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IT Tralee passes final exam

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:23:26 GMT

IT Tralee 2-06 Trinity College 0-10
THEY’VE seen great days in the Sigerson Cup in recent years, but IT Tralee’s celebration after lifting the Trench Cup on Saturday afternoon were just as joyous and fervoured.

Sigerson heartbreak for Kerry stars

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:22:14 GMT

THERE may have been joy for Kerry in IT Tralee’s Trench Cup success, but elsewhere in Leixlip GAA club on Saturday afternoon there was disappointment for the Kerry players involved in the Sigerson Cup final as UCC lost out to DCU by 1-11 to 0-10.

Walsh the high king of Munster

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:20:44 GMT

SEÁN Walsh was always destined to achieve great success away from the football field, more so than on it.

Jack wants that winning feeling

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:19:23 GMT

THE National League starts now for Kerry. Having lost their opening two league games against Dublin and Cork, Jack O’Connor wants his charges to return to winning ways at home to Derry in Tralee this Sunday.

Mac an tSaoir is new captain

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:18:42 GMT

TOMÁS Mac an tSaoir has been unveiled as the Kerry under-21 captain for the forthcoming season.

Celtic take second chance

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:17:18 GMT

Tralee Celtic 3 Connolly Park 1
TRALEE Celtic eventually saw off the challenge of a dogged Connolly Park side in this Greyhound Bar KO Cup replay played at Mounthawk Park, Tralee, on Sunday afternoon.

Athletic hit the perfect 10

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:16:02 GMT

Killarney Athletic 10 Tralee Dynamos 0
KILLARNEY Athletic prepared for this Sunday’s massive Umbro FAI Junior Cup clash with Clonmel Town as they hit 10 past Tralee Dynamos in a very one-sided Premier A match on Sumday.

Rathmore too good for Fossa

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:14:36 GMT

Rathmore 2-17 Fossa 0-14
THE difference in standard between Division One and Division Four of the county league was evident in Fossa on Sunday afternoon when Rathmore ran out nine points winners over Fossa in round two of the East Kerry Superleague.

Trap door opens as Spa are relegated

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:13:07 GMT

An Ghaeltacht 1-06 Spa 0-07
ALL-IRELAND club intermediate finalists Spa lost their Division One status when the East Kerry club was narrowly defeated by An Ghaeltacht in their county league relegation play-off under the Austin Stack Park, Tralee, floodlights on Friday night.

Plenty of positives despite a defeat

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:11:10 GMT

Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-09
EVERY cloud has a silver lining and while Kerry remain pointless after three National League Division 1 outings, the county’s performance against All-Ireland champions in Cork on Sunday gave an indication that their luck might be about to change.

Mayo hit a Brick wall

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:05:41 GMT

Kerry 1-18 Mayo 2-14
12 POINTS from the stick of Shane Brick – six in each half – was the major difference between Mayo and Kerry in Sunday’s second round clash of the National Hurling League.

Kingdom waits on return of star duo

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:58:33 GMT

MIKE McCarthy and Tomás Ó Sé are the two high profile absentees from the Kerry panel for this Sunday’s National League clash with Derry in Tralee.

Hugh fills his late father’s seat

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:26:03 GMT

A SON of the late Cllr Michael Courtney, whose shock death in late January stunned Kerry, is to fill his seat on Killarney Town Council.

Killarney jarveys laws enforced in Dublin

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:24:23 GMT

BYE laws based on those drawn up for Killarney jarveys will mean that carriage operators in Dublin will have to fit dung-catchers, or nappies, to their horse-drawn vehicles.

Minister insists hospital closure is a key priority

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:23:04 GMT

THE closure of St Finan’s psychiatric hospital in Killarney has been identified this week as a key priority by the Department of Health and Children.

Aer Arann back in Kerry

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:21:47 GMT

AER Arann flights from Kerry Airport to Manchester are to resume on Thursday, May 20 over 12 months after they were first suspended.

80 per cent fall in IDA Kerry jobs

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:19:41 GMT

THE number of IDA created jobs in Kerry plummeted to just 25 last year, down from 86 in 2008 – a drop of almost 80 per cent.

Recession taking bite out of Kerry’s profits

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:16:59 GMT

KERRY Group consumer brands in Ireland were hit by the recession and under-performed in 2009 in the face of stiff competition.

First stop for top awards

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:16:15 GMT

BUSINESS leaders in Killarney have praised Killarney Railway Station after it was named Ireland’s best station in a national awards scheme.

SIPTU hits out at council costs

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:14:36 GMT

SHOCK revelations that Kerry County Council spent more than €5.8 million to engage private contractors last year, while many of the council’s own workforce had been laid off, has been slated this week by trade union SIPTU.

Crowds gather for big feast of top quality trad

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:13:32 GMT

KERRY became the undisputed capital of quality traditional Irish music for the past week when the town played host to The Gathering festival which has developed into one of the biggest and most successful events of its kind in the country.

Cancer the main cause of illness claims

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:12:01 GMT

CANCER remains the main cause of death and specified illness claims in Kerry, newly published insurance company claims figures have revealed.

Gneeveguilla mast refusal overturned by Bord Pleaneala

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:11:06 GMT

AN Bord Pleanala has granted permission, with conditions, for a telecommunications mast at Bawnard, Gneeveguilla, despite local objections.

Bishop hitting the road for confirmations

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:08:51 GMT

THE hectic confirmations schedule is underway in Kerry parishes and it will continue right up until early summer with ceremonies planned for almost every week over the next three months.

Casey’s a Mon hit

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:07:13 GMT

IT’S not very often that primary school pupils in Kerry – or anywhere else – get to see a famous musician up close and personal.

TD’s son fronts anti drink push

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:06:20 GMT

A SON of South Kerry TD John O’Donoghue is fronting a major new awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of binge drinking.

Milltown gets ready to move to new beat

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:05:18 GMT

THOSE with even a passing interest in traditional Irish music will be tapping their toes all the way to Milltown this June bank holiday weekend for the annual World Bodhrán Championships Festival which takes place in the parish from June 4-7.

Children put at risk at Killarney danger road

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:04:00 GMT

CHILDREN walking or crossing the road at a busy Killarney junction are being put at risk because the area has become a speed blaskspot, it has been claimed.

Killarney raises the curtain to aid Haiti

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:02:39 GMT

MOVED by the plight of the devastated earthquake survivors in Haiti, the INEC, Killarney, in association with GOAL, has hosted a star-studded benefit concert to raise funds for the Haitian earthquake relief fund.

Artistic Adam could get a $20,000 boost

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:59:43 GMT

A TALENTED Kerry artist has won through to be a finalist in a creative national art competition, based around the Book of Kells, which has a top prize valued at US$20,000.

Gardaí step up search for hit-and-run driver

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:50:08 GMT

THE hunt for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision near Killorglin, which claimed the life of a 51-year-old local man, has been stepped up following a top level garda conference held on Monday evening.

Violence hits our streets as crime rockets

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:34:28 GMT

CRIMINALS are making their presence felt in Kerry with a worrying increase in the number of serious offences – including drug crime – recorded in the county.

The King is dead, long live the Sem

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:27:28 GMT

St Brendan’s College, Killarney 2-07
Coláiste na Sceilge 0-12
ALL the great sporting empires one day crumble. It’s one of the life’s inevitabilities.

Conway sees no future for rules series

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:25:39 GMT

KERRY County Board Chairman Jerome Conway believes that the International Rules Series has no future.

Murphy sprints to 5km success

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:24:41 GMT

ED Murphy moved a step closer to winning the men’s section of the Gneeveguilla AC 5km winter series fun run following his impressive victory in Killarney on Saturday morning.

Kerry ladies slip to a second league defeat

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:23:23 GMT

Laois 0-19 Kerry 1-09
KERRY’S National League misfortune continued in Stradbally on Sunday as Laois ran out worthy seven-point winners in this third round National League tie.

Moynihan lauds Ó Sé

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:22:01 GMT

DARRAGH Ó Sé will rightly be remembered as one of Kerry’s greatest players, according to fellow football legend Seamus Moynihan.

Innovative schools’ rowing programme on the agenda

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:19:51 GMT

A COACHING programme for rowing could be rolled out in secondary schools across Kerry in the coming months and years.

Taylor and Davis thrill Kerry fans

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:13:12 GMT

TWO of snooker’s greatest ever players didn’t disappoint their legions of supporters in Killarney on Sunday night as they replayed the final frame of the world-famous 1985 World Snooker Championship final.

Darragh dazzles as Kerry off to a flier

TheKingdom.ie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:09:37 GMT

Derry 1-09 Kerry 3-13
DARRAGH O’Connell was Kerry’s two-goal hero as John Meyler’s reign as hurling manager got off to the best possible start with a win away to Derry in Division 3A of the National Hurling League at Celtic Park on Sunday afternoon.