Entertainment

THE Henggelers sure know how to throw a party. After months of work, the new-look Rose Hotel was officially launched on Friday as owners Dick and Eibhlin Henggeler cut the tape in the morning and a reception with a distinct touch of class was held later that evening. Around 200 invited guests got to […]

Gaudinos Castle Street WHEN I last reviewed Gaudinos in January 2015, in its former life as the Allegro (click here), I had the same thing I’d always had as an adult going there – my guilty pleasure of liver, bacon and chips. But it’s no longer the Allegro. The restaurant has a new name […]

AH shtop! The Rossies have been busy this week geeing themselves up for this week in anticipation of their Allianz National League semi-final against Kerry in Croke Park on Sunday. While some are unbelievably passionate about their team, like this guy… Paddy Joe BurkeWe can’t get enough of Paddy Joe […]

SIAMSA Tire will host previews of Anam, a dance piece that will feature two Kerry natives, as part of its Tocht Festival of Dance on April 22 and April 23 before its official launch at the Dublin Dance Festival at the end of May. Co-commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and Siamsa […]

THE Tenacity School of Performing Arts has been performing fantastic shows in Siamsa Tire for 20 years now and that high standard is set to be maintained this Sunday and Monday. A phenomenal amount of work has gone into this year’s show from the school which is based in Moyderwell and the fruits […]

A LECTURER from the IT Tralee will be hoping for success as his documentary film is in the running for an Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Award this Saturday night.. Bob Jackson, who lectures in the Creative Media department, is nominated in the Best Documentary category for the production work that […]

OVER 300 people enjoyed a foodie charity event at The Tankard in Fenit on Tuesday night. ‘The Taste For Africa’ was organised by chef Frank Moynihan – the resident chef on the Gay Byrne Show on Radio 1 for many years – who invited people to come along and enjoy some spectacular seafood dishes, […]

UTTERLY terrifying. They’ve certainly got a sense of humour on the ‘Tralee Buy Sell Swap’ secret group page. Someone put up a post of a “cute doll” for sale for €1,000 and it’s scaring the bejaysus out of the members in the secret group of over 10,000. There’s a brilliant, witty […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Gardens has been very busy lately as they get set to hold their annual Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, taking place on April 16 and 17. The weekend will kick start on Saturday as cyclists from the Tour de Munster will head off […]

YOUNG girls aged 6-10 from all over Ireland are being invited to enter the selection process to find 67 Rose Buds for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival which will take place from 17-23 August. There’s more to the Rose of Tralee than being a Rose or a Rose […]

Bella Bia Ivy Terrace WHERE do I start with Bella Bia? The ‘sacred cow’ of Tralee dining, praise for Bella Bia is so universal that I almost feel any criticism of the culinary experience would result in an angry mob outside my house with burning sods of turf on pikes demanding […]

‘ON Doubt’, an exhibition by artist, Denis Buckley, has opened in Siamsa Tíre, Tralee. Originally from Killarney, Denis Buckley’s latest work explores doubt in the life of an artist. His Unfinished & Abandoned 2016 Painting, almost 5 metres in width and 2 metres high, opens a conversation on doubt and failure and explores why […]

ACTOR Dominic West was on Radio Kerry this morning talking about his Irish connections, why he’s in Ballybunion this Saturday and why he attracted the attention of mothers at a Cúl Camp in west Limerick last year. The 46 year old Sheffield-born actor, who shot to fame as Jimmy McNulty in […]

THE Easter Bunny was in full hopping mode on Easter Sunday at Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa in Tralee where they hosted their annual Garden Easter Egg Hunt. This event in its 7th year running has grown to huge popularity, with money raised via ticket sales accepted to Barnardos Children’s Charity. […]

IF you feel like putting on some leg warmers and making your hair look odd on Friday night, then The Barge pub is the place to be. The bar, adjacent to Hennessy’s ,on Castle Street will be hosting an 80s night in aid of the Tralee Community First Responders. The vital service is […]

LAST night Tralee Musical Society embarked on a five day run in Siamsa Tíre performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ‘The Beautiful Game’. This dramatic and powerful West End hit combines sports, politics, and a Romeo and Juliet-style romance. Set in 1969 Belfast, this Irish story concerns a local young Catholic […]

A KERRY based dance group has came back with five trophies from the International Dance Competitions in Barcelona over the Easter weekend. The Academy of Dance under the directorship of Clarissa Michaux won the overall team competition plus a gold World Cup in Jazz, silvers for Character and Classical and bronze for Overall […]

BRIAN O’Sullivan, who hopped up on the bar at Falvey’s Pub in Killorglin to pay tribute to his late friend Ger ‘Farmer’ Foley, has been put on the guestlist for the next concert by The Killers in Ireland. After seeing the video go viral in the past number of days, the […]

A FOODIE’S paradise awaits in The Tankard next week at special fundraiser for three charities. ‘Taste For Africa’ will feature cookery demonstration chef, Frank Moynihan, who has invited 10 local producers, largely from Fenit and surrounding area, to present a dish of their choice on the night. It’s not a sit […]

OVER 200 people came to Siamsa Tire on Saturday night for a special screening of ‘Spa Fenit – A Journey Through Time’. The documentary, made by Jim McCarthy of Digimac Video Productions’, takes the viewer on a historical journey through time, recording the day-to-day life, history, experiences of local people […]

THEY had some craic in Ballyroe on Saturday night. The hotel hosted an audience of 600 people as well as the 12 couples contesting the first Ardfert NS Strictly Come Dancing event. We told you yesterday that Michael Leen and Gillian Dowling were the winners of the popular vote, while the […]

TRALEE Musical Society is on the eve of taking to the stage for their well-timed patriotic and epic production of ‘The Beautiful Game’ from Wednesday March 30 to April 3. This dramatic and powerful West End hit combines sports, politics, and a Romeo and Juliet romance. Set in 1969 Belfast, this Irish […]

THERE was standing room only at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the Ardfert NS Strictly Come Dancing event. After many weeks of practicing under choreographer Joe Burkett, the hard work paid off as the 12 couples took to the floor to show off their moves. Radio Kerry’s Francis Jones was […]

THERE was magic tricks and a mystery surrounding a missing dog to be solved by children in Caballs Toymaster on Saturday morning. In what has become an annual event at the Bridge Street institution, children gathered from 10.30am for a series of free puppet shows – involving ‘Granny Annie’ and […]

THE Miss Kerry 2016 competition took place in Killarney on Saturday night and it was a Listowel woman who took home the crown. Over 200 people saw Niamh Enright, sponsored by Trant’s Pharmacy Listowel, chosen by judges Aideen Feely, Pawel Nowak and Miss Kerry 2016, Mairead Breathnach, from 20 contestants  at […]

THE kids are made of sterner stuff here in Tralee and it showed as they braved the rain this afternoon for the  fun run in the Town Park. Held as part of the Tír Na nÓg Children’s Festival and supported by Tralee Chamber Alliance, the bad weather meant that the planned Zumba warm […]

THE Tir na nOg Children’s Festival is proving a hit year after year and one event was a sellout success on Good Friday. The ‘Fun At The Playdium’ morning saw 90 children converge on the Manor East facility for face painting, a mini easter hunt and a raffle for the parents. The […]

THIS video was taken in Falvey’s Bar in Killorglin last night and it looks just mental. It’s a version of The Killers as you’ve never seen it before, with a guy standing on the bar counter giving it socks with the crowd singing along in tribute to Gerard Foley known as […]

TODAY is a dangerous day if you’re a fish. On Good Friday, the Catholic tradition of abstaining from meat is still strong in Kerry and it’s a bumper time for Quinlan’s Fish Shops. The successful company ran a competition on Radio Kerry to find a group of people deserving of […]

The weekend is upon us once again and it’s a special one if you’re a little person. Besides the prospect of Easter eggs, the Tír na nÓg family festival is in full swing and there’s plenty to do over the next few days… EASTER SATURAY 1. Caball Toymaster on Bridge […]