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Kerins O’Rahillys Notes Senior Football Lee Strand Town Championship Final Kerins O’Rahillys 0-9 Austin Stacks 1-9 We played old rivals Austin Stacks in the Town Championship Final last Sunday at the Ballymac pitch and went under on a scoreline of Austin Stacks 1-9 to Kerins O’Rahillys 0-9. A game that never rose to great heights […]

Can Kerins O’Rahillys overcome injury worries and get the better of East Kerry in the Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC clash tomorrow on their home turf? Gavin O’Connor assesses their chances… DESPITE getting the show back on the road with a win against Milltown/Castlemaine last Sunday, Kerins O’Rahillys’ preparation for Saturday’s test against […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 7th September 2015 for a jackpot of €8,200.  Numbers drawn were 9,12,16,24.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Chris Leen, Kilquane 2. Eamonn Hickey, c/o Paula Silles 3. Brian & Deirdre McDonnell, Rathanny 4. Christy Carmody, Lyre 5. […]

  RADIO Kerry is celebrating today after receiving seven nominations in the National PPI Radio Awards, to be held next month. Some very familiar names such as Weeshie Fogarty, Deirdre Walsh and Jerry O’Sullivan are among those nominated for the awards which are considered the ‘Radio Oscars’ and will take place at a gala […]

  AN Annascaul man will be joining a host of other Kerry talent this weekend when he and his band play the Electric Picnic. Vinnie Flynn, has made an unholy alliance with three Dubliners forming the ‘Red Moon Bayonets’ who play the Oxjam stage at the music festival on Saturday at […]

  HURLING: The 2nd Annual Trevor Barrett Tournament goes ahead on next Saturday (15th Aug) commencing at 10am with the Final scheduled for 4.30. As we write the fixtures have yet to be finalized but teams will include last year’s champions, Causeway and Duagh. Check website for details. There will […]

  AFTER Kerry showed flashes of genius in their demolition of Kildare it’s worth recalling this, the greatest point in Kerry football history. It happened 14 years ago today, August 4, 2001. Kerry, losing by a point to Dublin in the closing stages of the All-Ireland Quarter Final in Thurles, […]

A TRALEE man played his part on the big stage of European football in helping his UCD side advance to the next round of the Europa League as they defeated F91 Dudelange on away goals last night. Gary O’Neill, who is originally from Caherslee, is an ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers and Port Vale FC […]

IT was heart-stopping stuff for the people at the game yesterday, but for those who couldn’t make it or watch it on TV, radio was the only option. Radio Kerry’s Weeshie Fogarty and Gary O’Sullivan excelled themselves yesterday (as usual) and the excerpt (below) from their coverage of James O’Donoghue’s […]

It’s a really busy weekend in and around Tralee with loads of family entertainment to enjoy. Here’s six things you can get up to… FRIDAY 1. CELEBRATION OF LIGHT: Friday night will see the return of a very special event as Recovery Haven holds their now annual ‘Celebration of Light’ event at […]

  A BALLYMACELLIGOTT man was elected the new Mayor of Kerry County Council on Monday afternoon at Kerry County Council. The Fine Gael man was the second Ballymac native to be elected on Monday, as Fianna Fáil councillor, Tom McEllistrim became Mayor of Tralee Municipal District that morning. Cllr Bobby O’Connell (FG) proposed […]

  GARDAÍ are seeking the public’s help after a spate of burglaries in the mid-Kerry area over the past number of days. A substantial amount of jewellery, estimated to be worth in the thousands of euro, was stolen in a burglary at Chestnut Bridge in the Firies/Gurrane area on Thursday night. Gardaí say […]

  THE new Mayor of Tralee is calling for Tralee to be given city status and also wants free parking for half days during the week in the town centre. Fianna Fáil Cllr Tom McEllistrim was speaking after he was elected Mayor at a meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry […]

OVER 150 runners registered for the ‘Summer Solstice 10k’ which was run in horrible conditions on Sunday night. It was the tenth anniversary of the run which was started back in 2005 by Jim McNeice as he looked to raise money for the ‘Irish Heart Foundation’. Runners took shelter from the rain […]

THE weather stayed fine for much of the day on Sunday to allow for the Ballymac GAA faithful to enjoy the annual Ted O’Keeffe Family Fun Day. There was a huge range of entertainment on offer during the afternoon a tug-o-war, puppet show,  barbecue and much more for families to enjoy […]

SENIOR MEN: County League – Round 6: Rathmore v John Mitchels We played away to Rathmore in Round 6 of the Co. League last Saturday evening. This was always going to be a very difficult encounter. Rathmore dominated the first half resulting in a score of 2-04 to 0-02 at […]

  IT’S fair to say that we’ve had a fairly mixed bag weatherwise so far this ‘summer’, so the prospect of any prolonged period of good weather is cause for an upswing in mood. New Met Eireann reports this Monday are suggesting that this is exactly what we are going […]

  THE All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships were held Tullamore on Saturday, with Tralee CBS and Mercy Mounthawk students flying the flag for Tralee. Athletes from the four provinces competed having qualified through three stages – county and provincial 1&2. The competition was of a very high standard, with […]

IT was a morning full of excitement on Thursday morning at CBS Primary school as they held their first CBS Cycle Against Suicide event. The cycle was the brainchild of Ciarán Commane, a sixth class pupil in the school, who took it upon himself to organise the cycle for all the sixth […]

  Munster Junior Cup Final, Mounthawk Park Tralee Dynamos 0 Carrick United (Waterford) 3 TRALEE Dynamos fell at the final hurdle to an excellent Carrick United team well worth their victory. Dynamos, who were playing in their first final in this competition and were became the second Kerry team ever to get […]

  THE weather certainly got people in a celebratory mood as organisations and volunteers gathered in Tralee Bay Wetlands to celebrate their hard work on Wednesday. The event was all part of the ‘National Volunteer Week’ which is taking place this week. It encourages people to get out and involved in helping […]

THEY’RE really on a roll in Presentation Secondary School! After winning the AIB Build A Bank competition last week (click here), two more students from the school have had more national success in Dublin. Transition Year students, Lauren Kelly and Maria Daly, won most the Most Creative Use Of Social […]

  THERE are fears of job losses after an interim examiner was appointed to the Irish arm of the ‘Ladbrokes’ Bookmakers business. The betting company – which has two shops based in Tralee on Edward Street and Market Street – currently employs over 840 people in 196 shops around the country. They […]

KERRY’s ultimate fitness challenge is coming to Ballymacelligott at the beginning of next month. ‘B-Wildered – The John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge’, sponsored by Lee Strand, will take place on Saturday, May 2, 11.00am in Glanageenty, Ballymac. Participants will test their fitness limits while being captivated by one of Ireland’s hidden […]

A SPECIAL black-tie fundraiser in aid of Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is almost sold-out, showing the incredible support in Kerry and beyond for the event. But there is still time to get tickets. The Primrose Black Tie Gala Ball, in memory of Tommy Brosnan, will be held on April 17 in […]

THERE was a nice windfall for a Ballymacelligott man at the weekend. Brendan Falvey won €20,000 in the National Lottery’s ‘Holiday Heaven’ Draw which was held on Saturday. He received his prize at the National Lottery headquarters from Ronan Leech, The National Lottery and the draw host Nuala Carey. Congratulations Brendan and […]

THE Kerry team lent its support to a great service last week. The Kerry County Board agreed to endorse Kerry Cancer Support Group/Kerry Cork Health Link Bus as a Charity and posed for a photo (below) with the bus last week. “We are a good fit with the GAA in Kerry because we […]

I THINK that everyone in the country exhaled on Friday evening after holding their breath in anticipation of the outcome of the Graham Dwyer trial. Never in my life I have been so happy to see this monster convicted. Even in her death this disgusting man desecrated the name of Elaine […]

  SINN Féin TD Martin Ferris will be the keynote speaker at their annual Easter Rising commemoration in Tralee this Sunday. The commemoration in Tralee will leave The Square at 12.30pm on Easter Sunday and proceed to the Republican Plot in Rath graveyard. Before leaving The Square a woman dressed in […]

  TRALEE Chamber Alliance have teamed up with the Kerry Association in London (KAL) to create more commercial links between Kerry and the UK capital to help create jobs at home and reach more customers. Over 20 representatives of the KAL and Tralee Chamber Alliance met at an informal networking […]