Archive for October, 2023

PEIL FAOI 10: 500 players, 60 volunteers, half a tonne of medals, brilliant sunshine and grateful smiles comprised the 7th Annual JOHN LYNCH TOURNAMENT. From 11.15am on Saturday last, when the first balls were thrown in, to 3.15pm, when the freshly-cooked chips and sausages were being distributed, both Connolly Park […]

THE annual Mass for the Holy Souls will be celebrated in God’s Acre, Ballybeggan, on Wednesday, November 8, at 3pm  by a priest from the Parish of St John the Baptist. Everybody is invited to come along and pray for their own dead as well as for those who have […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry for the month of October. There were 382 patients waiting on trolleys this month compared to 220 in October of 2022 and the previous October high of 343 in 2021. Nationwide, 10,538 patients including 273 children […]

TRALEE Art Group (TAG) is about to open its ‘Best of TAG’ exhibition at St. John’s Theatre, Listowel on this Friday, November 3 at 6.30-7.30pm. ‘Best of TAG’ contains a stimulating collection of works by members of the ever growing collective. Ranging from representational to abstract, with an inspiring variety of media, Tralee […]

Wednesday 18th October 2023: Ladies Singles Competition 14 Holes – Club Sponsored: 1st: Rhona Johnston  (26)  29 pts Sunday 22nd October: Ladies Fourball 14 Holes – Club Sponsored: 1st:  Mary Murphy & Ber Walsh   36 pts 2nd:  Norah Quinlan & Angela Enright  33 pts  Countback Wednesday 25th October: Ladies 3 Person Champagne Scramble 14 Holes – […]

CELEBRITY Chef and Food Writer Darina Allen is set to attend the forthcoming 2023 Listowel Food Fair next week. Darina Allen will be a special guest of the Listowel Food Fair at the ‘Celebratory Awards Banquet’ which will take place on Thursday 9th November 2023 at the Listowel Arms Hotel. […]

A Status Yellow Rain warning has been issued for Kerry over Halloween. Met Éireann issued the warning earlier today and say there will be heavy falls of rain at times. It may lead to localised flooding difficult travel conditions and poor visibility. The warning is valid from noon on Tuesday […]

Senior Hurling Dr Crokes 2.16 Tralee Parnells 3.14 Our seniors won the South Kerry Championship semi final playing in Lewis Road last Sunday morning by the narrowest of margins against a plucky opposition. The clash with Ballymac junior final and the toil of Na Gaeils relegation battle the previous evening made many […]

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 24th October 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 9, 13, 15, 22. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Ian Kelly, Jim & Renee Fitzgibbon, Ricky Fitzgerald, Shane Murphy, Marian Murphy. Tomorrow night’s jackpot will be €4,050. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto Senior Men: […]

Seniors: For the first time in our illustrious history, we have been relegated to intermediate ranks following our extra time defeat to local rivals Na Gaeil on Saturday night. Thin margins decided our fate, not least Father Time which has caught up with a lot of players whose careers in […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our club Lotto Jackpot of €4400 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 10,13,19 & 20.  The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: 1.      Maura Power Ballina Co. Tipperary 2.      Maurice Long c/o Poffs 3.      E. Conway c/o Gala 4.      Kieran […]

Under 6 and Under 7 boys and girls  The u6s and u7s boys and girls took a break last Sunday so they could enjoy their Halloween. Training commences again next Sunday 5th of November at 11am sharp. New players always welcome. Under 8 and under 10 Girls  Training has now […]

WHAT a morning for a dip! The sun shone down on the Ladies Beach in Ballybunion on Sunday as crowds gathered for the annual ‘Swim In Pink’ event. The Ballybunion Dippers group organised the swim in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute and this was the biggest yet […]

Alan Cantwell was at the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2023/2024 – Round 5 game in Killorglin on Saturday evening… Flexachem KCYMS 83 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 76 For the first time since 2019, Flexachem KCYMS the better of the Warriors after a pulsating, and at times fractious local derby at the […]

THEY came from all over Kerry, Munster, Ireland and beyond for the graduation day at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. The Kerry Sports Academy main hall was transformed for the day to welcome this year’s graduating classes which included students from the School of Business, Computing and Humanities, the School […]

A LOCAL company has raised funds for a worthy charity while staff also got some exercise in last month. Staff at Aspen Grove took part in ‘Steptember’ and raised €1,400 which was presented to the charity on Friday. Head of Corporate Affairs at Aspen Grove, Maeve Townsend, explained how they […]

THERE was a wonderful atmosphere at CBS The Green last Tuesday night as the school opened its doors to over 500 visitors for its annual Open Night. The event provided a glimpse into the school’s rich array of offerings and state-of-the-art facilities. The night was filled with the harmonious melodies of […]

THERE were more caps and gowns than you could shake a graduation scroll at up at the Kerry Sports Academy on Friday, as a momentous day arrived for students. Yes, it’s the time of year when the Munster Technological University students are rewarded for years of study, sacrifice and dedication…and a […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Did you know that there is an extra payment for people on social welfare payments who are living alone? It is a payment called the Living Alone Increase which […]

Mary O’Donnell of the Cosmetic and Hair Restoration Clinic at the Bon Secours in Tralee says the AlumierMD treatment is very popular at the Clinic…  When most people hear skin peels, they think of Samantha Jones from ‘Sex in the City’. In real life, the reaction is a lot milder […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks some movies to watch on the box today… The first film of this Halloween Weekend is a bit of a horror in its own right. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Saturday 4.05pm RTE1) is the last of the Christopher Reeve series and had […]

KERRY Football Club has announced that Sean McGrath has signed a long-term contract with the club, which will see him stay in the Kingdom until the end of the 2025 season. McGrath, 21, came to his home county of Kerry to play League of Ireland football, signing for the league […]

THE Killarney Park and The Ross has been named the Overall Winner at the Pakman Awards 2023 for its outstanding work helping Ireland increase its waste recycling rates. The community-led Coffee Cup Project was also awarded the Environmental Education and Awareness Initiative Award at a ceremony on Thursday night at The […]

A TRALEE-BASED community project is to receive €15,000 in funding from Bank Of Ireland. Inspired, based at Brandon Court, is among 20 community projects receiving financial support from Bank of Ireland’s Begin Together programme in 2023. €500,000 is being allocated to groups across the island of Ireland in year four […]

THE ‘Class of 2023’ received their graduation awards at Munster Technological University’s Kerry North campus on Friday. All conferring ceremonies took place at the Kerry Sports Academy, home to the Health & Leisure Department and the Sports Programme at MTU in Tralee. This year’s graduating classes includes students from the School of […]

WEEKS of preparation came to fruition for the Transition Year students at Mercy Mounthawk on Thursday evening when they staged the annual fashion show. Taking the topical theme of ‘Barbie & Ken’, it sure caught the imagination of students and parents with hundreds of tickets sold for the event in the […]

IT’S the time of the year when parents and their children who are now in their final year of primary school, think about ‘the next step’. Well Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí surely helped them make up their minds on Thursday when they held an open evening to showcase the new school. After […]

THE Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has today granted approval in principle to Kerry County Council for a turnkey development of 61 social homes at Springfield Drive, Ballyyoughtragh North, Milltown. The homes are a mix of three and four bedroom units. Welcoming the announcement, Minister for Education and Kerry […]

MEMBERS of Ballymac Vintage Club met at The Halfway Inn, Ballymac last Friday to present the proceeds of their recent Tractor, Car & Motorbike Run, to representatives from Castleisland Day Care Centre. The run , which took place on October 1, raised a  total of €2,360 for the very worthy […]

THE Maharees Conservation Association won while Tralee Bay Experience were runners-up at the National Heritage Week Awards last Friday. Members of the Association were in Gloster House in Offaly to collect the to prize in the Living Heritage Award category for their ‘Living Heritage of Maharees’ event which involved a […]