Articles by: Dermot Crean

A MEMBER of the Irish Red Cross in Tralee won a Volunteer Ireland Award  last night Cormac Sertutxa was nominated in the Community Category at the awards which took place at the Carlton Hotel in Blanchardstown, Dublin and was named winner. Our next winner is Cormac Sertutxa of Irish Red Cross @irishredcross […]

JUST over two weeks to go now until Christmas Day and the pubs, restaurants and hotels are enjoying great business thanks to the party people in town. Deserved nights out are being enjoyed by businesses, companies, schools, State bodies and many organisations and they’re well-catered for in the many hostelries. […]

A FANTASTIC night of entertainment was laid on at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday for the annual Christmas party night. Aound 380 guests were in the hotel for a ‘Rock n Roll’-themed evening of music, fun and delicious food, as well as other parties in the bar and restaurant. Groups […]

THE live register figure for Tralee increased in November by 50 people from the previous month, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. There were 3,370 people signing on last month compared to 3,320 in October. The figure is down 523 on the same month in 2017, a […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I’ve heard the law around drink driving changed recently. What has changed? Answer: Yes, the law around drink driving has changed. Since 26 October 2018, under the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act […]

John McCann says Creed 2 has good performance and great fight scenes which will please ‘Rocky’ and ‘Creed’ fans… This weeks’ trip to Tralee Omniplex saw Round 2 (or Round 8 if you count all the Rocky movies) of the 2015 hit ‘Creed’ with our Adonis Creed and Co. returning […]

MUCKROSS House was the beautiful venue for the launch of a stunning new book ‘Still In The Dreaming’ recently. Leas-Cathaoirleach Cllr. John Joe Culloty launched the book, praising the quality of the poems and the dedication of the writers to their craft. Last June a call-out for submissions to Kerry […]

AWARD-winning presenter and author Anthony Garvey launched his new children’s book on Friday at Blennerville National School, as a pupil there stars in it! Aimed at 8-12 year olds, the Gravespeakers’ series tells the stories of six children who discover on their 12th birthday they have a special gift – […]

NO sooner has one weather warning ended than another is about to take effect here. There were strong winds overnight in Kerry and we can expect more of the same this evening and tonight. A Status Yellow Wind Warning has been issued for Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim […]

KERRY GAA has lost another great from the past with the death of Jerome O’Shea at the age of 87 after a brief illness. The Cahersiveen native won three All-Ireland senior medals with the Kingdom in 1953, 1955 and 1959. Playing at right-corner back, he made his Championship debut for […]

LADIES and gents were looking very stylish in on Thursday as IT Tralee St. Vincent de Paul Society held the ‘Enchanted Evening Masquerade Ball’ in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Around 160 people attended the ball where they enjoyed a drinks reception, three course meal and entertainment. All the money raised will […]

FOR the third year in a row, the people at Tralee Local Employment Services (LES) held a Christmas coffee morning on Thursday to help out a local organisation. There were wall-to-wall Christmas jumpers at their office at North Circular Road with people from local agencies and employers associated with Tralee LES […]

IT’S been a busy week for current and former Presentation Tralee students. On Monday three students were presented with scholarships at UL. Maebh Pierse, Ciara Sookarry and Isobel Horgan were presented with awards in a ceremony in Kemmy Business School in the University of Limerick. Maeve, who is studying Applied Languages was awarded a UL […]

IT proved such a hit last year that they had to bring it back! The folks at Ballygarry House Hotel always have the place looking amazing over the festive period and the scene was completed last night with the switching on of the Christmas tree lights. Guests enjoyed a reception […]

Party/shopping season is truly upon us, but when you’re not spending in the shops or clinking glasses, here’s a few things to get up to… Saturday 1. One for history lovers… An exhibition to mark the centenary of the 1918 general election and the First Dáil will be officially opened […]

HUNDREDS of people are expected at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday as 12 couples compete in Ballyheigue GAA’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. Tickets are nearly sold out for the event which will see the couples (pictured below) take to the dancefloor in what should be a fantastic night. The couples are Paula […]

A MUSICAL treat greeted audiences over two nights at Abbeydorney Community Hall as Listellick NS staged their annual Christmas concerts. A huge effort went into the two nights, from the pupils as well as the staff and the Parents Council who ensured all went smoothly. Tuesday night saw the Junior […]

WITH the festive season fast approaching the businesses of Castle Street, Tralee have come together to promote the street as a great place to shop and dine this Christmas. By supporting local business you are helping to support local jobs and your community, so this Christmas, why not visit Castle […]

PUPILS in Blennerville NS are are sending Christmas postcards to retails outlets in the locality to raise their concerns about plastic packaging and its impact on the environment. It’s part of a joint initiative with Ballinskelligs NS. While discussing the problem of plastic packaging at a meeting of the Ballinskelligs Environmental […]

TRALEE company Big Handsome Media owned by Brian Hurley and Damian O’Callaghan’s OC Productions have teamed up to secure the international distribution rights for the award winning film, ‘Mad Hannans’,  by director and Grammy-nominated producer Martin Shore. The film, which features Hollywood actor Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam […]

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park is set to host a fun weekend full of festive cheer at their Christmas Food & Craft Fair weekend on this weekend. A diverse mix of local artisan food producers and craftspeople will showcase their wonderful handmade products from 11am – 5pm on […]

THE founder and CEO/Artistic Director of the Dingle International Film Festival has been honoured for his work in bringing an international conference to Kerry at a Fáilte Ireland awards ceremony in Dublin. Maurice Galway was honoured for bringing Animation Ireland’s International Conference to the county in 2015. Fáilte Ireland commended the efforts […]

THE 26th annual Edward Dillon & Santa Rita Estates SuperValu Off Licence of the Year Awards took place last Thursday in the Galway Bay Hotel and Garvey’s Supervalu stores were well represented. The gala event was hosted by RTÉ’s Shay Byrne and saw Garvey’s SuperValu Dingle come away with one […]

  PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: The long-awaited end-of-year medal presentation for the Under 6/8/10 footballers will take place on Sunday next (9th) in the clubhouse. We will have the All-Ireland minor cup, the Tom Markham Cup, on display. Beidh Daidí na Nollag ann ón Mol Thuaidh. We can expect Santa from […]

NORTH KERRY HURLING BOARD AWARDS : The North Kerry Hurling Board awards took place last Friday night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel where our 3 award winners were presented with their Player of the Match awards. Jack Hannon was presented with the award for his performance in the tremendously exciting U14 ‘B’ C’Ship […]

Brandy Scramble 3 Person Team Results & Fixtures Results: 1st Sean McCarthy, Sean Reidy, Colm Sheehy (5) 36pts 2nd Tony O’Halloran, Danny Leen, James O’Halloran (3) 36pts 3rd Diarmuid McElligott, PC Lynch, Domo Lyne (5) 35pts 22 Teams Entered Monday 3rd Dec – Mens AGM Grand Hotel at 8pm – […]

By Colm Griffin Knockout Cup  Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre once again played host to a great day of entertainment of the shuttle variety on Sunday last (Dec 2nd) The Knockout Cup was contested at Division 3, 4 and 5 level and three different clubs took the respective titles on […]

Search for Lost 1925 Tralee Camogie Team Photo: With the launch of a Tralee Camogie adult team this month, the time is right to begin to rediscover some of the early history of Tralee Camogie, prior to the beginning of  adult Camogie team training in January 2019. A number of […]

A PROTEST was held on Saturday against the closure of Tralee Women’s Resource Centre which is due to take effect from tomorrow. To coincide with this, another protest will take place tomorrow at HSE buildings at the entrance to University Hospital Kerry from 1.30pm. People are asked to attend to […]

TWO Kerry men will be hoping get their Christmases off to a winning start spinning the wheel when they appear on the National Lottery Winning Streak game show this Saturday. Mark Sugrue, who comes from Castleisland is the first of two players this week on Winning Streak from the Kingdom. […]