Articles by: Dermot Crean

LISTOWEL Race Committee is calling on the public not to attend Listowel Racecourse or the immediate vicinity of the racetrack itself during race week this month. The annual meeting will take place behind closed doors from Monday, September 21 to Saturday, September 26, under the guidance and strict protocols set down […]

THE Kerry Cycling Campaign has called on Tralee Municipal District Councillors to refuse to grant planning for a proposed 700 metre diversion of the Tralee Fenit Greenway. The Campaign says the Part 8 planning as drafted represents a failure to adequately mediate with the business, part of which is located […]

MEALS on Wheels Tralee and Rahoonane Community Centre are among the Kerry organisations to benefit from funding announced by the Government. The Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the funding of €71,293 for nine Kerry projects under third tranche of Covid-19 stability fund allocations. The funding […]

A LOCAL GAA club is asking residents in estates surrounding their pitches to be vigilant and contact gardaí if they see any anti-social behaviour on their grounds. The request comes after damage was caused to the goalposts in their juvenile pitches at Ballyrickard on Tuesday night. In a recent facebook […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called for the new Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to address the lack of support for inshore fishermen. Deputy Daly said the inshore fishing industry is one area that requires urgent intervention and after the Tralee man met with the National Inshore […]

A TRALEE Municipal District Councillor will call on Kerry County Council to engage with the GAA to enhance the exterior of Austin Stack Park. Fianna Fáil Cllr Mikey Sheehy has a motion before the next Tralee MD meeting on Monday, that the two bodies meet to discuss the possibility of […]

LAST month was a very wet one in this part of the country, judging by the rainfall levels in Valentia Observatory. The monthly climate report from Met Éireann released yesterday showed that 219.7 mm of rain (191% of its Long-Term Average) fell at Valentia Observatory last month, the highest level in the […]

IF you want to get back into education, then a visit to the Tralee VTOS centre in Clash is essential tomorrow morning. They are hosting an open information morning from 10am to 1pm to showcase their courses and services. Tralee VTOS has been operating for 30 years and has seen many […]

A LOCAL Fianna Fáil County Councillor has called for the Government to allow ‘Wet Pubs’ to re-open. Councillor Michael Cahill has said the restrictions on the opening of public houses should now be lifted, under confined conditions. “These restrictions were the correct line to take at the time but I […]

REPRESENTATIVES of Kerry County Council and Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce met with An Garda Síochana today (Wednesday) in relation to an incident on Main Street in the town on Saturday night. There was public anger expressed locally and nationally after footage of a large group of people congregating […]

WHILE the upcoming Listowel Races Harvest Festival will be held behind closed doors later this month, Ladies Day will go ahead online with some great prizes. The McElligotts Honda Ladies Day at the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival is always one of the fashion and social highlights of the year. Although, […]

With third level colleges due to reopen over the coming weeks, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors takes a look at the recent “Covid Party House” case and considers what it means for landlords…  The case concerned two properties at Connaught Avenue and Highfield Road, both belonging to the […]

Gardaí are appealing for smartphone owners to be ’Streetwise’ by downloading a trusted “find my phone” app and adding an emergency contact number to their phone as of the €5m worth of mobile phones stolen, only 10% are recovered. The appeal follows the release of figures by the Garda Síochána […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says if any Leaving Cert cohort ever deserved success, the Class of 2020 most certainly does… The long wait for 61,000 Leaving Cert candidates finally comes to an end on Monday, when the results of the calculated grades process will be published. Leaving Cert results will be […]

Festival Am Am 24th August Results 1st Hugh O’Farrell(14) Michael G Sheehy(10), Martin Daly(6), Terry Egan(19) 95 Points 2nd Decl;an Crowley(17), Very Tierney(12), Aidan Crowley(18),Ciaran Crowley(6) 95 Points 3rd Emma Morrissey(9), Fionnuala Mann(14), Seamus MacGearailt(18), Billy Morrissey(19) 92 Points 4th Conor O’Neill(14), Conor Doyle(8), Ken O’Halloran(11), David Hickey(10) 92 Points […]

DATA revealed by the National Lottery has shown that over 250 Good Causes projects were supported in Kerry in 2018 and 2019. Approximately 91% of revenue generated by the National Lottery goes back into the community through prize winnings, funding for Good Causes and retailer commissions. Speaking on these figures, […]

COVID UPDATED GUIDANCE: The GAA’s Covid Advisory committee have issued updated guidance to all clubs in relation to attendance at underage games. This advice is based on updated guidelines issued on behalf of the Government by Sport Ireland: Clubs should note that: No more than 1 designated individual should attend […]

TO help raise the spirits of patients and staff, Tralee Art Group and University Hospital  Kerry have recently collaborated to bring about  an uplifting initiative to adorn the walls of UHK with bright, beautiful, colourfulart creations known as the ‘Colours of Hope Exhibition’. Tralee Art Group members and some friends of Tralee Art Group, have […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information regarding two separate incidents which occurred earlier this month. On Tuesday, August 11, between 3pm and 2am the following morning,  a substantial amount of cash and a gold diamond ring were stolen from a house on the Oakpark Road. They are […]

ACADAMH NA nÓG Last Sunday we welcomed  Na Gaeil U8 and U10 Girls and U8 Boys to Ballyrickard. It was great to see our players playing a game against another team in a friendly and fun manner while also ensuring all guidelines were followed . All children played fantastically and […]

Kerry Petroleum Club Championships We send all our best wishes to our Senior team who play in the Junior Premier Championship Quarter Final next weekend. It has been an exceptionally tough year for all involved and we commend their commitment and dedication to training in these very uncertain times. We […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 09, 17, 22 and 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Pat McMahon c/o O’Shea’s, Garrett Savage Curraheen, Anne Knowles St. John’s Park, Bernie Murphy Curragraigue and Eamon O’Mahony Abbeydorney. Next week’s Lotto […]

Co. Championship    Well done to the St. Brendan’s team that defeated Legion in the quarter final of the County Championship on Saturday evening to ensure a place in the last four. Na Gaeil players Ian McCarthy, Diarmuid O’Connor Fergal and Jack Barry all acquitted themselves well with Jack and Diarmuid […]

€750,000 has been granted for Tralee projects under the Active Travel Measures Allocations for 2020 announced by the Government. €400,000 is allocated for the extension of pedestrian zone at The Mall and €350,000 for construction of new pedestrian and cycling facilities through Island of Geese site from the junction of […]

UNDER 8 BOYS John Mitchel’s U8 Boy’s had a great turn out this Sunday for training!! As always the session started with a good warm up & then we practiced skills & then straight into games. Next week John Mitchel’s U8 Boy’s host Kerins o Rahilly’s for some challenge games, […]

Senior Camogie   On Monday 22nd Tralee Parnells traveled to Causeway to take on the home side in the  County Junior Camogie competition round 2 game. As the game went on Parnells grew in confidence and while the early scoring went to the home side, Parnells were continuing to mount attacks […]

COVID19 Reminder to all senior players & parents/guardians of juvenile players: please submit the mandatory health questionnaire before each training session/match. Please bring your own water bottles and arrive togged out as dressing rooms will not be open. Due to new Government restrictions in place all adult games will now […]

LAST Thursday saw 36 young boys and girls begin their education journey at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn but, of course, it was a first day with a difference. Moms and dads were relieved and delighted to see the new entry system at the school run so smoothly, as they waved their […]

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of a man that occurred on Saturday night, outside a premises on the Muckross Road in Killarney. Gardaí arrived at the scene at approximately 11:40pm and observed an unconscious male lying outside the entrance. The man, aged in his 20s, […]

IT was a very busy day for Fr Padraig Walsh at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday as he oversaw the First Holy Communions of over 60 pupils from Scoil Eoin Balloonagh. Because of Government guidelines, there had to be three separate services — one for each class […]