Articles by: Dermot Crean

GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal to find a driver involved in a hit and run incident last month. They are seeking a blonde woman in her 30s driving a dark coloured Alfa Romeo. The car was involved in a collision with another vehicle at the roundabout near the Ballygarry House […]

GARDAÍ are investigating an act of vandalism in the Aldi car park on John Joe Sheehy Road last week. The back window of a car was smashed while the owner of the vehicle was inside shopping. It happened between 9.30am and 10am on Thursday, December 17. Gardaí are asking that […]

WHILE the Santa 5k Run took place on Sunday, December 13, the girls from SocialBoxTV have just uploaded a new video covering the event. It really captures the atmosphere of what was a great fundraiser in aid of Heart Children Ireland. Everybody looks very festive with men, women, children and dogs all enjoying […]

AN Post workers were spreading some Christmas cheer on Sunday and it was all for a great cause. The lads get together every year to go carol singing and the people of Tralee gave generously as Christmas favourites were sung for shoppers on The Mall outside Penney’s while remembering a colleague who died […]

YOU have to love this! There’s been new arrivals out in west kerry and they’re adorable. A sheep has given birth to quintuplets on Owen Devane’s farm out in Lispole and Michael Dorgan has uploaded this video of them to YouTube. You can’t beat breeding as Owen reveals in the video […]

Kerry 1B fixtures 2016: If there is sufficient interest, Parnells hope to attend some of the upcoming National Hurling league 1B fixtures together, to support the Kingdom as a group, proudly wearing our Parnells colours. The list is; Sun 14-Feb Portlaoise 14:00 Laois v Ciarraí; Sun 21-Feb Tralee (TBC) 14:00 […]

CHRISTMAS. MESSAGE Matt Moloney, Club Chairperson and the Officers of the Club would like to thank all their Patrons, Players, Members, Volunteers and Supporters over the past year for their continued support and wish you all a very Happy and Safe Christmas and every good wish for the forthcoming season. […]

INSTEAD of taxis and other vehicles driving through The Mall on Saturday, shoppers got a view of a very different mode of transport. The second annual Office Chair Racing event, organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance, took place in the town centre with contestants from the business and political worlds coming together […]

THE great community spirit in a Tralee estate was in evidence again on Saturday at a special Christmas event. The residents of Croilar Na Mistealach gathered in Áras An Phobail for a party with Santa making an appearance as well as face-painting, games, a raffle and much more. Organised by […]

CHRISTMAS shoppers got a chance to personalise their festive gifts on Saturday as Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé held a signing event in O’Mahony’s. A large crowd showed up at the Tralee book shop to see the Gaeltacht man who happily posed for photos and signed what are sure to be valued Christmas […]

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 […]