Articles by: Stephen Roche

Subject: Results Spring League Round 1 Sat 13th: 1st Paudie O’Keefe (9) 37 pts 2nd James O’Loghlin (17) 34 pts Sun 14th: 1st Micheal Daly (21) 32 pts 2nd Liam Nolan (17) 31 pts Team Scores: Maurice Laide 124 points John Reen Snr 118 Liam Nolan 117 Alan Kelly 115 […]

PEIL FAOI 6/7/8/9/10: Another great Rock Under 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 turnout for training in Mounthawk Gym is expected for Sunday morning next. Amchlár an Domhnaigh: (i) Under 6 – 10am; (ii) Under 8 – 11am; (iii) Under 10 – 12.00. PEIL FAOI 12: We had a big […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: With most pitches saturated from the wettest winter on record, the heavy rain on late Saturday afternoon (13th Feb) really put the kaibosh on our Town League (R1) game going ahead at the Mitchels pitch later that evening. So it’s now in the lap of the gods as […]

Ciarraí Abú; Congratulation from Tralee Parnells to the Kerry Hurlers on their fantastic start to their Division 1B campaign. Parnells at Kerry vs Limerick, Sunday the 21st: Parnells invite all available club players and supporters to come along and cheer for Kerry together when our county hurlers play Limerick next […]

MEMBERSHIP Membership of John Mitchels for 2016 is now due. 2016 Membership fees are as follows: Patron membership €150 ( this includes adult membership, entry to the weekly lotto and free admission to all County League games which can be paid by direct debit), Adult membership €40, Students/O.A.P €20, Juvenile […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 07, 14 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Denis O Connor c/o Rock St. PO, Mary Quirke c/o Kevin, Bart Moriarty Curraheen, Pa Hurley Curraheen and Sonny Flaherty […]

RESULTS; Saturday 13th February 2016: U12 John Murphy Cup Round 1: Park B 2-0 Killarney Athletic A. Park C 2-4 Mastergeeha. U14 Tom Hayes Cup Round 1 Park A 9-0 Dingle. Park C 3-0 Inter Kenmare. Park D 0-1 Park B. U16 Tucker Kelly Cup Round 1: Park A 6-1 […]

  KERRY projects are being urged to apply for the 2016 Heritage Management Grant, which has a deadline of 5pm, on Monday, March 7 2016. The Heritage Council recently announced it will allocate €700,000 to heritage projects under its grant scheme. The grants are aimed at supporting projects that apply good […]

A TRALEE businessman has presented a special handcrafted Proclamation of Independence to Kerry County Council. The presentation was made last Tuesday, February 9, in the Council chamber to Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy, by Tony O’Shea of the Tralee-based company, Ambrí Boards. The proclamation – carved from […]

THE Tralee branch of Library will host a lecture on Austin Stack as part of a number of  events due to take place on their February programme. The lecture will take place in the Tralee Library at 7pm, on February 23, and will be given by Rev. J. Anthony Gaughan. Other events […]

THERE’LL be some familiar faces from the hospitality industry in Tralee on your TV screens this Valentine’s Day. Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa will feature on this week’s episode of Francis Brennan’s “At Your Service”, which will air on RTE 1, on February 14, at 8:30pm. In this week’s episode, Francis enlists […]

THE Ashe Hotel, Tralee, has received two awards recently, from the IASI (Irish Accommodation Services Institute) and from worldwide hotel sales agent Booking.com. The first of the awards is the Gold Medal Award for Accommodation Excellence. Accommodation Manager, Kathleen Dollard, and Accommodation Supervisor, Anna Kaczamarcyk, were presented the award by […]

A HOLOCAUST survivor is set to give a talk on Tuesday, March 8, at Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa, Tralee.  The event will run from 6pm-9.30pm. Eva Schloss, who is an acclaimed author and the stepsister of Anne Frank, will give the talk as part of the International Women’s Day […]

KERRY County Council is to launch the Kerry Arts Strategy (2016-2021),  at 5pm, on February 23, at the Tralee Library. The Arts Office at Kerry County Council will build on the accomplishments of the previous Arts Plan and continue to facilitate the provision of aid to support professional artists, in particular through […]

A KERRY actress is set to appear in the programme ‘EIPIC’, which will air tonight, February 11, at 10pm on TG4. Roisin Ní Cheillachair from Dunquin will be the main star of Thursday’s episode which, although contemporary, tells a story that echoes past events as five rural teenagers take over […]

THE awards presentation for the Donal Walsh LiveLife Film Competition took place at the ‘Live Life Love’ day on Wednesday, at the Brandon Conference Centre, in Tralee. The event, which is now in its third year, had over 700 attendees, and was in honour of Donal, a special teenager who […]

Scór Sinsear: Congratulations to our very talented bailéad ghrúpa who were crowned county champions on Saturday night last at the county final of Scór Sinsear in Castleisland. Their rendition of ‘The Ballad of John Williams’ and ‘The Mad Lady and Me’ received tremendous applause from a very receptive audience. They […]

THE Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) have awarded Coláiste Gleann Lí, Tralee, the ‘Shield’ Anti-Bullying Flag in recognition for their work in strengthening their preventative and proactive approach to bullying. Several schools in Kerry have decided take action to positively engage with the ISPCCs Shield Campain, but Coláiste Gleann […]

RESULTS FOR THE WEEK: Improved display not enough for Team Garveys against Rockets: Ulster Rockets: 73 Team Garveys: 63 Team Garveys made the long trek to Belfast on Saturday and despite a much improved display came up just short against a bang in form Ulster Rockets. The game ebbed and […]

FRIENDS of the Tralee to Fenit Greenway held a public walk on Sunday, February 8, to highlight the disappointment at the uncompleted Tralee to Fenit Walkway. Despite the bad weather, over 80 people took part in the walk, which started at St. Brendan’s Church and finished at Mounthawk. The group has been […]

Boys U12 Cup Final: St. Brendan’s 34 – St. Bridget’s 30 Following on from the Senior Men winning the National Intermediate Cup last weekend, the St. Brendan’s U12s landed the U12 KABB Cup title with a hard fought 34-30 win over St. Bridget’s from Currow at the Presentation Gym in […]

Phase two of the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry singles Badminton championships took place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday last with the ladies and mens championships for divisions 2 and 4. The fare served up, the buzz that consistently reverberated around the hall and the glorious uncertainty of most of […]

RESULTS; Saturday 06th February 2016: U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.1 Killarney Celtic B 2-1 Park B. U15 Sfai Cup Round of 32 Park FC 7-0 Broadford Utd. U15 Killarney Plaza Div.2 St.Bernards 2-0 Park B. Sunday 07th February 2016 Denny Premier A Killarney Celtic 5-4 Park Fc. Kerry Schoolboys Cup Draws; […]

SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ: Scór na bPáistí for the Greater Tralee Area will be held on Friday 11th March. Bímis ag prapáil chuige. There are 11 clubs in the area; each club is entitled to participate. (Participation in Scór is important for the obtaining of a Gaeltacht scholarship for a club […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors opening game of the season (round 1 of the Town League), against John Mitchels, has been brought forward 18 hours from the original time. It will now take place at the Mitchels pitch (note change of venue) on next Saturday evening (13th Feb) at 6.30pm. In […]

MEMBERSHIP: Membership of John Mitchels for 2016 is now open. 2016 Membership fees are as follows: Patron membership €150 ( this includes adult membership, entry to the weekly lotto and free admission to all County League games which can be paid by direct debit), Adult membership €40, Students/O.A.P €20, Juvenile […]

LOTTO The lotto was held Glenduff House, on Monday 1st February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,500.  Numbers drawn were 10,11,24,28.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Joan Wharton, Ballyseedy 2. Blake Leen, Chutethall 3. Eddie O Connell, c/o Paula Silles 4. Marie McCarthy, Rathanny 5. Micheala Murphy, Chutehall […]

Parnells Club Strategic Development Plan: The progression of the 5 sections of the Tralee Parnells Club Strategic Development Plan has been devolved to 5 committees of volunteers in dedicated working groups. All groups are to report back to the Club Executive meeting, on Monday the 29th of February. Seeking Family […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 09, 15, 25 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Kevin Walsh c/o Dwyers, Kiaran O Connor Curragraigue, Billy Lyons c/o Rock St. PO, Marie O Shea Curraheen and Pat […]

TRALEE Library is running two events in the next fortnight as part of the the 1916 Rising commemorations on Tuesday, February 9 and, Thursday, February 18. Both events are part of the Kerry Centenary Programme 2016. The first will be a lecture by historian Pat Murphy on “The Asgard with Arms […]