Archive for August 15th, 2014

Ruth Colleran, Aoife O'Brien, Aisling Collins, Ciara Looney, Ciara Murphy at the Rose Ball in the Dome on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Video/Photos: Fun And Fashion At The Rose Ball

August 15, 2014 at 11:38 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was some serious style on show at the Fels Point Hotel earlier tonight as guests attended a pre-dinner reception prior to the €125-a-head Rose Ball in the Dome. TraleeToday.ie was there to capture the atmosphere and our fashion columnist Orlagh Winters spoke to some of the well-known ladies there. See the […]

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Rose Ball: Video – The Dome Is Looking Well…And So Is The Menu!

August 15, 2014 at 5:28 pm Comments are Disabled

THE tables are set, the menus are in place and the Dome is ready to welcome almost 1,200 guests for the social highlight of the year in Tralee. But what exactly goes into making the Rose Ball special. TraleeToday.ie spoke to Ballyseedy native, Sharon O’Donoghue from Brook Catering about what goes into putting […]

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Colleen Whelan with currant Rose of Tralee Haley O'Sullivan from Texas. Photo by Dermot Crean.

Rose Festival: VIDEO – Colleen To Be A Rose For Weekend Thanks To Share A Dream

August 15, 2014 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

IT was a very special day for 14 year old Colleen Whelan who, with the help of the ‘Share a Dream’ foundation is to be a Rose for the weekend. Colleen suffers from Ulcerated Colitis which caused her intestine to be removed and means she now has a bag for her […]

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Rose Festival: Six Things To Do Around Town Today

Rose Festival: Six Things To Do Around Town Today

August 15, 2014 at 10:38 am Comments are Disabled

OK, the Rose of Tralee International Festival is finally upon us and there’s loads of stuff to do today. Let’s just look at some things you can get up to… 5o Years of Rose Fashion  Where? Kerry County Museum When? 9am – 5pm To mark the 50th anniversary of the Festival back in 2009, […]

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Maria Stack, Darina Stack, Claire Stack, Joan O'Brien and Grace Stack who went to the Nathan Carter concert at the Dome on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Photos: Nathan Carter Rocks The Audience In The Dome

August 15, 2014 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

THE Roses may arrive today, but the unofficial start to the Festival was last night when Nathan Carter rocked over a thousand people in the Dome. Fresh from appearing on the stage with Daniel O’Donnell over in the INEC the previous night, the Liverpool lad belted out the hits to […]

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David Henry: Songs In The Key Of Life

David Henry: Songs In The Key Of Life

August 15, 2014 at 9:25 am Comments are Disabled

  DAVID Henry is the drummer for local band Enemy Armada who are currently working on a new studio album. These are some of the tracks that charted Dave’s life… 20th Century Boy – T-Rex You’ve only got to play the opening five seconds to this track to hear why […]

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Strictly Mary: The Final Countdown Has Begun

Strictly Mary: The Final Countdown Has Begun

August 15, 2014 at 9:25 am 1 comment

Our Beauty Columnist, Mary O’Donnell, is taking part in this year’s Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing, which takes place in the Dome on August 23. Here she keeps us informed on her progress… THE final countdown has begun and so have the nerves. Rehearsals have increased: we have group ones, […]

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