Articles by: Gavin O'Connor

KEEPING healthy, fit and active was the name of the game at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh for the school’s ‘Health Promotion/Be Active Week’ which ran from Monday to Friday. The aim of this week is to promote the idea of healthy eating and regular exercise thus encouraging the children to make better […]

POLITICAL party the Social Democrats are looking to form a Kerry branch. On Wednesday night in the Brandon Hotel, an informal meeting took place to give locals an opportunity to get to know a more about the party, their policies and ideas for Kerry. Party members hope the Social Democrats will be […]

NINE-YEAR-OLD Kayla O’Connor from Curraheen is about to make a beautiful gesture to other girls her own age who are battling cancer. Later this month, Kayla will be getting her hair cut to a shorter length and donating her long locks to the Princess Trust charity who make wigs for children with […]

THERE will be a night of fashion and fun on Wednesday, October 12, in The Ashe Hotel in aid of Recovery Haven. Fashion will come from Effigy and Weardrobe and there will be cocktails on arrival along with goodie bags for all. “Everyone is giving their service for free and […]

FOUR Kerry players have received GAA/GPA All-Star nominations this morning. Shane Enright, Killian Young, Paul Murphy and Paul Geaney – who is the only Kerry nominee without an All-Star – are up for honours to be announced at a special banquet in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday, November 4. Dublin and […]

THE first trailer of a feature film ‘CON’ which, shot and conceived in Tralee, has been released to the public. CON was written, directed and produced by Tralee filmmaker, Bertie Brosnan and judging by this sneak peak, it’s looking pretty interesting. The independent feature length film, follows fictional filmmaker and actor, […]

OVER the course of the month we have seen a slight rise in petrol and diesel prices at the 13 petrol stations around town. Prices had dropped at the beginning of last month but since then there has been a fractional increase in fuel costs. €1.23.8 was the best value last month, […]

RESTAURANTS in Dingle and Killorglin will be included in the Michelin Guide for Ireland and the UK after they were awarded a ‘Bib Gourmand’ by the world famous culinary bible. The Chart House in Dingle and Giovannelli in Killorglin picked up the ‘Bib’ award which is a separate category to the […]

Our Academy is now in full swing in Cumann Iosaef every Saturday morning and the training times are as follows Boys 7, 8  and 9    9-15 to 10-15   Boys and Girls 4, 5 and 6     10-30 to 11-15   Girls 7, 8 and 9     […]

  Men’s Results Sunday 2nd October Club sponsored Fourball 1st : Billy Morrissey (15) & Pat Conneely (16) 46 Points 2nd : Tim Leahy (5) & Gerry Ryan (13) 44 Points 3rd : Steve Renardson (18 ) & Derek Bulman (19) 44 Points Fixtures 08th Oct: Casual Golf & Junior […]

  RESULTS Senior Ladies Div 2 St. Mary’s 36 St. Brendan’s 40 St. Brendans Ladies took the short journey to Castleisland to kick start the 2016/17 season in Division 2 with their first game against local rivals St. Mary’s. The 1st quarter saw a tentative start from both sides scoring just 8 […]

  A very successful Céilí and Set Dancing Adjudicator seminar was held in Cois na hAbhna Ennis Co Clare on Sunday last. A very enjoyable day with great discussion & a bit of dancing thrown in too. A large number from Kerry attended the seminar. Ceol an Geimhridh County Finals […]

TWO Tralee RFC players took part in an Irish women training camp over the weekend for the upcoming Autumn internationals against England, Canada and New Zealand. Ciara Griffin and Zoe Grattage will be fighting hard to book a place in the Irish squad for the three home tests in November. […]

  Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Championship Quarter Final Kerins O’Rahillys 0-14 Dr. Crokes 1-16 Played in ideal conditions last Saturday afternoon Dr. Crokes qualified for the semi-final in this Garvey’s Co. Championship. Though we had the first point from Jack Savage Crokes equalised straight after before Kieran O’Mahony equalised in the […]

PEIL FAOI 6: Our youngsters had an enjoyable hour’s football v Na Gaeil in Caherslee on Sunday last. More football next Sunday and every Sunday (no…no Thursday sessions!!) ‘till the end of October. That’s dedication! PEIL FAOI 8/10: The Siobhán Cotter Blitz will be held in Churchill on Sunday next (9th). Good […]

  Senior County Championship Relegation playoff Kilcummin preserved their senior championship status with a three points victory over our own club-Milltown –Castlemaine in Castleisland on Sunday afternoon. MC was very unfortunate to lose Donal Dennehy to injury in the 14th minute. Donal had just scored MC’s 1st point -when he […]

HURLING: Austin Stacks 4-8; Duagh 3-5. Congratulations to our Hurlers who retained their JH Co. Championship title with two goals to spare over a strong Duagh side at the John Mitchels Complex last Saturday afternoon (1st Oct).  We played with the aid of a very strong wind in the first half […]

CLUB RESULTS; Saturday 01st October U12 JK Sports Premier 3 Tralee Dynamos 0-8 Park A . U12 JK Sports Premier 4 Listowel A 8-3 Park B . U14 Foundation Sports Premier Park A 9-0 Mastergeeha . U14 Foundation Sports Div.1 Killarney Celtic B 2-2 Park B . U16 Trophy World […]

Big Blitz Big Success: Congratualtions to all the volunteers and participants who helped make the Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Big Blitz day on Saturday, September 3rd a great success. We had 200 camogie players and 200 boys in action at John Mitchels GAA grounds. Too many club members to […]

RESCHEDULING OF CLUB MEETING: As a mark of respect to the late Noel Dalton, John Mitchels Club Information meeting has been rescheduled to Monday October 3rd at 7.30 p.m. in John Joe Sheehy Road.SYMPATHY: The Chairman, Officers and members of John Mitchels Club wishes to extend their sympathy to the […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 26th September 2016 for a jackpot of €4,800.  Numbers drawn were 9,12,14,19.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Katie and Blake Leen, Chutehall 2. JJ Murphy, c/o Tom Leen 3. Dave Slattery, c/o Paula Silles 4. Margaret O Connor, […]

  Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 11, 16 & 18. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Michael Lynch Curragraigue,Bertie Flynn c/o M Sugrue, Margaret Kelliher c/o Rock St PO, Chris Griffin c/o Rock St PO […]

Gavin O’Connor watched on as the second Tralee side in as many days were dumped out of the championship at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday… Kenmare District 0-15 Austin Stacks 0-12 KENMARE DISTRICT seized the initiative in the final quarter to secure a three point win and knock Austin Stacks out […]

Gavin O’Connor watched Kerins O’Rahillys bow out of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC at Austin Stack Park this afternoon… Dr Crokes 1-16 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-14 A CLASSY and composed Crokes dumped a battling Kerins O’Rahillys out of the Senior Football County Championship at the quarter-final stage on Saturday. Though O’Rahillys […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Austin Stacks v Kenmare District Senior Football County Championship quarter-final, Fitzgerald Stadium, Sunday 3:30pm… AFTER securing a club championship crown already this year, Austin Stacks will begin a quest for an extraordinary double on Sunday. And they are well capable of doing it. Stephen […]

GREEN and gold and great excitement filled the halls of Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn for the arrival of past pupils and All-Ireland minor champions with Kerry, Diarmuid O’Connor and Ryan O’Neill. For Diarmuid, there was a chance to view a poem he wrote a number of years ago which hints at future […]

THE Irish Cancer Society volunteers in Tralee have launched the ‘Paint it Pink’ breast cancer awareness month, which will run throughout the month Local members held a coffee morning in Kirbys Brogue Inn on Friday morning which included prizes along with plenty of chat for a vital cause. The charity group are appealing for […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the Kerins O’Rahillys v Dr Crokes, Senior Football County Championship quarter-final, Austin Stack Park on Saturday at 1:30pm…  WHEN Austin Stacks defeated Dr Crokes in the club final earlier this month, they may have done their neighbours in Strand Road no favours at all. That one point defeat for Crokes has […]

A LEGENDARY Tralee footballer’s medal collection has been sold for €40,000 at auction yesterday. Kerry and Austin Stacks footballer, Joe Barrett’s GAA medal collection went under the hammer at an auction in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel with a guide price of between €30,000 and €40,000. It is not known who bought the […]

THERE is speculation that Ultan Dillane could be on his way back to his home province, according to a report in the Irish Independent today. The former Tralee RFC player has been linked with a return to Munster and is believed to be open to the idea according the article. The […]