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TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE 65 Roses have now been shortlisted to 32 for the final to join Dáithí Ó Sé on stage live on RTÉ 1 on Monday and Tuesday night. The Kerry Rose was always guaranteed a […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Dome rocked last night as 1,400 people enjoyed the highlight of the social year in Tralee. The Dome had to be extended to accommodate the huge demand for tickets as there were 65 Roses this year […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S a sign that the Rose of Tralee festival is really in full swing when Roses popped into the pubs they are twinned with on Friday afternoon. Along with making themselves acquainted with owners and bar staff, the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE rain lashed and the wind howled outside, but in the Dome they partied. The Rose Ball was another swish affair and bigger than ever on Friday night, with over 1,400 well-dressed ladies and gents attending. Many enjoyed drinks […]

A TRAILER for much anticipated ‘Bear Grylls Running Wild’ episode featuring Courteney Cox in Kerry has been released. In it, adventurer Grylls gives former ‘Friends’ star Cox a list of things she can eat off the Kerry mountain-side, to which she replies “I would rather eat grass”. The programme was […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… EXCITEMENT is starting to build as we start to roll into the Rose of Tralee festival weekend. The town was a busy spot on Thursday afternoon as families enjoyed some fine weather along with […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has had to go on radio to issue a statement after people thought a satirical article on Facebook, stating Nathan Carter had cancelled his concert, was true. The article on the satirical page, Inside The Kingdom, clearly stated from the beginning that it was a satirical […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE rain put a dampener on Thursday night’s entertainment around town, but some people still managed to get out and about before the real action kicks off tonight. Every seat was taken in the Square […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… The Festival is in full swing downtown and there’s loads of stuff to get up to this evening. Let’s just hope it stays dry… Head down to ‘De Bazaar’…   Look, it’s not too crazy in […]

UNIVERSITY Hosital Kerry is set to feature in episode 1 of the new RTE documentary series ‘Keeping Ireland Alive: The health service in a day’ later this month. In making the five-part series, 75 camera crews were sent to locations nationwide and filming was carried out over a 24-hour period on May […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses are having great fun since they arrived in town and yesterday were getting out and about in north Kerry. Ballybunion hosted some of the Roses who weren’t part of last night’s first qualifying […]

A TV DRAMA series directed by Kerry man Gerard Barrett and starring Pat Shortt will begin its run on TV3 next month. Last night on Twitter, the former IT Tralee student and Knockanure native released the poster for ‘Smalltown’ which he wrote, directed and produced with the message ‘I’m going […]

KERRY County Museum has unveiled a packed programme of events to be held to coincide with Heritage Week which runs from Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, August 28. As well as a lecture on the Kerry witnesses at the trial of Roger Casement, there will be a walking tour of medieval Tralee and a […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses arrived in town at 5pm yesterday, with the buses pulling into their base for the next week, The Rose Hotel. Owners Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler were there with the hotel staff to welcome each […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AND so it begins. A big crowd turned out in The Square last night to welcome the 65 Roses and their escorts to the town with music, dancing and a lot of fun kicking off what […]

AROUND 270 glamorous young people packed into the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the Killarney Community College Students’ Debs Ball on Monday evening. The red carpet was laid out and the sun was shining when students from the greater Killarney area arrived for a night of food, fun and dancing at the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WELL it’s almost time now. The town is getting ready to party for the week and the Roses are heading for Tralee at last. The 65 contestants are set to arrive at their base in […]

  TRADITIONS and skills of the past will take centre stage in Churchill on Saturday week. Spa/Fenit Community Council will celebrate National Heritage week at the Old Forge, Churchill on Saturday, August 27. This is one of the most popular social events in the area which will again showcase many […]

WHILE The Square will be buzzing with action over the Festival period with many concerts staged in the open space, one business is stressing it is open during all the fun. No.4 On The Square has been contacted by many patrons since they heard the concerts were taking place, asking […]

The festival is almost upon us and excitement is building. Let’s see if you’re an expert on all things ‘Rosey’ in our quiz below…   [os-widget path=”/gockarocka/so-you-think-you-know-your-rose-of-tralee-stuff” of=”gockarocka” comments=”false”]

PRESENTATION Tralee students held their Debs Ball on Thursday night and there was some style on display as we brought you yesterday (click here for previous coverage). Over 210 lads and lasses enjoyed the craic at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and they really pulled out all the stops in the glamour stakes. […]

Various Restaurants Ballybunion SINCE the summer holidays are still here and people like to get out on day trips, I thought I’d take the food review on tour this week. First off, I have to confess more than a grá for Ballybunion. My better half hails from the beautiful seaside town and I’ve […]

THEY’VE been arriving from all over the world over the past couple of days, but now the Roses are here and raring to go. The contestants, including Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan met up yesterday to being their tour of various counties yesterday, at the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport. The ladies then […]

WELL last week it was Paul Galvin and journalist Fergal Keane gracing our TV screens and this week there will another Kerry link to the ‘Saturday Night With Miriam’ show. The famed journalist, Miriam O’Callaghan (whose father hails from Kerry), will welcome Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan and a whole host of […]

WHILE Footloose was originally scheduled to play next week in Fenit, it’s now been postponed and replaced with another 80s favourite. The Summer Open Air Cinema will be in the Tralee Sailing Club in Fenit on Wednesday next, with a special screening of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, the 1989 American […]

TO find a Cork hurling or football teams among the favourites isn’t as common as it once was, but it’s a Cork Rose who’s carrying their hopes for international glory this year and is currently the shortest odds to win the Rose of Tralee. Denise Collins from Knocknagree is the 11/2 to be […]

TASTE Kerry are organising a mouth-watering events in the Dome and the Square to highlight the best the county has to offer when it comes to cuisine during the Festival. Organised as part of this years Rose of Tralee International Festival, visitors will have the opportunity to taste and sample a […]

  THE ‘Travelling Tea-Party’ taking place this weekend, is the first in a series of artist-led, socially-engaged events by artist Tricia O’Connor. The aim of this series of tea-parties is to promote dialogue around the Repeal of the 8th Amendment and Abortion Rights in Ireland. Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice views are […]

THE International Business Women’s Conference to be held in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee international Festival will take place on Monday, August 22 in the Brandon Hotel and there is still time to register. Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, called to sponsors AIB at their Castle Street branch to help promote the event […]

  WOODIE’S in Manor West Retail Park, Tralee has launched its 2016 Heroes Campaign, as part of a nationwide campaign to raise much needed funds for Ireland’s major children’s charities. Each Saturday for the month of August, Woodie’s employees in Manor West Retail Park Tralee will team-up and take turns […]