Articles by: Dermot Crean

Click on ad for much more Nightjar The Square YOU know, when we get the weather there’s no place like home. I walked into the Square on Thursday afternoon to a drumming exhibition from a local school who entertained shoppers and al fresco diners from nearby cafes. It really did have […]

THE annual Tralee Rotary Club dinner took place at Ballyseedy Castle Hotel on Friday night which saw a new President take the chain of office. John Moriarty’s final official function as President of the Rotary Club was to hand over the chain of office to incoming President elect for 2014/2015 Derry […]

TRULY living in ‘The Now’ is a most wondrous and rewarding way to live life. It might sound strange to speak the obvious to people, but the only time you can truly live is Now. Have you ever managed to live five minutes ago or in five minutes time? It is […]

FINALLY the sun has decided to tog out for Kerry. Long overdue if I may say. There’s nothing like getting up early to open up at 6.30am and the sun is there to greet you. It’s a brilliant feeling and you start the day with a smile on your face. […]

  Maleficent By John Lyons EVEN though Angelina Jolie is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, she’s been out of the spotlight since she starred in Salt and The Tourist in 2010. She’s since directed two films, 2011’s in the Land of Blood and Honey, and Unbroken […]

A DINGLE man who is expected to complete the remarkable achievement of 12 marathons in 12 days on Saturday afternoon, finished his 11th in Tralee on Friday. Shane Finn has been running since Tuesday, June 3 when he set off from the Phoenix Park in Dublin and has made his […]

FINE Gael councillor Jim Finucane said he was honoured to be the first Mayor of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council. Cllr Finucane was elected Mayor at the first meeting of the District on Friday morning. He was proposed for the position by Cllr Terry O’Brien (Lab) and […]

By Danielle Courtney FIVE very excited athletes set off bright and early on Thursday morning to represent Munster in the 100m, 500m and Shot-put in the All Ireland Special Olympics Games 2014 in Limerick. Hugh O’Brien, Liam Purcell, Maurice Moriarty, Eoin O’Sullivan and Christopher Courtney all had their new Munster red […]

LUNCHTIME in the Square was sunny enough on Thursday, but the pupils from a local school managed to brighten it up even further with a drumming exhibition. The pupils from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School in Balloonagh were joined by teachers and class-room assistants in a lunchtime show where […]

Click on ad above for more BROOKFIELD College students will be moving to a new school come September if all work is completed on schedule according to the Principal Elisha Dowling. Their new home will be at the large, modern structure at the entrance to Monavalley Industrial Estate which has […]

WE’VE gone soccer mad this June on TraleeToday.ie and to show off the talent we have in this town, we’ve started our own ‘Crossbar Challenge’ to test the local clubs on their shooting skills. First up are members of the St Brendan’s Park U16/17 teams and what a start they’ve […]

By Gavin O’Connor A TRALEE man who has felt ostracised from society in the past because of suffering from Crohn’s Disease, has started his own Facebook page and blog to act as a support network for fellow sufferers and to break down the stigma surrounding the condition. Finbarr Griffin of St Brendan’s Park, who […]

A CALL has gone out for volunteers to help out in the Tidy Towns effort as there are fears Tralee could lose its Gold Medal Status. At this month’s meeting of Tralee Tidy Towns committee, it was decided to ask the public for help in getting the town into shape […]

  IS your local pharmacist deserving of a national award? That’s the question healthcare software solutions company, Helix Health, is asking, as it calls on the people of Tralee to nominate local pharmacists in the ‘Patient Nominated’ category ahead of the 2014 Pharmacist Awards. The call for Kerry people to nominate […]

  Click on above ad for more WHILE most sports fans are salivating at the prospect of a month of football on the box, the explosion of TV sales never materialised this year according to local and national retailers. The World Cup normally signals a rush to get the biggest, flattest and […]

A TRALEE man has won the ‘Spirit of the Games Award’ at the Go for Life Games in Dublin at the weekend. Mossy Kelleher, from Oakpark, a member of the Kerry team, was the winner of the award where 300 older people from 17 counties celebrated sport at Dublin City University on Saturday June […]

A TRALEE-BASED tutor has won a prestigious international award at a ceremony in the UK. Tara O’Halloran, Kerry ETB Training Centre Beauty Therapy Instructor, won International Tutor of the Year Award in a competition involving 37 countries and organised by the major industry and international accreditation bodies BABTAC and CIBTAC. Tara, originally […]

TWO new jobs have been created with the opening of a new men’s clothing shop in town. Ivan Maher of Marian Park is the man behind ‘Official’ on Lower Castle Street at the site of the old Swamp outlet. “We opened on Friday and trading was good while Saturday was […]

  By Chris Murray We are often asked by clients what are the advantages to operating as a limited company. Below is an outline of what limited liability means and the advantages of incorporating. Limited Liability – what does it really mean? First and foremost, the principal benefit of trading by way […]

Click on above ad for more THE Tourist Kiosk is back in the heart of Tralee but more volunteers are needed to join the roster over the summer months to pass on information about the town, its attractions, restaurants and accommodation providers to visitors and locals. The Kiosk will open […]

KERRRY Library has announced the launch of ‘Transparent Languages online’, a new language learning service which allows library customers who sign up online, to pick a language and learn it for free. From Arabic to Zulu, all library members will have over 80 different languages to choose from. The choice of languages […]

THEY say talent runs in the family and this is certainly the case with Joy Agwu and her nine year old daughter Sandra. The two of them are set to release books at the same time in the County Library on June 21. Joy originally from Nigeria has been living […]

GAA The senior team play Cromane in the county league in the Spa on Saturday evening 15th June @ 7.30p.m. The b team play Duagh in the Spa @ 7.30p.m. on Friday night  14th June The Lotto of jackpot £900  will be held in the Oyster on Friday night @ 10p.m. […]

  Click on ad for great offers ONE Tralee man has made it as an Escort for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. Mark Sheehy from Blackrock, Tralee, was among the group of 32 Irish lads who made it through the rigours of the Rose of Tralee Boot Camp for Escorts recently. […]

THE official launch of the 2014 Kerry Community Games Athletics Finals took place on Monday at An Ríocht, in Castleisland. The event, sponsored by Denny, will take place at An Ríocht on Saturday, June 21 and Sunday,  June 22. The finals features a full list of track and field events which […]

Click on above ad for great offers It has been five years since we had a family holiday and I forgot so many travel beauty tips. So many people I spoke to before my departure said it had also been years since their last holiday due to the R word […]

  GARDAI are investigating two robberies and another incident which have taken place in the town over the past week. On Bank Holiday Monday, June 2, between 7am and 5pm, someone broke in to an apartment in the Marina Apartments while the occupant was out. A large amount of cash was taken […]

EIGHT food artisans showed their delicious produce at the Manor West Retail Park on Saturday and Sunday at the second Taste of Kerry event at the centre this year. The producers came from Dingle, Ballinskelligs, Cromane, Ballybunion and Tralee with cakes, pates, jellies, jams and paella among the goodies on display. Always a […]

Water temps The water temperature in Fenit was hovering around 12c and rising but all of the recent rain has seen it drop back to below 11c . This combined with the poor weather has seen a drop off in the amount of swimmers in training. Please learn to recognise […]

By Mairead Moriarty HORAN’S Nite Club in town was the set for a different type of entertainment for Tralee on Saturday night. The showcase of muay-thai and K1 kickboxing went down a treat with the crowd who gathered to see local fighters compete in amateur and professional fights. The talent […]