Entertainment

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 […]

  A MAGICAL festival returns to north Kerry this year as Kilflynn prepares to host the Enchanted Fairy Festival again with thousands expected for the event. The festival celebrates all things magical for children and adults alike and takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 25/26. The Kilflynn Fairy Council have again teamed up […]

  IN what was probably a familiar sight long ago on Rock Street, a punter parked his horse on the famous street this morning next to Paddy Power. The photo (see below) was sent in by Bernie Hart who just happened to be heading up the Rock today and decided to capture something you […]

  VOLUNTEERS have been the life-blood of the Rose of Tralee International Festival since 1959 and new recruits are being sought to help co-ordinate and marshal the multitude of events planned for this year’s extended Festival from August 17th – 23rd. The general public would not enjoy the parades, fireworks displays, […]

  IRELAND BikeFest celebrated its tenth anniversary with its biggest festival yet at the weekend where an estimated 50,000 visitors passed through the bike village in Killarney. Motorcycle owners and enthusiasts, from over twenty countries including Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Lithuania, […]

  SIX lads from Kerry have graduated from Boot Camp and will travel to Kerry as Rose Escorts at the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival. James Finn (21), Shane Kenny (23), Padraic McCarthy (23), James O’Connor (26), Corey McConnell (23) and Stewart Nolan (22) were among the 65 guys […]

AROUND 200 people gathered outside the Castle Bar and along Rock Street for the annual One Furlong Dash on Rock Street. The charity event, where representatives from Rock Street watering holes, race from Galvin’s Shop to the Castle Bar for the honour of winning the One Furlong Dash perpetual trophy. […]

WITH the Rose of Tralee International Festival just two and a half months away, things are already hotting up in terms of ticket sales for one particular event. With 66 Roses coming to the Festival this year, the demand for Rose Ball tickets is high and 25% extra tables will […]

THE Square will take over from the Denny Street stage to host ticket-only concerts for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. And a new canopy-type structure will partially cover the 2,000 capacity space to keep punters dry in case of rain. The details of the concerts were revealed at the Tralee Chamber Alliance […]

  A TRALEE-based author is launching his new book on Saturday at Listowel Writers Week. ‘Gravespeakers: Maria’, is the new offering from award winning presenter and author Anthony Garvey. Aimed at 8-12 year olds, ‘Gravespeakers: Maria’ is the first of a six-book series which will be released over the next 18 […]

A BALLINORIG man is in with a shot of picking up a brand new car for him and his band. Gary Keane, who is one half of Irish funk duo ‘White Boys’, is now just one step away from getting his hands on the keys to a brand new, taxed […]

A CHILDHOOD favourite for many who grew up in the 80’s and early 90’s is the chosen movie for the first open air cinema of the Summer. The Tom Hanks, 1988 American fantasy comedy ‘Big’ will be shown in Pearse Park on Friday June 10, at around 9:30pm, but the park will be […]

LAST Sunday at Collis-Sandes House saw students of the Yamaha School of Music competing for silverware and bursaries in an exciting curtain closing event to the school year. Throughout the week, students were ably assessed by invited adjudicator Mr. Angel Climent who is a composer native to Valencia in Spain. […]

THERE was some craic in Benners on Saturday night as eight performers went to war in aid of a great cause in front of a great crowd of supporters. ‘Mime Wars’ was organised by the ‘Glow Hearts 4 Crumlin’ group of Kerry ladies and pitted the ‘singers’ against each other to see who would […]

A SHOWCASE of the amazing talent among young people at Na Gaeil GAA club took place in Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn on Saturday evening. The club is very strong in Scór so they decided to put on a show to display the talent of the young performers. “The show is based on […]

IF you’re into music and songwriting, then a trip out west could be in order for a weekend of workshops, sessions and craic in Annascaul. The Annascaul Singing Club is one of the newest additions to the West Kerry musical landscape. Dedicated also to providing a home for anyone who […]

THE 2016 Eamonn Kelly bursary recipients were announced at a presentation at Killarney Library on Thursday evening and a singer and an actor were the recipients. The joint winners are Grace Foley, a singer and musician from Killarney and Darragh Guerin, an actor from Beaufort. Grace intends to develop her career […]

PEOPLE are really liking Tadhg Fleming’s latest video on his Facebook page. Nobody likes lawn-cutting season and the Ballymac-based comedy video maker decided to dress the part when asked by his dad to do the task. The NWA-soundtracked video has already got over 100,000 views on his Facebook page. See what […]

AS the Summer tourist season begins to crank into action, Kirby’s Brogue Inn held a hospitality night for fellow businesses who bring in and cater for visitors to the town. “It’s something my parents did for years and we wanted to continue the tradition,” said Fiona Kirby of the Brogue Inn. […]

THERE was colour, exotic rhythms and great food at the Tralee International Resource Centre on Wednesday, for a celebration of ‘Africa Day’. Africa Day is the annual commemoration of May 25, 1963, the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) when leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states signed […]

THE Stationhouse Restaurant opened its doors this afternoon after months of work. Nick Wang of Tomásín’s Bar and Restaurant in Stradbally and his business partner Jane Liu, were on hand to welcome customers to the restaurant in time for the lunchtime trade on Wednesday. Around 15 people will be employed at […]

THE amazing talent of Tralee Art Group will be on display next month as they hold their annual exhibition of work at Tralee Library, Moyderwell. This year the theme this is the commemoration of 1916, “Remember, Reflect, Reimagine”. It will contain a wonderful selection of paintings with a variety of interesting interpretations related to the theme. The […]