Entertainment

THE Kerry launch of Darkness Into Light took place at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Tuesday night. The launch was kicked off with a few words from Pieta House Chief Clinical Officer, Cindy O’Connor, where she thanked everyone for supporting Pieta House. The guests were then invited to release lighting ‘lanterns of […]

ANYONE who’s familiar with the classic movie, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, might like this. Impersonator Aidan Tierney is obviously a big fan of Colm Cooper as he mimics Morgan Freeman’s character, Red’s dialogue from the famous prison flick for this tribute to the footballing genius. Uploaded around midnight last night, it’s already received […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí Students enjoyed a concert by the Irish Band, Seo Linn, in the Rose Hotel on Tuesday. Seo Linn are a new, young, Irish band that have a passion for the Irish language. They sing original songs but also do a powerful take on some contemporary songs. Not only […]

A BUSINESS event with a great family entertainment element featuring something for everyone takes place this Sunday and huge crowds are expected to attend. The Kerry EXPO takes place on April 9 in the INEC and the entire event promises fun, activity and a stellar line up of family entertainment. Over […]

EASTER is coming and it’s bringing loads of fun in the shape of the Tír na nÓg festival. Tralee Chamber Alliance is organising three events during the children’s festival, from which all profits raised will go to charity. It starts off on Friday, April 14 with Fun at the Playdium from 11am – 1pm. […]

AS part of Creative Ireland, the new cultural initiative aimed at promoting wellbeing and participation through creativity, an annual ‘Culture Day’ will get its first outing this coming Easter Monday, April 17. Events are taking place across the country, including Kerry.  Kerry County Council, working in partnership with the creative […]

THE Rose of Tralee organisers are expecting a flurry of entries this week when girls aged 6 to 10 (and their parents) begin to download Rose Bud application forms for this year’s festival. Each lucky Rose Bud will be twinned with a Rose, take part in two parades, attend an exclusive […]

A NEW 52-page tourism information booklet aimed at encouraging people to visit Kerry’s capital town for business or pleasure, has been launched by Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien. The booklet, which is packed with information about local accommodation, hospitality, indoor and outdoor attractions, festivals, events and leisure activities, is effectively an […]

A CELEBRATION of business took place in Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday, with around 190 people in attendance. The IT Tralee Business Leaders Ball is the annual opportunity for businesses in Kerry to celebrate the achievements made during the previous year. The event supported by EY and hosted by the […]

AROUND 190 members of the Kerry Foxhound Hunt Club gathered in The Rose Hotel on Friday night for their annual social. The club, which was formed in 2010, draws its members from Kerry and Cork and they enjoyed a wonderful night starting with a drinks reception and trad music from […]

A FUNDRAISING Children’s Disco will be held on the April 9, from 4pm to 6.30pm, at McHales Function room in Causeway, to help Tina McElligott. Sixteen-year-old Tina from Kilflynn suffers from Alpers, a degenerative neurological disorder that slowly diminishes a person’s quality of life because of the seizures and the […]

Events are thin on the ground this weekend, but there’s still stuff to get up to… Saturday 1. Fun at the INEC… The first ever Kerry Comic Con is coming to the INEC Killarney on Saturday and Sunday and actors behind some of the biggest adventure movies from Hollywood will be attending the […]

THE work of a talented bunch of students was on show up in Kerry College of Further Education on Thursday evening. The QQI Level 5 Art, Craft and Design Post Leaving Certificate students held an inspiring and interesting Art and Craft Exhibition at the Clash college. The one year course is run by Mary […]

A TRULY amazing day was had by nearly 1,400 teenagers on Sunday at the annual KDYS Youth Day in Killarney INEC. This event has been running for over 40 years and sees the involvement of KDYS youth club members, along with hundreds of volunteers from across the Diocese of Kerry. […]

A TRALEE-BASED author launched his third children’s book on Monday, in the scenic surroundings of  An Clochán National School at the foot​ of Mount Brandon where the book is set. ‘Gravespeakers: Crispin’ is the third book in the series by Anthony Garvey – the others are Gravespeakers: Maria and Gravespeakers: Ruth […]

FAMOUS celebrity stylist and award winning TV favourite, Gok Wan is coming around these parts soon with his Fashion Brunch Club. He will be getting up close and personal with his fans at a glamorous event on Easter Saturday, April 15, in Newcastlewest, less than an hour from Tralee, where he will […]

THE 2016 Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan joined forces with Honor Hurley, Kerry Rose Centre Coordinator and Jonathan Collins, General Manager of the Ballyroe Heights Hotel to launch the search for the 2017 Kerry Rose. This year’s Kerry Rose Selection takes place on June 2 at the Kerry Rose’s sponsor hotel – […]

STUDENTS up in Kerry College of Further Education are preparing to show their talents to the public at an exhibition this week. The QQI Level 5 Art, Craft and Design Post Leaving Certificate students are currently putting the finishing touches to what promises to be a very inspiring and interesting Art and […]

ON Monday night at The Abbey Inn, the organisers of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee presented awards to the parade’s best participants. Prizes were presented to three groups who were the Most Colourful, Most Entertaining and Most Topical in this year’s parade. The Most Topical award went to the […]

A TRALEE florist was among the winners in a window dressing competition held during Seachtain Na Gaeilge. The Fuinneog is Gaelaí competition, was a great success again as part of the event and seventeen businesses/shops/groups took part in the contest. The fruits of their labour can be seen by clicking here. The […]

THE dust is settling now after a fun-filled weekend for all associated with the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club. Their first ever Strictly Come Dancing event was a huge success attended by over 1,000 people in the Brandon Hotel. We’ve brought you the winners and the style from the event (click […]

THE last time over 1,000 people attended a Kerins O’Rahillys event in The Brandon was 14 years ago at a gala dinner to celebrate the club’s last county senior football title success a few months before. Well many of that team were back in the venue last night for a night filled […]

Mark Doe of ‘Just Cooking’ cookery school in Firies, has some dishes you may be familiar with but are well worth revisiting… Due to the great feedback from the last time we ran these recipes, I thought it would be good to cover it again. I love food memories of […]

THEY were some movers last night! The inaugural Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Strictly Come Dancing took place in the Brandon Hotel and it was an incredible success with well over 1,000 people in attendance. Kerry GAA legend, Ogie Moran, showed he’s a nifty mover off the field too, when he and dance […]

THE Oyster Tavern was the place to be for Churchill GAA faithful on Friday night, as their first ‘Strictly Come Dancing’  event was officially launched. The dancers were introduced to those present, who had a chance to purchase tickets – which will soon be like gold dust – for the […]

Rejoice! It’s Friday. Dancing, beautifying, hurling and Mother’s Day are among the things to see, do and celebrate over the weekend, in and around Tralee… Friday 1. Get Exposéd… Exposé Beauty Lounge is the place to be on Friday night. The salon at Mounthawk is opening a new upstairs treatment room with former Rose of Tralee, Maria […]

AROUND 250 people glammed up on Wednesday night for the IT Tralee College Ball at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. There was a James Bond theme to this year’s event with Martinis upon arrival courtesy of Students Union, while there were no doubt a few guests shaken and stirred by the end […]

TOP Irish actor, Jack Reynor, will attend the screening of his new movie at the Dingle International Film Festival (Dingle IFF) tomorrow evening. Reynor will be at the showing of Ben Wheatley’s new film Free Fire in The Phoenix Cinema on Thursday. “Amazingly talented and globally recognised, Jack will make for an […]

A FILM made in Kerry is to get special charity screenings in Listowel, Tralee and Killarney over the next few weeks. “Making It”  is a full length feature film which was written, directed and produced here in Kerry by current trainees and former trainees at the National Digital Skills Centre at […]

FENIT RNLI  is holding a recruitment day on Sunday next, March 26, between 2.30pm-4.30pm. They are currently seeking volunteer crew members for both lifeboat and shore duties. In inviting potential RNLI volunteers to visit the station on the recruitment day, Fenit RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, Gerard O’Donnell said; “this event […]