Articles by: Dermot Crean

A WOMAN who received treatment at University Hospital Kerry Chemotherapy Unit is giving something back by taking part in a fundraiser next month. Linda Woods is championing an incredible initiative for Comfort for Chemo, Kerry, the Round Ireland Virtual Cycle from May 1st to May 8th. Linda and her fundraising […]

THE number of passengers traveling through Kerry Airport in 2020 was down 77% on the previous year according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. The impact of COVID-19 travel restrictions saw just 82,959 passengers using the airport as opposed to 369,836 in 2019. The top route for […]

HOW would you like to get active this May while raising funds for cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry? The charity has joined forces with Just Giving for their exciting #5KMay fundraising event, which aims to get as many of their supporters as possible to sign up for a 5K […]

APPROVAL in principle has been issued by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Kerry County Council for the construction of 24 social homes at the Old Denny Site/Island of Geese on the Matt Talbot Road side. In total the new build will consist of 17 one-bedroomed and […]

MUNSTER Technological University has been awarded a community radio broadcast licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The licence affords MTU―Kerry Campus its inaugural FM radio station, and broadcasting will take place from its North Campus studio in Tralee. Head of School of Business, Computing and Humanities, Ms Mary Rose Stafford said; “Community radio […]

SIAMSA Tíre has announced a trio of new Irish drama which will be available online as part of its new programme of events. Working in partnership with theatre companies and other theatres across Ireland, Siamsa Tíre will present three world premieres including The Visiting Hour from the Gate Theatre, Druid’s […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. When the number is less than five, the exact figure is revealed the following day on the COVID data hub on gov.ie. There were 18 more deaths reported and 358 new cases of the virus reported […]

THE London Spirits Competition has announced Dingle Distillery Fourth Single Pot Still as the winner of Whiskey of the Year 2021. The winners of the London Spirits Competition were announced on Monday, with Fourth Single Pot Still also taking the Best in Show award. Furthermore, Dingle Distillery was awarded Gold for Single Malt Batch No 5 and both Dingle Vodka and Dingle Gin received Silver in their respective categories. Continued below… The London Spirits Competition recognises, champions […]

A NEW fully-funded course has been launched to address the skills gap and staff shortage in hospitality and tourism sectors in Kerry. The upcoming Certificate in Culinary Arts (Food Preparation and Cooking) starts on Monday, May 10 at Kerry College’s Clash Campus in Tralee. The course is fully funded, so […]

A LOCAL Labour Party activist is urging the people of Tralee to engage with a survey on the future of towns and villages. Ben Slimm, who ran as a Labour Party candidate in the local elections in 2019, says an article in The Sunday Business Post recently revealed there are vacancy […]

A CHURCHILL woman has already raised over €3,500 in a fundraiser in memory of her brother who passed away six years ago. 75 year old Ina Tuite Ferris, sister of the late Stocky O’Mahony, who died of Motor Neurone Disease, in March 2015 at the age of 72, has decided […]

KERRY County Board of Comhaltas in conjunction with Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí 2021 are inviting people to take part in their new competition. Thanks to sponsorship received from Chapter 23 Kerry & West Limerick Credit Union they are opening our Comhaltas Chiarraí History Project 2021 to all in the county of Kerry. […]

SUSI grant applications for the 2021-2022 academic year are now open for renewals (those already enrolled in courses) and will open on April 22 for new applications. SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) is the main financial support scheme for students studying in Ireland and abroad. Citizens Information handles many queries […]

As the latest data reveals 87% of Leaving Cert students are opting for both written exams and SEC-accredited grades, Billy Ryle says students have a great deal of clarity about the exam… The vast majority of Leaving Cert students have signed up for the written exam in June as well […]

CLUB WORKSHOP: Austin Stacks GAA in association with Jigsaw Kerry will host a 1-hour workshop entitled ‘One Good Adult’ at 8pm on next Monday April 19th. The aims of the workshop are to: (1) Have a greater understanding of mental health and what influences mental health (2) Recognise the importance of the role of […]

THERE were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. There were no additional deaths and 394 more cases reported nationally this evening. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 41.3 per 100,000 people. There have been 61 cases reported in the same period and […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after burglaries in Ardfert and Fenit over the past week. Between 5pm on Friday evening and 2pm on Saturday afternoon last, a shed at Ardfert cemetery was broken into and three petrol cans containing fuel were taken. Meanwhile, before midnight on Friday night, a shed […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Tralee last week. On Friday, April 9 at about 5.40pm, there was an alteration between two youths close to the Horan Centre. One male struck the other a number of times resulting in a cut to the back of the head […]

Restrictions Ease    Even though we are not back on the playing fields as of yet it gives us a sense of hope to see some easing of the restrictions from Monday April 12th. After over a hundred days in lockdown we can now travel within our county or within 20km […]

THE vaccination centre set up at Kerry Sports Academy in Tralee has closed for a week due to a shortage of vaccines. Established as a joint project between the South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, the centre had been operating to vaccinate frontline health workers. Staff at […]

SCOTIA Clinic Tralee hosted the launch of ‘Your Guide to Breastfeeding’ by Anna O’Donoghue, Lactation Consultant and Practice Nurse on Thursday last. This resource provides guidance and reassurance to new mothers while nursing their babies.   Anna has been a practice nurse for the past 17 years and has been working […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Start getting ready everyone for our return to training. We can’t tell you how delighted we will be to welcome everyone back and of course we are also looking forward to meeting our new girls and boys and their families. If any of you have friends or […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €5200 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13, 14, 16 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: 1.      Kevin Walsh c/o O’Shea’s Texaco 2.      Jimmy Mulligan Tonevane, 3.      Ella […]

Coiste na nÓg We are looking forward to being back on our pitch shortly. We have to train in pods of 15. As we get closer to the date, we will keep everyone updated on the arrangements. Covid regulations are still with us and the Club administrators are putting everything […]

Club Lotto: Next Draw – Tickets are available at all usual outlets for our next draw which will take place on Saturday, April 17th with the Jackpot Prize of €12,600. Míle búiochas do gach duine for your continued support of our Clubs Fundraising Lotto. Remember you can now play our Club […]

A FORMER Kerry star and Austin Stacks stalwart has taken his astute decision-making skills from the field of play into the world of finance, investment and pensions, with the launch of his business in Kerry. Daniel Bohan Wealth Management is a specialist financial advisory firm working with company owners, CEOs, […]

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 Invalidity Pension and I’d like to go back to work. I can’t work full-time because of my disability and this will affect my earnings. Is […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan says there is a somewhat more limited selection of television films after a Bank Holiday weekend, but there are a few interesting star vehicles available this week… The Natural (Saturday RTE One 2.10pm) is a somewhat whimsical tale of a middle aged Baseball player, Roy […]

KERRY Hospice Foundation was presented with a phenomenal amount of money raised from a mart sale recently in memory of a Moyvane man. 41-year-old, John McGrath from Moyvane had oesophageal cancer and passed away in January of this year. John had himself raised €50,000 for the palliative care unit in […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry this evening. When the number is less than five, the exact figure is revealed the following day on the COVID data hub on gov.ie. Meanwhile, data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre for the period of the fortnight up […]