Articles by: Dermot Crean

CALLING all you Beauty Therapy enthusiasts! Kerry College will be hosting hour-long information sessions at our state of the art newly refurbished Beauty Therapy Suite in the E Block of our Clash Road Campus on Thursday 7th of July. Facilities include Bespoke Nail Bar, Treatment rooms, Spa Area and Steam […]

THE annual Tony ‘Todd’ O’Donoghue Memorial Walk, which has raised tens of thousands for charity over the years, is on tomorrow from Blennerville Windmill car park. Organised by Tony’s daughter Andrea, the walk will turn pink this year as all funds will go towards Mary Gardiner’s ‘100k in June’ fundraiser. […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has partnered with Tralee Tidy Towns for a Tralee Best Shopfront Competition. Following on from the fantastic response for the Christmas Window Display, businesses in Tralee are being urged to take part in this competition which will tie in with the National Tidy Towns judging period over […]

POOR weather and sea conditions today made it impossible for Office of Public Works guide staff to travel to Sceilg Mhichíl ahead of the planned reopening on Saturday. As poor sea conditions are forecast for tomorrow, Saturday, 2 July, as well, the re-opening of Sceilg Mhichíl to visitors is postponed […]

NEXT Tuesday sees the premiere of ‘Joyride’ — the movie starring Olivia Colman and filmed in Kerry last summer —at the Galway Film Fleadh. The trailer for the movie has been uploaded to YouTube. Do you recognise any of the locations? Joyride will go on general release at the end […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in June. There were 345 people waiting on trolleys at UHK last month, an increase of 295 on June 2021 when there were 50 patients on trolleys and up on the previous June record figure of 233 […]

THE Phoenix Women’s Centre is holding an official launch later this month as it prepares to expand its range of activities, training programmes, workshops, and events. The centre, located at Market Place on Maine Street in Tralee, will now be known as the Phoenix Women’s Centre and Shed. The Centre will still be […]

THE Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival will this year celebrate its 30th year in existence and to mark this milestone they are beginning the Castleisland festival on Thursday, October 27 until Monday, October 31. There’s a packed line-up of events over the five days with top artists to perform. Headline concerts […]

THERE was a fantastic show of community support at Austin Stacks GAA Club on Thursday evening to join a local woman for the final leg of her 100k in June fundraiser. Lauren Barrett is a member of the ladies club in Stacks and she took on the challenge in aid […]

THE Rose Hotel in Tralee has announced they are continuing their associate sponsorship with Kerry GAA. Speaking at the launch on Tuesday, Mark Sullivan, General Manager said: “We are thrilled to continue our associate sponsorship agreement with Kerry GAA. Austin Stack Park is a great asset to Tralee town and to […]

INTERNATIONAL basketball comes to town this weekend with the Ireland Under 20 side taking on Birmingham in an exhibition match at Tralee Sports Complex ahead of the FIBA European Championships. The game will be a special occasion for former Garvey’s Tralee Warriors’ Rapolas Bulvydas and Leeroy Odiahi, who will be playing at […]

THE people of Keel and the wider community are set to remember the late Damien Foley with a memorial walk on Sunday, July 10. Beginning at Keel GAA grounds at 10am, Damien‘s family, friends and neighbours will walk the Keel Loop Walk to mark what would have been the occasion […]

A MOVIE filmed in Tralee and around Kerry last summer will have its premiere next week in Galway. ‘Joyride’, starring Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman, will premiere as the opening film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh on Tuesday July 5, before going on general release on July 29. Written by […]

NURSES and midwives working in University Hospital Kerry and West Kerry Community hospital have expressed their discontent with the delay in payment of the Pandemic Recognition Payment. This comes as their employer, the South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare have delayed the payment date for the Pandemic […]

SIXTH class pupils at Holy Family are saying farewell to their primary schooldays this week and a graduation ceremony was held there on Tuesday evening. The students and their families were in attendance for a blessing by Fr Amos while Principal Maria O’Regan and teacher Tommy Lyons spoke warmly about […]

By Mary Lucey – Founder of Career Ahead The information below is based on feedback from students who made incorrect CAO course choices resulting in them dropping out of their college course. • Follow Genuine Interests.  Students should not base course choices on anticipated exams results.  They should base them […]

THE Sinn Féin TD for Kerry says his constituents need assistance now to deal with the rising cost of living and can’t wait for the budget in October. Pa Daly was speaking about his party’s motion calling for an emergency budget to help workers and families deal with the cost […]

TONIGHT will see vocal harmony trio Rufous Nightjar and Canadian duo Mama’s Broke play in Tralee as part of their national tour. The venue for this show is the old convent chapel (Tobar Naofa), Moyderwell, and this event from nonfaction is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant and […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has taken the decision to revise visiting arrangements at the hospital due to the rising number of COVID patients. A statement released by the hospital states that UHK had re-instated visiting arrangements on a safe and structured basis, in recognition of the importance of visiting for patients […]

THE ROCK ALL-STARS: Last Sunday’s session was called off because of the inclement weather. So, boys and girls, join us on Sunday morning next at 10am at the Austin Stack Club pitch in Connolly Park. The All-Stars initiative is open to all children with a diagnosis. Táimid ag fás agus […]

AS the CAO change-of-mind deadline approaches on 1st July, SOLAS is reminding Leaving Certificate students in Kerry that they can see the apprenticeships, traineeships and post leaving cert courses on offer by going to CAO.ie/options where all of these pathways can be explored SOLAS, the state agency that oversees further education […]

All competitions were cancelled  at the weekend due to  inclement weather conditions Ladies Results Wednesday  22nd July 1st  Sheila Mc Carthy (27) 39pts 2nd Mary Mullins (39) 37pts Fixtures : Ladies Wednesday 29th Singles stableford Saturday and  Sunday  2nd and 3rd July  MC7 Sponsored by Top Part Mens 2nd/3rd July […]

PUPILS from a North Kerry school won a national award for their Junior Entrepreneur Programme class business. 3rd-6th Class Drumnacurra National School, Causeway, received the Top Teams Award for their classroom business, The Little Shop of Stitches.  A Kilcummin National School pupil won the Bright Spark Award. Around 9,000 pupils […]

A MOMENTOUS Monday at St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville came to a close with a special graduation ceremony as sixth class pupils said farewell to their primary schooldays. The 26 pupils and their families took shelter from the driving rain outside at the school hall for an emotional evening of […]

NEW ‘age-friendly’ benches have been installed at two locations in the town square. The newly installed seating was funded following an application by Tralee Chamber Alliance to Kerry County Council under the Community Enhancement Programme. David Scott of Tralee Chamber Alliance said; “By making our outdoor spaces and public realm pleasant, […]

A NEW visitor experience has officially opened at the Blasket Islands, following an investment of €2.9million from Fáilte Ireland, the Office of Public Works and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Minister for State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan and Máire Ní […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-11; Killarney Legion 0-14. For the second week in a row our Seniors, on this occasion, came from five points down to share the spoils after another dramatic finish in the penultimate round of the Co. League. It was tit for tat for most of the […]

Kerry v Mayo:  Well done to the Kerry team especially Jack, Diarmuid & Stefan last Sunday in their All-Ireland quarter-final win over Mayo. Hurling Féile: Huge congratulations to the Tralee Parnell U15 team who won Div 3 of the National Hurling Féile last Saturday in Stamullin, Co. Meath. There were […]

Club Lotto Congratulations to Maura Murphy of Derrymore West who was the winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €5500 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 04,11,17 & 21. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to: P Foley c/o Seamus O Sullivan Mary Wallace Online Eileen Walsh […]

SENIORS Ballymacelligott  2-06 Kerins O Rahilly’s 0-10 Last Saturday evening our senior side travelled to Ballymac for round 10 of the Division 1 County League. The weather on the day was never going to allow for free flowing football, and both teams struggled greatly with the elements. Lining out without […]