Articles by: Dermot Crean

TEACH an tSolais at St John’s Ashe Street will be a busy spot this Saturday as the parish hosts a Christmas Fair from 10am to 4pm. The Fair has returned after a break of three years and there’s some great prizes including a weekend away at Breaffy House Resort in […]

THE Christmas Crib in the Square received a blessing yesterday afternoon. Fr Tadhg Fitzgerald PP of St John’s and Church of Ireland Rev. Jim Stephens performed the joint ceremony watched by a small gathering, while Mark Leen concluded the blessing with a Christmas hymn. The crib was subject to vandalism […]

FRIDAY should see a huge crowd of Rockies converge on their Connolly Park headquarters at 8pm for another event to mark the centenary of the club. This time it’s for the launch of a book which is sure to be in many a Christmas stocking on December 25. The Austin […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club has announced details of The 65th Annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit. Once again the collection will be in aid of RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon and will begin with The traditional singing of Jingle Bells. Santa will then sound […]

Coiste na nÓg Trá Lí has nominated Na Gaeil CLG as Juvenile Club of the year 2017. Colm Ó’Suilleabháin, Tim Lynch and John Keating were presented with the trophy by the Coiste chairperson, Tom Keane at their AGM in the Rose Hotel recently. Tom congratulated Na Gaeil and complimented all […]

Seniors: Bainisteoir Micheál Quirke has finalised his management team for 2018 with the announcement that Mark Fitzgerald, Timmy O’Sullivan and Pat Flavin will act as his selectors with Giles O’Grady overseeing all gym conditioning work. Like all clubs, we are looking forward with optimism to 2018 and wish Micheál, his […]

Ballymac Strictly Love Dancing 2018 It’s our favourite time of year again in Ballymac when our talented and hardworking dancers take to the floor and dance their hearts out for the chance to be crowned winners in the 2018 Strictly Come Dancing. The dancers rehearsals are well underway and this […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 20, 23 & 27. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Michael Kennedy Derrymore East, Joe, Michelle and Daniel c/o Brendan Poff, Denis O Sullivan Annagh, Trevor and Thomas c/o Jerry and Seamus […]

THE CENTENARY BOOK: Club Secretary, Elma Nix informs us that the Austin Stacks Centenary 1917-2017 Book will be hitting the shelves shortly . . . a must for every Black n’Amber Stocking! The Official Launch will be held in the Stacks Club House at 8pm on Friday next (Dec 15th). A4 size, […]

CBS Seniors Munster Schools Final: Hard luck to Tralee CBS who lost to Mount Sion in the  U18.5 Munster final yesterday. The game which was played in reckless conditions in Mallow saw the Green leading at half time 0-08 to 1-01. Playing against a gale in the second half the […]

ACTIVE RETIREMENT CHRISTMAS PARTY: The 17th year of the Active Retirement Christmas Party was held at the John Mitchels Club House in John Joe Sheehy Road last Saturday. On a seasonal cold but dry morning,  volunteers began to arrive at the Club House from 8.00 a.m. onwards. Floors were hoovered […]

Calendars: Our club calendars are available in local shops as well as the primary schools in Milltown and Ballyfinnane. They are once again very well produced so make sure you get one before they are gone ! Lotto: Our  Lotto Jackpot draw for €17,400 is on in The Shanty Bar, Ballyfinnane […]

TRALEE Art Group’s Sale of Work at Baile Mhuire Day Centre on Sunday was a great occasion with paintings, drawings, cakes and crafts on sale. Carols and music were provided by Ardfert Ladies’ Choir, while members of Bryan Carr’s School of Performing Arts gave a rousing performance. Mulled wine and […]

AS we brought you earlier (click here if you missed it), the annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run was another great success despite the bad weather yesterday morning. Hundreds took to the road from the Tralee Bay Wetlands just after 11am with many dressed in their Santa hats and Christmas […]

THE final Food and Craft Fair of the year took place at a busy Saturday and Sunday in Manor West Shopping Centre. The fair comprised of numerous local artisan food producers and craftspeople offering fantastic handmade products from the heart of Kerry. With Santa and his friends present as well […]

FIVE Kerry projects are among the 11 recipients of almost €14.3m in funding approved in counties in the southern region in the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, The Fund, which is an open national competitive call to support regional projects, is provided by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, through Enterprise […]

THE Rose Hotel was rocking on Saturday night as they hosted a special Christmas party night. Tesco in Manor West, Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin, Lee Strand and many more businesses and groups gathered for a mulled wine/champagne reception followed by a delicious meal and music til the wee hours. We were […]

IT was cold. It was wet. There was lots of red. The annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run went ahead on Sunday morning and fair play to the hundreds who turned out to raise much needed funds for the children’s ward at University Hospital Kerry. It was a sea of […]

TRALEE was rocking last night with people enjoying Christmas parties in pubs, hotels and restaurants all over the town. We were out and about in Kirby’s Brogue Inn, No.4 On The Square, The Ashe Hotel and Benner’s Hotel where people were enjoying themselves in some style. Scroll down for photos…

THE salubrious surroundings of The Rose Hotel provided the setting for Aspen Grove staff to have some fun at their Christmas party. Around 100 employees, including founder Sean Ryan and colleagues from the US, enjoyed ‘Festive Bowls’ of delicious bites while Phil N The Blanks provided the soundtrack to a […]

A RADIO Kerry journalist has published his third novel which is now on sale. Annascaul man Eamonn Hickson has released ‘Terror’, a thriller in which three people decide to commit a terror attack. The journalist says writing about this topic was not a reaction to recent terror attacks, but rather […]

SOMETIMES, unfortunately, it is only later in life that we learn to appreciate the wisdom that has being handed down to us from our elders. I had an Aunt who would always give the same advice should an argument begin to arise. She would regularly advise “Don’t get inwolved”. I […]

MET Eireann has this afternoon issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Kerry for tomorrow. This is in addition to the wind warning issued yesterday for the county which comes into effect from 1am on Sunday to noon later that day. Southeast winds veering northwest are expected to reach mean […]

Gardaí  have arrested two men and one woman and seized a quantity of drugs in an operation in Cork and Kerry on Friday evening. Gardaí from the Cork City Divisional Drugs unit carried out an operation which resulted in the seizure of cannabis herb with an approximate value of €140,000 […]

THERE was glamour galore befitting the occasion at the Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night for their Christmas party night. The theme this year was Manhattan glamour, which is apt as the hotel opened in 1958 as The Manhattan Hotel and so celebrates its 60th anniversary next year. Around 270 […]

IT’S party time in Tralee and the hotels, bars and restaurants are packed with people enjoying their annual Christmas bashes. We visited Kirby’s Brogue Inn, The Ashe Hotel, Croí Restaurant and Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday and Friday to capture some of the festive atmosphere. We met staff from Presentation […]

EARLY evening shopping in Tralee was made even more pleasant on Friday evening with some carol singing. The pupils from Caherleaheen took up position outside Quinlan’s Fish in The Mall and entertained passers-by with their dulcet tones. This is the eighth year in a row the pupils have sung in […]

THE co-founder of a Tralee based company has been named as the  overall “Best Young Entrepreneur” for the county as Kerry’s best young entrepreneurs were announced at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition on Thursday in the Ballygarry House Hotel The overall “Best Young Entrepreneur” for the county […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I have retired from work and am planning to rent my spare room to a student lodger to supplement my pension. Will I have to pay tax on the […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Wonder’ will have you reaching for the tissues on more than one occasion… In a year that has brought us a plentiful supply of superheroes, some chilling horror movies, wonderful animation features, many terrific biopics and a lot more, one particular genre that has […]