Sport

OVER 70 kids participated in the John Mitchels Summer Camp this week. The camp was mainly centred around Gaelic football but kids also took part in other activities, such as basketball and dodgeball. The state of the art facilities in Ballyseedy allowed organisers to be creative with activities and they […]

IF YOU’RE in need of a shoulder to cry on, it seems Eamonn is your man. Waterford hurling manager, Derek McGrath, received a supportive phone call from the Kerry boss after the Deise lost by 21 points to Tipperary two weeks ago in the Munster Final. “I got a lovely call […]

Mike O’Halloran on the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC Quarter-Final to take place on Sunday at Austin Stack Park (3.30pm)…  Kilmoyley take on Lixnaw in the second game of the double-header in Tralee. The champions were defeated by a resurgent Abbeydorney in round two. Most folk expected Kilmoyley to win that one, […]

THE Kerry Juniors have an unusual assignment this Saturday when they go cross-channel to Manchester to face Lancashire in the All-Ireland JFC semi Final. Kerry progressed to this stage after defeating Cork and claiming a third Munster crown in-a-row last month in Austin Stack Park last month. Traleetoday.ie caught up […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the Garveys Supervalu Kerry County Hurling Championship Quarter Final between Causeway take on Ballyduff at Austin Stack Park on Sunday (1.45pm)… Next Sunday sees both quarter finals of championship take place in Austin Stack Park Tralee where first Causeway will attempt to overcome their fellow parishioners Ballyduff. When Causeway and Ballyduff […]

FOUR Tralee area players will start the All Ireland Junior Football Semi Final in Manchester on Saturday where Kerry face Lancashire. Na Gaeil’s Andrew Barry, Austin Stacks Michael O’Donnell, Laurence Bastible of John Mitchels and St Pats Kieran Hurley make the first 15. Stephen Wallace’s team shows three changes in personnel from the side that defeated Cork […]

IT’S the final countdown for Tralee Triathlon club’s Tri Kingdom Come Triathlon which takes place on Saturday, July 30th in Fenit. Entries are now flying in daily for the fun event which will attract athletes from across the county and further afield. Closing date for registration is next Thursday, July […]

A FEAST of soccer for a great cause will take place at the end of the month where teams from companies, hospitals and the Gardaí will compete for the inaugural Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup. Twelve teams will take part in the tournament over one day on Sunday, July 31 at the ITT […]

AFTER missing the Munster Final against Tipperary, Peter Crowley, gave a frank explanation of how he got that broken nose that kept him out. “It was like a scene out of Braveheart,” said the Killorglin man at the launch of the All-Ireland Series in Dublin on Tuesday. “Johnny Buckley has […]

RESULTS Sunday 17th July MC7 Lady Captains Prize – Dorothy O’Driscoll 1st      Mags Hayes H/c 8 38pts 2nd        Laura Rafferty   H/c 26   37pts Best Gross Niamh Carmody 25pts 3rd    Liz Grey H/c 13 35ps 4th     Maura McKenna  H/c 24  35pts CAT . 1 0-18   Norah Quinlan   H/c 17    31pts Cat.   2 […]

KERRY minors and seniors will play their All-Ireland Quarter-Finals on Sunday, July 31, it was confirmed yesterday by the GAA. The minors’ duel with Derry will kick-off the day’s action in Croke Park at 12 noon with the seniors throw-in time yet to be decided. Kerry will face Clare, Derry […]

Chairman of Tralee International Games Committee, Michael Culloty, describes the Tralee team’s experience at the Games last week… The 50th International Children’s Games and Cultural Festival in New Taipei City, Taiwan provided 23 Kerry athletes, their coaches and travelling supporters with what can only be described as the experience of […]

TRALEE man Stephen Byrne may not have been among the medals but he enjoyed taking part in the European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships in Vantaa, Finland. Stephen Byrne from Ballyrickard took part in a 200m race in an older age category on Saturday and crossed the finish line in 5th […]

THE draw for the quarter-finals of the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SFC  was made this afternoon on Radio Kerry. The juiciest tie of the round must be Kerins O’Rahillys against the team everyone wanted to avoid, Dr Crokes. Having overcome Legion, the Blues will have a tough task in trying to […]

WELL the Bon Secours finally broke the hoodoo last night when they beat UHK in the battle of the hospitals in Cahermoneen. The third Tommy Naughton Perpetual Cup game in aid of the Oncology Unit at University Hospital Kerry was held at Tralee Dynamos pitch and the men from the […]

TRALEE Bay Sailing Club will celebrate its diamond jubilee on Saturday and will mark the occasion with events in Fenit this Saturday. The club wishes to invite all of those who have been involved with the sailing club, past and present as well those from the wider community, with events […]

A FORMER Dublin manager says Kerry haven’t a hope of winning the All-Ireland senior football final this year as they “don’t have the legs”. Tommy Carr, was speaking to journalist Jackie Cahill in the Irish Examiner where he said Tyrone are the only side capable of stopping Dublin from retaining their […]

HORANS Healthstores has been unveiled as the official Healthfood Partners of the Kerry GAA for the next three years. Among those present at the launch of the partnership on Monday evening at the Rose Hotel Tralee were Dan Horan, Sandra Breen, Deirdre Murphy and Mary McElligott from Horans Healthstores with […]

A TRALEE woman is off to play for Ireland in the European Seniors Team Championships in Poland next month. Mary Sheehy was selected for the Irish Ladies Seniors Team for the competition which takes place at the end of August. Mary, daughter of former Kerry player and John Mitchels legend […]

Results Fourball No4 West End Bar 10/06/2016 1st Hugh O’Farrell(15) & Liam Hussey (14) 38 points 2nd Michael Leahy (8) & Gerard Hussey (12) 36 points 3rd Paudie O’Keeffe (9) & John F Carroll (12) 36 points FIXTURES : 16th July: Casual Golf & Junior Golf 17th July: Lady Captain Dor’s Prize. […]

AUSTIN Stacks and Kerins O’Rahillys will know their opposition for the quarter finals of the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC on Saturday afternoon. The quarter final draw will be made live on Radio Kerry at 2:30pm with the eight remaining teams going into the hat. The winners from last weekend’s Round […]

STAND OUT performances by young Kerins O’Rahillys players in the Senior County Championship have earned them a call up for Kerry sides. After impressing for O’Rahillys and the Kerry U21s this year, Jack Savage has been called into the Kerry senior training panel as they prepare for an All-Ireland quarter […]

THE memory of a former Austin Stacks player was to the fore on Saturday for the Trevor Barrett Memorial Hurling Tournament. Despite the late withdrawal of the Laochra Og team from Cork and the shortage of some players on the Dr. Crokes and Causeway teams due to other commitments, the […]

Crotta came a cropper yesterday at the hands of Lixnaw in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC game watched by Mike O’Halloran… Lixnaw 4-8 Crotta O’Neills 1-8  Lixnaw overcame the challenge of their near neighbours in the rain and wind swept arena that was Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoon. Goals […]

Mike O’Halloran was at an entertaining Kerry SHC tie in Austin Stack Park on Sunday between Abbeydorney and champions Kilmoyley… Abbeydorney 0-20 Kilmoyley 0-16 Abbeydorney dispatched the champions Kilmoyley to the quarter-finals – where they will play Lixnaw – with a well deserved four point victory after extra time. This […]

Gavin O’Connor saw Kerins O’Rahillys give a dominant performance in the Kerry SFC match against Killarney Legion in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday afternoon… Kerins O’Rahillys 3-12 Killarney Legion 2-12 A LATE Legion goal at the death put a different reflection on this match  that had looked to be over as contest early […]

Ballyduff’s late flourish put an end to Ballyheigue’s valiant efforts in the Kerry SHC tie at Lerrig yesterday, watched by Mike O’Halloran… Ballyheigue 0-14 Ballyduff 2-13 Round 2B of The Garveys Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship ended in a win for Ballyduff, but the real story of this game was the great […]

By Mike Mercer AT THE second time of asking Club President Sean Spillane got Apollo, the God of Sunlight, to shine his rays over Stradbally on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. He was a bit slow off the mark on Saturday morning and some competitors had to make do […]

Mike O’Halloran saw St Brendan’s show their title contending credentials against Causeway in Lerrig yesterday… St Brendan’s Ardfert 3-19 Causeway 1-16 A complete display of hurling at its finest saw St Brendan’s advance in Round 2A of the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship. St Brendan’s who played into a […]

Gavin O’Connor reports on Austin Stacks’ win over West Kerry at Austin Stack Park tonight… Austin Stacks 0-21 West Kerry 1-13 (16) AUSTIN STACKS made into the quarter-finals of the Garveys Supervalu Senior Football County Championship after an open encounter with West Kerry in Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. […]