Articles by: Dermot Crean

A TRALEE mezzo-soprano will take part in a special online concert this Saturday which is a must for classical music and opera lovers. Irish National Opera has joined forces with the Office of Public Works to present three of Ireland’s greatest living singers, mezzo-sopranos Paula Murrihy, Sharon Carty, and Tara […]

NOW here’s something that could give us a Lockdown lift this weekend. We could do with a bit of a pick-me-up after Level 5 Restrictions so it would be great to see Ultan Dillance get some game-time for Ireland. He has been named in the match day squad for the […]

A PUNTER in Kerry turned their €1 flutter on the Euromillions draw  into a huge windfall from the bookies. The anonymous punter placed the tiny bet in a local BoyleSports shop for Tuesday evening’s EuroMillions main draw and picked four numbers to land at massive odds of 33,000/1. The punter […]

A FORMER student in Mercy Mounthawk has won a prestigious scholarship. Diana Meriakri is now studying Biomedical Engineering at National University of Ireland, Galway, and is one of 36 students in the country to receive a Naughton Scholarship. The Naughton Scholarship is currently worth €20,000 (€5,000 for each year of […]

TRALEE Commis Chef apprentices, based in Kerry College, Clash Campus, delivered a meal to frontline workers at University Hospital Kerry on Tuesday. As part of their capstone module and the final assessment of their apprenticeship, the students must execute a culinary event. Given the circumstances and restrictions of COVID-19, the […]

SIPTU members employed at the car parts manufacturer, BorgWarner in Tralee, voted yesterday to accept improved redundancy terms. SIPTU members had been in dispute with the company over the redundancy terms since the summer when it was announced the plant in Monavalley would close in March 2021. SIPTU Organiser, Joe […]

Kerry County Council’s Senior Management Team met today to consider the Government’s announcement that the country is moving to the Level 5 category of COVID-19 restrictions and its implications for the services which the council provides to the people of Kerry. In accordance with the Government’s list of essential services, […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is asking the people of Kerry to help save businesses by shopping local this Christmas and adhering to all public health guidelines so we can come out of Level 5 restrictions as soon as possible. The Chief Executive, Ken Tobin, said there will be temporary and permanent […]

FOR the sixth consecutive year, credit unions have claimed pole position for the best customer experience in Ireland at the official CXi awards announced today. Credit unions have strengthened their reputation as Ireland’s undisputed CX champions by not just taking the top spot again this year, but by also extending […]

THE Kerry International Film Festival came to an end on Sunday night with their annual awards which were held online this year. As well as presenting Jessie Buckley with the Maureen O’Hara award, there were a number of other awards up for grabs. The full list of award winning films […]

TOYOTA’S latest addition to their commercial range, the Proace City, has arrived in Kellihers Garage, Tralee and our sales team (Niall Sheehan, Jack Watkinson and Tommy Hayes are on hand to discuss this new addition with you. Priced from just €15,038 ex. VAT, the Proace City is a competitive and […]

PAUL LUCEY MEMORIAL: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle is appealing to all supporters and friends of Austin Stacks GAA Club, Tralee to register for the 2020 Virtual Paul Lucey Run/Walk for the Rock 5k/10k, which can be done, at your own convenience in the period from midnight on 31st October to […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG As things stand now, we are being responsible in not having our Sunday morning Juvenile Academy. It would have been unrealistic to expect young girls and boys to train in a non contact format. However we can still train at home to work on and improve our skills. We […]

Underage Activities    All under age activities for both boys and girls have come to an end for the coming season. We had hoped to continue for a few more weeks but the fact that Level 3 restrictions were imposed at the beginning of last week club officers thought it best […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information in relation to burglaries in the county over the past week. Between 9pm on Monday, October 12 and 9am the following morning a house was broken into at Mountain Close, Balloonagh. Any information to Tralee Garda Station on 066-7102300. In St John’s […]

FOLLOWING this morning’ announcement that the Kerry County Museum ‘Festive Hall’ experience will not take place, there was more expected bad news this afternoon. CH Tralee has announced that it’s annual Santa Parade through the town centre and the Santaland Grotto experience has also been cancelled for the festive season […]

AGM The Executive Committee of Tralee Parnells Hurling & Camogie Club hereby give notice that the AGM of the club will be held online via Zoom on Friday 13th November, commencing at 8:30pm. Notice of motions for the AGM and nominations of registered full members to serve as an Executive […]

IT was inevitable really because of the COVID-19 situation but Kerry County Museum has officially announced that their annual Festive Hall experience will not be going ahead for Christmas 2020. In a statement issued earlier on their Facebook page, they said; “We have been talking to Santa, Mrs Claus and the elves […]

THE level crossing at Clash near the IT Tralee south campus is to be closed from tomorrow (Tuesday) until Saturday, October 24 due to works by Irish Rail at the crossing. There will be no pedestrian, vehicle or cycling access at the crossing so motorists need to use alternative routes. […]

CLUB GEAR We are currently taking orders for official club gear. The last day for placing orders is Friday 25th October. A full list of available items & prices is on our Facebook page. Please text your order, along with your name and contact details to 087 6086215 before Friday. […]

Our executive released the following statement on the 8th October. Ballymacelligott GAA Club has decided to suspend all training for all age groups for both boys and girls for 2020. The pitches will now close for all members of our club and public. The Club takes this difficult step in […]

Lotto   There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 08, 14 and 18. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Beatrice O’Sullivan Annagh, Mary Collins Clahane, Lily Kelliher Lohercannon, Patricia Ryan Derrymore East and Norma Flynn Curraheen. Next week’s […]

UNDER 8 BOYS John Mitchel’s U8 Boy’s enjoyed a great training session on Sunday last. As with COVID-19 Guidelines we made 3 small groups & had 3 exercise stations rotating each group every 15 minutes. Our session ended with a 20-minute kick about & it was great to see all […]

KERRY shoppers can give the gift of Kerry this Christmas thanks to a brand-new Kerry Gift Card which can be used in dozens of Kerry businesses and services. The Kerry Gift Card, which will allow shoppers to support local jobs and local businesses in the run-up to the Christmas, is […]

ANOTHER weather warning has been issued for Kerry this morning to go along with the rainfall alert in effect at the moment. Met Éireann issued the Status Yellow Wind warning for  Kerry, Wexford, Cork and Waterford which come into effect at 5am on Tuesday morning until 3pm on Tuesday afternoon. Southeast […]

TRALEE gardaí have been busy over the past day making arrests and drug seizures in the local area. During a search of a house last night, Tralee gardaí discovered cannabis and cocaine valued at approximately €4,000 (pending analysis) and just under €2,000 cash. Then this morning, as part of Operation GLAS, […]

THERE’S some sustained wet weather on the way which has prompted Met Eireann to issue a Status Yellow – Rainfall warning for the whole of Ireland. Persistent and occasionally heavy bands of rain will cross the country beginning on Sunday night through to Tuesday evening with the warning valid from […]

A SPECIAL wellbeing day for all first year students at CBS The Green was held last Friday with fun events lined up to give the 125 young lads a break from their studies and a chance to enjoy much needed timeout. The boys’ Year Head Mr. John Culloty and Academic […]

THE new set of Christmas cards launched by the Kerry Hospice Foundation on Thursday last by Patricia Sheahan, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, which this year contains a message of hope for the times we live in. Also present at the launch was artist Jane Hilliard, who again designed the entire […]

A EuroMillions player in the village of Kilgarvan is to the tune of €34,496 better off today after scooping this prize on last night’s EuroMillions draw. This player, who purchased their Quick Pick ticket yesterday (Friday) at the Mace shop in Kilgarvan, matched five numbers on the main EuroMillions draw, […]