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‘The Gunman’ by John Lyons As legendary director Frank Capra famously once said: “There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.” This is probably my favourite quote about filmmaking. There’s thousands of other quotes, guidelines, and advice that you learn in any film school […]

Milestone as Parnells compete at Minor: In another first for the club, Parnells hosted Ballyheigue in our first ever competitive minor game at Caherslee on Saturday the 8th of March. A very proud day for the club. These players are blazing a trail that we hope many others will follow […]

THE memorabilia of a baseball legend and ‘hall of famer’ who has ties to Tralee went under the hammer at a US auction fetching $224,039 (about €200,000) last weekend. If someone were to say to you ‘The Duke of Tralee’ you would probably imagine a man from old landed aristocracy and not […]

  Munster A Football U16 1/2 Frewen Cup Semi Final Tralee CBS 2-12 Colaiste Colm Ballincollig 0-4 Tralee CBS qualified for their first Frewen Cup final in five years following a comprehensive win over Colaiste Colm of Ballincollig. They now play old rivals St Brendans Killarney in the final on March […]

‘Selma’ by John Lyons The Oscars have officially come and gone. Though most pundits were hedging their bets on either ‘Boyhood’ or ‘Birdman’, I didn’t want to make up my mind until I had seen all of the films nominated. There was only one film I had left to see, […]

  PUPILS between the ages of 8 and 13 are encouraged to show they ‘Care for our World’ and enter the ‘Our World Irish Aid Awards 2015’. The awards are designed to help children in Ireland understand global issues, and Ireland’s role in working to meet the United Nations’ Millennium […]

THERE were 15 patients waiting on trolleys at Kerry General Hospital today according to INMO ‘Trolley Watch’ figures released this morning. Nationally, today there are 506 patients waiting on trolleys. The figures come as it was reported yesterday that non-urgent patients faced a wait of up to 13 hours at […]

LAST week my household lost a family member. Our beautiful doberman of 10 years, Jessie, passed away. Our dog was not just a pet, she was family. Some people may not understand the hurt that results from the loss of a pet, if you have never experienced this loss yourself. […]

THE day and residential services of St John Gods celebrated their Christmas party at the Ballygarry hotel on Thursday night where they were joined by two Kerry legends, Mikey Sheehy and Marc O’Se, plus the Sam Maguire Cup. “They’ve been all excited all day doing hair and make up getting […]

AUSTIN Stacks’ Ulster opposition in the All-Ireland final have issued a request to move the fixture from Saturday, February 14 to the next day, which may affect live TV coverage of the game. New Ulster club champions Slaughtneil lodged the request with the Central Competitions Control Committee GAA to change the […]

Chartered Physiotherapist, Dr Derek Griffin, on the problem 0f Achilles pain in athletes and why a “hands-off”, exercise-based approach is best… The Achilles tendon is a remarkable structure and must tolerate up to 12 times your bodyweight during sprinting. Tendons can be likened to “springs” reducing the need of muscles […]

CIRCUS performers from all over flocked to Tralee last weekend as part of the annual National Circus Fesitval, which is held exclusively in town. The festival took place in numerous venues around the town, offering both indoor and outdoor entertainment. At a time of year when the county is in a lull […]

FIVE men, between the ages of 15 and 34, will appear in court today in relation to the incident at Rath Cemetery yesterday in which one 24 year old male received stab wounds. Gardaí in Tralee are still investigating the public order incident and the assault of the  man which occurred at […]

  The Winter Swimming got off to a great start last Sunday morning with 9 swimmers braving the cold squally morning and the choppy water. Some did a couple of minutes and a few more headed out around the buoys. Water temperature was measured at 10.2c . This year we […]

Gavin O’Connor gives his verdict on who’ll take home the Bishop Moynihan Cup today…  ON Sunday, Austin Stacks will be looking to bridge a gap of 20 years without a county title when they face Mid Kerry in Austin Stack park at 3pm. This is a final that has observers […]

Kerins O’Rahilly’s v Kilcummin Senior County Championship Preliminary Relegation Playoff – Castleisland, 2pm. THEIR crosstown rivals might be taking the headlines over the past few weeks, but Kerins O’Rahilly’s will contest a match of major importance on Sunday as they attempt to retain their senior status. If they do lose […]

ANDREW BARRY: On behalf of everyone in Na Gaeil we would like to congratulate Andrew Barry and all the Kerry Team and Management on their win in the All Ireland Final.All in the club was watching with immense pride. A proud day! and of course well done to the Kerry […]

By Gavin O’Connor A KERRY final defeat can live long in the memory, but their path to a final can be often thrown to one side. Whatever happens this Sunday, 2014 will be a year that won’t be easily forgotten. Back in February, Kerry’s odds of winning the All-Ireland went from […]

Lotto: There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €12,300. The numbers drawn were 11, 13, 14 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Noreen Cronin, Killarney, C Regan, Keel; Bryan Quilter, Curragraigue; Johnathon Regan, Keel & Pa Casey c/o Tony Casey. This week’s jackpot will be […]

HUNDREDS of Junior Cert students received their results on Wednesday morning and will head out on the town tonight to celebrate. However, any of them thinking of partaking in underage drinking may get a shock, as undercover Gardaí will be around the town and in pubs and off-licences to ensure teens […]

ALL IRELAND TICKETS Fully paid up ‘Adult’ members of the Club are invited to text their All Ireland Ticket request to Club Secretary, Elma Nix, on 086 1053300. Closing date for applications is this Friday 12th September at 6pm. CHURCH GATE COLLECTION For Kerry Team Training Fund will be held […]

The Streat Manor East I DECIDED to abandon the town centre eateries this week for the bustling Manor area, which has seen an upsurge in the amount of places to grab lunch in recent years. You have the The Style Restaurant in Manor West Retail Park, the bar in Manor West […]

THERE was great excitement for many youngsters last week as they began their schooldays at Tralee primary schools. “There was tears from one or two children but they all settled very quickly,” said Ms Mary Dillane, junior infants teacher at Listellick NS. “A lot of them would know each other […]

PEOPLE ask me all the time; ‘do I need a toner?’ Most confusion about toner stems from the fact that the term “toner” can be used to refer to several different types of beauty aids, including traditional toners, astringents and fresheners. Traditional toners consist of moisturizers, oils and extracts that […]

JUNIOR Abdulsalam is the bass player for local band Sumdaze who recently put out a new single called ‘All Smiles Around the City” Here are some of the songs that shaped his musical upbringing.  Oasis – Some Might Say I was about nine or 10 at the time. Long before […]

Gavin O’Connor was at Croke Park yesterday and pinpoints the main talking points from the game against Mayo… What happened to our spare man? You could spend all day breaking things down tactically, dissecting every minutiae of the game, but there is still a lot to be said for sheer […]

MAYO’S mentality has changed. I know they lost two All-Irelands, but you can’t put everything down to mental frailty, sometimes you just meet a  better team. Mayo got a flying start in last year’s final and had Dublin beaten practically out the gate before Bernard Brogan got a goal. This […]

LOTTO The Lotto was held in O Riadas on 4th August 2014 for a jackpot of €2,600. The numbers drawn were 7,16,26,28. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Jim Leahy c/o Paula Silles 2. Eileen Moriarty c/o Paula Silles 3. Regina Coggins, Chutehall 4. Brendan Mannix, Ballydwyer 5. Mark […]

A good win for  Kerry yesterday but what did we learn about our title chances? Gavin O’Connor reports… 1. We’re reliant on James O’Donoghue Being reliant on a star player isn’t a bad thing, in fact many sides have been fired to glory by one talisman. Would we have won an […]

By Mairead Moriarty A GROUP of determined young fighters from Champion Thaiboxing Tralee returned jet-lagged but victorious from a month-long trip to Thailand. The team of 10 trained long and hard before they took the plunge to make the journey to Bangkok and South Thailand. David O’Sullivan of Champion Thaiboxing Tralee was […]