Articles by: Dermot Crean

SWEETEN up in the heart of Tralee with the new Summer Afternoon Tea from The Rose Hotel. Inspired by the busy bees working away in their rooftop hives, the new honey-themed Summer Afternoon Tea is the perfect way to spend a relaxing afternoon catching up with friends and family. Take a […]

A GREAT night out and an opportunity to meet the neighbours is guaranteed this Sunday as Churchill GAA hosts a ‘Summer Variety Show’ in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. This is the third major fundraising event they’ve had in as many years after hosting a Strictly in 2017, a Lip Sing […]

FENIT RNLI are asking cycling enthusiasts to come out and support them on Saturday, May 11. That’s the day they will hold their 16th annual cycle. This year’s event has two options for cyclists. There will be the traditional 50km route and a new 80km route. Both options will start […]

TRALEE Educate Together took a break from class on Tuesday to take part in a nationwide event to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Organised by Today FM, they asked people around the country to ‘Be A Dancer For Cancer’ on April 30 as part of their Dare to […]

MENTORING sessions for visual artists in Kerry have been taking place this week at County Buildings in Tralee. Developed by Creative Ireland Kerry and Local Enterprise Office Kerry, the high level of demand from artists for the initiative has resulted in the original offer of meetings over a two-day period, […]

GARDAI say there will be numerous checkpoints in the Killarney area over the weekend as thousands of motor enthusiasts will converge on the town for the International Rally of the Lakes. Taking place from Friday to Sunday, this event is incorporated into the May Bank Holiday Weekend Festivities and has […]

A TRALEE councillor is calling on the public to contact the gardaí when they see anti-social behaviour at the Lee Walkway. Cllr Terry O’Brien brought up the issue at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of councillors on Monday at Kerry County Council, after he received a number of complaints from […]

AROUND 60 diners gathered at the North Campus of IT Tralee on Tuesday evening for  a fundraiser in aid of Fenit RNLI. The evening  provided an opportunity for the Culinary Arts students at the college to showcase their talents and skills in a restaurant style setting by providing a three […]

IT was the worst April on record for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry according to a new monthly analysis by the INMO. There were 238 patients on trolleys during the month, up from 174 (+38%) last year which was the previous highest April figure at the hospital. […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, will commence the highly-regarded CLIMB programme on Wednesday next, May 8, to support children aged between 5-12 years who are experiencing the impact of a cancer diagnosis on a parent or other significant adult. Facilitated by award-winning play therapist, Edel Lawlor of Expressive Play, […]

SIAMSA Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland is inviting the public to join them for a free open-air performance this Sunday as part of the Tralee Food Festival. Taking place at 2pm at the bandstand in the Square, Tralee the National Folk Theatre will open its 51st season of […]

  PEIL FAOI 6: Our football fun sessions are being enjoyed by all….even by the mentors. (ii) We’ll have an extra important session on Thursdays for the summer season. PEIL FAOI 8/10: We ve had a lot of football for these boys over the past few weeks with Kerry CoBoard […]

Minor Scratch Cup 27th Spring Medal 28th April . Results & Fixtures. Results. Minor Scratch Cup (Meadowlands Hotel) Gross Competition 1st .Ger Hill (18) 20 Points 2nd Timothy Kenneally (19) 18 Points Sunday 29th Arthur Spring Medal. Sponsor David Power PGA 1. Luke Walsh (3) 70 nett 2. Kieran Dinan […]

All Ireland Juvenile Inter County Championships As Munster Champions the Kerry U-17 team travelled to the University of Limerick last Sunday (April 28th) to represent the province by taking  part in the All-Ireland Championships. Cheered on by an impressive number of travelling supporters Kerry were firstly faced with the onerous […]

TRALEE Town Park is to see upgrading works in the near future including the provision of inclusive play equipment. Following a motion from Cllr Jim Finucane, where he asked the Council to look at the further enhancement and development of the play area in the park, Council management replied that […]

HEAR ye, hear ye! Tralee has itself a town crier thanks to an initiative from Tralee Chamber Alliance. General Manager of The Imperial Hotel, Derek Carroll, came up with the idea last year when he joined the chamber. “We were thinking about doing something new and when I started here I […]

BAILE Mhuire Day Centre for Older Persons in Tralee needs a new bus, it’s going to cost €50,000 and the money will mostly come from fundraising events such as a special concert at The Rose Hotel at 8pm on Sunday, May 12. A daughter of one of the clients at […]

IT’S an issue which has come up time and time again at Tralee Municipal District meetings, but the Council is to finally take action at a junction in Tralee. Councillors have repeatedly brought forward motions about speed and safety issues in the Basin Road/James Street/Low Field junction area. An analysis […]

A TEAM from Mercy Mounthawk is among those shortlisted for the upcoming Young Social Innovators of the Year Awards 2019. Thirty-one teams of student innovators from all over Ireland, including three from Kerry, have been shortlisted to compete for the title of Young Social Innovators of the Year 2019 at […]

THE Inspired group are hosting a tea day in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, this Thursday May 2. Participants at Inspired will host the fundraiser from 10.30am – 12.30pm and all are welcome to join them for a cuppa and a chat. This is the second year that […]

KERRY has experienced the highest number of callouts for fly infestations in the first three months of 2019. In a report from Rentokil, Kerry recorded the highest number of callouts (30%), followed by  Dublin (23%), Cork (14%), and Galway (13%). There has been a significant increase in the number of infestations in Ireland compared to […]

CATHERINE Young and The Welcoming Project will showcase their new work ‘Le Chéile’ at Céilí Afro Dabke on Sunday, May 5 at 6pm as part of Féile na Bealtaine in Dingle. This world music céilí will feature dancing from West Africa, Palestinian Dabke as well as the traditional Irish céilí […]

Premier Junior Championship Final    Na Gaeil play St. Senan’s in the Premier Junior Championship Final on Sunday next May 5th at 1.30pm in Austin Stack Park. Wear your club colours and come out to support the team. Seniors    Na Gaeil took on the East Kerry side Gneeveguilla in the Premier […]

PAUL LUCEY RUN FOR THE ROCK: Bank Holiday Monday May 6th – It is our ambition that every person associated with the club will participate in this occasion with our Run/Walk/Help initiative ie you Run it, you Walk it or you Help. There will be no other club activities on […]

CÚINNE NA NÓG JUVENILE ACADEMY Ballyrickard was the place to be at 11am on Sunday last where the sun was shining for the juvenile training.  All the children practiced and learned new skills under the watchful eyes of their dedicated coaches. The U10 girls had Churchill visiting them in a […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 13, 17 & 19. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Ger McGrath c/o Betty’s Bar, Alex Walsh Annagh, John Kelliher Annagh, Paul McCarthy Derryquay and Tom Malone. Next week’s Lotto will have […]

U10 Girls: What a fantastic morning we had last Sunday playing against Keirns O’Rahillys in Ballyricard Park. Our u10’s were absolutely brilliant. Their energy, skills and fight for every ball was a joy to watch. We are going to have a very exciting summer ahead with this bunch. Emma Gaynor […]

UNDER 8’S John Mitchel’s U8 Boys had a busy schedule of football this week, first off, we had the Kerry Coiste na N’Og Go Games held in John Mitchel’s Ballyseedy on Wednesday last where we had 2 teams entered. Both teams played some great football from start to finish & […]

Ballymac GAA Executive wish to thank everyone who helped out with the staging of our Junior Premier game on Easter Saturday. We especially appreciate all the help given by supporters who helped with Stewarding on the night and a big thank you to everyone who supported our lotto on the […]

Parnells Adult Camogie Debut: Another fantastic milestone achieved for Tralee Parnells when our adult camogie players took to the field in the Kerry Adult Camogie Invitational Blitz at Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence, Currans on Saturday the 28th of April. Check out Tralee Parnells social media for a fuller account of the proceedings […]