Articles by: Dermot Crean

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 […]

THE cost of musical instruments can be a very real barrier to people who want to learn an instrument, be part of a group or develop their skill set in the art form, so Music Network who administer the national Music Capital Scheme, gave a presentation in Tralee Library last Thursday […]

JEWELLERY and cash was taken during a burglary at a house outside town last week. A house in Listellick North was the scene of the burglary between Monday, January 29 and Friday, February 2, although Gardaí believe the incident may have occurred on the Monday or Tuesday. If anyone saw […]

CAHERLEAHEEN NS is holding an Open Week all this week, February 5-9, at the school to show parents the wide range of facilities and explain what the school can offer children. Caherleaheen school is a vibrant, active and busy school with over 200 boys and girls, eight class teachers, four […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee will host the Cantillon Conference 2018, in association with FEXCO, on Thursday, March 8, in the Rose Hotel, Tralee. This hugely successful annual event brings together a host of national and international industry leaders, economists, journalists, academics and entrepreneurs each year to discuss key fintech […]

Alan Cantwell reports on Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Men’s Super League victory in Tralee on Saturday night… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 84 Pyrobel Killester 72 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made it seven wins in a row with victory over League rivals Pyrobel Killester in front of a packed Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday […]

By Barry Sugrue TRALEE Musical Society held its Strictly Young Dancing  competition in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. It had couples of aged eighteen and younger dancing  and was a fantastic night of entertainment with a massive variety of styles. With great host Mr. Mike Lynch to steer […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on Kerry’s defeat against Carlow in Tralee this afternoon in their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A encounter… Kerry 1-11 Carlow 1-18 A disappointing day for the Kerry hurlers today in Austin Stack Park when they went down by seven points to Carlow. Kerry did struggle in the […]

THE dictionary definition of ‘A Paradox’ is ‘An apparent contradiction’. Well that is how I feel right now as I set out to write this article as I don’t agree with the above headline even though it was I who wrote it. Let me explain further. The thinking mind will […]

CAHERLEAHEEN staff and pupils are getting ready for a fantastic fundraising day at The Rose Hotel with a ‘Bingo Bonanza’ afternoon this Sunday. It’ll be ‘eyes down’ at 2pm with well over €1,500 in prizes and a huge crowd is expected. The event is open to the general public and […]

Wild Cafe Corner of The Mall and Ashe Street IT might be only February, but there’s a real buzz about the food business in Tralee at the moment that suggests optimism for the year ahead. Croí has been getting great reviews since it opened last May, The Brogue is absolutely […]

  SOMEONE who bought a National Lottery game ticket in Tralee is €30,000 richer. Two winners in the counties of Tipperary and Kerry shared the Snowball prize on Friday in Telly Bingo, getting €30,000 each. The Telly Bingo winner from the Kingdom, purchased their golden bingo ticket at Garvey’s Supervalu […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I applied for a means-tested Jobseeker’s Allowance, but I was told that I’m not eligible because of my partner’s earnings. Why is this? We live together but we are […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Kerry side to face Carlow on Sunday in Austin Stack Park… THE Kerry hurling team to face Carlow shows one change from the starting fifteen last Sunday in London. Shane Conway returns from a hand injury, to replace Paddy Kelly who was injured last Sunday. […]

THE Kerry Senior Football Team to play Mayo in Round 2 of the Allianz Football League in Castlebar on Saturday sees Eamonn Fitzmaurice keep faith with many of the side who played Donegal last week. Cormac Coffey is on the bench though, with Brian Ó Beaglaoich back from club duty with […]

IN case you’re wondering what all the cameras and film crew business is about in the town centre yesterday and today, a short film is being made in the town. ‘Abbeyleaks’ is produced by local actor/writer man Patrick McDonnell and he has a director at the helm, Philip Briggs, with […]

A TRALEE native will compete in the Aramark’s National Chef’s Cup to take place next Tuesday. Michael Hannafin been shortlisted to compete at the the event in CityWest, Dublin. Aramark is one of Ireland’s premier food companies – if you’ve ever visited Dundrum Shopping Centre, Croke Park or the Guinness Storehouse […]

LOCAL author and guidance counsellor, Billy Ryle, was as good as his word when he presented half the proceeds from the sale of his book to a local youth club. Billy’s book, ‘From Fenit Bathing Slip to the High Court’ was launched last May and he said any net profits […]

TOP fashion designer, Don O’Neill, said he was surprised and honoured to receive the  Special Achievement award for ‘Industry Innovator’ at the inaugural Xposé Benefit Awards last night. The glitzy affair took place at the Mansion House in celebration of the best in fashion and entertainment in Ireland. The Ballyheigue native was […]

IT was the worst January ever for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch Figures, for the month showed that there were 382 patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department or elsewhere in the hospital. This is up from […]

KERRY’S budding Spielbergs are invited to apply for funding to enter Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE short film competition. Last year, Club Óg Ógras Baile Uí Thuaidhg was awarded the prize for Best Community Campaign at the Awards so Kerry has form in this competition. The group scooped the award for the […]

TRALEE women were among the winners at a swimming event in Armagh last weekend. Mags O’Sullivan and Elaine Burrows Dillane represented Tralee Bay Swimming Club in the World Cup Ireland Ice Swimming 1Km Championships in Wild Water Armagh last Saturday. Both ladies came first in their category and are members of Tralee […]

LANGUAGE week at Pres Tralee made a welcome return last week with a full range of activities being provided for all year groups in the school in both German and French. The week got off to a great start on Monday with a French play being performed for 4th and […]

Alan Cantwell looks forward to this weekend’s Men’s Superleague basketball clash at the complex… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors will be looking to make it seven Super League wins in a row when they take on Pyrobel Killester on Saturday night with tip off at 8.00pm. The Tralee side return to action […]

World Wetlands Day takes place on Friday, February 2 and the Tralee Bay Wetlands have a few events to mark the date. February 2 marks the adoption of the Ramsar Accord, a global treaty signed by over 150 countries that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for […]

IT’S the biggest sporting day of the year in the US and NFL fans in Tralee can experience some of the magic at a special Superbowl night this Sunday. Dott’s Bar at The Rose Hotel, which is owned by Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler, is an elegant slice of Manhattan chic […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has appointed local businessman and entrepreneur, Ken Tobin, to oversee the recently announced plans to restructure and re-energise Tralee Chamber Alliance from February 1. Over the course of a six-month contract, Mr Tobin’s duties will include the day-to-day management of Tralee Chamber Alliance following the departure of […]