Entertainment

  TRALEE school students took home a huge share of wins at an athletics meeting this week. The annual Kerry Colleges Track and Field Championships at An Riocht Athletic Track, Castleisland were held last Tuesday April 28, when over 400 athletes braved the less than desirable conditions to take part in the […]

  WITH the opening of Quarters Nightclub just days away, we popped down to the venue on Thursday to see how things were progressing. James Flaherty from Lixnaw, along with his Lixnaw hurling team-mates Pat Corridon, Stephen Power and Michael Conway are behind the new venture at the old Fabric […]

AS I am sure you are aware, the gay marriage referendum is coming up on May 22 and even though I can’t vote, I wanted to give you my opinion on why I would vote Yes. Growing up, I have always believed that we lived in an equal society. Of course, […]

A LOCAL business has made the shortlist in a national campaign being organised by ‘TodayFM’ to find the best cup of coffee in the country. The Roast House, located on Denny Street, today posted on their Facebook page that they had made it into the top five locations. They thanked […]

THE Kerry filmmaker, Gerard Barrett’s, new feature length film ‘Glassland’ has been nominated for six Irish Film and Television awards. Gerard Barrett himself has received two nominations for Best Director and Best Script while ‘Glassland’ is also is up for the Best Film award. The film’s two stars have received nominations, Jack Reynor for Best […]

BLENNERVILLE is celebrating this week after attaining another flag at the school. The staff and pupils at the school are delighted with the recent news that they have been successful in obtaining their second ‘Greenschool Flag’, this time in the area of Energy Conservation. There are seven Green Flags that you can […]

LISTOWEL Writers Week have announced the cancellation of one of the writers due to appear at the famous literary festival in May. Alan Cumming, who has achieved huge fame through his roles in ‘The Good Wife’, X2: X-Men United and the ‘Spy Kids Trilogy’ was lined up to appear at the event on […]

A WEEKLY mixed over 18’s Tag Rugby competition is set to kick off at Tralee Rugby Club at the end of this month. Tralee Tag Rugby begins on May 25 and will take place every Wednesday night between 7 and 8pm for 10 weeks. The competition has been an annual event […]

  HAVING recently made his return to the team from retirement, Paul Galvin has taken to social media to share some memories of his early days trying out for Kerry with his ‘World Cup’ boots. Posted on his ‘Instagram’ account and in true ‘Galvin Fashion’, it certainly makes for an interesting read. The post, […]

A FENIT photographer described how the support of his local community after a horrific road accident inspired him to give something back, during an interview broadcast on RTE last night. James McCarthy described to Anne Cassin of RTE’s ‘Nationwide’ programme how he and his family were involved in the car crash in […]

  A LOCAL school will this weekend play host to over one thousand cyclists as they roll into town as part of mental health campaign, ‘Cycle Against Suicide’. They hope to promote the message that ‘It’s okay to not be okay and that you can ask for help.’ Mercy Mounthawk […]

THERE are great amenities on our doorstep that many people in town don’t know about. But thanks to the people at Tralee Active Travel, you can watch two great new promo videos (below), uploaded in the past few days, for the Lee Walkway/Cycleway and Ballyseedy Wood which amply show how […]

  WITH the weather that we have been having over the past couple of weeks, it’s a wonder that anybody would be thinking of heading to lands abroad just yet. Tell this to the ‘1st Kerry Scout Troop’ though who visited various different countries around the world last week as they held […]

STUDENTS from a local school were out and about on Friday doing their own little part in keeping their town tidy. It was definitely not the weather that the TY students from ‘Presentation Secondary’ school wanted on the day, but they chose to soldier on through the wind and rain armed with gloves, […]

OUR very own Hollywood star is certainly doing his bit to help out local tourism this week as he spent some quality time at home with his family. Timothy V Murphy is definitely no stranger to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood what with having worked on shows such as Sons Of […]

Never fear! It’s almost at the end of the week and the bodies and bones are aching to relax. Here’s a few things to get up to…  FRIDAY 1. For those out there who may like to ‘bust a move’ on a night out, we might have the perfect day […]

  A CHARITY concert will be held on next Sunday, April 26 with to help raise funds for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. ‘The Voices For Hospice’ concert, featuring the Kerry Choral Union (Seniors and Juniors) will celebrate 25 years of the Kerry Hospice Foundation (KHF) which was formed back in 1990. Proceeds […]

IT was a great two days of performances from the people at St John Of God who have been working together with local secondary school students on a musical which went down a storm in Siamsa Tire this week. ‘I Have A Dream’ was worked on by the clients from the St John Of […]

TRALEE Rowing Club (TRC) will host their rescheduled 24-hour charity rowing event this weekend, as they look to raise much-needed funds for the completion of their new clubhouse that is being built. The event had originally been set to take place on March 28 but had to be postponed due to bad weather on […]

WELL, would you look at that. If the new drone footage of our local area is anything to go by, we really do live in a beautiful and spectacular part of the world. A stunning new short film has been uploaded to YouTube by ‘OctoFly Media’ of well known beauty spots within […]

NATHAN Carter, Hometown, Stereokicks, Hudson Taylor, Gavin James, Riptide Movement, Sharon Shannon and the Kilfenora Céilí Band are just a few of the acts that will all perform live at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Street Festival. A Full Access Street Ticket (F.A.S.T.) to see all eight acts will go […]

  THE saying goes that in debating if you can’t convince them, then you must just try to confuse them. This may be the case for most, but not for one local man after he convinced judges and progressed through the latter rounds of a speaking/debating competition. Anthony Garvey (click […]

A LISTOWEL woman took home €21,000 after appearing on the National Lottery’s The Million Euro Challenge game show on RTE. Maureen Kelly was appearing on the 15th episode of the new show which is hosted by Nicky Byrne and which was aired last Saturday April 18. Maureen said she wasn’t sure […]

THE first night of Kerry’s newest and only comedy club, The KY Comedy Alternative, took place in the Abbey last Thursday night. The night saw sets from ten comedians, some from Kerry, some from Limerick and one from Mayo. Despite some issues with sound, the night was a roaring success and €221.49 […]

THE style and the craic was mighty in the Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night for The Primrose Black Tie Gala Ball, in memory of Tommy Brosnan and with proceeds going to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) . Yesterday we brought you photos from the event (click here) and now here’s some more […]

  KERRY stars Colm Cooper and Kieran O’Leary lent a hand to a great cause on Saturday when they appeared at an event in the Ballyseedy Garden Centre. ‘The Tour de Munster Partnership Spin and Family Fun Day 2015′ is taking place throughout the weekend to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Ireland, […]

TIMOTHY V Murphy walks through the arrival doors at Farranfore Airport and a few people present do a double take with that ‘I know that fella from somewhere’ expression on their faces. It’s a look the Oakpark native must be well acquainted with. Since he left Ireland for Hollywood many years ago, he […]

OVER 350 people packed the Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night for a night of glamour, entertainment and  fundraising for a great cause. The Primrose Black Tie Gala Ball, in memory of Tommy Brosnan, was a fiercely stylish affair with people from all over the country attending. Guests at the €100 a […]

  A LOCAL group who have proven that they can certainly ‘talk the talk’ have now shown that they have the style to match their verbal skills, as they celebrated an anniversary this week. The ‘Tralee Toastmasters Club’ celebrated the 90th anniversary of the foundation of ‘Toastmasters International’ with a […]

  THERE was a fantastic boost for a local tourism attraction this week as journalists from Ireland, the UK and the US sampled the delights of the Kerry Camino. The Kerry Camino is described as a “walk in the footsteps of St. Brendan, the Navigator, as a walker or pilgrim, on this […]