Archive for October, 2023

A NEW RTÉ Documentary on One on RTÉ Radio 1 this Saturday will recall the dramatic events of an incident that took place in west Kerry back in October 1977. ‘Skyhope’ takes listeners back to a time when an incident involving a small fishing boat became a saga of fun, […]

ONCE again the Transition Year students at Mercy Mounthawk will don the latest designs at their annual fashion show next week. The theme of this years show is, rather topically, ‘Barbie & Ken’ so the audience can expect a lot of colour on the runway. The beneficiary charity this time is […]

KERRY Airport is reporting a 15% increase in passenger numbers for the main summer months from May to September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Combined inbound and outbound passenger figures on all Ryanair routes were up by nearly 27,000 for the five-month period with sun routes to […]

Mens U20 National Cup St. Brendan’s 77 Phoenix BC Belfast 43 St. Brendan’s negotiated their way past Phoenix BC to progress to the second round of the Men’s National Cup with a 77-43 win in Moyderwell on Sunday. St. Brendan’s dominated throughout and laid down a mark with a 15-7 […]

THE Meadowlands Hotel hosted the Irish Reflexology Institute (IRI) Conference celebrating 28 years last weekend. The IRI committee put together a fantastic event with the assistance of the Meadowlands Conference Team, where 80 members from all over Ireland were welcomed to the event with a full weekend itinerary of presentations, workshops, […]

THE colour and flair of the circus comes to town next month as the National Circus Festival of Ireland (NCFI) takes up residency in Tralee once again from November 2nd to 5th. It promises a jam-packed weekend filled with amazing homegrown and international talent and entertainment for all ages. Expect […]

AN Garda Siochana in Tralee are rolling out an initiative to enable every house enjoy the spooky season in a safe and non-intrusive manner. Each year thousands of homes welcome trick or treaters to their door for the annual ritual, but for a variety of reasons, residents in many houses are unable […]

THE inaugural National Allotments and Community Gardens Week is taking place from October 14-21 and Tralee Allotments are launching two 6 x session programmes starting this Wednesday in Rahoonane Community Centre and Allotments and this coming Saturday in Marian Park allotments. These workshops are open to all and each session can be […]

ONE of Ireland’s longest running food festivals, the 2023 Listowel Food Fair celebrates its 28th fair this year from Thursday 9th – Monday 13th November. Festival highlights include the opening ‘Celebratory Awards Banquet’ with Ireland’s foremost Celebrity Chef and Food Writer Darina Allen at the Listowel Arms Hotel on Thursday, […]

GALLYS staff were thrilled by the huge response to their Rugby World Cup BBQ on the evening of the Ireland v. South Africa pool match back on September 23. With all takings going direct to Recovery Haven, a fantastic €1,760 was raised. The popular bar and restaurant offered a BBQ […]

Seniors: The senior relegation play off picture has now become clearer following Na Gaeil’s exit from the county championship on Sunday last with a defeat to Mid Kerry. The  fixture will now take place on Sat 28th October in Austin Stack Park with a throw-in time of 17.30. We have been […]

RIP: Sincere sympathy to our bar manager Mary Lacey O’Callaghan and the extended Lacey family on the passing of Mary’s father Tim recently. May he rest in peace. Lotto results: Lotto Tue 10th October 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 13, 24, 25, 29. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Declan […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our club Lotto Jackpot of €4200 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 04,12,15 & 30.  The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: 1.      Paul O’Sullivan Annagh 2.      John and Eileen Enright Derrymore 3.      Jenny Pye Ballyard 4.      Aileen Murphy Curragraigue […]

U10 and U11 Hurling Our U10s and U11s travelled to Clonlara on Saturday for the annual Jack Moriarty Tournament.  The U10s played matches against Clonlara and Wolf Tones from Shannon while the U11s faced Clonlara, Broadford and Scariff Ogonnelloe. After some fantastic hurling and close matches our boys made it to […]

Ballymac Senior Men The date has been set for the Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Football Final: Ballymacelligott V Listowel Emmets Sun 29th Oct in Austin Stacks Park @ 2pm. So, mark the diaries and come and support the lads, bring lots of colour and lots of noise. Ballymac Abu !! […]

SAVE THE DATE Friday November 17th at 7pm at John Mitchels GAA Complex, Ballyseedy* Join us for a club evening where we will celebrate the 2023 season with our Under 11s, 13s and 15s boys teams and our Under 12s, 14s and 16s girls teams. Looking forward to seeing you […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information in relation to separate crimes committed in Tralee over the past week. In the early hours of Sunday, October 15, the window at Amaretto coffee shop on Ashe Street was smashed. There was blood at the scene, so the person who broke the […]

KERRY County Museum’s ‘Museum After Dark’ season has proven to be a big success so far and continues until the end of the month. The Museum hosted the acclaimed Irish duo of singer/actress Honor Heffernan and composer Trevor Knight performing from their album ‘The Whistling Girl” which transformed the poems […]

TRALEE Art Group is delighted to announce the opening of their upcoming exhibition on Friday October 20 at the Parish Centre, Fenit V92 Y8DW from 6.30pm to 8pm. “Our World, Our Oyster” celebrates Oyster Fishing in Tralee Bay, Fenit. Many fishermen and women from Fenit and surrounding areas take part in this seasonal oyster fishery, […]

THE STATUS Yellow Rain warning issued earlier today has been upgraded to Status Orange for Kerry. Met Éireann issued a revised warning this afternoon with spells of heavy rain from 6am on Tuesday to 6am on Wednesday. Cork and Waterford will also have a Status Orange warning in place. There […]

David Moriarty reports on the final home game of the season at Mounthawk Park on Saturday evening… Kerry FC 1 – 1 Waterford FC Kerry FC played their last home game of the season on Saturday in Mounthawk Park. The kingdom took on Waterford FC for the fourth and final […]

Alan Cantwell report on the InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2023/2024 – Round 3 game at the Complex on Saturday evening… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 91 Templeogue 88 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made it two wins from two at home, but only just, as they edged a Templeogue side who kept the game […]

KATIE Hannon was honoured as 2023 Kerry Person of the Year and two Radio Kerry sports broadcasters were honoured as the 2023 Laochra Chiarraí winners by the Kerry Association in Dublin at a banquet in the Louis Fitzgerald hotel on Saturday night. Katie Hannon, journalist, radio and TV presenter with RTÉ, […]

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a van, which occurred at Moyvane North, on Saturday at approximately 7pm. The male (40’s) driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the van, a male (70’s) was taken […]

HOLY Family School has formed a new partnership between the school and the Tralee Tidy Towns Committee. Deirdre Harty who is a teacher in the school recently secured resources from the Grow at School programme to establish a school garden and a garden committee is formed to help manage the […]

A TRALEE man has decided to run the Dublin City Marathon at the end of the month for a charity close to his heart. Niall O’Brien chose the Irish Cancer Society as his older sister Laura, died from Lung Cancer back in 2014 at the age of 27.  His father John […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Your main rights and responsibilities as a tenant come from landlord and tenant law, as well as from the lease or tenancy agreement you have with your landlord. Residential […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some recommendations for your viewing pleasure today and tonight… Roxanne (Saturday 3.40pm RTE1) stars Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah in this modern setting of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play ‘Cyrano De Bergerac’, directed by Fred Schepisi and with a screenplay by Steve Martin. A sensitive, […]

THE Tralee Tidy Towns volunteers were out planting again this week – buoyed by their impressive performance in the national Tidy Towns competition. The Greenspaces and Landscaping team put the finishing touches to their Garvey’s Planters Revamp. This was a collaborative project, involving the Kerry County Council Tralee MD team who […]

A TRALEE woman has been nominated for an international award. Dr. Susan Lawlor has been nominated and shortlisted for The Mental Health Awards in the ‘Professional’ category. The Mental Health Awards celebrate outstanding and inspirational stories from across the UK and internationally. They will be held at The Dickens Inn, London on November […]