Archive for August 19th, 2014

THE Philadelphia Rose, Maria Walsh was crowned Rose of Tralee 2014 tonight in the Dome. The 27 years old native of Boston, Massachusetts was shocked after her name was called out by Daithi O Se at 11.30pm tonight. Maria is a Studio Manager for Anthropologie, a clothing and lifestyle brand. More […]

IF you happened to be driving around town during Sunday afternoon you may have spied people craning their necks to the skies, to take in what has now become a feature of the festival, the Skyfest. Though it took a while to kick off – because of some blustery weather […]

Churchill vs Knocknagoshel Co. League Churchill 2-9 Knocknagoshel 0-11 They say goals win games and this was never more true than last Saturday night in Knocknagoshel, where a weakened Churchill team put up a resilient performance in defeating the home team. Short a number of regulars, the Churchill team showed […]

KERRY-BORN Abu Dhabi Rose, Patrice McGillycuddy, is the favourite as of this afternoon (2.30pm) to win  the Rose of Tralee title. The Killorglin native is 13/8 with Paddy Power while Carlow’s Miriam Smyth is second favourite at 11/4. Cork Rose, Anna Geary, is 4/1 followed by Kerry Rose, Mary Hickey […]

TRALEE can take bow after the latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that the town is “Cleaner than European Norms”, and in 18th position in the ranking of 40 areas surveyed. “Another excellent result for Tralee with seven out of the ten sites surveyed getting the top […]

YESTERDAY saw a host of canine lovers invade the Town Park for the annual dog show. There were numerous categories including Best Dressed, Small, Medium and Large Dog and Dog of the Show and hundreds enjoyed the fun which also included terrier racing. Ryan Higgins was there to capture some of […]

  OK, this is our last batch of photos from The Kerryman Rose of Tralee Fashion Show on Sunday night in The Dome. We took 60 photos on the night, not to mention our short videos featuring our fashion columnist, Orlagh Winters, interviewing a host of stylish local ladies and […]

THE residents of Boherbee came out on the streets on Saturday night for their annual pre-parade party. The local traders and residents decided to join in the festive atmosphere of the Rose of Tralee  by holding a party with live music, fun races and much more. TraleeToday.ie’s Ryan Higgins was […]

IRISH Country Superstar, Derek Ryan, took to the stage on Monday night and played to eager music fans. See the Carlow man perform his hit, ‘Hold Onto Your Hat’ here. Video courtesy of Martin Houlihan.  

By Adrienne McLoughin WITH an entry of 15 teams, the annual Rose Cup U13 football tournament was hosted in Tralee on Saturday by Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club (Ballyrickard) and Na Gaeil GAA Club (Killeen.) The semi-finals and finals were played at Killeen. In the Cup competition, Na Gaeil defeated Killarney […]

SOME of the Roses joined Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Mr. Paschal Donohoe TD at the official unveiling of the Roses sculpture on the Tralee Bypass on Monday. ‘The Roses’ sculpture, which cost €74,000, and consists of three red roses on their stems was created by Mayo sculptor, Rory Breslin, as part of the […]