Articles by: Dermot Crean

Status Yellow Thunder Warning Issued For Kerry

Status Yellow Thunder Warning Issued For Kerry

June 14, 2020 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

YOU might have noticed we’ve had some rain today! Well it looks like the afternoon and evening will be more of the same according to Met Éireann. A Status Yellow Thunder warning has been issued for Munster, Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath. Thunderstorms will develop […]

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Roger Harty: Just Do It

Roger Harty: Just Do It

June 14, 2020 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

J.D.I. (the Nike slogan) is a slogan that is very close to my heart. The reason for this is that it works and it was of huge benefit to me in my own life. Every morning I made myself go for a walk, rain, hail or snow whether I liked […]

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Fundraising Tractor Run To Pass Through Tralee This Sunday

Fundraising Tractor Run To Pass Through Tralee This Sunday

June 13, 2020 at 11:39 am Comments are Disabled

TOMORROW will see a convoy of vehicles pass through Tralee, all for a good cause. A vintage tractor run will take place from Ardfert village on this Sunday in appreciation of the staff at University Hospital Kerry. The run will leave the village at 2pm and make its way to […]

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Finnegan On Films: Three Coen Brothers Classics To Watch On Netflix

Finnegan On Films: Three Coen Brothers Classics To Watch On Netflix

June 13, 2020 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

This week our movie guy, James Finnegan, takes a look at three films from the wonderfully talented and successful Coen Brothers…   Joel and Ethan write, direct and produce their films jointly.  They mix and match many genres and styles, and there are three available on Netflix that give a […]

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A Virtual County Fleadh Cheoil Planned For Next Weekend

A Virtual County Fleadh Cheoil Planned For Next Weekend

June 13, 2020 at 11:08 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY CCÉ should be celebrating our annual Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí this weekend in Milltown, but as with other major festivals in Kerry it had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis. However, a virtual Fleadh will take place all next weekend and Kerry CCÉ have put together a very […]

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‘Windows On Our Lives’ Project For Cruinniú Na nÓg

‘Windows On Our Lives’ Project For Cruinniú Na nÓg

June 12, 2020 at 6:19 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Local Creative Youth Partnership has announced that ‘Windows On Our Lives’ is now live on www.kerryetb.ie and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram via @kerrylcyp and @kerryetb. This is a video slideshow which features youth creativity in sound, song, words and images and offers up an emotional roller coaster reflecting […]

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Survey Shows Tralee People Have Pride In Their Town

Survey Shows Tralee People Have Pride In Their Town

June 12, 2020 at 5:33 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE people are very proud of their town and would be willing to speak up for the town on social media, according to the latest results from the ‘Let’s Talk About Town’ survey. Part Three of the results of the survey conducted by Tralee Chamber Alliance concentrated on ‘Pride and […]

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Four Cars Seized After Garda Operation In Killarney

Four Cars Seized After Garda Operation In Killarney

June 12, 2020 at 5:02 pm Comments are Disabled

GARDAI seized four cars for not having valid tax/insurance in Killarney yesterday. Following reports from local residents of cars gathering late at night in the Killarney District, Gardaí from Killarney set up an operation targeting drivers who congregate and drive dangerously on the roads. Shortly before midnight on June 11, […]

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Mothercare In Tralee To Close After Company Is Placed Into Liquidation

Mothercare In Tralee To Close After Company Is Placed Into Liquidation

June 12, 2020 at 10:32 am 1 comment

MOTHERCARE Ireland is to close its 14 branches, including its one in Manor West Tralee, after it was placed into liquidation. This is another blow to Manor West after Debenhams closed permanently during the COVID-19 crisis, but some good news is that Fitzgibbon Interiors will be opening a new showroom […]

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Kerry Businesses Expect 50% Decline In Revenue Over Next 12 Months

Kerry Businesses Expect 50% Decline In Revenue Over Next 12 Months

June 11, 2020 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY businesses’ trade is expected to down over 60% in the next three months compared to the same period in 2019, according the latest Chambers Ireland survey released on Wednesday Also, Kerry businesses expect an estimated 50% decline in revenue for the next 12 months. Ken Tobin, of Tralee Chamber said […]

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Free Parking Period And ‘Grace Periods’ In Council Car-Parks From July 1

Free Parking Period And ‘Grace Periods’ In Council Car-Parks From July 1

June 11, 2020 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

THERE will be a temporary free parking period from 9am to 11am each morning in Tralee’s Council-owned car parks from July 1. This was agreed by Tralee Municipal District councillors at a special meeting on Wednesday morning. It was also agreed to retain traffic through Russell Street (which was due […]

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IT Tralee Announces Details Of Free Online Workshops For Next Week

IT Tralee Announces Details Of Free Online Workshops For Next Week

June 10, 2020 at 6:01 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has today announced details of a number of free online workshops commencing on Wednesday, June 17 and running over three days to Friday, June 19. The workshops will cover topics such as Video and Visual Content Creation for Social Media, Customer Experience Management and Using […]

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Daly Asks For Update On Radiology Staff Situation At UHK

Daly Asks For Update On Radiology Staff Situation At UHK

June 10, 2020 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Sinn Féin TD, Pa Daly, has expressed his disappointment at reports that two radiology staff are leaving or have already left University Hospital Kerry (UHK) and is looking for confirmation of this from the hospital. Deputy Daly claims there once were five staff in the department and now only […]

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Kerry County Council Playgrounds To Reopen On Monday

Kerry County Council Playgrounds To Reopen On Monday

June 10, 2020 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has announced that playgrounds around the county will re-open on Monday next, June 15. The playgrounds are being inspected, cleaned and sanitised this week in advance of their reopening. Those visiting the playgrounds are asked to adhere to the public health guidelines and advice on social distancing. […]

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Tralee Rugby Club Launches Public Appeal For Funding

Tralee Rugby Club Launches Public Appeal For Funding

June 10, 2020 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Rugby Club has today launched a public appeal for funds as the long established sports club aims to deal with significant financial losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The club has launched a dedicated Go Fund Me page and is calling on all members, non-members and the […]

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At the online launch of the Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club Lotto at the club grounds in Connolly Park, Tralee on Monday night, 8th June wereL/r Billy Ryle (Club Chairman), Martin Collins (Club PRO), Elma Nix (Club Secretary), Jim Naughton (Chairman, Club Field Committee), Carmel Quilter O Neill (Club Lotto Committee), Nial Shanahan (Chairman, Club Finance Committee), Brendan O Regan (Club Lotto Committee) and Eamonn O Reilly (Club Vice-Chairman).

Stacks Relaunch Lotto With Option To Play Online

June 10, 2020 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

AUSTIN Stacks GAA Club launched their fundraising Lotto on Monday night and have taken the step of also allowing people locally and beyond to play online. The loss of income from the Lotto during the past three months was a big setback to the club, so the Lotto Committee – […]

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Death Of Creator Of Town Park’s Rose Of Tralee Statue

Death Of Creator Of Town Park’s Rose Of Tralee Statue

June 10, 2020 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

THE death has taken place in West Cork of the renowned  Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, among whose works is the Rose of Tralee statue in the Rose Garden in the Town Park. Jeanne Scuffil was born in Dublin in 1946 and  studied fine art at the National College of Art and Design. […]

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Council’s One-Stop-Shop For Businesses Needing Support And Advice

Council’s One-Stop-Shop For Businesses Needing Support And Advice

June 10, 2020 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has launched a new web portal which will serve as an online one-stop-shop for businesses in Kerry which need support and advice as economic activity begins to resume across a number of sectors. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, Kerry County Council has been providing a […]

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Siamsa Tíre’s Free Online Classes For Cruinniú Na nÓg

Siamsa Tíre’s Free Online Classes For Cruinniú Na nÓg

June 10, 2020 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

THIS Saturday you can take part in Traditional Arts Workshops with the National Folk Theatre Training Academy as part of Cruinniú na nÓg in association with Creative Ireland and Kerry County Council. If you are aged between 5 – 18 and want to try your hand at an Irish instrument, […]

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Over €800,000 Awarded For Shannon ABC At IT Tralee

Over €800,000 Awarded For Shannon ABC At IT Tralee

June 9, 2020 at 1:22 pm Comments are Disabled

SHANNON Applied Biotechnology Centre (ABC), an Enterprise Ireland funded Technology Gateway, has been awarded in excess of €800,000 for new equipment to help support Irish companies. Shannon ABC is a collaboration between the Institute of Technology, Tralee and Limerick Institute of Technology and works with companies across the Life Sciences, […]

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Man Arrested In Relation To Criminal Damage Incident In Boherbee

Man Arrested In Relation To Criminal Damage Incident In Boherbee

June 9, 2020 at 12:07 pm Comments are Disabled

A MAN has been arrested and charged in relation to a criminal damage incident which occurred overnight. The front windows of Dom O’Donnell’s furniture shop in Boherbee were damaged during the incident. A man was arrested a short time later and appears in court today. Meanwhile, Gardaí are investigating a […]

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A site we got used tolast year in the summer months. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Kerry Retains 13 Blue Flags On County’s Beaches

June 9, 2020 at 11:42 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY has retained 13 Blue Flags at 12 of the county’s beaches as well as Fenit Marina, with just Ballybunion North losing its status this time around. The decision of the International Blue Flag jury was announced today and sees the following beaches awarded Blue Flags for 2020: Rossbeigh, Ballybunion […]

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Green Party Welcomes More Space For Pedestrians In Kerry Towns

Green Party Welcomes More Space For Pedestrians In Kerry Towns

June 9, 2020 at 11:32 am 1 comment

PLANS to create more space for pedestrians in town centres in Kerry are being welcomed by the Kerry branch of the Green Party. The ‘Safe and Welcoming Streets’ adopted by Kerry County Council will result in removing parking spaces from busy streets with narrow footpaths and enhancing public areas with […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

June 9, 2020 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

LAUNCH OF ONLINE LOTTO: Prior to this Monday’s night’s Lotto Draw our Online Lotto project was launched in the presence of the Local Press and Media. The following is the statement made by Club Chairman, Billy Ryle at the launch. ‘I wholeheartedly welcome the news that GAA activity is to […]

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The Town Park playground.

Deputy Daly Asks Council To Open Playgrounds Around The County

June 9, 2020 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has urged the government to provide clarity regarding playground re-openings. The guidance states playgrounds can be opened with “adequate supervision”, however there are no supervised playgrounds in the county, and Kerry County Council has not been able to open any playgrounds on Monday […]

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Council Launches ‘In The Bag’ Wellbeing Campaign

Council Launches ‘In The Bag’ Wellbeing Campaign

June 9, 2020 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

AS part of the #InThisTogether campaign aimed at promoting activity, mental wellbeing and staying connected during the COVID-19 emergency, Kerry County Council is launching the second phase of the wellbeing campaign, entitled ‘In the Bag’. “In the Bag” is a resource and wellbeing pack and includes resources for people who may […]

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New ‘Safe Destination Programme’ To Ensure Kerry Is A Safe Place Visit

New ‘Safe Destination Programme’ To Ensure Kerry Is A Safe Place Visit

June 8, 2020 at 5:19 pm Comments are Disabled

A MAJOR new programme of initiatives is being rolled out by Kerry County Council and other partners and agencies, to ensure that Kerry is a safe place to visit and stay as COVID-19 restrictions continue to be phased out over the coming weeks. The goal is to make Kerry the […]

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Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass.

Over 400 Businesses On #KerryOpenForBusiness Directory

June 8, 2020 at 5:02 pm Comments are Disabled

THE #KerryOpenForBusiness Directory has just been published by Kerry County Council. Kerry businesses have been registering their details with the new online directory for over three weeks to provide information about their on-premises and online arrangements for customers as businesses begin to reopen under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and […]

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Siamsa Tíre Asks For Public’s Help In Saving The Arts

Siamsa Tíre Asks For Public’s Help In Saving The Arts

June 8, 2020 at 2:37 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre is asking members of the public for their support in a campaign to help the arts. Theatres and Arts Centres across the country have come together to show support for the National Arts Recovery Plan published last week by the NCFA and Siamsa Tíre is  standing together with […]

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

June 8, 2020 at 1:20 pm Comments are Disabled

LADIES AND JUVENILE NOTES Some welcome news at last ….As per the GAA roadmap announced last Friday, our club will return on June 29th in line with the official GAA guidelines and subject to various conditions to be met by our club. June 29th -pitches can reopen July 31st -resumption of competitions, September 14th -inter-county […]

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