Having a great time excavating on Fenit beach was Siun Mulhall Crowley. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
IN June the sun was out and people were tuning into watch the World Cup. Here are some of the stories we covered over the course of the month…
• Over 300 cyclists set off on the Kingdom Sportive Alliance Tour of Kerry. They came from all over Kerry and far beyond to take part in the three day event which is now in its second year. Click here.
• Exams were in full flow in June, we spoke to Leaving and Junior cert students about how well they coping. Click here.
• Local actor, Tim Landers, was thrilled in June when he appeared in the opening scene in episode 8 of the most recent series of ‘Game Of Thrones’. Click here.
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• Ireland may not have qualified, but World Cup fever came to our doorstep no the less in the shape of Tralee’s Brazilian community. Click here.
• Bon Secours and Kerry General Hospital played a charity soccer in Gallowsfield to remember former work colleagues. Click here.
Micheal Griffin, from Oakpark was having the time of his life in Rio at the World Cup.
• One of the stories of the summer was the incredible World Cup adventure, Na Gaeil man, Mike Griffin had in Brazil. Here is our first post on his journey which includes his encounter with Diego Maradona. Click here.
• It seems a very long way away now, but the sun was out in force this summer. Here are photos of people soaking it up in Banna and in Fenit. Click here.
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• Here was our reaction to Kerry’s unconvincing championship first round victory over Clare. It’s interesting to see the strides which were made by the Kerry team in a few short months and how wrong we were! We did call out Paul Murphy and Paul Geaney’s quality, so that’s at least something we got right. Click Here.
• 20 years after her mother visited Tralee with the Chernobyl Children’s Fund, Alina Moza, a young Belrussian girl continues the tradition, highlighting the incredible work which is done by the group. Click Here.
• About 200 people turned up on beautiful Banna Beach evening for the ‘Celebration of Light’. The event is one of the Recovery Haven’s biggest fundraisers of the year, it’s held to give people who have been touched by cancer a chance to come together. Click here.
• Tralee Musical Society outdid themselves on Sunday afternoon when they screened a special music video tribute to a member who is suffering from cancer. Click here.
• Quite a stir was created when the FA Cup came to town for Aresnal fans to enjoy , well, we thought it was the ‘famous cup’. For a bit… Click here.
