Entertainment

A FORMER CBS The Green pupil was presented with the the overall Kerry Young Historian Award on Wednesday. In a joint event by Kerry County Museum, Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Society and Kerry County Council as part of Architecture Kerry 2023, Kieran Cahill, a graduate of CBS The Green, […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, suggests some films for your viewing pleasure on RTE and TG4 today… Our first film today is very much of its time.  In Arabesque (Saturday 3.45pm RTE1), there is an assassination plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician. An American professor of hieroglyphics at Oxford […]

IF you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get tickets for Taylor Swift next June in Dublin, then you can see her in a couple of weeks in Tralee…well, on the Omniplex screen anyway. The megastar has announced her Eras concert film will go on general release in cinemas […]

LOCAL filmmaker and screenwriter Bertie Brosnan is teaming up with fellow  Tralee man and Hollywood-based actor Timothy V. Murphy, fo a short film about the legendary Irish High King Brian Ború. The film’s title will be announced later, with an estimated running time of 15-20 minutes.  The story’s setting is […]

CULTURE Night 2023 took place last night and Kerry County Council’s Arts Office, supported by the Arts Council and Creative Ireland, helped to co-ordinate over 40 free events  around the county. In Tralee CÉILÍ Afro Dabke Ukraine was delivered by Catherine Young Dance, supported by Mercy Mounthawk with extra bus […]

THE OtherSide — a late-night talk show style event, in a relaxed, intimate setting — was back in Tralee on Friday night. Held at Maddens Cafe in the town centre, for a sold-out show, as part of Culture Night in Kerry it featured a great line-up of guests including Michael […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films to watch on TV today… On a day where there is already plenty of sport, the theme is continued in a number of today’s films. The Champ (Saturday 3.25pm RTE1) is a touching remake of the 1931 Oscar winner of the same […]

2FM Live are bringing Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra back to the Gleneagle INEC Arena for one-night-only on Saturday, December 9. The collaboration has been selling out venues across the country and will culminate in a show at Ireland’s largest venue outside of Dublin, the Gleneagle INEC Arena. […]

CULTURE Night – the annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity, and the arts – takes place tonight and there’s loads to see and do for free in the Tralee area. There’s loads happening at Kerry County Museum. The living history group ‘The Last Prince’ will populate the Medieval […]

EXCITEMENT is building ahead of this Saturday’s rugby showdown between Ireland and South Africa which is likely to decide who finishes top of Pool B. With an 8pm kickoff, the bars are Tralee are in for a bonanza and hopefully we’ll be celebrating a victory into the night. If you’re […]

THIS year marks the second Autumn Gathering – ‘Samhain’ in Killarney National Park, on Saturday/Sunday, October 21/22 and there’s a lot on during the weekend. The programme of events will be presented by the Conservation Rangers of Killarney National Parks – National Parks and Wildlife Service, (NPWS). Autumn in Killarney […]

James Finnegan says there is a period drama, a stunning musical, a graphic indie film and a black comedy to look forward to on Saturday… Today’s films are still competing with high profile, international sports, but there are also some similarly gifted cinematic stories and performances available. Emma Thompson won […]

IT’S almost here! Seven days of racing, fashion and fun kicks off on Sunday with an action packed programme all week for the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival. There’ll be something for everyone this Sunday with the sporting highlight on opening day being the Kerry Group Steeplechase €40,000. Sunday also features […]

A SPECIAL one-off Culture Night event will take place at Gallarus Oratory on next Friday, September 22. The ancient church, set in the landscape of the Dingle Peninsula for over 1000 years, will host an outdoor art installation. Projection artist, Tim Schmelzer, created this site-specific light and sound production that […]

KERRY International Film Festival (KIFF) has announce a new series of live events as part of KIFF 2023. This is the first year that KIFF will be hosting a range of live shows across the festival, which will take place across a variety of venues in Killarney,  from October 19–22. […]

JIMMY Deenihan Chair of the MTU Governing Body launched the MTU Culture Night event at the Island of Geese on Monday. This is the first MTU Culture Night (which takes place on Friday, September 22) event in Tralee town which aims to connect the University with the people of Tralee […]

THE 2023 Dingle Food Festival will take place from Friday, September29  to Sunday, October 1 with a special focus this year on zero waste. Building on the success of last year’s initiative, the Dingle Food Festival is moving closer to its aim of being completely waste free by 2024. Local […]

It’s a great weekend if you are following golf, rugby, horse racing and soccer, but there are still some cinematic treats on offer says our movie guy, James Finnegan… Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black return in the adventure sequel Jumanji: The Next Level (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) […]

GENTLEMEN who dress to impress at Listowel Races are in with a chance of winning a fantastic prize if they are chosen as Best Dressed Man on Thursday, September 21. This is the second year of Ryle Menswear’s sponsorship of this much-anticipated fashion event and the overall winner will receive […]

THE prestigious ‘Dedication to the Music of Sliabh Luachra’ award has been awarded to PJ Teahan. The award decided by the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival committee  was first included in the noughties at the 1993-established Castleisland festival. It is presented to honour the chosen recipient’s dedication to the music […]

DINGLE Lit Festival, the annual celebration of literature set against the stunning backdrop of the Dingle Peninsula, has revealed its lineup of acclaimed authors for its 2023 edition. The line-up includes Booker Prize winner Anne Enright, Man Booker Prize winner John Banville and author and filmmaker Neil Jordan among many […]

DAVID Clifford and Pádraig O’Hora will be on the same team when they attend Kerry Mental Health Association’s #TieDayFriday Fundraising Business Breakfast in The Great Southern Killarney from 7am to 8.45am on October 6. The Kerry Captain and his on-field marker from Mayo will be part of an expert panel […]

Every week we compile photos of Tralee and beyond posted on Twitter and Instagram. If you’d like a photo to feature, just tag #Tralee or #TraleeToday and we’ll see it… Well done Lucy… Yesterday our 5th year student Lucy O Connor received her International Cap at the @BballIrl Cap ceremony at […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some film suggestions for your viewing pleasure on this Saturday… Empire of the Sun (Saturday 3pm RTE1) is a lesser known Stephen Spielberg film based on the true life events of author J.G. Ballard. Jamie “Jim” Graham (Christian Bale in an early film appearance) […]

CULTURE Night – the annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity, and the arts – will take place Friday, September 22. Kerry will be host to a programme of free events on the night that offer something for everyone. Special events are programmed at participating locations throughout the county, […]

GARVEYS Tralee Warriors pre-season preparations move up a notch on Saturday when they host an Invitational Tournament at the Tralee Sports Complex with action getting underway from 11.00am. The Warriors will be showcasing their new squad for the upcoming Super League season and the tournament provides an opportunity for their […]

THE Kerry LGFA Night at the Dogs takes place this Saturday at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. All funds raised will be used for the preparation of all Kerry teams ensuring the growth and participation of county teams at all intercounty levels. With a ten-card race on the night there promises to […]

A NEW book by well known Tralee man Billy Ryle will be officially launched on Thursday, September 7 at 7pm in Tralee Library. Senator Martin Conway, the first visually impaired person to be elected to the Oireachtas, will launch ‘Donor Organ Transplants or Blind for the Football’ by the Guidance […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some suggestions for your viewing pleasure on TV today…  King Solomon’s Mines (Saturday 3.50pm RTE1) is a film adaptation of the 1885 novel of derring-do by H. Rider Haggard. Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone in one of her early films) hires adventurer Allan Quatermain (Richard […]

THERE’s just a few days to go until a great night out for music fans when ‘Ballyroe Goes Retro’. With the Festival over, it’ll make an ideal substitute for ‘Locals Night’ which was held in the Dome and saw hundreds of people from town see the Festival out with a […]