Entertainment

  WHILE ladies from all over the world are vying for a place in the Rose of Tralee at the Regional Finals in Portlaoise this weekend, Ballybunion is picking its own Rose on Sunday. If you’re around the north of the county this Sunday, then a visit to the event  in Ballybunion could […]

THE Abbey Inn played host to another great night of fundraising on Wednesday night. The quiz in aid of Kerry Hospice and the Marymount Hospice in Cork drew a large number of tables thanks to Leith resident, Sarah O’ Donnell, who wanted to organise the event to help out the two organisations which are very close […]

IT should be a fantastic night of music and fun for a great cause when contestants compete for ‘The Voice Of Tralee’ next month. The Mayor of Tralee launched new event – which to replace annual Mayor’s Ball and raise funds for Recovery Haven – at the Fels Point Hotel on Thursday evening. […]

FORMER United stars, Lee Sharpe and David May are returning to the Stretford End Bar in Causeway this weekend. The pair had only recently made an appearance at the United-crazy watering hole where they signed autographs, posed for photos and talked about their glory days. More used to the cobbled streets of […]

  AROUND 30 volunteers went on a trip yesterday to familiarise themselves with some of the town’s top tourist attractions. Tralee Chamber Alliance organised this ‘Familiarisation Trip’ for  hotel receptionists, business managers and volunteers who will work in the tourist kiosk in Tralee throughout the busy summer period. They met at […]

WELL the Regional Rose of Tralee contest takes place over this weekend up in Portlaoise and for one hopeful, the experience got off to an interesting start. The London Rose, Aisling Hillary, whose dad hails from Kerry, shared a flight to Dublin with former X Factor judge Louis Walsh and […]

  TWO entries from north Kerry schools have made it to the national finals of the ‘Our World Irish Aid Awards’ in which just 12 finalists were chosen from 1,000 entrants. Third and sixth class students Shane Browne, Neave Tugwell and Katelyn Curtin from Loughfouder NS in Knocknagoshel will be there as one […]

  KERRY tourism is to receive a big boost this week after the county and the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ were featured in a Canadian travel magazine. Over 120,000 Canadians will read about our county in a new feature in travel magazine ‘Ensemble Vacations’, on the 2,500km long driving route ‘Wild Atlantic […]

A NEW training group is starting up on June 16 that will help new runners compete in the ‘Rose of Tralee 10km’ on August 16. The new ‘novice’ training programme will be aimed at those just starting to run or who have little or no experience of the sport. The programme has […]

AFTER last year’s success, Pet Sitters Ireland have proudly announced the second year of the Annual Nose of Tralee Pet Competition. Organisers are looking to show off your pets hidden talents, like the Kerry entry last year, Roxy ‘the talking dog’ from Tralee, owned by Maria O’Carroll (see video below). They are […]

ANYTHING that McDonald’s do, it seems that Burger King can do better. Two months ago, McDonald’s launched its ‘Free Breakfast Friday’ where they gave away free Egg McMuffins in the Tralee and Killarney branches, which led to massive crowds queuing up to get some. (See previous story here) Now Burger King at […]

A FILM that was shot in south Kerry has won a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. ‘The Lobster’, which was shot in Sneem and Kenmare last year and stars Colin Farrell,  Rachel Weisz and John C Reilly won the Jury Prize at the French film festival. The Jury Prize, […]

IT’S been a very good week for two local musical societies after they received five AIMS Award nominations between them. The Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) will hold their awards on Saturday June 13 in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney and there will be considerable local interest. Tralee Musical Society […]

  A BALLYHEIGUE man kept up the family tradition of winning large sums in the lottery, when he picked up €16,000 on Saturday night. Francis Kenny won the cash on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge TV gameshow, where a Tralee man was selected to take part in next week’s show. […]

ARDFERT village will host a ‘Medieval Festival’ as a horde of Vikings come ‘ashore’ on Sunday, June 7. The festival will be celebrating the Feast of St Brendan and will see certain sections of the village transformed into a medieval settlement all thanks to the help of the Waterford Viking Historical Re-enactment Society. There […]

  A FUNDRAISING quiz will be held in the Abbey Inn on Wednesday May 27 with all the proceeds from the night going towards the Kerry Hospice and the Marymount Hospice in Cork. Sarah O’ Donnell from Leith, just outside Tralee has taken it upon herself to organise the night […]

THE Kerry Choral Union, Adult and Junior Choirs, will sing at a celebration concert in Ardfert Cathedral which will include a medley of a rock band’s numbers. It will be the finale of the Medieval Festival to be held in the village on June 7 at 7.30pm, with the choir – some 80 singers in all –  performing […]

AN AMERICAN chamber choir are to play a concert tonight in what is their first ever visit to Ireland, with all the funds going to the ‘Tralee Soup Kitchen’. The ‘Virginia Tech Chamber Singers’ will be playing in St John’s Church Of Ireland, Ashe Street on Thursday May 21 where they will […]

KDYS Tralee are looking for your help as they look win a complete make-over for their centre. Students from the centre recently filmed and uploaded a video to YouTube as part of the ‘Let’s Colour Project’ by Dulux. They are asking that you go into the video via YouTube and […]

IF you weren’t one of the lucky people to get to ‘The Restaurant’ charity event last month, then don’t worry because you can watch a half hour special on TV on Wednesday night. The ‘mystery chefs’ at Kirby’s Brogue Inn turned out to be Kerry stars Kieran Donaghy and Barry […]

A NEW bar and bistro in The Square is to create up to 15 new jobs when it opens in the next few weeks. The business, formerly known as Nightjar, is being extensively renovated at the moment and is set to focus more on food. Continued below… It is hoped the […]

A SIAMSA Tíre dancer performed for Prince Charles on his visit to Galway yesterday. John Fitzgerald, a native of Brandon, and other dancers gave the Royal visitor a traditional Irish welcome with a sample of Irish dancing at NUI Galway. John began learning Irish dancing from the age of six with Rinceoirí […]

IF you have ever fancied yourself a potential stand-up comedian, then look no further than the new competition by the KY Comedy Alternative Comedy Club. The group will be launching their new event, aptly named “How many Kerrymen does it take to win a stand up comedy competition?” on Friday, June 12 […]

IRELAND Bike Fest, the country’s largest motorcycle festival, returns to Killarney this June Bank Holiday weekend and up to 40,000 people are expected in the town for the event. “It is one of Ireland’s fastest growing festivals,” says Breffní Ingerton, Festival Chairperson. “Just over 1,000 people attended the first festival […]

A TRALEE restaurant is gearing up to take on the rest of the country at the ‘All Ireland Restaurant Awards’ in Dublin on May 25. The Roast House will be the local representation for the town after it won the ‘Best Casual Dining Award’ in Kerry in the Munster Regional contest back in April. […]

THE new trailer for the upcoming biopic movie ‘Steve Jobs’ has just been released and Kerry’s Michael Fassbender, who plays the tech giant in the bio-pic, is obviously featured. The film, directed by Danny Boyle, has ‘West Wing’ writer Aaron Sorkin signed on to lend his talents as well. With an all-star cast […]

  AUSTIN STACKS GAA club is again calling on people to support their upcoming ‘Rockie Night at the Dogs’ in aid of the ongoing development at their Connolly Park grounds. The event takes place on May 22 at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium and is expected to be a mega night of fun, […]

  Mark Doe from ‘Just Cooking’ Cookery School in Firies has some great tips for barbecuing this summer. All we need now is the weather… Planning your barbecue Firing up the barbecue is often seen as an opportunity for a bit of a party with neighbours or friends, but few […]

‘Coffee Start’ The Mall TRALEE people were saddened when Charlie’s on The Mall closed its doors on Christmas Eve. For many over the past 30 years, the cafe/bakery was a place to stop off for a chat and a bite to eat, while many a school romance was kindled there over […]

  KERRY Film Festival (KFF) which will take place from October 21 to October 25, is on the look-out for entries for its short film competition in a number of categories Organisers of the festival are inviting entries in the areas of ‘Best Narrative’, ‘Best Documentary’, ‘Best Animated Film’ and […]