Articles by: Dermot Crean

GARDAI are appealing to the public for any information about two burglaries which took place within around an hour each other in the early hours of Monday morning. At about 1.30am, a premises was broken into in Fenit and a sum of cash taken. Then later in Abbeydorney another premises […]

GARDAI in Tralee are warning the public again about scam callers. They have been contacted this week by members of the public who have received calls from people who claim there is something wrong with the Windows programme on their computer. They want people to log onto their computer and […]

BENNER’S Hotel Courtyard will be buzzing this Sunday for a great fundraising barbecue with cocktails and super raffle prizes. It’s in aid of Mellon Educate and three generations of the one family in Tralee will be heading to South Africa this winter to volunteer with the organisation. Pauline Barrett, her […]

IF one Kerryman wasn’t enough to interview the Roses in the Dome, the organisers of the Rose of Tralee International Festival have booked another one to host the first Dome event of 2018 – A Celebration of Roses on Thursday, August 16. Well-known broadcaster and Tralee-native, Brian Hurley, has his […]

A TRALEE family will take to the skies next month — only to quickly fall from it — as they raise funds for a great local facility. Christy Lynch of Christy’s Homebakery in Tralee Shopping Centre will be joined by his daughters Laura and Irene and son Chris in taking […]

IT’S back! It started back in 2011 and now the eighth Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is set to be the biggest yet with 14 couple taking to the dance floor. The Festival Dome is the venue again on Saturday, August 25, and the contestants are drawn from all […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 08, 26 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Joan Trant Curraheen, Enzo c/o O’Shea’s, Maureen Walsh Lohercannon, Eileen O Connor Annagh and Andrew Breewood Derrymore West. Next week’s Lotto will […]

Under 13 Boys: Well done to our Under 13s who fought back from 2 goals down with two mins to play to draw with Causeway in the North Kerry U13 competition in Caherslee on the 31st.  Playing with a strong breeze our lads lead at half time 0-05 to 1-01. Causeway […]

When goals really do win games! Round 10 -Division 2 of the County League saw Milltown Castlemaine(MC) seniors (sponsored by Larkins Bar and Restaurant and Kelly’s Londis, TopShop) at home to Dromid Pearses (DP) over the Bank Holiday weekend. MC lined out without many of their regular players-with Shane Murphy, […]

Roddy O’Donnell Tralee Town Board Senior Championship Semi-Final: Kerins O’Rahillys v John Mitchels on Sunday August 12th @ 2.00 pm Extra time to be played if necessary Co League 2018 – Round 11 John Mitchels v Glenbeigh/Glencar August 18t/19th (tbc) Coiste Thrá Lí Junior Town League Fixtures 2018: Rd 4 […]

Seniors: No activity this weekend but with Kerry exiting the All Ireland championships earlier than expected, the next few weeks will see the conclusion of the county league and the commencement of the county championship. First up next weekend is the Coiste Trá Lí Lee Strand town championship when we […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Our Seniors have three games coming up in three different competitions over the next few weeks. As we write, the only one that has been definitely fixed is our Town Championship semi final away to Ballymac on next Sunday (12th Aug) at 2pm. Then on the following weekend […]

Mike O’Halloran previews the two Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals next Sunday in Austin Stack Park… LIXNAW V CAUSEWAY The opening game will be between Lixnaw and Causeway and this promises to be an intriguing encounter as both teams had a rehearsal earlier in the competition where Causeway […]

A LOCAL councillor has expressed his dissatisfaction that he was not chosen by the Fianna Fáil party to contest the next General Election in Kerry. The party chose Cllr Norma Moriarty to run alongside John Brassil in the next election, but this decision has irked Cllr Michael Cahill. While congratulating […]

IN fairness to the Kerry supporters, they turned up in their droves to cheer on the team against Kildare in Killarney on Saturday evening. The official attendance was just shy of 18,000, but around 17,000 of those were surely from Kerry. Killarney was buzzing as it always is on a […]

Mike O’Halloran saw Kerry win the Bord Gais Energy GAA Hurling U21B Championship Final yesterday… Kerry 2-20 Derry 0-11 In this final played in Nowlan Park Kilkenny on a carpet like surface, Kerry completely outplayed a Derry side that flattered to decieve early on as they drew level with Kerry […]

THE above phrase is often used in terms of humour – it refers to someone telling you a tall story that they are asking you to believe and you reply that instead of ‘pulling my leg’, why not ‘pull the other one’. It also gives recognition to the fact that […]

THE sun shone down on the walkers and runners at an event to remember a much-loved John Mitchels stalwart on Friday evening. The Robert O’Dowd Memorial Walk/Run drew a crowd of 650 people, the most for an event of its type for quite some time in Tralee, as they took […]

ANOTHER great event was held at Paco on The Mall on Friday in aid of a local group. Eileen Whelan hosted a fashion/coffee morning aid of Rehabcare in Blennerville and the fun spilled out onto the street thanks to musicians Damian Greer and Pat Pierse. There was a fashion show […]

FORMER Kerry GAA star Aidan O’Mahony says Kerry needs the fans to turn up in theyr droves in Killarney on Saturday and he still believes we can win Sam if Kerry progresses today. The former All-Star was speaking at an event in Benner’s Hotel to honour the late Robert O’Dowd […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have an extra room in my home and I would like to rent it out. Will I have to pay tax on this rental income? Answer: If you rent […]

John McCann says there are thrills aplenty in the ‘Mission Impossible’ series that just keeps giving… The pulling power of Tom Cruise has been somewhat dented in recent times with box office outings such as The Mummy and American Made failing to live up to the heightened figures generated by […]

THE Kerry team to face Kildare on Saturday sees suspended Killian Young and injured Jason Foley return to defence, while Micheál Burns also starts with Kevin McCarthy losing out. Kieran Donaghy retains his place at No.14  while Jack Barry and David Moran make up a Tralee midfield. Young is at centre-back […]

THE main Castleisland-Farranfore road will re-opened to traffic this afternoon, over two weeks ahead of schedule, following the construction of a new bridge at Dysert. Following the closure of the N23 route at the end of May, work has been completed on the replacement of the Dysert Bridge as well […]

DRIVERS can get a free coffee at Applegreen service stations in Tralee today and on Bank Holiday Monday thanks to a road safety campaign in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority. The campaign is to combat the effects of driver fatigue over the Bank Holiday weekend with so many people […]

A LOCAL group has been successful in their application for funding for facilities near the Lock Gates. Team Bramble have been granted €8,000 in the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The group, which does fantastic work collecting litter and enhancing areas […]

Fine weather is on the way, it’s a long weekend, Kerry are playing, a Liverpool FC legend is in town…what more do you want?… Friday 1. Walking with legends… A much-loved local man and sports fanatic will be remembered tonight at the Robert O’Dowd Memorial 10k Run/5k Walk . Three-time European […]

  AWARD-WINNING Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty has been confirmed as official hair partner to Rose of Tralee International Festival for third successive year. Sean Taaffe will style the 57 Roses hair and make-up for their appearances on TV in the Dome and for the social event of the year […]

FIANNA Fáil’s National Constituencies Committee has confirmed the addition of Cllr. Norma Moriarty to the party ticket in the Kerry constituency. She joins sitting TD and Spokesperson on Primary Care and Community Health, John Brassil. The ticket in Kerry will be kept under review over the next number of months. […]

GARDAÍ from the Roads Policing Unit in Kerry carried out a number of checkpoints in the Dingle area ‘As Gaeilge’ last week. Garda O’Brien and Garda Grennan translated the Garda operational order into Irish with the aim of promoting Gaeilge and offering a policing service in Irish. The operation last […]