Articles by: Dermot Crean

THE Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced the sanction of a new, four-classroom school building for Knocknagoshel National School. In total, the build will provide for four general classrooms, a GP room, a library/resource area and ancillary accommodation. This project has been approved under the Department’s Major […]

Kerry LFGA Fundraiser    The following is a letter from Paul Murphy, PRO Kerry LFGAl: Hello to you all. I’d like to take this opportunity to inform your club of our Kerry LGFA Fundraiser. We have fantastic prizes on offer one of which is a set of O’Neill’s Club Jerseys. This […]

Good Luck: Best wishes to the students, teachers and educational staff returning to school in the coming week, including all those from 3rd – 6th class at Primary Level and 5th years in Post-Primary. Club Lotto: Next Draw – Tickets are available at all usual outlets for our next draw which […]

This past year has not been easy for all our basketball loving members. We have been away from the court for so long, missing training sessions and matches. We are used to dribbling a basketball, passing and shooting but this year we have become Zoom experts. Tralee Imperials BC successfully […]

Coiste na nÓg & Coaching & Games U17 Boys Our U17s boys are under the remit of Coiste na nÓg this year. Chris Flannery the former Kerry Minor S&C coach is coaching them this year and has given the players a full home work out and nutrition plan to follow for […]

St Patricks Day Parade The Tralee Municipal district of Kerry County Council have organised a virtual St Patricks day parade for this year. Clubs and societies from around the town were invited to submit a short video as part of the parade.  The parade will be available on YouTube from […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Congrats to Mags Lacey and Clodagh Hurley who were the names drawn for ‘ Our Club Mom’s Competition’ for Mother’s Day last weekend. Both Moms received a beautiful chocolate hamper compliments of ‘Tralee Chocolate Heaven’, a local business with hand made chocolate by Siobhán O’ Brien Murphy. […]

SIAMSA Tíre is keeping the spirit of St Patrick’s Day alive by hosting an online concert on Wednesday night. To celebrate and honour the national holiday, Siamsa Tíre has joined Tralee town’s businesses by illuminating its iconic building in a green glow. It will also present a celebratory concert online […]

ST Pats GAA is inviting people to enjoy their ‘Ceol and Greetings Production’ and hope in return they will make a small donation to the club. The production features singing and trad music from local performers Sadie and Paddy O’Sullivan, Tom O’Connor, James Allman, Donal Kelliher, Peter Keane, Tom Quane, […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €4800 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06,14,15 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Eoin Sayers Woodbrook Lawn M & M c/o Mono M + T O’Halloran Derrymore W Gerard Moriarty c/o Mono Aoife […]

The volunteer crew of Fenit RNLI responded to a call for assistance by Valentia Coast Guard at approximately 5.12pm on Sunday when concerns were raised for a windsurfer in the Maharees Islands area near Castlegregory. Fenit RNLI launched its ALB (all weather lifeboat) with a full crew on board the […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. When the number is below five, the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID data hub. There were no additional deaths and 384 more cases reported nationally. The […]

THERE were 11 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 16 additional deaths and 543 more cases reported nationally. Three deaths occurred in March, 12 in February and one in January. The median age of those who died was 88 years and the age […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: Can my daughter use my  Disabled Person’s Parking Permit if she is going to the shops for me? Answer: A Disabled Person’s Parking Permit (also called EU Parking […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on three great films on terrestrial TV this week…  There are three very different films on offer this coming week on the television, but each offer something different and entertaining in their unique tone and style. A few weeks ago we saw David Lean’s classic […]

THE world famous TED Talks are coming to Tralee this October, and the curators of the event want to hear your big idea or inspiring story. Based around the theme of ‘New Beginnings’, this is an opportunity to share a lesson learnt from either your Business or Personal Life to […]

THERE were seven new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 10 additional deaths and 646 more cases reported nationally. The median age of those who died was 67 years and the age range was 41 – 83 years. The 14 day incidence […]

KERRY County Council Arts Office has announced Tralee native, Con Horgan, as the successful Kerry recipient of the inaugural PLATFORM 31 artist bursary scheme. Developed by the Association of Local Authority Arts Offices (ALAAO), in collaboration with the Arts Council, PLATFORM 31 is a nationwide scheme for artists in all […]

IT’S set to be a windy night as Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow  Wind warning for Kerry and Cork. Windy tonight, westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/h and gusts of up to 100 km/h in Kerry and west Cork.​ The warning is valid […]

THIS time last year, the then Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, announced that restrictions would be put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Ireland. We all know what happened after that; thousands of deaths, a health system at breaking point, loneliness, social isolation, mental health challenges and businesses put […]

THERE were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 10 additional deaths and 592 more cases reported nationally. Eight of these deaths occurred in March, one occurred in February and one in January. The median age was 75 years and age […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the Courts Service to extend video-conferencing facilities for cases involving children. The Tralee man said video-conferencing facilities are being established in Tralee Courthouse in order that prisoners who are on remand in Cork and Limerick Prisons can be dealt with, […]

THE Kerry Short Film Bursary 2021 is open for applications. A fund of €10,000 will be awarded to the successful applicant towards the cost of producing a 10-12min short drama or documentary film in the county. This Bursary is funded through Kerry County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland […]

In an effort to spread an understanding and awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Tralee,  Cara Credit Union staff undertook the AsIAm/Supervalu Autism Friendly Communities Project. “Firstly, on behalf of all our team in Tralee, Castleisland and Killorglin I would like to thank the Tralee Autism Friendly Town Committee, As […]

THERE were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 47 additional deaths and 631 more cases reported nationally. 14 of these deaths occurred in March, 18 occurred in February and 15 occurred in January. The median age of those who died was […]

THE wind warning for Kerry has been elevated to Status Orange for this evening. Met Éireann has just updated the warning to take effect from 8pm this evening until midnight. Southwest to west winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h with damaging gusts to 120km/h for a time […]

SPORTSFILE photographer and Kerry native Stephen McCarthy has today been announced as a winner in the prestigious ‘Sports, Singles’ category in the 2021 World Press Photo Contest with his image ‘Home Training’. The winning image, taken in May last year, features the then 87-year-old masters athlete Pat Naughton maintaining his […]

THE Mayor of Tralee has called for additional facilities at a popular local amenity to attract more people when COVID restrictions are lifted. In a motion at last week’s online meeting of Tralee Municipal District councillors, Cllr. Terry O’Brien asked that the Council urgently investigate the upgrading of the facilities […]

OWNERS of commercial buildings in Tralee town centre are being asked to allow artists, performers and young entrepreneurs use their vacant properties on a temporary basis. Tralee Chamber says there is an opportunity to rebuild Tralee as the festivals and events capital of the county with such initiatives as the […]

THERE were less than five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. When the number is less than five the exact number is not revealed until the following day on the COVID-19 data hub. There were 30 additional deaths and 311 more cases reported […]