Articles by: Dermot Crean

IT’S always a hugely popular family day out so it’s no wonder tickets for this years Christmas panto in Siamsa Tíre is nearly sold out! Oliver Hurley productions will present ‘Aladdin’ on Sunday, December 29th and 30th and January 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Well there’s only […]

In case you get cabin fever at home over the next few days, here’s a few things to get up to… 1. Get to town early on Christmas Eve… The atmosphere in town on Christmas Eve is always special so why not head in with friends and family, have a […]

Alan Cantwell on a disappointing trip up north for Warriors at the weekend… Belfast Star 84 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 81 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors suffered their fourth defeat of the Super League campaign on Saturday night after being edged out by 84-81 by Belfast Star in the De La Salle Hall. […]

SEASON’S GREETINGS: We wish all our Members, Supporters and everyone in the local community a very happy Christmas and good health and happiness for 2020. GAA  NATIONAL CLUB DRAW: Austin Stacks GAA has signed up to participate in the GAA’s National Club Draw for 2020. The purpose of the GAA […]

SEVEN Kerry Heroes of 2019 were announced this morning on Radio Kerry’s ‘Kerry Today’ programme. The awards, which are supported by Fexco, were presented to Dr Patricia Sheahan and the staff at UHK Palliative Care Unit; the Kerry Senior Football Team and Peter Keane; Jack Fitzpatrick of the St Mary […]

GARDAI are investigating a burglary incident at a house in Tralee at the weekend. A man was awoken by a shuffling in the bedroom of his house at Stacks Villas at 3am on Saturday morning. He shouted out but nobody responded and it was only in the morning that he […]

GARDAI are investigating after a man was robbed in Tralee town centre at the weekend. The incident, which occurred at Market Lane between 4.15am and 4.30am on Saturday, December 21, saw a man pinned against a wall by two males and a quantity of cash taken from him. The victim, […]

ROCK STREET POST OFFICE CLUB LOTTO COMPETITION The Club is currently competing with other clubs for the sole rights to sell our Club Lotto tickets in Rock Street Post Office from April 2020. To help us win this competition, all you have to do is mention your support for Kerins […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13, 17, 21 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Andrew Breewood Derrymore West, Mary Collins Clahane, Katie Burke c/o Keane’s of Curraheen, Maree Corkery Ballyard and Ted and Tom 28 North […]

Healing Mass: A healing mass for Thady O’ Sullivan, one of our senior players, will be held in Firies Church, on St. Stephens’s morning, December 26th at 10 am. Save the date: Mark Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2020 into your diary for our club fundraiser “Taking the Mic”. Keep an eye […]

SOUTHDOC is informing the public of its opening hours over the Christmas period as it prepares for a very busy couple of weeks with the flu season arriving early. If you are using the SouthDoc service, you are asked to have your medical card number and Eircode number to hand […]

STUDENTS at Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí showed their generosity just before Christmas with a shoebox collection for a homeless shelter. Elma O’Sullivan’s Transitiion Year class co-ordinated with the whole school to put together shoeboxes and fundraise for Arlington Lodge. “We felt it was a very worthy cause especially at Christmas time and […]

‘FOODIE Friday’ at a local company celebrated its first birthday this month. The hugely successful initiative at JRI America in Tralee, Foodie Friday has proven a hit with the 140 employees at the company in the past year. The Foodie events are designed to promote and highlight one local food […]

A SOLD-OUT Siamsa Tíre witnessed a pre-Christmas treat as the youngsters from the Jackie O’Mahoney School of Performing Acts put on a lovely show on Saturday night. In a clever spin on the Christmas concert, ‘Musical Memories Of A Panto Dame’ was anchored by renowned Kerry panto dame, Declan Mangan, […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE official Christmas parties may be winding down this weekend, but the pubs and restaurants will still be packed over the next two weeks. Ballyroe Heights Hotel hosted a Christmas party night on Friday with […]

WITH just days to Christmas, volunteers at St Vincent de Paul depot in Monavalley have been working diligently to get food packages made up for needy families in the Tralee area. By Friday they had over 800 families on their list to receive  hampers, but that number was likely to […]

TRALEE Lions Club paid their annual visit  to St Brigid’s PreSchool at Hawley Park and they brought Santa with them The little ones had a great time, enjoyed sweets and goodies, while Santa had a toy for everyone. It continues a tradition of visiting the area going back decades, before […]

KERRY Airport will handle thousands of passengers over the Christmas period with people travelling between the Kingdom and Germany, London, Dublin and, through connections at Dublin Airport, further afield. It’s always the scene of emotional reunions as people return home for Christmas to spend time with their families and tearful […]

I WROTE an article last week about the beauty of a compass and how it is a great instrument to give us security of direction. In the middle of writing that article it dawned on me that ‘compass’ is an integral part of the word compassion. I said to myself […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas party season in Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… BALLYGARRY House Hotel once again welcomed guests to a super ‘Greatest Showman’ themed Christmas party last night. Over 200 guests enjoyed jazz music and a glass of mulled wine or bubbly on arrival, before a […]

ONE Of Ireland’s biggest rock acts delivered an amazing performance last night at the INEC Killarney. Picture This sold out the venue in record-breaking time (just three minutes!) when tickets went on sale back in July. That enthusiasm of fans didn’t abate as they cheered on the band to a […]

CONNECT Kerry is hosting its annual Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon at the Ashe Hotel Tralee, on Sunday January 5. Renowned for hosting the event on the last Sunday in November, organiser of the event Margaret Kissane, explained the reason for the move. “This year we felt, with Women’s Christmas […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: Can taxis charge higher fares over Christmas and New Year? Answer: Yes, taxis can charge more on certain days over Christmas. Drivers have the right to charge the maximum amount […]

Our new film reviewer, James Finnegan, on the conclusion of the Star Wars series, ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Starwalker’… A LONG time ago, in a cinema far, far away I was captivated by a fresh, entertaining and enthusiastic action adventure film called Star Wars that called to mind the […]

SEPTEMBER 1981. Adam And The Ants were flying high in the charts with ‘Prince Charming’, Kerry were to claim their fourth All-Ireland in a row and a young teacher walked into a classroom in Listellick school to begin her career. Some 38 years later, Aileen Bulman, will walk out of […]

IT’S taken a while, but the people of Blennerville have their Grotto lighting at night again this week after four years in the dark. The Grotto has been there over 60 years after it was built adjacent to the old school. But when the school was demolished in January 2016, […]

The Bishop Of Kerry, Ray Browne, has issued his Christmas message to the diocese… The Word was made flesh, he lived among us. To all who did accept him Jesus gave power to become children of God. From his fullness we have, all of us, received yes, grace in return […]

TWO cancer charities were presented with thousands of euro each after a Movember event held in memory of Rahoonane man. Tom Raymond passed away in June of this year. During his battle with cancer, he travelled for treatment on the Kerry Cork Health Link Bus and received care in the […]

WHILE you might expect the attentions of young pupils at Blennerville NS to be firmly focused on they are getting from Santa this Christmas, they also found time to help out those less fortunate. Collette Price of Tralee Soup Kitchen gave a talk to sixth class pupils recently about what […]

STUDENTS at CBS The Green have entered the world of banking with the help of AIB Tralee. A team of students at the school has entered the AIB Build A Bank Challenge, which offers students in Transition Year & Fifth Year an opportunity to showcase their creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. […]