Entertainment

A PAMPERING day in aid of the Recovery Haven charity took place on Sunday and there was a great turnout. Storm Desmond departed on time as nearly 90 ladies made their way to the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Recover Your Sparkle’ event at which Tralee woman, Mary O’Donnell, of RTE’s Today Show was […]

THE people at St Pat’s GAA Club weren’t idle this weekend. First up was the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ show in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday which was packed out for a great night’s entertainment. Their senior team was in action in the last county league game of the season […]

SANTA and Mrs Claus showed up in Fenit on Sunday to launch the 64th Annual Christmas Day Swim. He was joined by members of  Tralee Bay Swimming Club who will once again help raise funds the RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon and will begin with the traditional singing of […]

QUARTERS is planning something special this Christmas as famed international DJ, Basshunter, will perform at the venue on Sunday, December 27. The Swedish star, whose real name is Jonas Erik Altberg, shot to fame in the late noughties with top ten hits such as  “Now You’re Gone” and “All I […]

NO doubt participants and the audience are still recovering from the fantastic entertainment in Ballyroe on Friday night. The occasion was the third St Pat’s GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event, where Johnny Enright and Mary Gardiner proved the overall winners (watch them perform in the video below), with Eileen Whelan and […]

WELL 11 couples fought the law, but the law won on Friday night, as two gardaí were the overall winners at the St Pat’s Strictly Come Dancing event in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Mary Gardiner and Johnny Enright were the most fleet-footed of the bunch as they dazzled the crowds to claim the […]

A NEW initiative has been launched to give young musicians a chance to improve their rock/pop talents. Local rock band Q14 wants to mentor you for free if you’re in a band or a musician, through the Youth Music Mentorship Initiative, funded by Kerry County Council and the Arts Council, […]

THIS is an unusual one. Tralee is  one of five places in the island of Ireland that has featured on a respected newspaper’s European wide poll that asks what people put on their chips. UK news website, The Guardian online, conducted a survey of their readers and surprisingly, Tralee, has featured alongside […]

IT Tralee’s St. Vincent de Paul Society held their annual Fashion Show on Thursday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and raised over €4,000 for the charity. All the clothes modelled on the night by students were from St. Vincent de Paul shops nationwide and they proved that you can be on trend with […]

PUPILS, parents and staff at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn are looking forward to a great afternoon’s entertainment this Sunday for their annual Christmas Fair. The fair gets under way at 2pm and visitors can enjoy a special appearance from the Tommy Markham Cup won by Kerry minors in September – with past […]

IT Tralee’s St. Vincent de Paul Society is holding their annual Fashion Show this Thursday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. All the clothes modelled on the night by students are from St. Vincent de Paul shops nationwide and they aim to prove that you can be on trend with clothes that are reasonably priced. […]

THE festive season was ushered in at IT Tralee North Campus by breaking a Guinness world record at making the longest Christmas Cracker Chain. Needing more than 798 to break the record, it was smashed with a total nearing 1,300 students, faculty and pupils from secondary schools, Presentation, CBS The Green and Mercy […]

THE public are invited to what promises to be a very enjoyable evening of Christmas Cookery Demonstrations at Kerry College of Further Education this Thursday evening at 7pm. Chef on the night is the well-known Kay Lanigan Ryan who runs the Professional Cookery and the Hotel and Catering courses at […]

SO it’s December and party season is about to commence. Work parties, catch up with friends dinners and in general late nights are going to become the norm for the next few weeks. For us ladies, there will be the usual preparation of getting the hair colour done to avoid […]

IT’S time to grab that gorgeous garment that’s spent the last 11 months at the back of the wardrobe and wear it proudly again as the 2015 Radio Kerry Christmas Jumper Day is almost upon us. A now annual event to raise funds of the work of St Vincent de Paul in […]

A BALLYHEIGUE woman had a great Saturday night in Dublin when she won €45,000 in prizes on the ‘Winning Streak’ gameshow. And there was great news after the name of Jim Naughton from Tralee was called out to appear on next week’s show. Gráinne Galway won a car  worth €25,000 […]

THE weather played havoc with people’s plans at the weekend, but luckily, the rain stopped for a while to allow the CH Santa parade to take place (click here for previous coverage). Santa, Mrs Claus and a host of characters made their way through the town centre and a good […]

KERRY stars Kieran Donaghy and Paul Galvin lent their support to the Tralee Imperials fundraising fashion show on Friday night at the Fels Point Hotel. The Stacks man judged the Best Dressed competitions while the Vanguard range from Paul Galvin was paraded on the catwalk by members of the club […]

IT was a miserable, wet afternoon on Saturday in Tralee, but for some strange reason, the rain managed to stay away at just the right times. At 2pm, the rain stopped for the CH Santa parade, so children could meet the man himself and all the other guests including Mrs Claus, […]

A NEW book has set about showcasing the allure of the Wild Atlantic Way by leap frogging the diverse beauty spots in the counties that are lucky enough to inhabit it. ‘Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way’ is a book by Clare based photographer, Carsten Krieger, is a photographic journey that brings […]

THE forecast wasn’t kind, but fair play people of Tralee, you weren’t deterred from coming out for the annual CH Chemists Santa parade. Just before 2pm, the rain eventually dried up, so that Santa and Mrs Claus had a dry run though the centre to town. They weren’t alone of course, […]

SHAWS employees put on a great fashion show in aid of Recovery Haven, on Thursday night at the Ashe Hotel. Anna Bunyan and Maria Guthrie from the store were the driving force behind the event. They decided to raise funds for the Killerisk facility because of the incredible work the cancer charity does in […]

A NEW Craft Makers centre has opened in Ashe Street, Tralee, dedicated to showcasing and promoting the best of Irish craft and design. The new centre, located in a renovated Victorian building, has been brought about in collaboration with Eibhlin and Dick Henggeler of the Fels Point Hotel. With a particular emphasis on […]

TRALEE will get a tourism shot in the arm over Christmas and the New Year as hundreds of card players from all over the country descend for the Tralee International Bridge Congress 2015. The congress takes place from Wednesday, December 30 to Sunday, January 3 and will be held at the Manor […]

‘Black Friday’ signalled the real start of the Christmas shopping madness, but things are officially kicking off in Tralee this weekend and there’s a lot to get up to. Here’s a few suggestions… Saturday 1. Meet Santa and friends… CH Chemists are turning The Mall into a Christmas wonderland when Santa […]

TRANSITION year students of Mercy Mounthawk, produced their own fashion show on Wednesday night in aid of the the school building fund which was attended by hundreds of students and their families. A huge amount of effort was put in by the students who took part in every facet of […]

A CAHERLEAHEEN pupil will have the honour of switching on the Christmas lights this Saturday with Kieran Donaghy. Tralee Chamber Alliance ran a colouring competition in most of the primary schools in the Tralee area from Derryquay to Ardfert where the children had to colour in an image. The prize was that the winning artist […]

IT may have been a miserable, rainy Tuesday night in the county capital but this certainly cheered us up. The Christmas lights were turned on in The Mall, Denny Street and Castle Street and it looks fantastic. It’s obviously a warm-up ahead of the official switching on the lights by […]

THERE ‘S good news for fans of Daniel O’Donnell as it’s been announced the Donegal crooner is set for a string of dates in Kerry next year. He returns to the stage at the INEC Killarney for shows on August 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th and the man himself will be there to […]

ALWAYS a good sign Christmas is almost here is the St John’s annual bazaar which takes place  early next month. The bazaar, which commences Friday, December 4 and runs until Sunday, December 6, in the KDYS Denny Street, is a vital funds generator for the parish and has been running […]