Articles by: Dermot Crean

HOPE is the ability to see the light in the darkest of situations. They say the difference between a pessimist and an optimist is as follows… A pessimist is a person who sees the difficulty in every opportunity.  An optimist is a person who sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Hope […]

THERE’S no let up in the weather warnings. While there’s a bit of a respite at the moment this afternoon, it’s set to get windy later on in the county. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Kerry, Wexford, Clare, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, valid from this afternoon […]

OUR Lady and St Brendan’s Church has seen a lot of people pass through their doors over the past couple of days. Having hosted over 40 Holy Family and Listellick school pupils for their Confirmation on Thursday, the following day saw the church packed to see 75 pupils from Scoil […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital Tralee will become the first hospital within the group to introduce a smoke free campus as of Wednesday, March 8. In an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle for patients and staff, smoking will be prohibited on the hospital grounds. The removal of the smoking shelter has […]

THE students in CBS are a well-travelled lot recently with two separate groups recently returning from Holland and Italy. Fifth year students went in a ski trip earlier this month to Bertoldi in the Italian Alps above Lake Lavarone, also spending a day in Milan. It was the first time a […]

A KILMOYLEY school pupil was chosen as a regional winner in a national painting competition. Mia Hunt, age 6, from SN Naomh Eirc,  has been chosen as one of Ireland’s best young painters for her entry to the Sightsavers Junior Painters Awards 2017. Mia’s  painting was inspired by this year’s theme of […]

The Kerry hurling team to play Wexford in Round 3 of the Allianz Hurling League on Sunday next in Wexford Park  at 2 pm shows four changes in personnel from the side defeated by Limerick in Round 2. Martin Stackpoole comes into goal in place of Aidan McCabe; James O’Connor […]

IN case ye all haven’t seen it already, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors got together with Aidan O’Mahony for a bit of a ‘game’ up in Mercy Mounthawk during the week. It was all to get behind Aidan in his bid to get further in RTE’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’. The lads had […]

BARRY John Keane returns to the starting line-up for the Kerry team to play Roscommon in Round 4 of the Allianz Football League in Hyde Park Roscommon on Sunday at 2pm. In changes from the Monaghan game, Killian Young takes over at full back in place of Mark Griffin while Paul […]

YOU may have noticed it’s been raining for a while now. Well Met Eireann has updated its Yellow Status rainfall warning for Kerry, Clare, Cork, Limerick and Connacht, which was due to end at 6pm today, until tomorrow afternoon. There’ll be further falls of heavy rain today, tonight and into Saturday, […]

‘FREEBIE Friday’, a new initiative from Kerry County Council aimed at bringing a new lease of life to Tralee, has been launched to encourage people to enjoy Tralee town centre on Friday evenings. The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien, said that Kerry County Council’s initiative, which had immediate effect […]

IT was a special occasion for over 40 pupils from two schools in town, when they made their confirmations on Thursday. Families of the pupils were safely in from the rain at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church as Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne, confirmed the young boys and girls of sixth […]

A TRALEE mezzo-soprano will realise a dream of all opera singers when she makes her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera House tonight. The Oakpark Demesne native will appear as Stéphano in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette in performances over the next fortnight. Continued below… Paula Murrihy has already appeared at prestigious venues all […]

A TRALEE councillor is trying to get a rate cut for  any new businesses taking a premises in the town centre. Cllr Pa Daly of Sinn Féin has a motion before the next meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council, that the authority should introduce a discounted […]

THAT didn’t take very long. Shoppers and  workers were greeted with a different looking Mall this morning as the 13 trees which adorned the area were cut down. As reported yesterday, the trees were to be removed by the Council in anticipation of works on The Mall later this year. […]

IF your club or organisation wants to take part in this year’s Tralee St Patrick’s Day parade, you better get moving as the deadline for entries is this Friday, March 3. The event is always a great opportunity  to show the amazing community spirit we have in Tralee and with this year’s theme […]

MOTORISTS are urged to be cautious if driving in The Kerries tonight and in the morning after a part of the road collapsed. The hole is located near a bend about halfway between the turn off for Cockleshell Road and the turn to head towards the Spa/Fenit road. A concerned local […]

THE choir at Mercy Mounthawk are teaming up with the Scotia Ensemble for  a number of concerts over the next fortnight. Joined by celtic soprano Catriona O’Sullivan, the first concert takes place this Saturday evening at 7.30pm at Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School in town. The concerts will feature songs from Irish classical […]

THE landscape of The Mall will look a whole lot different tomorrow evening. With the work due to commence on a shared space for motorists and pedestrians in May, workers will take the initial step tomorrow of cutting down the trees which have stood in The Mall for 20 years. […]

WELL-DESERVED it is too. The staff at Garvey’s Supervalu in Rock Street are celebrating after they won Best Medium Store in Ireland 2017 at the Supervalu Awards. The team from Garvey’s SuperValu were presented with their award by Martin Kelleher, SuperValu Managing Director and Michael Morgan, SuperValu Sales Director. Winning this title […]

LAST Friday saw Austin Stacks hold a great hooley in Ballygarry House Hotel as part of their centenary celebrations. Part of the afternoon featured the four protagonists in Mikey Sheehy’s famous 1978 goal in the All-Ireland final, when he cheekily chipped his free into the Dublin net. Continued below… Those present […]

TWO exhibitions have arrived at CBS The Green to be displayed to students and the wider community on Wednesday. One of the exhibitions will be on loan from the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences in UCC and is named the ‘Atlas of the Irish Revolution’. It comprises of 12 […]

BADMINTON It was indeed a mixed tour of Munster last weekend which saw the programme for the Kerry badminton follower switch from Killarney on the Friday night to both Drumtariffe, County Cork and the Waterford W.I.T. on the Sunday. On the Friday night in Killarney it was the CPC.IE sponsored […]

By Club PRO Tommy Naughton  Important Dates to Remember ; Sunday 12th March 2017 U13 SFAI National Cup 1/4 Final St Brendans Park v Evergreen (Kilkenny)  , Venue , Christy Leahy Park . Kick Off 2-00pm .Saturday 25th March 2017 U13 SFAI Regional Cup Final St Brendans Park v Aisling Annacotty […]

Hi all, our Academy and training for all age groups continue at the usual times. For information contact 0879233449. FIXTURES 2/3/17 Academy Boys Pool 2 TK Bobcats v Imperials Moyderwell 18-00 5/3/17 Boys U16 Div 1 St. Brendans v Imperials Moyderwell 14-00 6/3/17 Girls U12 Div 3 St. Brigids v […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES RESULTS Leestrand Boys U12 Div 2 St. Brendan’s 39 Gneeveguilla 38 This was always going to be a cracker of a game and it certainly lived up to expectations with only a point separating the teams at the final whistle. When these two teams met […]

Harriers Bring Home The Medals Again  The Irish Life Health Munster Indoor U13-U19 Championships took place on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of February in Nenagh. This is a very competitive event and the pinnacle of their winter training where the efforts they have put in over the past 5 […]

AROUND 800 people registered for the fourth Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run in December and the cheque for the amount raised from the event was presented recently in Barretstown. The race is run annually in memory of Fiona Moore who died at the age of 16 in May 2013 from Pulmonary […]

A PLAY centring on the story of the Healy Raes is embarking on a world tour of Kerry in the coming weeks. Written by Killarney-based storyteller and actor Ray O’Sullivan, ‘The Rise and Rise of the Healy-Raes’ is the  hilarious and sometimes poignant story of batchelor brothers Densey and PJ Doona who appear time-locked […]

THE screening of an acclaimed movie from a Tralee director will take place next week in Killarney. ‘Dead Along The Way’, written and directed by Maurice O’Carroll will be put on at Cinema Killarney on Tuesday, March 7 at 8.30pm. This will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, and […]