Sport

SATURDAY was a good day for two Tralee sides in County League action. Austin Stacks enjoyed a three-point victory over Glenbeigh/Glencar at Connolly Park, while up in Strand Road, O’Rahilly’s got the better of a team who have proved a thorn in their side over the past couple of years. Kerins O’Rahillys were […]

Gavin O’Connor report from the Garveys SuperValu Senior Football Championship Qualifier between St Brendans and Shannon Rangers in Austin Stack Park on Friday night… St Brendans 3-14 (23) Shannon Rangers 3-5 (14) THE SAINTS marched on into the championship with comprehensive nine point victory against a Shannon Rangers on Friday night. […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Kerry v Monaghan, Allianz National League Division 1, Round 6 game at St. Tiernach’s Park Clones, Sunday 3pm (deferred coverage on TG4)…  ON paper it looks like Kerry have a great opportunity to extend their winning run to four. But memories of last year’s defeat to […]

A TRALEE man, who inspired others with his attitude towards his battle with cancer, will be honoured with a round of applause in the Aviva Stadium at the Republic of Ireland v Switzerland tonight. Joe Flynn died in mid-January, just five months after being told he had terminal cancer. He wanted to promote awareness of men’s […]

THEY went mad last Friday when Bryan Cooper rode to Cheltenham Gold Cup victory on Don Cossack and last night the people of Blennerville got to cheer him in person. The young jockey came to the village fresh from riding in Thurles that afternoon and a large crowd greeted him […]

IT’LL be an all-Tralee midfield on Sunday as David Moran returns to action for the clash with Monaghan. It’s one of two changes for the Kerry team for the Round 6 Allianz Football League game in St Tiernach’s Park in Clones (3pm), from the side that defeated Mayo in Round 5. Brian Kelly […]

FINES handed down to Kerry and Donegal GAA have been reduced from €7,500 to €5,000. The fines were incurred following the Allianz National League encounter between the two sides which was marred by a number of scuffles. Last night, both county boards went before the Central Hearings Committee (CHC) and […]

IT should be some craic in Blennerville tomorrow evening, when a local hero comes home with a very special trophy. The whole of Tralee – along with the village west of the bridge – erupted last Friday when jockey Bryan Cooper rode Don Cossack to Gold Cup glory in the […]

YOU may have to shut yourself off from the radio/social media for a while on Sunday afternoon, if you don’t want to spoil the Kerry result for your TV viewing. Delayed coverage of Monaghan v Kerry will have to do as the Connaught derby  has been giving top billing on TG4. Mayo and Roscommon […]

ARDFERT’s John Egan has been voted GAA.ie hurler of the week for his performance in Kerry’s fantastic victory over Offaly on Sunday. Egan got 47% of the online vote ahead of the 2015 Hurler of The Year, Tj Reid, from Kilkenny on 35%. The St Brendan’s man helped Kerry on […]

A report from Tralee Rugby Club on the Pan Munster Bank of Ireland U 18 Plate Final in Independent Park, Cork, on Sunday, March 20… Tralee RFC 18 Old Christians 13 After a gap of a decade at this age level, Tralee RFC deservedly captured the coveted trophy after a mighty […]

A TRALEE Imperials player was one of a number of players with Kerry clubs who received honours at the Basketball Ireland 2016 All-Stars. Five players from each of the four divisions in the National League received All-Star awards with honourable mentions for the second and third picks at the weekend. Rheanne […]

KERRY will play their Allianz Hurling League  Relegation Playoff match with Laois on Saturday April 2 at 5pm at Austin Stack Park. It was speculated the Division 1B match would be part of a double-header with Kerry’s last football league game against Cork on Sunday, April 3, but the hurlers will […]

Men’s results 19th March: Stroke Competition Blue Tees 1st David Fitzgerald (2) 70 Gross 19th March: Stableford Competition White Tees 1st Denis Murphy (17) 37 points 20th March: Denis Moriarty Club Fourball 1st David Nolan-Tighe (11) & Ciaran Nolan-Tighe (10) 49 points 2nd Sean O’Loughlin (14) & Ger Hussey (12) […]

St Patrick’s Day Swim The traditional start to the 2016 Swimming Season took place on St Patrick’s Morning . 16 swimmers showed up for the opener and all had a great swim . The water temp was 8.5c and Air temp was 8c , but a bitter cold wind made […]

TRALEE Triathlon Club has joined forces with the RNLI to raise funds and bring a major sporting event to Fenit this summer with hundreds of athletes taking part. This life-saving RNLI service is dependent on funds to continue to ensure the safety of people on the water this summer and […]

Gavin O’Connor was in Killarney yesterday to see Austin Stacks and Dr Crokes do battle in the Credit Union County League Final 2015… Dr Crokes 3-15 (24) Austin Stacks 3-9 (18) DR CROKES had too much firepower for Austin Stacks who battled hard in this pulsating deferred 2015 Credit Union […]

  RESULTS ; Monday 14th March 2016 Denny Premier A Camp United 1-7 Park Fc . Tuesday 15th March 2016 U16 Tucker Kelly Cup Park A 2-0 Camp . Friday 18th March 2016 U16 Tucker Kelly Cup Park B 3-0 Inter Kenmare . U17 League Park B 3-2 Listowel A […]

It was nice to see Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí having a float and taking part in this years St Patricks Day Parade in Tralee. A huge thank you to everyone who helped and to all those who played on the Float and those who entertained in the Square afterwards. This Tuesday […]

The Knock out Cup competition for division 4 League teams took pride of place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Sunday last where 5 clubs battled hard for several hours to see who would come out on top and be acclaimed as the club of the day. The Clubs who […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Birr yesterday to see Kerry carve out a superb victory against Offaly… Kerry 2-18 Offaly 2-17 The sat-nav says it is two hours and 16 minutes from Tralee to Birr and so it is, after a drive of over two hours you hope to get a […]

AND so it ends. After 195 entries, 28 races, €19,500 in prize money, the winner of The Castle Bar rollover was announced on Friday evening…but what a dramatic way to win the cash! The ‘Speed And Degrees’ duo of Tom Clifford and Danny Diggins were languishing behind in the field with […]

The County League begins tomorrow and the highlight of all the fixtures is the delayed Dr Crokes v Austin Stacks, 2015 Credit Union Senior Football League Division 1 Final at  Lewis Road (3pm)… FOR the second year in a row the Austin Stacks v Dr Crokes county league fixture will double up […]

BRYAN Cooper will probably get free flights for life as the Tralee man won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Don Cossack just after 3.30pm. It’s the young jockey’s first Gold Cup win and joy was etched on his face as they past the finishing post to win for trainer Gordon Elliott and owner […]

Gavin O’Connor reports on the EirGrid U21 Munster Football Championship Semi-Final in Austin Stack Park on Wednesday night… Kerry  1-14 (17) Limerick 2-8 (14) TO call Limerick ‘gutsy’ would do them a huge disservice after they pushed hot favourites Kerry to the pin of their collar in a thrilling encounter […]

THE Kerry Under 21 side are playing in the EirGrid Munster Under 21 Football Championship Semi Final tomorrow night in Tralee and the team has been named. The team to play against Limerick  at Austin Stack Park  7:30pm shows three changes from the side that defeated Tipperary in the opening round last week. […]

BADMINTON The Killarney Sports Centre will once again be the focus of Kerry Badminton on Sunday next March 20th for the annual qualifying rounds of the Knockout Cup Competitions. These are mixed team events with each team for the various divisions comprising of three or four ladies and men and […]

  BILLY DENNEHY was on the scoresheet for the first time for St Patrick’s Athletic in the SSE Airtricity League last night. The former Dynamos man scored the final goal in a 3-0 victory against Dublin rivals Bohemians at home in Richmond Park to record St Pats second league victory […]

IT’S Cheltenham week and for The Castle Bar this means four days of entertainment, craic and thousands of euros to be won in their annual Rollover competition. Running since 1998, locals took to the Rollover competition straight away and it has now grown to the stage where there are around 170 entries for this year […]

Gavin O’Connor was in Castlebar yesterday for Kerry’s great win over Mayo and there was a lot to talk about… 1. Kerry goals came at crucial times  On the balance of play, a five point victory flattered the Kingdom. That old cliche ‘goals win games’ can certainly be used to […]