Articles by: Dermot Crean

Sunday 28th January Captains Drive in (Margaret O Shea & Kevin Mc Carthy) Front 9: 1st Tim Leahy, Bob Dillon, Kieran Dinan, Mike Galvin. 47pts 2nd Pat Williams, John Paul Enright, Steve Renardson. 45pts 3rd Phillip O Sullivan, Ger MacNamara, Noel Barrett, Brian Lennon. 43pts Back 9: 1st Eamon O’Sullivan, Fergie […]

St. Brendan’s Park Fc Club Notes Club Results U13 Premier St. Brendan’s Park Fc 4 : 0 Killarney Celtic Skechers SFAI Cup St. Brendan’s Park Fc 1 : 6 Charleville Munster Youth Cup 1/4 Final St. Brendan’s Park Fc 1 : 0 Ballingarry Greyhound Bar Cup Fenit Samphires 2 : […]

REPORTS Tralee Imperials v Tralee Tigers u12 Plate 1/4 Final 2018 Our u12 boys (Team 1) played Tralee  Tigers in a closely fought Shield 1/4 Final on Monday evening in Presentations Gym. Our first quarter team set the tone for a strong defensive display with Brian doing an outstanding job […]

BADMINTON NEWS Sunday last at the Killarney Sports Arena saw the commencement of both the senior and juvenile Kerry Badminton County Championships which are once again kindly sponsored by CPC.IE, ltd. Senior Championships; For a singles championships the entries received for all 3 divisions on show (divisions 1,3 &5)was a […]

Austin Stack Club Juvenile Notes PEIL FAOI 6: NB…NB…Please, note CHANGE of VENUE for the U6 boys (2012/13)! They will be in action in The Green CBS Gym at 11am (as ‘mock’ examinations will be taking place in Meánscoil Chnoc an tSeabhaic). See you all in The Green! PEIL FAOI 8: Nota Bene…Please, note change of venue for […]

SOME of the proceeds from a book by a local author were presented to Austin Stack Juvenile Club last Sunday. Billy Ryle wrote “From Fenit Bathing Slip to the High Court” which was launched last year. A cheque presentation was made to Tralee’s Austin Stack Juvenile Club at a training session in the […]

TO mark World Cancer Day this weekend, Recovery Haven Kerry will open its doors to the public this Saturday morning, February 3, to showcase the range of free services it offers to those affected by cancer. From 11am -1pm, the public are invited to visit the cancer support house at […]

THERE was great excitement when Lee Strand visited Caherleaheen NS in Tralee last week to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. “Once again this year Lee Strand will present a total of €2,000 to schools in Kerry & West Limerick providing much valued financial support […]

IT’S become a part of the weekend for many people around town and on Saturday, the Parkrun family will celebrate the third birthday of the Tralee event. Everyone is welcome to come down to the Town Park on Saturday morning at 9.30am to celebrate the milestone. It doesn’t matter if […]

FARMERS could soon be able to avail of Artificial Intelligence to assist in managing their farm as a result of a new €2m Research & Development partnership announced today by Kerry dairy equipment manufacturer Dairymaster, IT Tralee and Lero, the Irish Software SFI Research Centre. The programme is backed by […]

A NEW €1.6m fund to support social enterprises in Ireland has been established by Social Innovation Ireland (SIFI), in partnership with Kerry County Council and all 31 Local Authorities across Ireland. Social enterprises are organisations whose mission is to have a positive effect on society. They generate revenue through their […]

IT might not seem like tourist season at the moment, but people all over Europe and the world are scouring websites looking for places to spend their hard-earned cash in the coming year. Hopefully they’ll  come across this video by Richard Dwyer of Spinning Yarns Video Productions which shows what […]

Registration Day and Football Gear Swap Shop It’s that time of year again when the evenings are getting longer, and our children have a spring in their step! The coaches and mentors at our club have been busy up-skilling during the winter months and are eagerly looking forward to imparting their new skills during […]

Juvenile: Our juvenile season is now up and running with all teams back doing light training and games. Watch these notes for reports etc. and make sure that mentors/coaches have parents’/guardians’ phone numbers for texts to keep families informed of times and venues etc.. We hope that everyone will enjoy […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s assistance in relation to a theft from a person on the Oakpark Road. The incident happened on Wednesday, January 24 at around 11.30pm. Gardai are not releasing details of exactly what happened, but they are asking anyone who was in the Oakpark area around […]

Fixtures for the 2018 Senior Football League Div 2 Ballymac Senior Team gained promotion in 2017 and will now play in Division 2 of The Senior Football League in 2018. We have 5 away games and 6 home games including the last round at home to Currow! The competition is […]

ANNUAL CONVENTION: The annual Convention took place last Saturday in Chamfers Boherbee. It was a very successful AGM reflecting on the success of the last year in particular our Senior Men holding their Division 1 status and looking forward to further development of the Club in the year to come. […]

Workshop With Martin Fogarty and Joey Carton: This Friday David O Dea has organised a workshop at I.T. Tralee on the 2nd of February from 6.30 to 8 with two of the top hurling men in the country attending. All managers, coaches and parents thinking of getting involved with coaching […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 15, 19, 20 & 30. The five €30 consolation prizes went to PJ Higgins Lohercannon, S. Quill Lohercannon, Graham c/o The Rock Inn, Darragh Murphy Derrymore and Dave Curtin Brosna. Next week’s Lotto will […]

Annual 10k Run: In excess of 300 brave souls turned out on Sunday morning last (28th Jan) for our annual 10k and all who took part were fulsome in their praise for a most enjoyable event. The event, in its fourth year, commemorated the achievements of local legend John Griffin […]

MURAL UNVEILING: Our thanks to Club Secretary, Elma Nix for the following report – On Saturday last (Jan 27th) the Austin Stacks Hurling & Football Club’s calendar of Centenary Club Events (1917-2017) was completed as a mural ‘Street of Champions’ was officially unveiled on the gable of no 20 Urban Terrace at […]

THERE’S a special event in Tralee Bay Wetlands for those who want to enjoy the Supermoon and Blue Moon event on Wednesday night. At certain times of the year the Earth is much closer to the moon, creating a Supermoon effect. This month the ‘Wetlands at Dusk’ tour has been blessed […]

CROSS country athletes from schools in Tralee and North Kerry competed at the North Munster Schools which were held in Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick on Thursday, January 25. Three athletes collected bronze medals: John Ward, Tralee CBS, Senior Boys; Oisin Spillane, Mercy Mounthawk, Inter Boys and Niamh O’Mahony, Pres. Tralee. Teams […]

ST John’s Parochial School on Ashe Street opened its doors on Saturday afternoon to show parents the school’s facilities and the great atmosphere that prevails at the school. There was a steady stream of visitors all afternoon who were greeted by staff and pupils. They were given a tour of […]

TRALEE businesses were among the winners at the Irish Wedding Awards 2018 which took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin last night. The awards, organised by Creative Oceanic, celebrate the hard work of the best professionals and establishments in the Irish wedding industry. Thousands of nominations were received […]

Fianna Fáil TD for the Kerry constituency, John Brassil, was selected to run for the party in the next General Election by party delegates last night at the convention in Ballygarry House Hotel. He received 465 first preference votes from Fianna Fáil delegates, which saw him elected on the third […]

REMEMBER when the RTE ‘Today’ programme came to Tralee earlier this year to film around the town as part of their ‘Your Town’ segment? Well it received a hugely positive reaction and now a poll has been started to pick the best ‘Your Town’ segment of the season and Tralee […]

Mike O’Halloran reports from London on Kerry’s victory over London in the Allianz National League 2A game this afternoon… The final score read Kerry 2-30 points to 1-13 and the score really reflects the manner of the win with Kerry totally dominating from the 15th minute when Jordan Conway blasted […]

A KERRY legend was honoured last night at a special night for GAA fans in the Ballygarry House Hotel. The Kerry GAA Supporters Club’s 28th annual social saw over 130  of the Kingdom faithful gather for a night of great entertainment. Kerry senior  players Paul Geaney, David Clifford and Killian […]

DO you know your sport? Well a table quiz is being held next month with funds going towards a charity event for Pieta House in Tralee and clubs from around Kerry have already signed up to take part. The event, which takes place in The Rose Hotel on Thursday, February […]