Articles by: Lisa O'Mahony

Seniors    Na Gaeil Seniors get their Division Three County League campaign off to a start on Sunday next March 19th when they take on Fossa at home in Killeen at 2.00pm. Come out and support the team for what promises to be a very entertaining game of football.  U14    The […]

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE: Once again John Mitchels will be taking part in the Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday March 17th. We would hope to see as many Players, Mentors and Parents come together and represent John Mitchels GAA Club on our national day. 11.15 a.m. Meet at […]

SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY: It was the Club’s greatest victory in our one hundred year history, and it happened in Croke Park, forty years ago today (13th March 1977), when we won our first and, so far, only All Ireland SF Club Championship title. In that final on that Sunday afternoon we […]

  Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 6, 11, 13 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Paul Denison The Kerries, Colin O Shea c/o PJ Higgins, Susan Keating c/o Jerry Moriarty, Martin O Shea c/o The Rock […]

Seniors: Having not played a game for the past 3 weeks we were back in action again this week with the final game in the Tralee town league when we played Ballymac in their own pitch with a place in the final up for grabs. We fielded a strong side […]

Juveniles: Academy training was due to commence last weekend, however due to the recent poor weather conditions the pitch in the Spa was unavailable. We now hope to start the Academy training this Sunday from 11am to 12pm on the AstroTurf pitches in Tralee Sports Complex. Further information will be […]

Bring Your Hurley and March On Friday: Players please bring your hurley with you and show the people of Tralee the skills we are developing among our players as we march along the parade route. All members and supporters, please contact club officers if you are available to march with […]

St.Patrick’s Day Greetings: We wish all those who are abroad a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day. Here at home, we look forward to all our age groups participating in the annual parade. Our town is looking fantastic-thanks to the hard working committee who spent last Sunday afternoon putting up colourful bunting […]

TRALEE Marathon organisers are looking for stewards and volunteers to help run the event on Saturday March 18. The organisers require people to volunteer a few hours to help cover some key spots along the route, with time slots of 9.30 am-12.30 pm and 12.00 pm- 3.00 pm. The marathon is taking […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee in association with  FEXCO will host the upcoming Cantillon Conference 2017, Ireland’s only one-day financial technology discussion forum, on Thursday,  March 30. The annual conference is named after Ballyheigue native Richard Cantillon, an 18th-century banker, credited with the origin of the term entrepreneur and a […]

Taste Kerry hosted the Kerry Food and Drink Experience at the Rose Hotel on Wednesday afternoon with food producers from all over the county in attendance. Stalls lined the room, allowing people to taste the different food and drink available, while a number of representatives across the county, who personify everything that […]

THE Darkness Into Light Tralee group will open for registration for this May’s event at their temporary headquarters in the town centre on Saturday The Darkness Into Light group has been allowed to use the premises on Castle Street, which used to be Divas and Dudes, for the next few months. All funds […]

ST VINCENT de Paul on Castle Street, will celebrate their first birthday on Thursday, March 16 and to mark the day, the shop will hold celebrations in the shop all day long. Refreshments will be available on the day, some face painting for kids (young and old!), a raffle for some great […]

  Patsy shows young guns, 60 yr olds can break national records too Patsy O’Connor represented Tralee Harriers at The Irish Life Health Master National Indoor Championships on Sunday 5th of March in Athlone. This is a very competitive event and provided another enjoyable spectacle and age defying performances at […]

Seniors: Well done to Eoghan O’Brien and Ivan Parker who are part of the Kerry U21 squad named to play Clare in the quarter final of the Munster Championship. These two have shown great talent and dedication through the ranks and it is great to see them reaping the rewards […]

NB – UNDER 6/8/10 – NEW VENUE: Our Under 6/8/10 boys will change venue once again and on Sunday next they’ll play at THE GREEN CBS. The Under 6s will be indoors (in the hall) at 10am, the Under 8s will play on the astroturf at 11am and our Under […]

KILLARNEY Credit Union played host to the official launch of the 2017 Kerry Senior Football and Hurling County Leagues sponsored by Chapter 23 Kerry & West Limerick Credit Unions on Monday, March at its head office in Beech Road. The County Leagues commenced back in 1971 when eight teams took […]

AS part of Local Enterprise Week, the HR Suite held an Employment Law and HR Forum for employers in Ballygarry House Hotel from 9am to 11am, on Tuesday, March 7. In association with Kerry LEO, the event covered areas like practical Guidance, increased awareness of legal obligations, steps on how to proactively […]

Senior News The Senior Game V Kerins O’Rahillys was cancelled due to weather conditions. The Senior League commences Sunday 19th March at 2pm with Ballymac taking on Dromid Pearses at home. Minor Match Report CHURCHILL 0-9 BALLYMAC 2-7 WE travelled to Churchill last Saturday evening for our first County League […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 2, 4, 5 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John Cronin Killorglin, Frank King c/o Poff Motors, Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon, David O Callaghan Curragraigue and Richard and Jane Rowan Blennerville. Next […]

Seniors: Once again, the weather was the winner this weekend when our rearranged fixture with Ballymac was postponed again due to Healy Park being unplayable. We now await a meeting of the Town board CCC to pick another date. County League: Our opening game in this year’s county league will […]

CENTENARY MEMBERSHIP DEAL: We are asking existing members, players, former players, supporters, parents of juvenile players both boys & girls clubs, business owners and friends of Austin Stacks (living abroad or at home) to consider becoming a Member of the Club and also entry to the Austin Stacks Weekly lotto. […]

Celebration Night   We extend a big thank you to all who supported Na Gaeil Celebration Night in the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday night last. It was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. A big thank you also to the Meadowlands for the wonderful venue, to the […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Club Membership of John Mitchels for 2017 is now due Membership fees are as follows: Patron Membership €160 Ex-Pats €160 which includes – Adult Membership – Entry to the weekly Lotto and – Free Admission to all home County League Games Adult membership €60 O.A.P €20 Students/Juveniles €30 […]

Well Done Parnells Scór Team: Scór na bPáistí 2017, St Brendan’s region. Tralee Parnells participated in ballad group, solo singing, storytelling, music group, and Sean Nos dancing with Alisha Daughton (Storytelling) and Caoimhe Lyons(Sean Nos Dancing) progressing to regional competition next weekend. The Parnells children who participated were Ryan Sheehy, Orla Buttimer, […]

Sympathy: Our club extends sympathy to the Jones family, Kiltallagh on the recent death of Shirley Jones-grandmother to our underage player-Darragh Kelliher. New Baby: Congratulations to our senior player Paula Carroll and his wife Cora on the birth of their first baby- Lucia. Hope you have many wonderful times with […]

MINISTER for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, presented Tralee Community Training Centre with a Special Award to mark its achievements today. The achievements of Community Training Centres nationwide over the past 40 years were celebrated today at a special ruby anniversary event in the Printworks Room of Dublin Castle. Representatives […]

As part of Literacy Week 2017, Transition Year Students of Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School took part in Character Costume Day on Friday. The students dressed as their favorite fictional characters from literature, and produced some brilliant efforts! Harry Potter and Hagrid, Bananas in Pyjamas, Thomas the Tank Engine and even […]

A MAN who was blinded by a bullet at age 10 and later founded a charity will give a talk this month at St John’s Church. The ‘Tralee Lenten Justice Talk: When Compassion Leads to Change’ was launched on Friday at the church on Castle Street. On Monday, March 13, Richard Moore will […]

  A PUBLIC meeting, organised by ShannonWatch, will be held in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, at 2pm this Saturday, March 4. ShannonWatch strongly believe that US military planes should not be allowed to pass through Shannon Airport. The meeting will be chaired by Edward Horgan and features John Lannon and […]