Articles by: Dermot Crean

TRALEE is set for an economic and sporting boost this winter when the 2018 Victory Shield will be held in the town. The tournament was officially launched at The Rose Hotel on Thursday afternoon with games played at three venues between November 12-16. Republic of Ireland Under-16 Head Coach Paul […]

FIVE local authority housing developments are at the planning/design stage in Tralee Municipal District at the moment with completion dates scheduled by the end of 2020. The update on the housing list was given at the latest Tralee Municipal District meeting of councillors on Monday. There are 37 units under […]

A NUMBER of businesses in town took part in a new initiative from GLAN Tralee this afternoon. The ‘Two-Minute Street Clean’ saw them come out and tidy up the area around their premises. Members of the Glan Tralee team were there with the gloves and bags. GLAN Tralee was set up in April […]

IF you are currently working or considering a career in the hospitality sector, there’s never been a better time to train and upskill. Through the Springboard+ programme, IT Tralee are offering a number of FREE and 90% funded programmes in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector. Skills shortages in this sector […]

THE organiser of a family gathering later this month is encouraging people with a connection to the Cullotys of Currovough to register to attend the event before this Sunday. Mike Culloty has had a great response to his appeal to find relations to come to the event and one of […]

IT was “back to school” for members of Born To Run Tralee Marathon Club on Friday as they presented a cheque for over €2,000 to students and staff at St Ita’s and St Joseph’s primary and post primary special school. The popular running club raised €2,058 from their sell-out 40 […]

TRADING Online Vouchers to the value of €2,500 are still available to support small Kerry businesses to enhance their online trading presence and can also be used to buy online advertising on websites like TraleeToday.ie. A free information session run by Kerry Local Enterprise Office is the first step in applying for the Trading […]

A NEW strategy for Tralee, recommending changes to the streetscapes and public areas of the town, is to go to public consultation in the near future. A draft of the Tralee Town Centre Public Realm Strategy 2018 was presented to councillors at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday, where […]

MEMBERS of Tralee Community Responders were in attendance on Thursday morning for the presentation of a new defibrillator by Cara Credit Union. Camelia Draghici It was presented as part of Cara Credit Union’s 50th Anniversary celebrations they have installed the defibrillator outside the door of their Tralee office in Ashe Street. […]

THE Tralee-based National Circus Festival of Ireland has beaten stiff competition to be announced as a finalist and West Region  in the first ever National Lottery Good Causes Awards. The National Circus Festival group, with local man Con Horgan as the main organiser of the festival, has come out tops […]

AN Garda Síochána is appealing to cyclists to take extra precautions in keeping their bicycles safe by locking them in the most secure way possible, as new figures show 139 bikes were stolen in Kerry from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018. Over 14,000 bikes have been stolen since […]

THE new Tralee Rotary council met on Monday at The Imperial Hotel where Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley, was a special guest. The new President is Pierce Wall, who owns and manages Ireland Golf Travel which organises Golf Tours to Ireland and Scotland for overseas visitors. Mr Wall served […]

THE winners of the Tralee Tidy Towns 2018 competition have been revealed. In the Large Estates category, Manor Village came out on top, retaining their title. Ashgrove, Ballyvelly won the Medium Estates category while Quarryvale in Mounthawk won the Small Estates category. There were also a number of businesses in […]

Results & Fixtures: 4ball Round 3 Series Results 1st Derek O’Brien (16) Kieran Dinan (20) 46 Pts 2nd Barry Murphy (15) Kevin Rolls (13) 45 Pts 3rd Padraig Daughton (5) SDeamus Enright (8) 45 Pts 4th David hennebery (4) Brian Hennebery (9) 44 Pts Total Teams Entered: 34 Fixtures: Sat […]

COUNCILLORS have called for better enforcement of the laws on dog fouling and for the owners to have more ‘cop-on’ about the issue, at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday. Cllr Norma Foley put forward the motion that the issue of roaming dogs and dogs fouling at […]

TRALEE is set to host two big Saturday night games in the Allianz National Football League according to a provisional list of fixtures released today. The fixtures are not finalised but have been distributed as part of a consultation process to counties. It sees Kerry footballers play four home league […]

SHE has been at the forefront of education in the county for the past 27 years but on Friday last it was time to say goodbye. Caitríona Ní Chullota, from Gurrane, had been instrumental in the genesis and running of The Education Centre in Tralee since 1991 and the staff […]

IF you fancy getting a bit of exercise on Saturday evening, then the annual Tony O’Donoghue Memorial Walk is for you. Taking place from the Blennerville Windmill Car-Park at 5pm, the walk remembers Tony, a great stalwart of St Pat’s GAA Club who passed away in September of 2014. Organised […]

IT’S all systems go as organisers rev up for The Irish Ford Fair later this month. Banna Beach Resort & Kerry Motor Works Tralee are proud to present the fair where they are looking for vintage, classic, modified, new, old, race, rally, agricultural and pretty much anything with a Ford badge […]

THE newly-formed Ballymacelligott Vintage Club will hold its inaugural rally and family fun day, in the field adjacent to O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant, on Sunday, September 16. The rally will be preceded on Saturday night, September 15, from 8pm with a ‘pig on the spit’, music and dance at O’Riada’s […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has extended an invitation to the Editor of The Irish Times to visit Kerry’s Capital via Kerry Airport to learn first-hand the important role the airport plays in the development of the economy in the county. In the newspaper’s ‘Cantillon’ column, the writer suggested it was time […]

RADIO Kerry has received four nominations for the 2018 National Radio Awards. The annual awards, sponsored by IMRO, recognise the best in Irish radio and include local, national and regional stations in the 32 counties. The 2018 event will take place on Friday, October 5th at the Lyrath Estate Hotel […]

A TRALEE Municipal District councillor has called for changes in council tenancy agreements to give more power to the local authority when it comes to dealing with individuals who are making their neighbours’ lives a misery in estates. Speaking at Monday’s Tralee MD meeting, Cllr Locke said residents in estates […]

THE busy junction connecting Connolly Park with Rock Street is to be upgraded before a 28 unit social housing development nearby is occupied. Councillors unanimously approved the construction of the estate, which will be located in the lands behind Scoil Eoin Primary School, adjacent to Stacks Villas and south of Connolly Park, […]

A DELEGATION from the Zheijiang Province in eastern China visited Tralee on Friday. The province has a long-standing relationship with Kerry following the establishment of cultural and educational links in 2012 and a Cultural Festival hosted in Tralee in 2015. The political and economic delegation met with the Cathaoirleach and […]

Girls u16’s County League winners Lotto Results 27/8/2018 Venue: Halfway Bar Jackpot:€6,200 Numbers Drawn: 4. 5. 12. 28 NO WINNER Lucky Dip winners …. 1. Andy McDonnell Boston 2. Teresa Lonergan c/o Tony Marshall 3. Johnny Leen Ballymac 4. Michael Dowd c/o D .Lynch 5. Margaret Laide c/o Maurice O […]

Seniors: Following our win in Listowel on Saturday night in the opening round of the county senior football championship ( see match report below), the draw for the second round sees us pitted against favourites Dr Crokes in a game which will take place next weekend – the venue and […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 21, 25 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Eileen O Connor Annagh, Therese Enright Derrymore East, Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon, Gerard O Donoghue c/o PJ Higgins and Tom and Ciaran Sears […]

Na Gaeil Ladies    Na Gaeil v Inbhear Sceine Gaels, Ladies Intermediate Championship Final. We played in Killarney on Sunday against ISG Kenmare in the final after two hard games against Corca Dhuibhne and Beaufort. We came into this game well prepared. After a nervous first ten minutes and with the […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 2-22; Kenmare District 0-6. Played in ideal conditions in Connolly Park on last Saturday evening (1st Sept) our Seniors progressed to the second round of the Co. Championship with a 22 points winning margin – the second highest win in our 91 seasons of Championship football […]