A KERRY man was delighted to collect his €500,000 top prize today at National Lottery Headquarters .
He won the prize in the EuroMillions Plus draw on Friday, December 15 after buying the winning ticket at the Tesco store in Tralee.
“Do you know that I actually did realise that I had won the top prize back at the time of the draw, but I decided to take my time to collect it,” he said.
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“I’m not sure what it was but it’s such a huge amount so I wanted to have a think about it and come to terms with the win. It certainly isn’t something that happens everyday! The very first thing I did was sign the back of the ticket and hid it away in the middle of a book in a drawer at home.”
“I am over the moon and hoping now that I have the cheque in my hand that it might sink in properly so I can plan what to do next. It’s still like a dream at the moment to be even sitting here,” he said.
It’s been a good week for Kerry players. On Tuesday, a Kerry man was at National Lottery Headquarters to collect his €1m winnings after winning the Daily Million draw on Tuesday, January 23.
THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
There were 714 new car registrations in the county in January compared to 623 in the same month in 2023, a rise of 14.61%.
Nationally, there were 31,470 new car sales last month, while in 2023 there were 27,337 , an increase of 15.12%.
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Toyota was most popular make of car in Kerry in January with 112 units sold each, with the rest of the Top 5 made up of Hyundai (105), Kia (77), Volkswagen (64) and Skoda (60).
The Hyundai Tucson was the most popular model with 70 units sold, with the Kia Sportage (42), Toyota Yaris Cross (25), Toyota Corolla (23) and Toyota RAV4 (20) making up the top five.
Petrol is the most popular engine type with 222 units sold (up 5.71% on Jan 2023) while 219 diesel engine cars were sold (up 25.14%).
Next is 162 petrol/electric hybrid vehicles sold, up 36% on January 2023, 58 Electric vehicles (-14%); 46 petrol/plug-in electric hybrid (+48%) and seven diesel electric hybrid (-65%).
THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) has teamed up with participating Applegreen service stations to provide free cups of coffee to motorists to combat driver fatigue.
The offer, as part of the #stopsipsleep campaign, is available from 2pm to 8pm on Friday, February 2 and on Monday, February 5.
Drivers can redeem a free coffee at any of the participating Applegreen sites in Kerry and nationwide on those days by quoting ‘RSA’ to the till operator. Tea is also an available option.
The four Applegreen stations in Tralee — at Manor Village, Mile Height, Fairies Cross and Monavalley — are participating, as well as on the Muckross Road in Killarney and the Stag Retail Park in Listowel.
The most recent fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, January 22nd at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 9, 10, 25 and the bonus ball was 11.
Lucky Dip Winners were as follows:
€50: Mary B Lenihan, Castlemaine
€50: John Hegarty, Castlemaine
€25: Pa Daly T.D
€25: Breeda Pierce, Ballyfinnane
€25: Elorena Lesha, Beaufort
€25: Susan Sheehan, Castlemaine
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, February 5th at 19:30pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €13,000. Get your draw tickets or renew your yearly tickets online on Clubforce or get your tickets for the next draw from all the usual local outlets. Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.
Kerry Representation: Allianz National Football League – Cillian Burke
Well done to Milltown/Castlemaine’s Cillian Burke who started wing-forward for the Kerry Senior Football Team last weekend as they hosted Derry at Austin Stack Park, Tralee in Round 1 of the Allianz National Football League. This was his third start of the 2024 season following two other starts in the McGrath Cup against Tipperary and Cork.
Kerry are on the road this weekend as they travel to Clones to take on Monaghan on Sunday, February 4th at 1:00pm. We wish Cillian along with the team and management the very best of luck.
Tickets priced at €20 for the match are available to purchase online at the following link:
Alternatively, tickets can be purchased in most Supervalu stores across the county in advance of the weekend. Please note there will be no tickets for sale at the gate on the day.
Celebration Dinner and Medal Presentation Night
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club had a very successful year in 2023. To mark this, we are having a celebration night in the Ballygarry Estate, Hotel and Spa, Tralee on the 10th February 2024 at 7:00pm.
This will be a night to acknowledge our Intermediate Club Champions, Mid Kerry Minor Champions and McElligott Shield Winners from last season. The night will consist of a sit-down 3 course meal plus tea/coffee followed by medal presentations, a band and DJ. Tickets are priced at €50 for adults and €40 for minor players. Anyone interested in attending, please contact Club Secretary Susan on 087-9426553 or Club Treasurer Ann on 087-9801450 to order your tickets.
Alternatively tickets can be purchased online at the following link:
Please note that all tickets must be ordered by Sunday, 4th February and the 2023 minor panel must be accompanied by a parent/guardian on the night 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Celebration Dinner and Medal Presentation Night: Bus Interest Survey
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA are also gathering interest for a bus to and from the celebration and medal presentation night at the Ballygarry Estate, Hotel and Spa, Tralee on Saturday, February 10th (bus is subject to sufficient numbers expressing interest), so if you are intent on availing of such a service, we would ask you to fill in the following survey by this weekend.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior side will get their 2024 season underway on Saturday, February 10th at 2:30pm (Provisional Time) when they welcome Laune Rangers to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown.
U9 Boys: Training Weekly
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U9 Boys are back enjoying their spring football indoors. Training continues every Tuesday night from 6pm to 7pm in Nagle Rice Community Centre Milltown. If anyone is interested in joining us please contact Garry on 0879432745.
Coaches Wanted for 2024 Season:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA are continuously looking for help within our club and at this time of year we would like to invite more coaches to come on board for the 2024 season. Parents’ involvement in their child’s sport increases the likelihood that they play sport and enjoy involvement for life. Don’t just drop and go, be a part of their journey. You may be able to help coach, hand out bibs or organise a social outing for the team. You may be able to keep track of any information that the coach needs. If you are interested in any voluntary role within the club just send us a message on our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter/X) or text Coaching Officer Ian Twiss on 0872521053 #playyourpart #aclubforall #leadbyexample.
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Annual General Meeting: Reminder
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA wishes to advise all club members that our Annual General Meeting (A.G.M) will be held on Friday, 2nd February 2024 at 7:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown (Clubhouse).
Milltown Bowling Club:
New Year, New hobby.
Want to try something new and fun then come along to Milltown Nagle Rice community centre and have a go at short mat bowls.
All you need is just a pair of comfortable shoes for two hours of gently rolling bowls along a 1.8 meter wide x 12 meter long mat.
A timber block is placed midway along the mat and the aim of the game is to roll a bowl along the mat, avoiding the block and touching a yellow ball called the “Jack” at the opposite end.
A wooden fender is placed at both ends to keep the bowls from rolling off the mat end.
Nearest bowl to the Jack after 9 ends scores, the more of your bowls closer than your opponent the more you score.
All training and guidance will be provided along with the use of club bowls to get you started.
Once you get going then we have league and cup competitions, friendly individual and group matches along with the opportunity to play other clubs within Kerry.
Sounds simple!!!
Well the only way to find out is to come along and have a go.
First night is free and it’s only a fiver then per night for two hours of fun and learning to play one of the fastest growing indoor sports for all age groups in Ireland.
Milltown bowls club looks forward to seeing you on Tuesday and Friday nights at 8pm.
Milltown Tidy Towns: Volunteers Needed
Join Milltown Tidy Towns – We need your help. Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The Old Milltown Community Hall. This is an opportunity for local businesses, families and anyone with an interest in creating “a sense of place” in Milltown. All welcome, no experience required. Please call Therese on 089-4767279 for further information or log onto Milltown Tidy Towns Facebook page.
Our clothing recycling collection is still happening so we urge you to clean out your wardrobes of all unwanted clothes, sheets, blankets, towels, curtains, shoes etc and drop them to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown.
This is a wonderful way of doing your bit for the environment and raising much needed funds for our club at the same time.
Club Merchandise:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club gear and merchandise is now available to buy online from both the Club Shop.
The Club Shop contains details of the large amount of branded Milltown-Castlemaine & Kerry stock we have available within the club, for immediate delivery, please use the link to check stock levels and sizes.
https://milltowncastlestore.sumupstore.com/
Items for the Club Notes
If you have any items for inclusion in the weekly notes, then please contact the club’s PRO Dara O’Connor on 086 268 8674 before 20:00 on Sundays.
Team Updates
Our underage club teams will be resuming shortly for the 2024 season. Watch this space over the coming weeks for more details!
For anyone New to the Area, who would like to get involved with the club, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
Team Enquiries
If you want to join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
General Enquiries
For any other queries, please send an email to our Secretary or Chairperson at the following addresses:
secretary.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
or
chairperson.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
For emergencies, please call 087 409 3530 (Club Mobile Phone).
2024 Membership: Membership for 2024 is now due. Please pay online through the club website www.austinstacks.ie or through www.foireann.com. Any queries please contact Bernie on 086 0767415.
Senior Town League: The first round of the Town League takes place on Sunday, 11th February. The Senior Team V Ballymacelligott in Connolly Pk at 12 pm.
Children’s Officer: The Kerry GAA Youth / Child Welfare Committee are holding a series of meetings with the Children’s Officers and Senior Chairpersons of the Clubs and District Boards across the County over the coming weeks.
The objective of these meetings is to discuss what works in terms of how safeguarding compliance is reached as well as the challenges arising.
The Club hosted the second of these meetings in Connolly Park on Thursday 25th January last, which was facilitated by Dr Áine Ní Shúilleabháin, Kerry GAA Children’s Officer, and Colette Murphy, GAA Safeguarding Tutor. Twenty two Children’s Officers and Chairpersons from various clubs in Tralee and beyond were in attendance. There are three more meetings planned regionally on the 31st January 2024 (Laune Rangers GAA Clubhouse), 8th February 2024 (Lispole GAA Clubhouse) and 21st February 2024 (Ballydonoghue GAA Clubhouse).
Juvenile Academy: Our Juvenile Academy is on this Sunday, 4th February, U7 Boys(those born in 2017, 2018 & 2019) training in Mounthawk School Hall at 10 am. All new members welcome.
U9 Boys(born in 2015 & 2016) at 11am in Mounthawk School Hall. All new members welcome.
U11 Boys(born 2013 & 2014) in CBS The Green Astro Pitch @ 11 am. All new members welcome.
Any queries, please contact Richie at 089 2470791.
Club Cards: Our card sessions continue in the Clubhouse on Mondays and Thursdays with the starting time of 9 pm sharp.
CLUB LOTTO: This week’s (29th January) Jackpot worth €2650 was not won. The numbers drawn were 04,07,18,23. The €20 winners were Sheila Conway c/o The Club, Rachel Dunne c/o Online, Aoife O’Neill c/o Carmel O’Neill, Jeremiah Clifford c/o Carmel O’Neill, Mike Stack c/o The Club. Next Week’s Jackpot will be worth €2700.
Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Lotto tickets on a weekly basis – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commanes Bookshop (PC Books), O’Flynns Interiors, Hussey’s, Princes St., The Burger Shack, Monavalley and Kirby’s Brogue Inn. And continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week-in, week-out.
Sympathy: Sincere Sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently.
Tony Griffin St. Brendan’s Pk, Moira Bolger (nee Conroy) Rockpark Ave, Kathleen O’Shea St John’s Pk,
Paddy McMahon Tralee, Henry Ahern Farranfore (father of Dan Ahern U15 Team Manager & U12 LGFA Manager and Grandfather of Juvenile Players Evelyn, David, Rose & Audrey).
THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 29 property sales in the Tralee area in December with transactions fetching a total of €12,635,000.
The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in December was for, what is described as, 100 Tralee Town Centre Apartments at Maine Street for €5,770,000.
There were two other large transactions in the county in which multiple properties were sold — €3,638,766.52 on properties in Barraduff, Killarney and €2,617,337.96 in Castleisland.
In all, the latest figures show there were 155 residential properties sold in Kerry in December. Here’s where and for how much the properties in the Tralee area were sold (highest price first)…
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• €5,770,000 100 TRALEE TOWN CENTRE APTS, MAINE ST, TRALEE
• €480,000 8 BOTHAN KEARNEY RD BALLYARD, TRALEE
• €460,000 2 MOUNT HAWK MANOR, CAHERSLEE, TRALEE
• €375,000 27 CLOONDARA, TRALEE
• €360,000 HILLCREST, TONEVANE, TRALEE
• €340,000 FERNDALE, CLAHANE, BALLYARD,
• €330,000 31 HIGHFIELD GROVE, CAHERSLEE, TRALEE
• €325,000 RIVERSIDE, TRALEE,
• €305,000 8 CLOUNALOUR MEWS, OAKPARK, TRALEE
• €305,000 52 MEADOWLANDS EST, TRALEE
• €252,000 29 CLOGHER FAILI, CAHERSLEE
• €240,000 16 FAIRWAY HEIGHTS, THE KERRIES,
• €240,000 5 CASTLECOUNTESS, TRALEE,
• €240,000 8 BROOK VIEW, OAKVIEW VILLAGE OAKPARK,
• €212,000 41 ROGER CASEMENT AVENUE, TRALEE,
• €210,000 247 ST BRENDANS PARK, TRALEE
• €200,000 75 O’RAHILLY’S VILLAS, TRALEE,
• €200,000 73 KILLEEN HEIGHTS, KILLEEN RD, TRALEE
• €195,000 88 KEVIN BARRYS VILLAS, TRALEE
• €190,000 APT 8 CLOUNALOUR, OAKPARK, TRALEE,
• €180,000 80 FAIRWAY HEIGHTS, TRALEE
• €170,000 POULAWADDRA, TRALEE
• €170,000 126 KILLEEN WOODS, TRALEE
• €147,500 APT E1, EDWARD COURT, TRALEE
• €145,000 18 KNOCKMOYLE, TRALEE
• €140,000 GORTBRACK EAST, BALLYSEEDY, TRALEE
• €138,500 APARTMENT 202, AN SEAN MHUILEANN, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD,
• €90,000 67 BOHERBUE, TRALEE
• €15,000** APT 1KERRYLEE, OAKPARK, TRALEE,
** Denotes not full market price
For a full list of properties sold in Kerry in December, click here
.O’Donoghue’s Public House, Winner in Ireland’s Hotel Casual Dining Experience. Photo: Paul Sherwood
THE Europe Hotel & Resort located just outside Killarney was crowned the Supreme Winner at the sold out Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards.
The winners were announced on Tuesday, at a gala awards ceremony hosted by Anton Savage at The Galmont Hotel & Spa in Galway and they weren’t the only Kerry winners (see full list below).
Now in their 34th year, the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards are recognised as the leading independent awards programme for the Irish hospitality industry.
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Judged by industry experts, the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards recognise and reward excellence in hospitality and catering operations across the island of Ireland.
After careful consideration, the judging panel chose the candidates they believed to be worthy of receiving a Gold Medal Award and only the best in the industry were crowned winners.
Sharon O’Donoghue accepts for Bellingham Hotel, Silver in Ireland’s Castle and Heritage Wedding Excellence. Photo: Paul Sherwood
See the Kerry prize winners and runners up, plus photos, below;
• Supreme Winner — WINNER Europe Hotel and Resort
• Ireland’s Four Star Resort — SILVER The Lake Hotel; BRONZE Parknasilla Resort and Spa
The Europe Hotel and Resort, Supreme winner. Photo: Paul Sherwood.The Dunloe Hotel, Bronze in Ireland’s Five Star Hotel. Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Park Hotel, Silver in Irelands Five Star Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant. Photo: Paul Sherwood.Parknasilla Hotel, Bronze in Ireland’s Four Star Resort. Photo: Paul SherwoodGreat Southern Hotel, Irelands Tourist Hotel. Photo: Paul Sherwood.Killarney Royal, Silver in Ireland’s Tourist Hotel. Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Europe Hotel and Resort Winner Ireland’s Five Star Hotel Casual Dining Experience. Photo: Paul Sherwood.The Dunloe Hotel and Gardens, Silver in Ireland’s Five Star Hotel Casual Dining Experience. Silver Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Park Hotel Kenmare, Bronze in Ireland’s Front of House/Team Member. Photo: Paul SherwoodGreat Southern Hotel, Silver in Ireland’s Business and Conference Hotel. Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Europe Hotel and Resort, Supreme Winner. Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Great Southern Hotel, Ireland’s Tourist Hotel. Photo: Paul SherwoodThe Europe Hotel, Winner Ireland’s Five Star Hotel Casual Dining Experience. Photo: Paul Sherwood
.A previous Chinese cultural celebration in the Square back in 2020. Photo by Dermot Crean
TRALEE will once again host a celebration of all things when it marks the ‘Year of the Dragon’ in a couple of weeks.
The people of Tralee and beyond are invited to immerse themselves in the culture, history and traditions of China with traditional music, instruments, dress, and for the first time the Dragon Dance in the Square on Saturday, February 17.
The Dragon was funded by the Kerry County Council Community Fund. OrganiserAngie Baily, said: “We are very grateful for the support provided by the council, the chambers, and Shanakill Resource Centre to allow us to organise such festivals.”
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“We look forward to welcoming acts from local Chinese, Bryan Carr Performing Arts, Laura Daly Dance, TIRC Afro-Ukrainian Choir, and as well as Chinese-Malay students.
“We hope to see a big gathering on Saturday the 17th in the Square from 1-4 pm to enjoy our very popular Chinese dumplings, singing, dancing, musical and martial arts performances. There will be lots of entertainment and exciting events lined up for all the family including calligraphy, paper cutting and Peking Opera mask painting,” added Angie.
A KERRY man was delighted to collect his €500,000 top prize today at National Lottery Headquarters .
THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2023, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) has teamed up with participating Applegreen service stations to provide free cups of coffee to motorists to combat driver fatigue.
THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 29 property sales in the Tralee area in December with transactions fetching a total of €12,635,000.
