Articles by: Gavin O'Connor

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S a sign that the Rose of Tralee festival is really in full swing when Roses popped into the pubs they are twinned with on Friday afternoon. Along with making themselves acquainted with owners and bar staff, the […]

A TRAILER for much anticipated ‘Bear Grylls Running Wild’ episode featuring Courteney Cox in Kerry has been released. In it, adventurer Grylls gives former ‘Friends’ star Cox a list of things she can eat off the Kerry mountain-side, to which she replies “I would rather eat grass”. The programme was […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… EXCITEMENT is starting to build as we start to roll into the Rose of Tralee festival weekend. The town was a busy spot on Thursday afternoon as families enjoyed some fine weather along with […]

DUBLIN have received a boost ahead of the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry. Jim Gavin has announced that All-Star defender James McCarthy is fit and ready for action in Croke Park on Sunday week. The Ballymun Kickhams man had sustained an knee injury in the build-up to the Leinster Final […]

IT’S been a good week for Tralee Golf Club when on Sunday they ended a wait of 67 years without a AIG Munster Junior Cup and will play for All-Ireland honours next month. Then the juvenile members of the club got in on the winning act this week when they won […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society are currently gearing up to host their ‘Fourth Annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition’ in Tralee which will be held on Saturday, August 27, at the Brandon Hotel. The exhibition will be from 11am until 5pm on the day and will feature a whole host of entertainment and […]

UNIVERSITY Hosital Kerry is set to feature in episode 1 of the new RTE documentary series ‘Keeping Ireland Alive: The health service in a day’ later this month. In making the five-part series, 75 camera crews were sent to locations nationwide and filming was carried out over a 24-hour period on May […]

A TV DRAMA series directed by Kerry man Gerard Barrett and starring Pat Shortt will begin its run on TV3 next month. Last night on Twitter, the former IT Tralee student and Knockanure native released the poster for ‘Smalltown’ which he wrote, directed and produced with the message ‘I’m going […]

THE wait is over for hundreds of Tralee students who received their Leaving Cert results today. Nerves were at tipping point this morning as students opened those precious envelopes that were the result of years of work. Presentation Secondary School and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were two of the first schools to […]

AROUND 130 boys and girls are enjoying the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA summer camp at the club’s Pat Healy Park, also known as the ‘Cliff’ pitches in Ballyrickard this week. In an effort to entice young blues, O’Rahilly’s have run the camp free of charge the last couple of years and it’s […]

AROUND 270 glamorous young people packed into the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the Killarney Community College Students’ Debs Ball on Monday evening. The red carpet was laid out and the sun was shining when students from the greater Killarney area arrived for a night of food, fun and dancing at the […]

TRALEE people raised an incredible €45,226.00 for Pieta House through the ‘Darkness Into Light’ walk in May. Over 3,000 people took part in the emotional walk that highlights the vital message that there is help and support out there for people suffering from mental health issues. The Tralee walk took place in […]

THE Tralee Parnells GAA Cúl Camp got underway on Monday with glorious sunshine in Caherslee. Over 50 young hurlers are attending the camp, no doubt spurred on by the heroics in Croke Park of Austin Gleeson, Richie Hogan and Paudie Maher at the weekend. Parnells are based in Caherslee and have […]

  TRADITIONS and skills of the past will take centre stage in Churchill on Saturday week. Spa/Fenit Community Council will celebrate National Heritage week at the Old Forge, Churchill on Saturday, August 27. This is one of the most popular social events in the area which will again showcase many […]

  Anthony Morris Fund -Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Under 10 Blitz is on this Sunday August 21st -beginning at 11am in Milltown Castlemaine GAA Grounds. Teams are 11 a side. There will be four groups of four -with each team guaranteed three games in Phase 1. Top team in each group qualify for Section A semi […]

ANNE O’KEEFFE GALVIN: It was with great sadness that neighbours and friends learned, early on last Wednesday morning (10th Aug), of the death of Anne O’Keeffe Galvin.  Anne and her family are steeped in the Rock tradition. Her late mother, Caitlín Bean Uí Chaoimh, was one of the founding members of Ladies […]

  Seniors: Churchill were defeated away to Renard in Round 10 of the Co League on Saturday evening. Final score Renard 1-16; Churchill 0-13. The result leaves us on 4 points and we will have to defeat Valentin in our final match and hope other results go our way to […]

  Lotto Congratulations to James O Connor, Lohercannon on winning our Club Lotto Jackpot of €7300 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 09, 12 & 20. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Michael and Eileen O Connor Annagh, Vanessa Enright c/o Betty’s Bar, Mike Greaney Annagh, […]

Under 15 Competition: Great win for our U15’s in the north Kerry championship last week. The lads showed great skill and plenty of heart to beat a very skillful Lixnaw team. Match report to follow.  Next under 15 game is to be played Thursdaynight the 18th, details will be texted by […]

  LOTTO The lotto was held in O Riadas on Monday 8th August, for a lotto jackpot of €4,000. Numbers drawn were 12,16,18,20. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Eileen McLoughlin, Ballymac 2. Tom Lyons, Chutehall 3. Ester McCarthy, Maglass 4. Marie Woulfe, Sunville 5. Joe O Connor, Scart, […]

  25th Anniversary Celebrations A great night was had by all who attended the 25th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the clubhouse in Na Gaeil on Saturday night last. People started gathering shortly after 9pm and in no time at all the place was packed to the rafters. Many […]

  SENIOR TEAM – Co League Round 10: We played Dingle at home in a must win game in Round 10 of the Co League last Sunday afternoon. The calm and dry conditions made it a perfect day for playing football. John Mitchels opened the game at a frantic pace […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: More brilliant football on Sunday at 11am in Caherslee and even better football on Thursday! PEIL FAOI 12: Our Under 12s (Divisions 1A & 1B) will be away v Ardfert at 7pm on Sunday 21st. Good luck, lads! CORN AN RÓIS – PEIL FAOI 13: (i) […]

NEVER one to mince his words, Joe Brolly, has a few strong opinions about where Kerry football is headed under Eamonn Fitzmaurice. Writing in the Sunday Independent, Brolly says “Kerry are the new Donegal. Half-forwards are defenders now. Midfielders are defenders. The obsession with defending has left them without a forward plan, […]

MARTIN O’Neill could be keeping a close eye on John Egan following his incredible home league debut at his new club Brentford at the weekend. The centre-half bagged himself a brace of goals in the 2-0 win over Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town in Griffin Park on Saturday. In July, the […]

A CHURCHILL man has taken upon himself to do something proactive about mental health awareness. Shane Kenny won 2015 Escort of the Year and will be back again this year to defend his title as well as looking after his chosen Rose. The 24-year-old along with fellow escort Eoin O’Mahony from Galway […]

A KERRY fan who lost their wedding ring at last year’s All-Ireland final was found by a Dublin GAA couple and they will reunite him with it at the Kerry v Dublin All-Ireland semi-final in two weeks. Retired Garda, Kevin Breen, was at the All-Ireland final last year when his wedding […]

TO find a Cork hurling or football teams among the favourites isn’t as common as it once was, but it’s a Cork Rose who’s carrying their hopes for international glory this year and is currently the shortest odds to win the Rose of Tralee. Denise Collins from Knocknagree is the 11/2 to be […]

  THE ‘Travelling Tea-Party’ taking place this weekend, is the first in a series of artist-led, socially-engaged events by artist Tricia O’Connor. The aim of this series of tea-parties is to promote dialogue around the Repeal of the 8th Amendment and Abortion Rights in Ireland. Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice views are […]

THE memory of an Abbeydorney native who shared a bond with Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan, will be honoured, along with others who have passed away from cancer, during the festival. The outgoing Rose wanted to do something special for Hellen O’Connor Roche, whom she met on a visit to the Palliative […]