Tralee - Sport

Sport

  • Na Gaeil GAA club is based in the Oakpark area of Tralee.
  • John Mitchels GAA club is based in the Boherbee area of Tralee.
  • Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA club are based in the Strand Road area of the town.
  • Tralee Mitchels is a former GAA club.
  • Austin Stacks GAA club is based at the top of the rock and is famous for players like Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe and Kieran Donaghy.
  • Tralee Harriers Athletics Club
  • Tralee Triathlon Club was formed in 1999.
  • Tralee Dynamos is Tralee's most senior soccer club, playing in the Newstalk A Championship.
  • Park FC plays in the Kerry District and Schoolboy Leagues.
  • Tralee Rugby Football Club ground is in Ballyard.
  • Tralee Tennis Club is based on the Dan Spring Road.
  • County Badminton Club meet in the Presentation Secondary School Gym.
  • Tralee Greyhound Racing has a stadium on Brewery Road.
  • Kingdom Swimming Club are based at the Sport Complex in Tralee.
  • St. Brendan's Basketball Club play in the national leagues.
  • Tralee Bicycle Club was founded in 1992.
  • The Chain Gang Cycling Club is a Tralee based cycling club founded in 2008.
  • Tralee Golf Club is based in Barrow and the Arnold Palmer designed course is consistently voted one of the top links in the world.
  • Tralee Bay Sailing Club based in Fenit.
  • Tralee Rowing Club was founded in 2004 and is located near the centre of the town.
  • Tralee Bay Swimming Club based in Fenit

There is also a strong basketball tradition in the Tralee area with Tralee Tigers being the most well known although St. Brendan's have a bigger youth selection. Tigers play in the National League and Cup while St. Brendan's play in league 1.

Soccer teams other than Tralee Dynamos that play to a high standard include St Brendan's Park, Kingdom Boys and Tralee Celtic.

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    “I wish glib and indiscriminate critics of industrialists had some conception of the problems that have to be met by factory management.... General condemnation of employers is a favorite indoor sport of the uninformed intelligentsia who assume the role of lance- bearers for labor.”
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