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THIS year may not have been the greatest for Kerry GAA, but despite not securing Sam, the hurlers did what the footballers couldn’t by beating all that lay in front of them. Sportsfile, have once again collected some of the best GAA photos of the year in their annual  ‘A Season of Sundays’ book which […]

WINTERS are colder and longer in Kerry when Sam hasn’t be claimed in September. This unwelcome occurrence brings with it a time of introspection among Kerry football people and Colm Cooper is no different. The Gooch, coming back from injury, admits he was slow to get moving, but was happy with […]

KERINS O’Rahilly’s clubman, Paul Hayes, will referee this Sunday’s Super Valu Senior Football Championship Final replay between Killarney Legion and South Kerry. With the drawn match finishing in controversial circumstances, Hayes, a native of Cork,  will no doubt be hoping things go smoother on club football’s big day in the county. The match will throw […]

RESULTS FOR THE WEEK Tralee Imperials U16 Boys hosted their opening game of the Kerry league versus St. Brendan’s on Friday 13th November at Mounthawk, Tralee, led by Coach Jimmy Diggins, and Assistant Coach Philip Sicat. Both teams started the game strong. The pace was fast right through the first quarter, with the […]

FORMER Kerry star Tomás Ó Sé will be back in Tralee next month for another book signing event. The five-time All-Ireland medal winner was in Eason’s three weeks ago but will return to town, this time to O’Mahony’s Bookshop, where he’ll sign copies of his autobiography, ‘The White Heat’ on Saturday, December 19 at […]

A TRALEE gold medal winner at the Special Olympics was awarded a civic reception at Kerry County Council buildings on Monday afternoon. With family and the Kerry Stars Special Olympics team filling up the chamber, Brendan O’Connell, from Oakview was honoured for his gold medal and 4th place ribbon performances at the […]

BEFORE you know it, the Allianz  National League will be upon us again and today the dates, times and venues were announced for Kerry’s games. It includes two football games down for Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoons, but that will depend on the redevelopment of the stadium. Donegal are due […]

Hula Hoops Basketball Ireland Intermediate Cup Round 2 Portlaoise Panthers 51 St. Brendan’s 86  St. Brendan’s travelled to Portlaoise for Round 2 of the Men’s Intermediate National Cup. The visitors found it tough to find baskets early but lock down defence from Wayne Guthrie, Jason Quirke and Kieran Donaghy meant […]

Men’s Results The only winner this week was the weather hopefully we will get to play next weekend. 17th.Nov Tuesday 18 Hole Singles Stableford €5.00 entry 21st.Nov Saturday 14 Hole Scotch Foursomes / Junior Golf 22nd.Nov Sunday Mc Carthy Insurances Hamper 14 Hole Singles Stableford 24th.Nov Tuesday 18 Hole Singles […]

  Winter Swimming  Round 5 of The Turkey Series continued last Sunday in , again , very poor conditions . Gale force winds and lashing rain greeted the swimmers to Fenit . However it did not deter them as 23 swimmers showed up for the weekly swim . There was […]

  The Badminton competitive season for the Kerry Badminton Association commenced at the Killarney Sports Centre last weekend and the fare provided over both days certainly proved that the game of Badminton is alive and well within the County as between the juveniles on Saturday and the adults on Sunday […]

  Tralee Imperials U16 Boys hosted their opening game of the Kerry league versus St. Brendan’s on Friday 13th November at Mounthawk, Tralee, led by Coach Jimmy Diggins, and Assistant Coach Philip Sicat. Continued below… Both teams started the game strong. The pace was fast right through the first quarter, with the score […]

RESULTS Saturday 14th November 2015 U12 JK Sports Premier Park A 4-1 Tralee Dynamos . U12 JK Sports Div.1 Ballyhar 2-3 Park B . U14 SFAI Cup Shelbourne 1-9 St.Brendans Park FC . U16 Trophy World Div.1 Park B 3-2 Killarney Celtic B . Youth League Section B AC Athletic […]

THERE was a great turnout from the Na Gaeil GAA Club faithful on Friday night for their Race Night. A major fundraiser for the club, there was a lively atmosphere with super prizes to be won including a best dressed man and woman competition. Great craic then and lots of money raised […]

AS is the norm with footballers of Paul Galvin’s vintage, the question of retirement from inter-county football was posed to him last night on Newstalk’s ‘Off The Ball’ programme. The 35 year-old-paused for a moment and gave a carefully worded answer. “I haven’t spoken to Eamonn, I’d have to talk […]

A NEW book capturing the unique way of Kerry life through quotes, excerpts from plays, prose, poetry and much more has just been released and it’s a must have for Christmas. Journalist and author, Breda Joy, is the woman behind the ‘The Wit & Wisdom Of Kerry’, which covers sport, politics, sex […]

TRALEE Imperials’ Team Brogue are looking to continue the momentum built  up with their victory last weekend, in their Intermediate Cup 2nd round tie Vs Eanna of Dublin at Mercy Mounthawk gym at 6.30pm on Saturday. Team Brogue has already defeated a very strong team in the 1st round against Sligo All Stars, […]

OVER 200 Senior Cycle students from the eight Kerry ETB schools participated in the 3rd Annual Tag Rugby Interschool event held at Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Centre on Wednesday. Tralee schools Coláiste Gleann Lí and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, along with students from Coláiste na Sceilge Cahersiveen, Coláiste na Ríochta Listowel, Killarney […]

KERRY now know when they’ll play their first All-Ireland senior hurling championship matches in 12 years. Ciarán Carey’s, charges will first play Carlow in the Leinster Championship preliminary round on Sunday, May 1. The second match will take place six days later, against Westmeath on Saturday, May 7. Both of […]

DONNCHADH WALSH is the sole Kerry representative in the Ireland International Rules squad that will face Australia at Croke Park on November 21. The Cromane man is one of nine of this year’s All-Stars picked in Joe Kernan’s 23 man squad, captained by Bernard Brogan. This is the first time Walsh has been […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB Men’s Div 1 County League St Brendan’s 76-52 KCYMS St Brendan’s hosted KCYMS last Sunday in Moyderwell Hall. We started the game at an intense pace scoring 12 points without a reply.   That work rate continued throughout the quarter and thanks to 17 first quarter […]

What a week. Both our u18 teams had to travel this weekend to compete in their respective National Cups. Our U18 Boys travelled to Dublin where they won their group and played Sligo All Stars in Semi final and won 54 v 38. This win meant automatic qualification for Cup […]

Gavin O’Connor talks to Tralee Rugby Club’s Zoe Grattage as she prepares to head to England for a test match this weekend… A TRALEE and Munster player is heading to England this weekend with the Ireland women’s rugby team to take part in an international test against the old foe. Zoe Grattage, from […]

ONE of the more interesting scenes in RTE’s ‘All Ireland Final Day’ documentary shown last night were the exchanges between Kerry v Dublin referee, David Coldrick and the players. The programme provided an entertaining insight into the build-up to All-Ireland final day with interviews with Kerry coach Cian O’Neill and Radio […]

AUSTIN STACKS will face St Micheals/Foilmore in a relegation playoff in Killorglin on Saturday, November 21 at 2pm. The other relegation playoff will be Laune Rangers v Ardfert, to be played in Ballymacelligott, also on Saturday November 21. The Rock will have to first get over the south Kerry side, then beat the […]

By Murt Murphy The Kerry District League were given a ringing endorsement at a meeting on Monday night by the clubs of the county, to press ahead with their plans to explore entry in the newly formed U-17 National League, due to commence in March 2016. There was unanimous support […]

  RESULTS ; Saturday 7th November 2015 U12 JK Sports Div.1 Mastergeeha  1-2  Park B    . U13 Sfai Cup 3rd Round Listowel Celtic  7-2  St.Brendans Park FC  . U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.1   Park B  5-2  Killorglin B   . U13 Daly’s Supervalu Div.2 Dynamos B  8-2  Park C   . U15 Sfai Cup 3rd […]

  Date for your Diary The Tralee Bay Swimming Club AGM will take place on Thursday 21st January 2016 . We would request all of our club members to attend, and don’t worry ! You will Not be asked to do a job unless you want to! All of the […]

Dunloe Cup Semi Final Tralee CBS 2-15 (21) Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-17 (20) CBS THE GREEN triumphed after extra time against Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne of Dingle last Friday. It wasn’t looking good for The Green with three minutes of normal time remaining as they found themselves five points down. Mikey […]

A TRALEE teenager, who headed Stateside to a prep school earlier in August to further his basketball career, has just been offered a five year scholarship with a Philadelphia college. Nineteen-year-old Cian Sullivan from Ballymac is to sign a letter-of-intent to play at LaSalle University after committing to the college while on a visit to the school’s […]