Articles by: Dermot Crean

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 […]

THERE has been a call for action to be taken by the Government to tackle the waiting list for driving tests in Kerry. Labour Party activist, Ben Slimm from Tralee and Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly have both spoken about the issue calling for immediate action. Figures released to […]

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership is calling on experts in creativity and facilitation to join an online listing. It is envisaged that listing creatives online will help communities to engage creative skillsets to help child and youth participation in creative activities. Established in May 2019 the LCYP has been working […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were two additional deaths and 383 new cases of the virus reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is just 13.5 per 100,000 people. There have been 20 cases reported in […]

GARDAI are investigating a number of separate criminal damage and burglary incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. On Monday, April 26, between 11pm and the following morning, a car window was damaged when a rock was thrown at through it in the Doon North area of Tralee. […]

THERE was a huge rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to April 2020, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). However, this increase was due to the COVID pandemic and the lockdown in place in the country in April […]

CASTLEISLAND Community College has scooped the overall award for the Construction Industry Federation’s ‘Design a Home for Everyone’ competition. The community college was selected over the other finalists at the first CIF’s Design a Home for Everyone Awards ceremony that saw its “No Man is an Island” entry edged out […]

  Covid Update    The good news is that from Monday next May 10th outdoor training is permitted at adult level in pods of a maximum of 15 people. However games are not allowed and indoor facilities must remain closed. This is welcome news for our senior players who are delighted […]

All clubs received the following correspondence from Croke Park at the beginning of last week. Covid Update for Clubs in the 26 Counties A chara, I know you will be aware by now of the positive announcement by the Irish Government yesterday in relation to the further relaxing of restrictions […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Strand Road’s main pitch was alive with youth last Sunday morning as the sun shone down on us . We were delighted to welcome back our girls, boys , parents and coaches . It was lovely meeting you and we all are looking forward to getting to […]

DEFIBRILLATOR TRAINING: Anyone interested in Defibrillator Training is asked to send their details to Secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie. The Club is organising a course in association with Tralee Red Cross commencing with an online theory session followed by practical training once restrictions are lifted. The Austin Stacks GAA Club Defibrillator is located on […]

TWO teams from CBS The Green in Tralee emerged victorious from the Kerry regional final of the Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge last Wednesday and now will go forward to the Grand Final tomorrow. The Money Smarts final, comprising six rounds of money related questions and puzzles, saw the […]

KERRY is seeking to retain its position as one of the safest destinations in Ireland to visit as it rolls out its new updated Safe Destination Programme for 2021 to coincide with the gradual reopening of society and the economy. Kerry County Council and its tourism and training partners are […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €5500 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 10, 18, 27 & 30. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: 1.       Daragh Callaghy c/o Maurice Hanafin 2.      Martin Leen Derryquay 3.      Sadie […]

Return to Play After a lot of background preparation and Zoom calls there was great excitement last week as all juvenile teams returned to training in Caherslee.  Friday evening in particular was a hive of activity as our younger age groups had their first training sessions.  Everything was well organised […]

JUVENILE TRAINING It was great to welcome back all our players from last year, as well as many new faces, to training this week. Check out photos on our Facebook page. Please ensure you have registered your child on www.foireann.ie and completed the mandatory health questionnaire before each session. Training […]

Club Lotto: Milltown-Castlemaine GAA Lotto Results: Kindly sponsored by Almas Takeaway Saturday, 1st May, 2021 – Jackpot €12,600 Lucky Numbers: 01 – 27 – 30 & Bonus Ball: 15 There were no jackpot winners of today’s draw so our consolation prize winners are: €50: Jack Kearin  / €50: Maureen Kerins […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that March was a very busy month for property sales around Tralee with 37 transactions taking place fetching a total of €6,812,333. The properties that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs […]

KERRY businesses are invited to apply for the Virgin Media ‘Backing Business’ Initiative. The Initiative, in collaboration with Digital Business Ireland (DBI), Permanent TSB, Milk Bottle Labs and Munster Local Enterprise Offices, is a €100,000 programme to select and support five businesses across the Munster region with bespoke digital transformation packages. […]

AN announcement of €1,413, 750 in funding has been made for four of Kerry’s fishery harbour centres. The funding is part of the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme which provides finances for safety, maintenance and new development works of the fisheries and seafood processing sectors nationwide. Dingle […]

Did you enjoy the dry weather this weekend? Well unfortunately it comes to halt this tomorrow. A Status Yellow Wind and Rain warning has been issued for Kerry as well as Clare, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford. We can expect unseasonably wet and windy weather on […]

A LOCAL business in Tralee raised an amazing €11,705 for two cancer charities by staff taking part in a ‘Shave Or Dye’ challenge on Good Friday. Kellihers Crash Repair at Rathass in Tralee raised the  much needed funds for Recovery Haven and Comfort for Chemo Kerry who collected their cheques […]

KERRY County Council issued 335 fines to motorists for parking on footpaths in 2020. The figure was revealed at the Kerry Joint Policing Committee online meeting on Friday. Kerry Green Party Chairman, Anluan Dunne, had issued a question asking what measures gardaí and Kerry County Council are taking in Kerry […]

CONCERNS were expressed about crime and policing in Tralee Town Park at the online meeting of the Kerry Joint Policing Committee meeting on Friday afternoon. A question was submitted by Chris O’Shea from Tralee asking what were the gardai doing about “open drug dealing and drinking sessions in our Town […]