Articles by: Dermot Crean

  FILMMAKING in Kerry is set to receive a boost with the recent announcement of a new short film bursary by Kerry County Council and The Arts Council. The Film Bursary Award is set as a grant valued at €15,000 for 2018 and aims to foster talent, creativity and activity […]

A TRALEE mother is part of an Autism Awareness campaign to be officially launched next Monday on Snapchat. Lisa Curran, who has a young son with autism, is asking people to support the ‘Through Their Eyes’ campaign which has seen a promo video with a song written by Killarney man […]

TWO Tralee businesses have made the shortlist in the prestigious Image Magazine Business Of Beauty Awards. Nádúr Spa at Ballygarry House Hotel and Expose Beauty Lounge, Tralee are both in the shortlist for the awards which take place next month. Nádúr Spa is in the Best Spa category while Expose […]

THE Transition Year students at Tralee CBS  took to the stage for their production of the John B Keane classic ‘Sive’ last night in front of a packed hall at the school. Directed by Ellen McGillycuddy, the students had been preparing for months and thankfully all those rehearsals paid off […]

THE cast of ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ took to the stage for the opening performance of a four night run at Siamsa Tire last night. Recognised as one of the all-time great comedy musicals, the production is presented by the multi-award-winning Light Opera Society of Tralee (LOST), and directed by […]

THE feats of the U16 basketball team at Presentation were acknowledged at the school on Wednesday with a presentation from the Board of Management. The girls won the league and Cup All-Ireland double in the space of five weeks back in January/February at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, which […]

THERE were two local winners at the regional finals in this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards which took place in the Radisson Blu, Little Island, Cork, last night. Croí Restaurant in The Square won Best Kerry Newcomer while Jim McGrath of The Oyster Tavern in the Spa won Best Restaurant Manager in Kerry […]

A DELEGATION from Tralee met with Brendan Ryan, Courts Services CEO, in Dublin today in an effort to keep court services in Tralee town centre. Sinn Féin Councillor and local solicitor Pa Daly attended the meeting along with Aidan Kelly from the Tralee Chamber Alliance and Kerry TDs Martin Ferris […]

THERE is something special happening in the town centre these days as students from Kerry College of Further Education paint a mural in historical laneway. Milk Market Lane has been transformed over the past couple of weeks as Tidy Tralee Together received funding from Tralee Municipal District councillors to give […]

  KERRY people who are blind or vision impaired will be able to use the brand new tactile ballot template in the upcoming referendum this year, meaning they can now cast their votes in secret for the first time. Up to now, people with sight loss had to rely on […]

AFTER a great turnout on Easter Sunday morning last year, a dawn mass will once again be held in Annagh Burial Ground at 6am on April 1. Organised by the Curraheen Liturgy Group, it is the second time a dawn mass will ever have been held in the area. There […]

A FUNDRAISER will be held this Friday to help towards buying two defibrillators after a woman almost died in the town centre earlier this year. Therese O’Brien was in Tralee in early January when she suddenly felt unwell just outside Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Ashe Street. The 48 year old married […]

MEMBERS of the Fire Service in Tralee raised thousands for two organisations just before Christmas. Pieta House Tralee and ADAPT Kerry both received cheques of €3,069 each after the members collected money from the public on the two Sundays before Christmas. “We pick two charities every year and this time […]

WELL-known local musician Noel Hartnett and his wife Sheila are inviting music and dancing fans to come along to The Earl of Desmond Hotel next Tuesday, March 27, for a night of music and dance in aid of the Recovery Haven Cancer Support House. Noel and Sheila have enlisted the […]

EASTER is just around the corner and Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park is celebrating with some of Kerry’s finest food producers and craftspeople at its Spring Food and Craft Fair on Saturday, March 31 from 11am to 5pm. The fair tells the story of Kerry’s vibrant food and craft […]

  CATHERINE Young’s new dance piece ‘State of Exception’ comes to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee on this Sunday at 8pm. Catherine has been working in Kerry for many years with dance professionals, community groups, schools and most recently with refugees and asylum seekers. Her dance piece ‘Welcoming the Stranger’ in 2016 […]

The refixed Kerry doubles championships for both ladies and men for divisions 2&4 took place last Monday night in the Killarney Sports Arena. For a Bank Holiday night there was certainly a great turnout and the many onlookers were certainly treated to all that is good in the game of badminton. Results as […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: Peil an Domhnaigh….all our Sunday action will take place in Caherslee from next Sunday on (25th). We look forward to a long fruitful outdoor season. PEIL FAOI 12: (i) Our Sunday morning training will take place in Connolly Park. (ii) Training will be held on the Tralee CBS (The […]

By Donie Jack Griffin Mixed luck at the Munsters on Monday . Shane Coffey boxed very clever to win against Colin Fitzpatrick (Ennis BC) in Boy 3  44.5kg & will box next sunday 25th for a Munster Title. Francie Doherty Boy 1.   37kg  came up against Jamie McCarthy (Riverstown BC) Cork […]

Scor na bPaisti Best of luck to our traditional music group-Pat Murphy, Liam O’ Dowd, Padraig O’ Sullivan, Gearoid Quirke and Donnachda O’ Sullivan who will represent our club on this Friday night in the Mid Kerry Scor na bPaisti competiton, in the CYMS Hall, Killorglin at 7 p.m. They […]

Senior Fixtures Ballymac will play Milltown /Castlemaine on Sunday the 25th of March at 2pm at Ballymac. We welcome all support as we enter Round 2 of The County League. Lotto Results 12/03/2018 Venue: Halfway Bar Jackpot: €3,800 Numbers Drawn: 2 , 11, 22, 23 NO WINNER ! Lucky Dip Winners […]

Castle Bar Spring League Cup Quarter Finals. Sat 17th March Results: Team Danny Leen beat Team Daniel O’Connor Team Mikey Sheehy beat Team Tim Leahy Team Gene Kelly beat Team Kevin McCarthy Team Donie O’Keefe beat Team Brian Hennebery Castle Bar Spring League Plate. Team Gene O’Donnell beat Team Tom O’Driscoll […]

GARDAÍ are asking for the public’s help in relation to a number of incidents in Tralee and beyond over the past few weeks. Between 5pm on Tuesday, March 6 and 4pm on Tuesday, March 13, a storage house in Rathass was entered via a rear window. Nothing was taken in […]

THE Tralee Marathon races drew huge support from both locals and runners around the country. Sunday’s event, sponsored by Kerry’s Eye, at Tralee Bay Wetlands was also a massive operation to organise and the work of volunteers was vital in everything going smoothly on the day. Here’s some more images […]

A LOCAL company was the winner of the Kerry Innovation Challenge at IT Tralee last Friday. The college hosted its annual Enterprise Showcase where visitors had a chance to talk to those who took the plunge to set up their own business in Kerry including past and current New Frontier participants. The Kerry […]

THE semi-finals of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ on Wednesday night will see a man from Tralee aiming for a final place. Steve Barry has an amazing voice and really impressed the judges in the TV3 show with his audition. Now he’s hoping to go one step further and he’ll be hoping […]

THE Mayor of Kerry/Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Sheahan, has concluded a visit to New York as part of the St Patrick’s Day Parade celebrations. On Saturday, he joined the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, for an early morning reception at his official residence, Gracie Mansion. […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on the County Senior Hurling League Division One match between Causeway and St Brendan’s…  Causeway 0-19 St Brendan’s 3-9 Concession of frees and an inability of St Brendan’s to win any clean possession beyond midfield allowed Causeway to go home with the the points from this lively […]

SUNDAY was cold but dry as the big day arrived for hundreds taking part in the Tralee Marathon events from the Tralee Bay Wetlands. Sponsored by Kerry’s Eye and hosted by Tralee Harriers, there were almost 800 entries for the marathon, half-marathon, 10k and 5k races. There was a great […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors quarter-final victory over Swords Thunder yesterday in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors kept their hopes of retaining their Champions Trophy title alive with a 78-71 win over Griffith College Swords Thunder at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght on […]