Articles by: Dermot Crean

The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Patrick Connor Scarteen has opened an online Book of Condolences for the late Nobel laureate and peacemaker, John Hume. Cllr Connor-Scarteen said that John Hume made an immense contribution to peace on the island of Ireland and that he was pleased to afford […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Kerry taking effect this afternoon. The weather warning, which also effects Cork and Clare, says heavy rain will arrive this evening, tonight and tomorrow morning ad will give accumulations of 20 to 40mm, with potentially higher amounts in mountainous areas. […]

Master Classic 5 Results Sunday 2nd August MC5 1st Rory Hill (4) 42 Pts 2nd Cormac Foley (12) 42Pts 3rd Darragh Carmody (14) 40 Pts 4th Padraig Daughton (6) 39 Pts 5th Michael Higgins (13) 39 Pts Best Gross Darren P O Sullivan (+1) 38Pts Div. 1 David Fitzgerald (2) […]

Senior Team Congratulations to our senior team who put in a great win against St Michael’s Foilmore Sunday afternoon at home. Ballymac 3-12 St Michael’s Foilmore 0-7. Ballymac played host to St. Michaels Foilmore on Sunday at 2.30 in round 2 of the Premier Junior Championship.  On the day Ballymac […]

SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 Dr Crokes 1-10.   Kerins O Rahillys 0-11 The second round of the senior club championship saw us lose narrowly to Dr Crokes on Saturday afternoon in Lewis Road Killarney. We started the game brightly with three early points from, David Moran, Sean Walsh and […]

CHAIRMAN’S APPEAL: Club Chairman, Billy Ryle is continuing to appeal to Rockies everywhere to keep making  donations to the fund to help build the path with disability access. The new path will prevent footfall damage on the pitches. It will also facilitate disability access to the far terrace in Connolly […]

KERRY County Council has added a new €280,000 road-finisher paver to its fleet of machinery. The new unit will assist in the rollout of the annual Roads Programme across the county and was in operation in the past week on the Listowel to Ballylongford road. The paver is a strategic […]

Lotto We thank all our lotto supporters for your understanding when the Club made the decision to suspend our weekly lotto due to the social restrictions introduced because of Covid-19. We are currently reviewing the possibility of commencing the Lotto again in the near future however we have to be mindful […]

St Brendan’s Hurling Club/Ardfert GAA lotto draw took place in Ardfert Gaa grounds with a jackpot of €1,600. The numbers drawn were 9, 11, 22 & 28. The lucky dip winners were €75 Aoife O’Halloran Banna South, €40 Mairead Kirby An  Fearann, €25 Denis Lawlor Station Road. Next week’s draw will […]

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. REGISTRATION Anyone wishing to register with the club should download the registration […]

U12 Hurling Tralee Parnells 11-10 Abbeydorney 4-05 Our U12s had their final league game last Friday night in Abbeydorney and had a comprehensive win against the home side. This was a chance for all the squad to get game time and they all performed excellently. Phase 2 of the competition […]

OVER €114,000 in funding for four Kerry projects has been granted under the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The funding is part of an overall package of €2.8 million in funding being announced today to help rural towns and villages to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four Kerry […]

FINALLY, the boys and girls got their day out! After months of waiting, Caherleaheen NS second class pupils and their families gathered at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rathass for the First Holy Communion ceremony. The next number of weeks will see First Holy Communions take place all […]

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’ve been scammed, can I get my money back? Answer: If you’ve been scammed, you have been tricked into parting with your money. The scam can come […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s a mix of new releases and old favourites at the Omniplex this week… I am delighted to say that there are not only one, but two, new releases available this week at the Tralee Omniplex.  Even better, one of them is an Irish […]

RTÉ lyric fm will celebrate the life of Tralee soprano Miriam Murphy with two special programmes  tonight (Saturday). Miriam Murphy passed away in July and tributes poured in from all over the music world for the talented Tralee woman who brought so much joy to people with her extraordinary voice. […]

TRALEE Tidy Towns is continuing to appeal to the people of Tralee to take part in a new survey (see link below) as part of a drive to get more people involved. The Tidy Towns competition has evolved considerably in recent years with marks awarded for streetscaping, landscaping,  biodiversity, sustainability, […]

WITH the reopening of our county, Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership, has announced a new programme designed for women called ‘Kerry’s Explore Our Waterways – Women on the Water’. “Kerry’s abundant Waterways provide an ideal environment for people to get outside and get active,” said Jimmy Deenihan, Chairperson of Kerry Recreation […]

A NEW survey suggest Kerry is the most popular destination for Irish people  staycationing this summer and at least €800 will be spent by those taking a holiday at home. The research, carried out by fuel and convenience retailer Circle K in July on over 1,300 adults, has revealed that […]

With drones becoming less expensive and more widely available, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors gives the legal low-down on this popular aerial technology… According to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), there were over 22,000 registered drone owners at the start of March of this year. That figure is […]

A PROTEST to support the Black Lives Matter movement has been organised for this Sunday from 2pm to 4pm in The Square. The protest will be a peaceful one with participants urged to stand in solidarity with anyone affected by racism in society. It’s also a protest against direct provision […]

A NEW interagency group has been established to promote employment creation and retention in Kerry. The working group is one of the many initiatives in place to help to reboot the Kerry economy and to support businesses through the current economic challenges. The Employment Creation and Retention Working Group has […]

ANOTHER Status Yellow Rainfall Warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Kerry to take effect overnight. Heavy rain with accumulations between 20 and 40mm expected, potentially higher amounts possible in mountainous areas. Localised flooding, poor visibility and poor driving conditions are expected. It comes after heavy rain in Kerry caused localised […]

THE Tralee branch of the Irish Red Cross is appealing for people to run, walk or cycle 5k in aid of the service on the weekend of August 22/23 and make a donation to their gofundme page. The Tralee branch was recently donated a 132 Mercedes sprinter from NAS (National […]

A TOTAL of 716 new .ie domains were registered in Kerry in the first half of 2020 up to June 30, a 17% year-on-year increase, according to new figures released today by IE Domain Registry in its latest .ie Domain Profile Report. There were 6,303 new .ie domain registrations in […]

A TRALEE soccer club is finalising plans to host a 16 team charity soccer tournament in aid of the Kenya Education Project next month. St Brendan’s Park FC is set to host the tournament on Saturday August 22 at Christy Leahy Park. The Kenya Education Project was founded by a […]

THE Rotary Kerry School Bikes for Africa Drop off Point Launch will take place next Thursday, August 6 at 11am at the Dingle Civic Amenity Site, Ballineesteenig, Dingle. This is a project supported by the Kerry Rotary Clubs of Dingle, Killarney and Tralee. Last year there were more than 400 bikes […]

THERE is free entry today (Thursday) to 30 visitor attractions throughout the county as part of Kerry Tourism Day a new initiative by Kerry County Council and the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation. There is a variety of attractions and activities to choose from  all over the county from Tarbert Bridewell  […]

GARDAI have seized suspected drugs, cash and offensive weapons during searches in Kerry today. As part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the Killarney town area, Gardaí carried out searches at four houses in Killarney town. The planned searches began at 8am and were led by the Kerry Divisional […]

                           CLUB AIBHISTÍN DE STAIC – Juvenile Notes COVID 19: Keep remembering that the coronavirus hasn’t gone away! The health questionnaire,returntoplay.gaa.ie, must be completed for/by each player and it must be resubmitted before each training session and each game. Thanks to all parents/guardians who are complying with the Covid19 necessities…go […]