Articles by: Dermot Crean

By Donie Jack Griffin of Tralee Boxing Club THERE  were great bouts once again at the Tralee Boxing Club annual tournament at the weekend in Monavalley. It started off with a couple of exhibitions Michelle and Mary McDonagh were very good for the home club — two young Katie Taylors […]

A TRALEE native has been announced as  a winner of one of the prestigious NUI Galway 2018 Alumni Awards. Award-winning poet, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, originally from Derrylea, Oakpark, is one of just seven winners to be presented with the ‘Gradam Alumni don Ghaeilge’ at the 18th annual Alumni Awards Gala Banquet […]

DEPUTY Brendan Griffin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Tourism & Sport was in Fenit on Tuesday morning to meet a delegation from the Restore Fenit Diving Boards Campaign (RFDBC). While there he visited the Bathing Slip and received a briefing on the proposal for new diving boards, […]

ROSE of Tralee, Dr Jennifer Byrne and the Rose Escort of the Year, Thomas Lynch have challenged young Irish men to see if they have what it takes to be a Rose Escort at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 17-21. “Why should someone apply? Because it’s […]

TRALEE Rotary Club has launched a road safety initiative which they hope will get Transition Year students involved. As part of Tralee Rotary Clubs plan for the year, they decided to introduce the ‘Just One Life’ Driver Awareness programme to Tralee. The club and Kerry County Council joined forces with an […]

THERE are 27 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The INMO compiles figures based on daily checks in emergency departments and wards across the country. The figures are not disputed by the HSE. There were 22 patients […]

THE generosity of the people of Tralee was definitely in evidence just before Christmas. The children from Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn were carol singing outside Penney’s on the Wednesday, December 20, and in just under an hour they raised €566. “We try to support charities around Christmas and this time we […]

KERRY have come up against Cork in many sporting contests over the years but this Thursday evening in Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Complex has to be a first as teams from Tralee IT face Cork IT in an Intervarsity Dodgeball contest. Teams from nearby Kerry College of Further Education […]

THERE are three Kerry properties going to auction at the next BidX1 event this month. The online auction takes place on February 22/23 and sees properties in Castleisland, Ventry and Asdee up for sale. Continued below… Out in west Kerry, a detached, two-storey, four bedroom house, is up for sale […]

Club Results Weekending 4/2/18 Skechers SFAI Cup Last 32 St. Brendan’s Park Fc U12A 2 : 3 Mallow United U16 Premier Killorglin 1 : 1 St. Brendan’s Park Fc U16A U16 Div. 2 St. Brendan’s Park Fc U16B 2 : 1 Killarney Celtic B Denny Div. 1B Castlemaine United 0 : […]

BADMINTON NOTES Sunday last saw the Killarney sports centre and the Kerry Badminton Association play host to the six Counties of Munster  with the staging of  the Provincial senior 2 and the Graduate championships. Senior 2 would be the second tier in Munster badminton whilst the graduates is open to […]

Austin Stack Club Juvenile Notes     Club Aibhistín de Staic PEIL FAOI 6: NB: Our U6 boys (2012/13) will be in action again this Sunday in The Green CBS Gym at 11am. (‘Mock’ examinations in Meánscoil Chnoc an tSeabhaic). These lads were fantastic last week! See you all in The Green ón Sunday, boys! PEIL FAOI 8: Nota Bene: Training for the […]

Men’s results Sunday 4th February 14 holes singles stableford   1st Martin Mitchel (12) 34pts 2nd Colm Sheehy (16) 33pts 3rd Maurice M O’Connor (10) 31pts 4th Peter O’Driscoll (14) 30pts   Fixtures:   Sat 10th Feb: Casual Golf Sun 11th Feb: 14 Hole Singles. 5th Tee start Sat 17th Feb: […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell LEE STRAND KABB CUP FINALS   Congratulation to our Boys U11 Academy team that won the Lee Strand Academy Cup on Sunday after a very exciting final against St. Paul’s A in Presentation Gym, Killarney. St. Brendan’s led throughout, and in a […]

A FORMER X-Factor contestant and Celebrity Operation Transformation participant has joined the line-up of speakers for an event in Tralee on Thursday night. Singer Mary Byrne will be at The Manor West Hotel appearing at a special free event on Women’s Health And Well-Being organised by Sam McCauley’s Chemists. The […]

A HOUSE clearance company based in Barrow has been praised today for its spirit of generosity and support to one of Ireland’s most prominent charities. Clearforce, run by Richard Gurney and his wife Claire, has been a stalwart supporter of the NCBI, Ireland’s national sight loss charity. The generous duo […]

UP to 650 people from all over the island of Ireland will descend on Tralee early in the summer to attend the annual PROBUS All Ireland Rally at the Brandon Conference Centre from May 15 to 17. PROBUS 1997 Club Tralee, who are organising the event, have launched a sponsorship […]

MET Eireann has issued a low temperature warning for all of Ireland, but it looks like if you live by the coast you’ll escape the worst. The Status Yellow warning was issued at 11am and runs concurrently with the snow-ice warning which is still in place until midnight. It will […]

RECOVERY Haven Kerry will be flipping for funds on Tuesday next, February 13, when the cancer support charity hosts a pancake morning at Kirby’s Brogue Inn, Tralee. Fiona Kirby and her team have joined forces with Recovery Haven to offer free pancakes with every tea or coffee purchased between 10am […]

A COMPANY at Kerry Technology Park has raised funds for a great cause through events held by employees in the past year. Mary Claire Rennick from the Childhood Cancer Foundation was presented with a cheque of €750 by Mark Griffin of ENERCON Windfarm Services Ireland on Monday. The Childhood Cancer […]

CBS Primary School is bridging the generation gap in a new project with Fatima Nursing home. Ten fourth class children have become members of “The Seanóige Club”, who will visit the Nursing Home on a weekly basis to engage in a range of activities with the residents. It is hoped […]

A PHOTO exhibition themed ‘Nature’ by Catherine Dolan, is currently running at Tralee Library and will be officially launched tonight (Tuesday) at 6.30pm. There will be guest speakers, Henry Burrows, Chairman of Tralee/West Kerry Multiple Sclerosis, and Ashling O’Sullivan, from Tralee Physiotherapy and Pilates Clinic, who will speak about exercise […]

Coiste Trá Lí Senior Town League/St Brendan’s League Fixtures 2018: John Mitchels v Ardfert 8.00 p.m. Friday February 9th (Home Cenue) which is a double up for both the Town League and St Brendan’s League. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SENIOR MEN Friday February 16th 8.00p.m. Home to Austin Stacks Friday February […]

  Seniors: We hosted Ardfert on Sunday afternoon in the 2nd round of the Coiste Trá Lí league and after a tough encounter emerged victorious on a final score line of 1-12 to 0-12. Playing with the slight breeze in the first half, we settled slowly and it was the […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 05, 16 & 17. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Brendan and Shannon Quill Lohercannon, Eugene Murphy c/o Betty’s Bar, Kathleen McMullan Caherina, JJ Molyneaux Lixnaw and Aileen Thompson Curragraigue. Next week’s […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: Austin Stacks 2-13; Na Gaeil 2-7. This second round (of 5) of the Town League played on a dry early afternoon in Connolly Park yesterday (4th Feb) was proof, if proof was needed, that Na Gaeil’s second division status in this season’s Co. League was thoroughly deserved. The visitors […]

CLUB MEMBERSHIP : Abbeydorney GAA Senior and Juvenile Annual Club Membership 2018 is now open and you can NOW REGISTER ONLINE…. You will have the facility to pay online by Credit Card, Debit Card (such as Visa/Debit). Please follow the link : http://abbeydorneygaa.ie/#clubmembership and Select one of the Membership plans to REGISTER. COSTS :- […]

Great Workshop at IT Tralee: It was very heartening to see the large number of both experienced and novice coaches who turned out from all over the county at IT Tralee Friday to participate in the excellent workshop organised by David O Dea. The half hour talk went down very […]

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 […]

Scór Na bPáistí Quiz Selection.-Primary School Children Our club is holding a quiz selection event, for Primary School Children, to form our Milltown / Castlemaine GAA Quiz Team for Scór na bPáistí. The selection quiz will be on Wednesday the 7th of February in the GAA Clubrooms at 7 pm. Quiz should be […]