Articles by: Dermot Crean

IF you were walking in the Mall over the past week you’ll have noticed a few small changes. While most of the work is still continuing past Quinlans on Bridge Street, workers have also been adding a few things to the main Mall. A number of bins have been put […]

A PUBLIC information and feedback session on the ‘Areas for Action’ for Kerry’s waterways will take place in the Rose Hotel in Tralee tonight, Wednesday, October 18 at 7pm. The draft River Basin Management Plan 2018 – 2021 was published in February 2017, for a six-month public consultation period. During […]

A NEW weather warning has been issued by Met Eireann for Thursday and the weekend is looking bleak too. A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath will come into effect from midnight tonight for 24 hours. Continued below… Heavy rain is […]

THE past day has seen a spate of scam calls to people in Tralee and Kerry from numbers in African and Asian countries. The numbers start with +231 or +235 so the advice is don’t answer the phone, or if you see a missed call from a number starting with […]

THERE’S a feast of German cuisine coming to The Oyster Tavern soon and you won’t want to miss it. Guests will enjoy a traditional Bavarian menu at the wonderful Oyster Tavern on Friday November 3 prepared by two Master Chefs Liam Mc Mahon and Thomas Kraus. Liam, who has lived […]

THE Adapt shop on Matt Talbot Road will be transformed into a venue for a fashion show this Friday night for a special fundraiser. Last November they held their first show in aid of the organisation and it was a massive success. Now, Helena Slattery – manager of the shop which […]

AGM: The AGM of Kerry Scór has been refixed for Wednesday Nov 1st at 8pm in Austin Stack Pavilion, Tralee. Fáilte roimh chách. 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 on same! The Tralee round […]

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 […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell BOYS AND GIRLS U10 KABB BLITZ IN CAUSEWAY St. Brendan’s Boys U10s and Girls U10s competed in a blitz last Sunday with teams from all over Kerry at Causeway Comprehensive. It was a fantastic day of basketball action and our teams performed […]

Men’s results Sunday 15th October Golfer of the Year 2017 Sponsored by the Kerryman 1st Danny Leen 444 OOM Points 2nd John O’Brien 443 OOM Points 3rd Donie O’Keefe 434 OOM Points Top 36 Playoff Results 1st: Danny Leen (5) 40 Points 2nd: Colm Sheehy (17) 39 Points 3rd: James O’Halloran […]

FRIDAY 13th is unlucky for some, but not for Tralee Credit Union who will record the date as reaching a significant milestone in their history. Last Friday, at a Gala Luncheon at the 2017 Credit Team of the Year Awards in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin, they were crowned […]

NOMINATIONS are being sought for the Lee Strand/Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2017 which was officially launched this week in Lee Strand. This year the awards will be presented at a 20 Year Celebration Ceremony in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee on Friday, January 26, 2017. Since 1998 the awards […]

THERE’S something fishy going on in IT Tralee next week and it’s a must for anyone with a love of seafood. Fish will be on the menu as Fenit RNLI in a joint venture with the ITT will host a fundraiser at the North Campus of the college on Wednesday, […]

THE Chief Executive of Kerry County Council has thanked members of the public in the county for their support and co-operation during Storm Ophelia on Monday. The Council is continuing to assess the damage caused by the storm and has already cleared many roads of fallen trees, branches and other […]

DUNNES Stores and Paul Galvin will present an event at The Brandon Hotel, this Friday night which will benefit his local GAA club. The Story of Shelby Autumn/Winter 17, will see appearances by hurling legend Joe Canning and Paul’s wife Louise Duffy while other brands showing on the night are Savida, […]

SOME 300 parish personnel gathered in Tralee from across the 53 parishes for the Diocesan Assembly in the Brandon Hotel on Sunday. Dr. Dan O’Connell, lecturer at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, presented the keynote address exploring the importance of family.  Dr O’Connell is co-author of  ‘Grow in Love’ which is […]

KERRY County Council is reminding members of the public that the Code Red Level weather warning remains in place for the county until 1am on Tuesday and that people should remain indoors and avoid travelling tonight until Storm Ophelia passes. It will be Tuesday before Kerry County Council will be able to […]

DESPITE the fact that the Department of Education  has decided that national and secondary schools will not open tomorrow, this does not apply to third level institutions. A case in point is our local college in Tralee. They have issued the following on their Facebook page; “The IT Tralee will […]

KERRY County Council has supplied the following update as of 5pm this evening regarding roads issues due to Storm Ophelia. #Fenit #Lighthouse & #Pier today 11.30am in the height of #Opehlia @radiokerrynews @Traleetodaynews @TeamCAS_Ire @kerryman_ie Staysafe &High pic.twitter.com/b3VWFGMy4E — kevin finn (@caoimhinfinn) October 16, 2017 The Council is aware of […]

ALL schools will remain closed on Tuesday, the Minister for Education has confirmed. Despite the fact that the storm will have abated by tomorrow morning, Minister Richard Bruton gave the reasons for the closure to remain in place in a series of tweets. He stated; “Following careful consideration by the […]

Golf Classic    The countdown is on to Na Gaeil GAA Club inaugural Golf Classic which will be held in Tralee Golf Club on Friday October 27th. Tim Kelliher of Kelliher’s Garage in Rathass is sponsoring the stunning prize of a Toyota Yaris Hybrid for the lucky golfer who manages to get […]

STORM Ophelia continues to cause problems all over the county but no major incidents have been reported in Tralee. After the sun shone for over an hour and a half, it’s clouding over now and the rain has started. The following issues have been reported to Kerry County Council as […]

WHILE there are still more strong winds to come according to Met Eireann, many people have been tweeting pictures and videos of the sun shining in Tralee over the past half hour. It was incredibly windy around 12.45 in Tralee and while it’s still blustery, it’s seems like a lull […]

  CENTENARY GALA DINNER: To celebrate Austin Stacks Hurling and Football Club’s centenary year, a Gala Dinner was held on Saturday last,14th October at The Rose Hotel, Tralee. The night kicked off with a champagne reception followed by dinner.  During the meal, guests were entertained by video interviews and photos of […]

KERRY County Council has supplied the following update on the storm affecting the county as of 12noon today • N70 road at Blackwater Bridge is partially blocked • Tree resting on power line at Kilmurry Road, Kenmare • Tree down at Dromoughty Road, Kenmare • Tree down at Over the […]

THERE was a huge turnout for the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club Juvenile and Ladies Canal Walk on Sunday. Families gathered at the clubhouse at 11am and over 150 men, women and children set off to the canal in cloudy but dry conditions. The walk was a fundraiser for the club […]

Alan Cantwell on Saturday night’s victory for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors over DCU Saints… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 89 DCU Saints 64 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors consolidated second place on the Super League table by seeing off the challenge of DCU Saints at a packed Tralee Sports Complex on Saturday night. Having led […]

BALLYDUFF was the place to be last night as the village celebrated Kerry Senior Hurling Championship title number 25. After over 120 minutes of hurling they overcame Lixnaw in another epic battle. The two teams can be proud of their performances. Here’s some images from the game…

Seniors: Following the disappointment of last week’s defeat in the county semi final, attention now turns to our relegation play off vs Kilcummin on Sunday week, 22nd Oct. In a cruel twist of scheduling we are the curtain raiser to the county senior final in Austin Stack Park with our […]

AS winds pick up around Tralee coming up to 9am, there are a few trees down already in south Kerry. A tree was down at Cahir NS near Kenmare (R569) but has since been removed. A tree was down on the Killarney to Barraduff road on Barraduff side and another by […]