Articles by: Dermot Crean

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 figure is not revealed until the following day on the COVID-19 data hub on gov.ie There was one additional death and 520 more […]

GARDAI are investigating two separate bicycle theft incidents in town over the past week. On Monday, March 15, between 5:30pm and 10:20pm a girls’ Mountain bike was stolen from  Caherdannan in Tralee. The bike, an Apollo purple mountain bike,  was locked in a communal part of the estate. It is […]

GARDAI said there has been a worrying rise in young people gathering in groups and engaging in anti-social behaviour in Tralee. On Sunday night at about 6.45pm, there was an incident at Scoil Eoin Balloonagh where up to 20 youths gathered on the roof. CCTV footage is being examined and […]

Club Lotto: Lotto Results for Draw on Fri 19th March 2021: Numbers Drawn: 02 / 03 / 16 Bonus No: 25 There was no winner of the Jackpot but well done to the winners of our consolation prizes: Gerdie Murphy – €50 / Seamus Kerrisk – €50 Adele O’Dwyer – €25 […]

Covid Restrictions    The Covid restrictions are still in place as the daily positive totals fail to reduce by any significant margin. There are rumblings that by April 5th the 5 kilometre traveling restriction may be increased to 10k or maybe 20k so we live in hope. We also long for […]

Ballymacelligott Ladies News   The first round of Last Man Standing saw 35 players knocked out. The next round will take place on the 3rd April. Participants are reminded to have their entries in by 3pm on Friday 2nd April. With less than a month to go we have collected 11 stamp cards […]

Club Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €4900 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13,15,18 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Pat Enright online Michael Moriarty online Dylan Walsh c/o Poff Motors Lily Kelliher Lohercannon Noreen O’Flaherty c/o Tommy Brosnan Next week’s […]

PROMINENT Kerry people with a common goal have joined Kerry Mental Health Association’s campaign to promote the 5 Ways To Wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning & Give. The 14 well known people have each recorded a short video in which they shared a way to wellbeing […]

KERRY Motor Club’s hopes of running future COVID-19-compliant events received a boost this week thanks to funding from Kerry County Council. The Tralee based club cannot run its Circuit of Kerry Rally in April this year and has not yet made a decision on the Kerry Winter Rally in November. […]

THE inimitable Snoop Dogg has announced rescheduled dates for his ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ headline tour including a new date the Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney on March 11, 2022. The forthcoming tour sees the West Coast rap legend touring in support of his 17th album I Wanna Thank Me, and […]

THERE were six new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were two additional deaths (both occurred this month) and 769 more cases reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 52.8 per 100,000 people. There have been 78 cases […]

THERE were no new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were nine additional deaths and 525 more cases reported nationally. Seven deaths occurred in March, and two deaths occurred in February. The median age of those who died was 76 years and the age range […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I think I’m being bullied by my boss at work. What exactly is bullying and what protections do I have? Answer: Bullying is defined as repeated inappropriate behaviour […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has three very different movies to catch on RTE/TG4 over the coming week… It is not exactly a vintage week for films on terrestrial television this week, but there are a couple of gems that are well worth a look, or indeed a revisit. It’s […]

THERE were seven new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 10 additional deaths and 507 more cases reported nationally. Nine deaths occurred in March, one date of death remains under investigation. The median age of those who died was 75 years and the […]

LEE Strand has teamed up with An Riocht Athletic Club to get everyone in Kerry fit and healthy over the next six weeks. Get your family together and progress from walking to running a virtual 5k at your own pace during the May Bank Holiday weekend. Irish International athlete Shona […]

HE has raised an incredible €101,665 for Enable Ireland Kerry Services since 2011 and now Tommy Sheehy has set himself a daunting new challenge for 2021. The past year’s figure of €12,497 raised from a series of spinning completed early in 2020 and a massive cycling challenge where Tommy climbed […]

MINISTER for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien has announced €31.9 million in funding for the Tralee and Killarney regions under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). The URDF part-funds projects aimed at enhancing urban areas to make them more attractive places to live, work, visit and invest. […]

THERE were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were no additional deaths and 582 more cases reported nationally. The 14 day incidence of new cases for Kerry is 58.2 per 100,000 people. There have been 86 cases reported in the same […]

A TRALEE business has received the All-Ireland Business Foundation, Best in Class, Business All-Star Accreditation 2021. Mounthawk Montessori School and Busy Bees Nursery and After-school Club will receive the honour from the Foundation which is responsible for identifying and accrediting best-in-class Irish businesses, overseeing the All-Ireland Business Accreditations, Summit and promoting peer dialogue […]

WHILE live performances in venues seems like a long way off, the INEC is planning for the future and have just announced a major event for March next year. Ellen Kent’s production of Madama Butterfly is coming to the Gleneagle INEC Arena on March 24, 2022. The Korean soprano Elena […]

A NEW book exploring the fascinating history of an old church in Tralee has just been launched. ‘Recollections of the Presbyterian Church Tralee’ is an intimate portrait of the church that once stood on Edward Street on the site now occupied by the Post Office car park. Its author, the […]

THERE were 10 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 17 additional deaths and 557 more cases reported nationally. Nine deaths occurred in March, four in February, and four occurred in January or earlier. The median age of those who died was 81 years […]

TRALEE Chamber is calling for the development of a Travel and Mobility Plan for Tralee and for support in the provision of a modern public transport and carpark metering systems for the town. This includes a public bus system with routes serving all the town and investment in a linked cycleway […]

HAPPY St Patrick’s Day! Like last year, we can’t celebrate it properly due to COVID restrictions, but Kerry County Council has come up with something special for all to enjoy, whether you’re at home or abroad. In a video just uploaded to the Council’s social media channels, you can join […]

THERE were five new cases of COVID-19 reported for Kerry at the NPHET briefing this evening. There were 18 additional deaths and 349 more cases reported nationally. Seventeen deaths occurred in March, and one in February. The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was […]

TRALEE Chamber wants the Courthouse on Ashe Street to be looked as a potential ‘visitor hub with a civic, arts, sports history and/or Heritage centre usage’ should the courts services move to new location as expected. This follows on from Tralee Tourism Strategy published by Tralee Chamber in 2019, which […]

  LAST year, Kerry County Council received 1,042 litter complaints, issued 93 litter fines and six prosecutions were instigated. At the online meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, the Council Litter Pollution Report for 2020 was issued to members. In the Tralee area last year, there were 428 litter […]

CHELTENHAM FUNDRAISER: We are delighted to bring you our new Fantasy Cheltenham competition to help raise funds for the club’s return to play. Join the Austin Stacks 2021 Fantasy Cheltenham Competition for the chance to win a first prize of €1,850! For just €20, you can add even more fun […]

KERRY’S sports businesses, clubs, and recreational facilities are being invited to register and apply for programme funding support, under the newly launched ‘Keeping Kerry Active’ programme, which will be rolled out across Kerry. The programme, which is being overseen by the Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, is encouraging sports businesses, […]