Articles by: Dermot Crean

TRALEE Lions Club will hold their annual street collection this Friday and Saturday in aid of good causes in the Tralee area for Christmas. Tralee Lions Club was formed over 50 years ago and their motto is “We Serve”. It is about helping others in the community through fundraising and […]

NOW this was a great idea! A Causeway woman used the occasion of her birthday to raise funds for two great causes. Caroline Houlihan recently celebrated her 40th birthday in the north Kerry village and decided to generously donate the proceeds of donations from friends and family to Temple Street Children’s […]

A KERRY singer-songwriter has released a song where all proceeds from sales goes to the The Simon Communities of Ireland. Grace Foley from Killarney has released ‘Close The Door’, co-written by Dave McCune with the video shot by James Maher of Maher Media in Tralee featuring actor Laura Reidy. It shows the […]

A TRALEE woman was a winner at the KPMG/Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards at The Convention Centre, Dublin last Thursday. Louise Cotter of Carr, Cotter and Naessens Architects in Cork was presented with the Design Project of the Year award for the Hanging Gardens building in Limerick City. This […]

A POPULAR Radio Kerry presenter is having a crack at the world of stand-up comedy and could even appear on the Ray Darcy show this Saturday night…with your help. Brendan Fuller, of the station’s Afternoon Show, has entered ‘Stand Up & Be Funny’,  a new comedy talent competition searching for Ireland’s next […]

LAST year saw a big crowd take to the road in sunshine for the annual Bill Kirby Memorial Walk and organisers are hoping the weather gods will be just as kind this year. The charity event on St Stephen’s Day, organised by Michael ‘Fox’ Connor, is a wonderful way for […]

A LINE-UP consisting of the best of local ballad/ folk musicians and singers will entertain at a special fundraising concert this Friday night at The Ashe Hotel. It’s a who’s who of the local scene appearing, with Spailpín, Flight of Earls, Ronnie Ryan, Sligo & Shenanigans, Joe & Pam, Dreams […]

THE Kerry Festival of Pride is relaunching in 2020 with an LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Tralee on Saturday, June 13th 2020. The parade will be at the centre of a series of events running throughout the weekend of 12th-14th June 2020 including a social night and a family event. The […]

PEIL FAOI 13/14: The U14 footballers had a wonderful ‘end-of-season get-together’ in the clubhouse on Friday night last for the Medal Award Ceremony. A huge turnout of enthusiastic players, dedicated mentors, supportive parents and adoring fans thoroughy enjoyed a really special Rock occasion. Our outstanding Under 13/14 heroes were presented […]

Results: 1st December Men’s Brandy Singles 1st Philip O Sullivan (09) 35Pts 2nd David Leen  (6)   33Pts 3rd Martin Mitchell (13)   33Pts 4th Mike Galvin (16)   32Pts 5th Sean McCarthy (10) 32Pts No. of Cards 63 Fixtures: Sunday 08th December – Scotch Foursomes. Sunday 15th December – Fun Golf. Shotgun Start. […]

Kerry Badminton Association News by Ruth Concannon The Lee Strand sponsored Kerry Knock-Out Cup was held on Sunday in the Aura Leisure Centre Killarney.  Always a popular tournament, this is the first opportunity for the Kerry club’s mixed teams to do battle. This year saw Division 4 and Division 5 […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: The play-off between Dingle and ourselves to determine who goes through to the Co. League Final against Rathmore (this Final will take place in Rathmore on Sunday week – 15th Dec) goes ahead in Connolly Park on next Sunday (8th December) at 2pm with extra time and a […]

THE food counter in Mercy Mounthawk was a meat-free zone on Monday as part of a project to highlight climate change. A number of Transition Year students are doing a project to enter in the ECO UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards this year and decided to look at agriculture. “After energy, […]

THE Sants 5k Fun Run is back this month! It’s an event which sees the Wetlands turn red and white every December and offers a chance for families to get together in festive costumes on a Sunday morning for some healthy fun. This will be the seventh year of the […]

BLENNERVILLE NS paid a special tribute to a man who has given great service to the school over the years, at an event in the school last week. Fred Garvey is stepping down after serving as Chairman of the Board of Management for the past 16 years. A special Mass […]

MEMBERS of Down Syndrome Kerry joined others in Cork on Saturday to celebrate Tour de Munster’s incredibly successful year, with the 2019 charity cycle raising a phenomenal €316,254.86 for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) and individual beneficiaries. Since the tour began in 2001, over €3.1 Million has […]

A RETIRED farmer from Kerry won prizes totalling an impressive €41,000 on the National Lottery TV game show Winning Streak last Saturday on RTÉ One. John Reidy from Dromulton, near Scartaglin, was delighted with his winnings as he scooped €38,000 in cash and won a holiday to Madeira, Portugal worth […]

KERRY Recreation and Sports Partnership, in recognition of the success of Age and Opportunity’s ‘Go For Life Games’ programme, hosted a specific ‘Coach the Coaches’ pickleball coaching day on Monday at John Mitchel’s GAA Club in Tralee. Pickleball is an exercise which makes for a great social outlet for older […]

SENIOR AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Senior club was held in the club bistro on Friday last, 29th November.  There were no motions forwarded to the Club Secretary for consideration.  Mike Mangan and Catriona O’Sullivan were honoured as Club Persons of the Year. Catriona is involved in organising […]

Munster Junior Final    All roads lead to Mallow GAA Complex on Sunday next December 8th for Na Gaeil V Mullinahone in the Munster Premier Junior Championship Final. It’s a first in the history of the club so don’t miss out on this great occasion. Come out and support the team […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 10, 11 & 15. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Noreen Sayers Derrymore, Peter Breen Church Road, Harry Poff Curraheen, Margaret Kelliher c/o O’Shea’s and Mary Ryle c/o Mono Ryle. Next week’s […]

Ballymac GAA AGM The Ballymacelligott GAA AGM took place on last the  Sunday 1st December. At the outset of the meeting the Chairman called a minutes silence for all the deceased members of the club. The following were elected as Club Officers for the year ahead. Mike Sweeney: Chairman John […]

South Kerry U16 Final The U16s had their last game of the season in the South Kerry U16 Hurling Final played last Saturday in Lewis Road. Unfortunately, though they battled well, they came up short against a physically stronger Kenmare side. Kenmare were faster out of the blocks and the […]

GARDAI are advising the public and businesses to be vigilant as there are counterfeit €10 and €20 notes in circulation. For the public, if you receive change of €10 and €20, the advice is the check the notes. Businesses can check notes with the special markers. The paper is noticeably […]

KERRY Sinn Féin will hold their annual Volunteer Charlie Kerins commemoration on this Friday, December 6. Members and supporters of Sinn Féin will march from the Pikeman monument on Denny St at 7.30pm to the monument at Charlie Kerins Park on Strand Street where Cllr Pa Daly will give the […]

GARDAI are appealing to the public for information regarding two burglaries which occurred in Tralee and Abbeydorney over the past week. At about 3.50am on Wednesday, November 27, a burglary occurred at a premises at Kearney’s Road, Ballyard. A large amount of scrap lead and a copper cylinder were taken […]

THE manager of the Aqua Dome was presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award 2019 and a Certificate of Recognition at An Taisce Climate Ambassador Awards 2019 in Dublin last Wednesday. Mags O’Sullivan participated in An Taisce Climate Ambassador programme throughout 2019 and together with management and staff in the Aqua Dome […]

ARDFERT village kickstarted its 2019 Christmas Programme with its ‘Christmas Market’ in the Ardfert Community Centre on Sunday. There were stalls full of Christmas decorations and crafts, Christmas cakes and puddings, and hampers galore. Santa of course was busy in his Grotto meeting all the children as the Ardfert School Choir […]

KERRY Choral Union will deliver a Christmas present with their ‘O Holy Night’ choral concert at St John’s Church, Castle Street, on Sunday December 15 at 7:30pm. The concert is eagerly anticipated each year and attracts up to 600 people. The choir will be joined again by soloist, Miriam Murphy. Miriam […]

THE Kerry Camino was a category winner at the IPB Pride of Place Competition 2019 on Saturday night. The Kerry Camino, based in Tralee, is a local initiative to promote walking in the area, specifically along The Dingle Way between Tralee and Dingle. The annual walking festival takes place every May Bank Holiday […]