Entertainment

A LOCAL restaurant owner was delighted to wake up on Sunday morning to a glowing review for his business. One of Ireland’s most popular newspapers, The Sunday World, ran a review of Il Forno Woodfired Pizzeria And Italian Restaurant in Courthouse Lane and they were impressed to say the least. The […]

THE beautiful grounds of Ballyseede Castle Hotel will host two very special open-air performances next week which will help out a local charity. Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense And Sensibility’, will be performed by the Chapterhouse Theatre Company and tickets are still available for the two performances on Tuesday, June 28 and […]

Gastro Pub @ Benners Hotel Castle Street AS much as the curmudgeon in me complains about the Hallmark-promoted racket that is Father’s Day, I confess that I really enjoyed it this year. I resolved to take the afternoon off work and my better half declared we were going to a restaurant in the […]

COME. On. You. Boys in green, come on you boys in green etc. For a lot of people, the soccer pretty much overshadows everything this weekend. That’s saying something, considering our rugby lads have a chance to create history by beating the Springboks – for the second time in a fortnight – on Saturday evening. […]

Sponsored THE Rose Hotel has introduced something special this summer. Executive Head Chef, Odran Lucey at the popular hotel has introduced Afternoon Tea to the menu, served in the lovely surroundings of the Rose Room. Afternoon Tea includes all the favourites; Selection of Sandwiches, Scones with Preserves & a Selection of […]

IF you’re looking for something to do after watching the big game on Sunday, then a trip out to a new business in Fenit might tickle your fancy. The new Tralee Bay Maritime Centre, owned and run by Brian O’Sullivan, is having a launch event this Sunday from 4pm to […]

OUT goes Quarters and in comes ‘Escape’, as a new look nightclub is set to open on Friday night. The once Fabric, then Quarters nightclub on Godfrey Place has come under new ownership. It will reopen under new name, ‘Escape’, after undergoing refurbishment and will employ up to 30 staff. […]

LAST night was an unforgettable one for Irish soccer fans and many pubs were packed around town with people watching the game. After watching the action unfold in The Huddle Bar, we went uptown to An Chearnóg, Paddy Macs, The Blasket, Turner’s and Hennessy’s to capture the joy of the Green Army after […]

WE owe him one! Renowned purveyor of Facebook comedy clips, Tadhg Fleming from Ballymac, has come up with a new video showing how Thierry Henry might have looked watching Ireland march on last night. Obviously taken from Henry’s famous reaction onscreen to the news Brendan Rodgers was sacked by Liverpool last […]

THERE was some scenes in Tralee pubs last night when Ireland scored, at the final whistle and later that night. The Huddle Bar was batshit central at the final whistle, while Paddy Macs, Hennessy’s and every other watering hole erupted with the famous win for Ireland against the Italians. It’s all […]

IF you were out for a few drinks last night, we hope you were in The Blasket! Here’s what happened. A few Americans, who were golfing in Kerry, came into the bar at about 10pm and one of them ordered a drink for the bar. While it was very quiet around […]

IT’S always a major night of fun and entertainment as Friends of University Hospital Kerry  get set for their annual Gala Benefit Night next month. Sponsored by Kerry Group, the event will take place on Friday, July 8, at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the fundraising programme, which has raised […]

A GREAT new video has been uploaded to YouTube showing how much Tralee can offer school tours. The clip, uploaded by Tralee School Tours, is a great advert for the town’s attractions and shows the County Museum, Crag Cave, the AquaDome, Blennerville Windmill, The Playdium and Tralee Bay Wetlands in […]

A GROUP of youngsters from the Middle East is coming to Ireland in July and a table quiz will be held this Thursday to help with the costs. An under 14 soccer team from Gaza will be visiting next month and in order to cover accommodation, travel and meal costs – which is in the region […]

THERE was a feast for the senses all day at the Town Park on Saturday, but it was true in a literal sense on Saturday night for ‘Ye Olde BBQ Banquet’. Guests paid €10 for the sold-out event in the park to enjoy an informal feast of fun from 7pm to […]

TRALEE Musical Society was celebrating last night as they won two awards at the Association of Irish Musical Society Awards (AIMS) in the Gleneagle Hotel. They received five nominations in all for their production of ‘The Beautiful Game’ which wowed audiences in Siamsa Tire back in March. The nominations were for Oliver Hurley […]

THE rains came earlier than expected and spoiled the Tralee 800 celebrations somewhat, but there was still big crowds in the Town Park on Saturday. The big match screening in the Square was the big casualty of the afternoon, with only about 5o people braving the spitting rain to stand […]

THANKFULLY the weather stayed dry last night as rock took centre stage in the Square for the Tralee 800 festival’s free entertainment. Local band Chapter 2 were first up, followed by Dublin indie contenders The Raglans. While the crowds weren’t as good as hoped for, there was a few hundred […]

MOYDERWELL and Presentation pupils really got into the spirit of the Tralee 800 celebrations and were rewarded by winning a schools competition. Schools around Tralee were asked to take part in exploring the town’s history and the medieval aspect to the anniversary. The Kerry County Council-sponsored competition was run alongside this year’s festival and […]

DRAGONS, dancers and a battle for Tralee raged in the Square last night as part of the Tralee 800 celebrations. Members of the Déise Medieval group were joined by local performers for a short pageant about a family fighting against the Anglo-Normans. The performers staged a short fight followed by a […]

Dermot Crean sees why Vilamoura is so popular with Kerry people heading to the Algarve this summer…  “EH, what the hell am I doing up here?” It’s a pertinent question I’m asking myself, having spent the previous few minutes climbing 20 flights of steps, to get 32 metres on high overlooking the biggest, most spectacular waterpark on […]

THE life of Tom Crean is about to be celebrated in a fresh light in The Tom Crean Festival this weekend. The centrepiece of the festival, which takes place annually in the West Kerry village of Annascaul, will be a choreographed version of the local hero’s life on Saturday night. Tom Crean’s Journey: An Irish […]

AN evening of beautiful, stirring music is in prospect this Sunday evening when an ensemble of local classical musicians get together for a special concert. The Scotia Ensemble, with the aid of the Arts Act Grant from Kerry County Council, will perform “An Evening of Irish Songs and Music” with guest […]

PRESENTATION NS, Tralee has won €500 in the Lee Strand Cash 4 Schools May Draw. Mighty Mikey Milk created lots of excitement when he visited Presentation NS in Tralee this week to present a cheque of €500. Speaking at the presentation, Principal Patrick Sayers said; “The news that we had won the […]

A LATE addition to the Tralee 800 programme has been announced and it’s a real treat for music fans. An American orchestra currently touring Ireland will perform in town this Friday afternoon at the festival after a planned concert in Cork can’t go ahead. At 3pm the Midwest Youth Orchestra from Chicago, which has […]

YOU can’t bate a good fry-up and the people at lifestyle website, Lovin.ie, are partial to their sausages in the morning. The Dublin-based business decided to pick the best place in each county to get a breakfast fry and they picked a Tralee institution for their Kerry choice. “Greased to perfection, […]

A SCULPTURE made entirely out of tyres is currently on display at Kerry County Council Buildings in Rathass. Sculptor Mick Davis, who was a recipient of a Kerry County Council Artist Bursary this year, is responsible for the piece of art which is modelled on Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’. It will […]

THE race is on to find a successor to a Tralee dog which was named the ‘Nose of Tralee’ last year. ‘Ginger’, owned by Stacey Wallace from Tralee is the reigning champion of the competition run by Pet Sitters Ireland which is now in its third year. Ginger got just under 15,000 […]

TRALEE is preparing for a fantastic weekend of family entrainment, medieval banqueting, music, exhibitions and much more for the Tralee 800 celebrations. An Anglo-Norman banquet featuring knights and jester of old is just one of the many attractions this weekend where the town will go all medieval for three days from Friday, […]

A NEW documentary which explores the life of the renowned Irish touring cyclist and travel writer, Dervla Murphy, will be screened in Tralee as part of National Bike Week. The Kerry Cycling Campaign presents ‘Who is Dervla Murphy?’,  a free event which will take place at Kerry County Library, Tralee, on Thursday, June 16 […]