Articles by: Dermot Crean

THE corridors and halls of Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh came alive with colour and festive spirit this week as pupils put their talent on display for the annual Christmas Concert. For weeks now the children of Scoil Eoin guided by their teachers and music co-ordinator Triona Daly have been rehearsing for this […]

  IT’S going to be a wet one tomorrow, apparently. We got off relatively lightly at the weekend, considering the Orange rainfall alert for Saturday, but the rain hasn’t gone away you know. Met Eireann tonight has issued a Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford with rainfall totals […]

  Kerins O’Rahillys 10K 1916 Commemorative Run The Kerins O’Rahillys 10K 1916 Commemorative Run will take place on Sunday the 31st of January 2016 at 10.00am at the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club which is based in Strand Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry. The 10K route will start and finish outside the […]

Tralee Imperials travel to Oranmore this Friday (18th) to take on Maree in the quarterfinal of the Hula Hoop U18 Men’s National Cup. Tralee qualified for the last 8 with impressive wins over Kilkenny Stars, Ongar Chasers, Limerick Celtics and Sligo All Stars in the qualifiers last month. They are […]

AGM: The club AGM was held last Friday the 11th. Chairman Tim Lynch welcomed everyone to the meeting and gave a detailed account of all the activities on and off the pitch during 2015. Secretary Eamonn Browne also gave a very comprehensive and detailed report of the many successes by all age groups […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB Mens Div One County League St. Brendan’s 108 TK Cougars 80 The Senior Men continued an impressive run of form when they defeated Killarney Cougars in the County League on Sunday in Moyderwell. Despite both teams having depleted numbers the game was an exciting spectacle with […]

Development Workshop Please join the 2016 Parnells Development Workshop event on our Parnells Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TraleeParnellsHurlingClub/. AGM 2015 reports At the recent AGM, the report from the under 8 management team was submitted by Ger O’Brien. In this report, some of the main points included the following points.  Benefits of winter […]

Men’s results Sunday 13th December 1st John Paul Enright (18) 30 pts 2nd Kieran Ruttledge (18) 30 pts 3rd Colm Sheehy (16) 30 pts Sean Walsh 4 Person 18 Hole Any Combination AmAm. Time sheet opens 6.00 pm Monday 14th Dec . SHOTGUN START 11am, please arrive before 10.30am to ensure […]

CLUB CONVENTION: The John Mitchels Club Convention will take place on Saturday 23rd January 2016 at 5.00 p.m. in John Joe Sheehy Rd club facilities. Nominations and motions can be posted or emailed to the club secretary before 5p.m. on 13th January 2016. AWARDS NIGHT We held the annual awards […]

LOTTO The lotto was held in O’Riadas Bar on Monday, 7th December 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €9,500.  Numbers drawn were 11.16.21.26.  There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Sean Lyons, Kielduff 2. Cecil Hoffman, Tralee 3. Geoff Riordan, Ballymac 4. Michael Savage, Tylough 5. Geraldine McLoughlin, Tralee Sellers […]

Lotto: There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 10, 13, 14 & 20. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Mary Lyons c/o Tony Casey, Katie Burke Curraheen, Carmel O Connor c/o Tony Casey, Val Burke Curraheen and Michael Curran […]

FÉILIRE ‘16: Our annual calendar is now on sale in the Clubhouse and in Siopa de Barra, Sráid na Carraige. The tenth edition of the Austin Stack Club Calendar would make a lovely present! It contains grianghrafanna of all club teams. The calendar costs €5…or three for €10. SCÓR: (i) Scór na […]

FOUR students with artistic talent from around the county received prizes today as part the Kerry Education & Training Board Christmas Card Art Competition. Kerry ETB ran its annual Christmas card competition which is open to all students in the eight Kerry ETB Schools and there was a high standard of […]

JOE.IE have put up a video of a someone clinging on to the roof a moving car in Manor West. According to the website, the video was sent in by a someone from the 24/7 Cabs Tralee twitter account. It shows one of the doors of the car open with a […]

Not long now til turkey time! With this in mind, Mark Doe, of ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies, gives us his top tips for a stress-free Christmas lunch… Christmas lunch often means a lot of stress if you are the one cooking for friends and family. I think this […]

  AS part of their Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) programme, students from Presentation Secondary School had their 5th Year LCVP Christmas Trade Fair on Friday in the school. Twenty-seven students produced, marketed and sold a wide range of products which included chocolate truffles, cup cakes and candy canes. All students have […]

AUSTIN Stacks will play in the county senior championship next year after a 2-10 to 1-6 win over Laune Rangers in Lewis Road, Killarney this afternoon. It’s a sad day for Laune Rangers, a club which jointly holds the most county championship title wins (12) with the Rock side, as […]

  CENSUS 2016 takes place on April 24 and the Central Statistics Office have announced that they’re looking for enumerators in Kerry. The application process for census enumerators will open on  January 5 at 9am. There will be 167 enumerators recruited in Co. Kerry with a total of 4,660 enumerators nationwide to deliver and […]

IT’S debs ball season and the first Tralee school students to step out in style did so on Saturday night. Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí students looked elegant and stylish for the event in the Brandon Hotel, which saw nearly 80 students sit down for a three course meal. They were joined later […]

WITH less than two weeks to Christmas, it’s time to party. At least that was the case for hundreds of people gathering in hotels around town on Saturday night. We visited Fels Point, Manor West and Meadowlands where companies and organisations treated their employees to a great night out. Nearly 300 people […]

WHILE the forecast for Saturday was terrible, thankfully the heavy rain cleared away for the afternoon and people were able to get out and about. One place many of them headed to was a Christmas bazaar in the St Brendan’s Pastoral Centre. Organised by Listellick NS,  parents, pupils and staff […]

A MEDAL presentation for Na Gaeil GAA club’s under 8 and 10 boys was held at the clubhouse on Friday. The medals were presented by Andrew Barry, Na Gaeil’s two time All Ireland minor medal winner. The presentation was at the end of a year which started with indoor training in January […]

POLONIUS: This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell, my blessing season this in thee! This is a quote from Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet’ and it is the advice that Polonius […]

THE Government is to meet with Kerry Diocesan Youth Service (KDYS) to progress plans for a landmark youth facility in Kerry. Kerry TD Deputy Tom Fleming (Ind)  raised the matter of urgently-needed investment in youth services in Kerry in the Dáil. He also welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Children, […]

THE weather was kind for people out enjoying their Christmas parties last night…for a while anyway! But no matter if it rained or not, it was dry inside for the hundreds of hard-working people who had fun at the many parties around town. We paid a visit to the Fels Point Hotel […]

CHRISTMAS party season is in full swing in case you hadn’t noticed. Hotels and restaurants are packed with businesses giving their employees a well-deserved night out for all their toil throughout the year. Ballygarry House Hotel decided to do something different this year and had a Titanic-themed party for guests. […]

AN extensive programme of events across the seven programme strands of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme was launched on Thursday by Minister Jimmy Deenihan at Tralee Library. As well as speeches by Robert Beasley, chairperson of the Strategic Policy Committee, Michael O’Reilly from the Ireland 2016 national office and Cathaoirleach of […]

A FUNDRAISER in aid of a vital service will be held in Ardfert next weekend. A Bingo with a guaranteed jackpot of €350 will be held in the Community Centre in aid of the Ardfert and District Community First responders on Sunday, December 20. Beginning with a mulled wine reception at […]

A WEST Kerry school has used the mellifluous sounds of its choir to great effect to raise funds for a vital service. Coláiste Íde in Dingle launched their Christmas CD, ‘Dóchas na Nollag’ last Sunday at the school with all proceeds raised going to Pieta House. The school choir and musicians […]

A CRAFT fair held last Saturday in Kilmoyley raised €1,500 for the local primary school at the local community centre. A huge crowd braved Storm Desmond to attend the fair which consisted of works of art, cakes, gift vouchers, floral displays, novelty cakes and hampers. Santa Claus also made and appearance […]