Archive for May 23rd, 2014

THE Kerry Rose selection over now, but earlier on Friday we were there to capture the glamour of the contestants before they took to the stage at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The 27 ladies were looking amazing and posed for photos with family and friends before facing their interviews with host […]

By Dermot Crean THE outgoing Kerry Rose said that whoever is chosen as the new Rose,  they should savour the occasion and give it their all for the year. Gemma Kavanagh from Killarney was speaking at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel before the Kerry Rose Selection took place on Friday night. Mary Hickey from Rathmore was […]

VOTING for the local and European elections around town was running at an average of around 22% by 3.30pm on Friday with some polling stations differing greatly in their numbers around that time. TraleeToday.ie visited polling stations around the town in the afternoon to gauge the interest in the election. In Scoil […]

Mozarts, Ashe Street WHAT is it about Ashe Street and naming cafes after classic artists? For years, Reuben’s culinary artists served up decent food at the top of the street until it closed a few years ago, while Chopin has been conducting its mellifluous melodies of  lunches and dinners to hungry […]

THIS weekend sees the start of this year’s senior county football championship. Kicking it all off will be Laune Rangers v St Brendan’s in Killorglin 6:30pm this Saturday evening. St Brendan’s, as with any divisional side have found their preparations difficult, but this year it was made even more so […]

By Dermot Crean IT really was a memorable night with a party atmosphere when around 700 people attended a fashion show with a difference. Around 70 models with Down Syndrome and learning disabilities, from all over Kerry, strutted their stuff on the catwalk to rapturous applause in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday […]

The most successful underage club in Kerry will once again be called Tralee Dynamos. As of August 2 this year Kingdom Boys will be no more and all underage teams with the club will revert back to the name Tralee Dynamos. “We’ve decided rename all underage teams Dynamos to avoid […]

Worry is a waste of time says Roger Harty I WAS talking to a family member a few years ago and during the conversation he informed me that it was impossible to have two thoughts in your mind at exactly the same time. There might be a minute fraction of […]

THIS week saw the start of the annual Kerry Pride Festival for the LGBTQ community in the county and there’s plenty of events coming up over the weekend in the town. “It’s going really well, we have received fantastic support from the businesses in the town,” said Margaret O’Donoghue of Kerry Pride.  […]

ONE of Tralee’s most famous hostelries will be back in business this July…and members of the Kirby family will be back with it. Cotter Food & Catering Limited is delighted to announce that the company has purchased Kirby’s Brogue Inn, Rock Street. The Brogue Inn, a “landmark at the bottom of […]