Articles by: Dermot Crean

KIERAN Donaghy signed off this morning from the Kerry senior football team and with it revealed an unknown talent…poetry! The ‘Star’ took to Twitter and uploaded a poem, ‘Kerry, I Thank You’ which is pretty emotional I’m sure you’ll agree. He speaks of playing on the edge (for which he […]

KIERAN Donaghy has served his county with distinction over the past 14 years and deserves all the tributes he gets after announcing his retirement this morning. Just in case you’ve forgotten how pivotal he has been to Kerry, this video on YouTube uploaded last year shows his top scores and […]

WHAT a player! Kieran Donaghy has retired from the Kerry senior football team. The Stacks man has been a colossus for the Kingdom over the past 14 years giving joy to Kerry fans with his skill, commitment, endeavour but most of all, his enormous heart. He made the following statement […]

KERRY’S architectural heritage will be the focus of the inaugural Architecture Kerry festival which takes place later this month. The event, which will showcase and celebrate the best of the county’s architectural heritage, will take place from September 28 to 30 and will feature talks, free guided tours, exhibitions, workshops […]

WITH children well back into the swing of things in school, the Ardfert kids cycle couldn’t be better timed to encourage them to get out and be active at the weekends. The cycle is taking place on this Sunday, September 16 at 12pm and children have the option of a […]

THE ‘Petermarkathon’ is coming back to the Tralee salon. The annual fundraiser by Ireland’s largest hairdressing group takes place from October 26 – 28  in salons across the country including the one in Abbeycourt. This year the Peter Mark team will be raising vital funds for the Irish Cancer Society […]

GARDAI are appealing for information after a vehicle carrying a trailer jack-knifed and caused thousands of euro worth of damage on the Tralee-Castlemaine Road. A black Toyota Land Cruiser with a trailer attached was transporting a red quad bike on the road to Castlemaine at about 6pm on Thursday, August […]

GARDAI are warning people heading to Listowel Races to be vigilant when it comes to accepting €50 notes. They have reliable information suggesting a large quantity of good quality counterfeit €50 notes could be in circulation at the racecourse. Gardaí say that with the racecourse so busy and money changing […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: South Kerry 1-15 (18); Austin Stacks 4- 7  (19). We have reached the quarter final stage of the Co. Championship for the 9th time in the last ten seasons (the only year we missed out was in 2015) with the narrowest of victories in a dry, sunny but […]

Under 10  Our u10 girls took part in a blitz in Abbeyfeale last Saturday. They played 3 game in total and played very well in all 3. They showed great determination & heart and they were a credit to the club. We’d like to thank Fr. Casey’s Abbeyfeale for inviting […]

Senior B: Churchill 1-05; Na Gaeil 0-11. Churchill narrowly lost out to Na Gaeil in the Barrett Cup Championship Quarter Final in Killeen on Friday evening. With the aid of a cracking goal from Des McCarthy, Churchill led by three points at half time. However, into a stiff breeze we […]

Lotto Results 03/09/2018 Venue: O ‘Riada’s Bar Jackpot: €6,300 Numbers Drawn: 4,5,12,28 NO WINNER Lucky Dip Winners…. 1. Mary Conroy c/o O Riadas 2. Blake Leen Chutehall 3. Kathleen Riordan c/o Mary Riordan 4. Jack Sugrue c/o D. Lynch 5. M . Savage c/o D. Lynch Seller: O  Riadas Bar […]

Seniors: Our win over Dr Crokes on Sunday sees us progress to the last 8 with a three week break to the quarter final  – this was an important win for the lads and we look forward to seeing them next on the weekend of 29/30th Sept. Kerins O’Rahillys 3-18, […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 11, 17, 20 & 25. The five €30 consolation prizes went to John O’Sullivan Ballinorig, Gerard O’Donoghue c/o PJ Higgins, Jack Moynihan Camp, Liam Fenix Dominick Street and Francis Langford Annagh. Next week’s Lotto […]

Molyneaux Cup -Final: Details of the Final against Dr Crokes to follow. DATES FOR THE DIARY: U8 & U10 Blitz – Saturday September 15th Lip Sing – Sunday October 28th SENIOR LADIES: Senior ladies training Wednesday’s at 8pm and Friday’s at 7pm. If anyone would like to give it a […]

New Club Development: There will be very exciting news in the coming weeks so watch this space and social media. Our contractors-Allman Ltd are almost ready to turn the sod on the first phase of our impressive project which will have huge benefits for every member of our community both […]

Well Done Kerry Under 14 Camogie: At the GAA Complex in Abbotston near Dublin, the Kerry Under 14 Camogie team had a great run at the All Ireland Camogie Blitz Saturday. Kerry first played Wicklow and after a close first half, emerged winners of game 1.  Next were Tyrone who […]

IT’S been in place since last November and now the public is being invited to share their opinions on how it’s working. The Tralee Municipal District is inviting submissions from members of the public as part of a review of the part-pedestrianisation of The Mall in Tralee. Since December 2017, […]

THE season of food festivals has arrived in Kerry and where better to set the table to treat the palette than Kerry’s Capital, home to Tralee Food Festival from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September. The 4th Annual Tralee Food Festival in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance and Taste Kerry […]

COUNCILLORS in the Listowel Municipal District have approved plans for the development of a 10.5km greenway from Listowel to the Limerick County Bounds. The North Kerry Greenway will be developed along a disused railway line which is in the ownership of Kerry County Council and will link up with the […]

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn has once again won the annual Knorr Great Carvery Pub of the Year competition for the Munster region. The Rock Street hostelry was one of three pubs shortlisted for the Munster final of the competition and will now go forward to Great Carvery Pub of the Year […]

IT was a showery day but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of members of Tralee Tennis Club who came out for a charity ‘Tennis Marathon’ on Saturday. The idea was to keep the courts full from 10am to 6pm and rain certainly didn’t stop play at their Dan Spring Road […]

THE weather didn’t play ball for the walkers in Blennerville  taking part in the annual Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk on Saturday evening, but their efforts raised €1,900 for a great cause. Around 100 walkers set off from the Windmill but were soaked thanks to ‘horizontal’ rain showers while they made their […]

THIS year’s annual 200KM  non stop endurance race, The Kerry Way Ultra Marathon, saw over 70 athletes depart  Killarney,from 14 Countries, enduring heavy downpours during nightfall, and glorious evening rainbows along the daunting 40 hour, non stop Ultra Marathon. The Race traverses the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks and Iveragh Peninsula, stretching along […]

THE essence of the article I am writing here is to demonstrate how life has changed immensely in this world (especially in the world of communication) over a relatively short period of time. Let’s give the farmer a name – say Padraig and his wife Peig. They have three young […]

BRIDGE players from all over the country are in town this weekend for the North Kerry Bridge Congress 2018 at The Rose Hotel. The popular event has seen almost 50 rooms booked at the hotel for the event and one of the organisers, Tom Hardiman, told TraleeToday.ie that numbers are […]

CIGARETTE butts account for nearly 50% of all litter on the streets of towns and cities across Ireland but a new project aimed at encouraging smokers to put their butts in a bin has been launched in Tralee. Tralee Chamber Alliance’s Environmental Task Force through the Glan Initiative and in […]

WITH the Listowel Races under starter’s orders, the Gardaí have released their Traffic Management Plan for the week. Patrons attending the Listowel 7 Day Harvest Festival beginning tomorrow (Sunday) are strongly advised to park in car parks available at the following Racecourse locations: Greenville (entrance off Grenville Road), Greenville (entrance […]

KERRY are in another All-Ireland final on Sunday. This time it’s the camogie team in action and the Dublin ladies stand in the way of winning a Premier Junior title. The good news is if you can’t be in Croke Park you can watch the game on the RTE Player […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My daughter is repeating a year at college and both the Student Contribution and tuition fees are due this year. Can I claim any tax relief for her third-level […]