Articles by: Dermot Crean

WE’RE full swing into the party season and in the Ballyroe Hotel and the Brogue Inn on Friday night the craic was mighty. In Ballyroe there were a number of parties from all around Tralee and north Kerry including Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, St Vincent de Paul, Centra in Ballyheigue and many […]

  IT is a fact that anytime we do something new we are stepping out of our comfort zone. Why am I so confident about making this statement? On examination the reason is obvious. The fact that we are doing something new would suggest that we have never done it […]

  KERINS O’Rahilly’s senior football team has a new management team tonight. Earlier this evening, Morgan Nix and Micheál Quirke were named the new bosses whose task is to try to bring a first senior championship title in 14 years to the club. They take over from Barry O’Shea who had […]

IT looks like Michael Healy Rae and Martin Ferris formed some sort of pact at the Office Chair Racing  event on The Mall this afternoon. The lighthearted fun, organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance in aid of St Vincent de Paul, was lit up by a ‘coalition’ between the two Kerry […]

By Guest Editor, Ebenezer McScrooge And so this is Christmas. And what have you done? No, seriously what have you done with your Christmas jumper and big ’12 Pubs of Christmas’ head on ya?! So how well do you know festive behaviour in Tralee? Here’s some conversations we overheard in town […]

THERE was a great turnout for the National Folk Theatre Choir’s inaugural performance on Thursday night at Siamsa Tíre. Ceilúradh na Nollag, under the direction of Choral Mistress, Geraldine Hurley, featured traditional Irish Christmas songs as well as the popular carols loved by many. The choir of almost 30 were joined by the young students […]

IT’S the weekend before Christmas so it’s fairly bedlam around town. The fashion boutiques have been near-emptied and beauticians are booming as literally thousands of people are enjoy party-time between this weekend and Christmas Eve in the many hotels, restaurants and pubs around town and beyond. We gave a spin around to some of the […]

HOLY Family School held its annual Celebration of Christmas on Wednesday evening in Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Church. All classes performed to a packed church and a most enjoyable evening was had by all.  A variety of sets conveyed the message of Christmas in song, rhyme and music. Mr. Ed O’Brien, […]

THE audience at Moyderwell Mercy Primary School were enthralled on Tuesday when pupils took to the stage for their annual Christmas concert. Proud parents and family members looked on as Junior Infants under Ms. Katie Dillane and Joanne Ryan and Senior Infants under Múinteoir Aisling and Brenda Coughlan, performed a Musical Christmas Concert. They […]

OK, ok, we realise this has nothing to do with Tralee but when Sminky Shorts releases a new video for Christmas we had to let you know about it. It’s all over social media at the moment so here’s a couple of reindeers and a little birdy for your enjoyment.

LEEDS fans from around town gathered at The Castle Bar on Thursday to see their team play Wolves on a special night when everyone went home happy. Guest of honour was the inspirational Joe Flynn, a great ‘Whites’ fan, who was presented with a jersey signed by the current Leeds players, sent over from Elland […]

THERE were 414 burglaries recorded in Kerry in a year up to the end of September 2015 according to the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) third Quarterly Household Survey. In the light of these figures, householders are being urged to remain on their guard in the run up to the Christmas period. The advice […]

  It’s been three months since Elysha Brennan’s life changed as she knew it when she was chosen to represent the marvellous class of 2015 as the Rose of Tralee. Elysha outlines her experience to date… From that night on the 18th of August, it has been the most incredible and […]

THE lads from CBS The Green got all festive yesterday as they threw their annual Christmas party at St. Louis Nursing Home in Clonmore. The boys were decked in Christmas jumpers and Santa hats determined to give the residents a fun-filled afternoon. They greatly impressed with their carol singing but the […]

THOSE of you who fancy shaking off the cobwebs of a Sunday morning could do worse than a trip to Banna this weekend. They’re having their annual Christmas clean-up to have the beach looking great for anyone looking to head out for a stroll during the festive season. Last year there […]

A PACKED St Joseph’s Church Oratory played host to St Brendan’s NS Fenit’s highly entertaining Christmas show on Thursday night. Parents and family members enjoyed the two segments to the show. The packed audience first watched the younger pupils perform “The Wriggly Nativity”, before more senior pupils brought the house down with […]

KERRY County Council say they are awaiting the written judgements on the Supreme Court ruling this morning, which decided that there should be a recount of votes in the Listowel Electoral Area election of May 2014. Earlier today, in a judgment which will have implications for the conduct of future elections, […]

AS darkness fell in Tralee on Wednesday evening, the pupils, families and staff of Caherleaheen NS gathered in St. John’s church as the pupils prepared to wow their families with their annual Christmas Carol Service. The Junior and Senior Infant classes started off the night with a beautiful Nativity play […]

A TRALEE woman’s note to Australian customs officers is going viral at the moment. Jacinta O’Mahony sent a package to her son Brendan in Perth, Western Australia, containing goodies for Christmas and to sweeten up the customs officials, she left them a note. The note reads: “Customs in Perth. Happy Christmas […]

EXCITEMENT reigned at Ballygarry House Hotel on Wednesday night as pupils from Scoil Nuachabháil readied themselves for their Christmas concert. Hundreds of family members packed the ballroom area for the show, which took in a Nativity segment as well as performances from young musicians and top class singing of Christmas […]

IT’S being reported that The Station House in Blennerville is to reopen its doors next year. The landmark Blennerville pub and restaurant has been closed for business since the beginning of 2013. It is reported in Kerry’s Eye this morning that the businessman running Tomasíns in Castlegregory, Nick Wang, will take on the venture. When contacted by Traleetoday.ie, […]

LABOUR TD Arthur J Spring has called for an increase in free parking hours in Tralee after the recent weather conditions put shoppers off coming to town. Businesses are reporting a drop in footfall over the past couple of weeks due to heavy rainfall, high winds and weather alerts issued […]

THE new National Folk Theatre Choir will give their inaugural performance tonight (Thursday) at Siamsa Tíre. As part of the ongoing development of the National Folk Theatre of Ireland at Siamsa Tíre, a National Folk Theatre Choir was established at the end of September 2015. Tonight, the choir will present its […]

A TRALEE woman is the latest person to find their ‘Twin Stranger’ as part of experiment by Irish students. Student Shannon Lonergan was contacted by Sara from Sweden who found her on TwinStrangers.com after they both had signed up to the site. The website was set up by Castleisland native, Niamh Geaney and her […]

LESS than ten days until Santa comes knocking and I, along with a lot of others, am thinking about New Year’s. I have said it before and I will say it again, I don’t see the hype around New Year’s. This whole “New Year, New You” idea is nothing more than […]

TUI members in Institutes of Technology, including IT Tralee, have voted by a margin of 92% to engage in a campaign of industrial action in order to tackle a number of  issues in their sector. In a vote with a 56% turnout of members, announced yesterday, the Union said strike […]

AN asbestos type tile will be removed during work on the refurbishment of two wards at Kerry General Hospital. The HSE South Estates Department obtained the services of a competent asbestos surveying company to undertake a survey of Valentia and Reask wards which are being prepared for refurbishment. This identified an […]

IT’S set to be a great afternoon of fun in The Mall on Saturday at the second Annual Christmas Office Chair Racing Competition in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, the event gets underway from 3pm and you can expect the action to be fierce […]

THERE was great excitement for pupils and staff from St Brendan’s NS in Blennerville last night as they put on their annual Christmas Concert in St John’s Church. Hundreds of family members came to the church to hear the pupils sing Christmas classics and some well known modern festive songs as well. […]

THE Tralee Credit Union AGM was held last night in the Fels Point Hotel and members heard about the healthy state of the financial institution. It was the first AGM since Killorglin Credit Union was integrated with Tralee and the Union now has assets of €185m. Killorglin brought an additional €30m […]