Archive for August, 2014

STRICTLY COME DANCING Put the date in your diary – Saturday week (23rd August) in the Festival Dome. Tickets are now on sale from Garvey’s Supervalu, the Greyhound Bar, Kevin Barry’s Rock St., the Austin Stacks Club bar and also from the ticket office at the Festival of Kerry offices. […]

PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Plenty more Sunday morning football at 11am next. (ii) More Under 6/8/10 football on Thursday at 5:45pm. FAOI 12: (i) The Under 12 Central League has started with great excitement and games will be played every Monday night. We look forward to some mighty sporting skirmishes, […]

Lotto There was no winner of last week’s jackpot of €11,800. The numbers drawn were 08, 13, 17 & 23. The five €30 consolation prizes went to David Doyle, Annagh; Annette Huggard, Glenbeigh; Denneson, The Kerries; Seamie Foley c/o Betty’s & Eileen Breen c/o Rock Street P.O. This week’s jackpot […]

SATURDAY last saw another gathering of people in the Square to protest against the violence in Gaza following a fresh wave of bombings at the weekend. About 100 or so took part in the Sinn Fein-organised demonstration which marched through the town.   “We’ll be out here as long as we have […]

WHETHER it’s James Last in Austin Stack Park, James Brown on Denny Street, the old Dome tent in the Brandon Car Park or the Beat On The Street, the Festival has created some fantastic memories down the years. TraleeToday.ie’s Ryan Higgins asked some people on the streets of Tralee about their favourite […]

THIS time of the year, the skin needs a little something extra. After sun, suntan lotion and just being outdoors more, skin always looks a little sluggish and a buildup of dead cells can be responsible for a lot of this. I have a hero product for this problem and […]

I STUDIED Latin up to junior cert in St Brendan’s college Killarney. If I was to be honest, at the time I didn’t have a great appreciation of ‘the Classics’ i.e. Latin and Greek. Of latter years I have come to realise how they play a huge part in the origin […]

Our food columnist, Mark Doe of Just Cooking in Firies looks at the cookbooks he has acquired down through the years… I HAVE a lot of cook books, in fact I have been collecting them since I was 16. I am not going 
to tell you how many years that is […]

FRESH from helping Gary Keane to the Electric Picnic, we’re now looking for your help to get a hometown comedian a Stellar Award. Carol Tobin, originally from Oakpark, but now living in Dublin, has been nominated in the Best Comedian category. The comedian/writer/actress/blogger is well-known for her appearances in many […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival  has gone green for the good of the environment with the elimination of generators from the Market Stalls and the introduction of direct power to the main stage on Denny Street. The General Manager of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, Oliver Hurley, said: […]

  THE Festival is oh so close now. The highlight of the week for most young people is the arrival of Birds Amusements and the excitement which comes with the ‘bazaar’. It’s always a favourite among kids and the young at heart. With such an affection among the people of Tralee for Birds Amusements, TraleeToday.ie’s Ryan […]

  IAN O’Doherty’s new single ‘Heartbeats Shifting’ was released on Friday and it’s another step in the Oakpark man’s ever changing repertoire. “The first single Woven did well, particularly with regional radio stations, so we’re hoping to add to that with ‘Heartbeats Shifting’,” said Ian. “This is the second single in […]

The Daily Grind The Mall IT’S all building up now! With a week to go until the Festival, I found myself struggling to get a parking space around town. Even The Brandon car park, where I eventually left it, was almost full – a sure sign we’re at the height of […]

  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… A STRANGE thing happened since I started dancing. Over the last few weeks I have noticed it […]

Guardians of the Galaxy by John Lyons It’s here. It’s finally here. The most anticipated film of the summer has just arrived in cinemas. Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and It’s been a rocky road to say the least. Over the past decade Marvel Studios have been slowly building their […]

FOLLOWING on from the great news that local musician, Gary Keane has earned his spot at the Electric Picnic music festival, he now has the chance to play one of the main stages. All he needs now is your votes. Gary made it to the final of the 2FM ‘Play The Picnic’ […]

NA GAEIL players past and present came together in what was a novel idea to raise money for the U14 side, before they play in the central regional final against Dingle on August 18. Denise Burns and Fiona Goggin came up with the idea to host a charity football match between a […]

THERE was red carpet glamour at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday night, as teenagers glammed up for the Presentation Tralee Students Debs Ball. About 240 teenagers attended the €55 a head affair and there was no expense spared on the dresses either judging by the style on show as they all enjoyed the occasion. […]

FOURTEEN ladies from all over the county and beyond, received their certificates last night as they graduated from the Sanctuary Beauty Academy at a ceremony in The Brandon Hotel. The owner of the academy and course director, Mary O’Donoghue, was there to issue the qualifications from ITEC, CIDESCO and City and Guilds, […]

Former Kerry GAA star, Tommy Walsh, now playing in Australia for the Sydney Swans, writes about his memories of the Rose festival and says the Tralee people should never take it for granted… MY earliest memory of the Festival is watching the parade. My father had – and still has – offices […]

WHEN the Kerry players head off for training in Killarney over the next three weeks leading up to the game against Mayo there will be a buzz and excitement in the air. The drudgery of training earlier in the year is long behind them. As long as they are playing well and […]

One of the Tralee’s most unique voices, Denis O’Sullivan, has chanted down the pubs of Tralee for a few years now, either flying solo or fronting his band Sumdaze, who have just released a new single. Here is a selection of the songs that shaped his musical outlook. Richie Valens […]

MID-SEPTEMBER can only mean one thing in Kerry: Listowel Race Week. Thousands of racing and fashion fans from Tralee and all over the county will converge on ‘the Island’ for what is essentially the end of the summer in north Kerry. And the highlight for most will be the Chic Boutique […]

TRALEE milliner, Carol Kennelly, added another feather to her cap, so to speak, when the acclaimed designer won the Best Dressed Lady competition at the Dublin Horse Show this afternoon. Carol won the competition in a dress designed by another Kerry woman, Tina Griffin, from Killorglin and of course, her own headpiece. Carol, […]

TRALEE’s new look Lidl store opened its doors this morning a week earlier than anticipated. “Basically we’ve done a total modernization of the store. The original store had been open in Tralee for 11 years so we pretty much cleared out the place and revamped it,” said Stuart Mangan, Lidl […]

THE races are coming back to Ballybeggan for the Rose Festival weekend, restoring the tradition of the sport in the town which has gone on for hundreds of years. It was coincidental then that TraleeToday.ie came across a piece of silverware currently on sale in a London antique store. Daniel Bexfield Antiques […]

DARREN Mullery came to national attention last month when his ‘Rocky’ themed video on Youtube went viral. The video, which was made by his friends in the Tralee Musical Society, was inspired by Darren’s fight against pancreatic cancer. As it stands, the video has amassed 110,000 views on Youtube. This […]

THIS week Austin Stacks GAA are hosting their annual juvenile summer camp in Connolly Park for kids between the ages of 6 and 12. Overall 106 boys and girls will be taking part in the camp that runs all the way through to Saturday. “It’s been perfect so far, we’re […]

YOU may have noticed a new addition on the side of our roads in the last few days. A towering sculpture of three roses can be seen on the new bypass coming into town. The sculpture, by artist Rory Breslin, features three blood red roses rising from the earth and […]

LOCAL singer Sabrina McKiernan has recently released her second album and she’s found a great audience online. ‘I Am The Song’ is a collection of songs from the visually-impaired singer from the Mitchels area of town and TraleeToday.ie caught up with her to ask her about her love of music. […]