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THE Munster Council have announced that there will be a reduction in ticket prices for the Kerry v Cork Munster Final replay in Killarney on July 18 at 7pm. Both terrace and stand tickets have been reduced by €5, meaning a terrace ticket is now €20 and a stand €30. […]

DUE to a clash of matches, there is a chance Saturday week’s Munster Final replay between Kerry and Cork in Killarney may not be televised. The Munster Council have announced a throw-in of 7pm, which is the same time Sky Sports are scheduled to show one of the Round 3B […]

Gavin O’Connor looks at the big talking points from the Munster Final between Kerry and Cork yesterday… 1. Fitz got it wrong When the team was announced on Thursday night, there was a few selections that raised eyebrows. Not starting Kerry’s two best midfielders stands out now as the one […]

THERE was incredible support for Kerry yesterday in Killarney. They easily outnumbered the Cork supporters in the 35,000 crowd and roared their hearts out as Fionn Fitzgerald sent over an equaliser to secure a replay on Saturday week in Fitzgerald Stadium. We were there for the game and captured the […]

EVERY Kerry GAA fan is still buzzing after yesterday’s thrilling Munster Final in Killarney. The whole country was transfixed as Fionn Fitzgerald knocked over the equaliser to set up a replay in less than two weeks time. Here’s how people watching the game reacted on Twitter… Before the game… Our […]

Kerry 2-15 Cork 3-12 BACK again in two weeks then, but only just! Fionn Fitzgerald proved the hero with an incredible equaliser to rescue a Kerry team who will be relieved to get out of jail after a rusty performance. Cork looked utterly dejected at the final whistle and  no […]

THEY came from all over the country and beyond for another amazing Ring of Kerry Cycle. Thousands of cyclists set off in waves from Mission Road, Killarney, on Saturday morning, from first timers to veterans of the charity event which is now in its 31st year. The biggest one day […]

Gavin O’Connor looks forward to the Munster Final on Sunday between Kerry and Cork… THE last time Cork came to Killarney and beat Kerry in their own backyard, Take That were at number one, Gerry Adams was controversially granted a Visa in the US and Stan Collymore broke the then […]

THE ‘Friends Of Kerry General Hospital’ held their annual fundraising night to help procure specialised equipment for use in the hospital at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night. There was a large attendance there for 10 high class races on the cards for spectators and entertainment for the entire family on offer. GAA fans had […]

TWO Tralee players have been named in the Kerry starting line-up for the Munster GAA Minor Football Championship Final against Tipperary on Sunday (throw-in 12 noon). Andrew Barry of Na Gaeil comes  in for the injured John Mark Foley at midfield while Jack Morgan of Austin Stacks retains his place […]

  LIVES were nearly lost one year on the way to the Munster Final with Páidí Ó Sé behind the wheel according his nephew in his column in the Irish Independent today. One of the highlights of Darragh and Tomás Ó Sé’s recent articles in the national press has been the odd yarn […]

IT’S well documented that Cork haven’t beaten Kerry in Killarney in 20 years but – barring odd the one or two – all those games have been tight. With the history between the teams, there has been very few hammerings. Most of the games have been tough battles, but more […]

Gavin O’Connor says we all love Munster Final day against the Rebels in Killarney. Here’s why… 1. The Almost Guaranteed Sunshine As sure as the Gooch breaking rebel hearts, the sun will be out on Munster Final day. Anything other than the glorious weather is a strange anomaly, like El […]

SOME Kerry season ticket holders have been left dissatisfied with the seats they have been allocated for this Sunday’s Munster SFC Final in Killarney. Many of the fans, who are seen as the most loyal Kerry supporters, have been left with tickets on the fringes of the main stand in Fitzgerald […]

DAVID Moran returns in midfield, Colm Cooper won’t start, but James O’Donoghue does, as the Kerry team to face Cork on Sunday was announced tonight. There are five changes to the team that faced Tipperary back in June in the semi-final. Stephen O’Brien and Donnchadh Walsh get the start ahead of […]

DECLAN O’Sullivan will be taking his first steps in inter-county coaching when he teams up with his old mentor and clubmate, Jack O’Connor, with the Kerry minor team. This week, the Kerry minors are preparing to defend their Munster crown when they face Tipperary in the curtain raiser in Fitzgerald […]

IT was a proud night for John Mitchels as one of their men, Alan O’Donoghue, lifted the Munster Cup for the Kerry Juniors against Cork in Pairc Ui Rinn. O’Donoghue, played his part as Kerry stormed to a 1-20 to 0-8 victory against the old enemy last night, getting the […]

  TRAVELLING by train could be a pretty cheap option for Tralee folk going to the Munster Final in Killarney between Kerry and Cork this Sunday. Irish Rail, are offering a price of less than €10 return from Tralee when you book online. They have also laid on additional services especially for the […]

  EAMONN FITZMAURICE has hinted that Paul Galvin is unlikely to play any part in Kerry’s Munster SFC final against Cork in Killarney this Sunday. Since sensationally coming out of retirement in March, the former player of the year has still yet to make an appearance for Kerry. “He is fit,” […]

  A FORMER Tralee Dynamos player has put pen to paper on a three year deal at Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion. Rian O’Sullivan from Camp, who has just recently completed his junior cert in Mercy Mounthawk, will now set his sights on a career in football at a […]

PÁIDÍ Ó SÉ featured in the last episode of the current series of RTE’s Legacy series about mammoth personalities from Irish life who have passed on. Twitter was alive with chitter-chatter about the former great and the imprint he left on the GAA landscape. Here’s just some of the tweets […]

  THE story of Páidí Ó Sé takes centre stage on RTE One tonight as the life of the great Ventry man is set to be examined in the last episode of the current series of ‘Legacy’. The one hour programme, starting at 9.35pm, will look at the life of one of Gaelic football’s […]

  IT was a case of celebrations all around today as local athletes returned from the ‘International Childrens Games’ that was held in Holland over the past week. They brought with them a fantastic total of ten medals as they returned home to a fine reception from parents and friends who had bravely […]

THE weather stayed fine for a weekend of great racing at Ballybeggan, but it failed to bring big crowds to the racecourse. Punters enjoyed two days at the Kerry International Horse and Pony Racing event, while families were well catered for with children’s play facilities and a bouncy castle. However, it […]

  THE holy grail may have eluded the senior team this year, but the Under 14s from the Rock have captured the All-Ireland title this evening in Wexford. The Austin Stacks U14 youngsters are the best in the land as they won the Division 1 Féile na nÓg title against Naomh […]

Kerins O’Rahilly’s 1-15 Austin Stacks 0-12 KERINS O’RAHILLY’S claimed a six point victory in the latest instalment of Tralee’s ‘Old Firm’ derby. The win is Kerins O’Rahilly’s  first in five games in league and championship against their great rivals. Story continued below… The Rock were without eight players who started […]

Mike O’Halloran was at the delayed playing of the Division 1 County Hurling League Final last night… Ballyduff 1-16 St Brendans  1-24 It is a long time since the Div 1 Hurling County League final was played in June but this was the 2014 competition final. The Kerry GAA Credit […]

  TraleeToday.ie’s Fergus Dennehy writes about his favourite running route around town…  AS only a recent convert to the running phenomenon, this writer never thought that he’d be writing about his favourite route to run. My current favourite  is an approximate five-miler that starts from the Aqua Dome car park […]

  EAMONN FITZMAURICE  is taking nothing for granted ahead Kerry’s Munster Final clash against Cork on Sunday week. The Kerry boss has stated he does not go along with the views expressed by Tomas Ó Sé, said recently in an interview that the Rebels were “rudderless from management down”. “I would imagine […]

BLENNERVILLE school staff and pupils gave a great send-off to the St Pat’s Under 14 side in their quest for glory this weekend. The squad departed Blennerville just after 9am on Friday and pupils from the local school came out to line the bridge in the red and white colours to wish them […]