Articles by: Dermot Crean

One of the highlights of the Year in the Club is the return of our Academy on Sunday mornings as our players of the future practice and hone their skills under the watchful eyes of their coaches. This Sunday morning it was a joy to behold dozens of Girls and […]

ACADAMH NA nÒG It may have bucketed down a few times during academy training last Sunday morning in Healy Park, Ballyrickard but it didn’t stop our girls and boys enjoying themselves. We had a very busy but fun morning! Welcome to our new recruits, we might not have got around […]

Bring a Friend Boys and girls living in the Tralee, Ballymac, Blennerville, Churchill and Fenit areas are welcome to come along and try out Hurling and Camogie with Tralee Parnells.  The club will supply equipment for the first few weeks so come along and try it out.  Bring a friend […]

Club Lotto: Our next Milltown-Castlemaine GAA Lotto (Kindly sponsored by Alma’s Takeaway) will take place on Mon the 17th of May. Join us on our Facebook page for the live draw. Tickets are available online with ClubForce and at all usual outlets with the Jackpot Prize of €12,600. Go to ClubForce to play by clicking […]

A LOCAL writer has just released his latest book which explores events in Kerry during the War of Independence. Listowel native Martin Moore, who is now based in Tralee, has recently published ‘When Freedom’s Sword Was Drawn’ to examine six linked events in north Kerry, all of which occurred within a 10km […]

KERRY Airport Ireland and 26 other employers in the county have joined forces to donate €5,200 to Pieta House while promoting the county as a great place to work. A wall in the recently transformed Departures Lounge has been entirely sponsored by local companies who are encouraging people to choose […]

THE N72 Killarney to Mallow road will be closed to traffic between Barraduff and Rathmore from Monday, 17th May for a period of two weeks. The closure is to facilitate the construction of a culvert as part of the Stagmount Bends Improvement Scheme. Diversions will be in place and will […]

GROUPS and clubs in Kerry will receive €142,409 under the Community Enhancement Programme. The 2021 Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) will provide small grants designed to assist in the re-opening of facilities such as community centres, men’s and women’s sheds, parish halls and youth centres. The grants will range from a […]

CARA Credit Union continues to support local communities and are now accepting applications for the Lauri Healy Community Sponsorship Awards. Cara Credit Union set up the Awards back in 2017 with a four year commitment to award €120,000 to support community based projects initiated by organisations within their common bond. […]

THERE were 20 COVID-related fines issued to people by gardaí in the Kerry Division between April 30 and May 6, with 449 fines issued overall by the Division since the start of the pandemic. Gardaí in the Southern Region (Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford) issued more fines than any other […]

CITIZENS Information are receiving a lot of employment related queries regarding public holidays which are often referred to as bank holidays. We have had four so far this year (Jan, Mar, Apr & May) and have five more to look forward to (June, Aug, Oct, Dec x 2) in 2021. […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says this week’s selections from terrestrial television are films that have perhaps the most important factor in film making – a good solid story… This week’s films include some excellent performances, but without a great script, even the best are found wanting. Where better to […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again today. There were four additional deaths and 434 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 14.9 per 100,000 people.  There have been 22 cases reported in […]

THERE were nine new COVID-19 cases in the Tralee Local Electoral Area reported in the 14 day period up to Tuesday, May 3, according to data provided by the HSE and Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). It’s the electoral area with the largest amount of cases and the most per […]

PIETA House and Electric Ireland are encouraging the people of Kerry to share ‘One Sunrise Together’ on tomorrow morning, May 8, for Darkness Into Light. There’s still time for people to sign up at www.darknessintolight.ie and take part in the event where participants can walk, run, swim, hike, bike or simply share One Sunrise Together for […]

RADIO Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh and Kerry Person of the Year Dr Patricia Sheahan were on hand to launch Kerry Hospice’s annual Sunflower Day on Thursday evening. The annual fundraiser, which raised over €40,00o in 2019, will take place on June 12 but, like many of these events over the past […]

KERRY County Council has €1,268,652 in funding through the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works in Lieu of the Social Housing Scheme (IWILs). Under both schemes, Government funding meets 90% of the cost of the works in each property, with the local authority providing the remaining 10%. This […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry again this evening. There were eight additional deaths and 393 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the deaths notified today, three occurred in May, two in March and three occurred in February or earlier The 14 day […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS We welcomed back our U7 boys and girls on Sunday 2nd MAY at 11am. The weather was amazing and everyone enjoyed the first outing, coaches and parents included. We had an amazing 67 boys and girls who were placed into pods of 15 and were […]

MUSIC Performance and Music Technology students from the Kerry College Clash Campus are collaborating with the Photography students from the Listowel Campus, to organize a virtual photography exhibition, that will feature both original and covered music. The ’21&Us’ exhibition will display a collection of work the photography students and the […]

THE Public consultation process on the construction of an underpass at Ballygarran as part of the Tralee-Fenit Greenway project has begun A pedestrian / cycling underpass is required to cross under the local road L-2006 at Ballygarran (Cotters Bend) and submissions are sought on the proposal which will provide a coherent […]

KERRY Fine Gael TD and Deputy Government Chief Whip, Brendan Griffin, has called for an early signal to the tourism and hospitality sector that the 9% VAT rate will continue into 2022. The reduced rate of 9% VAT was introduced as a temporary measure to help businesses during the Covid […]

THIS Friday is Guide Dog Day, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s national fundraising campaign and day of celebration of the guide dogs and assistance dogs who enable people with sight loss or autism to lead independent lives and actively participate in their communities. The charity aims to change 80 […]

LIKE yesterday, there were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were seven additional deaths and 418 new cases of the virus reported nationally. Of the deaths notified today, five occurred in April, one occurred in February and one occurred in January. The 14 day incidence of […]

TOTAL Cleaning Kerry are currently hiring for a busy summer season ahead in their warehouse and their two retail stores — at the Horan Centre and the newly renovated store in Clash Industrial Estate which is opening soon. CVs are being accepted for various roles in retail and warehouse sectors of the […]

HOT lunches will be provided for pupils in Presentation Primary School from this week. In order to deliver healthy, freshly prepared food, the school has installed a kitchen which will be staffed by the School Food Company. In March it was revealed Presentation Primary School had been added to the […]

THE Rose Hotel joined forces with Tralee businesses during the month of April in aid of Kerry Mental Health and raised €1,100. “If the last year has highlighted anything it’s the need to keep in touch with people,” said The Rose Hotel’s General Manager Mark Sullivan. “As we are missing our […]

GARDAI issued a number of fines to motorist in Molls Gap, Killarney, on Saturday night. Following reports from local residents of cars gathering late at night, Gardaí from Killarney Roads Policing Unit, assisted by uniform Gardaí and a trained Garda Public Vehicle Inspector, set up an operation targeting drivers who […]

A LOCAL man is organising a fundraiser at the end of the month for a mental health awareness service. Trevor Leen from Tralee has organised the Row 10k event to raise funds and awareness for “Text About It (50808)”. Trevor and friends aim to row 10k on a rowing machine, […]

KERRY College will hold the first in a series of live information webinar events on Tuesday, May 11 at 7pm. The event will feature staff, learners and graduates. Participating on the night will be teachers and current students to talk of their experiences with Kerry College and to answer any […]