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  Mens Results Agri Auto Parts Master ClaSSIC 14 (SUNDAY 9TH August) 1st. Richard Boyle Jnr (10) 41pts 2nd. Patrick Williams (13) 40pts 3rd. Alan Kelly (9) 40pts 4th. Donie 0’Keeffe (6) 40pts 5th. Harry Dawson (14) 40pts 6th. Brian Hennebery (8) 39pts B.G. Gerard Deegan (1) 38pts 18+. Gerard […]

The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim The Donald Walsh Swim and BBQ finally took place last Wednesday evening. A huge crowd showed up so a big thank you to all the helpers who showed up on the night to make sure all went smoothly. There were 54 swimmers in the three […]

  The World Series The weather has been playing havoc with the schedule of our swims as well as training and leisure swims in the bay . The postponed Round 4 swim , The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim , will now take place at 7.30 pm on Monday The 20 […]

  Darkness into Light Swim We were one of 3 swimming clubs in the country to organise a Darkness into Light Swim as an alternative to the walk / run . Organised by Kevin Williams , swimmers and crew arrived in Fenit at 4.45am and got ready to swim with […]

A MERCY Mounthawk student has designs on making it big in the NBA after winning a scholarship to a prestigious US prep school. Standing at seven feet tall, Cian Sullivan already looks the part. Now, by winning a scholarship at a $50,000 a year St Andrews prep school in Rhode Island USA, […]

  Mike McCarthy brings you all the news from the Kerry darts scene…  All roads led to Causeway on Sunday for the 5th annual Declan Mulvhill memorial at the Stretford end bar. A large crowd with 24 teams saw Tom Biganne and Dave Stack recapture their crown against a gallant […]

Mike McCarthy gives the latest news the Kerry darts scene… Week 4 Tralee and District League sponsored by Specsavers In section 1 we saw The Huddle, Tralee get edged out by Toomey’s Abbeydorney 4-3 in Abbeydorney. Great games played in a very sporting manner and credit is due to all. Also […]

Winter Swimming The winter swimming has been a huge success this year. We had up to 27 swimmers one Sunday with the average amount being 14. All swims were in Togs only and a great craic was had by all during the swima and afterwards enjoying teas, coffees and hot […]

BLENNERVILLE National School and the ‘Born to Run’ running group have joined forces in order to promote a healthy active lifestyle for young people. “Basically over the school year our 6th class will be running 100 miles in total,” said Principal Terry O’Sullivan. “We will be running on average five […]

A TRALEE man attending a golf competition broke the news to a Thai golfer that he had won a house after the Thai made a hole in one over the weekend -the first of two the Kerry man witnessed that weekend! Kenneth Quillinan, from Derrylea, was following Damien McGrane, the only […]

Winter Swimming We were greeted in Fenit , on Sunday , with a strong wind and overcast drizzle . 14 swimmers showed up to take on the challenge . There was a race planned , but the big waves put a halt to that and everyone just did their own […]

RESULTS Sunday  11th January (Foursomes) 1.st James 0’Halloran. (5) 30pts Danny Leen 2.nd Jason James Daly.  (11) 27pts Patrick 0’Meara 3.rd Gerard Deegan.     (5) 27pts Tony 0’Halloran 80 Competitors WINTER RULES APPLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TIMESHEETS OPEN 6pm TUESDAY BEFORE COMPETITION 13.th Jan- 18 Hole Tuesday Singles 17.th Jan- Casual Golf 18.th Jan- 14 […]

Results Sunday 14th December 2014 Whiskey Singles 1.st John Gibbons(13)18pts 2.nd Anthony 0’Connor(17)16pts 3.rd Mark Leahy (12) 16pts WINTER RULES APPLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE TIMESHEETS OPEN 6pm TUESDAY BEFORE COMPETITION 16.Dec- 18 Hole Tuesday Singles QUALIFYING COMPETITION 20.Dec-Guest/Member Casual Golf 21.Dec-Captain’s Waltz Christmas Party/Fun Day 23.Dec-18 Hole Tuesday Singles QUALIFYING COMPETITION […]

By Kevin Williams Winter Swimming Our Turkey Series on Sunday Mornings has turned out to be a huge success. Round 1 had 9 swimmers taking part and Round 4 last Sunday had 27 swimmers. The beautiful calm weather and blue skies were a help, but with an air temperature of […]

  The Winter Swimming got off to a great start last Sunday morning with 9 swimmers braving the cold squally morning and the choppy water. Some did a couple of minutes and a few more headed out around the buoys. Water temperature was measured at 10.2c . This year we […]

The Gerald Walsh Memorial Swim The final round of our 8 swim World Series took place Sunday evening in blazing sunshine and smooth water . The c1100 metre race took off and finished at a blistering place as vital points had to be won for Swimmer of the Year . […]

Swims The weather was unkind to us last week resulting in the postponement of 2 swims. Round 7 of the World Series was to take place last Wednesday but high winds delayed the swim until last Monday eve. Also The Blennerville to Fenit Swim was postponed until Saturday 13th September […]

THE penultimate round of the World Series takes place this Wednesday , 27th August. The swim will start at the slip at 7.30pm and is scheduled as a short sprint to the beach. With The Swimmer of The Year table being so tight, every second will count on this swim. […]

The Brendan OCallaghan Cup The 5th swim in The World Series took place lays Wednesday evening in very challenging conditions. A strong south westerly was blowing into the bay . The water however was very warm at 18c . Group C were first to go ,followed closely by B and A , […]

Wheel Rock Swim ….. The 3rd swim in Our World Series took place in fantastic conditions again . The course was from the beach , around the wheel rock and back . Even though the water was calm , the tide was high , making sighting of the rock quite […]

English Channel Relay Club Member, Bernadette White from Tralee, is currently in Dover with the rest of her team Irish Deaf Channel Swimmers to take on a relay swim of The English Channel. They have been training hard all year and the club wishes them the best of luck. Portumna […]

Second Swim – The second swim in. The World Series for The Paddy O’Sullivan Cup, took place last Monday night in spectacular conditions again, with the sun shining and sea flat. There were a total of 85 swimmers taking part with the race starting at the bathing slip, around the […]

Water temps The water temperature in Fenit was hovering around 12c and rising but all of the recent rain has seen it drop back to below 11c . This combined with the poor weather has seen a drop off in the amount of swimmers in training. Please learn to recognise […]

THE first swim in the World Series took place last Thursday night and what an evening it turned out to be. The sun was shining and the water was flat calm. A record number of 94 swimmers registered on the night with 82 staring the race. This included an incredible […]

Tralee Bay Sailing Club and School are now taking bookings for their Summer Sailing Courses which start June 23rd for juniors, teenagers and adults. Boats and equipment are supplied. Log on: www.traleebaysailingclub.com for more information and a booking form or Phone: Liam Freeman on 087 7606795 Email: info@traleebaysailingschool.com

On Sunday May 11 last, 12 dinghies braved challenging conditions to compete in the Tralee Bay Sailing Club Spring Regatta. 20+ knot winds and a filling tide made beating difficult but again all the sailors,young and old, coped admirably enabling to complete the 3 race series. Results as follows: Optimist: […]

TRALEE Bay Sailing Club and School holds its Spring Dinghy Regatta this Sunday, May 11. Registration from 9am with first gun at 11am sharp followed by BBQ in the club. A competitive day’s racing is promised around Fenit Light House. Younger optimist sailors will get their first competitive thrill as they […]

TRALEE Sailing Club will be opening its doors this Sunday afternoon May 4 for free. The promotion called ‘Sail Spraoi, Sail Free’ is hoping to attract newcomers to the sport of sailing. Sailing boats will be rigged up and powerboats, kayaks and coastal rowing boats will be ready to take you […]