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.Rose of Tralee 2024 Keely O’Grady from New Zealand
THE Rose of Tralee for 2024 is New Zealand Rose Keely O’Grady.
Her name was announced on the stage at the Kerry Sports Academy tonight by hosts Daithi Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas sparking great excitement as she was surrounded by her fellow roses.
Keely is a 21 year old student in Canterbury University, studying a Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy. She has recently completed a placement at a special needs school for children with autism.
She hopes to work in the healthcare or disability sector, helping children to communicate effectively. She was born and raised by her Irish father and Kiwi mother. She lives in Christchurch with seven of her best friends.
Irish dancing has been a passion since she started at age five. She is a six-time NZ National Champion and attended the Dublin World Irish Dancing Championships as the TIDA Scholarship Recipient.
Her lifelong goal is to perform with a show and tour worldwide.
PEIL FAOI 7/8/9: Our Under 7/8/9 footballers had their best session ever last Sunday morning in Caherslee. All players required again at 11am on Sunday next (25th August) as usual. Bígí linn! All welcome!
PEIL FAOI 11: (i) More Football-for-Fun will take place at 10.50am on Sunday next (25ú Lúnasa) in Connolly Park nuair a chuirfimid fáilte Uí Cheallaigh roimh leaideanna óga an Daingin (Dingle). (ii) Another exciting and challenging encounter will take place in the U11 Boys Central League this Thursday (22nd) v K-O’R at 7pm in Connolly Park. (Last week our lads played brilliantly at Na Gaeil’s lovely grounds in Killeen).
The Rose Cup squad and management
FAOI 13: ‘Well done’ to our U13 boys who won the ROSE CUP on Saturday last. The games were sponsored by the Bon Secours Hospital.
FAOI 14: We look forward to the Lee Strand Football (one-day) U14 Tournament (boys born in 2010 or 2011). The games will take place on the 14th September (Saturday) when we’ll field the best possible Austin Stack Club U14 team. Keep an eye out for group messages for details of training or trial games. (Ger Hobbert)
PEIL FAOI 15: (i) Training continued during the week with sessions on Wednesday evening and on Sunday morning. Wednesday sessions are part of the Tralee Development Programme in which all the town teams are involved and playing together. We encourage all players not involved with the Tralee District team to attend these sessions. The sessions are open to all. (ii) The Central League final is fast approaching and, so, let’s keep up the fitness work, boys….ní bhíonn damhsa gan dua….no dancing without hard work! Ár bhfreasúra: Na Gaeil. Up The Rock!
(iii) U15 Team members were well represented in our minor team’s victory in Kenmare last Monday evening. Eoin Mangan and Darragh Lyons made the starting 15 and Harry Murphy and Jamie Casey got game time in the 2nd half. Maith sibh, a bhuachaillí!
(iv) We are delighted to mention that, last week, 9 boys from the Austin Stack Club were chosen to be among the starting 15 on the Tralee District team. They challenged Castleisland District at a wet and windy John Mitchel Club complex.
A very bright start by the Tralee lads had them leading by 11 points at the break. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a game of two halves. The Castleisland District boys dealt much better with the conditions than our lads. They played some very good football and fought their way back into the game and eventually took the win with a free kick in the last play of the game. Ó, a Thiarcais!
Yes, that was very disappointing for our lads but there is a lesson to be learnt from this result….the game is never over until it’s over….until the last tweet on the referee’s whistle! Ní breac go port…not a trout ‘til on the bank! On the positive side…all Tralee’s scores came from Rock players and that’s a good news story! (v) Our unfortunate Division 6 lads who were pipped in the semi-final: Oran O’Regan; Conor Murphy, Ediart Topali, Eliot Calleja; Joe O’Halloran, Mark Foley, Oisín Cotter; Ryan Moriarty, Séamus Keenan; Diarmuid Hennessy, Kyle Yoxhall, Nathan O’Connor; David Ahern, Killian Coffey, Tadhg Somers; Liam Swords, Ewan Canty, Jayden O’Dowd, Fionn Cotter, Joe de Barra, Ryan O’Flaherty, Noah Reidy. Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach! (vi) Our three boys on the North Kerry Development squad: Anraí Ó Murchú, Conchúr Ó Riagáin agus Eoin Ó Mongáin. We look forward to hearing good reports on their All-Ireland final bid! Good luck, boys! Ciarraí Thuaidh Abú! (Ger Hobbert)
MINORS: Minor schedule: (i) Monday the 12th: Keanes Supervalu Minor County Championship Group 1 Match 2…Kenmare Shamrocks v the Austin Stack Club. Venue: Kenmare. Well played, Men of The Rock! Thanks to supporters for their backing. (ii) Last Monday (19th): Keanes Supervalu Minor County Championship Group 1 Match 3…Killarney Legion v the Austin Stack Club. Venue: Doirín, Cill Airne. Well done, boys! (iii) The Rock: Oilibhéar Lata; Aodhán Ó hArgáin, Max Maszorak, Gabriel Maszorak; Adam Mac Eoin, Fionnán Ó Riain, Leon Mac Suibhne, Alex Ó Tuathaigh, Ben Ó Murchú; Rory Ó Loinsigh, Rónán Ó Cearúill, Jayden Ó Muircheartaigh; Gavin Ó Cathasaigh, Ryan Ó Drisceoil, Cormac Bastible; Eoin Ó Mongáin, Tadhg Ó Fáilbhe, Jake Ó Cearmada, Jack Ó Duigín, Harry Ó Murchú.
CLUB GEAR: Club merchandise: log into www.austinstacks.ie (under ‘shop’).
CLUB LOTTO: Thanks once again to all club lotto supporters and promoters and especially to (i) The Brogue, Sráid na Carraige, (ii) Siopa Chaoimhín de Barra, Ollmhargadh Grósaera na Carraige, (iii) Paudie Commane Books, Sráid na Carraige, (iv) O’Flynn Interiors, Sráid na Carraige, (v) Hussey’s Deli and Newsagency, Cé an Phrionsa, (vi) Carmel Cuiltéir, AdeS, (vii) The Burger Shack, Móin an Bhealaigh.
ÁR bPEILEADÓIRÍ BAN: It was nice that our Rock PP, Fr Pádraig, introduced our club’s All-Ireland champions, Aoife Ní Dhuilleáin and Dara Ó Lúing with the Brendan Martin Cup, to the congregation at last Sunday’s Mass in his church, Séipéal Mhuire is Naomh Breandán! ‘Twas a morning of Roses, Rock and Mass!
ÁR bPEILEADÓIRÍ SINSEARACHA: ‘Well done’ to our senior club team (Intermediate Club Championship) that defeated Legion in Connolly Park on Sunday last. Go n-éirí go geal lenár bhfoireann sa leathchraobh v Gleann Beithe/Gleann Chárthaigh.
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.Michael Fox Connor with ‘Kerry’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE festival is coming to a close tonight but there was still entertainment around town on Tuesday for people to enjoy.
The highlight arguably was the second dog show of the week in the Town Park. There were dogs of all shapes and sizes and with numerous categories most of the pooches came away with a rosette of some description.
There was even a fancy dress category with dogs sporting Kerry jerseys, headpieces, tutus and more. Great fun for all the family. Scroll down for photos…
Stevie and Fidelma McGinty with ‘Sammy’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Lily May Lynch and Catherine Baily with ‘Holly’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot CreanLesley McCarthy with ‘Shadow’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Kathleen and Shannon Casey with ‘Oreo’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot CreanEibhlín and Annalise Harty with ‘Kimi’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Dara Barrett with ‘Poppy’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean‘Joey’, ‘Sully’ and ‘Kevin’ with Karen Burke, Robert Fenix and Hazel Burke at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Fiadh and Samantha Finucane with ‘Robin’ at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean‘Rex’ with Ben O’Mahony, Brian O’Mahony and Rachel O’Mahony at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Abigail Foster with ‘Snuffles’, winner of the Fancy Dress at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot CreanA stylish entrant in the fancy dress at the Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean.The Dog Show in the Town Park on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean
MET Eireann has issued a High Tide Advisory for all coasts, covering the period from 12 noon on Wednesday to 12 noon on Friday this week.
Kerry County Council has activated its Severe Weather Assessment Team protocol and is monitoring the situation.
A period of ‘supermoon’ spring tides, expected to be among the highest during 2024, are the primary cause of elevated and high coastal tides.
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In addition Ireland is forecast to be affected by strong winds and increased storm surge from the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto in the Caribbean.
The combination of strong onshore winds, high spring tides and high waves may result in coastal flooding and wave overtopping.
Property owners and residents at known coastal flooding risk locations are advised to take the usual necessary precautions during this High Tide Advisory.
Lotto results: Lotto Tue 13th August 2024. Numbers drawn were 5, 9, 14, 20. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Pat Fitzgerald, Tom Rice, Ann O’Sullivan, Patrick O’Sullivan, Moss Harmon. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,550. 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 sympathy to Seán O’Mahony and his family on the passing of his cousin Don O’Mahony in Australia last week. May he rest in peace.
Bingo: Tonight, Monday 19th, our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House will be worth €210 in 41 calls. We also have Split-the-Bucket and a raffle at half time. Starting time is 8pm sharp. Bus available on (087) 2817577. Over 18s only. Hope to see you all there for an excellent night out.
Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.
Na Gaeil Abrew: Our new Coffee Dock will be open during matches and some training sessions over the summer serving tea, coffee and snacks. Club lotto tickets will also be on sale there. Cash and card payments accepted.
Plastic Bottle Collection: The volunteers from Na Gaeil Abrew will be collecting plastic bottles for recycling on Sunday September 1st between 9am and 1pm. They hope to buy a new espresso machine with the funds raised. Please support.
St. Brendan’s Board: St. Brendan’s Board will be hosting a fundraising BBQ next Friday night (23rd) at 6.30pm in Tralee Rugby Club.
There will be a panel discussion on the night including a review of the Inter-county season and a look ahead to the upcoming County Championship. For tickets contact Paudie Whelan on 086-8900689, John Reen on 087-2333297, Niall O’Meara on 085-8767222 or Alex O’Donnell on 087-6496518.
Na Gaeil Under 7s
Fé 7: Well done to our U7s yesterday morning. Great training session by all. We’ll welcome Ardfert to the club for our next Go-Games, next Sunday at 11am. Training continues on Thursday at 6pm. New members are always welcome so come along if you want to give football a try.
Fé 12 (cailíní): Our u12 girls will be away to Fossa next Thursday at 7pm.
Fé 13 Rose Cup: Na Gaeil hosted the Rose Cup last Saturday. The conditions were favourable which made for a fantastic day for all teams. We had teams from Kerry, Dublin and Cork in Na Gaeil on the day.
Our u13s were in a group with Dr. Crokes, Ballymac and Cuala from Dublin. After some very tight and intense games we were successful in all the group games, topping our group and setting up a semi-final versus a very impressive Listowel Emmets side.
It was a real tit for tat battle with Listowel’s deadly goal getters causing us untold trouble. Thankfully our own lads showed great nerve to hold on and win the game by 2 points. Austin Stacks came out as winners from the Ballyrickard section, setting up yet another titanic battle against our own lads.
After an intensely competitive game, we were unfortunate to lose by the minimum. In the shield final Milltown/Castlemaine defeated John Mitchels. Overall a very enjoyable day for everyone involved. Many thanks to all the parents and club members who brought food and helped out on the day.
Fé 15: Last Wednesday night (7th) the St. Brendans Board u15 team defeated West Kerry in Round 2 of the County Championship. Maith sibh! They will face North Kerry this Wednesday night in Round 3 at 7pm in Blennerville.
Fé 17: The St. Brendan’s Board minor team have recorded 2 wins in the last week in the Keane’s Supervalu Minor County Championship. They defeated West Kerry & Mid Kerry and have topped their group. They await the draw to see who they will face in the quarter final. Senior Men: The draw has been made for Round 1 of the Senior Men’s County Championship and Na Gaeil have been drawn at home to Shannon Rangers. The fixture will go ahead on the weekend of Sept. 14th/15th.
Senior Ladies: Good luck to our Senior Ladies who are away to Rathmore tonight (Monday) in Round 1 of the Bon Secours County Championship. Throw-in in Rathbeg will be at 7.30pm.
Changes to Car Park: We would like to make patrons aware of the new wheelchair accessible parking bays and the yellow box for ambulance parking which have been added to the club’s car parks recently. Please keep them free at all times for people who need them.
Sponsorship Opportunity: If you have a business and would like to promote it with Na Gaeil we have various sponsorship packages available to suit all budgets. Enquiries to Donal (087-2577729) or Terry (086-8293261) or Colm (087-9080465) or Mike (086-2440158) or any member of the club Executive.
Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results & other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.
Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please emailnagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.
Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 6.30pm from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.
Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome.
Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.
There was no winner of our club lotto of €2400 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 01,08,14 & 22. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:
1. Dylan & Luke Walsh C/o Poff Motors
2. Mike Sugrue Tonevane
3. R Pierce Knockmoyle
4. Dom O’Brien c/o The Rock Inn
5. Lily Kelliher Lohercannon
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €2500 and the draw will take place on Sunday Night 25/08/2024 at 9pm in Skelper Quanes club lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com online at https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=1328&PC=0 from any club officer, or at the following outlets:
O’Shea Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth
Skelper Quane
Keane’s Of Curraheen
Betty’s Bar The Rock Inn
Many Thanks to all who contribute to our weekly club Lotto. The club cannot emphasize enough the importance of our members promoting the club Lotto among family, friends, and work colleagues. The lotto is now a critical source of funds for the club. We are appealing to all club members to promote our Lotto at this time to ensure our club’s future viability. Please have your Lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday night.
Juvenile Academy
St Pats Football Academy took a well-deserved break but is now back, it takes place every Sunday Morning in St Pats Blennerville V92 RH98 from 10.00am-11.00am. Open to all boys and girls from Under 5 to Under 13. Contact Michael for further information on 086-3855428. Come along any Sunday, All New Members welcome!
U5
We had a great turnout of boys and girls, parents on Sunday morning last for more fun and games on the astroturf. Coach Connor added a new game ‘what’s the time Mr wolf’ to the running and kicking games, the kids loved the chase! Very well done to Evie and Tomás who joined in really well earning them our player of the week trophies. Thanks to parents Caroline and Angie for the healthy refreshments after the session. There is a great community spirit going! Thank you. Up St Pats!
U7
There were great numbers on Sunday morning with lots of skills on display. Well done to all our players today and especially Donnacha who was our player of the week.
U10
Well done to all the girls who took part on Sunday morning. They had two very tough games against a very good Austin Stacks team. Our two teams did brilliantly in both games and showed great teamwork which resulted in some great scores which the coaches were delighted it. Keep up the practising at home girls during the week it is all paying off and the coaches can see it in your play. Well done again and they will see you all for training next Sunday morning. UP ST PATS.
U11
St Pats U-11’s had no game last week, so they were training last Sunday in preparation for upcoming central region game this Thursday. It is important all our players continue to attend our training sessions and also keep practicing the skills at home during the week. Naomh Pádraig Abú!!
U13
U13 County League Phase 2
St Pats 2-8
Na Fianna 0-9
On a fine Sunday evening in Blennerville our u13s hosted Na Fianna in the semi-final of the Central Region competition. There were fantastic numbers out in support for both teams. Our boys worked hard from the outset but were maybe a bit nervous and lot of passes were off target. Na Fianna also seemed to be winning the 50/50 situations by getting out in front.
We were probably fortunate that Na Fianna did not make more of the opportunities they had but our defenders also must be given credit for keeping us in the game. We went into half time trailing by one point but knowing we could play better.
The teams were evenly matched, but we felt the opportunity was there to win the game. We asked the boys to show a bit more fight if they wanted to get to the final. We played much better in the second half, creating more scoring opportunities and taking our goal chances.
Na Fianna responded well and pushed hard for a goal to get back in the game, but our defence held up bravely under pressure. In the end we won out by five points, but it was a closer contest than the scoreline. St Brendan’s Board
The Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football Championship Draw took place last weekend the draw is as follows:
Templenoe V Feale Rangers Kenmare Shamrocks V Dr Crokes
St Brendan’s Board V South Kerry Na Gaeil V Shannon Rangers
Milltown/Castlemaine V Spa St Kieran’s V West Kerry
Rathmore V East Kerry Mid Kerry V Dingle
St Brendan’s Minors
Congratulations to St Brendan’s Minors especially St Pat’s Players Michael Enright, Darragh Murphy, Aiden Hayes, Jack Costello, and Seamus Murphy (Management) who have defeated South Kerry, West Kerry, and Mid Kerry in their first three rounds of Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin Minor Football County Championship.
St Brendan’s U15’s
Congratulations to St Brendan’s U15’s especially St Pats Players Rodhan Culloo, James Daly, Stephen Enright, Jake Kelly, and Derek O’Sullivan (Manager) who defeated East Kerry and West Kerry in the U15 District Championship. They play on Wednesday 21st of August at 7pm in venue to be confirmed against North Kerry.
Seniors
Our seniors played in Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Club Championship Round 3 against Castlegregory last Saturday night in Blennerville.
Castlegregory opened their scoring with a point, St Pats Players Eoin Greaney, Jordan Conway and Fergal O’Brien quick to register scores. Castlegregory were quick to reply adding three points and a goal, Castlegregory put one final point on the scoreboard until Niall McCarthy of St Pats added his own score.
The next six scores in form of points came from Castlegregory players which finished Castlegregory scoring for this half. St Pat’s Jordan Conway registered a score with a free given to Fergal O’Brien which he scored.
Eoin Greaney of St Pats added their last point of the game for the first half time. St Pats 1-06 Castlegregory 1-10
Castlegregory in the lead from the first half added a point in first few minutes of the second half. St Pat’s added four more scores of their own coming from Eoin Greaney, David O’Callaghan and Fergal O’Brien, an assist from Jack Moriarty allowed David O’Callaghan to add another score to the board.
Castlegregory quickly replies with a goal of their own, Eoin Greaney from a free manages a score for St Pats. Castlegregory added another point, Fergal O’Brien St Pats and Castlegregory each adding scores for their sides.
Fergal O’Brien quickly adding another score from play, with a Castlegregory kickout Fergal O’Brien went for Castlegregory goals to be pulled down and awarded a penalty by the referee which he converted to a goal.
Castlegregory added two more points, Eoin Greaney of St Pats put another score on the scoreboard. Castlegregory added two points, two final scores from Eoin Greaney put St Pats in the lead for the first time. The final whistle blew for this game to end St Pats 3-15 Castlegregory 2-17
Substitutes Used: Liam O’Sullivan for Patrick Dowling, Conor Enright for Eoin O’Carroll, Colin Doody for Darragh Moriarty, Tommy Nicholson for Adrain Greaney and Dylan Griffin for Luke Mulligan.
Best of Luck
To Stephen Enright, Eddie Hayes, Hugh Costello, Tommy Costello and Rian Flynn who will compete this weekend on Saturday 24th of August in relays in Carlow in the U14 category.
Congratulations
To Darragh Murphy and Michael Enright on winning the Ted Webb All Ireland Cup on Saturday last for Kerry North Under 16’s beating Meath on a scoreline of Kerry 0-14 to Meath 1-09.
Sympathy
The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of John B. Sonny O’Halloran Ballyduff, Josephine Sayers Annascaul, Mary Kearney Abbeydorney, Tommy Quinlan Ballyrickard Close, Eamonn MacMahon Listellick and Richard Heaslip St John’s Park.
Kerins O’Rahillys vs Fossa
Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Notes – 19.08
When you watch a football game featuring players from different eras, you aren’t just witnessing a match—you’re seeing the continuum of the sport itself. The past, present, and future collide on the pitch, and the result is a unique and profound experience.
The veterans remind us of the game’s roots, the traditions that have been passed down through generations.
The current stars demonstrate the peak of modern football, a dynamic and thrilling spectacle shaped by decades of evolution. The young players show us the future, where innovation and progress will take the game to new heights.
The veterans like David Moran, Tommy Walsh, Barry John Keane mixing it with the modern-day heroes, David and Paudie Clifford to the potential senior stars such as Tomás Kennedy, Ben Hanafin, Emmet and Cian O’Shea – a blend of eras that highlights how football, despite constant change and innovation, remains rooted in its core principles—passion, skill, teamwork, and love for the game.
The old guard, the present stars, and the future talents are all part of the same story. They may play differently, but they are bound by the same goal: to leave their mark on football and inspire the next generation of players.
Story of the game:
The story of the game was our profligacy in front of goal in the 2nd half and a strangely subdued first half performance.
Tommy Walsh was a late withdrawal through a groin strain with Gearóid Dillane taking his place and Tomás Kennedy moving to full forward. Daniel Bowler also entered the fray, taking up his usual position at wing back with Cormac Coffey dropping deep shadowing Paudie Clifford.
Fossa were fastest out of the blocks and had racked up 1-04 without reply by the 13th minute, their goal coming from the boot of Eoin Talbot who finished neatly past a helpless Rob O’Connor.
Our first score arrived shortly afterwards from a Jack Savage free and Jack was to add two more from frees to our only score from play from Tomás Kennedy in a poor first half performance; by this time, Fossa had added another 4 points, one a massive effort from David Clifford from distance which split the posts.
The half time break brought some respite and changes with Tommy Walsh and Darragh O’Connor entering the contest, both being assigned to the full forward line.
We upped our game considerably and began to win more of our one to one battles – we had added four points without reply by the 6th minute, Jack adding 3 and Tomás chipping in with a nice score from play – it was game on now but Fossa stemmed the tide with a point of their own.
The pivotal moment in this period of dominance arrived when Tommy offloaded to Tomás but his rising shot was well saved by Fossa custodian Shane O’Sullivan.
We traded points from here to the midway point with Jack very much to the fore and Cormac forsaking his marking duties on Paudie Clifford to raise another white flag.
We began to win more possession around the middle with Tom & David prominent, backed up by some fine play from Darragh McEllligott and Ross O’Callaghan, with both driving from deep and carrying the fight to Fossa.
The score now stood at 1-11 to 0-10 but the next 10 mins saw us squander a number of good chances, where we fired 4 wides, some from good positions whilst Fossa added another 3 points.
Jack was still defiant however, Tommy and Tomás carried the fight to the opposition with Jake Foley now much more involved and in the final minutes Jack added an additional 3 points, now 1-14 to 0-13 as the clock ticked into the red.
The final action saw Jack again, raising a white flag with both umpires signaling the score but the referee, from the middle of the pitch deemed otherwise and following consultation with his umpires the score was disallowed; there was one more twist, as Darragh O’Connor was fouled in possession and following some jostling, the referee issued a red card – the final whistle sounded soon after and our exit from the competition was confirmed.
Tonight was a disappointing outcome given the poor performance in the first half and the squandermania in front of goal – we had 13 wides in total to Fossa’s 4 and their clinical efficiency was the difference between the sides at the finish.
We would like to wish them all the best in the semi finals.
Final score:
KO’R 0-13
Fossa 1-14
Team: Rob O’Connor, Darragh McElligott, Ross O’Callaghan, Donagh Buckley, Ben Hanafin, Jake Foley, Daniel Bowler, David Moran, Tom Hoare, BJ Keane, Shane McElligott, Jack Savage ( 0-09), Cormac Coffey (0-01), Tomás Kennedy ( 0-02), Gearóid Dillane.
Subs: Tommy Walsh, Darragh O’Connor ( 0-01), Con Barrett.
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Juvenile Academy:
Academy continued on Sunday morning at 10am in Ballyrickard where each age group enjoyed a fun filled training session while learning key skills. It was great to see such big numbers in attendance.
U9 Boys:
Our U9’s had a very enjoyable morning at John Mitchels. Both teams played some lovely football. Big thanks to Mark McEvoy giving treats to all the young lads at the end – it was a nice touch and everyone went home happy. Best wishes to our neighbors for the rest of the season!
U13 Boys:
We want to say a huge Thank You to all the boys that gave their time and commitment Saturday in a fun but competitive Rose Cup. We were proud of everyone of you with so many of our squad on holidays ye were a credit to Kerins O’Rahillys, and topped off with great performances throughout , thanks also to the U11s that played a big part today.
Thanks to all from the Management Team and the Club.
Our final Central League fixture is away to Milltown/Castlemaine next Sunday times TBC.
Well done to Kerins O’Rahillys players Brayden Pierce, Breandàn Meehan, Nick Lacey, Ruarì Kennedy, Sean O’Mahony and Aaron Horgan who were members of the St. Brendans minor panel for the second group game in the minor championship on Monday evening.
They took on Mid Kerry in St. Pats, Blenerville on Sunday August 18th and came out victorious on a score line of 5-09 to 5-06.
Well done to all involved.
Congratulations to Nick and Ruarì on their win with the Kerry North U16s against Meath Saturday to claim the Ted Webb Cup. Well done boys.
Ladies notes
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U12 Girls
Our U12 Go Games phase 2 got off to a flying start Tuesday evening. Churchill traveled to Ballyrickard pitch. The sun was shining and it was wonderful to see so many fantastic girls giving it their all. There was great support on the sideline, so a special mention to parents, grandparents and friends for all their support!
Keep in touch:
If you have something you would like to share, please let us know via Messenger on Facebook or via club phone on 085 2095001.
.Tralee Parnells U13 Camogie team who met the Roses at the Rose Cup Camogie Blitz in Caherslee last Saturday
Rose of Tralee Buster Fundraiser
There was a great attendance at Kingdom Greyhound track this afternoon as Tralee Parnells hosted their annual Family Fun Day for the Rose of Tralee festival. The Roses, their escorts and Rosebuds were also in attendance.
Kerry Rose Emer Dineen who drew Gearoid O’Doherty’s winning ticket for the Tralee Parnells Buster race at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium last Saturday
Highlight of the day was the Tralee Parnells Buster Race sponsored by Rose Travel. The ticket with the winning combination (145326) had been unsold so all sold tickets were entered into a draw for the €500 1st prize.
Kerry Rose Emer Dineen did the honours and the lucky winner was Senior player Gearoid O’Doherty. Well done Doc!
A massive thank you to all the families, managers, coaches, players, and volunteers who supported the fundraiser and to those who attended on the day. Over €3,000 was raised through these efforts.
The Sydney and Roscommon Roses enjoying the Tralee Parnells Buster Fundraiser at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium last Saturday
U13 Camogie
Caherslee was a hub of excitement last Saturday with 9 teams taking part in the Inaugural U13 Rose Blitz. Tralee Parnells was one of 6 Kerry clubs that participated along with visiting teams Douglas GAA Club Ballybrown Camogie Club and Templeglantine Camogie Club for the U13 blitz.
A visit from the Roses and their Escorts at 11.30am was a huge hit with all the players and their families and added to buzz of the day. The Parnells players had great fun testing out the goalkeeping skills of all the escorts.
Ballybrown and Templeglantine topped their respective groups and met in the Rose Cup with Ballybrown running out winners after an excellent display of Camogie. On pitch 2 it was left to Cillard and Causeway to contest the Rose Shield where Causeway secured the win.
Well done to all who participated – it was a great day with some great skills on show for such young girls. The future of Camogie is definitely bright. Thanks to Kerry Camogie for organising a great event
Minor Camogie
Hard luck to our Minor ladies last Tuesday night who had a Trojan battle against Causeway in the Minor League.
Played in ideal conditions in Causeway it was an exciting game from start to finish. Tralee Parnells held the lead a half time. But unfortunately with only a small panel we ran out of steam at the end of full time, but it wasn’t without leaving everything on the pitch and Causeway came away with the win. Thanks to referee Tommy Geurin and well done to Causeway and thanks for a thrilling game.
Well done to our Minor player Emma Dunican and her Munster teammates last Saturday in their win over Leinster
Tralee Parnells U11s that played Kenmare-Kilgarvan in Kilgarvan lasrt Saturday
U11 Hurling
Well done to our u11 boys who made the early morning trip to Kilgarvan last Saturday to play the hosts Kenmare/Kilgarvan in a very competitive game. A big thanks to all the parents who travelled to support these young boys.
Tralee Parnells Golf Classic
The club is holding its second golf classic on Friday 6th September in Beaufort Golf Club. A team of 4 costs €300. Tee and Hole sponsorship opportunities also available.
So swap the Hurleys for the golf clubs that day and enjoy a great day out to drive on Tralee Parnells club and develop our underage facilities so that we can compete with the best. Text 0878377969 to book in a team . All proceeds go towards developing our facilities in Parc na Darach in Tralee Sports Complex.
Condolences
Tralee Parnells would like to offer our sincere condolences to our Registrar Kieran Fitzgerald and his family on the recent death of Kieran’s brother, Pat. Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílís.
The Kerry Petroleum: Premier Junior Football Club Championship Group 2 Round 3
St Senan’s V Ballymacelligott
Date: Friday, August 16th, 2024.
Venue: Mountcoal.
The weather was perfect at Mountcoal with the bright late Summer Sun. Ballymacelligott had a great start with a stiff breeze in the first half, but things got a bit slippery when it rained in the second half. It was an enthralling game from start to finish.
Ballymac opened the scoring with a point from a free from Aidan Breen. St Senan’s answered with two points, and then Niall Collins struck the back of the net for Ballymac. St Senan’s settled back into the game and scored a point immediately.
Vinnie Horan added a point for Ballymac, and Cillian Trant added one for Senan’s. Tadhg Brick scored a goal, and Paudie Quill immediately replied with one for St Senan’s. With 15 minutes left to go to half-time, the score was 1-04 2-02 in favour of Ballymac.
Despite a point by St Senan’s in the 16th Minute, Ballymac dominated the last quarter of the first half. Aidan Breen scored two points from frees. Then Darragh Sweeney punched a ball that had been kicked by Aidan Breen and punched by Maurice O’Connell towards the goal, and Darragh got it into the back of the net.
Donal Daly scored a point and another from a free from Aidan Breen, and Ballymac were in the lead 3-06 to 1-5 with six minutes left on the clock. Adam Sheehy pointed for Ballymac, St Senan’s added three points, and Aidan Breen scored the last point, from a free, of the half for Ballymac.
The Half-Time score: St Senan’s 1-08 Ballymacelligott 3-08
With fifteen minutes to go, St. Senan’s narrowed the scoreline from 2-10 to 3-11. A win or a draw for the North Kerry side would see them top the group, and they would not give up that target easily.
Ballymac’s three points in this period came from two frees from Aidan Breen and one from play from Michéal Reidy.
These last fifteen minutes were played with the same intensity as the first quarter of the match. Thomas Dillon scored a point for Senan’s, followed by a point from Danial O’Shea and a goal from Captain Vinnie Horan for Ballymac.
Two points followed for St Senan’s from Cillian Trant and Seanie McElligott, Michael Herlihy added a point for Ballymac and Senan’s answered that with one of their own. Daragh Regan and Donal Daly scored the last two points from Ballymac, and Senan’s added one in between. The final whistle blew.
It was a tough game to lose for St Senan’s with a scoreline of 2-15, but credit to all the Ballymac players who played. It resulted from hard work and teamwork and was a joy to watch. Credit goes to both sets of players who served up a memorable game and showcased all the best in football.
Everyone in Ballymac GAA sends their best wishes to Jonathan Keane and his new bride, Máire, who got married on Saturday, 17th August. Jonathan is a member of our senior squad and an integral part of our Senior A and B teams all year.
Final Score: St Senan’s 2-15 Ballymacelligott 4-15
Here’s the lineup and scorers for Ballymacelligott:
– Christy Leen
– Josh O’Keeffe
– Daniel O’Shea (0-1)
– Eoin Creedon
– Michéal Reidy (0-1)
– Tadhg Brick (1-0)
– Darragh Sweeney (1-0)
– Aidan Breen (0-7)
– Cathal Dunne
– Adam Sheehy (0-1)
– Vinnie Horan (Captain) (1-1)
– Niall Collins (1-0)
– Donal Daly (0-2)
– Brian Lonergan
– Maurice O’Connell.
Manager: Ian Blake
Selectors: Tony Silles, Gene O’Keeffe, Mike Broderick & Padráig Laide.
Physical Trainer: Anthony O’Leary
Physio: Mark Thompson
Here are a few interesting facts:
1. Both teams scored 36 times, averaging a score every 2 minutes.
2. In the game, Ballymacelligott had a total of eleven players who each scored at least once.
3. Aidan Breen made his championship debut for Ballymac against Listowel Emmett’s in 2008.
4. Daniel O’Shea also made his first Championship debut for Ballymac in the same game in 2008 as a substitute.
5. Breen and O’Shea are and have been great ambassadors and leaders for Ballymac GAA on and off the pitch.
Senior Ladies
On Monday night at 7.15pm our ladies begin their Bon Secours Tralee 2024 Club Championship away to Laune Rangers Gaa who won the Corrib Oil League division 4. All support will be greatly appreciated.
County Development Players
under 16 North Kerry Eoghan Joy and Micheal Quirke
Under 16
Well done to Eoghan Joy and Micheal Quirke on the U 16 Kerry North, winners of the Ted Webb cup in Toomevara beating Meath is a tough encounter 0-14 to 1-09..Eoghan captained the team throughout the competition …
under 15 North Kerry Jack Collins and Darragh Mc Mahon
Under 15
Congratulations to our Ballymac players Jack Collins and Darragh McMahon who both started for the Kerry North u15 team who captured the Adam Mangan Cup with a 4-19 to 3-10 victory over Cavan in Kilclonfert Co Offaly this afternoon.
Well done to the two boys, their teammates and management.
under 14 North Kerry Gearoid Joy Eric Quirke Adrian O’Connor
Under 14
U 14 Kerry north played in Meath today with games against Meath and Kildare …Our Boys Gearoid Joy, Adrain O’Connor and Eric Quirke represented themselves and their club superbly
St Kierans Minors
Best of luck to our 11 minors tomorrow night with St Kierans when they play Kenmare Shamrocks in the third round of the Keane’s Super Valu Minor County Championship in Gneevguilla @ 7pm.
Castleisland District
Castleisland District v Tralee District u15 Cup Championship 2nd round
Castleisland District 2-12
Tralee District 2-11
Well done lads and management
Under 13 Rose cup team
Under 13 Boys
Under 13 Boys participated in The Rose Cup on Saturday 17th August. It was a 13 a-side tournament. Our first game was against Cuala from Dublin. We played Na Gaeil next and then the final group game against Dr Crokes which we won. Unfortunately, we didn’t reach the semi-final, but the boys had a great morning out. Thanks to Mikey and Jacob from u11 for helping out. Thanks to Na Gaeil for hosting.
Our B team is out Wednesday 21st below in Ballymac training field against Ardfert in the Division 8 semi-final.
Under 9 Boys
Under 9 Boys
Our U9 Boys travelled to Spa Killarney Sunday morning where we played 3 very competitive and sporting games. The boys are continuing to improve week on week. Thanks to Spa for hosting.
Academy
This week our Academy moved temporarily to the AstroTurf at the MTU where our U8 & U10 Girls, and our U5’s had the run of the pitch with the U7s and U9s away playing Go Games. You wouldn’t think there was only three age groups there based on the noise generated! Great to see all the kids enjoying the wonderful facility. Thanks, as always, to the coaches for training our grassroots teams.
Lotto
Naomi O’Sullivan from O’Riada’s and Maureen O’Shea conducted our lotto draw on Monday, 12th August, for a € 2600 Jackpot in O’Riada’s Bar & Restaurant.
The numbers drawn under the supervision of Tom Jones were 1, 5, 12 and 21.
There was no winner of the Jackpot of €2600.00
Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:
€30.00 – Daire Stack Ballymac, who bought the ticket online.
€20.00 – Larry Keane Ballymac, who purchased the ticket online.
€20.00—Mike Naughton bought his ticket at our home game on Friday night.
The Next Jackpot offers an exciting chance to win €2700. The draw will occur live on Facebook from O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant on Monday, 19h August 2024.
On 19th August, all the Quick Pick winners for the previous five weeks will be entered into a draw to win a € 50.00 meal voucher from O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant. So far, we have the following in the draw:
From Mon 22nd July: Sharon Clancy, Anne Mangan, Patrick White.
From Mon 29th July: Eanna Reidy, Julie Fealy & Helen Slattery.
From Mon 5th August: Diarmuid Lynch (Niall, Mary, Ciara & Aoif) and Bob Walsh
From Mon: 12th: Daire Stack, Larry Keane and Mike Naughton.
Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp online. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2258&PC=0&RP=#Anchor.
or from our regular sellers, Paula Silles and Maureen O’Shea.
Quick Pick Envelopes are available at The Half Way Shop, O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant and Glenduff Manor.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our three local businesses for facilitating the sale of the lotto tickets and their continued support. To enable all the entries in the draw, the closing time for Quick Pick (paper) entries is Sunday nights at Glenduff Manor and 4 p.m. on Mondays from The Half Way and O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.
We thank you for your continued support, which is greatly appreciated for our club’s day-to-day running costs.
Golf Classic – Delighted to share the news that our tee times are fully sold for our 2024 Golf Classic which takes place in Beaufort on Friday August 23rd. We are now focused on selling tee box sponsorship at €75 per person/company.
Please contact any of the organizing committee of Pat Kearney, Fergus Foley, Anthony McElligott, Eoin Gallagher, Rory Kilgallen and Brid McElligott if you wish to sponsor a tee box or help with the event. All monies raised go to support our football activities.
Senior Ladies – Corrib Oil Senior Club League Final
John Mitchels 2-06 Killarney Legion 1-12.
John Mitchels came agonisingly close to making it back-to-back Corrib Oil Senior club league titles when they failed narrowly to Killarney Legion in this year’s final played at Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Killarney Legion won the toss and elected to play with the aid of the breeze in the opening half. They immediately won the throw up and midfielder Kerri Ann Hanrahan cut through the John Mitchels rearguard to open the scoring in the first minute.
From the kick out, Killarney Legion Captain, Kate Mc Carthy won possession and kicked a wonderful long range point to double their advantage. When Kerri Ann Hanrahan added her second point and Aine Devlin chipped in with two more the Killarney outfit had suddenly stretched into a five point lead by the tenth minute.
A wonderful passing movement involving Tanya O’Connor, Tara Fitzgerald and Erica O’Connor resulted in Aoife O’Brien finding Grace Hamilton with a deft pass and Grace slipped the ball to Ava Buckley O’Connell who blasted the ball to the Killarney Legion net to reduce the deficit to 2 points.
Anne Marie O’Sullivan and Lauren Carey added points for Killarney Legion before Diana O’Keeffe combined with Shannon Martin who found Shauna Hanafin with a clever handpass and Shauna scored a delightful point to reduce the gap to 3 points.
Lauren Carey added her second point in the twenty fifth minute and just on the stroke of half time a long range effort from Lauren Carey rebounded back off the upright back to the unmarked Orianne Mc Gillycuddy who blasted the ball to the John Mitchels net to leave the half time score John Mitchels 1-01 Killarney Legion 1-08 and left the John Mitchels ladies with a mountain to climb.
The mountain started to resemble Everest as points from the industrious Kerri Ann Hanrahan and Orianne Mc Gillycuddy pushed them 9 points in front by the fifth minute of the second half.
Things started to go from bad to worse when Killarney Legion were awarded a penalty but John Mitchels goalkeeper, Kayleigh Cllins pulled off one of her trademark saves and kept the Tralee outfit’s hopes alive.
Kayleigh’s save seemed to inspire the John Mitchels ladies and with the introduction of Anna Murphy Stack, Ashleigh Murphy and Michaela Murphy they seemed to get to grips with the opposition.
Niamh Myers then added a point from a free following a foul on Lynda O’Connor and when Ellie O’Rahilly was fouled from the resultant kick out, Niamh added another point from a free.
John Mitchels added some fresh legs in the shape of Clara Dowd, Emma Carmody and Laoise O’Sullivan and with Simi Ogungsbesan and Sarah Kilgallen taking control of the midfield sector, Niamh Myers scored yet another free to reduce the gap to 6 points midway through the second half.
Orianne Mc Gillycuddy increased the lead to 7 a minute later and then a wonderful John Mitchels move ended with Ava Buckley O’Connell firing a piledriver that struck the crossbar and went over the bar rather than under it.
Kate Mc Carthy and Niamh Myers then exchanged pointed frees and with three minutes remaining a very clever free kick movement involving Sarah Kilgallen and Shauna Hannafin resulted in Niamh Myers scoring a fantastic goal to reduce the leeway to a goal.
Try as they might, John Mitchels were unable to breach the Killarney Legion defence for the equaliser and at the call of play the final score was John Mitchels 2-06 Killarney Legion 1-12.
While the result didn’t go our way on Wednesday night, the club can take great pride in the squad’s achievement in reaching it’s second Senior club league final in a row.
The fact that again over 20 players were in attendance gives an indication of how far the squad has come in a very short space of time. The squad has now got a good blend of youth and experience.
We would like to thank our large band of loyal supporters who travelled to Fitzgearld Stadium and encouraged the players from first to last whistle.
As a complete aside, the game had originally been fixed for Monday night but Killarney Legion due to being missing some players on the Monday night requested us to play the fixture on the Wednesday night instead.
Naturally we agreed to their request and while we may have lost the game, it is fair to say that by doing so, we upheld the integrity of the club, the game and the competition and at the end of the day isn’t that worth more than any trophy. John Mitchels Abu!
Mothers & Others Notes – Training session at 7:30 pm on Wednesday. We aim to create a fun, non-competitive space for women to play Ladies Gaelic Football and build connections within the community. If you’re looking for a way to get fit, make new friends, and have a laugh, come along! No experience necessary. Contact Aisling on 087 2428358 for information.
Players and Management of the John Mitchels Minor Team who played Dr. Crokes last Monday.
Minor Team – Minor County Championship Round 2
John Mitchels 3-9
Dr Crokes 1-13
Our first ever minor County Championship game played in Ballyseedy as John Mitchels resulted in a great win for our Minors who were very determined and organised against a strong Crokes outfit.
The first half saw goals from Gearoid White (2) and Luke Sullivan with points by both to give us a 6 point advantage playing with a strong breeze. Crokes came out with huge energy in the second half and clawed there way back into the game closing it to 1 point before a Jim Dowd goal restored our 4 point lead.
Crokes won a lot of frees & kept plugging away but our defence held solid and the final whistle eventually sounded to the delight of a big home crowd. Well done to the team and management it was in every sense an historic evening!
Congratulations to Mitchels player Fionàn Brosnan & Coach Clive Callaghan on their 2 point victory in today’s U16 All Ireland Final against Meath. Well done Team & Management. Minor training continues on Monday evening at 7pm.
Academy – We took a break this week for the Rose Festival. Training continues next Sunday at 10.30am. Looking forward to welcoming you all back.
Under 9 Boys – Another fantastic display of football from John Mitchels & @kerinsorahillysgaaclub U9 Boys on Sunday Morning last. Both side’s put on a great display of football to the delight of the spectators & great to see both side’s honing their skills & improving every week!! Well done to all involved
John Mitchels U9 Boys training continues this Wednesday evening from 5.30pm to 6.30pm All Newcomers Welcome
Under 8s and 10s Girls – Great training and effort being put in by this group. Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing you all next Sunday. Well done to the girls that took place in the Munster Blitz last Saturday where 13 teams from around Munster were involved.
Under 12 Girls – Training continues this week with details to be issued by Club Coaches.
Under 14 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm as we prepare for the North Kerry League which is only two weeks away with our first game v Moyvane.
Under 16 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm.
Under 11 Boys from John Mitchels and Kerins O’Rahillys who played in Ballyseedy on Sunday Morning
Under 11 Boys – We travelled to Milltown on Thursday night for a game versus Milltown Castlemaine. A lovely calm evening for football and the boys gave everything and played some fine football against two strong teams.
A special word of thanks to the U9 players that travelled last Thursday night and indeed for the last number of games. It is no easy task to step up in that grade and they have acquited themselves well. There is no fixture set down for this coming Thursday but we will arrange some friendlies over the next few weeks against some local teams.
We trained on Sunday morning and worked through a number of drills. Great enthusiasm from this group considering a lot of them would have stayed up late for the parade and fireworks. Training as usual at 10:30 next Sunday.
Under 13 Boys – Well done to our boys who represented the club at the Rose Cup on Saturday. We lost in the Shield Final to Milltown Castlemaine. The boys effort was immense and all there was in the end was one kick of the ball that separated both sides. We are extremely proud of the team.
Thanks to all who were there for a long but enjoyable day especially to the parents, supporters, players and management team. Our thanks to Tralee Town Board for organising the event and to Na Gaeil for their hospitality on the day. In total the team played 5 competitive games and had a great day of football.
Under 15 Boys – Plans for the week ahead will be issued by management. Kerry North were victorious over Cavan on a score of 4-19 to 3-10 on Saturday. Well done to Mitchels player’s Jack Collins who lined out at wing back with Sean Sargent in goals. Luke Hanifin was unfortunately injured on the day couldn’t take part. Congratulations lads & well done Team & Management from all at John Mitchels.
Bingo – Continues Wednesday and Friday at 8.30PM at the John Joe Sheehy Road. Over 18s only. ID must be provided on request.
Lotto – John Mitchels GAA Club Lotto Results: Sunday 18th August 2024.
This week’s Lotto numbers are 12, 13, 14 & 16. The numbers today were drawn by Clubforce. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €4,000.00. Congratulations to our three lucky dip winners this week:
€25.00: Dara Fitzpatrick
€25.00: Kellie Houlihan
€25.00: Aisling Lacey
Next week’s Jackpot is €4,050.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday 25th August 2024 at 11am. Ticket sales close at 9am sharp. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3LlAIYu
THE annual Celebration of Light took place once again at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Sunday evening attended by a number of Roses.
Organised by Recovery Haven Kerry, the evening was an opportunity for people to join together in hope and light in honour of those touched by and lost to cancer.
The evening was MC’d by Sean Lyons and featured a poignant performance from the Kerry Choral Union, as well as a selection of prayers and readings from a number of special guests.
Recovery Haven wished to thank everyone who came along to make it such a special evening, especially the Roses, Kerry Choral Union, Tralee Bay Wetlands, Margaret Kissane at the Lakeside Cafe and MC Sean Lyons. Scroll down for photos…
TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival/Féile Thrá Lí is brought to you by CH Tralee…
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It’s the final day of the Rose of Tralee Festival/Féile Thrá Lí so get out there and make the most of the fun! Here’s a few things to get up to today…
1. Family entertainment….
The fun continues in the Town Park where there’s a host of attractions to enjoy for the little ones.
There’s also fantastic entertainment on the streets with an inflatables parade, great music and loads of food stalls to grab a bite to eat.
2. Second chance for dogs…
Today sees another chance for dog owners to bring their pets to the dog show in the town park. There will be a whole host of categories for big and small dogs from 3pm.
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3. Fly with Birds…
The highlight of the week for kids and teenagers is of course Birds Amusements and the fun continues at Ivy Terrace and the Brandon Car Park from 2pm daily until Sunday, August 25.
4. Beats on the streets…
There’s more great music on the streets tonight to bring the festival to a close.
Justin Flynn kicks off the music in the Square from 5pm followed by traditional music from Lixnaw Comhaltas until 7.30pm.
Midnite Cafe take to the Square stage at 9.45pm delivering fantastic rock music. Over on the Denny Street stage, Spin South West DJ’s will play the hits from 8.30pm and after that it’s a welcome back to the Rose for another local band Oracle playing from 10pm.
5. Let the madness begin…
The annual tradition to present the 2024 Rose of Tralee to the people of Tralee will see thousands on the streets. Spectacular fireworks will bring the festival to a close.
KERRY Airport has advised that due to an EU regulatory change regarding certain security screening equipment, the following Liquids, Aerosols And Gels (LAGS) rules will come into effect at Kerry Airport from September 1, 2024.
1. Only LAGS in containers of 100ml or less can be brought through security – these can stay inside your cabin bag and there are no restrictions on the number of containers or type of LAG (provided they are not dangerous goods) – they do not have to be in a plastic bag.
2. They will accept lags in containers over 100ml but these must fall into the category of baby foods/milk, medicines or special dietary requirements – these must be presented at the screening point outside of your cabin bag but do not have to be in a plastic bag – they will be subject to additional screening after they have passed through the x-ray equipment.
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3. All other LAGS in containers over 100ml, aside from point 2 above, will be rejected and you will be asked to surrender them at the screening point for disposal.
If you have LAGS that fall into the category of point 3 above then please ensure they are packed into your hold baggage or else do not bring them.
It’s important to note that the screening equipment itself, which is of a high quality, is not in question and also that the European Commission are not acting on any new threat information, but rather they are responding as a precautionary measure to a temporary technical issue that has been identified.
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3. Fly with Birds…
KERRY Airport has advised that due to an EU regulatory change regarding certain security screening equipment, the following Liquids, Aerosols And Gels (LAGS) rules will come into effect at Kerry Airport from September 1, 2024.