Sport

AT last, he got it! Kerry’s unsung hero of the past number of years, Donnchadh Walsh, finally got an All-Star tonight on an occasion where three other Kerry footballers won awards. Goalkeeper Brendan Kealy was rewarded for his star shot-stopping efforts all year, corner-back Shane Enright’s solid performances were worthy […]

THE death has occurred of well-known Kerry GAA figure, Leo Griffin, today. Leo, who grew up in the Mitchels area, was a familiar face around town, but came to be known nationally when he accompanied the Kerry team of the 1970s and 80s during the glory years as their bagman. […]

Gavin O’Connor on Kerins O’Rahilly’s v Laune Rangers, in the  Senior Football County Championship Relegation Playoff at Castleisland 2:30pm TWO of the county’s most storied clubs will fight it out for their championship survival and for Kerins O’Rahilly it will be for a second year in a row. Last year, […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the Austin Stacks v Milltown/Castlemaine, Senior Football County Championship Relegation Play-off match in Castleisland on Saturday at 1pm THE 2014 champions will feel very hard done by that a year on instead of fighting for a Munster crown they’re fighting for their championship survival. It hardly seems […]

TRALEE Imperials teams will take to the road this weekend for National Cup action. The U18 boys will travel to Dublin for the first round of the competition. They will face Ongar Chasers, Kilkenny Stars and Limerick Celtics. This is the second year of the side has entered the national competition. […]

GAA stars from both codes turned out for the Churchill GAA Centenary Golf Classic last Friday. Tralee Golf Club, Barrow hosted the very successful event in aid of their new pitch development fund. Many personalities from the world of sport and business were amongst the teams that participated, on what was a beautiful […]

  IT is one of the greatest photos of a Kerryman in Croke Park and it sometimes gets falsely attributed to the wrong man. The catch was made by Tommy Griffin in the 2006 All-Ireland Final against Mayo and often gets mistaken for the handiwork of his West Kerry neighbour, […]

THE draw has been made for the County Senior Football Championship Relegation Playoffs and sees Tralee sides facing Mid Kerry sides. Austin Stacks will face Milltown/Castlemaine while Kerins O’Rahilly’s go up against Laune Rangers in Castleisland this Saturday, November 7, with Stacks going first at 1pm and O’Rahilly’s at 2:30pm. In the championship this […]

TWO Tralee Imperials basketball players have been presented with their Ireland caps which they earned recently. Basketball in town got a boost with the selection of Ryan Leonard and Philip Corkery for the national side in the U18 and U15 categories. Philip Corkery received an Irish cap for his appearance […]

Austin Stacks 5-12 Finuge/St. Senans 3-10 This North Kerry Intermediate Shield final was a closely contested affair, with Austin Stacks leading at half time by three points, 3-6 to 3-3. Finuge/St. Senans piled on the pressure in the second half, but Austin Stacks ladies rose to the challenge and finished […]

YOUNGSTERS received medals on Saturday morning from Kerry stars to mark the end of the season for the under 6, 8 and 10 players from the Kerins O’Rahillys Club. Declan Quill commended the young charges on their efforts and thanked both the parents for all their help during the year and the coaches […]

THE death has occurred of well-known Kerry GAA figure, Leo Griffin, today. Leo, who grew up in the Mitchels area, was a familiar face around town, but came to be known nationally when he accompanied the Kerry team of the 1970s and 80s during the glory years as their bagman. […]

A TRALEE couple are organising a charity event for a cause close to their hearts later this month. A charity fight night in aid of the Miscarriage Association of Ireland will take place on Thursday, November 26, at the BTS Fitness gym in Manor West. Continued below… Katie Donoghue and Akeem […]

THE buzzer went on Kieran Donaghy’s ‘Be A Star Basketball’ camp on Friday which saw 150 kids take part over the course of the week. Taking a brief time-out from his football career, Donaghy was putting local kids through their paces this week at his camp held in John Mitchels Sports Complex. […]

YOU know Shane Kenny don’t you? The Churchill GAA man came to prominence during the festival when he was named Rose Escort Of The Year, but he’s also a serious rugby fan and it shows with what he has managed to do for Halloween. He’s only gone and carved this likeness (below) […]

THE hurling championship may be over in Kerry, but an Abbeydorney native will still be fighting for county honours this weekend. Former Kerry star, Darragh O’Connell, who transferred from Abbeydorney to Cuala at the beginning of the year will be aiming to win a first county title in 21 years for […]

Academy The Academy continues again next Saturday morning in Cumann Iosaf.  10-10.45am for 5-7 year olds and 11-11.45am for 8-10 year olds. The emphasis in the Academy is on learning skills and having fun. Club Shop: The Club Shop is opened for purchases at the Academy every Saturday morning from 10-12 […]

Men’s Senior County League St. Brendan’s 56 Gneeveguilla 49 In our second outing in County League action we welcomed Gneeveguilla to Moyderwell last Wednesday. The very fit and physical visitors got off to a great start and led 19-13 after the first quarter. The second quarter saw St. Brendan’s settle […]

A CURRENT Tralee RFC player has been named in the squad for the first ever Ireland women’s Autumn international. Zoe Grattage has been named in a squad of 22 alongside 10 other uncapped players and joins Tralee native, Ruth O’Reilly of Galwegians in the panel. Continued below… Zoe will follow in […]

10/10/2015 Mens Scotch Foursomes. 1st. John Keane (12) & David Spring (9) 45pts 25/10/2015 Captains Christmas Hamper 1st. Gerrard 0’Sullivan (5) 40pts 2nd. David Leen  (7)  38pts 3rd. Mark Leahy  (9)  38pts CSS 35pts Monday 26/10/2015 Semi Open Am Am 1st. Derek 0’Brien (16) James 0’Dowd (2)          92 pts Patrick Boylan (21) Padraig […]

Town Championship Final  Austin Stacks 1-9  Kerins O’Rahilly’s 0-9 AUSTIN STACKS overcame old foe Kerins O’Rahilly’s in the Town Championship final played Ballymacelligott on Sunday afternoon, to claim back to back victories in the competition. Shane O’Callaghan’s goal after three minutes was  the first score in the match and was […]

TRALEE Parnells held an Awards Night for Under 10 and older players and parents, at Kerins O’Rahillys on Friday. Kerry hurling team captain, John Griffin and Kerry Camogie captain, Michelle Costello, were both special guests on and shared their words of wisdom and encouragement with the players attending. Both Michelle […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on Kilmoyley’s exit at the Munster Club Intermediate Hurling Championship Quarter Final in Sixmilebridge yesterday… Wolfe Tones 4-12 Kilmoyley 2-6 “A bad day at the office most Kilmoyley folk will want to forget about,” is how an avid Kilmoyley supporter described their exit from the Munster Club […]

WELL Tomás Ó Sé is having a busy weekend. The five-time All-Ireland medal winner was over in the Kerry GAA store in Killarney at 11am on Saturday morning, where he signed hundreds of copies of his autobiography, ‘The White Heat’. Fans queued patiently for the former Gaeltacht player, whose book has been […]

A MARTIAL ARTS group from Tralee represented their country proudly last weekend by bringing home nine medals from the World Martial Arts Organisation Championships held in the town of Rugby in England. Among the 35 strong Irish WMO team there were seven future stars from Tralee, who qualified from the […]

  Gavin O’Connor looks at the Austin Stacks v Kerins O’Rahillys Senior Town Board Championship Final, Ballymacelligott, Sunday 2pm THOUGH both sides have exited the county championship, their seasons are not quite over yet. Still, no matter the time or place, Tralee’s big derby is always worth winning for either […]

WITH his tenure as Kerry captain now over, Kieran Donaghy is facing into a winter away from Kerry football and going back to the sport closest to his heart. Along with hosting a juvenile basketball camp (see details below), the former football player of the year will be returning to […]

  KERRY GAA received a cheque for around €330,000 at a function in London at the weekend, according to the London-based newspaper, Irish World. The paper reports that a £243,000 cheque was given to Kerry GAA at the Kerry Association of London annual dinner dance in Cricklewood. With the exchange rate, that […]

IN the latest nugget to come out of Tomás Ó Sé’s new autobiography, ‘The White Heat’, the former Gaeltacht clubman tells of the time Kerry and Cork players came to blows in a rebel held pub. The story gets all the more interesting when you add in Mick Galwey and […]

TRALEE Imperials Team Garveys will mark their match against Fr Matthews of Cork this Saturday with an Irish Cancer Society Breast Cancer Awareness initiative. Patrons are invited to come along to the game wearing something pink and make a small donation to help to raise vital life-saving funds supporting breast cancer research […]