Archive for August, 2018

Rachel Durran, Shane Durran and Christine Gallagher at the Rose Ball on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: More Amazing Style From The Rose Ball (Part 2)

August 18, 2018 at 2:30 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Rose Ball provided the usual mix of style, entertainment and fun at the Festival Dome on Friday night. As we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), there was well over a thousand guests […]

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Myra and Damian Greer, Aidan and Denise O'Mahony at the Rose Ball on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Fabulous Glamour At The Rose Ball (Part 1)

August 18, 2018 at 1:26 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE most glamorous night of the year in Kerry didn’t disappoint last night as well over a thousand people converged on the Dome for the Rose Ball. A champagne reception greeted the guests as they entered the […]

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Fantastic colour at the parade. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Five Things To See And Do Today

August 18, 2018 at 11:17 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee Saturday of the festival always draws the biggest crowds to town thanks to the parade, but there’s loads to see and do before and after it… 1. Hit the market… It’s proving a big […]

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The Galway Rose Deirdre O'Sullivan with London Rose Gráinne Hawkes  at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Here’s The 32 Roses Through To The TV Shows

August 18, 2018 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THERE were 57 Roses, but now it’s down to 32. The Roses have had a fantastic week so far, but there had to be disappointment for 25 of them as the cut for the […]

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Know Your Rights: Appealing Your Leaving Cert Results

Know Your Rights: Appealing Your Leaving Cert Results

August 18, 2018 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: I am unhappy with the result in one of my Leaving Cert subjects and think that I should have got a higher grade. How can I get the grade […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘The Meg’ Is More Of A Damp Squib Of A Movie

McCann At The Movies: ‘The Meg’ Is More Of A Damp Squib Of A Movie

August 18, 2018 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘The Meg’ is an awful mess of a movie… With low expectations, but high anticipation of a brain-vacation movie forthcoming, I took my comfy seat at Tralee Omniplex ready to marvel at the wonderful world of CGI effects, shriek at the horror of 70ft […]

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Daithí Ó Sé on a visit to Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: A Busy Day Of Fun Around Town

August 17, 2018 at 5:22 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee FRIDAY saw big crowds in the town centre as the festival fun kicked off in earnest. The stalls were set up in the town centre — this year facing on to the shops on […]

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Rainfall Warning Issued For Saturday Night

Rainfall Warning Issued For Saturday Night

August 17, 2018 at 2:39 pm Comments are Disabled

LET’S hope the parade goes off on time tomorrow night! While the rain has so far been light today and tomorrow looks dry, things aren’t looking so good for Saturday night. The remnants of tropical Storm Ernesto is on the way and has prompted Met Eireann to issue a Status […]

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Taking off in the Ardfert Harvest Cycle on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Ardfert School To Host Children’s Cycle Event In September

August 17, 2018 at 1:59 pm Comments are Disabled

PREPARATIONS for the second annual Ardfert Annual Kids’ Cycle have moved into top gear as the event is just four weeks away. Taking place on Sunday, September 16 at 12pm, children have the option of a 5km or 10km cycle. At last year’s inaugural kids cycle, 58 kids who were […]

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ROSE FESTIVAL: Family Entertainment Truly Kicks Off The Festival Today

ROSE FESTIVAL: Family Entertainment Truly Kicks Off The Festival Today

August 17, 2018 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee WHILE the Roses have been here since Wednesday, for many the festival really kicks off today with the food stalls, street entertainment and Family Town in the Town Park in place for the next […]

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The crowds in The Mall on Saturday.

ROSE FESTIVAL: Six Things To See And Do Today

August 17, 2018 at 9:20 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee The Festival is here and there’s a whole lot to do today. Here’s just a few suggestions… 1. Market research… A variety of food, arts and crafts stalls are in place from 9am to […]

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The monument to mark Neil Armstrong Way which has just been erected. Photo by Johnnie Wall

Stone Monument And Information Panel Erected To Mark Neil Armstrong Way

August 16, 2018 at 4:28 pm 3 comments

MANY people may not even know that the walkway in the Town Park close to Siamsa Tíre running to Princes Street is called Neil Armstrong Way but that’s about to change. A stone monument has just been erected at the walkway with new information panels giving details about the first man […]

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ROSE FESTIVAL: The Square Will Rock To Oasis, Stones And Neil Diamond Tribute Acts

ROSE FESTIVAL: The Square Will Rock To Oasis, Stones And Neil Diamond Tribute Acts

August 16, 2018 at 3:28 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Square is always a popular spot at night during the Festival, especially with locals, and if rock is your thing then you won’t be disappointed this year with some great free entertainment. Tribute […]

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San Francisco Rose Annie Powers with Grace and Muireann O'Shaughnessy from Laois at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Roses With Kerry Links Delighted Be Coming To Tralee

August 16, 2018 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee EVERY year there’s a number of Rose of Tralee contestants with links to Kerry and of course this year is no different. We caught up with a few of them when they arrived at […]

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The Kerry Rose Celine O'Shea with her parents Eileen and John at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Celine’s Having An Amazing Time As Kerry Rose

August 16, 2018 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Rose Hotel was buzzing yesterday as the 57 Roses arrived for their weeklong stay. Among them was the Kerry Rose Celine O’Shea who was delighted to be representing her county at the Festival. […]

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Breda Loughlin, Linda Davis, Ewan Davis and John Davis at the Celebration of Light at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: ‘Celebration Of Light’ Held At The Wetlands

August 16, 2018 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

THE weather dried up just in time for the start of the seventh annual Recovery Haven ‘Celebration of Light’ at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Wednesday night. It had rained heavily about a half an hour beforehand and things weren’t looking good for those present, but thankfully the rain subsided and the […]

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PHOTOS: Roses Gather In Dublin For Photoshoot Before Heading To Tralee

PHOTOS: Roses Gather In Dublin For Photoshoot Before Heading To Tralee

August 15, 2018 at 4:51 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE 57 Rose of Tralee contestants gathered at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Wednesday morning to meet host Dáithí Ó Sé and pose for some photos. Then it was off on the road to […]

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Amy Walsh, Emma Daly, Emma Lynch and Brogan Rogers with their Leaving Cert results at Presentation Tralee on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Leaving Cert Results Are In For Tralee Students

August 15, 2018 at 2:53 pm Comments are Disabled

HAPPINESS, nervousness, and for some, a little disappointment were among the emotions evident at schools around the country this morning as thousands of students collected their Leaving Cert results. There were 1,727 Kerry students among them and hundreds were from Tralee schools, so we called around this morning to see what […]

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Gardaí And RSA To Bring ‘Roll Over Simulator’ To Tralee

Gardaí And RSA To Bring ‘Roll Over Simulator’ To Tralee

August 15, 2018 at 8:51 am Comments are Disabled

PEOPLE will have the chance to use the ‘Roll Over Simulator’ when An Garda Síochána and Road Safety Authority (RSA) bring a display and information stand to the small Tesco car park in the town centre between 10am and 6pm on this Saturday. The interactive road safety experience simulator is highly effective in […]

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Serious Racing, Fun And Fashion At Listowel Races This September

Serious Racing, Fun And Fashion At Listowel Races This September

August 15, 2018 at 8:50 am Comments are Disabled

THE Listowel Racing Company is celebrating 160 years of racing at the scenic course this year and they are promising some fantastic entertainment. The festival, which takes place from Sunday, September 9 to Saturday, September 15, was launched at the course on Tuesday and the racing highlights over the seven days […]

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Listowel Man’s Documentary To Air On RTE Radio 1 This Weekend

Listowel Man’s Documentary To Air On RTE Radio 1 This Weekend

August 15, 2018 at 8:50 am 1 comment

A RADIO documentary narrated and produced by a Listowel man Conor Keane will air on RTE Radio 1 this weekend. ‘In Shame, Love, In Shame’ tells the story behind the famous song written by Sean McCarthy. In 1946, in an act of defiance against the local clergy, a group of […]

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Austin Stacks GAA Club Juvenile News

August 14, 2018 at 6:48 pm Comments are Disabled

  FAOI 6: (i) Football on Sunday morning at 11am in Caherslee. (ii) Football on Thursday at 5.45pm (‘till 6.45pm) in Caherslee. FAOI 8: (i) We’ll have more good Gaelic football at 11am on Sunday morning next in Caherslee. (ii) The next round of our annual ‘Bracker’ Regan Cup competition […]

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Tralee Golf Club News

Tralee Golf Club News

August 14, 2018 at 6:44 pm Comments are Disabled

KClub Exchange 11th August Results & Fixtures Results 1st : John Moran (20) & Declan Crowley (16) 42 Points 2nd : Brendan Long (13) & Jim O’Donovan (6) 40 Points 3rd : Pa Lawlor (10) & Eamon Fitzgerald (18) 40 Points 4th : Michael McKernan (12) & Richard Barrett (19) […]

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Abbeydorney GAA Club News

Abbeydorney GAA Club News

August 14, 2018 at 6:40 pm Comments are Disabled

INTER-COUNTY : Congratulations to Niall O’Mahoney and Ronan Donovan who were part of the Kerry team that captured the All-Ireland U21 B Title on Saturday 4th August when they defeated Derry comprehensively in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. Well Done Niall and Ronan from all in Abbeydorney GAA. U13 : Our U13 team is away […]

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Four Winners Of HQ Tralee Competition Announced

Four Winners Of HQ Tralee Competition Announced

August 14, 2018 at 6:11 pm Comments are Disabled

FOUR Kerry Start-ups have been announced as winners of a competition run by HQ Tralee. In May, HQ Tralee in association with AIB Kerry launched a new innovative competition for start -up businesses in Kerry. The prize on offer was six months free desk space with HQ Tralee and HQ […]

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Jigsaw Kerry Relaunches Its Tralee Hub

Jigsaw Kerry Relaunches Its Tralee Hub

August 14, 2018 at 3:16 pm Comments are Disabled

JIGSAW Kerry celebrated the relaunch of its primary hub in Tralee on Monday. The event at Edward Court was hosted by the Jigsaw Kerry team and their Youth Advisory Panel. Also in attendance was CEO of Jigsaw (The National Centre for Youth Mental Health), Dr. Joseph Duffy. Joseph opened proceedings […]

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Shaun O'Shea of Sigmar Recruitment.

Shaun Looks Forward To Working With 50 New Recruits In Tralee

August 14, 2018 at 2:30 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee man who was pivotal in bringing 50 new jobs to the town, is looking forward to growing the company from its new offices at Liber House in Monavalley. Earlier today, Sigmar Recruitment announced they were setting up their European Talent Hub in Tralee. The company recently announced a […]

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Gardaí To Crack Down On Underage Drinking In Town Park During Festival

Gardaí To Crack Down On Underage Drinking In Town Park During Festival

August 14, 2018 at 9:13 am 1 comment

GARDAI are asking parents to take personal responsibility for their children when dropping them into town and collecting them during the Rose of Tralee festival. The gardaí say they are especially going to be tackling anti-social behaviour with the large groups of young teenagers who have been gathering at the […]

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Major Company Announces 50 New Jobs For Tralee

Major Company Announces 50 New Jobs For Tralee

August 14, 2018 at 9:10 am Comments are Disabled

FIFTY new jobs have been announced for Tralee by a major recruitment company. Sigmar, which announced a €1 billion partnership with French giant Groupe Adéquat, says the positons are for international recruiters to work in the company’s European Talent Hub, which has just opened in Tralee at Liber House, Monavalley. Shaun […]

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Old-Time Traditions At The Forge In Churchill To Celebrate Heritage Week

Old-Time Traditions At The Forge In Churchill To Celebrate Heritage Week

August 14, 2018 at 9:10 am Comments are Disabled

THE traditions and skills of the past will be recalled in a couple of weeks when Spa/Fenit Community Council celebrate National Heritage week at the newly refurbished Old Forge in Churchill. With a Vintage Run on Friday, August 24 and a day of events at the Forge on Saturday, August 25, […]

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