from the finalists and winning […]

A STATUS Yellow wind warning has been issued for Munster and Leinster for Wednesday. Met Éireann says it will become very windy on Wednesday with very strong and gusty southerly winds, veering westerly later on. Potential impacts include coastal flooding, difficult travel conditions, power outages and some fallen trees. The […]

IT was spitting rain for the Tralee 10k on Saturday but that didn’t deter over 220 participants who took to the roads around the town. “We’re delighted, the running conditions were great in the rain. Everyone is happy and home safe so it all went off well,” said race organiser, […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision in Lisselton, in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí and Emergency Services were alerted shortly after 2:00am following a collision involving an MPV (Taxi) and a pedestrian on the R553 at Ballydonohoe, Lisselton near Ballybunion. The pedestrian, a male […]

THE sun shone, the Island was packed and the craic was mighty at the McElligotts Kia Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday. It’s been a great week at the north Kerry town which sees the Harvest Festival race meeting coming to an end on Saturday as many more thousands […]

CULTURE Night 2023 took place last night and Kerry County Council’s Arts Office, supported by the Arts Council and Creative Ireland, helped to co-ordinate over 40 free events  around the county. In Tralee CÉILÍ Afro Dabke Ukraine was delivered by Catherine Young Dance, supported by Mercy Mounthawk with extra bus […]

THE OtherSide — a late-night talk show style event, in a relaxed, intimate setting — was back in Tralee on Friday night. Held at Maddens Cafe in the town centre, for a sold-out show, as part of Culture Night in Kerry it featured a great line-up of guests including Michael […]

THE social highlight of the year in north Kerry arrived on Friday afternoon as Listowel Races was the venue for the McElligotts Kia Ladies Day. Thousands of women from all corners of the county (and far beyond) made a spectacular effort in the style stakes which impressed judges Don O’Neill […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… As the days get shorter and temperatures drop, many people will be anxious about the cost of heating their home over the winter. The Fuel Allowance is a means […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours in Tralee on special offers still available at the Clinic this month… CHRC has an amazing selection of four special offers for September. • Three Tribella Treatments + 1 AlumierMD Chemical Peel for €1,000 (saving €680) • […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films to watch on TV today… On a day where there is already plenty of sport, the theme is continued in a number of today’s films. The Champ (Saturday 3.25pm RTE1) is a touching remake of the 1931 Oscar winner of the same […]

Kathleen Flaherty from Kilmorna, Listowel, was declared the McElligotts Kia Best Dressed Lady at Listowel Races Ladies Day this afternoon. She won a trip for two to New York staying in the iconic Fitzpatricks Hotel in Manhattan. The winner of the Most Creative Headpiece was Anne-Marie Corbett from Mitchelstown, Co. […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry (UHK) has introduced a dedicated space for parents coping with the loss of a pregnancy or perinatal death. Located in its Maternity Department, the ‘Snowdrop Room’ provides a serene, sensitive, and private space for parents who have experienced the heartbreak of pregnancy loss. The room’s development included […]

2FM Live are bringing Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra back to the Gleneagle INEC Arena for one-night-only on Saturday, December 9. The collaboration has been selling out venues across the country and will culminate in a show at Ireland’s largest venue outside of Dublin, the Gleneagle INEC Arena. […]

PART of the N22 Tralee-Killarney road will be closed from today for over a week which will result in diversions for traffic to and from the two towns. This is due to upgrade works on the railway at Farranfore. The road will be closed just before the level crossing for motorists […]

CULTURE Night – the annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity, and the arts – takes place tonight and there’s loads to see and do for free in the Tralee area. There’s loads happening at Kerry County Museum. The living history group ‘The Last Prince’ will populate the Medieval […]

IT’S been a mixed week weatherwise but the sun is set to shine all afternoon in Listowel on Ladies Day today. Yesterday saw Michael Ryan, resplendent in a very dapper check suit with cream waistcoat being declared the Ryle Menswear Best Dressed Man at Listowel Races by judge Nathan McDonnell. […]

BUSINESSES across the county took part in the annual Bewleys Big Coffee Morning Social For Hospice with many thousands of euro raised for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. The event is one of the biggest days for Together For Hospice which is a national fundraising body for 26 specialist Hospice and […]

REHEARSALS are well underway as Tralee Musical Society makes its return to Siamsa Tíre this October with a entertainment filled variety show. Following the sell-out success of their 2022 shows, they are back with a brand new That’s Entertainment, filled with music, dance, comedy and an abundance of local talent. This […]

THERE’S just days left for Kerry students to enter the 2024 BTYSTE before the deadline on Monday, October 2. According to a study of 500 secondary school students1 in Ireland, conducted by BT Ireland to examine their attitudes towards STEM, almost two thirds of secondary school students in Ireland (64%) do […]

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of this Saturday’s rugby showdown between Ireland and South Africa which is likely to decide who finishes top of Pool B. With an 8pm kickoff, the bars are Tralee are in for a bonanza and hopefully we’ll be celebrating a victory into the night. If you’re […]

YOUNG racegoers turned out in style on Tuesday for the third day of the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival and they dressed to impress to win a total cash fund of €500 sponsored by the Race Company. The overall winner of the Best Dressed Man was Jason Burke and the Best […]

TRALEE Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park and Tralee Town Park  were recognised once again with Green Flag awards. They were among the 101 parks, gardens, grounds and wildlife sanctuaries around the country announced as Green Flag Award winners this year. The award benchmarks excellence in the management of green spaces […]

B Team: The B Team lost to Glenflesk in the Molyneaux Cup on a scoreline of  2-13 to 14 points. They will now take on Rathmore in the Shield Semi-Final on Sunday, 24th Sept at 2.30pm in Connolly Park. C Team: The C Team had a comprehensive win over Beaufort in the Barrett […]

ALL-Ireland Senior football finalists Kerry and Dublin Kerry dominate the list of nominations for 2023 TG4 Ladies Football All Star awards. Despite losing out in the showpiece decider to the Sky Blues at Croke Park on August 13, Kerry lead the way with 13 nominations, with Dublin receiving 12, while […]

PEIL FAOI 7: Training continues at 5.30PM on Thursday in Connolly Park and at 11AM on Sunday in Caherslee. PEIL FAOI 9: This very busy group continues its Bracker O’Regan, Jimmy Barry and Paddy Drummond Cup competitions at 5.30PM in Connolly Park on Thursday, prior to heading to Churchill’s school […]