Articles by: Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fundraisers Result In €35,000 For Gaelscoil As School Marks Achievements

PHOTOS: Fundraisers Result In €35,000 For Gaelscoil As School Marks Achievements

June 21, 2018 at 3:06 pm 1 comment

CELEBRATIONS to mark the end of the school year continued in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn this week as pupils, teachers, staff and parents joined together to mark further awards and presentations made to Tralee’s All Irish Education School which is also celebrating 40 successful years in All Irish Primary Education. Following a […]

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Kerry U20 Team Named For Friday Night’s Game In Tralee

Kerry U20 Team Named For Friday Night’s Game In Tralee

June 21, 2018 at 1:12 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER beating Limerick by 1-30 to 0-5 last week, the Kerry Under 20s are back in action in the Munster Semi Final tomorrow night at 7.30pm in Austin Stacks Park with Waterford providing the opposition. Na Gaeil’s Stefan Okunbor and Diarmuid O’Connor retain their places at full-back and midfield respectively. […]

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A Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly €150,000 Was Bought In Tralee Yesterday

A Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly €150,000 Was Bought In Tralee Yesterday

June 21, 2018 at 12:36 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Lotto players have today been urged to check their tickets after Wednesday night’s Lotto draw produced a Match 5 + Bonus winner of €149,347. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the draw, Wednesday, at the O’Connor’s Topaz SPAR in Rathass, Tralee. The winning Lotto numbers […]

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New Management Appointments At The Ashe Hotel

New Management Appointments At The Ashe Hotel

June 21, 2018 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

EXPERIENCE, expertise and excellence are the key attributes of the new management team at The Ashe Hotel Tralee. Ruth O’Sullivan has joined the team as Group General Manager for both The Ashe Hotel and Manor West Hotel. She brings with her to Tralee, 18 years of experience in the hotel […]

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David Moran on another attack. Photo by Dermot Crean

Kerry Fans Advised To Travel Early On Saturday For Munster Finals

June 21, 2018 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

WITH just days to go until the Munster football finals, here’s a few things to know before travelling on Saturday. The Kerry minors are in action at 4.30pm with the senior game at 7pm so the advice for patrons is to arrive early and avail of the many parking offers […]

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Kerry Businesses Taking Part In National Burger Day’s Two For One Offer

Kerry Businesses Taking Part In National Burger Day’s Two For One Offer

June 21, 2018 at 10:21 am 1 comment

TODAY is National Burger Day and to celebrate, hundreds of participating outlets across the country, including a handful in Kerry, are offering a special 2 for 1 deal on their signature burgers in celebration of the day. In the past month alone, almost 17,000 Irish burger enthusiasts cast their vote […]

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UNESCO Chairholder Dr Timothy Shriver Visits IT Tralee

UNESCO Chairholder Dr Timothy Shriver Visits IT Tralee

June 20, 2018 at 4:44 pm 2 comments

UNESCO Chairholder at the Institute of Technology Tralee, Dr Timothy Shriver, nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, is visiting the Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) campus on Wednesday and Thursday to deliver a keynote address at the college. The visit by Dr Shriver further demonstrates the commitment […]

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Ardfert’s Designer To The Stars Back In Kerry For Show

Ardfert’s Designer To The Stars Back In Kerry For Show

June 20, 2018 at 2:56 pm Comments are Disabled

AN Ardfert man who has dressed some of the world’s biggest pop stars is back in Kerry this week for a special event in Kenmare. Colin Horgan has dressed Lady GaGa, Little Mix and Dua Lipa and is widely considered one of Ireland’s brightest young fashion design talents on the […]

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There’s A Heatwave On The Way Over The Next Week

There’s A Heatwave On The Way Over The Next Week

June 20, 2018 at 2:18 pm Comments are Disabled

GET ready to break out the barbecues (and leave them out!) because summer is truly on the way. Met Eireann is predicting a heatwave for Kerry and the rest of the country in the coming week with temperatures rising as we get to the weekend and it’s set to stay […]

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Front from left; Adam Maher, Lauren Walsh Hayes, special guest Marc Ó Sé, Nikita Hallissey, Kevin Bunger. Back from left; Christina Hannon, Dylan Hyde, Blake O'Gorman and Conor Griffin. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Graduation Day At St Ita’s And St Joseph’s School

June 20, 2018 at 1:01 pm Comments are Disabled

A SIGNIFICANT day in the lives of eight young students arrived on Tuesday when they graduated from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School. Families gathered at the school in Caherslee for the ceremony which began with Mass followed by cert presentations and special awards. “The students have completed Leaving Cert […]

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‘The Lost Tribe of Collis Sandes Woods’ – a sample of work created by the Teacher Artist Partnership Residency Programme by Tralee Educate Together National School

Tralee Educate Together Pupils Explore Creativity At Education Centre

June 20, 2018 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE school was one of four countywide to take part in the 2017/2018 Teacher/Artist Partnership (T/AP) residency programme at the Education Centre in Dromtacker. The four participating schools were Tralee Educate Together, Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail, Scoil Mhuire Knocknagoshel and Fossa National school. Each school worked with an artist in residence […]

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Tralee Woman Brogan Selected As The New Miss Kerry

Tralee Woman Brogan Selected As The New Miss Kerry

June 20, 2018 at 10:10 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman was crowned Miss Kerry at a selection night at the weekend. Twenty-year-old Brogan O’Sullivan from Killeen Wood, was chosen from  15 contestants from all over the county at the event in the Killarney Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Denise Hickey from Rathmore was second and Emily Hayes from […]

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Tralee Golf Club News

Tralee Golf Club News

June 19, 2018 at 4:18 pm Comments are Disabled

Results 17th June Club Sponsored 18 Hole Competition. 1st Mike Galvin (17) 43 points. 2nd Brian Moynihan (8) 37 points. 3rd Colm Nagle (18) 37 points. Number of cards processed 66. CSS 35 points. 9 Hole. 1st John Gibbons (16) 15 points. Number of cards processed 5. Sunday 10th June 9 […]

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Oktoberfest Is Coming To The Dome For The Rose Festival

Oktoberfest Is Coming To The Dome For The Rose Festival

June 19, 2018 at 3:57 pm 1 comment

NOW this looks interesting and something different for the festival. Oktoberfest is coming to the Rose Of Tralee Festival Dome with Oompah Brass Bands, biers, bratwursts and banter on Saturday, August 18 from 7.30pm to 2am. It will bring the best of German traditions and culture to the Festival and the […]

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From left; Emily Fitzgerald, Down To Earth; Niall O'Shea from Hugh Jordan; Gillian Wharton of Team Bramble and Tralee Environmental Task Force (TETF); Brian Stephenson TETF; Olive Sheehan, Imperial Hotel; Mary Dolan, Team Bramble and TETF; Tralee Chamber Alliance President Aidan Kelly; Joan O'Regan, Team Bramble and TETF and Derek Carroll, General Manager of Imperial Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean

Imperial Hotel Signs Up For Environmentally-Friendly Programme

June 19, 2018 at 2:48 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Imperial Hotel will send all its plastic takeaway cups, lids and straws off to the recycling plant to make way for 100% green, compostable utensils to demonstrate a genuine commitment to play its part in the recently launched GLAN initiative. GLAN is a community movement designed to develop Tralee as […]

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Over €10k Raised For Two Organisations After 24-Hour Hydrobike Challenge

Over €10k Raised For Two Organisations After 24-Hour Hydrobike Challenge

June 19, 2018 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE man played his part in raising over €10,000 for two great organisations after a day long event in Ballybunion. A 24 hour hydrobike challenge at Ballybunion Leisure Centre back in March raised €10,785 which was divided equally between Nano Nagle School in Listowel and Kerry Parents and Friends […]

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The Ó Mathúna family and friends at the Sports Gala night at the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday. Front from left; Sean Óg Ó hAilpín, Paul McGrath,  Johnny Neillings, Paddy and Peigí Ó Mathúna,  and Mick Galwey. Back from left; Steve Neillings, Nuala Moore, Bríd Ní Mhathúna, Fionnuala Ní Mhathúna, Siobhan Ní Mhathúna, Maeve Ní Mhathúna and Tony Locke. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Stars And Friends Turn Out For Meadowlands Celebration

June 19, 2018 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

THE Ó Mathúna family, owners of Tralee’s Meadowlands Hotel rolled out the red carpet to many of Ireland’s most loved sports stars for the 20th Anniversary Sports Gala, the centrepiece of their festival last weekend which celebrated the hotel’s 20th year in business and which was all in aid of […]

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Family Fun Around Tralee This Saturday For Cruinniú Na nÓg

Family Fun Around Tralee This Saturday For Cruinniú Na nÓg

June 19, 2018 at 10:49 am 1 comment

AFTER the family excitement of Féile na mBláth last weekend, there’s another great event to look forward to on Saturday around the town. Cruinniú na nÓg is taking place all over Ireland on Saturday June 23. As the national day of creativity for children and young people, the programme in […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 7:36 pm Comments are Disabled

Senior Round 7 of The County League Sat June 16th Dromid Pearses 1-14 Ballymac 0-12 Ballymac’s long journey to Dromid on Saturday night in Division 2 of the County League proved fruitless after the home side came away with a narrow victory . The teams were level at 7 points […]

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St Pat’s GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 7:31 pm Comments are Disabled

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 01, 05, 18 & 19. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Batt O Connor c/o Quane’s, Grainne Mulvihill Clahane, Joe McElligott Crotta, Bridie Hanrahan c/o Betty’s Bar and Brenda O Hehir Balloonagh. Next […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 6:50 pm Comments are Disabled

CLUB GYM: A new security system will be implemented at Austin Stacks Club Gym from July 14th 2018.  All existing gym fobs will be defunct on that date.  For important details re obtaining a new gym fob see www.austinstacks.ie. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 4-17; Currow 2-11. We made it six wins out […]

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

Na Gaeil GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 6:47 pm Comments are Disabled

Seniors    Na Gaeil travelled to Castleisland on Sunday to take table toppers Desmonds in Round 7 of the Senior County League. Playing with the aid of a strong breeze the hard working Seamie O’Neill pointed after two minutes followed by a nice point from the energetic Ian McCarthy. Desmonds were […]

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

John Mitchels GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 5:01 pm Comments are Disabled

DATES FOR THE DIARY: Juvenile Summer Camp – 16th – 20th July. Further details to follow. Kevin McMahon Blitz – Saturday 21st July Night at the Dogs Fundraiser for Juveniles – Friday August 10th Lip Sing – Sunday October 28th Co League 2018 – Round 7 John Mitchels v An […]

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 4:57 pm Comments are Disabled

Seniors: County senior league vs Rathmore: Facing into the breeze in the first half we got off to the worst possible start when conceding a goal in the first minute after good work from Shane Ryan, who fed an inrushing forward for the opening goal. Mark Reen quickly followed up […]

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Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club News

June 18, 2018 at 4:52 pm Comments are Disabled

Public Meeting: Milltown Castlemaine GAA Field Development. A public meeting will take place on Monday July 2nd in Nagle Rice Community Centre (8.30 to 9.30).  The GAA Club is central to our community here in Milltown and Castlemaine  and we are looking forward to seeing as many people from our community at […]

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Solstice Celebration at Milltown Monument During Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí

Solstice Celebration at Milltown Monument During Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí

June 18, 2018 at 4:48 pm Comments are Disabled

A unique cultural celebration of the Summer Solstice at the iconic 6,000 year-old Killaclohane Portal Tomb near Milltown promises to be a special highlight of this year’s Kerry Fleadh Cheoil which takes place in the mid-Kerry town this week. The organisers are holding an open-air celebration at the portal tomb on […]

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Teenager Has Phone Taken Off Him By Other Young Male

Teenager Has Phone Taken Off Him By Other Young Male

June 18, 2018 at 4:33 pm 1 comment

GARDAI are appealing for the public’s assistance after a teenager has his phone taken off him last week. The youngster was approached by four other teenagers on the Oakpark Road on Thursday at around 11pm. The teens patted him down and then one of them took his phone. One of […]

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Thys Vogels, Cathay Nugent, Padraig McGillicuddy and Tadhg McGillicuddy at Cathal Nugent's retirement party.

PHOTOS: Ballygarry Says Farewell To Cathal After 30 Years Of Service

June 18, 2018 at 4:02 pm 1 comment

THERE was great joy and sadness in Ballygarry this week as management, colleagues and friends gathered in The Pavilion on Sunday for a retirement party for their Deputy General Manager, Cathal Nugent. Cathal hails from Tyrone and moved to the south-west in the 70’s to take up a position in Innishannon […]

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Fatima Home residents with CBS pupils. Photo by Michelle Culloty

PHOTOS: Fatima Home Residents Go Back To School

June 18, 2018 at 3:32 pm Comments are Disabled

THE residents of Fatima Nursing Home went back to school for a day on Monday as part of a partnership with CBS Primary. The Nursing Home has enjoyed a fabulous relationship with CBS Primary school through the Seanóige Club. This Intergenerational Project involved weekly visits from 4th Class pupils to […]

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REPORT: Crotta And Causeway The Victors In Championship Double-Header

REPORT: Crotta And Causeway The Victors In Championship Double-Header

June 18, 2018 at 12:24 pm Comments are Disabled

Mike O’Halloran saw Crotta and Causeway advance at Sunday’s Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC opening rounds at Austin Stack Park on Sunday…  Crotta O’Neills 1-15 Ballyheigue 1-9 A six point win for Crotta over a Ballyheigue team that is in the process of rebuilding and played with one player less than […]

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