Articles by: Dermot Crean

KERRY and Kerins O’Rahillys star Jack Savage is expected to be ruled out for Sunday’s Munster Final against Cork after undergoing an appendectomy. According to Tony Leen of the Irish Examiner, the forward underwent the procedure yesterday in hospital. The Kerry team will be announced on Friday evening at 8pm. […]

Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Garveys SuperValu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 2017 opening games this weekend in Tralee… Action in the Garveys SuperValu senior hurling championship begins on July 1st when Crotta O’Neills take on the 2016 champions Kilmoyley at 5.30pm in Austin Stack Park. All games in the competition […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has launched a new ‘Need a TAXI?’ initiative as part of the #loveTralee campaign to give visitors and locals a better experience in Tralee, while supporting the local taxi operators. If anyone needs a taxi they should simply call into a participating shop, café, pub or business […]

KERRY fans won’t have far to travel next summer to see superstar Ed Sheeran as he has announced seven stadium dates in Ireland next year, including two in Cork. The English singer will play Páirc Ui Chaoimh on Friday May 4 and Saturday May 5, then on to Belfast on […]

Gardaí wish to seek the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15 year old Hossein Hashimi who is missing from Port Road, Killarney. Hosseim was last seen at 7pm on the 15th June 2017. He is described as being 5’9”, with black hair and brown eyes. Gardaí believe Hossein […]

Men’s Results: 1st : Kelan O’Connor (18) 42 Points 2nd : Ned O’Shea Jnr (12) 40 Points 3rd : Alan M O’Sullivan (8) 40 Points 4th : Des O’Halloran (15) 39 Points 5th : Ronan Shanahan (15) 38 Points Best Gross: David Fitzgerald (2) 32 Points 18+ Handicap:  Mike Galvin (18) […]

  Seniors: Churchill 0-16 ; Tuosist 1-08. Churchill recorded an important win away to Tuosist on Sunday afternoon in the County League. The win puts us joint third in the table with Cromane and Moyvane, who we play next Saturday evening at 7:30 in Moyvane.  With just 4 games remaining […]

A COFFEE/FASHION morning will be held at a popular Tralee shop for a great cause this Friday morning. Eileen Whelan of Paco on The Mall has organised the event to raise awareness of the annual Jamie Wrenn/Mike Deane walk which takes place in July. From 11am to 1pm, there’ll be […]

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee beauty expert is the sole Kerry entrant in the upcoming Irish Beauty Blog Awards and she needs your votes after making the shortlist. Mary O’Donnell, from Listellick, is familiar to many from her ‘Beauty Spot’ slot on the Talkabout show on Radio Kerry, her regular appearances on the ‘Today’ show […]

KERRY County Museum in Tralee will receive €15,000 in government funding after the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD announced a series of small grants for local and regional museums around the country on Monday. Total funding of €134,965 is being made available under […]

STYLISH ladies, dapper gents, a beautiful bunch of Roses and hugely popular Kerry GAA legends will be out in force at Killarney’s July Racing Festival. The four-day festival will commence on Monday, July 17 with a family evening which will feature a very special celebration to pay tribute to Kerry […]

FABRIK is preparing for another monster weekend of music as, in association with Jonno Brien’s ‘Fusion and Concrete’, they present ‘Access 01’ with Johnny Moy and Maedbh O’Connor headlining. In Room 1 it’s Maedbh O’Connor from Limerick City.  She began playing  music about six years ago and has held a residency […]

CASTLEGREGORY Golf Club Captain Tommy King hosted his Captain’s Prize on Saturday and Sunday last, June 24/25, the format for which was 18 holes stableford. Close to 100 members and guests pitted themselves against the vagaries of the weather on a course which was splendidly presented by course staff. First […]

CHARITIES, clubs, businesses and groups of friends are being offered a great chance to raise their profile in front of thousands of people in a fun new event on the busiest day of the Rose of Tralee International Festival. ‘It’s a Knockout’ will take place in Tralee Town Park on […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: No…no…no football on Sunday morning next because of our meeting with Corkin Fitzgerald Stadium. Good wishes to ‘Star’ and Ronan. Ciarraí Abú! CAMPAÍ PEILE: (i) Kellogg’s Cúl Camp…Connolly Park…July 3rd to 7th. ‘Bhfuil d’ainm ar an liosta? (ii) Austin Stack Club Camp…Connolly Park…August 8th to 12th. Have you booked? PEIL FAOI 6: Under […]

Lotto Results 19/06/2107 Lotto Results: 3/4/2017 Venue: Halfway Bar Jackpot: €1,600 Numbers Drawn: 7, 11, 15, 16 No Winner Lucky Dip Winners: 1. Aidan Savage Kielduff 2. Patricia McMahon Gortatlea 3. Jane Reidy Raemore 4. Aidan Savage Kielduff 5. Tom O Donoghue c/o Geoff Seller: Tom Leen Next Weeks Jackpot […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Monday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 05, 07 & 26. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Ena Healy c/o Tony Casey,Bridget Boyle Derrymore, Marie Moriarty Annagh, Jim Moriarty Curraheen and Kitty Healy c/o Mono Ryle. Next week’s Lotto […]

COACHING SESSION: Austin Stacks now has the chance to win a coaching session with Peter Canavan for club players and mentors. Clubs who get 50 members to sign up to grma by this Friday (30th June 2017) will be entered into a draw to win the coaching session. Winners will be announced in […]

Seniors: A break from competitive action this week with county league resuming next week end when we travel across town to take on Mitchels on Sat night ( 1st July)  in Ballyseede, throw in @ 19.30 We are still understrength due to injuries and some players in the US but […]

Seniors    Na Gaeil play St. Michael’s Foilmore in Round 7 of the County League at home in Killeen on Saturday evening next at 7.30pm. Junior League    Na Gaeil are at home to Listowel Emmets in Round 5 of the Junior League on Friday July 7th at 7.30pm. Munster Final    The very best of luck […]

  SENIOR MEN CO LEAGUE –  Round 7: John Mitchels v Kerins O’Rahillys Saturday July 1st @ 7.30 p.m. ALL SUPPORT APPRECIATED Round 8:    Away to St Marys                   (July 16th) Round 9:    Home to  Templenoe             (July 23rd) Round 10:  Away to Dingle                       (Aug 13th) Round 11:  Home to Miltown/Castlemaine (Aug […]

Senior County Camogie Meet-and-Greet: A very successful Meet & Greet evening was held Friday last in Causeway GAA Sports field. The evening was a great success with nearly a 100 girls showering up to meet their idols , get pictures & Autographs along with playing some games with the kids. […]

THERE were three businesses burgled in the Ballyvelly and Caherslee areas of town last week. Gardai area asking the public for any information on the burglaries which occurred between 7pm on Thursday, June 22 and 9am on Saturday, June 24. A substantial amount of cash was taken in two of […]

GARDAI are appealing to the driver of a car involved in a hit and run incident to contact them at Tralee Garda Station. On Thursday, June 8, between 3.15pm and 3.45pm, there were two young girls crossing at the pedestrian crossing at Clash going towards the Horan Centre. A dark […]

A KERRY primary school were announced as overall winners in a national competition. Over 8,300 Primary School Students take part in BizWorld by Bank of Ireland which provided over 277 workshops in 26 counties. More than 40 primary school children from 10 schools nationwide took part in the grand finale of […]

Lee Strand County League-Under 16:  In Round 1 of the County League, our U16’s (kindly sponsored by  Norman Foley -Spar and Burkes Butchers) travelled to Gallarus and after a great performance they came away with a super win on a score line of An Ghaeltacht 3.14, Milltown Castlemaine 4.13. Well done […]

Third level applicants have until 5.15pm on Saturday to submit a CAO ‘Change of Mind’ and Billy Ryle has some advice for students as the deadline approaches… The state exams are done and dusted so the thoughts of exhausted candidates are no doubt turning to holidays, summer jobs and travel. But […]

THERE will be two Kerry runners competing in the Energia 24 Hour Race this weekend. Excitement is building for the race, which will take place on Saturday, July 1 in Victoria Park, Belfast. The two Kerrymen competing are Killarney man Denis Keane from Marathon Club Ireland and John Starrett from St Brendan’s AC […]

AN employee of Kingdom Greyhound Stadium has been nominated for a national award and needs your votes to win it. Heather Hartley, has been shortlisted for the “In House Events Person of the Year” at the Events Industry People Awards 2017. Heather has made it to the final three from […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael O’Shea, joined the Mayor of Frankfurt Burgermeister, Peter Feldmann, in Frankfurt at the weekend to officially open the Frankfurt-Hoechst Castle Festival. The visit coincided with the selection of County Kerry as the international festival partner for 2017. The festival, now in its […]