Sport

MC 9 Adams Garage. Results & Fixtures. Results: 1st John Joseph O’Sullivan (19) 37pts 2nd Maurice G O’Connor (9) 37pts 3rd Sean Carmody (17) 37pts 4th Patrick O’Connell (19) 37pts 5th Patrick H Williams (13) 37pts Best Gross Jim O’Donovan (5) 35pts Division 1 Winner Kevin Lucey (6) 35pts Division […]

TRALEE’S bars were packed for the European Champions League Final earlier this month, but one pub was in particular was full of Liverpool fans. O’Donnells Bar and Restaurant in Mounthawk was the venue for a special fundraiser organised by the Kerry Liverpool Supporters Club on June 1. It was a […]

A FANTASTIC weekend of athletics and the very essence of community spirit was on display at An Ríocht athletics grounds in Castleisland. The Kerry Community Games athletics finals was the occasion and while it was a ‘game of two halves’ in terms of the weather, the common thread was great […]

THE Kerry minors will play Cork in the Munster MFC final at 4.30pm in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday afternoon and the team has been announced. They delivered a masterclass in their opening game against Cork in May, before defeating Clare four weeks ago. Devon Burns from Na Gaeil retains […]

THE Kerry team to face Cork in the Munster SFC Final on Saturday night in Páirc Ui Chaoimh at 7pm was announced tonight. It sees four changes from the team named to start against Clare in the semi-final three weeks ago. Paul Murphy is at wing back for Gavin Crowley, […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on an entertaining game last night in Kilmoyley… Abbeydorney 3-10 St Brendans 2-12 Abbeydorney are the Rhyno Quality Feeds NKH Senior Hurling League B Champions as they overcame St Brendans in a lively game played in Kilmoyley on Wednesday evening. St Brendans were ahead early with a […]

MC 8 An Riocht Marble & Granite. Results & Fixtures. Results: Sunday 16th July5 1st Richard Rafferty (9) 42pts 2nd Padraig Moynihan (10) 40pts 3rd Daniel O’Loughlin (12) 39pts 4th Barry Murphy (14) 39pts 5th James O’Halloran (8) 38pts Best Gross – Eoghan O’Donnell (1) 35pts Division 1 Winner David […]

THE sun shone down on Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night as hundreds enjoyed the Kerry GAA Night of Champions  on Friday. The Kerry football stars were out in force and happily posed with fans for photos and signed autographs while the young ones also enjoyed a bouncy castle and […]

SIX years. It might not seem that long ago, but it’s hard to remember a time when Yummy Cafe wasn’t serving up great food on Dominick Street, such is the place it holds in the hearts of many people in Tralee. Emer and Ken Tobin opened the doors to the […]

“KEEP on running” by The Spencer Davis Group might be a fitting soundtrack for a special event taking place in Tralee on Saturday, July 27. On that date, for the fifth year in a row, Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club will host its 40 mile ultra marathon and relay. […]

THE new Men’s Superleague season won’t be long coming around and the champions are getting ready. Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have signed Daniel Jokubaitis, the Killorglin star player Daniel Jokubaitis for the 2019/2020 season. The 25 year old Lithuanian signed for the Warriors this week and will provide additional depth to […]

Saturday 8th June (Intermediate Scratch Cup) 1st: Padraig Tobin (15) Tralee – 82 Gross 2nd Martin Fowler (12) – 83 Gross 3rd Roy O Neill (13) – 84 Gross 4th Alan Malone (10) – 84 Gross 5th Vincent Twomey (12) 85 Gross 1st Clayton O Neill (18) 67 Nett 2nd […]

By Risteárd Ó Fuaráin FOUR Kerry Teams participated in the Camogie Féile and it was a fantastic experience for these young girls to take part in such a prestigious competition and forge friendships with players from other counties. Causeway and Cillard competed in Division 5 and Killarney and Tralee competed […]

WONDERING about that Father’s Day present? Well a new book on Kerry GAA is being launched this week that’ll keep the football fan in your life very happy. ‘Kerry Abú — The Ultimate Kerry Football Fan Book’ is written by well-known sports writer, Sylvester Hennessy, who has created an unparalleled […]

The Annual Kerry GAA Night of Champions will take place on Friday, June 14, at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium Tralee with an evening of entertainment promised for all attending. The feature race is once again the “Race of Champions” sponsored for the first time by Navillus with €15,000 to the […]

Captain John’s Prize 1st/2nd June Results 1st Michael O’Connell ((16) 39 Points 2nd Cian Hill (9) 41 Points 3rd Brian Murphy (16) 39 Points Best Gross Raymond Kelly 32 Points 4th Domo Lyne (8) 38 Points 5th Stephen Barter (18) 38 Points 6th Michael Leahy (7) 37 Points 7th David […]

Lifelong Liverpool FC fan, John McCann from Tralee, reflects on the joys, the trials and the tribulations of following the Reds, as Saturday’s Champions League Final looms large… A EUROPEAN Cup Final and Liverpool Football Club – go together like Ant & Dec, Morecambe & Wise, Man City and financial ‘doping’. […]

THE Kerry team to face Clare in the Munster SFC semi-final on Saturday night in Ennis at 7pm was announced earlier tonight. It sees Na Gaeil’s Diarmuid O’Connor make his senior championship debut while another Tralee man, David Moran is named at midfield, partnered with Adrian Spillane. Moran’s Kerins O’Rahillys […]

THE Kerry Under 20 team to play Cork in Clonakilty tonight at 7pm in the U20 Football Development League John Kerins Cup 2019 has been named. It features two Austin Stacks players, Joe O’Connor in midfield and Sean Quilter at corner forward. Ballymac man Brian Lonergan is in goals. 1 Brian Lonergan […]

RESULTS 1st Terry Egan (19) 37 Points 2nd Kieran T Dinan (20) 37 Points 3rd Domo Lyne(8) 37 Points 4th Brian M Sheehy(11) 37 Points Number Of Cards 77 CSS 34 Points Fixtures. Friday 31st May 3 Person Scramble at 6.00pm. Timesheet opens Monday 27th. Sat/Sunday 1st/2nd June Captain John’s […]

FORMER Tralee RFC player Ultan Dillane has been named in the 44-man summer training squad ahead of September’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt picked the players for the pre-Rugby World Cup camps, and four friendlies to be played in August and September against England, Italy and […]

THE Tralee Parnells GAA Club faithful gathered in The Ashe Hotel on Saturday night for a special part night to launch the adult teams in hurling and camogie. There was a large turnout of men and women on the adult teams, underage players from the teenage teams, parents of younger […]

FOR those of you looking to head out for a spin this weekend, the 8th annual Stephanie O’Sullivan’s Memorial Cycle in aid of Suicide Prevention is a great way of spending a Sunday morning. The cycle starts and finishes at the Nagle Rice Community Centre in Milltown beginning at 9am. Cyclists can register Saturday night […]

THE Kerry LGFA family was out in force on Saturday night for a fundraiser at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. All funds raised will be distributed evenly between club and county ensuring the growth of club football and the participation of county teams at intercounty level. There was a ten-card race on […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Mullingar on Saturday to witness a gutsy Kerry defeat Westmeath in the Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2 game… Kerry 1-21 Westmeath 2-16 What a day in Mullingar! Kerry banished the ghost of the defeat to Antrim with a brilliant win over Westmeath in their home ground. […]

THESE are heady days for basketball in Tralee. With the fantastic success of Warriors over the past few years, the town has gone basketball crazy, none more so than in the town’s secondary schools which are now producing some of the best talent in the country. Over in CBS The […]

ANYONE hoping for a swift return of Mark O’Connor to help Kerry to an All-Ireland title will have their hopes dashed this morning if news from Australia is to be believed. The website AFL.com.au is reporting today that the former Kerry minor and Under 21 star is set to sign […]

RACING will once again take place at the Racecourse in Ballybeggan and a day of great entertainment is planned. For the past number of years, a Point-to-Point/Pony racing meeting has taken place and this Saturday will see a six-race card starting from 2pm. Of course it’s not just racing, as […]

AFTER delivering a masterclass in their opening game against Cork earlier this month, the Kerry minors are in Tralee for their next outing in the Munster Championship. This time Clare provide the opposition so James Costello’s charges will be hoping for a performance akin to their 3-19 to 1-9 win […]

TEAMS from primary schools around Tralee and beyond gathered in Mercy Mounthawk gym on Monday for a tournament aimed at promoting the game of basketball. The sport is enjoying a resurgence in popularity over the past few years thanks to the achievements of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, so the organisers feel […]