Articles by: Dermot Crean

THERE were three  Kerry lots sold at the BidX1 (formerly Allsop) online auction today. These included a mansion in Sneem — which went unsold at the last auction and dropped in price considerably — and nine houses in Banna. Glashnacree House, Derryquin, Sneem had a reserve range of €1,050,000 – €1,150,000 […]

AS part of Bank of Ireland’s 17th National Enterprise Week from November 17-24, an event will take place in the Rose Hotel on Friday, November 24 aimed at SMEs. The event entitled “FDI Investment in Kerry takes place  from 3pm–5pm. Guest speaker Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA will discuss the opportunities […]

THE students at the St Vincent de Paul Society in the Institute of Technology Tralee are busy organising a very special event to raise much needed funds in time for Christmas. On November 23 they are holding their annual fashion show in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee. It will start […]

COSTA Coffee has received the go-ahead for a new outlet in Manor West Retail Park. The applicant, Bryant Park, had been refused planning by Kerry County Council back in May because the location — next to Carpet Right at the entrance to the park — was zoned for retail warehousing […]

MERCY Mounthawk Secondary School celebrated news that they had broken a Guinness World Record last week. On March 24, 560 participants dressed from head to toe in a one-piece white bed sheet with two cut out eye pieces in the school gym to break the  the record of having the most number […]

A TRALEE woman, who is a finalist in this year’s Miss Bikini Ireland Competition, will give a talk in Tralee this weekend on how she transformed her life. Aoife Roche, daughter of well known publican Damien and Bridie Roche of The Sportsfield Bar, will be in Benners Hotel this Sunday from […]

A TRALEE supermarket is in the running to be named National Store of the Year this weekend. Garvey’s Supervalu, Tralee and Vodafone Killarney are both Kerry finalists for the Retail Excellence National Store of the Year. The Rock Street store is celebrating 25 years in business this year and has held a […]

SEAN Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry Services was presented with cheques totalling €3,399 from TLI Group on Tuesday morning. The Abbeydorney based company selected Enable Ireland as the company’s 2017 Charity of the Year and the money was raised from a series of events and activities organised throughout the year. […]

STUDENTS from Tralee schools gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Tuesday for the annual Parishes Day for transition years. The three parishes of St John’s, Our Lady and St Brendan’s and Spa/Churchill form an Area Council to organise the event. The morning saw a talk on climate change, followed […]

Mike O’Halloran looks at the Kerry Under 21 Hurling Championship Final between Causeway and Crotta O’Neills at Austin Stack Park this Saturday at 2pm in his video preview below…

LADIES who would like some tips on how to look fabulous during the Christmas party season might want to go to this event at CH The Mall. Benefit Cosmetics Festive Makeup masterclass with Mike Standen, trend makeup artist from Benefit Cosmetics Ireland, takes place on Thursday, December 7 at 7pm. […]

NEW ST.BRENDANS PARK FC SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION In conjunction with O’Neill’s Sportswear, the Club will shortly be unveiling a new jersey for the seasons ahead and we would like as many members as possible to enter a competition to decide what it looks like! We are inviting all members to […]

Men’s results Sunday 5th November – Captains Club Hamper 1st Kevin Rolls (14) & Barry Murphy (14) 43 Points 2nd Darragh Carmody (16) & Niall Sheehy (14) 42 Points 3rd John G Fitzgerald (21) & Colm Nagle (18) 40 Points Fixtures: Tues Nov 07th: Tuesday Singles Sat Nov 11th: Casual Golf […]

SCÓR NA nÓG: (i) Good luck to our club members who’ll be participating in the Tralee Area Scór na nÓg competitions on this Friday (10th). Go n-éirí go geal leo! Our solo singer: Ella Nic Gabhann; Ár mbailéadghrúpa: Emily Heaslip, Ella Nic Gabhann, Amy Ní Neachtain, Ciara Ní Mhathúna, Emma Ní Loingsigh. (ii) The county finals […]

GIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh ***Monday 18th Sept in Balloonagh*** U11s Tuesday 6-7pm, Balloonagh and Saturday 10-11.15 am, Cumann Iosaef U12s Team 1 Wednesday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Friday 5.45-7.15pm, Mounthawk U12s Team 2 Wednesday 6-7.30pm, John Mitchells U14s Team 1 Monday 7-8pm, Balloonagh and Wednesday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U14s Team 2 Tuesday 8-9pm, Balloonagh and Friday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U16 Girls Wednesday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Friday 7.15-8.30pm, Friday BOYS Senior Academy U10s Monday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Wednesday 5-6pm, Balloonagh […]

By Alan Cantwell Lee Strand U18 Div 2 St. Brendan’s 33 Gneeveguilla 70 Brendan’s got of to a good start against a Gneeneguilla side that had won their first game of the season. Eoin got 3 great 3’s and baskets from Jack, John O’Mahany and Barry got Brendan’s of to […]

Seniors: Our Senior team will conclude the season with the St Brendan’s Championship Final against Ardfert this weekend. This is an opportunity for our lads to finish out the season with some silverware and all support would be appreciated. The game is fixed for this Sunday in Churchill with a […]

KERRY County Museum will reveal the ancient secrets of Killaclohane Portal Tomb using 21st century science next week as part of Science Week. The Tomb in the Lab is a series of discussions, demonstrations and displays taking place during Science Week Ireland. All events are based on Killaclohane Portal Tomb near Milltown, […]

IN the past I have often referred to my particular dislike for the notion of ‘change’. Throughout my childhood I always wanted things to remain stable, thinking that if things remained the same then I would be safe. It’s only all of these years later that I can finally admit […]

THE organisers of last weekend’s three-day Kerry tourism promotional visit to Berlin have hailed it an outstanding success. The 35-strong group, led by Minister Brendan Griffin TD and Mayor of Kerry, Cllr John Sheahan, held a series of engagements with tourism trade, media and consumer groups. They also held a […]

THEY’VE been working hard for the past four years so they deserved a great night out. The IT Tralee Mental Health and General Nursing Class of 2017 decided to have one last get together at their graduation ball on Saturday night in The Rose Hotel, where 95 people enjoyed glass […]

GARDAI in Tralee have a bicycle at the station which they are looking to reunite with its owner. The gardaí recovered the Gant bicycle from Casement Station in Tralee on October 29. The bike has not been reported stolen. The silver/grey bicycle is in excellent condition so give them a […]

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Councillor John Sheahan is inviting the public to attend a consultation meeting about the Creative Ireland Kerry programme at The Rose Hotel on Tuesday, November 14 from 7.30-9.00pm. “The 2017 Creative Ireland Kerry Action Plan was informed by public meetings and this approach is set to […]

KERRY community groups are being encouraged to attend an information meeting on the new Seniors Alert Scheme on Wednesday, November 15 in Dromhall Hotel, Killarney. The new Seniors Alert Scheme  provides older persons (65 years +) with a free personal monitored alarm and is run by local groups around the […]

THE eir Other Voices Festival returns to Dingle, from December 1-3 and while the musical heart of eir Other Voices beats stronger than ever within the walls of St. James’ Church, beyond the chapel gates a three-day festival of music, song and story has evolved, on the streets and laneways, […]

  Lee Strand Senior Town Board Championship Final. Ballymac took on Kerins O’Rahillys in the Town Board Final on Sunday 05th of November. Unfortunately the day was not to be theirs and failed to gain the Town Championship Title this year with a final score of 1-07 to Kerins O’Rahillys 6-18. […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 02, 05, 09 & 18. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Teresa Ashe Doon, J. Moran c/o Tony Casey, Bridget Boyle Derrymore, Ava Kelliher Annagh and Orla Kelliher c/o O’Dwyer’s. Next week’s Lotto […]

Seniors: In the end, we proved too strong for a plucky Ballymac side who eventually succumbed to our greater fitness and recent match practice, to gain a second successive town championship final win over the same rivals. Fielding 12 of the side who started the county semi final vs South Kerry, […]

  U16    U16 Boys finished their season with a win in the Brendan’s Board Final in a hard fought game in Churchill on Sunday morning last. Churchill were worthy finalists and gave us a great physical game. We played with the wind in the first half and Darragh Reen had […]

Abbeydorney/Parnells Minors Win League:  Well done Abbeydorney/Parnells minor hurling team on a great performance Sunday in beating Kilmoyley 6.16 to 2.7 in the Division 1 B County Kerry Minor Hurling League final 2017.  Congratulations to the management Timmy, John, Sean and all their backroom team. Rose Hotel Fri 17th Awards Night:  The […]