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A COMHALTAS group is holding a charity céili in aid of local charities. Sliabh Mish CCE, are asking you to bring the instruments, bring the dancing shoes and come prepared for a big night of fun while raising money for local charities. The group are located in the Tralee and […]

IT’S set to be another special night in Killarney next weekend as 23 girls from all over the county vie for the Miss Kerry 2016 crown. The contest will take place on the Easter Saturday, March 26 in The Brehon Hotel in Killarney and the ladies gathered at the venue on Friday for […]

THEY’RE a bit fond of Bryan Cooper out in Blennerville. The young jockey had an amazing ride on Don Cossack on Friday to win the Gold Cup and at his local in Blennerville, Skelper Quane’s, they went bananas while watching the race. Just the week before, Bryan was talking in […]

RTÉ’s The Taste of Success is back and this year the show is going global with ‘The Food Flight’ so Kerry food producers take note! The search is on for the next batch of innovative food entrepreneurs to bag a prize worth a cool €100,000 and the chance to see their product […]

TRALEE will take centre-stage when it comes to celebrating Easter in Kerry when hundreds of children take part in the seventh annual Tír na nÓg Children’s Festival from March 21-28. A multitude of family-friendly events including egg hunts, Teddy Bears Picnic, Easter- themed camps, Puppet Shows and sightings of the […]

AH, beautiful BallyB! West and south Kerry, quite rightly, are deified by national and international media for their stunning coastlines and breathtaking beaches. But the attractions of Ballybunion in the north of the county are sometimes overlooked. This aerial footage (below) from ‘The Irish Drone’ on YouTube shows exactly why it is one of Kerry’s  most beautiful […]

A FANTASTIC event for a great cause was held on Friday at a pub on Pembroke Street. Numerous musicians from all over town and beyond, held a music marathon at Joe’s Place all in aid of Pieta House. “We decided on a music marathon rather than a 5k walk or […]

WITH St. Patrick’s Day and the 1916 centenary on everyone’s mind of late, the girls over at ‘Social Box TV’ tested the people of Tralee on their basic Irish skills. They put forward words like ‘airgead’, ‘arán’, ‘amadán’ to people on the streets during Seachtain Na Gaeilge to see if they […]

THE St Patrick’s Day parade drew thousands to the streets of the town yesterday and we were there to capture the atmosphere. It took about 70 minutes for the participants to make their way down from Boherbee to the Ashe Memorial Hall and many family members of those taking part were in […]

WEDNESDAY night was a very good one for CBS The Green as they held a fundraiser in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre which attracted 1,000 paying customers. ‘The Kube’ was a star-studded evening for the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk and Moriarty Construction sponsored event and saw GAA stars, politicians, radio presenters and CBS […]

THE weather was kind again this year as thousands came out in the sunshine for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Tralee. Centred around the theme of Tralee’s 800th anniversary, the parade saw hundreds of people from clubs, community groups and businesses take part as it got underway at […]

KERRY’S Darran O’Sullivan may be quick on the football field, but it appears he is even more quick-witted of it as he beat his team-mates to win ‘The Kube’  last night. He was joined by a host of GAA stars, radio stars and local politicians in the Brandon Hotel where […]

IN case you hadn’t noticed (which would be excusable if you haven’t opened a newspaper, or turned on a radio/TV/computer/phone/tablet/hearing aid since Monday)  there’s a popular racing event going on at the moment. This would explain the bustling crowds at The Castle Bar in Rock Street since Tuesday, as the interest in Cheltenham intensifies. […]

WHILE the town prepares for the St Patrick’s Day parade tomorrow afternoon, the pupils at one school jumped the gun for a colourful morning in Balloonagh. Scoil Eoin has been holding their own parade for years now and it has become a real tradition at the school. At around 9.15am this […]

A GRADUATE of the Kerry ETB Radio Broadcasting Course run by Radio Kerry Training, has won a prestigious Global Award. Castleisland native, Dan Kearney, has been awarded a City & Guilds Medal for his portfolio, which includes his documentary ‘Once Were Champions’ about Castleisland Desmonds’ winning the 1985 All-Ireland Senior Football […]

A LARGE crowd of people showed up at the Ashe Hotel on Friday night to support an Inspired event. A Zumbathon, organised by the group and instructor Linda Flanagan, was a great success and a brilliant way for people to get active. Of course the members of Inspired are no […]

KERRY stars, Tommy Walsh and David Moran, will swap the green and gold for – what is billed as – ‘1916 Rising-inspired styles’, as they get set to hit the runway for the third annual Ernst & Young charity fashion show. They will be joined at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Thursday, April 28, […]

THIS week sees schools and colleges marking the centenary of the 1916 Rising with proclamation days and other events. One man in Ballybunion though decided on very different way of marking the anniversary. Mario Perez has already impressed locals with his tribute to David Bowie in January and this time he created […]

HOT on the heels of its success in Dublin, the play, ‘Madame de Markievicz On Trial’, written by Ann Matthews and directed by Anthony Fox, will come to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, on Saturday, April 16. However, if you’re in Listowel next weekend, the play will be on in St John’s Theatre, Listowel […]

A MARTIAL arts club in Tralee raised some much-needed funds at a table quiz in Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Thursday night. The White Panthers club are based in Chutes Lane in Boherbee and they need to replace the flooring at the gym. “We need to put down jigsaw flooring, as we have […]

AUDIENCES at Siamsa  are being treated to evenings of murder, mayhem and musical genius this weekend by the Light Opera Society of Tralee. ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ opened on Thursday night to a great reception and tickets are still available for the last performance tonight (Saturday). […]

THE Healy-Rae bandwagon rolled up to Kildare Street this morning and there was a hooley on the street for the supporters (see video below). But before Michael headed up to the capital, he was in Ballyroe last night to strut his stuff on the catwalk to help raise funds for […]

AH! Young love. Here’s a story that will either warm the cockles of your heart or leave you thinking ‘what a cheek!’ A young couple who met and fell in love in Dingle last autumn, have launched a GoFundMe appeal to help keep their romance alive. Eighteen year old American, Madeleine Walsh met […]

ENABLE Ireland will be hosting a ‘Cheltenham Preview Night’ this Friday, March 11, at The Brandon Hotel, at 8pm. Well known personalities from the racing world like Jim Culloty, Philip Enright and Brian O’Connell will attend and on the night, there will also be a sports auction held as part […]

    WHILE Tralee businesses were unsuccessful at the Irish Restaurant Awards last night, they were celebrating a couple of miles out the road in the Spa where the Oyster Tavern won the Best Customer Service category for Kerry. The Munster Regional Final of the awards took place in the Muckross […]

A YEAR-LONG celebration of Tralee’s 800th anniversary was officially launched last week and there’s much to look forward to in the county capital including extended festivals and a big screen in the Square for Ireland’s opening Euro 2016 game against Belgium. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council and Chairman of the Tralee 800 […]

FUNDING of  €116,500 is to be allocated to thirty festivals in County Kerry by Fáilte Ireland, under its 2016 Festivals and Events Programme. This includes €30,000 for the Rose of Tralee and €3,000 for the Tralee 800 celebrations. Announcing the funding, Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring […]

TRALEE actress Sarah-Jane Drummey is on the verge of joining the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women in Hollywood, California. Over 400 women applied to enrol with one of the world’s top film schools and Sarah-Jane was among the 40 who made it through to the […]

THERE was more style and glamour than you could shake a stick at over in the Europe Hotel and Resort last night for the Kerry Fashion Week awards night. And it was a successful evening for Tralee designers as Carol Kennelly won Irish Milliner of the Year and Greta Lelyte […]

SO, how d’ya fancy heading off on a 10 night holiday with the inimitable Francis Brennan as your host/tour guide…and featuring on the telly of course! Well RTE has announced the return of Francis Brennan’s Grand Tour for a second series and they’re looking for people to hit the road with the […]