Entertainment

IT was a wonderful night of food and entertainment at The Rose Hotel for the ‘Valentines With A Difference’ event. Hosted by Recovery Haven, it was a sellout event with around 200 people paying just €30 a head for the a great evening. The event was aimed at couples and friends, looking for something different […]

RTE ‘Dancing With The Stars’ contestant, Des Bishop, was on hand this week at Croke Park to help launch the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day which takes place on March 24 this year. He was also encouraging Kerry people to donate or take part as a volunteer on day which […]

ST Michael’s Drama Group Lixnaw will present the hilarious comedy “The Maiden Aunt”, written by Irish playwright Jimmy Keary, at An Ceolann, Lixnaw running for four nights from Thursday, February 16 to Sunday, February 19. With a cast of eight, the play, directed by Mike O’Halloran, revolves around Gertie O’Grady, […]

TRALEE basketball legend, Rick Leonard has been unveiled as the Grand Marshal for the 2017 St Patrick’s Day Parade in Tralee, with the theme: A Celebration of Tralee Sport. Local community groups and organisations, as well as clubs, schools and businesses are invited to take part in what is always […]

KERRY’S top stylists will do battle at a fantastic charity event next month which is a must for fashion lovers. ‘Rags To The Runway’, which takes place at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday, March 11, is a unique fashion event for anyone with an interest in thrift shopping, vintage clothes […]

THERE was a lot of excitement in Spa National School on Monday at the launch of its upcoming ‘Night at the Dogs’ fundraiser. The school will host the night at the Kingdom Greyhound Track on Saturday March 11, and it promises to be a fantastic family night out. All funds raised […]

KERRY stars turned up to see the next generation of blues at a family fun day at the Kerins O’Rahillys Club on Sunday. David Moran and Barry John Keane were fresh from their efforts against Mayo the night before and, along with fellow Kerry squad member Cormac Coffey, gave tips […]

THAT was cold. It was a very chilly Sunday morning for the runners in the Kerry’s Eye Tralee International Valentines Weekend 10 Mile Road Race yesterday. A crowd of around 400 took part in the sellout event which was run over a section of the full and half-marathon route to give runners a […]

EARLIER we told you about the enormous success of last night’s Ballymac GAA Club ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ event (click here for previous coverage). Hundreds had a fantastic time at the Ballygarry House Hotel watching the action and there was no shortage of style off the dance floor as well, as […]

THE parish of Ballymac descended on Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday night for the local GAA Club’s second ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ event. A sellout crowd of around 700 people were entertained by the slick dance moves of the 12 couples – put through their paces over the past number of weeks […]

Cork International Hotel Cork Airport THERE was something soulless in the past about airport hotels that made you glad you weren’t staying very long. They were normally a stop-gap for an early morning flight or somewhere to lay your head if the plane gets in late and you were too tired to drive […]

“TIS only massive.” That’s what the ladies were saying as they watched Jamie Dornan in ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ last night. Yes they really were impressed with the size of that screen. The OmniplexMAXX experience finally came to Tralee last night. We had a good look at what it offers before the punters […]

ST Vincent de Paul Tralee will hold their first customer appreciation event this year on Valentine’s Day, February 14. The customer appreciation day will begin at 12pm and finish at 4pm. The event will take place in the Saint Vincent de Paul’s Clothes shop, Friary Lane. The society of St Vincent […]

Well-known photographer John Cleary’s book, ‘Through The Lens’, is a treasure trove of memories for the people of Tralee and Kerry. Here’s just a few images from the book – which covers events from the 1970s – where you might see some familiar faces… John Cleary describes how this photo came […]

CHILDREN all over the country got out this morning for some physical activity as part of the Operation Transformation TV show drive to get people more healthy and active. Among the Tralee schools taking part in the ’10@10′ – which asked schools to take 10 minutes exercise at 10am – […]

There’s absolutely loads on this weekend in town, between sport, fashion and fun events. While Ballymac GAA Strictly Come Dancing and the Valentines 10 Mile run events are sold out, there’s still things you can get out to… Friday 1. Get Energised… Tonight sees well-known speakers from sport, fitness and positive psychology take the […]

  THE seats are in and it’s ready to go. Tomorrow will see the opening of the new OmniplexMAXX screen in Tralee as part of an investment of €600,000 by Omniplex Cinemas. This will be the 15th OmniplexMAXX screen location in the Republic of Ireland. The foyer and shop are also being renovated […]

THERE’S still time to book a ticket for a great night of entertainment and wonderful food on Valentines night. Recovery Haven and The Rose Hotel have come up with something very special for the night and it’s not just for couples. They are also looking for friends, groups from work and companies […]

THE  10th annual Maurice Collins Memorial Vintage Day will take place on Easter Sunday, April 16, on the lands of Gerard McCarthy, Banna West Ardfert. This year, the nominated charities are the Palliative Care, University Hospital Kerry, and Down Syndrome Kerry. It promises to be an action-packed event, kicking off with […]

LOVE Literature week 2017 is currently underway at Presentation Secondary school Tralee which is all about promoting the arts in the school. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Feisty Females in Literature”. The inspiration for this week’s events is the poem “Phenomenal Woman. That’s me” by Poet Maya Angelo. All students heard a recording […]

AROUND 300 people attended the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday night at the Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On arrival, guests were welcomed with a […]

THERE’LL be fashion galore at a special event this Saturday at Benners Hotel in aid of a local school. A ‘New and Pre Loved Clothes Sale’ will take place from 12pm to 5pm at the Castle Street premises in aid of Blennerville National School and judging by the donations so far, […]

THEfirst ever Kerry Comic Con is coming to the INEC Killarney on April 1 and 2 and actors behind some of the biggest adventure movies from Hollywood will be attending the event. Guests include John Rhys-Davies from Lord of The Rings, Indiana Jones, and The Shannara Chronicles, and Casper Van […]

COULD this be Aidan O’Mahony’s toughest test yet? The former Kerry star has been in the limelight with announcing his retirement over the past number of weeks and his ‘Dancing With The Stars’ appearances which have proved hugely popular with audiences. Well the popular Garda showed what a great sport he is […]

A NEW live chat-show event is to take place in Tralee this month and features a diverse line-up from the world of sport, acting and comedy. Kerry GAA manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice will join Kerry comedian Bernard Casey and actors Daragh O’Malley and Maeve McGrath on the couch for ‘The OtherSide’ in Benners […]

THE people at Tralee Library have come up with a novel way to get people to broaden their reading interests this month. Are you falling into a pattern of reading the same kinds of books and the same familiar authors over and over again? Cannot read anything but crime? What if […]

THERE was over 200 people in The Rose Hotel on Saturday night as families from around north Kerry pitted their wits against each other in aid of Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, Lixnaw. The school, together with Trendhouse Events, put on a Family Gameshow, based on popular television shows “Family Fortunes” and “Mr & […]

ENERGISE 2017 is an inspiring evening taking place in The Ashe Hotel, Tralee on Friday, February 10, bringing together well-known speakers from sport, fitness and positive psychology. The evening will begin at 6.30pm and is guaranteed to be filled with plenty of content to kick start 2017. Orlagh Winters will be the […]

  THE Royal Munster Fusiliers Association, in co-operation with the Great War Society and the Cork Branch of the Western Front Association, will stage an exhibition at the Kerry Library Tralee on the 17th and 18th February 2017 entitled “The Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Kerry Connection.” Tralee military barracks […]

WORLD Wetlands Day was February 2 and Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre have arranged a host of events for this coming weekend to celebrate and mark it. World Wetlands Day is a celebration of one of our world’s most vulnerable and yet most valuable natural habitats; it marks the adoption of the […]