Articles by: Dermot Crean

KERRY County Council has announced details of over €75,000 in funding for festival and events in the county this year. The allocations have been made under the fund which is administered by Kerry County Council on behalf of Fáilte Ireland. Tralee Food Festival (€2,000) and the SRAC Cycle (€1,500) which […]

A CHEQUE for over €1,500 was presented to Recovery Haven on Tuesday thanks to the efforts of a local community in mid Kerry. A Christmas-themed coffee morning was held in Cromane Community Centre back in December, organised by the Cromane Parent and Toddler Group and raised €1,563. “Recovery Haven is […]

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again this Friday for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised the event, the first at the store this year, to raise funds of MS Tralee and North Kerry Branch. From 11am to […]

GARDAI investigating an aggravated burglary at a house in Listowel that occurred on Sunday have charged two juvenile males, aged 16 and 17 years, in relation to the incident and are due to appear before Listowel District Court on Thursday morning. On Sunday at approximately 12:30am two males entered a house […]

KERRY ETB in collaboration with Kerry County Council are delighted to announce that Siobhan O’Sullivan has been appointed to the newly created role of Film Development Officer for Kerry. Listowel native Siobhan brings extensive experience to the job having worked in TV production for the last 12 years. She has […]

IF you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night, then head to the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse to test your general knowledge. The annual table quiz in aid of the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania is taking place there at 8pm this Thursday. The orphanage was set up Tralee […]

HAS your school got what it takes to claim the title of Junior Geographers of Kerry? The Educate.ie inaugural Geography Quiz for Junior Cycle Students will take place in CBS the Green, Tralee on Thursday, May 9 at 7pm. The winning team will receive the inaugural Geography Quiz trophy for their […]

By Donie Jack Griffin Tralee boxing club made the long drive to Dungarvan Co. Waterford for the Boys 1 to 6 Munster Championships early saturday morning last, with 2 coaches and nine boxers. We were hopeful of a medal, indeed all clubs are hopeful and Munster medals are hard to […]

By Colm Griffin Kerry Mixed Championships Close to 100 players took part in the CPC.ie sponsored Kerry Division 1, 3 and 5 Championships at the Killarney Sports and Leisure Complex last Friday night (March 29th). Paraic Murray and Danielle Robinson (Causeway) overcame a difficult quarter final three setter against Mark […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Our U6/8/10 boys will travel to the Legion Club on SATURDAY morning next (April 6th) to play a few games. This is a trip to be enjoyed by all! We’ll meet at 9.30am in Connolly Park; bí ann in am if you need a lift. If […]

Results:   Sun 31st March. Master Classic 1 . TLI Group 1st Sean O’Loughlin (10) 42 pts 2nd Pat O’Donnell (7) 39 pts 3rd Gary O’Driscoll (5) 39 pts 4th David Hennebery (4) 39 pts 5th Jim O’Donovan (6) 39 pts Cat 1 (0 to 7.4) Donie O’Keeffe (6) 39 […]

HERE’S something different for your local pub. The Ballymac Bar will host two comedy plays related to the works of William Shakespeare on this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm each night. Under the heading ‘Much Ado About The Bard’, it promises to be a highly entertaining night out with […]

OXFAM in Tralee is looking for enthusiastic people of all ages to join its existing team of dedicated shop volunteers. The charity shop is appealing to the local community to pledge their time to help people living in poverty in more than 90 countries around the world. Oxfam Tralee Shop […]

IT Tralee will welcome potential students and their families to its annual Spring Open Day this Saturday. This ever-popular event will be held from 11.00am to 2.00pm at IT Tralee’s North Campus and is structured to help potential students to get the most from their visit with a full schedule […]

AFTER the recent heroics by Tralee Warriors, excitement is building in another local basketball club as the St. Brendan’s club U14A team prepare for the All-Ireland Div 1 tournament in Gormanston, Co. Meath this weekend. It has been a fantastic season for the team, having lost only one game to Rathmore, […]

KERRY County Council buildings will be lit up blue tonight to raise awareness of World Autism Day and the public is invited to snap it with a chance to win prizes. Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Graham Spring, and Lisa Curran of the Irish Autism Mammy facebook page have organised this event […]

THE days are counting down to one of Kerry’s biggest annual mobilisations of community groups, Tidy Towns committees, voluntary and sporting organisations, and individual residents and families across the county. The eighth County Clean Up will take place on Saturday, 13 April and the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr […]

AROUND 500 people from across the county attended the Dawn Milk & National Dairy Council Ladies Lifestyle Evening at the INEC, Killarney on Thursday last. The evening was a fantastic success with ladies enjoying nutrition, fitness and style tips while raising €7,000 for two local charities the Donal Walsh Livelife […]

OICHE Chiarraí 2019, the flagship event in the annual calendar of the Kerry Association in Dublin, took place on Saturday in the iconic setting of Croke Park. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were presented with the Laochra Chiarraí 2019 award on the night by the President of the Kerry Association […]

Senior: Listowel Emmets 4-12; Churchill 0-10. Churchill suffered a heavy defeat to Listowel in the first group game of the Junior Premier Championship in Ballybunion on Saturday evening.  Churchill actually started the game brightly and led by 3 points to 1 early on with 2 Ivan Parker scores and 1 […]

Junior Championship   Na Gaeil play Firies in the first round of the Premier Junior Championship on Sunday April 7th at 1.30pm in Austin Stack Park. It should be a great game of football so come out and support the team. League Final   It was great honour for Na Gaeil Club […]

GOLF CLASSIC: After weeks of intense preparation by Club Treasurer, Niall Shanahan and his dedicated sub-committee it’s now all systems go for our Golf Classic which takes place on this Friday (April 5) at Tralee Golf Course. SENIOR FOOTBALL: The Club Championship begins this weekend. Eight Clubs are involved at […]

WEEKLY NEWS Annual Mass The annual mass for deceased members and their families will be held in the Club Room on Thursday next, 4th April at 7.30pm. Senior Panel Our Senior squad had a challenge game with the Kerry U20s on Sunday morning last.  This match was very beneficial for […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 05, 16, 18 & 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Sinead Somers c/o Betty’s Bar, James & Stacey Spa Road, Pa Hurley Curraheen, Micheal Quirke c/o Tony Casey and Sadie O’Sullivan Curraheen. […]

Senior Team Round 1 of The Junior County Championship Ballymac V Skellig Rangers Ballymac 1-16 Skellig Rangers 1-07 A lively game in Keel resulted in a well deserved win 1-16 to 1-07 for Ballymac over Skellig Rangers. Opening placed balls from Skellig were answered immediately by Ballymac to leave the […]

U 16 Hurling Abbeydorney  5:15 Kilmoyley        1:16 Our under 16s put in a strong performance v Kilmoyley on Sunday. After the disappointment of last weekendd defeat our boys were determined to be back on winning ways and were in control of the fixture all through with every […]

NEW WALKWAY A fantastic new facility has now been added at our grounds in Ballyseedy. A new walkway/jogging path approx. 1km long has been laid, complete with bollard level lighting. Come and enjoy a fabulous experience in a safe and healthy environment. This community facility is open to all and […]

Easter Holidays Hurling Camogie Camp: Reserve your child’s place by filling in the online form from the link on our club Facebook. Our Easter camp is back and its now over 4 days. Camp runs from Monday the 15th to Thursday 18th of April, 10 to 1 pm and it’s […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a break-in at a house last week. In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26, there was a break-in at a house in the Castlecountess area. At approximately 5.15am, the elderly occupant of the house heard voices downstairs and immediately called the gardaí. The intruders […]

ROUNDS of golf at world-famous courses and luxury nights away are among the amazing attractions at a dining experience to remember from four renowned chefs at The Rose Hotel this Friday night. Executive chef of The Rose Hotel, Odran Lucey, executive chef of The Marker Hotel, Gareth Mullins, executive pastry chef […]