Articles by: Dermot Crean

McCann At The Movies: New ‘Thor’ Is Hilarious And Visually Stunning Blockbuster

McCann At The Movies: New ‘Thor’ Is Hilarious And Visually Stunning Blockbuster

October 28, 2017 at 1:09 pm Comments are Disabled

In ‘Thor: Ragnorak’ our movie guy, John McCann, says Marvel has left its best until now… In this latest in the Marvel Studios offerings, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get […]

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WATCH: This Is How Mercy Mounthawk Said Farewell To Retiring Caretaker

WATCH: This Is How Mercy Mounthawk Said Farewell To Retiring Caretaker

October 27, 2017 at 6:19 pm 2 comments

AS goodbyes go, this was a poignant one. All at Mercy Mounthawk gathered today to say farewell to their retiring caretaker Buddy O’Grady, who has been such an integral part of school life over the years. A presentation was made to the John Mitchels man by the school, but he […]

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Top Irish Artists To Perform At Christie Hennessy Festival

Top Irish Artists To Perform At Christie Hennessy Festival

October 27, 2017 at 4:51 pm Comments are Disabled

CHRISTIE Hennessy’s legacy is strong and his life will be celebrated by a host of top singer-songwriters from all over Ireland at next weekend’s Christie Hennessy Festival in at The Ashe Hotel, Tralee on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the untimely death […]

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In front; Emma Larkin, Rico Zulu, Daniel Griffin and Andrea Geigerne. At back; Shona Houlihan, Anthony Odugbesan, Jason Fabian, Mark O'Connor and Mary O'Neill, who have all been working at The Rose Hotel for the past ten years. Photo by Dermot Crean

Staff Celebrate Ten Years At Tralee Hotel

October 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY’VE been there from the start so staff at a Tralee hotel decided to mark the event at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Nine members of staff — Emma Larkin, Rico Zulu, Daniel Griffin, Andrea Geigerne, Shona Houlihan, Anthony Odugbesan, Jason Fabian, Mark O’Connor and Mary O’Neill — started […]

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Mods & Minis Kicks Off Mid-Term With Customer Loyalty Night

Mods & Minis Kicks Off Mid-Term With Customer Loyalty Night

October 27, 2017 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

MODS & Minis at the Mall in Tralee have issued an invitation to their Customer Loyalty Evening tonight (Friday) from 6.30pm. Leading beauty and style expert Mary O’ Donnell, of RTE’s Beauty Expert for Life n’ Style and the Today Show, will be hosting in Mods & Mini’s  Tralee this […]

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Here’s What The New Kerry Jersey Looks Like

Here’s What The New Kerry Jersey Looks Like

October 27, 2017 at 12:56 pm Comments are Disabled

THE new Kerry GAA jersey was launched today in the Kerry GAA Store. A number of inter-county players were there to model the jersey which will be worn by county teams over the 2018/2019 seasons. The jersey was designed by former Kerry player Paul Galvin. The New Jersey pic.twitter.com/fXud6eJmYc — […]

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Another National Award For Tralee Company

Another National Award For Tralee Company

October 27, 2017 at 12:40 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE based company has picked up its second National award in the space of a few weeks after ViClarity was named as the best Irish InsurTech (Insurance Technology) company at the Irish Tech News – FinTech 20 Ireland event at UCD. ViClarity’s Marketing Specialist Neil O’Sullivan was in Dublin […]

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Bon Secours Donates €23,000 To Kerry Parents And Friends Association

Bon Secours Donates €23,000 To Kerry Parents And Friends Association

October 27, 2017 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Kerry Parents and Friends Association has received a donation of €23,000 from the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee. Owen McCarthy, Mission Leader at Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, presented Marie Linehan, CEO of Kerry Parents and Friends Association with a cheque from the Hospital’s Community Initiative Programme on Tuesday. […]

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Sean McElligott, Barry Sugrue, Kyle McLoughlin, Dylan O'Sullivan, Amy Roche and Jamie Fitzgerald cast members of 'All Shook Up' in Siamsa Tíre on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Audiences ‘All Shook Up’ By Tralee Musical Society’s Youth Show

October 27, 2017 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

TWO down, two to go. Audiences are loving the latest show from Tralee Musical Society’s youth section which began at Siamsa Tíre on Wednesday night. The musical comedy features such Elvis classics as Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, and Don’t Be Cruel and is set in a square little town rocked by a […]

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Most of the participants in the second John Mitchels GAA Strictly Come Dancing event with Chairman of the Club Denis Mannix and MC Brian Hurley. Photo by Dermot Crean

Seven Things To Do This Weekend

October 27, 2017 at 10:37 am Comments are Disabled

It’s the last Bank Holiday before Christmas so make the most of it. There’s plenty to do around town and beyond… Friday 1. New addition in St John’s… A new stained glass will be unveiled in St John’s Church tonight in a ceremony starting from 7.30pm. The new Reconciliation Window […]

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RTE Orchestra To Perform ‘The Snowman’ At INEC

RTE Orchestra To Perform ‘The Snowman’ At INEC

October 26, 2017 at 4:07 pm Comments are Disabled

FOR the first time ever, The Snowman performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra will come to the Kingdom. This December the hugely popular Christmas film will be backed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and narrated by Gemma Sugrue for two shows on December 17 at the INEC in Killarney. Nothing yells Christmas more than […]

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Jackie Murphy and Frances Clifford at the fundraiser for Fenit Lifeboat at IT Tralee on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Diners Enjoy Seafood Evening At ITT In Aid Of Fenit Lifeboat

October 26, 2017 at 12:54 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER 70 seafood lovers attended a sold-out fundraiser in aid of Fenit RNLI on Wednesday evening at the North Campus of IT Tralee. The evening  provided an opportunity for the Culinary Arts students at the college to showcase their talents and skills in a restaurant style setting by providing a […]

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Caroline McCarthy among the pamper packs to be distributed to Recovery Haven and Kerry Cancer Support Group.

Caroline Overwhelmed By Support For ‘Pamper Packs’ For Two Charities

October 26, 2017 at 12:50 pm Comments are Disabled

A CASTLEISLAND woman has made an incredible gesture to cancer patients across Kerry during  Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October by putting together specialised care packs for clients of two Kerry cancer charities. Caroline McCarthy, a distributor of Forever Living natural, Aloe Vera personal care and beauty products,  sought the […]

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Siamsa Tíre Announces A Greener Future

Siamsa Tíre Announces A Greener Future

October 26, 2017 at 12:45 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, yesterday launched its Greening Siamsa initiative as it celebrates the completion of recent energy upgrades to the theatre and arts centre. Siamsa Tíre has recognised the role it can play in reducing the impact of its activities on the environment, and is developing policies […]

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Local Artists To Exhibit Work At Roundy’s This Weekend

Local Artists To Exhibit Work At Roundy’s This Weekend

October 26, 2017 at 12:26 pm Comments are Disabled

IF you want to see work from local artists, then Roundy’s Bar is the place to be on Saturday. In this one-night exhibition, beginning at 7pm, you can view the four artists work spread throughout the bar. The artists involved are printmaker Edel Wilson, painter and stone carver Mikel Kryzi, […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Juvenile News

October 25, 2017 at 10:36 pm Comments are Disabled

SCÓR NA nÓG: Club members under the age of 17 years (on January 1st ‘18) and who are interested in participating in the Tralee Area Scór na nÓg competitions should get working now! The Tralee round will take place on the 10th NOVEMBER. Competitions: figure dancing, solo singing, recitation/story, instrumental music group of 5, ballad […]

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Kerry Badminton Association News

Kerry Badminton Association News

October 25, 2017 at 10:30 pm Comments are Disabled

BADMINTON The October Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us; The clocks go back the one hour so the winter season has arrived once again and we face those long dark nights. For many, winter time can be a lonely period as they feel that they have no outlet to […]

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St Brendan’s Park FC News

October 25, 2017 at 10:25 pm Comments are Disabled

St Brendan’s Park Club Notes 15/10/2017 St Brendan’s Park Fc are excited to announce that we are looking to start up a GIRLS U12 team for the coming 2017/18 season. Girls born in 2007 2006 would be eligible to play in this age group. As we are a volunteer run club we would ask the […]

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Tralee Golf Club News

Tralee Golf Club News

October 25, 2017 at 10:20 pm Comments are Disabled

Results: Sunday 22nd October  (singles club sponsored) 1st: Maurice O’Connor (11) 38 Points 2nd: Brian Waldron (17) 38 Points 3rd: Sean Corcoran (12) 37 Points Best Gross: Peter Naughton 27 Points 18+ Handicap: Michael Maunsell (24) 35 Points SSS 36 Points 49 Cards Processed and 4 players beat Standard Scratch There […]

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Tralee Imperials Basketball Club News

October 25, 2017 at 10:18 pm Comments are Disabled

FIXTURES 26/10 U14 Div2 Girls St. Bridget v Imperials A Currow 20-00 U12 Div2 Boys Imperials v Gneeveguilla  Mounthawk 19-00 U16 Div1 Girls Imperials v Bobcats 19-30 28/10 U14 Div2 Girls TK Conrad v Imperials B Causeway 12-15 U14 Div3B Girls  Imperials v Ballybunion Cumann Iosaef 11-00 U12 Div3 Boys Imperials […]

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St Brendan’s Basketball Club News

St Brendan’s Basketball Club News

October 25, 2017 at 10:05 pm Comments are Disabled

Lee Strand U16 Boys Div 3 St. Brendan’s 46 Caherciveen 29 St. Brendan’s opened their U16 Div 3 account with a win over Caherciveen in Moyderwell last week. Brendan’s started well with some good shooting from Mikey Mc Carthy and Ryan Mc Hugh. The home side went into the 2nd […]

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Omniplex ‘Secret Screening’ Is Back In Time For Halloween

Omniplex ‘Secret Screening’ Is Back In Time For Halloween

October 25, 2017 at 5:02 pm Comments are Disabled

  SECRET Screening makes a return visit this Bank Holiday Monday, October 30, to Tralee Omniplex and a scare awaits. As with all Secret Screenings the trick is in the secret, with nothing but the genre of the film revealed in advance. On the treat side, movie goers are promised […]

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Croí Wins Heart Of Judges To Take A YesChef 2018 Award

Croí Wins Heart Of Judges To Take A YesChef 2018 Award

October 25, 2017 at 4:25 pm 1 comment

A TRALEE restaurant which opened its doors for the first time in May, has won a top award. Croí in The Square, which is owned and run by Noel Keane, Paul Cotter and Kevin O’Connor, won Best Newcomer (Munster) at the YesChef Awards 2018. The restaurant has become a hugely […]

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Ashe Gets Ready To Host Octoberfest Of Entertainment This Weekend

Ashe Gets Ready To Host Octoberfest Of Entertainment This Weekend

October 25, 2017 at 1:52 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE’S a host of fantastic entertainment, cocktails and great food to be enjoyed at The Ashe Hotel this weekend for their very own Octoberfest. If you enjoyed The Ashe Hotel’s Ginfest in July then you are going to love what they have planned over the Bank Holiday weekend at Alfie’s. […]

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Fire Service Attends To Blaze At Killarney Factory

Fire Service Attends To Blaze At Killarney Factory

October 25, 2017 at 1:30 pm Comments are Disabled

SIX units of the Fire Service attended to a blaze at a factory in Killarney this afternoon. A call was received just after 12 noon reporting the fire at Tricel in Ballyspillane Industrial Estate. The company employs over 250 people. The fire was brought under control after around 15 minutes. No-one […]

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Launching the 'Taste Of Christmas' event in aid of Ardfert NS were Croí Restaurant's Noel Keane and Kevin O'Connor, Principal of Ardfert NS, Betty McGrath, Paul Cotter of Croí and Marie O'Connell, teacher at Ardfert NS.

‘Taste Of Christmas’ Event In Aid Of Ardfert School

October 25, 2017 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

ALL roads lead to Ballyroe Heights Hotel on a night in November for Ardfert School’s Third Annual  ‘Taste of Christmas’ cookery demonstration. Taking place on Thursday, November 9, it will be presented by the chefs from the award-winning Croì Restaurant in Tralee and the Tralee Culinary Gangsters. Kevin O’Connor, one […]

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New Stained Glass Window To Be Unveiled At St John’s This Friday

New Stained Glass Window To Be Unveiled At St John’s This Friday

October 25, 2017 at 12:07 pm 1 comment

A NEW stained glass window – the first in over sixty years – will be unveiled in St. John’s Church, Castle Street, Tralee this Friday evening, October 27 at 7.30pm. The new Reconciliation Window is a joint endeavour by the Catholic and Church of Ireland communities in Tralee and has […]

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

October 24, 2017 at 9:02 pm Comments are Disabled

Lotto Results 17/10/2017 Jackpot €1,900 Venue: O’Riadas Bar & Restaurant Numbers Drawn: 12, 13, 16, 19 No Winner Lucky Dip Winners €30 each 1. Aidan Pollard, c/o Diarmuid Lynch 2. Breeda Feely, c/o Paula Silles 3. Hannah Landers. c/o Tony Marshall 4. David Blennerhassett, Mannix PO. 5. Liam Brennen, c/o […]

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St Pats GAA Club News

October 24, 2017 at 8:56 pm Comments are Disabled

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 08, 20 & 30. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mark Thompson Curragraigue, Patrick Dillane Clahane, John Duhig Castlegregory, Tom O Sullivan Curraheen and Gregor Thompson Curragraigue. Next week’s Lotto will have […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club News

October 24, 2017 at 8:48 pm Comments are Disabled

MINOR FOOTBALL: As we outlined in last week’s Notes our MF committee, spearheaded by Mike Casey and Eamonn O’Reilly, are holding a function in the Clubhouse on this Friday night (27th Oct) at 8pm to honour past and present Club players who have won All Ireland Minor medals with Kerry since the […]

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