Articles by: Dermot Crean

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information in relation to two incidents of theft in the past week. Between Tuesday, April 21 at 5pm and Wednesday April 22 at 3:30pm, a mountain bike was taken from the Marina in Tralee. This bike which was locked to the side […]

AN Garda Síochána has today announced the continuation of its major operation to ensure public compliance with the travel restrictions introduced as part of COVID-19 public health guidelines. The operation – Operation Fanacht – will once again see an extensive network of checkpoints established across the country. The Operation will […]

Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a pedal cyclist that occurred at approximately 8.20am this morning. The incident occurred on the N22 Tralee-Killarney road in Rockfield, Killarney. The pedal cyclist, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the […]

JUVENILE ACADEMY Congrats to all of the girls and boys who entered our Easter competition. We were delighted with the response. It was very hard to call so everyone received a prize for their great work. Most of your prizes have been posted with a few more to be posted […]

Message from our Chairman and Chairman of Coiste na nÓg. Dear Ballymac GAA Club Members, Family & Friends, We hope you and your loved ones are all staying safe and keeping well in these unprecedented times. This is a very strange time where our club has closed its gates due […]

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 5th May and will act in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been cancelled for this year and will be back in August 2021. In a statement released by Anthony O’Gara, Executive Chair of The Rose Of Tralee Festival this morning, he said they have taken the decision with health and safety concerns foremost in […]

SOMEONE, who I have great respect for, put it to me very clearly recently when she said ‘Roger we are living a new reality, aren’t we?’ This is so true. We are living in a new reality and knowing that to begin with is a great start. The thing about […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is supporting the NEWKD’s Laptop Loan Scheme. NEWKD has developed a loan scheme for students who do not have access to a laptop but who need one to complete /support their school/college work. NEWKD work with a range of disadvantaged groups and will ensure that the distribution […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan’s Netflix recommendations this week are a pick n mix selection of romance, comedy, drama and family fun, which are sure to entertain… I haven’t recommended a musical yet in these reviews, so let’s have a look at one of the classics.  West Side Story (1961) […]

THE National Lottery has confirmed that the winning ticketholder of last Saturday night’s €9,772,175 Lotto Jackpot ticket sold in Co. Kerry has made contact. The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw (Saturday 18th April) at Daly’s Supervalu store in Killarney. This €9.7 million win […]

YOU’VE all seen the amazing dancing of the residents of a small row of houses in Tonevane featuring, among others, Cllr Terry O’Brien and his 91 year old mother Mary O’Brien. They all came out of their houses last Friday and dressed up in retro gear for a singalong to […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says Minister McHugh should abort the doomed Junior Cert substitute exam this year…. The powers that be in the Department of Education and Skills must immediately step up to the plate and take note of the negative impact that the current uncertainty is having on the […]

‘DUPLICITY’, a fictional serialised story by first-time author Zoe O’Connor, will be released online this Friday 24th of April on www.the-dots.eu. Over 12 weeks, it tells the cautionary tale of a modern dating dystopia. A Kerry native, Zoe O’Connor (21), is a third year English student in Trinity College Dublin. […]

ELECTRIC Ireland has called on the public to support Pieta House’s urgent appeal for donations and join together for ‘Sunrise’ on May 9th to mark the postponed Darkness into Light event. On May 9, it was expected that over 250,000 people would have come together on every continent to walk together […]

APPLEGREEN has donated fuel to the value of €2,000 to cover the next month’s diesel costs for the Kerry Cancer Support Group which is providing a vital transport link for cancer patients to access treatment in Cork and Limerick. COVID 19 is having a huge impact on local charities and voluntary organisations […]

NO decision has yet been made on whether the Rose of Tralee International Festival and Killorglin’s Puck Fair will go ahead this August. Speaking on Radio Kerry this morning, Chief Executive of the Rose of Tralee Festival, Anthony O’Gara, said his team are constantly assessing the situation and will have […]

GARDAI have seized €2,000 of suspected drugs in Killarney, on April 20. As part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Killarney, Gardaí from Killarney Garda Station executed a search warrant at an apartment in the town centre During the search Gardaí seized €1,950 of […]

THE timeframe for public consultation on proposals for the development of part of the Island of Geese (Denny) site in Tralee has been further extended following a decision on such consultations from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The department has advised that, because of current public health […]

KERRY Library now offers free access for library members to a new eComics service, offering hundreds of digital comics and graphic novels, suitable for all ages. All you need to get started is a Kerry Library membership card. Anyone can register online for this service using their Kerry Library card and […]

COMMUNITY COVID 19 RESPONSE: Kerry Co Council’s coordinated Covid-19 response, supported by Kerry GAA, continues to provide this wonderful service in these difficult times. Austin Stacks have now amalgamated our own Club Community Response with this initiative. Anyone seeking assistance is asked to phone the Kerry COVID-19 Community Helpline for […]

A TRALEE man completed his first ever ultramarathon on Sunday and has so far raised in excess of €16,300 for a local charity. Maurice’s Kelter took on the challenge in memory of his mother, Anne, who would have celebrated her 66th birthday yesterday so Maurice (27) ran a kilometre for […]

THE National Lottery has revealed that the winning ticket for Saturday’s Lotto jackpot worth over €9.7 million was sold in Killarney town. It was also confirmed that the winning ticketholder has yet to make contact with Lotto HQ to make arrangements to claim their prize. The National Lottery plan to […]

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 5th May and will act in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a […]

Local Link Kerry Teams with The Ballymacelligott Support Group Local Link Kerry in association with The Ballymacelligott Support Group are working in partnership to deliver groceries etc from the Halfway Shop each Tuesday and Friday to those that are housebound and cocooning. To avail of this service all you need […]

JUVENILE AND LADIES COMPETITION On Monday we will announce the winners of our competition we posted on Facebook three weeks ago. This competition was for girls and boys from U6s to U16s. We we delighted with the response and everyone will receive a prize. ROCK STREET POST OFFICE COMPETITION GREAT […]

MEMBERS of frontline staff and management in University Hospital Kerry have today released a video message that thanks the people of Kerry for their continued support during the Covid-19 pandemic. The video, which is available to view on the hospital’s social media, was recorded on the front lawns of UHK […]

A SHORT story collection by a Tralee-based author has been shortlisted for a literary award. ‘Some Days Are Better Than Ours: A Collection of Tragedies’ by Barbara Byar was launched back in November and has just been shortlisted in the Saboteur Awards 2020 in the Best Short Story Collection category. Voting […]

The National Lottery has this morning appealed to Lotto players in Kerry to check their Lotto tickets after one lucky ticketholder scooped last night’s Lotto jackpot worth €9,772,175. The winning numbers are: 04, 09, 15, 27, 29, 34 and bonus number is 17. This lucky ticketholder from the Kingdom is the 4th Lotto […]

Brian Stephenson, a community activist and technology professional based in Tralee, says that when the current crisis is over there is a chance for a better Kerry…  Amid all this tragedy there is an opportunity to take radical action and rebuild our communities and economies around a greener future. County Kerry has […]