Articles by: Dermot Crean

Kerry To Dublin Route Cancelled As Stobart Air Ceases Trading

Kerry To Dublin Route Cancelled As Stobart Air Ceases Trading

June 12, 2021 at 10:55 am Comments are Disabled

Kerry County Council says it will work with Kerry Airport to reestablih the Kerry Dublin route as soon as possible following the news this morning that Stobart Air has ceased trading with immediate effect. In a statement, the  Council noted with extreme disappointment the announcement by the company that it […]

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In front;Amy Fitzgerald, Laura Baker and Darina O'Connor. At back; Diane Baker, Laura Fitzgerald and Shauna Kealy enjoying a night out at Molly J's Courtyard Bar @ Benners on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Customers Enjoying The Great Outdoors At Tralee Bars

June 12, 2021 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

THE weather gods are being very kind to publicans and restaurateurs as they open their businesses for the first weekend since December. There was a relaxed atmosphere around town when we visited Molly J’s Courtyard @ Benners Hotel and The Fiddler Bar in The Square early on Friday evening. Meanwhile, […]

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Little Rose O'Flaherty with mom Karen, sister Kate and dad Thomas at the launch of the fundraising campaign at the Rose Hotel on Friday. Also pictured is Co-campaigh co-ordinator Catherine Baily, Kerry Rose Sally Ann Leahy, Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Patrick Connor Scarteen and Co-campaign Co-ordinator Conor Ellard. Photo by Dermot Crean

Fundraising Campaign Launched To Help Brave Little Rose Bloom

June 12, 2021 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a courageous young girl from Ballymacelligott who needs treatment to cope with a rare genetic condition. Family, friends and local community members have come together to help four year old Rose O’Flaherty who was diagnosed with a rare and serious genetic neuromuscular condition […]

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Emer and Max Costello, Gina Durran, Rosie McGrath and Hilary Ann Long at the opening night of Kelly's Bar at Tralee Rugby Club. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A New-Look Bar And Terrace At Tralee Rugby Club

June 12, 2021 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

WITH many pubs, restaurants and hotels welcoming back customers this week, Tralee Rugby Club is offering a new venue for the public to enjoy during weekends this summer. There has been a refurbishment of its club facilities at O’Dowd Park in Ballyard, with the opening of a new bar and […]

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Know Your Rights: Back To School Clothing And Footwear Allowance

Know Your Rights: Back To School Clothing And Footwear Allowance

June 12, 2021 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am getting the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. I have one child starting school in September.  Can I qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance? […]

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Finnegan On Films: Four Offerings From Very Different Genres

Finnegan On Films: Four Offerings From Very Different Genres

June 12, 2021 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has four movies of different genres on TV for your delectation  this week… Rest assured, film fans, there are still quite a few options available to anyone not engrossed in the European Soccer Championships, which is getting its usual blanket coverage. Donnie Brasco (Saturday 9.20pm […]

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Here’s The Kerry Ladies Team To Face Monaghan In Semi-Final Today

Here’s The Kerry Ladies Team To Face Monaghan In Semi-Final Today

June 12, 2021 at 10:25 am Comments are Disabled

TODAY is a big one for the Kerry ladies football team as they face Monaghan in the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2 Semi Final at Mountbellew, Moylough Galway at 3pm. The match can be watched live on the following link https://page.inplayer.com/lidlnfl/ and the team, captained by Aishlinn Desmond, has been announced […]

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Here’s The Kerry Side To Face Carlow On Sunday

June 11, 2021 at 10:08 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER their impressive win over Wicklow last weekend, the Kerry hurlers are away to Carlow in Round 5 of the Allianz Hurling League, Roinn 2A, on Sunday. The game has a 1pm throw-in at Netwatch Cullen Park and the team is as follows: 1 (GK) Darren Delaney 2. Flor McCarthy 3. Evan Murphy 4. Sean […]

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Kerry lining up.

Here’s The Kerry Team To Face Tyrone Tomorrow

June 11, 2021 at 9:49 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY take on Tyrone in their Allianz National Football League semi-final game at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney at 5pm on Saturday. The team shows a number of changes from the side that started in the game against Roscommon two weeks ago. Gavin White returns to the starting line-up with Graham O’Sullivan […]

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Launching the Virtual Sunflower Day were, in front; Maura Sullivan and Andrea O'Donoghue. At back; Chairman of the Fundraising Committee Jack Shanahan, Mary Shanahan, Dr Patricia Sheahan, Patricia Power and Deirdre Walsh. Photo by Dermot Crean

Kerry Hospice Prepares To Create Colourful Sunflower Garden

June 11, 2021 at 4:02 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE’S still time to contribute to Kerry Hospice’s annual Sunflower Day which takes place on Saturday. The annual fundraiser, which raised over €40,00o in 2019, like many of these events over the past year, it will not take place in the normal manner. The street collections will not take place […]

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Gardaí Deal With Incident On Ashe Street

Gardaí Deal With Incident On Ashe Street

June 11, 2021 at 2:02 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI were called to Ashe Street just before 1pm this afternoon after reports of a man brandishing a knife. A garda negotiator attended the scene at upper Ashe  Street at about 1pm and the situation was soon resolved. No one was hurt in the incident. A 25 year old man […]

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Picture This.

Picture This To Play Three INEC Dates This December

June 11, 2021 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

FOLLOWING on from being the fastest act ever to sell out the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Picture This have announced their only Irish shows of 2021 with a three-night run at the Killarney venue on December 16th -18th. These exclusive gigs coincide with the release of their brand-new album ‘Life in […]

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Pat Donegan records Presentation Primary School  pupils taking part in a music video for their own song, “Fight Another Day”. Also included is teacher Helena Hennessy and Principal John Hickey. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Presentation Primary Pupils Record Song In Aid Of Mental Health Service

June 11, 2021 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

PUPILS at Presentation Primary School once again got an opportunity to display their artistic talent when they recorded their own song this week, with proceeds going to a great cause. It was all thanks to the Creative Schools initiative, as teacher Helena Hennessy explained. “When we returned to school after the […]

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IFA Rally To Be Held In Tralee This Morning

IFA Rally To Be Held In Tralee This Morning

June 11, 2021 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

MOTORISTS may experience traffic delays in parts of town this morning due to a rally being held by farmers. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is holding a nationwide ‘Day of Action’ at 11am today to highlight the threat to Ireland’s farming sector from EU CAP reform and the Irish Government’s […]

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Tralee Entry Wins €5,000 As Runner-Up In .IE Digital Town Awards

Tralee Entry Wins €5,000 As Runner-Up In .IE Digital Town Awards

June 10, 2021 at 5:14 pm 1 comment

A TRALEE entry was awarded second prize in their category in the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards 2021 held this afternoon. The Tralee Chamber entry — the Digital Tralee app and website project — was shortlisted alongside Drogheda and two Sligo projects in the Large Town (10,000+) category, with Tralee getting the […]

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Olivia Colman as seen in The Crown.

Extras Sought For Film Starring Olivia Colman Shot In Tralee Area

June 9, 2021 at 3:42 pm 2 comments

HUNDREDS of extras are sought for a film being shot in Kerry this summer, featuring Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, star of ‘The Favourite’ and ‘The Crown’. ‘Joyride’, written by Tralee native Ailbhe Keoghan and directed by Emmy-award winning director Emer Reynolds, will be filmed in Tralee and other locations in […]

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Céilí in the Kitchen is one of the events hosted by Siamsa Tíre for Cruinniú na nÓg.

Siamsa Tíre Hosts Busy Programme Of Events For Cruinniú Na nÓg

June 9, 2021 at 1:06 pm 1 comment

THIS Saturday sees Cruinniú na nÓg take place once again and Siamsa Tíre is heavily involved in the national day of free creativity for children and young people under the age of 18. Delivered in partnership with local authorities and supported by RTÉ, the Cruinniú na nÓg programme includes all sorts of fun, free, […]

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The car park at Parklands is up for auction later this month.

Parklands Car Park To Be Auctioned Online This Month

June 9, 2021 at 11:22 am Comments are Disabled

A CAR PARK in Tralee is one of a number of Kerry properties going for sale at an online auction later this month. The Parklands Multi-Storey Car Park, The Parklands, Ivy Terrace comprises of 208 car parking spaces over three basement levels.  It has a guide price of €400,000 and bidding opens on […]

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Kerry Public Asked To Assist With Barn Owl Survey

June 9, 2021 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

BIRDWATCH Ireland is undertaking a survey of Barn Owls in Kerry this summer and they are requesting the assistance of the public and landowners to report information on Barn Owls to help direct the survey efforts. Over recent decades, Barn Owl populations have suffered extensive declines and are now a […]

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Tralee Golf Club News

Tralee Golf Club News

June 8, 2021 at 3:20 pm Comments are Disabled

Results of Calibration Services MC. 3. 5th and 6th June,Green Tees 1 Shane O’Connor (16) 42 pts 2 Martin Mitchell (15) 38 pts 3 Thomas Garvey (8) 38 pts 4 Michael Devaney (24) 37 pts 5 Bernard Costello Jnr (10) 37 pts Best Gross Fergal O Sullivan (+3) 35 pts […]

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Gardaí Investigate Thefts From Vehicle Incidents In Tralee

Gardaí Investigate Thefts From Vehicle Incidents In Tralee

June 8, 2021 at 3:16 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating two separate thefts from a vehicle incidents which occurred in the past week. On Tuesday, June 1, a car was parked up on Rae Street at 5pm. At about 7.30am the following day, the owner discovered the door of the car was not closed properly […]

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Kodaline.

Kodaline Coming To The INEC In December

June 8, 2021 at 2:25 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER the storming success of their recently released studio album ‘One Day At A Time’, Kodaline have announced an acoustic tour across Ireland in November and December 2021, including a date in the Gleneagle INEC Arena on December 4. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 11 at 9am from www.inec.ie. Speaking about the acoustic tour, the […]

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Mark Doe.

Recovery Haven To Host Live Online Cookery Demo With Mark Doe

June 8, 2021 at 2:17 pm Comments are Disabled

TO celebrate International Men’s Health Week, cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry has organised a live cookery demonstration with renowned chef, Mark Doe, on Tuesday, June 15. Open to all men dealing with cancer, the free Zoom cook-along event will take place from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, where the well-known Just […]

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New Campaign Aims To Stamp Out Litter On Kerry’s Beaches

New Campaign Aims To Stamp Out Litter On Kerry’s Beaches

June 8, 2021 at 2:11 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is encouraging anyone visiting the county’s beaches this summer to ‘Give Your Litter A Lift’ and to ensure that coastal areas remain free of litter over the coming months. The local authority will be increasing the number of litter bins available at beaches across the county but […]

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Peter Mark Delivers Gift Bags To University Hospital Kerry Staff

Peter Mark Delivers Gift Bags To University Hospital Kerry Staff

June 8, 2021 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

AS part of its Healthcare Heroes campaign, Peter Mark recently made a surprise delivery of gift bags to University Hospital Kerry to thank the hospital team for its work during COVID-19. Healthcare Heroes is a nationwide campaign by Peter Mark to show its appreciation for healthcare workers by donating gift […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

Austin Stacks GAA Club News

June 8, 2021 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

THE LEAVING CERT: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle wishes all the Austin Stacks members who are doing the Leaving Cert exams between Wednesday, 9th June and Tuesday, 29th June, the best of luck. Remember that exam candidates are guaranteed accredited grades this year so regard the written Leaving Cert exams as […]

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

Na Gaeil GAA Club News

June 7, 2021 at 1:54 pm Comments are Disabled

Seniors    Na Gaeil will open their County League Division 2 campaign next Sunday when they take on Ballydonoghue at home in Killeen at 2pm. Na Gaeil 2nd team are playing in Division 6 and are away to Spa on Saturday evening at 7.30pm.   U15    The County League will commence […]

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On Sunday last Ballymacelligott GAA U7s proudly displaying their certs acknowledging their great skill improvements over the past four weeks.

Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

June 7, 2021 at 1:35 pm Comments are Disabled

Senior Team The first round of The County League Ballymacelligott V Annascaul has been fixed for Saturday 12th June at 7.30pm in Ballymac. The County League has always been a great competition and one both players and supporters look forward every year. This year is no different even though the […]

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

June 7, 2021 at 1:27 pm Comments are Disabled

Kerins O Rahillys GAA Club Notes Upcoming Fixtures Credit Union SFL Division 1B Rd 1 June 12/13 Kenmare Shamrocks v Kerins O Rahillys Rd 2 June 19/20 Kerins O Rahillys v Legion Rd 3 July 3/4 Kerins O Rahillys v Rathmore Rd 4 July 17/18 An Ghaeltacht v Kerins O Rahillys Rd 5 […]

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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

June 7, 2021 at 12:03 pm Comments are Disabled

Senior Camogie Tralee Parnells adult Camogie team are delighted to welcome our newest recruit Katie Killeen.  Katie is an Offaly and Rhode Club footballer and also a school Camogie player, now working in Kerry.  Katie came along to our Monday training in Caherslee and is looking forward to getting back […]

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