Articles by: Dermot Crean

A TRALEE woman is currently aiming to become the first Kerry woman to swim the English channel. Elaine Burrows Dillane set off in beautiful sunshine from Kent in England this mornin, accompanied by ‘The Optimist’ boat with her supporters, with the aim of reaching France. As of 3pm this afternoon, […]

ALMOST €20,000 has been allocated to Kerry groups under Men’s and Women’s Shed Fund. Awarded under the Community Enhancement Programme which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, the groups to benefit are; Waterville Men’s Shed €2,004 Tralee Men’s Shed €1,200 Listowel Men’s Shed €1,200 Ballyduff Men’s Shed €1,300 […]

DEATH OF J.J. MURPHY: There was great sadness in the Club and in the local community on last Friday morning when news broke of the death of J.J. Murphy. J.J. was one of our esteemed Vice Presidents and he and his family were involved in the Club going away back […]

THE annual candlelight vigil to remember those lost to suicide will take place tonight (Tuesday) at 8pm in Pearse Park. Those who have been affected by suicide are encouraged to come down to the Park to remember loved ones. The event is held annually in Tralee on World Suicide Prevention Day, […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information after a number of incidents of criminal damage in the early hours of Saturday morning. Taking place between 2.45am and 3.45am, the incidents took place at the Spa Road/Ballyrickard area of town. A shed of a house was broken into and a number […]

WELL the event in July at Maddens Creative Hub was a sell-out success, so it only makes sense to bring the Queens back for more. Leading drag act, Candy Warhol returns for second show on Culture Night, Friday, September 20, this time in the Ashe Hotel, which promises to be the […]

TRALEE is hosting the first ‘Freshers Fest’ this week which will see live bands and DJs perform in the Square on Tuesday and Thursday night, with a ‘Trails of Tralee’ in between on the Wednesday. This brand-new festival will see a stage erected in the ‘festival square’ hosting live acts […]

BALLYRICKARD Court residents came out in force again last weekend for the annual estate tidy up. Aided by the lovely weather, residents cleared and tidied up all public areas with several different shifts of residents working long hours around their work schedules to complete the job. “It was a fantastic […]

All Ireland Final Replay    We wish Jack Barry, Diarmuid O’Connor and the Kerry team and management the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final Replay in Croke Park on Saturday next. Another great day for our club. Cahill Cup    Na Gaeil will play Churchill in the semi-final of […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 19, 28 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Peter Breen Blennerville, Eileen Carolan Tonevane, Marian Griffin Curragraigue, John Griffin Killorglin and Mag Foley c/o The Rock Inn. Next week’s Lotto […]

UNDER 8s John Mitchel’s U8 boys took on castleisland on Sunday morning last for some challenge games, & even after a 2-week break there was no signs of any rustiness with both sides displaying some great skills with great defending & scoring. In other news John Mitchel’s U8 & U10 […]

      Best wishes to The Kerry Senior Squad What an All Ireland we had two weeks ago and here we are once again going to Dublin and Croke Park for the replay! Its a great place to be in An All Ireland Final and Ballymac GAA sends all […]

LADIES NOTES U10 GIRLS On Saturday 21st we have The Carmel O’ Connor annual memorial blitz to look forward to girls. This blitz remembers Carmel who died at a very young age. Carmel’s work colleagues organise this every year and it’s a lovely day out. This will be held in […]

THE event last September in Tralee, was the single most successful in the country’s history, according to figures from the European Recycling Platform and later this month you can get rid of unwanted electrical items again for free. If you want to support the environment and de-clutter your home by […]

KERRY’S architectural heritage and the county’s architectural landscape will be celebrated during the second annual Architecture Kerry Festival at the end of this month. A wide range of free events including talks, free guided tours, exhibitions, workshops and family events will take place from 27 to 29 September. The aim […]

GARDAI in Tralee and around the county are investigating a number of burglaries over the past week, with three perpetrated in one night. On Tuesday morning last at about 2.45am on Main Street in Milltown, entry was gained to a business premises via the front door. Meanwhile, in Monavalley Industrial […]

Kerry Camogie PRO, Risteárd Ó Fuaráin, with his report on yesterday’s historic win… Kerry 0-11 Limerick 0-8 Kerry faced Limerick in the Premier Junior decider at Croke Park on Sunday hoping to banish the disappointment of their 2018 loss. On a perfect day for camogie, Patrice Diggin launched the first […]

HUNDREDS of people participated in Kerry’s first ever Health and Wellbeing Week in 2018 and following its enormous success, an interagency committee which is supported by the HSE and Kerry County Council has organised an extended two-week long Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest this year. Over 100 events are being […]

CLLR Pa Daly has confirmed he is seeking to run for Sinn Féin in the next General Election. Earlier this year, Cllr Toireasa Ferris said she would not be running in the next election and with her father Martin announcing his retirement after this term is up, it leaves a […]

THE annual Lee Strand Under 13 Invitational Tournament once again took place at the Austin Stacks GAA Club in Connolly Park over the weekend with some great talent on show. Fifteen teams from all over the country took part over two busy and successful days of football and three trophies […]

AN American para-athlete is travelling around Ireland on her hand cycle and began her epic journey from Killarney on Saturday. Chris Slavin is raising funds for The Ian O’Connell Trust and to raise awareness about spinal injuries. Her ‘Project Possible’ challenge is expected to take about three weeks and she […]

By Valerie O’Sullivan ANOTHER epic weekend of endurance and will power as over 200 Athletes competed in the Kerry Way Ultra competing in the 200km non stop endurance race, in a 40 hour daunting race, traversing the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, Iveragh Peninsula’s ancient trails, and coastal cliffs. It is Ireland’s longest […]

SORRY to state the obvious but there is no doubt that the world we live in is a world of excess. I think practically everyone would agree with that. The human mind and our conditioning would lead us to believe that more of anything is beneficial to us but the […]

BEAUTIFUL sunshine created ideal conditions for the annual Tony O’Donoghue walk from the Blennerville Windmill Car Park on Saturday evening. The dry weather meant an even bigger crowd turned out than last year for the event which has raised in excess of €45,000 for Kerry Hospice in the past five years. […]

CELEBRATED dancer, David Geaney is Kerry’s 2019 local Culture Night Ambassador and was on hand during the past week to launch the event which has a host of things to see and do in Tralee. David will be promoting the night in Kerry on Friday, September 20th as Culture Night […]

Under 16 Camogie County League:  Congratulations Tralee Parnells Camogie under 16s on your win in Caherslee Friday night over Sliabh Luachra – Killarney in the under 16 Camogie County League. The home side brought their strong performance last week away to Causeway, into this game and reaped the rewards.  Lots of […]

MUNSTER’S biggest and best Racing Festival – the 7 day Listowel Harvest Races – begins tomorrow and continues until next Saturday. As always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Racing Committee have organised an extensive range of free entertainment, starting with the Kerry Group […]

A TRALEE councillor has asked the Council to erect signage at a busy junction to direct traffic and the public to the town centre. Cllr Mikey Sheehy said he had spoken to businesses and they said there is no signage tag the junction of Prince’s St. and Ivy Terrace telling […]

FLOOD relief measures for parts of the town are still years away from being completed but the Council outlined what is intended to be done at a meeting of Tralee Municipal District last Monday. Cllr. Mikey Sheehy had a motion before the Council that following the extended flooding in September […]

THE Town Park always looks its best when the sun shines, so it was apt that an organisation which has done so much to preserve the town’s most precious asset had fine weather to celebrate a milestone in its history. The Save The Green committee was formed 50 years ago […]