Articles by: Dermot Crean

GARDAI in Tralee provided an update on their activities on the Garda Southern Region facebook page last night. They stopped a car driving in an erratic manner and found out it had no tax since January 2018, no NCT and no insurance since 2017. The car was seized and a court […]

A TRALEE business has won an award at a ceremony in Limerick at the weekend. The annual Irish Micro Business Awards (MBA) was the occasion for beard care and men’s grooming company, Beardsmith, to win the hotly contested best eCommerce Business award. Beardsmith beat out some great companies from all […]

Seniors    Skellig Rangers made the long trip to Killeen on Saturday evening to take on Na Gaeil in round 2 of the Premier Junior Championship. In wet and windy conditions Na Gaeil played with the aid of the breeze in the first half and their no. 10 Ian McCarthy slotted […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 1-14; Kilcummin 1-2. When these two sides met in Connolly Park five weeks ago in the first round of the Co. League it was the visitors who came out on top (1-11 to 0-9). On this occasion, in the second round of the Club Championship played […]

Kerry Petroleum Club Championship Kerry Legion 0-11 Kerins O Rahillys 1-06 The loss of key players in the second half of this Round Two game in the club championship was probably the difference between victory and defeat on a bitterly cold day in Killarney. Legion opened the scoring with a […]

Round 2 Junior County Championship Firies V Ballymac A weather spoiled game in Firies resulted in a well deserved win 2-11 to 2-6 for Ballymac. Both teams exchanged opening points before Firies cut loose scoring 1-2 without reply. Ballymac needed to gain a foothold in the game and a beautiful […]

Seniors: Churchill 0-10; Keel 0-11. Keel edged a tight contest in Churchill on Sunday afternoon, where the breezy conditions had a big bearing on the game. Playing into the wind in the first period, Keel drew first blood with a free from Gary Sayers, before Churchill settled into the game […]

TABLE QUIZ There was a good turnout for our recent pub quiz/juvenile fundraiser which was held in Gally’s Bar & Restaurant, Tralee on Friday night last. The winners were Teresa Deane, Sean Deane, John McEniry and John O’Sullivan. A lot of close scores and a great night was had by […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 17, 19, 20 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Fred and Frieda c/o Gerry Moriarty, Elaine Daly Kerin’s Park , Aisling Curran Blennerville, Kevin O’Shea Laurel Court and Michelle Allman c/o […]

Parnells Men Earn A Draw in Historic First Home Game: A huge thank you to St. Brendan’s Hurling Club from Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club for the kind words on your social media. North Kerry Hurling Board Intermediate Lg. St. Brendan’s 1:8(11) Tralee Parnells 1:8(11) Full Time An historic night in Caherslee for Tralee […]

GARDAI in Tralee are appealing for information regarding incidents in the Tralee area over the past week. A farm gate was taken in upper Clahane, Ballyard on the Short Mountain Road. It was taken between 8am Thursday, April 11 and Saturday April 12 at 7pm. It’s a silver gate measuring […]

KERRY Fire and Rescue Service experienced a busy period for callouts over the weekend. From Friday last to Sunday night the service had 21 callouts to deal with incidents including 12 gorse fires. On Friday/Saturday morning fire crews were required to deal with gorse fires in Knocknagoshel, Caragh Lake, Brosna, Muckross […]

THE annual Tralee Municipal District ceremony to commemorate the Easter Rising and the unveiling of a 1916 Commemorative Stone takes place on Easter Sunday, April 21 at 12 noon in Pearse Park, Denny Street, Tralee. There will be an unveiling of a 1916 Commemorative Stone listing 108 names of Kerry people […]

A LABOUR Party candidate for the Tralee Municipal District, Ben Slimm, has called for Kerry County Council to engage in a campaign to make people more aware of illegitimate collections of clothing, toys and other items. The scam normally involves a bag or sticker being delivered by hand through residential […]

A TEAM of Kerry ETB apprentices have been recognised for their innovative problem solving skills at a National Award ceremony. The 2019 Generation A Competition Awards event was organised by SOLAS, the National Further Education and Training Authority and took place in Dublin’s Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road on Thursday last […]

A KERRY-BASED film crew led by award winning director Malcolm Willis from Killarney embarked on a journey to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania last Saturday, to capture the story of Tir na nÓg orphanage  which was set up by Tralee woman Louise Quill in 2007. Malcolm Willis contacted Louise back in August 2018 […]

THE Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club (KVVCCC) has its 40th anniversary this year and it looking forward to its Ring Of Kerry run which takes place on the weekend of May 18/19. Aherns Garage in Castleisland have come on board this year as a sponsor for the 40th […]

THE 60th year celebrations of the Rose of Tralee International Festival have received a springtime boost with the confirmation that the multi­-award winning salon group Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty will be the Official Hair Partner to the event again in 2019. This year’s flagship event on the Irish Festivals […]

  SINN Féin Kerry County Councillor Pa Daly has called on Kerry County Council to address several sources of pollution on the Big River in Killeen. Cllr Daly said: “While County Clean Up day provides an opportunity for communities to gather and tidy their areas it is somewhat hypocritical for Kerry County […]

BAD news. There’s some awful weather on the way if Met Eireann’s forecasts are to be believed. A Status Yellow Rainfall warning will come into effect this evening for Kerry which will see heavy rain on Sunday night and Monday with a risk of spot flooding, especially in southern parts […]

A FEW years ago at a meeting I was introduced as Roger Harty a great fighter of depression. While I welcomed the intent of the person who introduced me, which I have no doubt was well meaning,  I was very quick to point out that the best way to deal […]

IT was a fun night at The Ashe Hotel when the Tralee Rugby Club faithful gathered to try their luck during a race night. “This is our first time holding it and it was a lot of work, but we’re delighted with the turnout,” said Richard Sharp, one of the […]

THERE was a massive crowd in the Earl of Desmond on Friday night for a table quiz in aid of Ballymac Community Games. An amazing 25 tables took part, consisting mainly of families, as the quiz was held early in the night. It was a real family occasion to kick […]

FRIDAY night was quiz night in Gallys Bar and Restaurant on the Castlemaine Road as the John Mitchels Club hosted an event for the juvenile section. There was a good turnout for the annual event with spot prizes generously donated mainly by businesses in the Boherbee and Mitchels catchment area. […]

THE weather was awful, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from throwing their weight behind the County Clean-Up effort. Even the Taoiseach was on hand to lend his support to the campaign in Kerry when Leo Varadkar showed up at Aghadoe near Killarney yesterday afternoon. He and Minister Brendan […]

THIS spring allow yourself some time for relaxation and reflection with the new Bamboo Massage at Serenity Spa at The Rose Hotel which will energise you physically, mentally and spiritually. Bamboo massage is an innovative way to provide Swedish or deep tissue massage using heated bamboo sticks to roll and […]

DOUBLE Special Olympics medal winner, Gary O’Sullivan, received a rapturous welcome when he returned to his alma mater in Tralee on Friday morning. Just a few weeks ago, the Castleisland man was in Abu Dhabi for the games where he claimed the gold in the shot put and silver in […]

ALL the fund-raising efforts by a group of Tralee youngsters paid off on Friday, as they headed off to see Liverpool and Irish soccer legends play in Dublin. Nineteen kids from Tralee Dynamos U12B side, along with 10 adults boarded a Power’s Travel bus early on Friday afternoon to journey […]

NOT before time. All involved with Garvey’s Tralee Warriors gathered at Council Chambers at Kerry County Council to honour a club which has taken basketball to new heights in this town. What the Warriors have done for Tralee in three years (and not just in sport) is nothing short of […]

John McCann says Kerry native Jessie Buckley shines in entertaning musical feature ‘Wild Rose’… Following on from its successful showing as part of the recent Dingle International Film Festival, the new feature from Tom Harper and starring Killarney’s own Jessie Buckley gets its long awaited release this week at Tralee Omniplex. ‘Wild […]