Articles by: Dermot Crean

THE Austin Stacks GAA family was out in force again on Bank Holiday Monday as they remembered a great clubman at the second Paul Lucey Memorial ‘Run for the Rock’. Hundreds of people converged on the club grounds at Connolly Park for the 5km/10km run which again honoured the memory […]

A NUMBER of contestants for the Kerry Rose 2019 met up in The Rose Hotel on Monday to find out more about what the next few weeks has in store for them. While there are 17 ladies confirmed for the selection night which takes place on Saturday, June 8, there’s […]

SINN Fein’s Cathal Foley wasn’t the only late entrant in the race to be become a councillor in the Tralee Municipal District. Denis O’Reilly from Monalee has also put his name forward and will run as an independent. Also joining the race recently was Ted Cronin, originally from Rathmore but […]

GARDAI in the Killarney District have arrested 16 people in relation to dangerous driving and drug driving incidents over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Twelve drivers were arrested for dangerous driving whilst attending the Rally of the Lakes event. The majority of these incidents were observed by plainclothes Gardaí who […]

PAUL LUCEY RUN FOR THE ROCK: In glorious sunshine on this Bank Holiday Monday there was another huge turn-out for the second running of the Paul Lucey ‘Run For The Rock’ event. Thanks again to all who participated and to all our members who helped out on the day with […]

U6 BOYS AND GIRLS Our U6 boys and girls train together every Sunday morning from 11 to 12 in our state-of-the-art sports hall under the watchful eyes of our numerous qualified coaches. Last Sunday we concentrated on our kicking and co-ordination skills. Among those to impress were Ben, Kyle, Brian, […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 02, 07 & 16. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Brendan and Shannon Quill Lohercannon, Caoimhe and Joan Naughton c/o Tony Casey, Gary Curran Ashgrove, Tina O’Shea Curraheen and Lily Kelliher Lohercannon. […]

Premier Junior Championship Final    Na Gaeil were crowned Kerry Premier Junior Champions on Sunday in Austin Stack Park, Tralee after a near flawless display against North Kerry side St Senan’s. It was a historic day for the club winning their first ever title at this grade. Na Gaeil’s Diarmuid O’Connor […]

Credit Union Co League The Co League resumes next weekend and Round 3 sees both of our senior sides in action.  The Senior A panel have two points from their first two games and host Rathmore in what should be another ding-dong contest if the recent meeting in the club […]

THE moving of the Tralee Food Festival from September to May has resulted in the event proving an even greater success as thousands attended events over the weekend. The weather obviously helped but it seemed that the people of Tralee really took ownership of the festival and thronged the town […]

THE weather was fantastic on Saturday morning as children from St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville gathered for their first Holy Communion. Fr Francis Nolan was the celebrant at the church in Curraheen for the occasion where 23 boys and girls received the sacrament for the first time. It was a […]

ST Brendan’s Basketball Club held their annual awards last Thursday night in the Lee Suite at the Rose Hotel. It was an absolutely fantastic night with our teams from Academy up to U18s including our Thursday Squad coached by Charles O’Sullivan receiving acknowledgement and appreciation for their efforts this season […]

THE Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh officially opened Coláiste Gleann Lí’s €1.1 million euro extension on Thursday  at a ceremony, which was attended by stakeholders and community representatives. This marked the completion of extensive building works which has extended, refurbished and upgraded the post primary school. The extension […]

THE Kerry Minor Team to play Cork on Tuesday at 7pm in Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork, features three players from Tralee clubs in the starting line-up. James Costello of St Pat’s Blennerville is the Kerry head coach and his team sees Devon Burns from Na Gaeil in goals while Austin […]

THEY really went all out with this. The ‘May the 4th Be With You’ festival is taking place this weekend in Portmagee, Valentia Island and Ballyferriter with people dressing up as their favourite characters. May the 4th, is the day when fans across the globe commemorate the Star Wars universe. This year’s […]

FORMER Tralee Town Councillor Cathal Foley has joined the Sinn Féin election ticket for the Tralee Electoral Area. He was nominated by Cllr Toiréasa Ferris at county buildings in Tralee this morning. Sinn Féin will now have three candidates running in the Tralee area with sitting councillors Pa Daly and Toireasa […]

I DISCOVERED this by accident a few years ago when I came across a sheet of paper with the formula written on it. The funny thing about it is that the formula was never explained to me and that fact I now believe is part of its beauty. It explains […]

THE Tralee Omniplex was the venue on Friday afternoon for the 6th annual Donal Walsh Live Life Secondary School and Adult Film Awards. This year saw the competition screen the shortlisted movies at the IMax Cinema and the experience was magical according to organiser, Mary Lucey. With an audience of […]

A CHOIR from England will come to Tralee to perform three concerts next weekend with proceeds going to Down Syndrome Kerry. The Gledholt Male Voice Choir from Huddersfield in Yorkshire, which numbers 32 members, is travelling from England to sing in Tralee. They  will be performing three concerts in total, […]

AFTER all the fun of the Tralee Food Festival has finished, Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park is set to welcome the return of its ever popular Food and Craft Fair series on Saturday, May 11th from 11am to 5pm. On the day, Manor West will welcome a host […]

THE white flag is being unfurled as the spectacular Ross Road track in Killarney – acknowledged as the most scenic in the country – prepares to host three days of top quality racing. The action will get underway on Sunday, May 12 which has been designated a special family day […]

THE popular TV show, ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’ is looking for Kerry participants to enter this year. It’s a reality show where families from all over the country compete against each other for the chance to win €15,000 and the title of ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’, all the while being mentored by a […]

THERE was a fantastic response to a fundraiser in a Tralee shop on Friday morning/afternoon. Carraig Donn on Bridge Street hosted a coffee morning event to raise funds for a new Chemotherapy Day Unit at University Hospital Kerry. The crowds attending were boosted thanks to the store offering a 25% discount […]

THERE was a big turnout at Kerins O’Rahillys Clubhouse last night for a table quiz organised by Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football Association. It’s planned to send about 65 girls from the Under 15 and Under 17 squads to Boston to play games in late August. To partly finance this, the […]

APART from a slight chill in the air, the sun shone and there was a real summer feel at a party to truly kick off the Tralee Food Festival yesterday evening. Held in the open space of the courtyard of Benner’s Hotel, ‘The Enclosure’ was the official private festival ppening party […]

KERRY Education and Training Board and the staff and students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí were delighted to welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, to turn the sod for the site enabling works at the site of the Gaelcholaiste Chairraí’s Campas Nua in Ballymullen in Tralee on Thursday. […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I will be sitting my Leaving Certificate this year and plan to go to college in the autumn. How do I apply for a student grant? Answer: Student Universal Support […]

John McCann says Avengers Endgame is a film worthy of it’s place in the rich Marvel catalogue… With a world record-breaking opening weekend box office haul of over $1 billion worldwide, and cinemas up and down the country full to capacity over the last week, I made my way to Tralee […]

THE Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE) Denny Street Campus was officially opened on Thursday by the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, with hundreds of guests, staff and students in attendance. The official opening firmly embeds KCFE into Tralee Town Centre where students have already breathed life […]

BANK of Ireland on Castle Street was the venue for the opening event of the Tralee Food Festival this afternoon. Experts and local producers were in attendance for ‘The Business Of Food’, held as part of the Taste Kerry Food Series in association with Bank of Ireland Workbench. There were […]