Minor Hurling Champions
Our minor hurlers etched their name into club history with a commanding performance in the County Minor Championship final at Austin Stack Park on Sunday, securing the Club's first-ever Minor title against Crotta O'Neills in a thrilling showdown. Parnells burst out of the blocks with intent, dominating possession and converting pressure into scores. Their sharp attacking play and solid defense set the tone early, goals from Ryan Sheehy and Eoin Costelloe gave them a comfortable lead at the break. Half-Time: Score Tralee Parnells 2-09 Crotta 0-05. Crotta rallied in the second half, with a series of unanswered points and finding the back of the net at one point, but Parnells maintained composure and pushed ahead with some sharp point-taking. The victory was sealed by a disciplined second-half display from Parnells. Full-Time Score Tralee Parnells 2-18 Crotta 1-10. Joint Captains Dan Moloney and Jack Shanahan accepted the Seán Lovett Cup from Kerry GAA Vice-Chairman Liam Lynch while Dan Moloney received that Man of the Match award. This was a fantastic all round team performance from solid defensive work ensuring that Crotta struggled to score through to solid delivery of ball to the forwards who converted the scores. A landmark day for Tralee Parnells, marking a major milestone in the club’s journey. Many congratulations to the team and to Brian Shanahan and his management team
Academy Training
The club Academy training for U6s to U12s continues every Friday evening with U6s, U8s and U10s from 6 to 7pm at Caherslee (V92X025). Those who have not tried hurling before are always very welcome to come along and give it a go. Hurleys and helmets will be supplied by the club for the first few weeks.
U10 Camogie Blitz
The club hosted a hugely successful U10’s Camogie Blitz in Pairc na Darach on Friday evening. With teams from Causeway, Killarney and Cillard Camogie Clubs in attendance it was a hive of activity. All teams displayed great potential with impressive skills and perseverance. The future for Kerry Camogie is definitely looking bright. Well done everyone
U12 Hurling 
Our U12 boys had a very competitive match against Crotta O'Neills during the week. The boys showed a great attitude with superb effort by all the players . Thank you to Crotta for hosting the match.
Golf Classic
On Friday August 1st, Tralee Parnells once again hosted its main fundraiser for the year, the now annual Golf Classic in Beaufort Golf Club. The course was in superb condition on a fantastic day for golf with no wind and the sun appearing for the late starters.
As in the past 2 years, it was excellently supported by all the local businesses in Tralee for which the club is extremely grateful. With over 40 teams signed up, competition was once again fierce with only a few points separating the top 6 teams. Leahys Pharmacy took home 1st prize, closely followed by Declan Quill’s team and The Castle Bar.
Full results as follows:
1st Prize: Leahys Pharmacy - 100 points
2nd Prize: Team Declan Quill - 98 points
3rd Prize: The Castle Bar - 97 points
4th Prize: Team Mikey Sheehy - 96 points
5th Prize: Fergus Foley - 93 points (Better Back 9)
6th Prize: Aquadome - 93 points
Lady’s Prize: Mgt O’Callaghan (Kerry Group)
Longest Drive: Patrick Maher
Nearest the Pin: Dave O’Neill
Tralee Parnells are also extremely grateful to all the businesses who sponsored our prizes and to Beaufort Golf Club for their hospitality.
