Sport

The World Series The weather has once again caused havoc with our swims resulting in the postponement of our Lighthouse Race . A new date has yet to be chosen as it is difficult to get the tides right for this tough swim. With 2 races left in The World […]

Mens competition (Pat Mulcaire Am Am) Saturday  13th and Sunday 14th August 1st: Willie Goulding, Michael Keane, Joe McCarthy, Kieran O’Callaghan 185 points 2nd: William Hanley, Nicholas Hayes, Barra O’Dwyer, Brendan O’Keefe 183 Points 3rd: James Hogan, Seamus Kennedy, Pat Minogue, Damien Quinn 182 Points Best Score Tralee Saturday: Sean McCarthy, Sean Reidy, Colm […]

THE Tralee Parnells GAA Cúl Camp got underway on Monday with glorious sunshine in Caherslee. Over 50 young hurlers are attending the camp, no doubt spurred on by the heroics in Croke Park of Austin Gleeson, Richie Hogan and Paudie Maher at the weekend. Parnells are based in Caherslee and have […]

Kilmoyley’s second-half comeback was just enough to see them past St Brendan’s in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final at Austin Stack Park on Sunday. Mike O’Halloran reports… Kilmoyley 1-13 St Brendan’s 0-15 Fionan MacKessy of St Brendan’s had a chance to level this game at the very end, but […]

KERRY’S newest club Fenit were in the medals in three categories in the All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships in Ballyshannon over the weekend. Fenit were rowing in a brand new boat, which was built in Tralee and it accommodated medal-winning teams in various categories. In the pre-veteran mixed, Paula Moloney, Edel O’Sullivan, Pat O’Connor, […]

NEVER one to mince his words, Joe Brolly, has a few strong opinions about where Kerry football is headed under Eamonn Fitzmaurice. Writing in the Sunday Independent, Brolly says “Kerry are the new Donegal. Half-forwards are defenders now. Midfielders are defenders. The obsession with defending has left them without a forward plan, […]

MARTIN O’Neill could be keeping a close eye on John Egan following his incredible home league debut at his new club Brentford at the weekend. The centre-half bagged himself a brace of goals in the 2-0 win over Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town in Griffin Park on Saturday. In July, the […]

Mike O’Halloran watched Ballyduff snuff out Abbeydorney’s challenge yesterday, to reach the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC final next month… Ballyduff  1-20 Abbeydorney 0-11 In my preview, I tipped Ballyduff to win this encounter with Abbeydorney, but I did not expect that the margin would be so wide. After the first two […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on Kerry’s victory over Down in the All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Semi-Final yesterday… Kerry 2-19 Down 1-15 The Kerry Minor Hurlers, have reached the All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Final with a chance to win five titles in a row. They overcame, a resilient Down team, on a scoreline of […]

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the repeat of last year’s final on Sunday when champions Kilmoyley take on St Brendan’s in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC semi-final on Sunday in Austin Stack Park (throw-in 3.30pm)… Kilmoyley will put their title on the line, when they meet neighbours St Brendan’s this Sunday in […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship semi-final between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff at Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoon at 1.45pm… We are down to the last four, in the championship, where Ballyduff take on Abbeydorney, and Kilmoyley joust with St Brendan’s. Ballyduff, it is fair to […]

A KERRY fan who lost their wedding ring at last year’s All-Ireland final was found by a Dublin GAA couple and they will reunite him with it at the Kerry v Dublin All-Ireland semi-final in two weeks. Retired Garda, Kevin Breen, was at the All-Ireland final last year when his wedding […]

CYCLISTS are being invited to Ardfert next month, to take part in a great cycle in aid of the local national school. The annual Ardfert Harvest Cycle takes place on Saturday, September 10, and it looks like a great day is planned. There is a choice of a 75km or […]

TICKETS details have been announced by the Kerry County Board regarding the All-Ireland Football Semi-Finals involving Kerry teams on Sunday, August 28. The minors will take on Kildare at 1.30pm while Kerry meet old rivals Dublin at 3.30pm in what is sure to be a thrilling and intense afternoon at Croke Park. […]

JOHN Mitchels GAA Club will hold their own ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraiser this year, it has been announced. It will be held in Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday, October 30 and the 12 couples have been carefully selected and are currently in training under the experienced eye of Ms Laura Flaherty, choreographer. […]

LAST Saturday Tyrone crashed out of the All-Ireland championship and in the aftermath, manager Mickey Harte spoke about the perceived injustice of Sean Cavanagh’s sending off and the treatment he got from Mayo defenders. Kerry legend Darragh Ó Sé, writing in the Irish Times today, is having none of the Ulstermen’s excuses. Darragh […]

OVER 100 kids between the ages of 6 and 12 are taking part in the Churchill GAA Cúl Camp this week. The camp runs from Monday to Friday and will hope to hone the football skills of those making their way to Spa each day. Taking up coaching duties were […]

KERRY star Kieran Donaghy will have his autobiography out in the shops by the end of October according to Easons. The Austin Stacks man should have an interesting story to tell about his rise as basketball star and footballing exploits with Austin Stacks and Kerry over the years in ‘What Do […]

7TH August  Men’s Club Singles 1st : Tom G O’Mahony (16) 32 Points 2nd : Gerard O’Sullivan (4) 32 Points3rd 3rd : Sean Carmody (17) 31 Points 4th : Liam Hussey (14) 31 Points 5th : Sean O’Keefe (15) 31 Points Best Gross: Graham Spring (+2) 24 Points 18+ Handicap : John P Enright (19) […]

AROUND 65 stars of the future are taking part in the St Pats GAA Cúl Camp at the club grounds in Blennerville this week. The camp runs from Monday to Friday and young St Pats players from 6 to 13 will practice all the skills of Gaelic Football along with having […]

THE Oaklands Daybreak Rose Cup Under 13 Boys Football Tournament will again be hotly contested during the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival. It was fitting that the Kerry Rose, Danielle O’Sullivan, should launch this year’s competition as her local club Killarney Legion will be aiming to retain the cup which […]

SPECTACULAR scenery will await cyclists later this month in the Killarney Cycling Festival, with a local charity benefitting from the event. The Festival takes place on Saturday, August 27, where participants can choose from two tantalising routes, the Wrong Way Round or the gruelling Hard Way Round. Both routes circle the spectacular Iveragh Peninsula, taking in […]

Mike O’Halloran was at the Intermediate County Hurling Championship Final at Austin Stack Park yesterday… Causeway 1-11 Kilmoyley 1-8 Causeway led by six points at halftime, one goal and nine points to six points, playing into the wind. John Mike Dooley opened the scoring with two points, Robert Collins replied […]

AUSTIN Stacks kept their county league title ambitions on track with a win over arch rivals Kerins O’Rahillys at Connolly Park on Saturday night on a scoreline of 1-15 to 1-5. O’Rahillys were without all their key players through injuries, holidays and Kerry duty and found it tough going against a Stacks side who […]

Mike O’Halloran was in Thurles yesterday to see a Kerry team rack up an impressive score in the Under 21 All-Ireland B Quarter Final… Kerry 7-22 Donegal 1-4 A handful of supporters from Kerry witnessed a comprehensive win for the Under 21 hurlers, in the All Ireland B 1/4 final, played […]

KERRY won back to back All-Ireland titles this afternoon when the juniors beat Mayo in Croke Park this afternoon. Stephen Wallace’s charges won by 2-18 to 2-11 to cap off another great year for the side. Mayo started the better racing into a 0-3 to 0-0 lead on seven minutes, […]

THE participants in a major fundraiser for Down Syndrome Ireland rolled into town on Friday afternoon with a legendary cyclist leading the way. The Tour de Munster Charity Cycle is taking place until Sunday and over 100 amateur cyclists, led by Sean Kelly, came through Tarbert and Listowel to make their way to the […]

A SOCCER match between the town’s two hospitals raised over €1,600 for the Oncology Unit at University Hospital Kerry. Three weeks ago, the Bon Secours beat UHK in the Tommy Naughton Perpetual Cup in Cahermoneen. Held in memory of Tommy who worked at the Bons until he died suddenly in 2014, this was the […]

A SECOND Kerry team will run out on Croke Park tomorrow in the space of six days when the Kerry juniors face Mayo in the All-Ireland Junior Football Final at 2pm. We caught up with Kerry manager, Stephen Wallace, as he and his team were just about to depart for the […]

THE juvenile footballers of Austin Stacks have been enjoying their annual summer camp in Connolly Park all week and their local hero dropped in to give some tips this morning. Over 110 boys and girls are attending the camp which is organised by Juvenile Chairman, Tim McMahon, Austin Stacks member and […]