Preview: Enda Walshe All attention this weekend turns to the National Cup and Scott’s Lakers couldn’t be handed a juicier draw. They go to the Ballinfoile Community Centre this Saturday evening to meet a Titans side who will be cock-a -oop after an unbeaten start to the season. The Galwegians have won all five of… Read More…
In what will come as a major blow to Jack O’Connor and his management team, Kerry star Cillian Burke has been snapped up by AFL side Geelong Cats. The promising Milltown/Castlemaine clubman made the breakthrough to the Kerry senior set-up last year after an impressive county championship campaign with Mid Kerry. His strength, speed and… Read More…
Kerry All-Ireland winner Aoife Dillane has been awarded a prestigious gold scholarship award by Mary Immaculate College in Limerick. The 22-year-old Kerry and Austin Stacks defender is one of five recipients in the college’s Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme in recognition of their outstanding sporting achievements. The scheme is delivered through a bursary and additional benefits… Read More…
For the first time in 20 years there are no Kerry or Dublin players included in this year’s GAA All-Star football team. Kerry had four players nominated – Fossa brothers Paudie and David Clifford (pictured), Tom O’Sullivan and Brian Ó Beaglaoich – while Dublin had four shortlisted. All-Ireland champions Armagh have six players included, beaten… Read More…
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Aoife Raftery will be a special guest speaker at the Munster Technological University in Tralee on Monday, November 4. The event is timed to coincide with the Rose Hotel Kerry Winter Rally which takes place on Sunday and the rally service park is based at MTU for the first time.… Read More…
Men’s Basketball League Division 1: Limerick Sport Eagles 72 Scotts Lakers 81 Report: Enda Walshe A double header weekend in the Men’s Basketball League ended in double delight for Scotts Lakers as they followed up the local derby win on Saturday night with a hard-fought win over the Limerick Sport Eagles in the University of… Read More…
Management and members at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club have said they are thrilled with its recognition as the Parkland Course of the Year 2024 at the IGTOA National Golf Tourism Conference and Irish Golf Awards. The event, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo, is a cornerstone of the Irish golf tourism calendar,… Read More…
It might be Friday 13th but it will be a very lucky and happy occasion for the Kerry ladies’ footballers – the reigning All-Ireland champions – who will be presented with their medals that night at a gala reception. The glittering black tie black tie event will be held in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney… Read More…
He may have hung up his boots but the legend that is Colm Cooper lives on in Kerry GAA circles. One of the greatest players to ever wear the green and gold jersey, The Gooch was presented with a special appreciation award in recognition of his contribution at the annual Kerry GAA Supporters Club celebration.… Read More…
As charity fundraisers go, they don’t come much bigger, better or more consistent that the annual Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle. And this year’s event was no exception with an astonishing €1,165,625 raised for the chosen beneficiaries. The cheque presentation event took place in the Killarney Brewing and Distilling Company in Fossa and, in all,… Read More…
Dave Ahern reports Killarney Cougars will host the undefeated Limerick Celtics in the National League Division 1 clash at the Presentation Gym this Monday night with a 6.00pm tip-off. The Cougars, coming off a narrow 86-91 defeat to the Scots Lakers in Saturday’s Killarney derby, are eager to bounce back against the league leaders. But… Read More…
It has been a busy and successful week for Scotts Lakers St Pauls, on and off the court, and Enda Walshe looks forward to another big outing in Limerick this Monday afternoon Scotts Lakers head to the University of Limerick Arena this bank holiday Monday after a good week on and off the court. They… Read More…
Kerry Senior Football Championship final: Dr Crokes 3-8 Dingle 0-11 Pat O’Shea’s already rock solid reputation as one of the most astute GAA coaches in the country was further enhanced at Austin Stack Park in Tralee this Sunday when he masterminded a stunning second half comeback that blasted Dingle away in an intriguing Kerry SFC… Read More…
Enda Walshe reports on a thrilling all-Killarney national league derby which saw Lakers snatch victory away to rivals Cougars on a 91-86 scoreline This was a frenetic local derby where the result was only decided in the final moments and it was Scotts Lakers who will hold the bragging rights for the foreseeable future. The pace of… Read More…
Five points ahead as the game edged to a climax, Utility Trust St Pauls paid a high price fora late surge by reigning league champions Killester who carved out a 73-68 victory on Saturday night. Enda Walshe reports One could argue that after four games in the Women’s Superleague, Utility Trust St Pauls could easily… Read More…
This bank holiday weekend promises to be a special one on the local basketball scene with the eagerly-awaited first local derby of the national league season between Killarney Cougars and Scotts Lakers scheduled for the Presentation Gym at 7.30pm on Saturday. Interestingly both games last season went the way of the away side with Lakers… Read More…
All roads lead to the St Brigid’s Presentation School hall in Killarney on Sunday for the first badminton fixture of the season, the Kerry Masters tournament, starting at 10am. Well done to the Killarney players who competed in Galway last weekend at the Connacht Masters Open and, in particular, to Sinead Galvin who came home… Read More…
The Kerry Winter Stages Rally has been officially launched at the Rally HQ in the Rose Hotel, Tralee. The event will be held in the Castleisland area on Sunday, November 3, with a centralised service area in the North Campus of the Munster Technological University in Tralee. Organisers Kerry Motor Club confirmed that a capacity… Read More…
The Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club has paid an emotional tribute to long-time and hugely popular member Vincent Lacke who passed away, suddenly, at the weekend. A native of Hickory Hills, Illinois, Vincent had settled in Killarney where he lived in Dennehy’s Bohereen with his sister, Mary, her husband, Mike Lyne, and family. Vincent joined… Read More…
Dave Ahern reports how despite a massive 40 points contribution from hotshot Kani Glover, Killarey Cougars lost out on a 98-84 scoreline to Moycullen in the men’s national basketball league encounter The Killarney Cougars travelled to Leitir Móir in Galway, on Saturday evening for their first-ever national league clash with Moycullen. The former SuperLeague side… Read More…
