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THE acclaimed GAA sports series ‘Laochra Gael’ returns to TG4 in March for an 18th series and the story of Kerry’s Kieran Donaghy will be the first screened next Thursday, March 5 at 9.30pm. The series hour-long format has proved a huge success, bringing each player’s personal stories to screen […]

THEY’RE not finished yet! That was the message from Tralee CBS football team coach Tim McMahon, as the Corn Uí Mhúirí champions were welcomed back to the school after victory over St Brendan’s Killarney on Saturday. The entire student body gathered in the school gym on Monday afternoon to give […]

TJ Heaphy reports on a momentous victory for Tralee CBS in Fitzgerald Stadium on Saturday as they captured the Corn Uí Mhúirí for the first time since 2007… Tralee CBS 4-15 St Brendan’s Killarney 1-15 The Green finally bridged the gap from Munster ‘A’ success at the senior grade on […]

IT’S been some year for Na Gaeil GAA Club. Just last month they came back from Croke Park with the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship trophy and they’ve been celebrating since. Over 200 of the the club faithful gathered in The Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday night for the annual social and […]

THERE was much to celebrate at ‘The Rock & Rose Victory Social’ held last night in The Rose Hotel. Members of the Austin Stacks GAA club gathered for a celebration of the six trophy successes in 2019, while the mood was buoyed further with the victory for Tralee CBS in […]

A LOCAL woman was honoured last night at the Ladies Gaelic Football Association National Volunteer Awards. Shirley Doody of the Kerins O’Rahillys club was presented with the Club Committee Officer of the Year award at a ceremony in Croke Park, MC’d by Marty Morrissey. Administrators, coaches and media were among those […]

THERE was a fantastic atmosphere at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night as all at Crotta O’Neills celebrated the past year. With a third County Minor title in four years secured back in August, there was a lot to celebrate too. The victorious minor hurling panel received their County […]

IT’S been a positive start to Kerry’s season and they’ll be hoping to continue that when they travel up north to face old rivals Tyrone at Healy Park on Sunday. It’s likely to be a wet and windy affair with weather warnings in place during the Allianz National Football League Division […]

Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 Round 2 Wexford 0-04 -v- Kerry 5-15 Venue: St. Patricks Park, Enniscorthy Referee: Johnny Murphy (Carlow) Kerry continued their impressive start to the campaign with an emphatic win against Wexford on Sunday. With Wexford making two changes to the program and four positional […]

KERRY star Paul Geaney has been voted GAA.ie Footballer of the Week. The Dingle man earned 6,578 votes on the Official GAA Instagram page with Dublin’s Ciaran Kilkenny second (3,853 votes) and Monaghan’s Conor McCarthy third (2,932 votes). Paul Geaney netted that a vital goal as Kerry finished strongly against Galway to […]

TJ Heaphy reports on Tralee CBS The Green’s victory over Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore in the Corn Uí Mhúirí semi-final… Tralee CBS 2-19 Rathmore 1-17 AFTER the two sides met earlier in the year in O’Sullivan Cup, this encounter was anticipated to deliver. Rathmore won the previous decider comprehensively […]

TRALEE is preparing to welcome the Tribesmen to town this Saturday and a huge crowd is expected in Austin Stack Park, especially since it’s not being shown live on TV. Bars, restaurants and hotels can expect a welcome boost as hundreds of Galway fans are expected to make the journey […]

THE celebrations continued this week for Na Gaeil GAA Club as some of the panel and management visited primary schools on Tuesday. They were crowned All-Ireland Junior Club champions after victory in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon and have enjoyed the past few days marking the momentous win. They toured […]

THEY’LL be celebrating all weekend in Oakpark after Na Gaeil’s historic win in Croke Park today to win the All-Ireland Junior Club title. They were roared on to victory by huge support, one of whom was John Griffin, father of forward Michael Griffin. John, who is County Tourism Officer with […]

THE Kerry hurling team to play Mayo in Round 1 of the Allianz Hurling League, Division 2A, tomorrow, Saturday, January 25, at 2pm in Elvery’s MacHale Park, Castlebar is as follows: 1. (GK) Martin Stackpoole,  Leac Sna 2. Sean Weir, Na Niallaigh Crotta 3. Bryan Murphy, An Tochar 4. Eric Leen, Naomh Breandanaigh 5. Tomas O’Connor, Na Niallaigh […]

  AND so it begins again. Kerry kick-off their Allianz National Football League campaign with a marquee clash against the All-Ireland champions in Croke Park tomorrow night at 7.15pm. Despite some players being unavailable, it’s still a very strong side to face Dublin. David Moran won’t be taking part tomorrow […]

AUSTIN Stacks Ladies U12 and U14 were presented with medals at a function in Connolly Park on Monday 20th January to honour their achievements during the year. The U12’s had over 30 players during their year.  They won the Tralee Town League Div. 1 Cup and the North Kerry Div. […]

TRALEE CBS enjoyed a great win in the Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final at Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday. Bandon Hamilton High School were the opposition but the Tralee lads were up to the challenge and were runaway winners with a 4-13 to 0-7 scoreline. Tralee CBS supplied some highlights of the […]

TJ Heaphy of Tralee CBS sent in this report of the school’s win over Bandon Hamilton High School today in the Corn Ui Mhuiri quarter-final… Tralee CBS 4-13 Bandon 0-07 This quarter-final decider of the Corn Ui Mhuiri was played in Fitzgerald Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. With Bandon topping their […]

NA Gaeil will have their day in Croke Park in two weeks time, after they won their All-Ireland Junior Club Semi-Final this afternoon. The Oakpark clubmen beat Kilmaine of Mayo in Cusack Park, Ennis, and can now look forward to a date in headquarters on Saturday, January 25, as one of […]

IT’S exciting times for the IT Tralee football team as they prepare to face IT Carlow in the opening round of the Sigerson Cup this Sunday. The game will take place at the Austin Stack Park GAA Pitch, Tralee and will have a throw in time of 2pm. The winner […]

WELL ‘Operation Transformation may be returning tonight on RTE ONE, but a local GAA group got a head start on them last night with their own initiative. St Pat’s in Blennerville, in conjunction with Operation Transformation & Get Ireland Walking, are hosting a series of community walks under lights over […]

A KERRY GAA legend will have a green area and commemorative stone erected in his memory at a Tralee estate in which he lived. Tralee Councillors approved a request by Cllr Norma Foley that the green area in Castlecountess be dedicated to Danno Keeffe, the winner of seven All-Ireland senior […]

Mike O’Halloran on Kerry’s defeat to Waterford this afternoon in the Munster Hurling League tie at Austin Stack Park in Tralee… Kerry 1-10 Waterford 4-23 A 22 point demolition of Kerry by a Waterford team in transition showed to gulf in class between the top tier teams and the likes […]

SUNDAY was a good day for Austin Stacks GAA Club with the seniors winning the Division 1 County League title to add to the Club Championship win earlier that year. The beat Rathmore in the east Kerry village after a penalty shootout with Kieran Donaghy scoring the decisive penalty. It […]

A NEW sign has been erected at Austin Stacks GAA grounds at Connolly Park promoting local mental health services. The sign gives the contact details of Pieta House and Samaritans and encourages anyone feeling worried or upset to get in touch with them. “I feel clubs need to help their […]

MEMBERS of the most successful Gaelic football team of all-time will be honoured at the 30th annual Kerry Supporters Club Social next month. Taking place at Ballygarry House Hotel, it’s set to be a very special night where the five Kerry players — Ger Power, Pat Spillane, Ogie Moran, Mikey Sheehy […]

THERE’S much to look back on at this occasion The Kerry GAA Supporters’ Club annual social will mark a milestone this year when the Kingdom faithful gather at Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday, January 18. This is the 30th social to be held and it is a very special event […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the Kerry Junior Hurling Final at John Mitchels GAA Grounds on Saturday… Ballyheigue 3-07 St Pats East Kerry 1-12 Ballyheigue are the Kerry Junior Hurling County Champions for 2019 they overcame St Pats in the final played in John Mitchels GAA grounds on Saturday. Ballyheigue led […]

Report by TJ Heaphy, CBS Student CBS Tralee 2-13   St Brendan’s Killarney 1-17  The encounter between CBS Tralee and St Brendan’s Killarney took place under wet, slippery conditions on Wednesday last in Connolly Park. This highly anticipated game was to decide who would top the group after both teams […]