Tommy Healey Memorial Cup
Tralee Athletic v Tralee Dynamos 7pm
Park have their eye on qualification for the league final and got themselves into second place last weekend after a 5-0 win against Tralee rivals Spa Road.
Every point is crucial now as Castleisland and Dingle Bay Rovers are both hot on their tails. Park still have to go to Castleisland, this is the game that will most likely decide their fate.
Here is the league table as it currently stands, you will note Dingle Bay Rovers have three games in hand on Park and Castleisland.
Sunday Denny Premier B
Classic FC v Castlegregory, 11:30am
CSKA v Inter Kenmare, 2:30pm
Denny Division 2B
Tralee Celtic v Clanmaurice, 4:30pm
Monday
Denny Premier A
Spa Road v Dingle Bay Rovers, 2:30pm
Ballymac Celtic v Tralee Dynamos, 2:30
THE Tralee Central Hotel in Maine Street has come on the market with a guide price of €1m.
The hotel, formerly known as the Abbey Gate, was run by the Carlton Hotel group from 2013 and rebranded as the Tralee Central Hotel. It closed its doors in January of this year. According to the estate agents the property “requires minimal investment to reopen”.
Constructed in 1994, the hotel is a Failte Ireland registered 3 Star with 100 bedrooms. It is laid out over 3 floors and has the benefit of approximately 40 off-street car parking spaces on either side of Maine Street.
Hotel accommodation includes two Bars and a Restaurant at ground floor level which was recently redecorated. There are two meeting rooms (one at first floor) and a main function room capable of accommodating 260 people. The function room is at ground floor level, has a large bar and excellent natural daylight.
Property consultants, Savills, and Ger Carmody Auctioneers, have been appointed as joint selling of the Hotel on behalf of Aiden Murphy, Receiver, Crowe Horwath.
“This is a good quality hotel asset and represents a unique opportunity to acquire a hotel business requiring minimal start-up costs in an excellent business and leisure location,” said Denis O’Donoghue of Savills.
SENIORS
We are away to Ardfert in Round 2 time and date T.B.C.
CO LEAGUE
Our next Co. League game is at home to Skellig Rangers in round 4 on Saturday May 10th at 7pm
Under 14 boys
Our under 14 boys continued our good recent run with a hard fought win in our third County League game of the season at home to Fossa on Wednesday evening. We appeared to be suffering from a post Feile hangover as we started very slowly and found ourselves trailing 1-10 to 6 points after 20 minutes.
However we recovered in the last 10 minutes to go in at the break leading by a point. The second half was much more like it as we dominated in midfield giving us the platform to reap the benefits up front. In the end we ran out comfortable winners 6-16 to 1-13 with all the panel getting a run out on the night. Our panel on the night was: Donie Dillane, Shane McCarthy, Ross Sugrue, Conor Morrison-O’Brien, Kevin Williams, Ryan Ward, Mikey Kelliher, Dara Sheridan, Tyreese Flaherty, Dylan O’Brien, Craig O’Brien, Cian Barden, Padraig White, Conor Fitzmaurice, James Sheehan, Dylan O’Shea, Sean Gannon, Stephen Bowler, Graham Hudson, James O’Connor, Tadgh Broderick, Cian Canavan and Darrion Hurley.
Feile weekend will be the last weekend in June in Connaught, further details will follow as soon as we have them. Round 5 (A) to Spa Wednesday April 30th @ 7-30pm.
Training continues on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-7. Training continues on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6-7.
Under 12 Boys
The A Team were beaten on a scoreline of 5-12 to 3-8, The Team did very well and are Improving with every game. Best on the night were Darragh Mc Evoy, Jordan Mason & John o Connor, The B Team also lost their game but put up a great performance best on the night were Jessie Duggan & Conor Keirns, Next game is at home to the Gaelteacht.
The u.12 Games against The Legion from Killarney on Sunday Legion won both games. Our next Game is against Austin Stacks on Sunday the 27th of April.
Round 4 (A) to Dr. Crokes Sunday May 5th @ 6pm
Round 4 (H) to An Ghaelteacht Sunday May 5th @ 6pm.
Round 5 (A) to Dr. Crokes Sunday May 11th @ 6pm
Training is on every Tuesday evening at It is important that the entire group bring gum shields. For more information phone Brendan Dillane on 086 1742604.
Under 6
We are training on Sunday mornings in camp Ballyseedy. Under the watchful eyes of John, Sean, Tim and Susie and it is great to see such a large number of children who are eager to learn the skills of the game.
U8 B0ys
The rain kept away for our training session on Sunday thankfully and we had a great time.
Mike was doing left leg kicking skills and Killian, Ben, Will and Connor and others all improved greatly. Mark was doing target practice with Darragh, Luke, Cody and Sean Og producing great shots and almost everyone hitting the target. James was doing tackling and teamwork where Ted, Cian, Andrew and Adam all showed great development and tenacity.
At the end of the session we had games and it was great to see all the players making a great effort and showing great commitment. Training again next Sunday and the week after we have mid-week games.
UNDER 8 & 10 GIRLS
We had a great turnout for training with 22 girls. Thanks too tony and Edward for a fantastic training session all girls had fun and smiles were broad at the end. Ruth and Emma had a fantastic game in training putting all the new skills learned into practice!
Training continues next week at the time of 10.30am in camp ballyseedy. All new players welcome, come along and meet new friends in a fun setting as you learn the game of ladies football. Just make yourself known to Claire, patriz, James or John.
UNDER 10, Boys
Training is on Sunday mornings and great effort is being made by all the players. Training is at 10:30 sharp.
Under 12 Girls
Despite missing a few regulars because of the Easter holidays the girls had a good win against Castlegregory on EasterMonday in the third game of the preliminary round of the county league.
The final score was John Mitchels 4-07 to Castlegregory 2 – 09 and the team was as follows; Kerry Oba, Clara O Callaghan, Erica O Connor, Amy Somers,Laura Fitzgerald, Caoimhe Leahy, Julie Foley, Melissa Dennehy, Semi Ogungbsa, Kate Ross, Rachel Kilgallen, Elisabeth Zarane, Ruth Moriarty, Lynda O Connor.
They play Finuge/ St Senans on next & then all of the teams are regraded into their correct divisions for the county league proper. Training continues at Camp Ballyseedy from 6pm to 7pm on Thursday evenings – any new players are more than welcome to attend.
Gaelic4Girls
There is still a fantastic turnout at the Gaelic4Girls which continues every Wednesday from 6pm – 7pm in our club grounds at Camp Ballyseedy.
The course is for 8 weeks and any new players are more than welcome. It’s open to all girls aged between 8-12 years who are not registered with a Ladies Gaelic Football team & it introduce girls to football in a fun environment.
The programme costs €8 & all participants will get a G4G t-shirt and certificate on completion. For more information, contact Rory Kilgallen 087 2352044,Claire O’Sullivan 085 1662997, John McEniry 087 2330392 Fergus McCarthy 087 2568969, Dan O Connor 086 1739465 or the club @ 0667197070.
John Mitchels sports complex
Our Sports Complex at Camp Ballyseedy is available for bookings on the Sports Hall, All Weather Pitch. The Gym, Sauna and Steam room’s are open from 5pm to 9pm Monday to Friday.
Cost €3 per session for members and €4 for non members. Complex also open for children’s parties. Further information contact Humphrey Shanahan on 0877740275
Champers Restaurant – John Joe Sheehy Road
The John Mitchels Club House and Restaurant on the John Joe Sheehy road is opened to serve the community with good food and warm Hospitality . Our Restaurant is opened daily. Opening hours are from 09.30 to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and Sunday 9.30 to 3.00pm.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is now due and Club Registrar Cora McElligott or any other officer who are available to collect your subscription.
COST
Adults €40; Juveniles €20; OAP and unwaged €20
BINGO
Our Bingo continues on Wednesday and Friday nights. Bookings for Parties etc can be made by phoning 066 71 26300.
LAST WEEKS LOTTO
22/4/2012
No winner
Numbers 9-13-25-27
€100 Anthony Hannafin c/o Bertie.
€25 Linda O’Leary c/o Donal.
€25 Malachy Mc.Daid c/o Donal.
€25 Patsy O’Shea c/o David.
€25 Ronan o’Callaghan c/o Clive.
€25 Margaret O’Connor c/o Paddy.
Next draw 29/4/2012
Jackpot €3,900-00
SYMPATHY
To the Family of Trevor Barrett ,Clogherbrien, Tralee.
To the Family of Tom Naughton, Brendans Park, Tralee.
To the Family of Mary Reidy (nee Foran) Connolly Park & formerly Glenderry & Caherulla Ballyheige.
To the Family of Margaret Pearl Carroll, Cahills Park, Tralee.
To the Family of Hannah Moor (nee O’Brien) Drumcuinng, Abbeydorney, Tralee.
To the Family of Paddy Brock Brophy, O’Rahillys Tralee.
TRALEE Sailing Club will be opening its doors this Sunday afternoon May 4 for free. The promotion called ‘Sail Spraoi, Sail Free’ is hoping to attract newcomers to the sport of sailing.
Sailing boats will be rigged up and powerboats, kayaks and coastal rowing boats will be ready to take you out on the water for a taster session anytime up to 5pm.
he said “People have a misconception that sailing is an expensive sport to take part in, but that’s not entirely true,” said Richard Hurley Commodore of Tralee Bay Sailing Club “It all depends on how much you want to spend, but it can be done cheaply.”
“Ireland are doing well now in sailing with Annalise Murphy’s gold in European championships last year and 4th finish at the Olympics the year previous,” he added.
‘Sail Spree’ will be taking place nationwide at clubs and training centres around the country. For more information check out http://www.sailspree.ie/
President of the GAA, Liam O’Neill presents the Churchill Quiz Team with their All-Ireland title. From left: Paul Culloty, Micheal Gaynor, Alex O’Donnell and John Flaherty.
IT’S been a fantastic weekend for Churchill as their quiz team brought home an All-Ireland title.
The Churchill GAA Scor Quiz team travelled to G.M.I.T centre in Castlebar in Mayo for the finals.
This was only the second time the club contested the All-Ireland, the first being in 1971. The team were captain consisted of captain Micheal Gaynor, John O’Flaherty, Alex O’Donnell and Paul Culloty.
After three rounds they were five marks down and lying in joint third place, but by the round eight they had drew level.
In round nine they got nine marks and they got 10 marks in round 10 to make sure of victory.
The Cork team they beat by five marks were Millstreet, who have won it twice.
The club are very grateful to John Joe O’Donnell, a member of the 1971 team, for all the time he put in to coaching the team.
There was a huge Kerry cheer in the Royal Theatre when the President Liam O’Neill presented Micheal Gaynor with the cup.
IF you’re single and have been told to take a hike by the opposite sex, then you probably should do that on Saturday, May 10.
Sarah Benner and Rachel Boyle from Tralee are organising a novel way for young men and women to meet each other and there’s been a great interest so far, they’ve even been approached by The Late Late Show to do an item on it for this Friday’s show.
“‘Hot in the Hills’ is a venture away from the typical singles nights or internet dating. Firstly, the event is aimed at people that are active or at the very least interested in trying outdoor pursuits,” they say.
“It is our ambition to run the ultimate singles adventure with a fun-filled event kicking off in Ballydavid, Dingle. Before any of your readers cringe and switch off, we want to say that this is not your typical match-making affair.”
A large portion of the day will be spent on a fully guided hike up Mount Brandon (Ireland’s second highest mountain) with experienced guide Con Moriarty and his team.
The ladies say it’s a fun way to interact with fellow singles in a pressure-free environment.
“At least afterwards everyone will have something to talk about, the climb and the breathtaking scenery.”
This event for the under 45 age group and suits all levels of fitness. Sarah and Rachel guarantee an equal ratio of men/women and there will strictly be no themes or dodgy gimmicks.
On return from the climb they will rendezvous at TP’s public house on the waterfront in Ballydavid. The party will truly begin in earnest with a tasty meal, a lively trad session and plenty of fun and frolics!
“In general, people are interested in meeting new faces from different towns. From our research we believe that there is a niche in the market for a relaxed singles event,” said Sarah.
So if you are available and feel like meeting new faces join them for the ‘Hot in the Hills’ on Saturday May 10.
Limited Tickets available by Pre Sale ONLY @ €55 Check out HYPERLINK “http://www.hotinthehills.eventbrite.ie” www.hotinthehills.eventbrite.ie
Single lads, Aaron McHale and Fintan O’Connell with Rachel Boyle, who is co-organising the Hot In the Hills Event on Saturday, May 10.
CH Chemists were in the awards again when one of their cosmetics’ staff won a national award recently.
Helen Lawlor Parker from Fenit beat off hundreds of nominees to win the prestigious Lancome Consultant of the Year award and collected her prize in Limerick recently.
Helen has worked at CH for the past 18 years and this is the first time she’s won it. She was delighted to pick up the prize.
“We won the Munster award four or five years ago but we got the top prize this time,” said Helen.
Helen Lawlor Burke giving a makeover to Carmel O’Connell, Tullig, Castleisland on Wednesday. Helen won the National Lancome Consultant of the Year Award recently.
Tadhg McGillicuddy, Assistant Hotel Manager, and Rimantas Romaska, Bar Manager, accepting the award for Best Customer Service at the Restaurant Association of Ireland awards held in Limerick on Tuesday night.
BROOKS restaurant at Ballygarry House Hotel have added another accolade to their list having scooped the Best Customer Service award at the Restaurant Association of Ireland awards for the second year in a row.
Tadhg McGillicuddy, Hotel Assistant Manager, praised his team for their customer focused attitude and love of the service industry.
“Our team work extremely well together and I am very proud of their achievements. They firmly believe in the hospitality sector and the importance of being ambassadors for the food industry. To receive this award for the 2nd year in a row shows their consistent attitude to providing the very best in customer experience.”
Brooks Restaurant’s reputation goes from strength to strength and is placed as one of the finest places to eat in Kerry. It is currently placed as the number 1 restaurant in Tralee on Trip Advisor and Ballygarry House Hotel itself holds the number 1 hotel in Tralee and top 10 hotel in Ireland on the world famous review site.
The Munster food Oscars took place in Limerick on Tuesday night last with the best of the best in the food sector in attendance. County winners proceed to the regional finals which will be held in Dublin shortly.
Oscar Brophy reviews a night of rock at The Greyhound Bar
LAST Saturday the Greyhound Bar upheld its reputation as the best place in Tralee to see cool music. It’s something of an oddity; when you walk in, it’s a proper “old man pub”.
Not just because of the people drinking there -the walls are adorned with sporting memorabilia, pictures of Tralee’s community heroes past and present, as well as a big glass case filled with different types of butterflies.
It’s quite a contrast when on a gig night you make your way into the back room and see Tralee’s ‘alternative’ youth and youthful-at-heart gathered to see the night’s entertainment. In my short years on this earth, I’ve seen everything from Drum and Bass, to Dub and Reggae to Trash Metal being performed in there.
This time round The Greyhound hosted the latest of Hear The Noise Promotions’ series of gigs showcasing not only local young musicians, but those from farther afield, playing an eclectic array of genres – something that’s sorely needed in Tralee with the unfortunate decline of the KDYS’ Live Band Project.
Starting off the night was the aptly named The Prelude. They played a solid set of alternative rock originals, and the singer really could hit the high notes. Here’s their rendition of Linkin Park’s What I’ve Done.
Following them was The Undecided. Another Tralee band who took us on a walk through Indie Rock territory. Their guitarist was amazing – he really knows his way around a fret board!
Then we had what was, for me, the highlight of the night. Fearless Bastard Pigeon – a new band, playing Noise Punk.
Oh by God, did they make noise – sweet, beautiful noise. They were certainly the most energetic band of the night, even if the crowd didn’t fully reciprocate. At one stage they got so into it that they broke the machine head on their bass guitar when it was thrown to ground in a fit of musical passion by the drummer.
We had a complete tonal shift to conventional Rock music with Cork’s The Blake Norton Band, fronted by Owen Wilson-look-and-soundalike Blake Norton.
They performed a few belters and a few ballads, but their sound took on a new dimension once their female vocalist took to the stage for the second half of their set – she really did have a set of lungs on her.
Unfortunately, they fell victim to the ebb and flow of the crowd and played to a sparsely crowded room.
Doubly unfortunately, we do not have a video of The Blake Norton Band performing, but during their visit to Tralee they recorded a song for BalconyTV Tralee, and we’ll be sure to share it once it goes online.
Topping off the night were Killarney/Tralee Pop-Rock outfit Jousting With Chairs. They got the best response from the crowd, and were certainly enjoying themselves!
Hear The Noise Promotions’ next Greyhound gig is on the 24th of May and will feature Tralee and Killarney’s Crann Dubh, Galway’s Between The Lines and Cork’s This Place Is Death, with more TBA.
SO there I am in downtown Tralee, a sunny April afternoon, an hour to go before giving a big work presentation, and the tummy starts to rumble.
Some say you should never eat before a big event. But personally, I’m a bag of cats if I’m hungry.
And so I find myself wandering into Mary Anne’s Tea Rooms on Denny Street.
First impressions are good. A smiling waitress hands me a menu and guides me to a table where I’m surrounded by old family photos on the wall and, if I crane my neck ever so slightly, an impressive view of Tralee town park.
The first thing I notice, is that they serve real tea. Real tea! You see, I’m an old fashioned kind of gal – none of your fancy Skinny Lattes and Cappucinos for me. I like good old-fashioned tea, and if it comes in leaf form and is served in a china cup with a strainer, all the better.
I peruse the menu, and find I’m torn between a few options. The list of ‘Gourmet Sandwiches’ are tempting: Open Tiger Prawn with creme fraiche, chives, crispy lettuce, spring onion and tomato. Also in with a shot, is Open Smoked Salmon with baby capers on brown soda bread.
It’s a tough call, but I go for the Avocado and Mature Cheddar with apple chutney, mayonnaise, fresh green leaves and sundried tomatoes.
It takes me ages to decide, because I pretty much fancy everything on the menu – and that’s unusual for me. I cross my fingers and pray that the brown bread is as fresh as they promise.
After ordering I sit back and take in my surroundings. The decor is deliberately from a bygone era – oilskin tablecloths, net curtains, china tea pots and Doris Day singing in the background.
I feel as if I’ve floated back to the last century, and my long-dead Granny might appear at any moment. But it’s a nice feeling – a welcome break from the frantic pace of the working day.
It’s just outside of lunchtime hours but the place is still buzzing. Two young students are chatting nineteen to the dozen a table away; and there’s a cosy gathering of three ‘senior’ ladies at another table.
It looks as though they finished their food ages ago, but no-one is hovering around them, rushing them out the door.
Opposite the hallway where I came in, there’s another part of the same restaurant, with a big open fire. I picture myself returning in the winter with some of my best pals, hogging the seat by the fire and gossiping away some rainy afternoon.
Then I see the delicious-looking array of freshly-baked cakes and buns on the nearby counter. There’s a mouth-watering coffee cake that’s positively begging me to abandon my diet and sample it.
My food arrives, and it doesn’t disappoint. The combination of flavours in the sandwich work incredibly well together and the bread is so fresh, it might well have just come out of the oven. I get a small side salad on the plate too, always a bonus.
I knock five cups of real tea out of the pot, a rare occurrence nowadays when you’re lucky to get two – and usually made with cheap tea bags. This tea though is the real McCoy. (I’m thinking a new law should be introduced, making it compulsory for tea to ONLY be served out of pots and into china cups and saucers. )
The bill comes to a very reasonable €7. I’m feeling well fed, ready to face the presentation, and satisfied I got value for money.
Very reluctantly, I haul myself out of the chair, step out of the cosy cocoon of Mary Anne’s and back to the 21st century rat race.
I’ll definitely be back again. And next time there’s no resisting that coffee cake.
Meet Our New Fashion Writer, Orlagh Winters, Who Is Welcoming The Onset Of Summer Into Her Wardrobe
OH crikey it is here!
How did that happen so soon? I am talking about Summer of course!
As a lover of the colour black, every year I reluctantly add some colour to my wardrobe. This year the transition has been a lot easier. This I can attribute to the fabulous shades that are currently on sale in our local boutiques.
There have been some superb fashion shows recently and all the shops are showing a stunning array of colours. From the eyecatching neons to the subtle pastel shades, there really is no excuse to dress like the black widow this season.
Here in Kerry we are blessed to have such fantastic shops that offer everything that the larger cities do but we have an advantage too, excellent service in our shops.
Shop owners and employees are very good at getting to know their customers and giving us invaluable advice. I recently visited one such boutique in Tralee and was actually grateful when the owner told me that a dress, that I thought I was “only gorgeous” in, was definitely not for me.
Having seen it in a model in a fashion show since, I know that I certainly was never going to do it justice – not until my recently found love/hate for the gym starts to show results at least.
When that happens there will be no stopping me because let’s face it; we all look better when we are a little leaner for the Summer.
Iota, Jasmine, Shindig and Annburys are all awash with the perfect shades for Summer. Check them out and see for yourself, trust me you won’t be disappointed.
Summer occasions always bring out the fashionistas in force and the wonderful thing about these shops are that they cater for all styles, shapes and sizes.
If the bright colours frighten you somewhat, well fear not, as you can always add a splash of the trend by accessorising with shoes, belts or bags.
This is also a relatively inexpensive way to change your look around. My very own Irish Mammy has commented on more than one occasion that I think I am a centipede with the amount of shoes I own and if I am honest she has a point (not that I will ever admit that to her).
I see buying shoes as saving money as I avoid buying a complete outfit. Ok, who am I kidding, I still buy the full outfit, but the good intention was there!
Bags this season are simply stunning and I really believe if bags were currency I would be a very rich gal.
Satchels, cross-body, clutches and shoulder are all hanging in my wardrobe and I’ve no doubt that if my bank manager ever wondered where my money goes he would have to look no further than said wardrobe.
As the famous Sex and the City columinst Carrie Bradshaw famously once said: “I like my money where I can see it….hanging in my closet”
JAH BASS is a Tralee composer, arranger, bassist and guitarist with Irish Dub Reggae/Jazz group Avatar. Here he picks the music which has shaped his life.
“When I was ten or eleven around 1971/72, I remember hearing James Moody playing ‘Phil Up’ from his 1956 album ‘Moody’s Mood For Love’.
I can remember just being fascinated by the sound of his playing. The music was fast but to me time seemed to slow down as I listened to the melody. I first heard this at home. I would sit down and listen, totally wrapped up in the sound. This early exposure to Jazz has greatly influenced the music I write for my own Reggae/Jazz group AVATAR.
My first venture into rock music came around my thirteenth birthday in 1973. As a present I had been given a record voucher for a shop called The Discassette. I remember literally running down town.
I bought an album by Rory Gallagher (as I had heard some of the older musicians talking about him) called Deuce. The track’ Used To Be’ began a lifelong passion for Rory’s wonderful music.
I was lucky enough to see him live on many occasions. He never sold out and was always true to himself and his vision. He is someone I really look up to and admire.
I was fourteen( 1975) when I first heard Reggae music. I picked up Bob Marley and The Wailer’s Live. I didn’t have a clue who or what it was. I just thought the cover looked really cool. Fortunately I decided on impulse to take a chance and buy it. I can still remember my reaction when Trenchtown Rock came out of the speakers.
I was blown away to say the least. This music seemed to have everything I loved. Wicked bass playing, incredible grooves ,fantastic songs and melodies, brilliant lyrics (thought I didn’t get all the patois then) e.t.c.
To a fourteen year old teenager living in Tralee at that time it was a revelation.
I first heard The Specials around 1983. I can remember one evening sitting down and chatting with two friends. Both were unemployed with no future in Ireland. Both faced the boat to England. In the background ‘Do Nothing’ was playing. For me no other tune has ever managed to depict the hopelessness of that era so aptly. It’s a fantastic song from one of my favorite bands.
The ’80’s & ’90’s were a time when vinyl record shops were thriving. I often went to the UK to buy albums. There were amazing Reggae shops and booths in the markets all over London. It was during one of these many record buying trips that I first discovered an Agustus Pablo album called ‘King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown’. It is one of my favourite albums, featuring as it does tracks written by Pablo and engineered by the great King Tubby.
Rico Rodriguez’s music has had a massive influence on me over the years. He fuses Reggae and Jazz exactly the way I like it. I met him with Paul Heskett when we were at The Cornbury festival in the UK two years ago. It was a highlight in my life. Tracey, Rico’s wife told me her mum comes from Listowel, so there’s another wonderful Jamaican /UK/Irish link.
IT’S easy to be cynical when another cookbook comes on the market.
Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies has just released his first book.
After all, the bookshops are flooded with them – all promising to turn you into a domestic God or Goddess overnight.
But ‘Just Cooking’ is not just another cookbook.
It’s written by Mark Doe, who runs the ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies with his wife Bernie.
Doe is neither a Kerry native nor an Irishman, but it’s easy to forget both of these facts, as he’s become very much part of the Kerry landscape in recent years, both through his regular demonstrations around the county, and through his radio slot on ‘TalkAbout’ with Deirdre Walsh on Radio Kerry.
His CV is impressive – he learned his trade in such lofty surroundings as the Ritz Hotel and the Four Seasons in London, before a spell on the QE2 saw him meeting Irish-born Bernie and eventually moving to Kerry.
Despite winning several awards, Mark Doe has clearly found that his true vocation is teaching others to cook. And that’s what makes this book a winner.
“Cooking comes from the heart,” he explains in the introduction. “When people say you are a good cook, they are often saying that you love cooking and sharing food. It rarely means that you have excellent knife-cutting skills or can truss a chicken expertly or that you can caramelize vegetables without burning them.”
His first foray into publishing is an impressive offering; containing forty recipes, beautifully illustrated with photographs by Anne Kennedy.
Clearly a fan of simple food, cooked well, he’s included a useful first chapter with handy hints of the kind of items one should keep in one’s store cupboard, as well as an insider’s lowdown on what kind of kitchen gadgets and equipment you REALLY need.
Recipes featured include Spiced Lamb Casserole and Fillet of Beef Surf and Turf, and there are plenty of veggie offering as well.
The book is divided into starters, main courses and desserts, making it a handy reference point for anyone wanting to throw an impromptu dinner party without too much fuss.
And the real beauty of this book is that the instructions are genuinely easy to follow – perhaps a nod to the fact that the Does regularly hold ‘cooker y camps’ for kids in their cookery school, which are always booked out.
All in all, a most impressive first offering from a chef who is fast becoming a household name not just in Kerry, but beyond. Let’s hope it’s the first of many.
‘Mark Doe: Just Cooking’ is out now ( Great Food Publishing) and available at E14 in most bookshops.
In the first round of the Senior Club Championship played in ideal conditions in Connolly Park on last Sunday afternoon (27th April) both sides could not be separated after 82 minutes of some tough, intensive football and must meet again after the game was still level after extra time.
In a relatively low-scoring encounter nine minutes had elapsed before David Mannix had the first score of the game. Two more points from Denis McElligott and Shane Carroll (free) left us ahead by three points to no score with five minutes of the first half remaining.But then Milltown put over three quick points (2 from frees) with a Shane O’Callaghan point for us in between to leave us ahead at the break by 0-4 to 0-3.
William Kirby was introduced at half time and he made an immediate impact, winning the throw-in and feeding Shane Carroll who passed to Shane O’Callaghan, who was fouled and Carroll converted the resultant free. Then two minutes later Milltown put over from a free.But the score that put Milltown in the driving seat for the first time came in the 39th minute. After some relentless pressure the ball broke in our goalmouth, and, following a defensive error, landed in the net.
The visitors were now two points in the lead for the first time but we kept up the pressure and with four points to two for Milltown sent the game to extra time with the sides level (0-9 to 1-6) after the hour.
Our four points came from Barry Shanahan (40m), Shane Carroll (free) (48m), Denis McElligott (49m) and Mikey Collins (58m).
Both sides had two points each in the first half of extra time – ours coming from the two Shanes – Carroll (61m) and O’Callaghan (62m) and Pa McCarthy was most unlucky to see his well-taken penalty come back off the post on the stroke of half time.
The second half of extra time produced no more scores, so now we must travel to Milltown for the replay which has been fixed for this Saturday evening (3rd May) at 7pm. It was good to see Kieran Donaghy making his first appearance of the season but unfortunately, after only nine minutes on the pitch, he had to come off with a shoulder injury which will sideline him again for a number of weeks. We all wish you a speedy recovery Star.
Team: Jonathan Conway, Ronan Shanahan, Fearghal MacNamara, John Dennis, Pa McCarthy, Daniel Bohan, Conor Jordan, Barry Shanahan (Capt) (0-1), Wayne Guthrie, Greg Horan, Denis McElligott (0-2), Fiachna Mangan, David Mannix (0-1), Shane Carroll (0-4 – 3 frees), Shane O’Callaghan (0-2).
Subs used in extra time: Ciarán O’Connell (ht), David Mannix (72m), Greg Horan (75m).
HURLING: Kenmare 1-16; Austin Stacks 2-13.
After a traumatic month which, in normal circumstances, no young people should have had to experience, our Hurlers finally travelled to Kenmare last evening (28th April) for their first game of the season and did themselves proud in coming away with a draw in round 1 of the JH South Kerry League.
It was a poignant evening with many tears during the minutes tribute before the game for our beloved colleague, Trevor.
The game itself was very competitive all through, with the sides level at half time (0-8 each) and, in the end, a draw was a fair result.
Scorers: Paul Daly (2-7), Danny Maguire and John McCarthy (0-2 each), and Peter O’Regan and Ronan Gilsenan (0-1 each).
Our three remaining fixtures in the League are as follows:- R2 at home to Duagh (Wed 14th May); R3 at home to Kilgarvan (Mon 19th May); and R4 away to St. Pats (East Kerry) (Wed 28th May).
MINOR FOOTBALL: This win, in the final round of the Town League played against Na Gaeil in Killeen on Wednesdayevening last (23rd April), qualified us for the final of the competition against Kerins O’Rahillys – a repeat of last season’s encounter which was only concluded just three months ago and which we won.
There were some notable performances by our lads all over the pitch in the Killeen game, with Seán Fitzmaurice scoring a hat trick of goals and eleven players in total getting on the score sheet, including three of our defenders.
Team: Danny Kinsella, Darragh Scanlon (0-1), Niall Carroll-Cane, Anthony Moynihan, Jack Kenny (Capt) (0-1), Jack O’Shea (1-1), Cathal O’Reilly, Michael O’Donnell, Calvin Foley (0-2), Timmy Murphy (0-2), Seán Dukes (1-3), Craig Corcoran (0-1), Seán Fitzmaurice (3-2), Ciarán Flanagan (2-2 – 1 free), Sam Nealon.
Subs: Shane O’Neill (ht) (0-1 free), Jessie O’Sullivan (38m) (1-0).
The final has been fixed for next Friday evening (2nd May) with the venue and starting time to be announced.
SUNDAY LUNCH: Dave Baitson (former Head chef at Ballingary House Hotel and now of Tralee Bay Wetlands) is continuing to serve Sunday lunches in the Clubhouse from 12 to 4pm. Bookings on 066 7126942. And the feedback (is there a pun there?) from those who have savoured the menu indicates that the fare is superb and the price unbeatable.
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS: In the space of eight days three super Rockies have celebrated or will celebrate birthdays. Michael Chucky O’Connell was 85 last Sunday (27th April). Joe Flaherty will be 86 on this Thursday (1st May) while JJ Murphy will be a young 81 on next Sunday (4th May). Happy birthday to all three from everyone in the Club.
CLUBHOUSE: As always the Clubhouse is available for all types of Parties. Phone Ian from 7pm at 066 7126942 for bookings.
BINGO: The Bingo session will continue on this and every Saturday night at 8.30pm in our Clubrooms.
All at the Bingo extend sincere sympathy to Alice Naughton and Doreen Sugrue, mother and sister of the late Tom Naughton (see Sympathy)
CARDS: The 45 Card Sessions continue in the Clubhouse every Monday and Thursday nights at 9.30pm.
LOTTO: Last Monday’s (28th April) Jackpot worth €5,000 was not won. The numbers drawn were 17, 21, 22 and 31.
The €20 prizes went to Pat Kissane and John O’Riordan, both c/o The Club; Tadgh Carroll, c/o Carmel O’Neill; Billy Ryle, c/o Club Rockies and Anne Murphy, c/o The Ladies.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of Mary Reidy (nee Foran), Connolly Park and late of Glenderry and Caherulla, Ballyheigue; Tom Naughton, St. Brendans Park (brother of former Club Footballers, Anne Slattery and the late John Joe, and a former Juvenile player with the Club himself); Bríd Brosnan, Milk Market Lane and late of Banoge, Lispole; and Paddy Brophy, O’Rahilly’s Villas (a Co. Championship medal winner with Kerins O’Rahillys in 1957) who died during the past week.
“In politics, you make your place or you take your place. You don’t expect special treatment because of your gender or ability. You fight your corner.”
Norma Foley at her home in Staughton’s Row.
By Dermot Crean
“POLITICS is in his/her blood” is a trite description some observers bandy about when talking about various political candidates. But in the case of Norma Foley it couldn’t be more apt and true.
The councillor from Staughton’s Row has been making political speeches from her pre-teen years, on the canvass for her late father Denis. It’s difficult to imagine her doing anything else after I spoke to her at her home.
“I grew up in a very political household. My father was born over Fianna Fail headquarters in Tralee, so he was hugely involved in the party from a very young age.”
Denis would go on to represent the people of North Kerry in the Dail over a 20 year period from the early 1980s so political life was the norm for her.
“As a young child I was always with him so I attended his clinics and community meetings. I later acted as his secretary for many years so from a young age I became very familiar with the issues on the ground,” she said.
“I learnt what it was to be dogged in your representation and to pursue something to the end to get the best possible result for something. Sometimes it didn’t work out, but at least you could say you did your absolute best.”
Norma particularly remembers going on the canvass back in the late 70s, early 80s.
“It was a family involvement. We were never in the background and always out with my father. General elections were fought over a three week campaign and the family were divided into teams spread throughout the constituency. I can remember being 12 or 13 and giving a speech at one of the after-Mass meetings where candidates or their representatives would address the public. I suppose it was a novelty to have a young girl speaking on the back of a lorry. I would travel with my uncle Joseph and the big thing was to get there first, because first in was first up to speak. So we were always racing to get to the next place.”
Norma also saw that, from an early age, it’s a tough business.
“I learned that you should never expect a break. Even though I was the youngest – and usually the only female there – I was never allowed go first if I wasn’t there first. I took my place. It was a great lesson to learn in life. You make your place or you take your place and you don’t expect special treatment because of your gender or ability. You fight your corner.”
Her experience in those days influenced her decision to follow in her father’s footsteps.
“Because I worked so closely with him [her father] I very much became aware of the need for involvement, not to stand on the sidelines. I think if we all stood there nothing would be achieved. We’re all called to do different things in life and mine is to be in the middle being proactive. I like to be a solution-finder so the work of a local representative appeals to me.’
She ran first for Tralee Town Council in 1994 and has been re-elected every time since then, holding the position of mayor on two occasions (“it was a tremendous honour having growing up in town and it was a role I never took lightly”).
She is out looking for votes again to be re-elected to Kerry County Council in a climate that is less antagonistic to Fianna Fail than five years ago. Norma says she could understand people’s frustrations at the time.
“People were angry and rightly so, but on a personal basis no-one was discourteous to me. People would say ‘it’s nothing personal Norma, but…’ I can totally understand that. Fianna Fail got a lot of things wrong, but equally so, if we were balanced, you could say they got a lot of things right in their time. Fianna Fail has learnt from its mistakes,” she said.
“But I think in terms of local politics, people look at the individual and what they’re about and what they bring to the local community. The broad-mindedness of the electorate is fortunate in that respect.”
I asked her why the people of the Tralee Electoral Area should vote for her this time around…(see video)
She is proud that many of the tourism projects in the town over the years came to fruition while she was a member of the soon-to-be defunct Town Council.
“The Town Council took leadership in terms of employment and developing projects in the town. At a time when it wasn’t popular to take on this sort of role, the Town Council led the way in initiatives like the AquaDome and the most current one, the Wetlands. The spin-off for the town from these projects has been massive,” she said.
“We’re being failed dismally nationally by the IDA, so my agenda would be self-help and self-promotion. We’ve done it before when the chips were down and we can do it again,” she insisted, citing the recently acquired Denny site as a great opportunity going forward.
The girl who was educated in Presentation Primary and Secondary School in Tralee before studying in UCC, came back to teach in her alma mater in 1999.
“My life has come full circle because I’m back there [Presentation Secondary] now. It’s a great place to teach. I’m very happy there, there’s great staff and I love working with young people.”
Norma is married to Denis Maguire, a Fermanagh man who, being avid sports fan, loves Kerry. A Man United fan (“tough times, we’re down but not out”) Norma is a great lover of the arts with a great interest in genealogy.
She made a proposal to Kerry County Council that Tralee make a application for the National Diaspora Centre (“we are brilliantly suited here in Kerry and Tralee to be home to the centre). The Council is in the process of making that application.
On the gender imbalance issue, Norma would welcome more female involvement in politics, but not for the sake of making up the numbers.
“It’s regrettable because women bring a distinctive flavour to politics. Women are talented and capable of being strong representatives of the people and I would be hugely supportive of more women getting involved. Having said that I would hate to think any woman was on a ticket as a token candidate.”
TUCKED INTO an innocuous corner of a Tralee estate is a house you wouldn’t give a second glance to, but behind its walls you’ll find it rammed full of an eclectic mix of expensive collectibles. Stuffed into every corner there are such items as 19th century watercolours, 60’s West German pottery, Pennyblack stamps, World War 1 and 2 medals and a mountain of Lego.
Its owner, Ross O’Hara, has been dealing in antiques and collectibles since he was 10 years of age. Along with being a collector, Ross is also a buy and sell merchant and runs his business “Ross’s Hidden Treasures” on the Internet from his home.
On average he says he works 16 hours a day trading across the globe to far flung places such as South America and South East Asia. In a given week he says his outgoing post bill can be anything up to €400. (continued below)
Ross O’Hara with a tiny part of his private Lego collection behind him. Photo Gavin O’Connor
“There’s a market there for everything. Everybody should be taking advantage of the internet,” he said. For Ross, buying and selling is in the blood with both his father and grandfather at one time being auctioneers. His grandfather James Andy O’Hara traded on Kildare Street in Dublin after World War 2. He had served as a pilot during the war for the RAF.
A novel and profitable way Ross has made money was by noticing a gap in the Lego market which he has a keen interest in, almost an obsession. “I saw that people in the US were getting their Lego much cheaper, so I checked the official US Lego website and found it was being sold for 50% less,” he said.
“I did my research and found out the reason why was in order to fluctuate the market, to make sure Lego is competitive with other toys on the US.” “I got on to Americans I knew on a Lego website and I cut them a deal which allowed them to keep all of the sets and I took the figures.”
Ross would then go on to sell the figures at a huge profit as they are highly collectible. His contacts in the US are spread across such states as North Carolina, Idaho and New York. “I’d give them a list and they would ship them over,” said Ross. “Then I would sell them to Europeans at a profit. This has been going on for thousands of years, spices, herbs, lego, whatever, its just trading.”
Just a snippet of what is hidden away in the attack. To the left of the shot you can see French World War One medals of valor complete with certificate and under it a 1960’s Batmobile.
The way Ross sees people’s fascination with collecting things “When people become successful they buy back their childhood, be it toys or whatever” He spoke about the advantages of selling on the Internet.
“I can guarantee you if every shop downtown put all their stock on the internet and found the right places for them to sell their sales would boost by 20% easily!”
“If I could only sell to Ireland my business wouldn’t work, you need to sell to the world, Canada and the US are 50% of my sales.” “We’ve always been told if you crack it in America, you’ll make it!”
ON Saturday, May 3, artist and Integrated Energy Therapist Tricia O’Connor is running a Vision Board Workshop from 12.30-2.30pm in Collis Sandes House, Oakpark,.
A visionboard is made from magazine clippings and is a creative tool used, to help you clarify, concentrate and maintain focus on a specific life goal.
The workshop runs for two hours, all materials are included. €15 per workshop. Complemetary tea and scones.
LOCAL election candidates have been sent a strong message from Tralee Chamber Alliance to commit to backing policies that support their local businesses.
Chief Executive of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Kieran Ruttledge.
A detailed manifesto containing a number of key measures that need to be addressed by the politicians who will be elected to Kerry County Council, could lead to the creation of many new jobs in the construction, retail and tourism sectors say the Alliance.
The Chief Executive of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Kieran Ruttledge, said: “All of the policies in this manifesto are designed to achieve two key aims: Reduce the cost of doing business and create new jobs. Commercial rates provide the single greatest source of funding to Local Government, therefore the business community must be a key contributor to policy. This will ensure that every area can contribute to and benefit from Ireland’s economic recovery. Tralee Chamber Alliance is the voice of business in Tralee. We are uniquely positioned to understand the challenges the business community faces, but also the opportunities it creates.”
He added that he would have preferred to see the retention of Tralee Town Council who have actively supported the efforts of Tralee Chamber Alliance and he urged the elected representatives to make sure that there are benefits for business when implementing the local government reform measures.
He said it is crucial that the money raised by the Local Property Tax (LPT) should be retained by Local Authorities to be spent on local services and any discretionary reduction should not be to the detriment of business interests or job creation through a corresponding increase in business rates.
Tralee was selected as one of the Top 10 Tourism Towns in Ireland in 2013 and with a view to maintaining that ranking, the manifesto states that Kerry County Council will need to work with Tralee Chamber Alliance to deliver and support initiatives that attract tourists and tourism spend to their local areas.
The pre-election manifesto deals with a wide range of issues relating to town centre parking charges, the provision enterprise mentoring from local authorities, concerns ahead of the introduction of water charges and effective infrastructural planning matters.
“These elections come at an important time as they are the first opportunity for the public to influence the newly reformed system of Local Government,” said Kieran Ruttledge.
Full details of the Tralee Chamber Alliance Local Election Manifesto are available from www.Tralee.ie and from the Tralee Chamber Alliance Office, 18 Denny Street, Tralee.
PROJECT partners from six European countries Germany (co-ordinator), Austria, Italy, Ireland (ITT), Spain and Poland met at the ITT recently to collaborate on an EU project entitled TeamCoaching, which aims to find solutions for the unemployed young people.
In order to up-skill this specific cohort a training concept from the German partner is being transferred and adopted in an international context.
This innovative concept of TeamCoaching supports young job seekers in acquiring key vocational competencies. In addition young people can avail of training in entrepreneurial thinking and the development of social skills; for example working in teams and taking on various roles within a specific team.
Additionally the learners’ orientation in the labour market and their intrinsic motivation will be strengthened.
IT Tralee and the Waterford Training Centre (Solas) have been piloting the course and have received positive feedback from the students.
The project has been funded with support from the European Commission and has a duration of two years. The last project meeting will take place in Poland in June this year.
Taking part in the Team Coaching Project at the ITT were, seated: Catherine Moylan (ITT), Sandra Frey (Germany, coordinator), Kristin Brogan (ITT), Davide Orlandini (Italy).Standing L-R: Chiara Muzzi (Italy), Kasia Lipska (Poland), Magdalena Rycerz-Fiuk (Poland), Klaus Hippmann (Germany, coordinator), Pilar Ortega (Spain), Yvonne Praher (Austria) and Daniela Nömeyer (Austria).
ENTREPRENEURS moving from long-term unemployment to business creation can now avail of income tax relief for two years.
The Start Your Own Business Relief was introduced in Budget 2014 and made provision for a new incentive for people who have been claiming social welfare for over a year to stop claiming and start their own business.
The incentive for newly self-employed people with a qualifying claims history is that they are exempted from income tax on ‘profit’ of up to €40,000 in each of the two years. Revenue issued a briefing note explaining the scheme, ‘profit’ is not defined, though presumably it can be defined as the surplus between a self employed person’s income and their legitimate expenses.
Qualifying Criteria
You may qualify for this relief if you have been unemployed for twelve months or more, and during that period you were in receipt of certain social welfare payments (e.g. jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit, the one-parent family payment, partial capacity payment, etc.).
Periods of time spent on FÁS training courses and Community Employment schemes, Jobs Initiative or Back To Education Schemes will be treated as part of a period of unemployment.
If you were entitled to jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit immediately before starting on the training course or scheme, then any allowance paid for attending such a course will be treated as if it were jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s benefit. Additional restrictions to be aware of include:
The business must be set up between 25 October 2013 and 31 December 2016 by a person that qualifies for the relief.
It must be a new business and not a business that is bought, inherited or otherwise acquired.
It must be unincorporated, that is, it must not be registered as a company.
Claiming Relief
This relief does not require pre-approval. You claim this relief by completing the relevant section of your annual Income Tax return form each year. Revenue’s Online System is an easy way to deal with your tax obligations. ROS even provides you with a calculation of the amount of income tax, USC and PRSI that you owe. If you do not want to use ROS to file your tax return, you can file a paper tax return before 31 August, Revenue will send you a calculation of the amount of tax, USC and PRSI you owe to help you meet your payment obligations. The Start Your Own Business relief only applies to income tax; it does not extend to ISC and PRSI. How you calculate the relief depends on when you started your new business.
Year 1 – If you start your business in January, your profits are relieved from income tax once they are less than the cap of €40,000. If you start the venture last year in the year then the cap will be reduced proportionately according to the month you start.
Year 2 -Profits are relieved from income tax once they are less than the €40,000 cap.
Year 3 – Profits for any part of this year which fall within the first 24 months of business are income tax free once they are less than the cap.
This relief is welcomed by business start ups as it can relieve some of the financial pressure associated with setting up a new business and allow funds to be used for growth and development.
Chris Murray is Practice Manager at Casey & Co. Casey & Co. offer an extensive range of professional accounting, taxation and advisory services and have a broad range of experience across different sectors such as retail, construction, professionals and non-profit organisations. They also provide personal tax planning and financial services to individuals.
SUPER-STYLISH ladies from all over the county came to Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday for the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show in aid of the Recovery Haven.
The event was organised by Margaret Brick of Connexions Marketing, in support of Recovery Haven Cancer Support House in Tralee and was hosted by Orlagh Winters.
“It was a fantastic day,” said Margaret Brick. “We had a champagne reception followed by a four-course lunch and a fashion show featuring clothes from Kerry’s top boutiques,” continued Margaret, who said over 140 people attended.
The fashion show was put on by Upfront PR & Model Management and Ray Stack Productions, while there were goodie bags for every guest and an after-party until late.
A prize of a Christmas tree from Winters Display worth €1,000 was was won by Gillian Maher.
Ballyheigue lady, Magdalen Gentlemen, took home the prize for Best Dressed Lady (judged by Olivia Wall and Claire Murphy) while Michelle O’Hara won Best Hair.
“The whole event was well supported and the hotel put on a great show too,” said Margaret.
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Patricia O’Grady, Helen Costello and Alison Moran, Tralee at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sarah Corridon, Caroline Corridon and Eileen Stack, Ballyheigue at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Fiona Barry, Diane Jeffers and Maria Guthrie, Tralee at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Kay Keane, Elaine Casey, Betty Healy and Mary Diggin at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Grace O’Connor, In Style Boutique, Castleisland and Mary Shanahan, La Femme, Castleisland at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Breda Nolan, Denise Crean and Kay Crean, Tralee, at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Rosa O’Shea, Kenmare and Sandra Kearney, Tralee, at the Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon in aid of the Recovery Haven at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
Bang! We are back! The Dingle Way Challenge 2014 will take place on Sunday 1st June. This year we will bus you back to thevillage of Cloghane on the foothills of the famous Mount Brandon. From there you will walk 55km along some of the most stunning scenery in the world through Castlegregory and around the famous Maherees Peninsula back to Blennerville where we will have a big party. This challenge is very different to last year in that much of it is on stunning beaches.
You will walk on Ireland’s longest beach which will take your breath away. Registration this year will be online and you can do so by logging onto to the Dingle Way Challenge page on www.stpatsblennerville.com. Coiste na nOg is busy organising the family section of the Dingle Way Challenge. June 1st is fast approaching and any help would be greatly appreciated. For further details, please contact Mary Wallace.
Juvenile Academy:
We had another great turnout last Sunday morning in the juvenile academy. In the u6’s we saw Robert O’Shea, Leah Kelliher and Keelin Reidy putting in a great effort in the warm ups and drills. In the u8’s, Diarmuid Wuagh, Grainne Breen and Kayla O’ Connor showed some great skill and determination.
While in the u10’s Roisin Griffin, Ali Lynch and Jake Foley gave it 100% showing superb ball skills and accuracy. Juvenile training continues next week at 10.30am. U10’s have a blitz at home starting at 11 o’clock and to be at the field at the usual time of 10.30. On Sunday 4th of May the u8’s have a blitz at home.
Under 12’s:
Our u12’s displayed another great game of football last Sunday evening away to Knocknagoshel. Unfortunately we didn’t come away with a win but we saw some fantastic football played with every player giving their best throughout the field. Daniel Moriarty making some great saves in goals and our backs Michael Doody, Mikee Healy, Danny Greaney, Matthew Quilter and Jack Walsh were well on top of their game and cleared several balls.
Midfield Niall McCarthy and Tomas O’ Sullivan secured alot of possession and left the ball into forwards Jade Harkins, Liam O’ Sullivan, Martin Laucher, Cormac Lynch, Oisin Tobin and Dylan Griffin who took their scores well.
We saw some very fancy and stylish goals by Matthew Quilter, Cormac Lynch, Danny Greaney, Martin Laucher and Tomas O’ Sullivan and some lovely points by Niall McCarthy, Jade Harkin, Tomas O’ Sullivan, Danny Greaney and Martin Laucher. U12’s have a bye in the next round. We are scheduled to play Asdee/ Ballylongford at home on Sunday 11th of May at 6 o’clock.
Under 16’s
Our U16’s were beaten by a very strong Churchill side last Monday night at home. Short of numbers and alot of players injured at the moment we were unable to show our full potential.
But best for St Pats on the night had to be Brian Murphy and Joe O’Connor who gave it 100% from start to finish. Also, get well soon to Kieran Dwyer who dislocated his shoulder during the game. The semi final is due to be played away from home next Thursday. Details to follow.
Senior Team
After a weekend off, our senior team are back in county league action this Saturday evening where they travel to Killarney to take on Spa. Throw in is at 7pm.
The fixture was originally scheduled for the following weekend but it has been brought forward to this weekend due to a change in date of Spa’s intermediate championship fixture. We currently lie at the foot of the table and badly need to pick up two points so we ask as many members as possible to travel and support the team.
St Brendan’s N.S. Blennerville:
The school is raising money in a bid to purchase 30 lap-top computers, so that each child in the school will have access to I.T. The Parent’s Association have organised a novel idea, having gotten the idea from Principal Terry O’Sullivan.
Two thousand envelopes are sealed with a number from 0001 (1c)- to 2000 (€20) hidden inside. Before opening an envelope, those donating must agree to commit to paying whatever amount is inside, be it little or large in the knowledge it will not surpass €20.
The donor is asked to pay the number equivalent in cent, so 1345 would mean a €13.45 commitment. We realise we are asking a lot of people but it is a ‘once off’, big effort, that we hope the school families and community will back, as it is a huge investment in the children’s education.
These computers will move with us to the new school building in September 2015, where we will have designated computer areas.
There is an incentive for those donating, in that, everyone who contributes, has their name entered into a draw for €1,000 cash. We hope to have all envelopes sold by the start of May, so if you are offered one, please consider helping us.
Finally, the Bag2School collection date of second hand clothes, towels, blankets, soft toys, shoes, belts will be on 27th May 2014 between 1:30-2:30pm. All clothes are very welcome, once they are brought to us in large plastic bags.
Lotto:
There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €10,300. The numbers drawn were 05, 12, 14 & 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mary Morgan, Derryquay; Mary O’Donoghue, Deelis, Camp; Elsie Healy c/o Tony Casey; Luke McNamee, Cloghers & Mary O’Brien, Curagraigue.
Next week’s jackpot will be €10,400 and the draw will take place next Sunday night May 4th at 10pm in O’Dwyer’s Bar.Tickets available from usual outlets or any committee member. If you’re not in, you cannot win!!!
Blennerville/Ballyard Community Games:
A date for your calendar, Blennerville/Ballyard community games Athletics competition will take place in St. Pat’s GAA pitch, Blennerville, on Thursday evening May 22nd at 6.30. Check out our Facebook page for further updates and information on www.facebook.com/Blennervilleballyardcg.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Jim Enright and Denise Moynihan who have recently announced their engagement. Congrats also to our neighbours Churchill whose Quiz team were crowned All-Ireland Quiz Champions on Saturday last in All Ireland Scor held in Castlebar.
Music Group
Our music group are practicing regularly. New members are very welcome. For more info, please contact Mary Wallace.
Sympathy
The club would also like to extend its sympathy to the families and relatives of Tom Naughton, St Brendan’s Park. May he Rest In Peace.
HUNDREDS of music lovers enjoyed the best of entertainment from young performers at the weekend when Oliver Hurley’s School of Musical Theatre staged ‘Time For The Music’ in Siamsa Tire.
The production was months in the making and featured children of all ages.
There were three shows – one on Saturday night, a matinee show on Sunday and an evening performance. Overall 150 performers took part.
Oliver Hurley said the show’s were received “very well” and they got “a standing ovation each night”.
He added the nights were “a great opportunity for the kids to perform at Siamsa”. Over the three nights they showcased pieces from world renowned musicals such as ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Wiz’ and ‘Frozen’.
Oliver said the shows enjoyed “80% occupancy”.
As this was the end of their term, the next show will be ‘Aladdin’ for the annual Christmas Panto.
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Part of the cast of the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanNigel and Mary Crowe with Julianne Coen (front) at the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanPart of the cast of the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJohn Smith with Nia Kirby (left) and Tara Smith at the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanElaine Boyle and Caroline Kelly, Tralee at the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanHelping out with the programmes at the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night were Aileen Riordan, Grace Stack, Darina Stack and (in front) Laura Riordan. Photo by Dermot CreanKay O’Connor, Old Golf Links, Aoibhinn Sookarry and Sinead O’Connor, Tralee at the Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre’s ‘Time For The Music’ at Siamsa Tire on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
DESPITE the bad weather on Saturday, volunteers came together on three of Kerry’s beaches to join in on the ‘Beach Blitz’ and help clean up Banna Beach, Maherabeg Cut and Blennerville.
A fantastic effort was made by all those who braved the elements. A total of 24 people turned up and gave just one hour of their time and removed over 43 bags of litter from the three locations.
On Banna, the storms threw up vast amounts of small pieces of plastic entangled in dead grass into the dunes. Although 25 bags of litter, almost entirely made up of plastics, were collected off the dunes, there is still a huge amount to be removed!
In Blennerville, eight volunteers filled eight full bags, plus a tonne bag with scrap metal, carpets etc. plus the remnants of a fire heap. Sadly, the majority of the litter was from illegal dumping rather than marine litter, ranging from household rubbish to electrical appliances and an old garden bench.
Some of the volunteers taking part in the clean-up of beaches over the weekend.
In the Maharees, four volunteers collected 10 bags from Maherabeg Cut (the Dumps). However, this is only part of the story as there has been more clean ups than you can shake a stick at over the last few weeks. Groups have been cleaning up around Spillanes, Stoney Gap, Kilshannig and the Warren. According to Peter Green there is ‘still much to do, but overall there has been a huge response from locals’.
Rachel Boyle of Banna Coastcare added: “The litter we remove from the coast is not representative of the full load of marine litter in the environment. In fact, some say it only represents approximately 15% the remainder is on the seabed and floating in the water column.”
“It’s always disappointing to see litter washed up on to our beautiful beaches but it’s fantastic when you see people coming together, young and old, and giving up their time to care for our coastline,” said Rachel.
The clean-ups were organised by Rachel Boyle (Banna Coastcare) Peter Green and Rose Spillane (Maharees Coast Care) David McCormick (Tralee Bay Wetlands Coastcare) and Niall Harkin (Blennerville Bay Clean).
Kerry County Council supported the event by removing all the bags collected. The ‘Beach Blitz’ is an annual event organised in conjunction with Kerry County Council.
The ‘Beach Blitz’ offered a chance to highlight Clean Coasts Week which will run from the 9th to the 18th of May. For further information go to www.cleancoastsweek.ie or phone 014002210.
Volunteers involved in the clean-up at the weekend.
U6/8/10 Training for this age group continues in Healy Park on Saturdays at 11am.
U8/10 Girls Our U8/10 girls trained as usual on Saturday last. These girls are a joy to watch as their skill level continues to improve every week and they are in preparation for the many blitzes they are due to play in shortly.
U12s U12s train in Healy Park Ballyrickard on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4pm. Gum shields have to be worn by each player.
U14s U14 had their Gaeltacht game postponed. New fixtures will be posted on Facebook.
U16s U16s played Dingle on Monday evening last in Strand Road in their last round game in the Central League. They had a convincing win and go on to play Laune Rangers in the Semi-Final in Strand Road. Report next week.
Senior Football
Credit Union Co League Rd 1 Back Game Kerins O Rahillys 3-12 Currow 0-10
Played at the Currow pitch last Saturday evening this was a back game for both clubs. Conditions were tough for both teams with a constant downpour of rain leading to greasy conditions with a lot of players sliding throughout the game.
Though Currow were the first to score with a point, Strand Road dominated the middle with David Moran and John C O’Connor getting good possession and setting up the attacks. We had our first point from Jack Savage followed by a well taken goal by Barry John Keane.
Points by Keane and the impressive Declan Quill had us ahead by 1-03 to Currow 0-01 at the tenth minute. A great run by David Moran through the middle who set up Declan Quill who put a low ground shot to the net increasing our lead.
A third goal by John Ferguson who cut in and a pile driver to the net left us ahead by 3-03 to Currow 0-04 at the 23rd minute. Two excellent points by Barry John Keane and Declan Quill left us ahead at half time by 3-06 to Currow 0-06.
We had the first point in the second half when Declan Quill put over the bar. Though Currow rallied great defending by Tommy Begley, Shane Brosnan, Ross O’Callaghan, Giles O’Grady and Martin Tierney kept scores at a minimum.
Further points by Declan Quill , Barry John Keane and the hardworking Kevin Walshe who had a great game throughout extended our lead by 3-11 to Currow 0-09 at the 55th minute. Two great saves by Garry Kissane when he stopped two certain goals and a final point by Jack Savage ensured a comfortable win.
Other players to impress were Andrew Thompson Kieran O’Mahoney, Cormac Coffey, Ronan Quill, Greg O’Connell and Kevin Mc Carthy.
Their next game is on Saturday next May 3rd in the Senior Club Championship against Legion in Killarney at7pm.
Minor Football
Minors played Dr Crokes in the Co League Semi-Final on Friday last in what were appalling conditions for both teams and supporters. Dr Crokes were convincing winners. Final score Kerins O’Rahillys 0-04 Dr Crokes 3-11.
Mouth-Guards: As you may be aware it will be compulsory for all players senior right down to juvenile to wear mouth-guards at training sessions and when playing games. This comes into effect for seniors from 1stJanuary 2014 and has been in effect for all others since last January.
If players fail to wear mouth guards they will not be permitted to participate in football training or matches. No mouthguard No game! Further information on this rule can be found online at http://www.gaa.ie.
Club Membership
Senior Committee will be in contact with you shortly about your 2014 membership. We will be asking that you consider putting your membership on direct debit to help cut down on administration. Please contact any committee member for details.
Ladies Football
Junior Ladies
Junior ladies played Austin Stacks on Sunday last and Austin Stacks were first off the mark when they scored a point after 5 minutes.
Kerins O’Rahillys/Abbeydorney followed quickly with a well taken free from Aoife Fitz which was followed by a Rachel O’Connor goal after a pass from Aoife. Another O’Connor goal was to come following a very intelligent pass from Catherine Sexton. A point from an Aoife Fitz free had us up 2-02 to 0-04 half way into the half.
Our mid field of Shauna Hanafin and Laura Collins were winning vital ball with great support from Naomi Reidy and Emma McCarthy. However Austin Stacks did not sit back and scored 3 unanswered goals to leave the score Kerins O’Rahillys/Abbeydorney 2-02 Austin Stacks 3-04 with only minutes left in the half.
Our girls didn’t give up and a great save by Nicola Horan and a well worked ball up the field to Rachel O’Connor resulted in her third goal of the day to leave the half time score Kerins O’Rahillys/Abbeydorney 3-02 to Austin Stacks 3-04.
Changes in the second half had Shannon McInerney come on for Natasha Regan and Oonagh O’Sullivan for Mckenzie Keane. Catherine Sexton took up an out field position. The half was a point for point affair our first coming from an Emma McCarthy free. Our backs Norma O’Connor, Ciara Neanan and Trease Moran were excellent but it was Naomi Reidy for her direction and Oonagh O’Sullivan for her solid full back performance kept us in the game.
Nicola Horan too pulled off some more great saves in the second half. Shauna Hanafin scored 2 points, Emma McCarthy 1 to leave the score Kerins O’Rahillys/Abbeydorney 3-06 to Austin Stacks 3-08 with 5 minutes to go. Chances were missed on both sides but a fine run and great passing led to a cracking goal by Laura Collins to put us a point up with only minutes left.
Austin Stacks equalised but we got the ball back up the field to Rachel O’Connor who scored a fine point. Score was 4-07 to 3-09 and we thought the game was ours but Austin Stacks put in one last effort with only seconds left and drew the game.
Final score was Kerins O’Rahillys/Abbeydorney 4-07 Austin Stacks 3-10.
U14/U16 Girls train in Healy Park Ballyrickard every Tuesday at 6.15.
U12 Girls U12 girls finished their Co League Phase 1 campaign with a home game on Tuesday last. They were defeated by Austin Stacks.
The girls showed great teamwork throughout the competition and it was great to see the improvement in players. Emma Sweeney showed grit and determination in Tuesday nights game that we knew lurked under the bubbly exterior.
Well done Emma. They now have a week off and then go back to finish off the North Kerry competition started before the County one.
Lotto
The Lotto takes place in Charlie’s Bar every Monday. The Lotto results for Monday the 21st of April were 16, 18, 19 and 24.
There was no jackpot winner; the next jackpot will be €4,800. There were 3 match 3 winners. They were: Cora Walsh DD, Peter Ronan DD and Martin Fitzpatrick c/o Ann. Five entrants for December draw were Mary Kerins c/o Dolly, Trevor Thomas c/o Fred, Peggy Carmody c/o Mrs O’Brien, Ray Walsh DD and Denis Murphy DD. To play the Kerins O’Rahillys Lotto, four numbers are selected from 1 to 28.
If anybody matches the four numbers selected on the night he/she wins the Jackpot. Match three numbers to win €25. Tickets cost €2 each.
The Kerins O’Rahillys Lotto can also be played online at www.korgaa.com
Lotto SellersThe club needs lotto ticket sellers. It can be worth your while. If you are interested contact any member of the Senior Committee.
Happy Birthday
Birthday wishes this week go to April O’Mahoney U10 girls, Gavin Burrows U12 Boys, Josh Hoare U10 Boys and Conall Foley U10 boys.
Charlie’s Bar
Club Lotto on takes place in the bar every Monday night with a special in house raffle if you are present so why not pop along.
Why not treat yourself to lunch in Charlie’s. There’s something to please everyone. Weightwatchers takes place in the Healy Room every Thursday and have now changed to “winter” times. Classes now take place at 9.30am, 12.30 and 5.30pm.
The Active Retired Coffee Morning Group meets everyTuesday morning in Charlie’s. Come along and keep in touch with old friends and make new friends.
All welcome. “Dance for Fun” is back! It takes place in the Bistro from 8-9.30pm every Wednesday. All welcome. We have many different size function rooms and cater to all types of function. Contact Tom or Eileen or any member of staff at 7124956 if you have any queries.
Card Drive
Attention card players there will be a “Whist drive” on Thursday the 1st in the club and the “45” card drive in club house on Friday the 2nd. Tables of 6. Bring a friend. All welcome.
Sympathies
Sincere Sympathy is expressed to the family of Paddy (Brock) Brophy (Paddy played for Kerins O’Rahillys and was always a Member and staunch supporter of the Club and was the proud holder of a 1957 Championship medal) O’Rahillys Villas Tralee, Tom Naughton St Brendan’s Park Tralee, Trevor Barrett Clogherbrien Tralee and Bríd Brosnan Milkmarket Lane Tralee. May they rest in Peace.
P.R.O Contact
If you have any thing you feel is of interest for the Kerins O’Rahillys notes please get in touch. You can contact me at pro.kerinsorahillys.kerry@gaa.ie. Why not join our Facebook group to keep up to date with all fixtures and what is going on in the club. Just follow the following link https://www.facebook.com/groups/Narries/
Kieran Donaghy could spend extended time on the sideline due to a suspected dislocated shoulder injury sustained during Austin Stacks first round Championship match against Milltown/Castlemaine yesterday.
The player was admitted to Tralee General hospital where he underwent a scan, the results of which should be known today.
This is yet another set back for the player who has spent time on the sidelines already this year due to a groin injury.
Donaghy came back last week from warm weather training with the Kerry team and it looks like he will now miss the entire Munster Championship campaign along with Club and County Championship matches with Austin Stacks.
General Information: Kerry School of Music head office in High St, Tralee is open six days a week- Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm and on Saturdays from 9am-1pm. We can also can be contacted at 066 7125690, by email at kerrymusicschool@eircom.ie , on Facebook or by visiting our website at www.kerryschoolofmusic.com where regular updates and news on forthcoming events are provided. Please also check out KSM Dance Academy and Kerry ChamberChoir on Facebook.
Congratulations to Kerry School of Music Senior Orchestra who played ‘out of their socks’ before a packed St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Killarney on Wednesday last in a joint concert with an American High School String Orchestra. Such was the interest in the concert that the St. Mary’s staff had to close and secure the front door of the church and turn away up to a hundred patrons.
Easter Music Camp:
The Second Annual Easter Music Camp itook place duringthe second week of Easte with eighty five children taking part. The camp ran daily from Tuesday to Saturday, April 22nd to 26th. Through a range of activities centred on a familiar fairy tale, children from 4-12 were introduced to the entire family of instruments. They bowed, plucked, struck and banged their way through all instrument groups forming a ‘crash orchestra’ which accompanied the dramatisation of the tale of the Princess and the Frog. Song and dance and creative movement are also included.
Easter Concert- Music for Passiontide
St Mary’s Cathedral Choir and the Kerry Chamber Choir and Orchestra joined forces once again for a very special Easter concert in a packed St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Killarney on Saturday last, April 26th when they are joined by Soloists Grainne O’ Carrol, Soprano and Amanda Neri, Contralto in a performance of three of the most beautiful sacred choral works associated with Easter – Vivaldi Gloria, Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Vivaldi Stabat Mater.
This is the second joint venture for the two choirs who first collaborated last November in a choral evening to raise funds for Palliative Care.
The Chamber Choir will now turn its attention to a recording project. In late June they will record fourteen original sacred choral pieces by director Aidan O’ Carroll ranging from functional psalm settings to one complete mass setting and settings of the Ave Maria, Our Father and the Magnificat. The recording will be launched on the KSM label at a concert in September.
Best wishes to former KSM Musician of the Year and Killarney Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year, Doireann O’ Carroll who’s off to Great Britain this weekend to compete in the Rotary of Great Britain and Ireland Music Competition. She will be accompanied by Tralee Soprano Charlotte O’ Halloran who came third in this year’s competition.
May concerts:
Glorach, Abbeyfeale, Friday, May 9th, 8pm: Students from Castleisland, Abbeyfeale, Duagh and Brosna go through their paces and are joined by the KSM Senior Orchestra and Wind Band.
Flischmann Sturio, Kerry School of Music, Saturday, May 9tt, 7.30pm: International prize-winning pianist and KSM teacher Mantautas Katinas in concert on the Kerry County Steinway piano.
St. John’s Church of Ireland, Ashe St, Tralee, 8pm: Kerry School of Music Senior Orchestra goes Pop. An evening of pop classics ranging from the Beatles to Abba, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson.
Dingle (venue to be announced): Dingle Centre music and ballet students perform with guests the KSM Senior Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.
Fleischmann Studio, Saturday, May 24th, 7.30pm: Multi-award winning Soprano Aisling O’ Carroll and guests in An Evening of Song.
Enrollment and exam month
May is enrollment and examination month at the School of Music. Individual students and families are asked to bring us up to date with their requirements for September by re-registering. Year-end examinations also commence with two weeks of Royal Irish Academy, Royal Academy of Dance and Leinster School of Speech and Drama examinations. The School’s four Guitar teachers have decided to organise the London College of Music/Registry of Guitar Teachers exams in October due to difficulties in acquiring texts.
Monster Bar-B-Q
Saturday, May 31st is the date set for the KSM Monster Bar-B-Q which is aiming to raise the matching funds to enable the School to draw down a €10,000 grant from the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht that will enable a complete replacement of the windows in the Fleischmann Studio wing of the School. Tickets go on sale on Monday, April 29th. A great day is promised with live music acts, children’s games, spot prizes and much more fun promised.
27th Annual Summer School
The Summer School takes place over two weeks in July and, likethe Easter Camp, introduces young people to the entire range of musical instruments through the medium of sing, dance, story-telling. visual art and drama. The Kerry School of Music Summer School has the distinction of being the longest established summer school in the county and has introduced thousands of children to the entire family of instruments.
The Lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 21st April 2014. The jackpot was €11,700 and the numbers drawn were 10, 19,21,28. There was no winner.
Lucky Dip
1. Moss Crowe, Chutehall
2. Paudie Heffernan, Kielduff
3. Denis O Shea, Lisbeg, Tralee
4. Marie Shanahan, Kielduff
5. Tom Landers, c/o Tony Marshall
Sellers Prize : Maurice Leen
Lotto now stands at €11,800 and can be played on line at www.ballymacgaa.com
SENIORS
Our Senior team resume their Co. League campaign this weekend with a home game versus Lispole. Please check Facebook and Website for confirmation of time and date.
MINORS
Division 4 Co. League semi final Ballymac 1 – 7 – Moyvane/Tarbert 0 – 12. This game was played in Ballymacon Friday last in terrible weather conditions. The visitors played with the breeze in the first half and had six points on the board before Ballymac registered a score. All the visitors scores were from play. Ballymac score game in the 11th minute with a point from a free from Christy Leen. Moyvane/Tarbert scored three more points before the interval. Ballymac added three more points from Micheal Reidy, Thomas O Connor and a free from Christy Leen leaving the half time score Ballymac 0 – 4 Moyvane/Tarbert 0 – 9.
The visitors started the second half with a point in the first minute and followed this with another in the third minute. This left the margin at 7 points. A goal from Vincent Horan in the 6th minute followed by a point by the same player reduced the deficit. Two more points by Gerard Browne and Christy Leen left the minimum between the teams with 8 minutes to go. Moyvane/Tarbert kicked the last score of the game to give them a two point victory. It was a great achievement by our lads to finish second in this group and with a bit of luck on the night could have qualified for the final.
Team : P O Connor, M Quirke, A Dunne, E Lyons, S Savage, S Doyle, T O Connor, G Browne, C Lonergan, M Reidy, C Leen, V Horan, N O Sullivan, S Birmingham, C Brosnan, Subs: R O Dowd, D Long.
This team play Na Gaeil in the Shield Final of Coiste Tra Li on this Friday evening. Check Facebook and website for further details.
FAOI 16: Ballymac 2-16 Annascaul/Lispole 0-12.Played Easter Monday our boys played some superb football on the night and came away with a great win. Ballymac 2-04 Castleisland Desmonds 2-04: Last Sunday morning our U16’s played their last game in Central Region and with a hard fought draw on the day they have qualified for the semi final. This was a tough game of football and great credit must be given to the lads for the huge effort they put in. As all games in Divison 2 of the Central Region have not been finished yet, we are still not sure who we are playing in the semi finals this coming weekend. Check web-site for more details
FAOI 14:ST SENANS 4-3 BALLYMAC 1-3
We travelled to Mountcoal last Wednesday evening to play St Senans in our fourth County League game. It was an unusually low scoring first half, the first point coming from Senans after ten minutes. We found it very difficult to move the ball beyond midfield and so our defence,( in which Cian Godley, Tadhg Brick and Darragh Leen were in fine form) were under constant pressure. Senans goaled just before half time and we were five points down at the break.
Diarmuid Lynch gave us hope early in the second half with a well taken goal. The next ten minutes belonged to the opposition with Senans scoring another 2-1. Josh , David Nolan and Cathal were driving forward but scores were hard to come by. Points were scored by Daire Keane (2) and Diarmuid (1) but Senans went up field and again goaled to seal victory. It was great to see so many people travel to support us and hopefully when we have everyone injury free we will have more to cheer about. Our final County League game is at home to Kenmare this Wednesday evening.
TEAM & SCORERS: K Lenihan, C Godley, T Brick, D Leen, C Nolan, C Dunne, C Gallagher, J O’Keeffe, D Nolan, J Carmody, D Keane,(0-2) D Lynch, D McHugh, B Lonergan, D Lynch (1-1).
FAOI 12: U12 Gold Team Ballymac 5-07 Glenflesk 3-06
Played last Sunday evening at home in wonderful sunshine the boys put in a great performance and came out on top in a well deserved victory. We are away to Currow in Rd. 4 next Sunday at 6pm.
ACADEMY: U10 :Week one of the U10’s Go Games Castleisland District Board blitz takes place this Fridaynight at 7pm and will be hosted by Castleisland Desmonds. All players please be at Castleisland pitch for6.45pm. The U10 girls displayed some great skill at training on Sunday morning. Well done to Lorna Daly, Emma Leen, Ciara Palmer and Grainne Galvin.
U10 Boys: Our under 10 boys continue to improve their skills every week. Those to impress last weekend were Aidan Horgan, Diarmuid Galvin, Michael Prendergast, Luke O Connell, Jared O Brien and Mark O Connor.
U8 Boys: Those to impress with the U8’s with their skills were Thomas Leen, Micheal Savage, Tom Long and Jamie Burke.
U6 Boys: Paddy Lucid, Sam Boyle, Cian Gilroy, Conor Lynch, Daniel Creagh and Sean Martin impressed with their skills.
Quote of the Week: ‘Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t’
Wedding Bells
The Club would like to congratulate Keith Roche and his Bride Audrey O Connell on their wedding last weekend and wish them health & happiness in their future.
Clothes Recycling Days
Ballymacelligott GAA club is organising a clothing recycling drive on Sunday May 4th, Sunday 11th May and Saturday 17th May from 11.00pm to 12.30pm in Ballymacelligott GAA Ground.
The Club would be very grateful if you could support this fundraiser. The funds generated will be used to upgrade our Juvenile pitch & towards the upkeep of all our facilities in Ballymac GAA.
all your clean unwanted clothes, bedlinen, towels and textiles
including shoes, bags and belts and soft toys
mobile phones are accepted -but please keep separate from clothes & textiles
books are accepted but no school books (text or copy),
no magazines or diaries.
no household bric-a-brac
unfortunately we cannot accept • dirty or wet clothing • mats • carpets • duvets . Thank you for your support.
Parish Entertainment Night
Kielduff Community was packed to capacity on Sunday evening last for a superb nights entertainment provided by very talented people from the Parish. Singers, dancers, story tellers, musicians and comedians were amongst the many performers which kept the crowd enthralled for over two hours. Huge credit is due to all who performed along with the organisers for the staging of this highly successful event.
Action From The Austin Stacks v Milltown/Castlemaine Championship match in Connolly Park. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Austin Stacks 0-11
Milltown/Castemaine 1-08
By Gavin O’Connor
EXTRA TIME was needed but it still couldn’t decide a winner between Austin Stacks and Milltown/Castemaine in this scrappy and sometimes ill-tempered Championship encounter.
Connolly Park was bathed in sunshine for the 2.30 throw-in, the ground was hard allowing for perfect conditions.
The opening exchanges set the tone for the game with both sides giving up possession to one another at a frantic pace.
The first chance of the game fell to Milltown/Castemaine midfielder Brendan Delaney who found himself inside the Stacks square with just the keeper to beat. The goal was on, but he scuffed his shot and the ball trickled wide.
The first score came in the 10th minute when Daniel Bohan showed terrific leadership to make a surging run down the left and play the ball to David Mannix who without hesitation kicked the ball off his right boot and over the bar.
The game at this point was marked by quite a few blocks from either side. The club championship buzz was in the air, neither team wanted to lose this.
On 15 minutes Stacks had a very promising goal chance, Shane O’Callaghan getting on the end of a pass from a driving run by Greg Horan from midfield, but O’Callaghan’s tame effort was snuffed out and Milltown/Castemaine breathed a sigh of relief.
Horan orchestrated the next score for Stacks, Denis McElligott this time capitalizing on the wing forward’s good play and making it count for The Rock.
Though the game was low scoring it was fiercely competitive, a standout performer for Milltown/Castemaine was Pa Wren who made some fantastic surges up the field from wing back.
It wasn’t long before Stacks got another; Fiachna Mangan this time taking on the Milltown/Castlemaine defence which resulted in him being hauled down 15 meters in front of goal. A free was awarded which Shane Carroll slotted over.
The score was now 0-3 to no score after 20 minutes, Milltown/Castemaine still to register.
The first half was highlighted by numerous missed chances and wasted possession by Milltown/Castlemaine, but they finally got themselves on the scoreboard in the 26th minute when Derek Twiss pointed nicely from a free 30 yards out on the right-hand side.
Twiss was the only Milltown/Castlemaine forward who looked like scoring and it was him who pulled the Mid Kerry men to within a point of Stacks when he swept over another score from the same side though this time from play.
Stacks then replied with a point by Shane O’Callaghan, but Twiss was back at them again this time curling over one of the points of the game, a high shot 40 yards out which bounced off the crossbar and over.
That was the last score of the half which finished 0-4 to 0-3 to Stacks.
The second half started with the sides exchanging points both from frees. Shane O’Callaghan striking over first for Stacks and for Milltown/Castlemain Derek Twiss who was still their only scorer.
The game was beginning to boil over, The Rockies were not enjoying being put off their stride by a determined Milltown/Castlemaine.
Niall Colgan for Milltown Castlemaine and Willliam Kirby for Stacks who replaced Wayne Guthrie in midfield both saw yellow for their troubles.
With the scores 0-5 to 0-4 to Stacks with 20 minutes remaining, Milltown/Castlemaine upped the intrigue of this game when they struck for a goal and it was that man again, Derek Twiss, who was Stacks’ tormentor.
Twiss got onto a dropped catch by Stacks goalkeeper Jonathon Conway and made no mistake in prodding the ball to the net.
Milltown/Castlemaine were in front for the first time in the match which heralded a few nervous glances from the Rockie faithful in Connnolly Park.
Directly after the goal, Kieran Donaghy entered the fray, the Inter County man just fresh from warm weather training with the Kerry team in Portugal.
Stacks responded well, their midfielder and captain Barry Shanahan scored from the next attack to bring them within two points.
The game now at a frantic pace with both teams’ benches failing to keep themselves outside the touchline, Pa Wren got an excellent point for the mid-Kerry side, the defender storming through midfield to restore his sides three point advantage.
But Milltown/Castlemaine were beginning to lose their discipline slightly, in the 48th minute centre-half back Shane Murphy gave away a silly free in front of goal which Shane Carroll duly slotted over. A minute later it was the full-forward Carroll again who knocked over a sweet effort on the left side to pull the Stacks to within a point.
Milltown/Castlemaine responded from the boot of Twiss who put his side in front yet again, the score now 0-8 to 1-6 with 10 minutes remaining.
A big blow then came for Stacks. With nine minutes to go, Donaghy was forced to come off, he left the pitch in some discomfort clutching his right arm. The former player of the year only seeing a mere eight minutes of action.
William Kirby was now beginning to impose himself on the game. He intercepted a Milltown/Castlemaine free that set up the equalizing score which was put over by substitute Mickey Collins with three minutes to go.
Both sides mounted attempts to grasp the winner but at full-time it finished all square. Extra time loomed with both teams feeling the effects of a bruising encounter.
Stacks flew out of the traps right at the start of the first period of extra time, first Shane Carroll pointing and then a minute later Shane O’Callahan notched his third score of the day to put his side two ahead.
You felt at this point that Stacks bigger squad would give them a great platform to push on, but Milltown/Castemaine were unbowed and fought exceptionally hard to win two frees which Twiss put over to square things up once again.
Right at the end of the half, Stacks were awarded a penalty, if they scored it could have put it beyond Milltown/Castlemaine.
Wing back Pa McCarthy stepped up, but his powerful shot hit the butt of the post and the sides finished the first period level.
A great opportunity to win the game missed.
The second period of extra time began with the scores 0-11 to 1-08 and that’s how it finished, but the half was not without incident.
With three minutes remaining, O’Callaghan kicked in a long dangerous ball into the Milltown/Castemaine square. Under huge pressure, goalkeeper Joe Daly caught the ball impressively just about keeping the ball in front of the line.
The referee blew the final whistle as soon as the allocated time was up. He could have allowed a couple of minutes of added time at least, but a draw was a fair result.
The game, although low scoring, was tense and tenacious throughout, both sides will be feeling the effects of extra time. After 80 minutes of football they’ll have to do it all again.
Teams: Austin Stacks: Jonathon Conway, Ronan Shanahan, Ferghal McNamara, John Dennis, Pa McCarthy, Daniel Bohan, Conor Jordon, Barry Shanahan, Wayne Guthrie, Greg Horan, Denis McElligott, Fiachna Mangan, David Mannix, Shane Carroll, Shane O’Callaghan.
Scorers: Shane Carroll (0-4) Shane O’Callaghan (0-3) Mickey Collins (0-1) Barry Shanahan (0-1) Denis McElligott (0-1) David Mannix (0-1)
Subs: Barry Galvin, Ciaran O’Connell, Brian Mangan, Darragh O’Brian, Eoin McKivergan, Mikey Collins, Alan Duggen, Joe O’Kelly, Seamus Bastible, William Kirby, Barry Walsh, Alan Crean, David O’Sullivan, Paul Galvin, Tom McLoughlin, Nicholas Gogarty, Darren Tiernan, Dale Counihan, Theo Diggin, Eoin Colgan, Shane Crowley, Padraig Lynch, Ciaran Flanagan, Eamonn McAllen, Paul Barrett, Michael O’Donnell, Darragh Long
Milltown/Castlemaine: Joe Daly, Niall Colgan, Damian Murphy, John Blennerhassett, Pa Wren, Shane Murphy, Mike Quirke, Mike Burke Brendan Delaney, Jonathon O’Sullivan, Marcus Mangan, Cathal Moriarty, Derek Twiss, Donal Kelliher, Paul Carroll
SUBS: Kevin Tangney, Jerimiah Hayes, David Roche, Mark Wrenn, Stephen Roche, Jack McCarthy, Alan Hickey, Donal Dennehy, Jonathon O’Connor, Nigel Wrenn, Colin McKenna
