Articles by: Dermot Crean

CHRISTMAS is just over five weeks away, so it’s time to get serious about buying presents for the special people in your life. Well The Ashe Hotel and Manor West Hotel have the ideal solution which will offer the gift of happy memories at both properties with their flexible gift […]

RECOVERY Haven is hoping the public will support their annual flag day which this year is taking place online. Friday, November 20 was due to be Recovery Haven Kerry’s official fundraising Flag Day when hard-working volunteers take to the streets in towns across Kerry for the collection. However, with Level […]

KERRY County Council is inviting people in the county to participate in and avail of a programme of events and initiatives which are being rolled out across Kerry under the national ‘Keep Well’ campaign. The local authority will be providing information online about keeping well during the coronavirus pandemic and […]

YET another weather warning has been issued by Met Éireann for the county. It’s only been a few days since the last one and now another Status Yellow Wind warning will be in effect for Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Limerick tomorrow. Southwest to west winds veering northwest will […]

SIAMSA Tíre is looking for a local visual artist that can create an impact with a creative representation of Siamsa on a prominent shop window in the town of Tralee. The aim of the piece is to add some colour and festive cheer within the town to help the local […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Tá fáilte romhat chuig nótaí Céirín O Rathaille,  serving our community for many years. With all of our prizes from our Halloween prize draw for each member of our Juvenile Academy nearly delivered it is time for us to start planning Christmas. What have we planned ….. […]

NOVEMBER MASS OF REMEMBRANCE: The annual November Mass for the deceased members & friends of the Austin Stacks GAA Club will take place on Sunday next (22nd Nov) at 10am.  The Mass will be live streamed on www.stbrendansparishtralee.net or available to listen to live on www.radiokerry.ie ONLINE CLUB SHOP OPEN […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing to the public for information after a burglary in the Caherwisheen area of town on Sunday night. They are especially asking people to lookout for a grey Skoda Octavia car which could be connected with the incident, where a house that is currently under construction was […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning the public about an online scam after a Kerry man was conned out of a substantial amount of money recently. The AIB customer received a text message from what he thought was his bank, advising him to change his account details through a link provided […]

Annual Mass    A reminder that Na Gaeil Annual Mass for club members with special remembrance of deceased members will be streamed live from St. Brendan’s Church on this coming Thursday October 19th at 7.30pm. Go to www.stbrendanstralee.org to get the live streaming. Virtual Race Night    Na Gaeil is organizing an […]

THE first ever online meeting of Kerry County Council took place on Monday following the signing of the necessary ministerial order to enable local authorities to meet remotely and to allow councillors to vote on various matters. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen, chaired the meeting from […]

Tralee Parnells Hurling & Camogie Club AGM The club held its AGM last Friday night virtually via Zoom. As the club now has Senior club status, Tralee Parnells elected a Senior Chairperson & Secretary for the first time. At a well attended meeting, the following was a list of the […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 13, 14 and 20. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Patrick Dillane Clahane, Cliona Ekren Blackrock, Siobhan O’Connor Curraheen, Mary Savage Curraheen and John Savage Annagh Lawn. Next week’s Lotto […]

Ballymac GAA Club AGM 2020 The Ballymacelligott GAA Club AGM will take place physically on Sunday January 3rd at 2pm once Government Guidelines allow, venue to be confirmed. Should it prove impossible to hold our AGM physically at that time it will be held online the following Sunday 10th January […]

THE Tralee Debenhams workers protesting at Manor West have organised a canned food drive in aid of Tralee Soup Kitchen to take place tomorrow (Tuesday). The drive marks 222 days of the workers fighting for fair redundancy terms. The Tralee Picket Line will take donations for the Soup Kitchen and […]

A TRALEE man has come third in a prestigious radio drama awards. Rory Kirby’s play ‘The Gypsy Girl’ made the top three in the RTÉ PJ O’Connor Radio Drama Awards which has been running for over 30 years and celebrates the best in new Irish writing. “I am beyond delighted to have […]

James Finnegan looks at some movies, old and new, which are worth a look on Netflix… In the spirit of hope and romance, I thought we might look at some films that are a little bit quirky, but also have a resonance of ‘odd couples’ in this week’s Netflix selection. […]

THE Tralee jobless figure fell in October by 43 on the previous month but was up by just over 1% on the same month in 2019. However, 13,547 employees and self-employed people in the county are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. The Live Register figures for Tralee shows there were […]

IT’S going to get very windy tomorrow in Kerry to go along with the heavy showers expected. In fact, a Status Yellow Wind warning for Munster has been issued by Met Éireann. Strong and gusty southwest to west winds with gusts in excess of 90km/h. The warning is valid from 11am on […]

THE award- winning and uplifting documentary ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ is to be made available to the public to view for free on YouTube next week. Due for release on Friday, November 20 at 8pm, ‘Kilimanjaro Mama’ invites audiences into theinspiring world of Kerry woman Louise Quill and documents her unrelenting passion […]

KERRY County Council and the Southern Regional Waste Management Planning Office are highlighting the role that everyone in Kerry can play in reducing waste during Waste Awareness Week which runs from next Monday to Friday, November 16-20. An online publicity campaign will focus on the facilities available at Kerry’s five […]

KERRY County Council has to this point in November received a total sum of €11,778,139.23 of a commercial rates rebate from the Government. The rates rebate covers the period from March – January since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is not the full allocation as a further payment […]

KERRY artists are invited to apply to be in with a chance of receiving an €8,000 bursary as part of the ‘Platform 31’ initiative. The Association of Local Authority Arts Officers (LAAOs), in collaboration with the Arts Council, present PLATFORM 31 – a national opportunity for artists to develop their […]

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced €1.9 million in minor works grants for primary and post-primary schools in Kerry to be paid in early December, 2020. The €1.9 million payments involve an additional €1m funding for Covid-19 related Minor Works at post-primary level and bringing forward from 2021 the […]

KERRY County Council is encouraging people in the county to shine a light for road safety on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims this Sunday. The campaign, in memory for all of those who have lost their lives on our roads, will see council buildings across Ireland lit […]

WITH Level 5 Restrictions still in place, there isn’t much to look forward to these days. Visiting friends and relations is restricted and nights on the town seem a long way off, so good folks at The Meadowlands Hotel have come up with the perfect initiative in challenging times to put […]

AN Bord Pleanala has granted planning permission (subject to conditions) for the €20m South Kerry Greenway which has the potential to transform tourism in the area. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor-Scarteen has welcomed the decision for the development of the South Kerry Greenway which will be […]

WITH COVID restrictions remaining in place and large indoor gatherings unlikely to return for months, sports clubs have had to become more inventive when it comes to fundraising activities. Na Gaeil GAA usually holds their annual race night around this time of the year and are determined that the show […]

THERE’LL be lockdown solace for literature lovers this month, as a festival out west makes a welcome return. Dingle’s newest festival, Dingle Lit, will bring the spotlight back onto the West Kerry town from November 20-22, welcoming authors, poets and publishers to the ambitious interactive virtual festival. The second ever […]

BALLYMAC native Tadhg Fleming has partnered up with global tech giant Huawei to launch their new product on the Irish market. A survey, undertaken to mark the launch of the new HUAWEI P Smart 2021, revealed that more than half of Irish people spent up to 9 hours a day on […]