Articles by: Dermot Crean

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Seniors: It took a display of guts, heart and endurance to ensure we retained our senior status when defeating Kilcummin 2-12 to 1-10 in the curtain raiser to the county senior final played in Austin Stack Park today. The scheduling of the game in taking place prior to the county final […]

Golf Classic    The countdown is on to Na Gaeil GAA Club inaugural Golf Classic which will be held in Tralee Golf Club on this coming 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 […]

Sympathy: The club extends sympathy to the family of Bernadine O’ Sullivan who died last week. We also send our sympathy to one of our joint Course na nÓg sponsors Norman Foley on the recent death of his father in law Eddie. May they rest in peace. Mid Kerry champions […]

Tom Healy Under 15 Tournament: Due to poor weather conditions, the Tom Healy Under 15 Hurling Tournament Week 2 games scheduled for Friday 20th have been deferred until Friday, 27 October. Semi-Finals and Final will now be played on Friday, 1 Nov. Minor League Div 1B Final Mon 30th: Please […]

  McELLIGOTT  Cup – FINAL: Final of McElligott cup featuring John Mitchels v Beaufort has been rescheduled to next weekend. Definite date and time to be confirmed. Further updates will follow. ALL SUPPORT APPRECIATED. COMMUNITY MASS: John Mitchels Community Mass will be held on Thursday November 9th at 7.30 p.m. […]

KERRY diners look forward to feasting their imagination, not their eyes with Dine in the Dark for the National Council for the Blind next month. And they’re still looking for Tralee restaurants to come on board to join eateries in Killarney and Listowel in hosting the event. The much anticipated and […]

THREE CBS The Green students have qualified to compete in the  BT Young Scientist in Dublin on Jan 10th to 13th. The title of the project from Kian Trant, Conor Crowley and Seamus Knightly is: BEAP: Blind and Elderly Assistance Project – Artificial intelligence for the blind. It uses similar technology to […]

TIM Horgan. owner of Shoes 4 U in Castleisland, is the latest winner of Tralee Credit Union’s Members Car Draw which took place on Thursday last. Originally from Killarney but living in Cordal, Tim drives away with a brand new Ford Focus purchased from  Kerry Motor Works. “I was absolutely […]

KERRY County Council has launched the Cultural Archive Award where a grant for a one-off project will be made. Creative Ireland is a culture based programme designed to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. Details are available at www.creativeireland.ie and https://creative.ireland.ie/en/local-plans/kerry . Within this programme, Kerry County Council invites applications for a Cultural Archive […]

A TRALEE rower recently competed in the largest two day regatta in the world. Thousands of competitors and spectators gathered for the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, USA, last Saturday and Sunday. Tralee Rowing Club member James Morris competed in two categories, one of them in a quad with […]

GARDAI are investigating a break-in at the Mosque in Tralee. On October 21 between 6.45am and 6.55am, the mosque at Killerisk was broken into. There was cash taken in the break-in. If anyone saw anything suspicious in the are at the time they are asked to contact Tralee Garda Station […]

Kirby’s Brogue Inn has won the provincial category of the Unilever Best Carvery Pub Award for Munster. The landmark bar and restaurant at the bottom of the Rock in Tralee was the only Kerry pub that was shortlisted in the Munster category. Kirby’s Brogue Inn is still in the running […]

KERRY College of Further Education (KCFE) in Tralee reported a 20 per cent increase in post leaving certificate enrolments this academic year. The college, which operates under the auspices of Kerry ETB, has recently been granted independent status as the first standalone designated college of further education in Kerry. The […]

SCHOOLS, businesses, community and sports organisations in Kerry are being encouraged to get involved in Wear Red Day, an initiative of anti-racism and education charity, Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC). Show Racism the Red Card is calling on the public to wear red Friday, 24th November, and donate €2 to help […]

PYJAMA parties, bake sales, fancy dress and funky hair styles, it’s that time of year again at Peter Mark in Tralee. The annual Petermarkathon fundraiser is back and coming to Peter Mark at Abbey Court, Tralee from Friday 27th – Monday 30th October 2017. This year, the Peter Mark team aim to raise […]

Tom Healy Under 15 Tournament: Due to poor weather conditions, the Tom Healy Under 15 Hurling Tournament Week 2 games scheduled for Friday 20th have been deferred until Friday, 27 October. Semi-Finals and Final will now be played on Friday, 1 Nov. Minor League Div 1B Final Mon 30th: Please […]