Articles by: Dermot Crean

GARVEY’S Tralee Warriors have sent for reinforcements after the departure of Trae Pemberton and Goran Pantovic. Two new players joining the club for the coming season are 6’5 forward Jordan Evans from Houston, Texas and 6’5 power forward Janis Dumburs from Cesis, Latvia. So it’s all shaping up nicely for the opening […]

SIAMSA Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland had its world premiere of An Ghaoth Aniar – The Wind from the West on Wednesday night. This new production — which runs nightly until August 31 — marks 50 years since the first summer season of performances by the National Folk Theatre, combining old favourite traditional […]

DCS Festival Open Fourball 18th August. Results 1st Edward Daniel (6), Derek Kelly (15) 51pts 2nd Gerald (Jnr) Carey (19), Mike Sheehy Jnr (5) 46pts 3rd Hugh O’Farrell (16), Domo Lyne (10) 44pts 4th Brian Monaghan (9), Padraig Tobin (15) 42pts 5th Peter O’Driscoll (14), Liam Healy (11) 42pts Number […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee IT’S slowly sinking in for Kirsten Mate Maher that she is the new Rose of Tralee and one of her first engagements was the annual photoshoot in the Rose Garden in the town park […]

THE popular vocalist, teacher and choir leader, Gemma Sugrue is Kerry’s 2018 local Culture Night Ambassador. Killarney native Gemma will be promoting the night in Kerry on Friday, September 21, as Culture Night kicks off right across Ireland between the hours of 5pm and 11pm. Gemma is a passionate supporter […]

KERRY was the fourth most visited county last year by both overseas and domestic tourists according to new information from Fáilte Ireland. In total, €542m was spent in Kerry by overseas and domestic tourists according to the data which charts visitor numbers and revenue by region and county in 2017. Dublin […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival was brought to you by AIB Tralee THE colour and atmosphere of the Rose of Tralee International Festival has been expertly captured for decades now by photographer Domnick Walsh. The Tralee native is commissioned by the Festival organisers to follow the […]

SCHOOL leavers and adults considering a return to education are invited to an Information Session on Further Education Options Outside of CAO at Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), Clash, Tralee on Wednesday 29th August commencing at 6.30pm sharp. The Information Session will highlight how career goals can be achieved […]

FASHION stylists and footballers, Roses and broadcasters will descend on Killarney Racecourse this week for a four-day festival of high quality racing and entertainment. The occasion celebrates Killarney’s distinguished racing history which dates back to 1822, while the present, most scenic race course in Ireland, set against the backdrop of […]

Mike O’Halloran gives his verdict on the biggest day in Kerry hurling this Sunday at 3.15pm in Austin Stack Park… Kilmoyley take on Lixnaw on Sunday in the Garvey’s SuperValu Kerry senior hurling final. Kilmoyley just got passed Ballyduff in the semi-final and have been building steadily under the influence of […]

Eleanor Fitzgerald says going back to do her Leaving Cert at Tralee VTOS was the best decision she could have made…  I left main stream school when I was 16 years old and at that time went into full time employment. For a long time I thought about going back […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee KIRSTEN Mate Maher from Waterford is the new Rose of Tralee. It’s the third time a Waterford Rose has won. Orla Burke won in 1977 and Brenda Hyland in 1983. There were emotional scenes […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Rose of Tralee festival has always been an opportunity for former Roses to come back to town to relive some wonderful memories. This was certainly the case for many of the 1998 contestants […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee WITH just hours to go until the Rose of Tralee 2018 is crowned, the bookies have a  favourite in Waterford. Kirsten Mate Maher, the 21 year old who is about to study multimedia at Waterford […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Fashion Show is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE glamour of it all. As you told you yesterday (click here if you missed it), the Rose of Tralee Fashion Show was another roaring success on Sunday night. Hundreds of fashionable ladies watched […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Kerry Rose charmed the audience in the Dome on Monday night as she was interviewed live on stage by Dáithí. The 25 year old from Foilmore looked beautiful in a red dress and also […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee It’s the final day of the festival but why not see it off in style. Here’s a few things to get up to today… 1. Family time… Family Town is still in full swing […]

Ballymac GAA Club Notes Sunday 19/08/2018 Round 11 of The Senior County League Ballymac V Currow Ballymac were host to Currow in the final round of The County League. Ballymac were first to on the score board after 10 minutes from the start when Mike Herlihy put name on the […]

Seniors: By finishing in 2nd place on 15 points ( 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw) we have qualified for our first senior league final since 2013 when David Moran’s long distance free was enough to edge out Austin Stacks. As Dr Crokes finished first on 21 points ( […]

STRICTLY COME DANCING: Well after weeks of preparation by a host of brilliant volunteers our Strictly Come Dancing date has swiftly come upon us and the Festival Dome is the place to be on next Saturday night (25th Aug). Jackie O Mahoney has put the 14 couples through their paces […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 06, 15, 18 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Bridget Boyle Derrymore, Michelle Walsh c/o Quanes, Josie Brown c/o Tony Casey, Katie Burke Curraheen and Donal Brosnan Lohercannon. Next week’s Lotto […]

Na Gaeil Notes Monday August 20th 2018 Seniors    Sunday was a historic day for the club with the senior team being promoted to Division 1 of the Senior County League for the first time in its forty year history by virtue of a draw against Glenflesk in the last game […]

Under 10 Boys Lift Tournament Cup: Massive congratulations to Tralee Parnells U10 hurling team on retaining Dr Bill Mangan Cup 2018! The boys played the best hurling each and all that we have seen from them this year! Scoreed 5:5 which reflects their superb play.  Well done players from the […]

Co League 2018 – Round 11 John Mitchels v Glenbeigh/Glencar We played Glenbeigh/Glencar in the final round of the Senior Co League at home last Sunday afternoon. Conditions were perfect for the game. Mitchels opened the score with a point from a Niall Sheehy free followed by a further point […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Fashion Show is brought to you by AIB Tralee A FANTASTIC night of fashion came to the Dome once again with the annual Rose of Tralee Fashion Show on Sunday. Ireland’s super model, Alannah Beirne was the special guest on the catwalk while […]

GARDAI in Tralee are investigating two separate assaults which happened over the weekend in town. Late on Saturday night/Sunday morning a man was assaulted in the Boherbee area of town. At about 3.15am, he was involved in an argument with a man and a woman and ended up in hospital […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee 10k race is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE rain of the previous night had cleared away, so runners enjoyed dry weather for the annual Rose of Tralee 10k Race on Sunday morning. Over 400 participants took off from the Tralee Bay […]

Billy Ryle says 70% for Kerry students who sat the Leaving Cert will go on to Higher Education… Kerry’s CAO applicants  have done exceptionally well in Round One of college offers which went online at 6am on Monday morning. On a pro-rata population basis, Kerry’s CAO applicants are up there […]

THERE was nobody more qualified than Castleisland Members’ Golf Club Lady Captain, Maryann Downes when it came organising a charity golf outing for Breast Cancer Research. The Brosna native’s qualifications came layered and wrapped in experience. Ms. Downes was there. Ms Downes survived. It’s the backdrop of that interruption to the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee This will brighten up you Monday. There’s still loads to see and do around town all day and all of the night… 1. Family fun all over town… The weekend may be over but […]