Articles by: Dermot Crean

A TRALEE man has won the Culture section of the National Traveller Pride Awards. The win, for 20-year-old Martin Mahon of Meadowlands Estate, follows on from the success of Savannah McCarthy from Listowel in the Youth section of the awards last year. “I found out about two weeks ago that I won,” said […]

Everyone is crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man…..! As a nation, our men would not be known as hugely stylish unlike say the French or the Italian. This could be true for lots of men who think that it is completely acceptable to wear the same style jeans, suits or […]

TANAISTE Eamon Gilmore enjoyed a brief visit to town on Friday morning to meet with the local Labour candidates. The Labour leader is no stranger to the town having spent years here in the late 1970s/early 80s as secretary of the ITGWU (now SIPTU). He went for a coffee in […]

PASSENGER numbers at Kerry Airport were up seven per cent in 2013 on the previous year according to the annual report. It showed the airport handled 306,042 passengers compared to 286,442 in 2012. The Kerry-Dublin route showed some growth year on year with an increase of six per cent in […]

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JUVENILE NOTES PEIL FAOI 6: (i) More summer football on Thursday next. Note venue: CAHERSLEE. Starting time: 5:45pm. Bígí ann! (ii) Sunday morning as usual at 11.00am….also in Caherslee. Fáilte roimh chách. FAOI 8: The season is now going very well as the ‘summer’ approaches. After very successful trip to […]

Seniors Credit Union County Senior Football League Division 2 Round 5 St Pats 0-12 Glenbeigh/Glencar 1-11 St Pat’s remain pointless at the bottom of Division after another narrow defeat against Junior Championship semi finalists Glenbeigh/Glencar. Played in dry but blustry Blennerville on Sunday, St Pats had the better of the […]

A GREAT idea from a new Irish company is Chic Treat Club. So what happens? You subscribe to a monthly surprise beauty gift box. What I love is this beautiful box is that it arrives with five beauty goodies each month, valued at more than your subscription. Since its launch […]

LOTTO The numbers drawn on 12/05/2014 were: 9, 14, 20, 26. This draw was held in O Riadas for a jackpot of €12,000. There was no winner. Lucky Dips 1. Neilus O Connor, Kielduff 2. Breda Keane, Lyre 3. Mike Sweeney, Ballinorig 4. Donna & Mike, c/o Halfway 5. Niamh […]

​Parnells Camogie In another “first” for the club, on Sunday, May 11th, our U-12 players participated in the Camogie County League. Demonstrating ever-improving skills, and a never-say-die team spirit, the players fought to the bitter end against a stronger Cillard side. All involved are very proud of Tralee Parnells’ first […]

COUNTRY superstar, Nathan Carter, returns to Tralee for one night only this August. The ‘Wagon Wheel’ singer played to one of the biggest crowds seen on the streets of Tralee in years last August. Thousands of people thronged Denny Street on the Monday night of the Festival in 2013 and now he […]

THE weather smiled on the pupils of Holy Family and Moyderwell primary schools on Saturday morning as they celebrated their First Holy Communion. The Moyderwell pupils received the sacrament in St John’s while Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church  played host to the Holy Family children. Principal of Holy Family, […]

The Black Keys – ‘Turn Blue’ By Zach Buggy 2011 saw the release of The Black Keys’ seventh album, the acclaimed El Camino – 11 in-your-face hits with serious seventies flair. This led to the duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney picking up three Grammys, including Best Album. Despite […]

AROUND 30 people from around Tralee were honoured for their volunteer work on Friday morning at the Tralee Wetlands. The event was a Valuing Volunteer Coffee Morning organised by the Kerry Volunteer Centre to mark National Volunteer Week which is running from May 12 to May 18. Those present enjoyed an al fresco […]

IT was a special day for over 130 Presentation girls on Friday as they celebrated their graduation after, 1,825 days in the school. Hundreds of students, parents, siblings and friends attended the ceremony in St John’s Church for a Mass followed by speeches from Principal Sheila Pontillo, Chairman of the […]

Gally’s Bar And Restaurant, Castlemaine Road IT’S funny how you forget about some places. Not too long ago I was travelling to Killorglin and on leaving town, looking to my left, I realised I hadn’t set foot in Gally’s for over six years. I righted that wrong this week when I had […]

By Dermot Crean THE Park lads could have the cutting edge on the opposition this weekend after a trip to Claude Monte in The Square. The Under 16 team are the first Kerry team to play in an ‘A’ level National Cup final when they travel to Dublin to face St […]

TRALEE-BASED firm, Timothy & O’Connor Accountants and Business Advisors, have announced their sponsorship of Kilcummin GAA Annual Golf Classic Event to be held on Saturday June 21 at Beaufort Golf Club. The TOC Accountants Kilcummin GAA Golf Classic will raise much needed funds towards the development of a new pitch at the […]

CIVIC-MINDED students from Mounthawk raised over €600 for charities and presented the cheques on Friday morning. The Interact Club, part of the Junior Rotary Club took part in a bake sale and a fun day in the Square and raised the money for Recovery Haven, Care4Kids and the KSPCA. “It’s events […]

Meet the Kerry Rose hopefuls who will vie for the honour of representing the county at the Rose of Tralee International Festival in August. The selection night takes place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday, May 23. Linda Byrne – Sponsored by CH The Mall, Tralee Linda lives and […]

Lee Strand Boys Under 14 Division 1 County Football League Final Austin Stacks 2-12 Churchill 0-7 The Rockies Under 14 side took the honours  in this county final held on Wednesday night at St Pat’s, Blennerville. This match was much closer than the scoreline might suggest. Two talented teams played some […]

“Look, I don’t know if I’m ‘a politician’. I class myself as someone who’s there for people, to attend the meetings, to do the best I can and to take the tough decisions when needed for the good of my county.” IT’S been quite a journey for self-described ‘thoroughbred narie’ Terry O’Brien. The […]

DEBENHAMS held a cosmetics gala evening on Tuesday evening where one lady enjoyed a full makeover. “Tickets for the event were €5, customers who purchased a ticket received €5 off their purchases, free goody bag and entry to a draw for a cosmetic hamper worth over €500,” said Liz Murphy of Debenhams. […]

THERE were over 50 businesses showing their wares at the Fels Point Hotel on Tuesday for the inaugural Tralee Chamber Alliance Business Expo. While the crowds were not as big as expected at this free event, it was a chance for businesses present to network, swap ideas and get to know each […]

FROM giving a job to a Bishop to splashing about with a Hollywood heart-throb to hosting an amazing three million customers, it’s been an eventful 20 years for the Aqua Dome. The famous attraction celebrated the two decades in operation on Wednesday and since it opened it has played a major role in […]

IT’S all go for Pa Daly, the solicitor from Oakpark, who is bidding to win a seat on Kerry County Council at the first time of asking. The Derrylea native is contesting his first election in just over a week’s time and between running a law practice, canvassing the town and […]

THE latest jewel in the Mitchels/Boherbee Regeneration was opened by Minister of State for Housing and Planning Jan O’Sullivan TD on Monday. Minister Jan O’Sullivan praised those whose efforts had seen Aras an Phobail come to fruition. “It will act as a focal point, not only for the Mitchels/Boherbee community, but will […]

IT was a miserable day weather-wise, but that didn’t bother Spa National School pupils as they made their First Holy Communion on Saturday. Thirty-four youngsters from Miss O’Donoghue’s class celebrated the special day with their families and while they couldn’t take any photos outside in the wind and rain following […]

LAST Friday night, Clarins had a customer evening in CH Chemist with the Celia Holman Lee and Siobhan O’Mahony. Celia was looking amazing with a dress from MacBees and with a figure to die for. I asked her what was the secret. She told me walking and doing a few […]

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP We are away to Ardfert in Round 2 time and date T.B.C. CO LEAGUE John Mitchels 1-8 Skellig Rangers 2-8 We were at home last Saturday evening in round 4 of the Co. league. We had the aid of a very strong wind in the first half but […]