Articles by: Dermot Crean

By Colm Griffin Listowel Tournament  About 120 players from Kerry and beyond dusted themselves down in a bid to counter the excess turkey consumed during the holiday period and took part in the Listowel tournament last weekend (Jan 12th and 13th) On the Saturday the Division 1, Division 2 and […]

FAOI 6/8/10: Our 2019 Acadamh na nÓg football season took off with great blasts of energy and enthusiasm on Sunday last and the mentors and coaches were well pleased with the morning’s activities. These sessions will coninue every Sunday until much finer weather and longer days will entice us to […]

Results: Sun 13th Champagne Scramble , Mixed Teams (14 Holes) 1st : Michael Stack (11), Conor Stack (13) Paudie Casey (15) Gary O’Driscoll (5) – 64pts 2nd : Mark Leahy (5) Luke Walsh (4) Tim Leahy (5) Patrick H Williams (13) –  63pts 3rd – Jim O’Donovan (6) Jim O’Connor (18) […]

TOP comedy acts are returning to Tralee over the next month with three shows on the way in The Blasket Bar on Castle Street. Having hosted such well known acts as Karl Spain and Bernard O’Shea late last year, acclaimed comedians Chris Kent, Shane Clifford and Eleanor Tiernan will perform […]

THE National Lottery has today appealed to Lotto players in Listowel and in Kerry to urgently check their Lotto tickets as a Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize of €45,612 from Saturday, November 3 remains unclaimed. Ticketholders have 90 days from the date of the draw to claim their prize. […]

THERE isn’t much happening around this time of the year, but if you want to head out and test your general knowledge, then this might be for you. Tralee Dynamos FC are holding a table quiz this Thursday night in The Huddle Bar starting at 8.30pm. The event is a […]

A MEETING will be held this week for parents whose children have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The meeting takes place on Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm in The Meadowlands Hotel. It is organised by ADHD Parent Support Tralee. They are inviting parents to discuss concerns, issues and […]

IT’S become a hugely popular way of getting healthy for the new year so it’s no surprise to see the Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee Operation Transformation group walks/runs return for 2019. It all starts this Thursday at 6.30pm from the carpark at the Tralee store and will continued  every Thursday for an […]

THE Arts Office/Creative Ireland Kerry and the Architecture Conservation Office at Kerry County Council has developed an opportunity for creative practitioners working in the arts, in architecture, in heritage and in design to collaborate on a creative outcome which exposes the rich cultural heritage of Lixnaw. The inspiration or idea […]

Kerins O’Rahillys’ fifth annual 10km/5km run and walk will commence at 11am on Sunday, 27th of January next. The run/walk was launched on Saturday last and honours Francis Quille, who’s involvement with Kerins O’Rahillys juveniles spanned a 36-year period to 2012. He began training teams with the late Christy Griffin […]

SOCIAL: Our Club Social takes place this Saturday evening in Ballyroe Heights Hotel @ 7.30pm. Our victorious Minor Team will receive their Co. Minor C’Ship and N.K. League medals Our Senior team will also receive their N.K. League medals on the night followed by the announcement of the Player of […]

Ballymac GAA Lotto Results from 7th January 2019. This weeks Lotto Jackpot was €7,900.00 The draw took place in O Riodas Bar. The numbers drawn were: 18, 21, 24 and 25. There was no winner of the Jackpot. Congratulations to the Lucky Dip winners of €30.00 each: 1. Tony O’Riordan […]

Scór Na nÓg Munster Final   All roads lead to Cappoquin on Sunday next for the Scór Na nÓg Munster Final where a place in the All Ireland Scór Na nÓg Final is the penultimate prize for our Léiriú Group. When these talented youngsters take to the stage with the original […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: As in previous years our Seniors get their season up and running with outings in the Town League. We have four round robin games to play with the top two teams qualifying for the final. All our four games are fixed for Sundays at 12.30pm as follows – […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 14, 16 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Aisling Moriarty Curraheen, Kay Stack Ballinorig, Sean Daly Tonevane, Ger McGrath c/o Betty’s Bar and Michelle Cahill Spa Road. Next week’s Lotto […]

U16 and Minor Boys: Very positive meeting this week where our U16 and minor management team was finalised for 2019. A serious line up with years of experience in place.  Manager Michael Cassidy.  Coaches Timmy Weir, Mike McGrath, Andrew Morrissey and Ian Brick.  Both panels will train together this year and […]

GARDAI are seeking the public’s assistance after a traffic collision in the early hours of Sunday morning. The collision on the Tralee-Castleisland Road occurred shortly before 4am a few miles from Castleisland. A red Ford Focus involved in the crash failed to remain at the scene. Gardaí are asking people […]

KELLIHERS Toyota at Rathass was the place to be for anyone interested in buying a new car, as they hosted a special event on Friday evening. The New Generation Toyota Hybrid Cars were unveiled at their Hybrid Roadshow where they had the new Corolla Hatchback, Corolla Saloon, Rav4 and Camry […]

THOSE winter nights will be brightened up at The Rose Hotel as they have teamed up with Listowel Writers Week for free Literary Evenings at the hotel. They are asking you to embrace your inner story-teller and revel in all things literary this January and February in the Kerry Suite […]

LEAVING Certificate Pres Tralee students were given a great opportunity on Friday last to hear from an enthusiastic cohort of the school’s past pupils on the career paths they have chosen. Using the format of a parent teacher meeting, students were enabled to work in small groups with past pupils. […]

THERE was a great crowd at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night as Crotta O’Neills GAA Club celebrated its successful year. Pride of place went to the U-21 hurling  panel who received their County Championship medals from special guest, former Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins, but a number of other awards were […]

Alan Cantwell was at the Hula Hoops National Cup Semi Final where Garvey’s Tralee Warriors went down to Pyrobel Killester… Pyrobel Killester 76 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 70 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors hopes of making it through to this year’s Hula Hoops National Cup final ended in disappointment on Saturday night as they […]

THERE was a bit of misty rain, but that didn’t deter around 500 people from setting off from Tralee Bay Wetlands on Saturday morning for the Operations Transformation Walk. The walk, coinciding with the official RTÉ start time of 11am, was organised by Kerry Recreation and Sports Partnership followed the […]

THERE was another great turnout for the annual Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle from St. Pat’s GAA Club, Blennerville on Saturday morning. They set off in cloud but mostly dry conditions (with a bit of misty rain) to Castleisland and back home followed by refreshments, tea and coffee in Quanes Bar […]

I SUPPOSE the best place to start here is with an example. One of the best areas to take an example from is a situation where our life is at risk as it makes its point pretty quickly and also at a deeper level. Why? I hear you ask. Because […]

CURRANES NS, Castleisland was full of excitement this week when Lee Strand visited to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. John O’Sullivan, General Manager, Lee Strand commented; “We would like to congratulate Curranes NS and wish all schools the best of luck in the next […]

THE 2019 Cantillon Conference, sponsored by IT Tralee and Fexco, will return once again to The Rose Hotel on Thursday,  March 28 at the Rose Hotel, Tralee. Named in honour of Ballyheigue native Richard Cantillon, a pioneering economist credited with the origin of the term entrepreneur, this annual event brings together […]

WITH the cycling calendar in Kerry already filling up fast, Fenit RNLI are asking bike enthusiasts to mark this date into their diary even if it’s a bit off yet. They will hold their 16th annual cycle on Saturday, May 11. This year’s cycle has two options for cyclists. There […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: What are my consumer rights when I buy something in the sales? Can I return sales items? Answer: Your consumer rights during a sale are exactly the same as at […]

John McCann says ‘Welcome To Marwen’ is a visually superb, well intentioned but poorly executed true story that will split audiences… Robert Zemeckis, director of such classics as Back to the Future and Forest Gump has in recent times taken to redeveloping the source material of some extraordinary documentaries as […]