Articles by: Dermot Crean

Ferris Says Those Responsible For Political Graffiti In Fenit And Tralee Should Stop

Ferris Says Those Responsible For Political Graffiti In Fenit And Tralee Should Stop

February 15, 2020 at 4:19 pm Comments are Disabled

FORMER Sinn Féin TD, Martin Ferris, says the people daubing republican political slogans on properties in the Tralee area should stop immediately. Graffiti expressing support for Paul McIntyre, who is charged with the murder of Lyra McKee in Derry, was painted onto walls near the bathing slip in Fenit. Martin Ferris, […]

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Car Breaking Red Light Leads To Gardaí Uncovering More Offences

Car Breaking Red Light Leads To Gardaí Uncovering More Offences

February 15, 2020 at 3:58 pm 1 comment

A CAR failing to stop at a red light led to more than Tralee gardaí anticipated recently, according to a post on their facebook page. Gardaí followed and stopped the car after it ran the red light in town and found that the driver was a holder of a Learner […]

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Status Orange Wind Warning For Kerry On Sunday

Status Orange Wind Warning For Kerry On Sunday

February 15, 2020 at 3:01 pm Comments are Disabled

THINGS are going to get worse before they get better here in Kerry according to Met Eireann. We’re getting a battering with wind and heavy rain during the Status Yellow Wind and Rain warning in effect at the moment. Well that wind warning will continue until Sunday morning at 10am, […]

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Brenda Litchfield, Kevin Cotter and Fiona Kirby at the Scoil Eoin Valentine's Ball in Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: More Style From The Scoil Eoin Valentine’s Gala Ball (Part 2)

February 15, 2020 at 1:09 pm Comments are Disabled

AS we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), ladies and gents stepped out in style at Ballygarry House Hotel for the Scoil Eoin Balloonagh Valentines Night Gala Ball fundraiser. The event was a huge success with over 250 guests enjoying music and entertainment on arrival  a gin […]

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PHOTOS: Saying ‘I Do’ At The Brogue For A Great Cause

February 15, 2020 at 11:00 am Comments are Disabled

FRIDAY nights at the Brogue are always great craic, but an extra element of fun was added with customers being great sports by taking part in a charity event. With it being Valentine’s night, people were invited to get hitched by ‘Father’ Vinnie Murphy, make a donation to Kerry Cancer […]

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Brian Kennedy and Liam O'Connor.

Liam O’Connor And Brian Kennedy For Moyvane Concert Fundraiser

February 15, 2020 at 9:52 am Comments are Disabled

IN the run up to St Patrick’s Day, the people of Moyvane and the surrounding area are in for a musical treat when the Killarney musician Liam O’Connor brings his live show to the Church of the Assumption in the North Kerry village in early March. The concert is the […]

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Governor Of Central Bank Visits IT Tralee And Meets Mercy Mounthawk Students

Governor Of Central Bank Visits IT Tralee And Meets Mercy Mounthawk Students

February 15, 2020 at 9:52 am Comments are Disabled

GOVERNOR of the Central Bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf, visited Tralee and Killorglin, on Friday to meet with local business people and students as part of the Central Bank’s outreach programme. Throughout the year, the Governor and staff from the Central Bank travel the breadth of the country to hear […]

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Aine Baker, Therese Greaney, Veronica Donovan and Sinead Curtinat the Scoil Eoin Valentine's Ball in Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Scoil Eoin Hosts Glamorous Valentine’s Night Ball At Ballygarry (Part 1)

February 15, 2020 at 9:46 am Comments are Disabled

THE Scoil Eoin Balloonagh community was out in force on Friday night and didn’t they all look stylish! Local businesses, parents, boards of management, parents association, staff members past and present, families and friends gathered at Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa to celebrate Valentines Night with a Gala Ball. Guests […]

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Know Your Rights: School Transport Scheme

Know Your Rights: School Transport Scheme

February 15, 2020 at 9:45 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My daughter is starting secondary school in September and we live 5 kilometres from her school. Am I eligible for the School Transport Scheme? Answer: You may qualify for the […]

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'Birds Of Prey'.

Finnegan On Film: ‘Birds Of Prey’ Is Action-Packed Fun For Valentine’s Weekend

February 15, 2020 at 9:44 am Comments are Disabled

James Finnegan says ‘Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)’ is a fun, action-packed popcorn movie… I’M not saying I’m Batman.  I’m just saying you have never seen a photograph with both of us in the same room at the same time. Now that I have […]

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Kerry Woman Collects Her €1,000,000 Winnings At Lottery HQ

Kerry Woman Collects Her €1,000,000 Winnings At Lottery HQ

February 14, 2020 at 3:58 pm Comments are Disabled

THAT Friday Feeling has hit National Lottery HQ in Dublin after  a Kerry woman collected her €1,000,000 winnings. She was the winner of the Daily Million jackpot on Tuesday 4th February and celebrated with members of her delighted family in the National Lottery Winner’s Room. She bought her ticket at […]

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Status Yellow Wind And Rain Warnings Issued As Storm Dennis Gets Closer

Status Yellow Wind And Rain Warnings Issued As Storm Dennis Gets Closer

February 14, 2020 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

IT seems like we’ve had nothing but wind and rain over the past week and it’s not going to let up soon. Met Eireann has just issued yet two warnings as Storm Dennis tracks in the vicinity of Ireland over Saturday and Sunday. A Status Yellow wind warning for Ireland […]

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Quinlans Bar.

Quinlans Bar On Bridge Street Sold

February 14, 2020 at 12:10 pm 1 comment

QUINLANS Bar on Bridge Street was sold recently and it is believed the owners have plans to reopen it again as a public house. Jim Finucane Auctioneers handled the sale before Christmas and TraleeToday.ie understands the new owners have a family connection to the O’Connor family who ran the bar […]

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Fiona Kirby of the Brogue Inn and Maureen O'Brien of Recovery Haven launch the Pancake Tuesday fundraiser on February 25. Photo by Dermot Crean

Flipping For Funds In The Brogue On Pancake Tuesday

February 14, 2020 at 9:12 am Comments are Disabled

RECOVERY Haven Kerry will be flipping for funds on Tuesday, February 25, when the cancer support charity hosts its third annual fundraising pancake morning at Kirby’s Brogue Inn, Tralee. Fiona Kirby and her team have once again joined forces with Recovery Haven Kerry to offer free pancakes with every tea […]

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Looking forward to the Valentine's Wedding Night in Kirby's Brogue Inn were Dan Horan of Kerry Cancer Support Group, Noreen O'Mahony, 'Father' Vinnie Murphy and Austin Fitzmaurice and Breda Dyland of Kerry Cancer Support Group. Photo by Dermot Crean

Six Things To See And Do Around Tralee This Weekend

February 14, 2020 at 9:11 am Comments are Disabled

It’s Valentine’s weekend and there’s no shortage of things to go to over the next couple of days. Hopefully Storm Dennis doesn’t spoil the party… Friday 1. Puppy love… THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) Tralee Branch will host a dance at the Meadowlands Hotel with the theme […]

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Tourism Interests Hear How Kerry-Manchester Route Can Benefit Business

Tourism Interests Hear How Kerry-Manchester Route Can Benefit Business

February 14, 2020 at 9:10 am Comments are Disabled

TOURISM stakeholders in the Kingdom got to hear about how they can maximise the potential of the Kerry-Manchester route at a series of workshops this week around the county, including one in Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday morning. Those attending were advised on how to attract visitors from the northwest […]

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Gardaí Arrest Man After Attempted Robbery In North Kerry

Gardaí Arrest Man After Attempted Robbery In North Kerry

February 14, 2020 at 9:03 am Comments are Disabled

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late 20s in relation to an attempted robbery at a takeaway in East End, Ballybunion last night. Shortly after midnight, a man entered the takeaway armed with what is believed to be an iron bar and demanded money from staff. He caused some […]

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Warriors’ Disappointment As Committee To Appeal Decision To Overturn Points Sanction

Warriors’ Disappointment As Committee To Appeal Decision To Overturn Points Sanction

February 13, 2020 at 4:44 pm Comments are Disabled

GARVEY’S Tralee Warriors are facing another anxious wait, after the decision to overturn a points sanction against them, will now be appealed. Last week, Warriors won their appeal against a points deduction imposed for incorrectly registering American, Andre Berry. They were docked two wins (six points) by Basketball Ireland for playing Berry […]

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Looking forward to the 'Into-Me-See' on Sunday night in The Meadowlands Hotel were, seated; writer and director Fidelma Fitzgerald and poet Louise Ward. Back; Pierse O'Brien, Chloe Hudd, Katie Moloney, Namejs Balodis, Owen Rua Herlihy, Karen Conway, Regina O'Connor and Joanne Bolton. Photo by Dermot Crean

New Play In Support Of Kerry Festival Of Pride To Premiere On Sunday

February 13, 2020 at 3:49 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman’s play will receive its premiere at The Meadowlands Hotel this Sunday night. Written and directed by Fidelma Fitzgerald, ‘Into-Me-See’ is a Philomena Dramatics Production and features a talented cast from Tralee and the surrounding area. The play is Fidelma’s sixth production to date and is in support […]

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WATCH: Gavin O’Brien Hits Great Goal In Trench Cup Final Win For CIT

WATCH: Gavin O’Brien Hits Great Goal In Trench Cup Final Win For CIT

February 13, 2020 at 1:44 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE man Gavin O’Brien played a pivotal role in CIT’s Trench Cup win last night at the DCU Sportsgrounds. The Kerins O’Rahillys and Kerry star kicked 1-4 in his side’s 2-20 to 0-12 win over Mary Immaculate in the decider which will ensure CIT plays top tier colleges football next […]

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Máire Holmes.

New Kerry County Council Writer In Residence Appointed

February 13, 2020 at 1:15 pm Comments are Disabled

MÁIRE Holmes from Galway is Kerry County Council’s new writer in residence, co-funded by the Arts Council and Creative Ireland. This isn’t Máire’s first residency in Kerry – she proved immensely popular here a number of years ago, interacting with students and writers all across the county at events, libraries […]

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Presentation Secondary Tralee In SEAI Competition Regional Final

Presentation Secondary Tralee In SEAI Competition Regional Final

February 13, 2020 at 11:59 am 1 comment

PRESENTATION Primary School in Tralee is one of five schools in Kerry to compete in the Regional Finals of the SEAI One Good Idea Competition. Students from; Tahilla CNS/Scoil Eoin, St. Michael’s N.S., Presentation Brothers College, Presentation Secondary School Tralee, and Colaiste na Sceilge, in Kerry will compete in the […]

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PHOTOS: Hundreds Celebrate Special Year For Lee Strand At Annual Social

PHOTOS: Hundreds Celebrate Special Year For Lee Strand At Annual Social

February 13, 2020 at 8:36 am Comments are Disabled

OVER four hundred people attended the 100th year celebration of Lee Strand at their annual social on Saturday last in the Ballygarry House Hotel. The evening marked a special milestone to celebrate 100 years of the establishment of Lee Strand Co-operative in April 1920. The annual gathering attended by farmers, […]

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Deputy Pa Daly.

Daly Wants Review Of Tendering Process For New Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí

February 13, 2020 at 8:34 am Comments are Disabled

INCOMING Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the Department of Education to review the tendering process for the new Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí school, so that local builders would not be excluded from the process. A contractor has yet to be appointed to the project, located on a […]

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'Totally Tina', the UK's best Tina Turner tribute act is coming to the INEC next month.

Simply The Best Tina Turner Tribute Around Comes To The INEC

February 13, 2020 at 8:33 am Comments are Disabled

TOTALLY Tina, the UK’s official number one Tina Turner tribute comes to the Gleneagle INEC Arena on March 6. It’s been the UK’s official number one Tina Turner tribute for the past six years (as voted by the Agents Association of Great Britain), with a Lifetime Achievement Award under its […]

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Status Yellow Wind Warning Issued For Kerry Tonight

Status Yellow Wind Warning Issued For Kerry Tonight

February 12, 2020 at 5:59 pm Comments are Disabled

EXPECT a few more of these over the next few days. After Storm Ciara caused disruption in the county over last weekend and Monday, the coming weekend doesn’t look too good either with Storm Dennis threatening. But even before Dennis arrives, Met Eireann has issued yet another Status Yellow Wind […]

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Fáilte Ireland has revealed its brand-new marketing campaign to businesses in the Kerry tourist industry at a meeting in the Muckross Park Hotel this week. Called ‘Keep Discovering’ the €6million Fáilte Ireland investment in the campaign development and execution aims to grow the domestic tourism market by reminding people of all there is to discover across the country. At the launch were from left, Ali Levins, Fáilte Ireland, Head of Marketing Communications, Aoife Hickey, Ashe and Manor Hotels, Tralee, Grainne Toomey, Ballybunion Community Forum, Declan Murphy, Fáilte Ireland, Michelle King, The Rose Hotel, Tralee.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC

Kerry Tourism Interests Get Preview Of Fáilte Ireland’s New Campaign

February 12, 2020 at 5:36 pm Comments are Disabled

FÁILTE Ireland has revealed its brand-new marketing campaign to businesses in the Kerry tourist industry at a meeting in the Muckross Park Hotel this week. The National Tourism Development Authority is launching its new domestic holiday campaign to the public from mid-February on TV, radio and Out of Home advertising, […]

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Music, Dancing And Puppies At Valentine’s Night Event In The Meadowlands

Music, Dancing And Puppies At Valentine’s Night Event In The Meadowlands

February 12, 2020 at 12:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) Tralee Branch will host a dance at the Meadowlands Hotel this St Valentine’s night, with the theme of ‘Puppy Love’. There are several volunteers in the area doing great work raising puppies for IGDB and some of the puppies-in-training and other IGDB […]

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The Search Begins For The 2020 Rose Of Tralee

The Search Begins For The 2020 Rose Of Tralee

February 12, 2020 at 11:56 am Comments are Disabled

THE search is officially on for the 2020 International Rose of Tralee. With Rose Selections taking place across 32 centres nationally and worldwide, 2019 Rose of Tralee Dr Sinéad Flanagan has officially launched the search for the 2020 International Rose of Tralee who will be crowned during the festival which […]

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Looking forward to the Bon Jovee concert were Mike Leahy of Bon Jovee, Mary O'Connor of Action For Amber and Damian Greer of Bon Jovee, Cora Walsh of Comfort For Chemo, Eileen Whelan of Paco, Mary Lynch and Audrey Moran. Photo by Dermot Crean

Bon Jovee To Rock The Brandon At Charity Gig This Saturday

February 12, 2020 at 11:52 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S all set to be a fantastic night of entertainment at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre this Saturday as local act Bon Jovee once again take to the stage in aid of great causes. Last year’s gig saw thousands raised for Cliona’s Foundation, the Chemotherapy Unit at UHK and Kerry Hospice, […]

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