Articles by: Dermot Crean

Seniors     All roads lead to Desmonds GAA Pitch in Castleisland on Saturday July 25th where Na Gaeil take on Glenflesk in the first group game of the Intermediate Championship at 7.00pm. We wish them the best of luck. Tickets    Unfortunately there are only a limited number of tickets available for […]

Kerins O Rahillys GAA CLUB NOTES SENIOR TEAM FIXTURES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 Kerins O’Rahillys Kenmare Shamrocks Templenoe Dr Crokes 3pm Saturday July 25th Fitzgerald Stadium Kenmare Shamrocks v Kerins O Rahillys Due to NHSC Covid -19 Guidlines there will be restricted capacity at all club games . Kerry GAA […]

50/50 Split the Bucket: The winner of our draw was Siobhan O’Connor who wins €170. Our next draw takes place in Horgan’s Centra on Sunday Aug 2nd. €2 envelopes are available at The Post Office and Centra. Thank you for your continued support. Annual Fundraising Golf Classic:  Our annual Golf Classic Fundraiser takes […]

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. U6/U8 Great to see big numbers turning at both age groups and […]

Notice for spectators and supporters Spectators should be aware that all the risks posed from Covid-19 cannot be eliminated, including attending GAA games but that essential control measures have been put in place to reduce risks for members. • Spectators must not attend games if they display any symptoms of […]

Our on field activities finally kicked off last weekend with a number of our teams in action in Coiste na nÓg competitions. U12 Hurling Tralee Parnells 1-07 Lixnaw 0-03 Round 1 of the U12 County league saw Tralee Parnells registered an away win in Lixnaw last Friday. With the benefit […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended due to Covid-19. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We will gradually be restarting activities over the next month in line with Government and GAA advice. We thank […]

Mike O’Halloran watched St Brendan’s overcome the home side Ballyduff in the North Kerry Hurling Championship earlier today… Ballyduff 1-17 St Brendan’s 1-26 Played in brilliant sunshine in the home of hurling, St Brendan’s were full value for their nine point win. St Brendan’s looked the better from the very […]

ANYBODY who knows me will know that I am a huge fan of a book called ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle. I can safely say that having become familiar with the book and all the ins and outs about understanding the Now it has changed my life. It […]

THE residents of Milltown were awoken this morning to the news that one of them could be Ireland’s latest EuroMillions Plus top prize winner of €500,000 following Friday night’s EuroMillions draw. The winning retailer which was Kelly’s Londis store in the town has also proved that lightning can strike twice […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the North Kerry Championship game played in Causeway last night between Causeway and Lixnaw… Causeway 0-15 Lixnaw 0-14 Let me start by saying that I was very apprehensive about attending any games or being in crowds during the Covid, I have taken the threat of infection very […]

Guidance counsellor, Billy Ryle, says the decision to delay the Leaving Cert results until September 7 must be revisited as a matter of urgency… The decision not to publish the Leaving Cert results until 7th September adds the final insult to the many injuries already inflicted on 61,000 young people […]

With Tralee Omniplex back in business, James Finnegan looks at some blockbusters from years gone by currently playing… As the return to what passes for normal continues, Tralee Omniplex is offering more blockbusters for your enjoyment – just remember that you have to pre-book your tickets online in advance. Directed […]

KERRY GAA has announced that NEMETON will stream two games from Round 1 of the Kerry Petroleum Club Championship including Kerins O’rahillys clash with Kenmare. These games can be viewed on a laptop, desktop, tablet, iPad or smartphone so fans who can’t attend the game due to COVID-19 restrictions can […]

BISHOP of Kerry Ray Browne has announced a number of appointments of clergy to parishes this afternoon. Fr Niall Geaney will transfer from Our Lady and St Brendan’s Parish in Tralee to become Fossa PP, replacing retiring Canon Tom Looney. Canon James Linnane, who was an assistant priest in St John’s […]

RTÉ lyric fm will celebrate the life of Tralee soprano Miriam Murphy with two special programmes during the August Bank Holiday. Miriam Murphy passed away last Friday and left her family, the opera community and the people of Tralee and beyond, shocked at the loss of such a wonderful person […]

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses in relation to a road traffic collision that occurred at the Cleeney Roundabout, Killarney, this morning July 17, 2020. At around 8.40am Gardaí received a report of a collision involving a truck and a female pedestrian, aged in her 50s. The pedestrian has since been taken […]

IMAGINE winning a house a stone’s throw from Killarney town centre. Well that dream could come true for the lucky winner of a fundraiser just launched by Ardfert Community Council. In their winahouseinkillarney.com competition launch today they are raffling  a brand new 4 bedroom semi detached house (No.5 Sailin Rae, located […]

THE winners of the Dawn Milk Virtual Killarney Races Ladies Day 2020 have been announced. Siobhan Wharton, Ballyhar, Killarney, — a psychiatric nurse with the Kerry Mental Health —  was the Best Dressed Lady winner. She wore a white dress from Jasmine Boutique in Tralee and a monochrome hat by the […]

A MAN is in University Hospital Kerry with non life threatening injuries after a stabbing incident at a house in a Tralee estate. Gardaí say a middle-aged man was stabbed in a house in Cois Coille earlier today and a woman aged in her 40s was later arrested. She was […]

GARDAI have seized €33,600 of suspected cannabis following the discovery of a grow house in Kenmare on Wednesday. Shortly after 7.30pm Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Kenmare Gardaí, executed a search warrant at a house outside Kenmare town. During the course of the search Gardaí discovered […]

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee singer has teamed up with recording artist Desi Egan to release a new single to hit the airwaves this Saturday. Caitriona O’Sullivan, who is a judge on TG4’s series Glór Tíre, has duetted with Egan on the classic Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra hit ‘Summer Wine’ which is going to […]

GARDAI have arrested and charged a man following the theft of a phone and other property at the Gap Of Dunloe, on Sunday, July 12. At around 4pm a woman was cycling along the Gap of Dunloe in Beaufort when she stopped for a break. She placed her backpack on […]

THE Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day competition has attracted a stunning collection of stylish entries from all over the country, but there’s just a few hours left to get in your photo. The famous fashion event at Killarney Racecourse can’t take place this year of course due to the pandemic, […]

THE launch of the ‘Bracker 100km’ fundraising walk took place, on Monday evening, July 13 at the Bracker monument which is situated on the Bracker O’Regan Road, Tralee (link road between Monavalley and Mounthawk.) The event was launched by Austin Stacks and Kerry football legend, Mikey Sheehy.  A sizeable contingent […]

THE BRACKER 100KM FUNDRAISING WALK: The Bracker 100km fundraising walk, an initiative of our Club Chairman Billy Ryle, was launched at the Bracker Monument on this Monday evening (13th July) by Austin Stacks and Kerry football legend, Mikey Sheehy. With current Covid guidelines in operation a small gathering joined members […]

THIS August, the Tour de Munster charity cycle is celebrating the 20th running of the event and will set out on its most important tour yet in order to raise vital funds for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland and individual beneficiaries. The cyclists will pay their annual visit […]

RYANAIR has announced it will remove up to 1,000 flights from its UK-Ireland routes in August and September with Kerry, Cork, Knock and Shannon routes affected. They company released statement this afternoon said it will cut the flights due to what it terms Ireland’s “defective quarantine restriction on EU visitors”. […]

WITH many running events postponed for the moment, here’s something to look forward to and train for over the coming fortnight. The ‘Kerry Goes Pink For Livie Virtual Run/Walk’ will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend with all funds raised going towards the plight of a little lady, […]

A RING of Kerry cycle will take place later this month in aid of University Hospital Kerry (UHK) ICU department to thank them for taking care of a well-known Kerry man who was seriously ill with COVID-19. Gene Tangney of the Black Valley, contracted coronavirus, resulting in medical professionals at […]