‘SUCCESS comes at a price’ may be a well-worn cliché, but it’s perfectly apt when it comes to the Tralee Magic underage teams’ exploits this season.
The basketball club’s Under 14 and Under 16 girls teams have reached the All Ireland Club Championship and it’s a costly business.
The club has organised a number of fundraising events over past few weeks and the latest is an ‘Air Fryer Evening with Mark Doe’.
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Join Mark for an evening filled with delicious food and insightful tips on air frying. This will be held at Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club on Tuesday, April 2, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, where the renowned chef will showcase the wonders of air frying, share his culinary expertise and teach a number of easy recipes.
Tickets are €20 and can be bought from the eventbrite page by clicking here. There’s also a gofundme page for the teams here.
.Tom and Eileen O’Shea are to leave the Kerins O’Rahillys after over 30 years manning the bar. Photo by Dermot Crean
IT’LL be an emotional occasion for Tom and Eileen O’Shea on Wednesday, January 31, as they will spend their last night behind Charlie’s Bar at Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse.
The couple are part of the furniture at the club and have seen so many changes over the years. They’ve catered for weddings, birthdays, christenings, funerals and more, seeing club members growing up and making great friends along the way.
Tom, a native of Conahy, Co. Kilkenny, married Eileen Lynch from Foilmore and the couple moved up to the county capital from south Kerry over 30 years ago.
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“We’ve had great, happy years here,” said Tom. “We’ve made some fantastic friends over the years and sadly some of them are no longer with us. We’ve served three generations of families coming here over the years and we’ve been to people’s weddings and special occasions.”
“The highlight of our time here the club winning the county championship in 2002, but we’ve had other amazing days here too,” said Tom.
Having spent so much time in the club, Eileen said the future will bring a big change.
“It’ll be a huge adjustment — from working seven days a week and meeting people all the time — but I’m looking forward to having a bit of time to spare and being able to spend time with family. But we’ll always be Narie supporters! We’ll be in and out but on the other side of the counter,” said Eileen.
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Chairman of Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club, Haulie Kerins, paid tribute to Tom and Eileen for their service over the years.
“Tom and Eileen have been here for 30 years and they were marvellous ambassadors for the club over the years. There was always a great welcome and hospitality for club members and anyone who came into the bar. It’ll be an emotional farewell for them both because it’s a lifetime of work between them here. They saw a lot of changes over the years and we wouldn’t have the fantastic bar and facilities looking and maintained so well without Tom and Eileen. They were central to maintaining our status here as the hub of the community.
There’s a great night planned on Wednesday, January 31, with music from Danny Goggin and Tom and Eileen are hoping people will call in so they can say goodbye on the night.
Mike O’Connor, a Knocknagoshel man living in Ardfert, who has been working at the bar over the past few years, will take over as boss at Charlies Bar and all at the club wish him well.
KERINS O’Rahillys GAA club has announced that — in association with State of Mind Ireland — they will be hosting a number of information events in the club over the coming months which will focus on improving the mental health, well being and working life of sports people and sporting communities.
Club chairman, Haulie Kerins said; “Its a great opportunity for our coaches, mentors and parents to have recourse to such events which will be delivered by Tralee natives, Dr Susan Lawlor and her brother Dr Martin Lawlor.
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“We are the first GAA club in Kerry to partner with State of Mind and we are looking forward to the opening event which will take place in the club house on Friday night, November 17 at 8pm.”
State of Mind Ireland is a joint initiative between University College of Cork (UCC), the Health Service Executive (HSE), Reach Out, All Island All Active (AIAA), Shine and The Centre for Recovery and Social Inclusion (CRSI).
Their aim is to improve the mental health, wellbeing and working life of sports players and sporting communities throughout Ireland.
The programme team is comprised of service users, players, coaches, mental health experts and sport professionals.
