Articles by: Dermot Crean

KERRY was not specifically mentioned as having new COVID-19 cases by the health authorities in its daily update this evening.  If there is an increase, it will be added to the county’s total tomorrow. 430 new cases over the past 24 hours were confirmed nationally by the National Public Health […]

Every week we compile photos of Tralee and beyond posted on Twitter and Instagram.  If you’d like a photo to feature, just tag #Tralee and we’ll see it… And what a view it is… View from Blenerville Bridge looking out to #Tralee Bay last week. pic.twitter.com/cakmpskHWD — Dermot O’Sullivan (@Derm_Sullivan) […]

BEAUTIFUL weather on Saturday made it an even more special occasion for third class pupils of CBS Primary School. Around 30 boys and girls from Ms Ryle and Ms Griffin’s classes couldn’t enjoy First Holy Communion Day earlier this year, but it was better late than never at St John’s […]

THE total official number of cases for Kerry since the start of the pandemic has increased by nine to 380, reflecting the increase reported yesterday. But Kerry was not specifically mentioned as having new cases by the health authorities this evening. If there is an increase it will  be added […]

SADLY, McElligotts Honda Ladies Day did not take place this year at Listowel racecourse, but there was still an array of style to be viewed online. The directors and sponsors, organised a virtual ladies day on Friday where ladies were invited to celebrate all the fashion and fun of ladies […]

A VOLUNTEER lifeboat crew member with Fenit RNLI in Kerry, has been passed out as an RNLI Coxswain and is the the first woman to be appointed to the role in the country. Denise Lynch is currently the only woman to hold the senior position on an operational lifeboat crew […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, looks at what’s playing in Tralee Omniplex this week… Three very different offerings on show this week at Tralee Omniplex including science fiction (I hope!), a romantic comedy musical and a wonderful Irish made true life documentary that tells a great human story. Street Leagues […]

KERRY College would like to clarify that, as a provider of Further Education and Training (FET), the college is excluded from the request of NPHET to move all learning online for the next two weeks. Although Higher Education institutions has been requested to move to online learning from Monday next, […]

THE total official number of cases for Kerry since the start of the pandemic remains at 371, but there were nine new cases confirmed for the county by the health authorities this evening. These will be added to the county’s total tomorrow. 326 new cases over the past 24 hours […]

WHILE the Munster GAA Council revealed the exact times and dates for their championship fixtures earlier this week, GAA headquarters have now confirmed the same for inter-county games in the Allianz League, All-Ireland Championships and other cup competitions. In terms of the Kerry senior footballers, they will play their penultimate Allianz […]

DEPUTY Michael Healy Rae TD has called on the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to give University Hospital Kerry (UHK) the vote of confidence to proceed immediately with the planned construction of a new Orthopaedic Clean-air theatre. The Kerry deputy said he still has grave concerns over the commitment following […]

KERRY has today received in excess of €130,000 through five allocations from the Dormant Accounts Funding for 2020 via the Department of Rural and Community Development. The investment aims to engage with communities across the county, focusing on people with disabilities. Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has launched the ‘Resilience Series’ designed to support SME’s across Kerry to sustain their business in the months ahead, but also looking towards rebuilding and coming out stronger. With the results of the Chamber Ireland 5th National Survey released on Thursday, business activity is typically down 32% […]

THE total official number of cases for Kerry since the start of the pandemic remains at 371 this evening. Kerry was not mentioned specifically by the health authorities this evening as being among the counties reporting an increase since yesterday. 324 new cases over the past 24 hours were confirmed […]

A TRALEE-BASED writer has been longlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2020. Barbara Byar is one of 18 writers on the longlist for the prestigious award. Based in Tralee, she released her debut collection, ‘Some Days are Better than Ours’ back in November […]

KERRY Local Enterprise Office in association with PSC Taxation Services on Thursday, October 15 from 9.30am to 11am. This free online webinar, delivered on Zoom, will summarise the main points arising from the Budget to be announced on Tuesday, October 13. There will be particular emphasis on the tax changes […]

IT’S a very different Kerry Hospice Coffee Morning this year, but a few events still went ahead at hotels around Tralee. The event is one of their biggest annual fundraisers, last year realising around €70,000 in the county. The Tralee Chain Gang Cycling Club hosted a coffee morning kindly sponsored by […]

PEST control provider Rentokil, Ireland’s has experienced a surge in callouts for biting insects this year, with Kerry seeing the second most callouts for assistance in the country . The company has recorded a 39% increase in queries related to bed bugs, fleas, mosquitos and midges in August when compared […]

THE total official number of cases for Kerry since the start of the pandemic rose by three to 371 this evening. Kerry was not mentioned specifically by the health authorities this evening as being among the counties reporting an increase since yesterday. 234 new cases over the past 24 hours […]

THE Munster GAA CCC has confirmed that Kerry will play Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, November 8 at 4pm. Should Kerry win, they will play the Munster final on Sunday, November 22 at 1.30pm at a venue which will depend on provides the […]

TRALEE Municipal District councillors have approved a diversion of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway at Bawnboy just outside the town. At a special meeting of Tralee MD councillors held this morning, six councillors voted for the 700 metre diversion and one (Cllr Deirdre Ferris) against the change. The diversion which will now […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16 year old who could be in Kerry. Mario Pompa was last seen in Drumlish, Co. Longford on Friday, September 18, 2020. Mario is described as being 5’ 9” in height, of medium build with short black hair. It is […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) welcomed students back on-campus this week with demand increased in many areas this year and many courses now full. Popular course areas this year at their four locations in Tralee and Listowel include: Social Studies, Childcare, Education, Business, Engineering, Law, Media and Journalism, […]

KERRY Cycling Campaign is welcoming the launch of the Vision for Cycling in Rural Ireland by Cyclist.ie’s Rural Cycling Collective today. The KCC’s Anluan Dunne will take part in a Zoom webinar launch later on Wednesday afternoon along with other speakers, including Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan. Mayor of […]

WE had some lovely weather up until yesterday afternoon but the autumnal weather is truly here now. Things will deteriorate tonight as Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow – Wind warning for Kerry, Cork and Clare. Very windy conditions are expected to develop in parts of Munster overnight and during […]

Master Classic 7 19/20th September2020 1st Gerard Deegan (2) 41 Pts 2nd Tom Egan (13) 41 Pts 3rd Shane McGibney (21) 41 Pts 4th Conor Stack (15) 41 Pts 5th Donal Sugrue (6) 40 Pts Best Gross Anton O Callaghan (1) 38 Pts Div 1 Gerard O Sullivan (4) 39 […]

THE total official number of cases for Kerry since the start of the pandemic remained at 368 this evening. Kerry was not mentioned specifically by the health authorities this evening as being among the counties reporting an increase since yesterday. Earlier today, it was revealed that Kerry has the second […]

SIAMSA Tíre re-opened its doors at 4pm yesterday to welcome back students of the National Folk Theatre Training Academy. This is the first time students have been in the building since it was closed in mid-March due to the COVID Pandemic. This new term marks the beginning of a gradual return […]

BRILLIANT sunshine greeted families arriving at St John’s Church on Sunday for CBS Primary School’s Confirmation Day. Postponed since the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were imposed in March, it was a chance for the pupils of Mr Smith and Ms O’Sullivan’s sixth classes to meet up again. Nearly 50 children and […]

THE John Mitchels Club will host a novel Drive-In Bingo event next Sunday at their grounds in Camp, Ballyseedy. Chairman of the club Denis Mannix said times are tough for all GAA clubs and it was necessary for them to do something to bring money into the club, with the […]