Articles by: Lisa O'Mahony

AFTER a fantastic win in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day, Dr Crokes took home the All Ireland Club title and have been touring the cup since. Well the Andy Merrigan Cup visited CBS primary School on Tuesday, a school more used to the similar black and amber colours of Austin Stacks. The pupils welcomed Crokes men, […]

TWO stunning monuments were unveiled today at Manor Village. The 10 feet tall wood sculpture stands close to the entrance to the estate, while the boat lies at the bottom of the estate. The residents of the area decided to raise funds for the projects. They also received a contribution from […]

Ballymac GAA V Dromid Pearses Match Report Sunday 19/03/2017 First round of our return to Division 3 of the County League in a windswept Ballymac saw us come up against old South Kerry rivals Dromid Peares. Over the years has seen many battles with Dromid and today was no different. […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 10, 22, 24 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to David Savage Curraheen, Cillian Nolan c/o Tony Casey, Brian and Ann O Shea Curraheen, Catherine Diggins Tonevane and Con O Shea Curraheen. […]

Seniors: After weeks of training and town league games,  the county league swung into action last week end when we made the journey west to Páirc an Ághasaigh to play the locals on Sat last 18th March. We fielded a mixture of youth and experience with 6 of our county […]

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE: John Mitchels had a great turnout in St Patrick’s Day parade and full credit to the players, parents and mentors for showing their support to the Club. Div 1 County League Fixtures 2017 Round 1: We played Glenbeigh/Glencar away last Sunday. This was going to be […]

Juveniles: Following a great turnout of about 50 young footballers for the under 8’s and 10’s on Sunday morning, training continues this Sunday at 11am in Tralee Sports Complex. Please ensure that all players have gum shields and suitable footwear, such as runners or multi stud boots, for playing on […]

DENIS O’CONNOR RIP: Even though he had been ailing since last December, nonetheless, it came as a shock to most people who knew him when news filtered through that Denis O’Connor had passed away peacefullyat Kerry University Hospital on last St. Partick’s Day morning, For many years he was involved […]

FENIT RNLI  is holding a recruitment day on Sunday next, March 26, between 2.30pm-4.30pm. They are currently seeking volunteer crew members for both lifeboat and shore duties. In inviting potential RNLI volunteers to visit the station on the recruitment day, Fenit RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, Gerard O’Donnell said; “this event […]

THE 2016 Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney completed the Tralee International Half Marathon on Saturday, in a time of 2’06” and in the process, she has raised funds and awareness for two charities – Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre for the Elderly in Tralee and Young Irish Fellowship Club of […]

RENOWNED international make-up artist Marek Hegli will give a masterclass on Thursday, March 23 from 7pm to 9pm at CH Chemists, The Mall. Marek has a huge celebrity clientele including Millie Mackintosh. In this masterclass, people will have the opportunity to learn all about the latest makeup trends and hear all about […]

SHOW Racism the Red Card’s annual ‘Anti-Racism Creative Competition’ is looking for primary and secondary schools, youth organisations and individual children and young people, from Kerry to register for the competition. The competition encourages young people to develop creative anti-racism messages using written, visual and audio-visual means Show Racism the […]

GAELSCOIL Mhic Easmainn held a Tráth na gCeist on Thursday as part of their Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations. The Gaelscoil invited other schools from around the county to take part in the Table Quiz, which was sponsored by the Tralee branch of Conradh na Gaeilge. The other schools that took part […]

NORTH, East & West Kerry Development , Tralee Local Employment Service and HQ Tralee hosted Focus 2017 on Thursday March 16, as part of Growing Enterprise in Kerry. The event was held at the HQ, and provided a space to create referrals and develop long lasting relationships for businesses. Facilitator, […]

FRESH from his visit to the States this week, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. will visit the IT Tralee on Monday, March 27. His visit it to launch the commencement of the construction of the Kerry Sports Academy. Contracts for the project will be signed on Friday March 24, with […]

THE Castle Bar was rocking on Wednesday as the pub enjoys their busiest week of the year for Cheltenham. On Wednesday, those who couldn’t be at the real thing in the Cotswolds, attended the Best Dressed Day at the bar. Martin O’Shea came out with Best Dressed man, as decided by a ‘secret’ judge. […]

TRANSITION Year students from the Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, showcased their Enterprise Projects at AIB on Wednesday morning. The students set up mini businesses which are in operation in the school once a week. They are mainly selling items (buns, cookies, magnets, pens etc) and some are showcasing blogs and websites. The […]

KERRY Education and Training Board in partnership with Kerry County Council, the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, Ealain na Gaeltachta and local music educators and schools have announced their intention to apply to Music Generation for up to €600,000 in seed funding to develop new music education initiatives […]

SHANAKILL Family Resource Centre is hosting a Cancer Awareness Coffee morning on Thursday, March 23. The event is being held in conjunction with Kerry Travellers Health and Community Development Project, Rahoonane Community Centre and The Marie Keating Foundation This coffee morning aims to raise awareness around a wide range of cancers […]

Preparing for a night on the town? Lisa O’Mahony of TraleeToday.ie asks the experts at CH Chemists about  how to properly cleanse and moisturise in the days before that special event, to have your skin looking radiant… Step 1: Consultation Beauty consultant at CH Chemists, Julie Cahill, went through a list […]

Tralee Boxing Club, will have six boxers going forward to Munsters Finals on April 1st & 2nd. The Boy 1.2.3. Munster Championships will take place in South-Side Boxing Club Limerick. Tony Murray, Mike McCarthy, Mike Murry, Mike Burke, Chris Mongans, Shane Coffey will be hard at training for the next […]

UPCOMING FIXTURES 16/3/17 Ladies Div3 Imperials v Tralee Tigers Mounthawk 18-30 20/3/17 Boys U14 Div2 Imperials v St. Paul’s Mounthawk 18-10 21/3/17 Academy Boys Pool 2 Imperials V St. Paul’s Cumman Iosaef 17-00 22/3/17 Boys U14 Div2 Gneeveguilla v Imperials Rathmore 19-00 RECENT RESULTS 5/3 Boys U16 Div1 St. Brendan’s […]

LÁ ‘LE PÁDRAIG: Will you be one of the 100 Rock youngsters (nó níos mó!) marching in black’n’amber in our St Patrick’s Day Parade ar an Aoine seo? As well as honouring our National Apostle, we’ll be celebrating a hundred years of ‘The Rock’! Flags, bugles, banners, scarves, bodhráns, hats […]

Sunday 12th March (Spring league matchplay) Maurice Laide beat Conor Stack Pat O’Meara beat Brenda Fitzgerald Danny Leen beat Dave Tarrant Brian Hennebery beat Kevin McCarthy Matt Corridan beat Alan Kelly Martin Mitchell beat John Paul Enright Kieran O’Callaghan beat Jim O’Donovan Fixtures: Fri 17th March: Open Singles Sat 18th […]

RESULTS Leestrand Boys U12 Div 2 St. Brendan’s 45 Tralee Imperials 15 St. Brendan’s U12s put their recent plate final defeat behind them to run out convincing winners against Imperials last Saturday. They started strongly and some good combined play from all players in the first quarter put them 14pts […]

THE All Ireland Club Finals will take place in Croke Park this St Patrick’s Day, and although no Tralee Club will take part, two past pupils from Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will take to the hallowed turf  in both games. Darragh Ó’Conaill and Daithí Ó’Cathasaigh were students in the school in the noughties […]

THIS year, Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (KRSAC) will be celebrating 25 years in existence. To celebrate this milestone, several events have been planned for 2017. The first of these celebratory events took place on Saturday, March 11 at the School House at Muckross House & Gardens. Soprano and Harpist, […]

LAST year’s day-long Rose experience in Kildare was so successful, the county will double the hospitality in 2017 and welcome the International Roses for two-days next August, before the Rose of Tralee International Festival. The Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney flew in from Chicago today to join the Mayor of […]

DAFFODIL Day was launched on Monday at The Brogue Inn. It will take place on Friday, March 24, and will help raise vital funds for The Irish Cancer Society. There will be 13 stations located around Tralee on the day, giving people plenty of opportunity to donate to the cause. […]

Senior Tralee Town league Results Sunday 12/03/2017 Ballymac 0-11 Kerins O’Rahillys 2-12 A strong effort from Ballymac against a stronger Kerins O’Rahillys team this week. Even though victory was not to be had for the home side  this week it was great see the team out against this Division 1 […]