Articles by: Dermot Crean

WELL they didn’t come to Tralee, but we made our way over the road to Killarney last night to see the Kerry minors feted for their amazing performances this year, which ended in a record-breaking four in a row of All-Ireland titles. Over 1,000 people were there to see captain […]

Lotto There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 03, 07, 27 & 28. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Jim Keane c/o Keane’s Bar, Bridget Moynihan Camp, Billy Lyons c/o Tony Casey, Assumpta Nolan Tralee and Pa Donnelly c/o Betty’s Bar. […]

Charlie Kerins: We were eliminated from the Cahill Cup when defeated by Skellig Rangers on Friday night last at the quarter final stage in Strand Road on a final score line of 4-14 to 1-03. Seniors: Preparations continue for our quarter final date with East Kerry next week end ( […]

Senior Town League Ballymac 2-16 John Mitchel’s 0-7 John Mitchel’s came to Ballymac with realism on Saturday night last. The team that The Boherbee fielded was depleted due to injuries and the one bright note for was the return of Brian Costello after almost a year of being laid off […]

Junior Championship – McElligott Cup: We travelled to Killarney on Friday night to play Spa in the semi final of the Junior Championship and emerged with a great victory winning on a final score of 2-12 to 2-9. Spa started quickly and had a goal inside the opening 2 minutes […]

Parnells Camogie Win: Well done to the under 15 Tralee Parnells Camogie team on winning your match against Kilworth in East Cork on Saturday in the Avondhu North Cork Divisional Camogie League. It was well worth the journey to this lovely village near Fermoy to see these girls do themselves […]

MINOR FOOTBALL: Well done to the Kerry Minors, including our own Dylan Casey, Ciarán O’Reilly and Michael Slattery, on their brilliant win against Derry in Croke Park yesterday (6-17 to 1-8). What a splendid game and what a performance by team captain David Clifford from Fossa and East Kerry, scoring 4-4, […]

Get Well Wishes: The club extends get well wishes to George McKenna, Callinafercy. George has always been a very loyal supporter of the club attending all games in hail, rain or sunshine. We look forward to seeing you back on the side-lines cheering on the club in the very near […]

All Ireland Minor Final    Comhghairdeas, congratulations and well done to a fabulous Kerry minor team that made history last Sunday when winning their fourth All Ireland title in a row. Well done to Peter Keane and his management team. Comhghairdeas, congratulations and well done, especially, to Na Gaeil’s three brilliant stalwarts, Diarmuid […]

I’VE made the move to Dublin; and honestly I never thought that I would miss home. Of course I knew that I would miss people, my family and all that; but we all have to move on at some point. One thing that I have noticed, and I guess I […]

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help with a case of theft yesterday in Tralee. A man was loading tools into his van at his house at Knockmoyle, Tralee between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday night, September 17. He stepped back into his house momentarily and when he came back […]

TRALEE Boxing Club’s Patrick McCarthy is off to Bulgaria to fight for Ireland. Patrick left Tralee at the weekend on the road to the European Championships in Bulgaria. He will box for team Ireland against Owen Paton of Scotland tomorrow. The young boxer has already won a national title and National […]

THE annual coffee morning in aid of Kerry Hospice was another great success last week with hotels, bars and businesses holding fundraisers. While Thursday was the designated day to hold events, schoolchildren in St Brendan’s NS Blennerville held theirs on Friday. Children brought in €2 each to contribute to the […]

NOW that the Tommy Markham Cup is staying in Kerry for the fourth year in a row, thoughts turn to celebrating a marvellous victory. Well the team won’t be back in Kerry until Monday evening and if you want to turn up to show your appreciation for their incredible four […]

ANOTHER victory for the Kerry minors, another masterclass from David Clifford. The young man from Fossa is a phenomenal talent. He scored four goals in a sensational 60 minutes for Kerry where they beat Derry by 6-17 to 1-8 and Twitter took notice. David Clifford has been trending since the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day is brought to you by AIB Listowel… WE’VE brought you some serious style from the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday over the past couple of days. Now here’s our final part of our coverage featuring more stunning ladies from […]

PRESIDENT of Sinn Féin Gerry Adams TD will be in The Rose Hotel Tralee on Thursday September 21 at 7.30pm to launch ‘Ireland’s Hunger for Justice’, the story of Ireland’s 22  hunger strikers. Early in 2017 a  committee consisting of Martin Ferris TD, John Buckley, Pól O’Clúbháin, Seán O’Braoin, Éamonn deBairéad, Seán O’Luing, […]

THE National Q Mark Awards 2017 nominations for Hygiene and Food Safety have been announced and SPAR Tralee outlets are among those up for awards. SPAR Byrne Tralee Caherslee, SPAR Byrne Tralee Monavalley and SPAR Byrne Tralee Oak Park have been nominated alongside fellow Kerry nominees Fitzpatricks SPAR Express Cahersiveen, Keanes […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S all quiet now until next June, but the Island was hopping on Friday for Ladies Day at Listowel Races. There were thousands of women there dressed to impress on a day when […]

THERE is no such thing as failure, The only real failure is the failure to try. Anytime we try something new, then it is almost inevitable and necessary that it is accompanied by a certain amount of failure, otherwise the statement ‘practice makes perfect’ wouldn’t exist. We see it so often […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… SO yesterday saw thousands of ladies get dressed up for Ladies Day in Listowel and there was some style on display. As you’ve seen earlier (click here and here for previous coverage) we […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… IT was another incredible day of style at Listowel yesterday for the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous story), Jill Duggan from Killarney won the Best […]

A WRITER in Residence and Filmmaker in Residence have been appointed by Kerry County Council. Donegal native, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, is this year’s Writer in Residence, while Filmmaker in Residence is Mieke Vanmechelen. Annemarie Ní Churreáin is a poet and writer of creative non-fiction essays, Annemarie’s work is primarily concerned with […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am not happy with work that a builder did on my house and will have to pay for someone else to finish the job properly. What can I […]

‘IT’ is a chilling reboot that won’t do anything for a good night’s sleep says our movie guy, John McCann… Of all the Hollywood reboots and remakes hitting our screens in recent times, the idea of a modernised version of the mini-series IT based on the Stephen King novel was […]

THE Kerry Minor Football Team to play Derry in the Electric Ireland GAA All Ireland Minor Football Championship Final at Croke Park on Sunday  has been named and it shows one change from the side that defeated Cavan in the semi-final. Jack Griffin of Dr Crokes comes in at full […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Ladies Day at Listowel Races is brought to you by AIB Listowel… THERE were winners alright in the style stakes at Listowel on Friday as McElligotts Honda Ladies Day drew thousands to the Island once again. Jill Duggan, from Killarney, was declared the overall winner of the McElligotts […]

THERE’S just a week to go until  the third Tralee Food Festival in association with Taste Kerry and organisers say it will be the most important food event in the county capital this year. The town will strive to promote local producers and restaurants to an appreciative and rapidly growing […]

IT may be seven weeks away, but excitement is already building in the village of Ballyheigue as the club prepares to hold its first ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ night. A launch night was held at the club grounds on Thursday evening where many of the contestants gathered for photos and chat […]

THE tourism group Go Kerry has collaborated with Kerry Education and Training Board with the support of Kerry County Council and Destination Kerry, to introduce a Tourism with Business Course. This course when finished will offer a level 5 FETAC major award. Participants will learn a whole range of new […]