Articles by: Dermot Crean

Update on Ballymac GAA Lotto. Following the Government directive on Social Distancing and The GAA suspension of games and activities in March  Ballymac GAA suspended our weekly lotto. Our lotto has been supported by all our community in various ways since it was founded over twenty years ago. The backbone […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. 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 thank all our promoters and supporters of the St. […]

Phase 1 Restrictions Lifted    It’s great that the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was in a position to announce on Friday that Phase 1 of the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions are to go ahead from Monday May 18th. He also announced that the government was advising the wearing of face masks on […]

WITH many businesses reopening or preparing to reopen as part of the phased easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Kerry County Council is inviting businesses in the county to register for a new online directory of shops, trades and services which are currently open and operating across Kerry. The directory will include […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has expressed concern at the risk that the Tralee Town Park Festival Féile na mBláth could be cancelled for this year and proposes it be moved to August or September. It was due to take place on the second weekend of June, but under the […]

A GREAT community effort has seen over €4,000 raised for Pieta House over the weekend. Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club ran the Run4Pieta event over Thursday, Friday and Saturday where over 400 people of all ages ran, walked, cycled and skated over 462km between them to raise much needed funds for […]

MERCY Mounthawk has received six nominations in the Stagewise inaugural School Musical Awards competition. Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School staged their musical ‘Hairspray’ in January, in Siamsa Tíre. The show was a resounding success with a full house for all five performances. This year the school entered a new School Musical […]

THE pedestrianisation of The Mall in Tralee, which had been temporarily suspended in recent weeks, reverts to normal this week and The Mall will again be closed to traffic from today, Monday, from 10.30am to 6.00pm.

AS I sit here reflecting on the Covid-19 virus to date, I feel a deep sense of gratitude towards our elderly population and what they have done for our country. What they have done is sheer patriotism at its best which is a very rare commodity in the modern world. […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are some great selections on Netflix on the theme of people who, by choice or circumstance, are loners… One of the great traditions of cinema storytelling is that of the individual taking a stand, on their own, against the majority ora challenging situation. […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is welcoming the announcement that phase one of the easing of restrictions will begin from Monday. In a statement issued yesterday evening, the Chamber says it will come as a huge relief that society is starting to reopen, but this is just a first step on a […]

KILLORGLIN’S Puck Fair, which was due to take place in  on August 10th through 12th, is cancelled. “We have been monitoring the situation since the onset of the virus and as the health, wellbeing and safety of our visitors, volunteers and residents is paramount, and to comply with government legislation […]

KERRY Cycling Campaign and Cyclist.ie have renewed calls on the Irish government and Kerry County Council to urgently follow the lead of other European governments to allocate more space to active travel measures. These measures include allocating more space for active travel and controlling vehicle speed by introducing 30 km/hr […]

PARISHES in the Diocese of Kerry can open their churches for personal prayer from Wednesday provided they keep with all guidelines from the Public Health authorities. This will be done in consultation with their Pastoral Area and opening depends on the implementation of health and safety measures and will involve the […]

CRUINNIÚ na nÓg is Ireland’s national day of free creativity for children and young people and this year Creative Ireland and Kerry County Council are doing things differently with everything needed for a fantastic day of creativity is available Online. “We are delighted to be working with wonderful artists, who […]

PUBLIC car parks at Kerry beaches will re-open on Monday next, May 18, but the 5km rule on travel restrictions still applies. The car parks were closed at the beginning of April in the interests of public health and limiting the spread of the coronavirus. Kerry County Council has decided […]

THE Tralee Chamber Alliance survey for the people of Tralee to help support local businesses has received many hundreds of respondents but they are still hoping anyone who hasn’t completed it to do so as soon as possible. The ‘Let’s Talk About Town’ survey looks to find out from the people […]

AT an online meeting of Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council on Wednesday morning, Cllr Cathal Foley requested that areas of grassland with wildflowers in the town would be allowed bloom. Following a discussion it was agreed that appropriate areas of grassland can remain unmowed in order to improve the […]

SIOBHAN O’Sullivan, Kerry Film Officer with Kerry ETB, and Kate Kennelly, Kerry County Council Arts Officer, are delighted to announce that the Kerry Short Film Bursary 2020, worth €10,000 towards the production of a short film, has been awarded to Writer/ Director, Jean Pasley, & Producer, Greg Burrowes, for the […]

FROM Monday next, May 18, the five Kerry County Council Civic Amenity Sites will resume the acceptance of cardboard, glass and cans for recycling. Since the imposition of COVID-19 restrictions, services at the Civic Amenity Sites in Killarney, Cahersiveen, Milltown, Lios Póil, and Kenmare, have been limited to the receipt […]

TRALEE Pitch & Putt will be one of the first sports clubs in Tralee town to open back up for play on Monday, May 18 if the easing of restrictions comes to pass. With all golf courses being more than 5km from town and most other sports clubs and organisations […]

WITH the Covid-19 pandemic affecting fundraising campaigns for the Kerry Hospice Foundation Palliative Care Unit, a local woman has decided to help organise an event at the end of the month. Michelle Greaney, AAI run coach, along with Andrea O’Donoghue of Kerry Hospice,  is organising the Kerry Hospice Sunflower Day Virtual […]

MESSAGE FROM CROKE PARK: Seán Ó hÓráin, Uachtarán and Tomás Ó Riain, Árd Stiúrthóir have issued a statement to all Clubs throughout the country acknowledging the incredible efforts of so many clubs and members in community assistance projects with as many as 90% confirming in their Club Survey that they […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s assistance in relation to their investigations into two incidents of criminal damage over the past week. On Thursday morning, May 7, between 2am at around 3am, a car window was broken at the Bon Secours car park. Then, on Saturday, May 9, between 6pm and […]

GAA President    On the Sunday Game GAA President John Horan stated that there will be no return to club or inter county activities as long as social distancing stays in place. Contact sports like football and hurling would not be safe for our players. He also stated that meeting up […]

SKILLZ SKOOL We have some fantastic videos being sent into us and we’re delighted to see everyone enjoying themselves. Please don’t be shy and share your practice sessions with us. You can enter as often as you wish. Winner drawn on Wednesday morning. Declan Quill will share new skills for everyone […]

On the 6th May Croke Park  issued a Press Release stating that GAA facilities are to remain closed as part of efforts to prevent gatherings which breach the restrictions and includes a reminder that  the Player Injury scheme is suspended and will remain so until an official return to action […]

Lotto With the recent government announcement on the extension of the Covid-19 restrictions, our club lotto remains suspended. We will hopefully review the situation during the week of the 18th May and will act in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a regrettable […]

Leaving Cert exam candidates can opt for ‘calculated grades’ or sit ‘a postponed exam later in the year’ as Billy Ryle explains… After a commendable, but unsuccessful, effort to provide a Leaving Cert exam for 59,000 candidates from 29th July, Minister Joe McHugh has finally conceded that it won’t be […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, offers a quirky quartet of cinematic delights for your delectation… This week’s selection from the Netflix offerings offer a range of genres, but, like all the best films, all look at life from a slightly quirky angle – or maybe that is just me? In […]