Archive for August, 2015

THE Roses had a very busy day on Saturday and took time to meet young fans at the three signing events around town. Excited kids gathered at the Grand Hotel, the Brogue Inn and the Imperial Hotel where they had their autograph books at hand for the Roses to sign. […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Coverage Of The Rose Ball Is Brought To You By… CH Chemists, The Mall, Tralee THE Rose Ball proved to be another fantastic occasion on Friday night. We were there to take loads of photos of glamorous people and Orlagh Winters spoke to some of those attending about the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Coverage Of The Rose Ball Is Brought To You By  CH Chemists… EARLIER today we brought you coverage of the most glamorous social occasion of the year in Tralee, the Rose Ball (click here for previous story). Now here’s some more glamour from the occasion, attended by over 1,000 […]

THERE were smiles and laughs all round on Friday as crowds of families enjoyed the first day of the festival. It was a great day out in the sun at Family Town which is set up in the town park and will run over the next four days. With giant […]

  Gardaí in Kenmare are investigating following a fatal traffic collision today. Shortly before midday, a male aged in his 50s was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a car. The collision occurred on the N70, between Kenmare and Sneem, at Lackeen, Blackwater. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the […]

SOME lucky children seized a great opportunity to meet this year’s Roses in the Wetland’s when the selection were given a civic reception on Friday afternoon. The Roses, were only too happy to stop, chat and taking photos with kids at the Wetlands even though they were taking a break […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Coverage Of The Rose Ball Is Brought To You By CH Chemists… OH the glamour of it all! Yes, the Rose Ball was once again the social event of the year in Kerry with over 1,000 people enjoying a fantastic night of food, fun and eye-popping style. After a […]

THERE was great excitement on Friday when the Roses finally arrived at base camp aka the Fels Point Hotel. A jazz band entertained the crowds as many gathered to see the Roses walk on the red carpet while the Rosebuds and Escorts formed a guard of honour. The 32 ladies […]

LAST night, a blue collar boxing event took place in the Dome drawing in a rapturous crowd of 400-plus in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group. Overall their were 19 bouts with every competitor giving their all in front of a crowd that almost blew the roof off the Dome. […]

IT was a poignant moment for the Henggelers and indeed the extended Rose of Tralee family when the new Rose Walkway was officially opened on Friday morning in the Town Park. The Rose contestants, local politicians, Kerry County Council officials and a good crowd present, watched as Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler and […]

You’re looking forward to taking on the scariest rides at Birds Amusements. Well sort of…a bit anyway…eh, no actually you aren’t. Here’s the range of emotions you go through… 1. Arrogant bravado From the safety of your house, you’ll bravely tell your friends about how you’re going to go on absolutely […]

A COMPANY is looking for Kerry people to appear in a TV commercial, earning up to €4,000 for a day’s work…no acting experience necessary. Ali Coffey Casting will be in Scott’s Hotel in Killarney this Sunday casting for the TV ad which will be partly shot in the county later […]

KERRY will be without the services of Dingle’s Michael Geaney for the rest of the season, according to the Kerry GAA website. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice revealed that they received news this week, that the forward has a back injury that flared up before the Kildare […]

TESCO stores in Tralee and Killarney collected over €1,800 for charity in just six hours last Saturday during the ‘Lemonade & Lollipops’ event. It was a sweet success for the Tesco colleagues as they raised the cash for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Customers were invited to enjoy a cup of lemonade […]

  KERRY AIRPORT  will be one of the beneficiaries of  a €42.5m boost from the European Commission for regional airports across Ireland. The European Commission has formally approved Ireland’s 2015-2019 Regional Airports Programme, which will support Kerry Airport and other regional airports into the future. “Kerry Airport is of major importance to support local […]

  FORMER All-Star, Tom O’Sullivan, proved he is equally adept at catching burglars on Kerry streets as he is at stopping corner forwards running riot round Croke Park. The Garda, based in Listowel, is being hailed a hero after he chased three burglars trying to gain entry to a house […]

The Festival is almost here and many of you plan to make the most of the craic. If you’re going to throw caution to the wind and are determined to soak up every last bit of entertainment that you can find we’ve a few tips and tricks to help you get the best out […]

  OVER €1,500 worth of Xanax was seized by undercover Gardaí in town last weekend. On Sunday evening last, Gardaí, stopped and searched a car in Stacks Villas and found approximately, 500 Xanax tablets, in the vehicle. A local man and woman were detained over the incident. The woman was released without […]

KERRYMAN and Irish international amputee soccer player, David Saunders, took on the crossbar challenge and nailed his effort at the first attempt. The Rathmore native, has posted footage of himself hitting the crossbar. Just to add a bit of finesse to the well known football challenge he struck his shot with outside […]

  ANTI-WATER Charge campaigners and protesters again showed their defiance of Irish Water and the Government in the Square yesterday evening as they publicly burnt their bills. THE Kerry Branch of the Right2Water movement were the group behind the event as they encouraged everyone present to avoid payment of their water bills. […]

THERE was a great turnout yesterday morning as House cafe hosted another great fundraising coffee morning, this time for the very rare condition that is Ataxia. The morning was the brainchild of Tralee woman Paula Walsh, who having experienced the pain and suffering of Ataxia first hand in her family, decided that […]

A BALLYBUNION man was amused this week when he got a tweet from a Home And Away favourite. Tommy Walsh from Ballybunion, a relative newcomer to Twitter, checked his social media to find a message from Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene on the Aussie soap. However, it turns out Lynne, […]

  THE Festival Dome will be warming for the Rose Ball as hosts ‘The White Collar Boxing’ event in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group tonight (Thursday) at 7.45pm. There is still a chance for you to get tickets for this exciting event with prices set at around the €20 mark and available […]

Mike O’Halloran looks ahead to the Garveys Supervalu SHC clash on Sunday between Ballyduff and Abbeydorney in Lixnaw at 2pm… TRADITION has it that we have championship action on “the Sunday of the Festival” we are off to Lixnaw and Kilmoyley for the games to decide who will meet Lixnaw and […]

THE Perth Rose will feel pretty much at home this Friday when she comes to Tralee this Friday because, well, it is home! Denise Lynch is a native of Ballyseedy and emigrated to Western Australia four years ago with her partner, Diarmaid Casey from Ballymac. The 27 year old and currently completing […]

  I KNOW that if you have a child, you probably think that you are out of the woods, so to speak, when you get them out of diapers. This, of course, is totally untrue. The real hard part comes when they become teenagers. When they have an ability to form […]

  TICKET information has been released for Kerry’s All-Ireland Semi-Final against Tyrone in Croke Park on August 23. Prices as follows… Hogan Stand (No Concession) – €40 Cusack Stand – €40 Hill 16 – €25 Tickets  go on public sale at Austin Stack Park next Tuesday, August 18 at 2pm. […]

  CURRENTLY embroiled in a bit of controversy, the Tyrone senior team showed their lighter side by supporting the Kentucky Rose who has strong Tyrone connections. Midfielder Colm Kavanagh tweeted a team photo showing their support for Kentucky Rose, Emily Hughes, who is the daughter of 70’s Tyrone player, Micky Hughes. […]

  IN what has become regular feature of Darragh Ó Sé’s articles in the Irish Times, he has made another statement this week that that will have you cracking up. While analysing Joe Brolly’, character he conjures up an image involving the Dalai Lama and the Derry man, that hits the nail […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Dermot Crean and Fergus Dennehy visited schools around Tralee in the wake students receiving their Leaving Cert results… IT was D-Day today for hundreds of students all around Tralee this morning as they arrived at their schools to collect the Leaving Certificate results. Many were full of excitement, trepidation and […]