Articles by: Dermot Crean

NA Gaeil ladies football team is flying at the moment and after winning the Munster Intermediate title a couple of weeks ago, now the quest is on for an All-Ireland title. Unfortunately though, the next step sees them having to travel to either Edinburgh or London so it’s suddenly become […]

A DAY of fun at Nolan’s Garage on the North Circular Road on Saturday has so far raised over €4,500 for Pieta House. Londis are a Charity partner of Pieta House in 2018 and in conjunction with that, Nolans Londis invited people to take part in a bikeathon for the […]

THE Council is telling householders to ensure the person taking their waste has a waste collection permit, or they could be fined up to €5,000. Kerry County Council is this week launching a publicity campaign to raise awareness amongst the public about the hazards of giving waste over to anyone […]

Gardaí have arrested a man in his late teens and seized approximately €9100 worth of suspected cannabis and counterfeit cash in Caherciveen, on Monday, October 22. Shortly before 11am, whilst patrolling Main Street in Caherciveen, Gardaí stopped and searched a man. He was found to be in possession of approximately […]

THIS week sees two major events hosted by IT Tralee. Friday sees the college host it’s open day from 9.30am to 1.30pm at the north Campus. Staff and students will be available all day to answer questions from prospective students about programmes, facilities and campus life. There will also be […]

THIS year’s Celebration of Christie Hennessy and Songwriters includes a fantastic line up of musical talent to be enjoyed. The event, which takes place at The Ashe Hotel on the weekend of November 2/3, kicks off on the Friday night at 8pm with the Troubadour Club presented by Francie Conway. […]

IF you passed That’s Perfect on the Mall in the past couple of days you might have noticed something on the window. In the early hours of Sunday morning, someone decided to vandalise the window of the shop and succeeded in causing a large crack. Gardaí are investigating and looking at […]

KERRY Sinn Féin councillor Toireasa Ferris has called for answers on the status of hip and knee replacement procedures at University Hospital Kerry. Speaking yesterday, Cllr Ferris stated: “Despite reassurances from management that hip and knee replacements would recommend the week beginning the 15th October, we have been informed this has […]

FEMALE entrepreneurs from Kerry took part in Ireland’s largest National Women’s Enterprise Day on Thursday, October 18 when they attended their local event at Clayton Silver Springs Hotel in Tivoli, Cork City. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, and now in its 12th year, over 1,400 female entrepreneurs attended […]

Lotto Results 15/10/2018 Venue: Kielduff Community Centre Jackpot: €6,900 Numbers drawn : 2, 12, 22, 25 NO WINNER Lucky Dip Winners ….. 1. Richie Walsh c/o Tony Marshall 2. Mairead Curran c/o D . Lynch 3. Therese Williams c/o P. Silles 4. Aisling & Mike Keane c/o T. Leen 5. […]

Bon Voyage Stefan    One of our brightest stars in Na Gaeil Stefan Okunbor has signed a two year contract with AFL Club Geelong Cats and will be heading off in a few weeks time. We are all delighted for him as he embarks on an exciting adventure in professional sport […]

A NIGHT OF MEMORIES: A final reminder of Francie Breen’s Night of Showband Memories which is taking place in the Clubhouse on this October Bank Holiday Sunday Night (28th Oct). His posters advertising the event are headed ‘From the Candy Store to Baltymore – a Night of Memories with music […]

LOTTO There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 12, 15, 22 & 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Michael Curran Blennerville, Denis Foley Kerins Park, Sinead Foran c/o Rock Inn, Mike Foley Ashgrove and Paul O’Brien Tralee. Next week’s Lotto […]

Seniors: As a long season draws to a close, our remaining fixtures are a town championship final vs Austin Stacks and a county league final vs Dr Crokes. The town championship decider will take place on the weekend of the 3rd/4th Nov in Austin Stack Park – we await confirmation […]

Lee Strand St.Brendans Football Board Senior League Final: The Final  will take place in Churchill on Saturday 27th October 2018 at 3.00 p.m. between Churchill and John Mitchels. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SENIOR MEN Lip Syng – Sunday October 28th Ballygarry House Hotel: Tickets for Lip Syng are now available from […]

Kerry U13 Camogie at Mallow: Well done the Kerry Under 13s Saturday at the Mallow Coaching Blitz.  Many thanks to Riobáird Lotty organiser and all the excellent coaches and volunteers who gave their time to this very worthwhile day of Camogie development. It was great to see the Tralee Parnells Camogie players […]

Under 16-Mid Kerry Championship: Hard luck to our Under 16’s who were beaten by Keel Listry on Sunday afternoon last –in the above competition. They say goals win games and there was no shortage of same in this encounter. Keel Listry slotted in 5 and Milltown Castlemaine had 2 of […]

THE local branch of the Irish Red Cross is getting on board with an initiative to get people moving, more healthy and also to bring the community together. The Healthy Steps active lifestyle programme was developed to address health issues and promote social inclusion in communities around Ireland. The service […]

FOLLOWING another wonderful year of Irish and European film premieres, screenings and events, the Kerry Film Festival annual awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Thunder Roadin the the Plaza Hotel, Killarney on Saturday evening. The 19th edition of the Kerry Film Festival featured short and feature films from […]

IT’S back and promises to be better than ever. Ballyheigue GAA Strictly Come Dancing 2018 was launched at the Clubrooms on Saturday evening and organisers and participants are looking forward to a fantastic night of entertainment on December 8. Following a very successful event in 2017, the organisers have no […]

MANOR West Retail Park and Shopping Centre will host a fun and exciting day for your little ones to remember on Saturday, October 27. From 12pm to 5pm, the Junior Einsteins Science Club will visit Manor West with their popular ‘Gross Slime & Bubbling Potions Show’ for one day only. […]

IT’S been a very eventful weekend for graduates from IT Tralee. Around 1,000 men and women attended the graduation ceremonies over the weekend and the nursing students obviously wanted the fun to continue as they held a Nurses Ball on Saturday night in the Rose Hotel for students from the […]

NEXT Bank Holiday weekend, Petmania Tralee are celebrating 70 dog years of caring for Kerry’s pets. They are inviting their customers from across Kerry to drop in-store at Manor West for lots of family fun and even more terrific value than normal with special guests SERA Husky Rescue Centre, Kingdom Party People […]

AN award-winning film will be screened at venues in Tralee and Listowel next week. ‘The Silver Branch’ depicts the life and insights of the inimitable philosopher, poet, and fifth-generation farmer, Patrick McCormack, owner of ‘Fr Ted’s House’ in the beautiful, austere Burren, Western Ireland. It will be shown in St […]

Alan Cantwell on the Warriors latest win in the Men’s Super League 2018/2019 – Round 4 game at the complex… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 90 Griffith College Swords Thunder 81 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made it three wins in a row and opened their account at home in the newly renovated Tralee […]

THERE was standing room only at Leahys Pharmacy Oakpark on Thursday for a special customer evening to launch their new Nail Bar. Guests enjoyed wine and delicious nibbles on arrival and Mary O’Donnell was on hand to to provide skincare advice. Leahy’s own nail technician Tara Ryan provided tips on nail care. The […]

AS we reported yesterday,  the annual IT Tralee graduation ceremony saw nearly 1,000 students graduate from the college at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday (click here and here if you missed our previous coverage). We brought you photos from the first two sessions where students from the School of […]

THE Gaeltacht Experience, accessing Irish language Markets and Sustainable Tourism in the Gaeltacht are just some of the discussions that will take place at the Fóram ar Thurasóireacht na Gaolainne this Monday, October 22 in IT Tralee. This joint initiative by Fóram Gaeilge Chiarraí, Kerry County Council’s Oifig Gaeilge, and […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on Austin Stacks win in the South Kerry Junior Hurling Championship… Austin Stacks 0-13 Duagh 0-12 Austin Stacks are the 2018 South Kerry Junior Hurling Champions, they had a one point win over Duagh in the manicured sod of Abbeydorney GAA grounds. In a game which had […]

A FEW weeks ago I was out for a meal with a few friends. All was going great until I noticed a large red wine stain on my shirt. Now it was early in the evening and I had no intention of going home to change until suddenly I remembered […]