Co Board confident

on Final ticket sales

GAA officials in Kerry are confident the ticket van system for the county final clash between Mid Kerry and Austin Stack’s on Sunday will prove successful and not lead to the chaos experienced at the semi-finals two weeks ago, when both games were delayed.

For the first time in its history in Kerry, pre-match ticket sales were introduced to help avert any long delays at the ticket vans, which will be positioned  outside Austin Stack Park on Sunday.

Despite the backlash  over the long queues and delays at the semi-finals, the County Board is determined to push ahead with the new ticketing system which it believes could increase gate revenue by up to €70,000 by the year’s end.

The introduction of ticket vans and new turnstile staff from  outside of Kerry has confirmed GAA officials’ belief that hundreds of spectators were entering major matches every year without paying.

Up to 10,000 people are expected in Tralee on Sunday for the final, with a particularly large home crowd expected as the local side, Austin Stacks, look to end the 20-year county championship title famine in the big game against Mid Kerry.

The senior final will be preceded at 1pm by the Minor Football Championship Final between Dingle and Dr Crokes.

Tralee Chamber Alliance welcomed the County Board’s decision to hold the finals at GAA headquarters, bringing a welcome boost to local business and  putting thousands of euro into the local economy.

Three ticket vans will be in operation outside the Tralee grounds on Sunday, opening at 11,15am, with 16 windows in operation for ticket purchases.

Admission fees to the finals have jumped from €12 for  the semi-finals to  €15 for adults and €10 for students and pensioners with a valid ID.

Under 16s are free for the game and  do not need a ticket - but they must enter the park through one of the three designated ‘family gates’.

Nelligan’s to bow out on

Christmas Eve

Popular Tralee town centre shop to close after 30 years

It will be the end of an era for Charlie Nelligan’s in Tralee when the well-known town centre bakery closes it doors for the final time on Christmas Eve.

Former Kerry footballer, Charlie Nelligan, and his wife, Colette, have operated the bakery at The Mall, Tralee, for the past 30 years and have made the decision to retire at the end of 2014.

The closure of Charlie Nelligan’s comes with the loss of seven jobs and marks the end of one of Tralee’s long-standing business.

However, the Nelligan name will continue in business in Kerry, with Mrs Nelligan’s, which is owned and operated by Charlie’s son, Daniel, in Castleisland.

The building in Tralee is leased by Charlie and Colette, and they have put the lease up for sale with North’s.

Polish worker died on one

of hottest days of summer

A man who was found dead in his car just minutes from the centre of Cahersiveen on one of the hottest days of the summer died because of the soaring temperatures, an inquest concluded this week.

by Breda Joy

Polish man Jan Derylak, who was found in the Harp Apartments car park on Sunday, July 13th, had worked in Cahersiveen for the past ten years and lived alone in the apartments.

Evidence given at the inquest held at Cahersiveen courthouse on Tuesday suggested that he had been asleep in the passenger seat of the car for several hours.

When Garda Johnny Quinlan was called to the car park at 5.50pm on July 13th, he detected no pulse and the clothing on the man’s chest was very wet. His shoes were placed neatly together on the floor and the belt of his trousers was undone.

“It was an extremely warm day and he was next to the window which was facing south,” Garda Quinlan said.

“The sun would have been hitting it all day. There was extreme heat when I opened the door.”