Articles by: Dermot Crean

RESTORE Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC) committee has applied to Kerry County Council for planning permission for the construction of new diving boards at the Bathing Slip in Fenit. The planning application was lodged in the name of Fenit Development Association of which the RFDBC committee is an accredited subcommittee, […]

FORMER Kerry star, Tommy Walsh, is understood to be involved in the Kerry senior panel again. Speaking to Radio Kerry, Kerins O’Rahillys coach, Micheál Quirke said he understood Walsh was doing strength and conditioning training with the Kerry senior panel, but wasn’t aware of anything other than that in terms […]

A TRALEE man will return for a hometown gig tomorrow night with his London based experimental pop/noise rock outfit TAYNE. Fronted by Matthew Sutton, they released their debut album ‘Breathe’ at the start of this month and finish up their 21 date UK/Ireland tour with a gig in Greyhound bar this […]

SINN Féin Councillor Toireasa Ferris has expressed her concern that 600 patients over the age of 75 were left waiting over 24 hours to be seen in University Hospital Kerry ED in the first nine months of 2018, according to statistics from the HSE. The figures come as the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation […]

A TRALEE woman was a big winner in Belfast on Sunday in the National Irish Fitness Model Association World Championships. Aoife Roche (35) won the Miss Bikini over 30s,  Miss Beach Body and Overall Miss Bikini World Champion 2018 at the event. Aoife, the daughter of well known publican Damien and Bridie Roche of The […]

THE Zyber Theatre Group is all set to stage their new production at the Meadowlands Hotel next week, with proceeds raised going to three great causes. They will present Fidelma Fitzgerald’s funny and poignant play, ‘With Love From Above’ on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 3rd to 5th. Featuring some […]

THE Hi Magazine Awards 2018 were held in The Clayton Silver Springs Hotel, Cork on Saturday night and a local businesswoman came home with an award. Maureen McCarthy, who runs Brush’n’Blush in Tralee with her mother Frances, won Hi’s ‘Most Stylish Newcomer to the Hair Industry 2018’ award. The Fenit […]

A MEMBER of the Irish Red Cross in Tralee will be hoping to win a Volunteer Ireland Award next week. Cormac Sertutxa is nominated in the Community Category in the awards which take place at the Carlton Hotel in Blanchardstown, Dublin on Friday, December 7. According to the Volunteer Ireland website, Cormac […]

TRALEE Rowing Club brought 11 young athletes to the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Competition last Saturday, at the UL Sports Arena in Limerick, and came back home with three medals, many personal best performances and happy first-time competitors. Sarah Fitzgerald won two medals in the WJ16 age group, achieving 3rd […]

LEARNERS from the Kerry College of Further Education under the auspices of Kerry Education and Training Board (KETB) convened at the regional meeting of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum which took place in Tralee at the Grand Hotel on Tuesday. As a learner-centred form of provision, […]

STORM Diana is affecting the county this morning and while there are no reports of roads closed in the Tralee area, Gardai report that a number of incidents have occurred on the Tralee/Fenit Road this morning where debris is an issue. Elsewhere, Kerry County Council is aware of and dealing with […]

THREE Tralee teenagers have been selected on a 15 player squad which will travel to Romania for the FIBA U18 European Championship Division B in Romania next July. The Ireland Under 18 men’s head coach, Paul Kelleher, announced the squad today. Daire Kennelly, Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee Imperials; Leeroy Odiahio, Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: The Under 6/8/10 end-of-year medal presentation ceremony will take place on Sunday December 9th in the clubhouse. Beidh Daidí na Nollag i láthair, a deirtear. We will have a visitor from the North Pole on that day. We will also have the All-Ireland Tom Markham Cup on […]

Results & Fixtures Men’s Results Whiskey Singles 1. Padraig Moynihan (11) 36 Points. 2. Kieran T Dinan (19) 34 Points. 3. Robert Dinan (28) 34 Points. 4. Mike Galvin (15) 33 Points Cards processed 65 Fixtures: Saturday 1st Dec – Casual Golf Sunday 2nd Dec – Brandy Scramble – 3 […]

CPC.ie Juvenile November Handicap  Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre played host to the first major Juvenile tournament of the season last Saturday (Nov 24th) and with 155 players taking part from 10 different clubs across the county the future of badminton in Kerry looks to be in a good place. […]

All training continues at the usual times. Upcoming Fixtures 9/11 U14 Div2Girls Pool1 Imperials v Bobcats Mounthawk 18-00 30/11 U18 Div1 Boys Imperials v St.BrendansB Mounthawk 20-30 1/12 U18 Boys National Cup quarter final Belfast v Imperials   Belfast 10-30 U14 Div1 Boys Rathmore v Imperials Rathmore 12-15 2/12 U16 Div3 […]

COLLEGE HURLING : Congratulations to Michael Slattery and his IT Tralee teammates who were crowned Senior Hurling Div. 2 League Champions last week following their 2-09 to 2-07 victory over Ulster University. NORTH KERRY HURLING BOARD AWARDS : The North Kerry Hurling Board awards will take place this Friday, November 30th@ 8.00pm […]

THIS Wednesday evening will see a very special atmosphere at Garvey’s Supervalu in Tralee as they host their annual Christmas Fair. Taking place from 6pm to 9pm, there’s an array of things going on at the award-winning store including spot prizes and giveaways, mulled wine reception and Christmas cookery demonstrations […]

TWO newly upgraded sections of the N86 national secondary road on the Dingle Peninsula have been officially opened on Tuesday by the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD. The opening of the N86 Lispole to Ballynasare Lower and Ballygarret to Camp Road Improvement Scheme marks the […]

THERE was around 110 people in The Meadowlands Hotel on Sunday afternoon for the Irish Wheelchair Association Kerry Christmas Party. Guests attended a Mass celebrated by Fr Padraig Walsh before enjoying a four course meal. People from all over the county attended and really enjoyed the food and some music […]

UACHTARÁIN Cumann Lúthchleas Gael John Horan was one of the special guests of Kerry GAA at Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday evening. He presented the Kerry Minor and Junior footballers and U21 Hurlers with their All-Ireland medals won earlier this year, at a special ceremony. He was joined by  Munster […]

WHILE a Status Yellow wind and rain warning has passed here in Kerry this afternoon, another more severe warning has just been issued by Met Eireann. Storm Diana is on the way and a Status Orange wind warning will be in place for Kerry, Cork and Waterford from 6am to […]

IT’S all systems go for Ballymac GAA’s ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ as the 10 couples were announced at the launch in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night. “It’s the finale of our Strictly series, so we’ll be going out with a bang,” said Noelle O’Brien, one of the organisers. “We’ll have […]

WITH the Christmas shopping season in full swing, Kerry Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae will be hoping to sell some of his books as gifts this Saturday. He will be in O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Castle Street to sign copies of ‘Time To Talk — Stories From The Heart Of Ireland’ which went […]

FOLLOWING on from the huge success of ‘All Shook Up’ staged in 2017, the award-winning Tralee Musical Society’s Youth is delighted to present ‘The Wiz’ running from Wednesday, November 28 to Saturday, December 1. Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and made famous by Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, this musical version […]

THE Connect Business Club is hosting a meeting tonight (Tuesday) in The Rose Hotel at 6.30pm. Host Brian Hurley will be speaking to three guests on the couch. He will be joined by Helen Burns, Action Coach, who will be giving tips on the five proven ways to business profits. […]

Lotto Results 19/11/2018 Venue: Halfway Bar Jackpot €7,400 Numbers Drawn: 4, 14, 17, 21 No Winner Lucky Dip Winners 1. Phyllis O’Herlihy, c/o Tom Leen 2. Padraig Laide, c/o Paula Silles 3. Donal, Na Gaeil, c/o Tom Leen 4. Pat Mc Donnell, Ballymac 5. Pauline Mallaby, Kielduff (online) Sellers Prize: […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 09, 10 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Anne Knowles St. John’s Park, Noreen Sayers Derrymore, Graham Foran The Rock Inn, Catherine Horgan Lohercannon and Tom Smyth c/o Byrnesworth. Next […]

St. Brendan’s Championship Final: St Pats 1-14 v Churchill 0-14. St Pats are the 2018 St Brendan’s Championship winners, beating Churchill in a hard fought final under lights in Caherslee on Saturday evening. After a bright start, Churchill led by 7points to 2 after 15 minutes, but failed to score […]

END OF SEASON: Hurling: Our Hurlers competed in five competitions during the year. At County level we were in Div 2A of the League with five other teams. However we only played two out of the five scheduled games and received walk-overs in the other three. In the other County […]