Entertainment

A DOCUMENTARY made by Kerry filmmakers will broadcast next week on RTE ONE. ‘Living with Lyme Disease’, presented by Kerry native Brian Hurley and co-produced by James and David Pembroke from Currow will be broadcast on Thursday, October 4 at 10.15pm. The programme examines how a tiny tick bite can […]

THE finalists have been decided and now it’s time to get voting. The Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards will take place at a black-tie gala dinner event in less than two weeks time and the public voting is open for the 20 categories. Organised by Margaret Kissane Publisher and Editor of […]

HORAN’S Healthstores are delighted to announce that they will be holding their premiere Health & Wellness Fest on Saturday the 6th & Sunday the 7th of October at Manor West Hotel Tralee from 10am until 6pm each day. Horan’s Healthstores currently have 14 Health stores in the Munster region.  “Having […]

THERE’S just over three weeks to the annual ADAPT Kerry Charity Shop Fashion Show but already there’s a huge amount of tickets sold. No surprise really, as the show sold out in advance last year and tickets are a snip at just €5! The clothes come from the show and […]

THE Irish Bar of the Year awards for the South West regional took place last night and a Tralee man won a top prize. Garry O’Donnell from Baily’s Corner on Castle Street was voted ‘Pub personality of the year’ for the South West Region at the awards held in Bobby Byrne’s […]

A FREE screening of a short film shot in Tralee back in February took place last Thursday at Tralee Omniplex. ‘Abbeyleaks’, produced by local actor/writer man Patrick McDonnell and directed by Philip Briggs, was attended by some of the actors and students from the Kerry ETB Digital Media Centre who worked […]

KERRY Local Enterprise Office is encouraging more women to go from ‘local to global’ with their businesses by attending a joint event in Cork city with 150 female entrepreneurs expected to attend. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., has launched the national programme of events for National […]

FOLLOWING on from an amazing summer of festivals, Kerry’s own Walking on Cars announce their last 2018 date this Christmas at the INEC Killarney on December 22. It’s been two years since Dingle natives Walking On Cars released their Double Platinum selling album ‘Everything This Way’, Yet their music still […]

AMAZINGLY, the rainclouds stayed away (despite the forecast) and dry weather prevailed allowing for the most successful Tralee Food Festival to date in town on Saturday. The Taste Trail was a massive success with many of the 26 venues sold out of stock by 2.30pm while the Mall saw big […]

FROM delving into the Bronze Age at Siamsa to enjoying meat pies in Maddens, there was loads going in town for Culture Night on Friday. The evening was dry so people could move around to different events if they wished and they had much to choose from. There was a […]

SURE he’s an ‘oul pro at this craic by now! Kieran Donaghy made another appearance last night on The Late Late Show and was his usual charming self in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers. The 35-year-old Rockie announced his retirement from the Kerry team last week and he […]

THE Tralee Food Festival kicked off last night with an event at The Ashe Hotel which bodes well for the rest of the weekend. Guest enjoyed a platter of treats including ‘Annascaul black pudding and Kerry Farm Apples with smoked relish’, miniature lamb burgers, chilli and coriander infused tiger prawns, […]

John McCann says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a charming film that gives a well needed boost for the rom-com genre… The beloved rom com has taken a battering in recent times with such a severe decline in quality that it was doubted that it could ever return to its’ former […]

SO it’s finally here and people are in for a real treat at many pubs, hotels and restaurants over the next three days. The fourth annual Tralee Food Festival will see a taste trail, live music, special menus, food market, a family fun day and much more to tantalise the […]

IN case you’d forgotten, the inaugural Irish Ford Fair takes place this weekend out in Banna Beach Resort and there’s a great line-up of events planned. Co-sponsored by Kerry Motor Works Tralee, all vintage, classic, modified, new, old, race, rally, agricultural and pretty much anything with a Ford badge on […]

Culture Night is here and events take place this evening at venues all over the county. There’s a bit going on in Tralee as you can see below… 1. Youth has its fling… The programme in Tralee opens with a youth choral performance at The Ashe Hotel at 5.00pm. Lisa Curran […]

THE local library is getting into the Tralee Food Festival spirit when it hosts a special event for the little ones on Saturday morning. ‘Bears, Books & Blankets’ is  a healthy Teddy Bears Picnic and Storytime for children aged 3 – 6 years beginning at 11.30am. Children can bring their […]

WHILE many people head to Dingle in early October for their famous Food Festival, it may be worth waiting for this instead a couple of weeks later, especially if you like wine, great food and luxury! This October, the Dingle Skellig Hotel are pleased to welcome a very special guest […]

DOZENS of free events including workshops, seminars, coffee mornings, film screenings and sports events will form part of the first ever Health and Wellbeing Week in Kerry, which is being organised by the HSE and Kerry County Council. The week will coincide with World Mental Health Day and runs from […]

CAUSEWAY Macra is hosting a 5K/10K Fun Run in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry taking place from An Tochar Adult Education Centre, Causeway on Sunday, September 30. On the day, registration will take place from 11am, with the run starting at 12 Noon Sharp. The cost is €10 per person […]

HERE’S something fun to look forward to next month for ladies out there. An afternoon of fun, fashion, music, health and lifestyle tips will be had at a ladies lunch in the Rose Hotel, Tralee on Sunday, October 7 all to raise funds for the development of the Ballymacelligott GAA Ladies Club. […]

IRISH singer/songwriter Hozier is to play a date at the INEC in Killarney this December. The internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling artist will play five shows in Ireland during the month of December in Dublin, Belfast and finally in Kerry on Thursday, December 20. On Twitter he said: “I’m very excited […]

AS we have brought you over the past couple of days, it was quite an afternoon in Listowel on Friday. The McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day saw thousands of women dressed to impress on the Island and it was a fantastic day of style and fun. We’ve brought you loads of […]

POPULAR local politician, Sam Locke, got a shock on Friday night when he went into The Slieve Mish Bar to be greeted by cheers and flashing cameras. The occasion was a surprise party to mark the Tralee Municipal District Councillor’s 60th birthday and he hadn’t a clue it was planned […]

John McCann says ‘Searching’ has strong performances and is an inventive, tense thriller… After two fruitful weeks at Tralee Omniplex with ‘BlackkKlansman’ and ‘Black 47’ amongst the best of 2018’s productions, I was delighted to see that this marked rise in quality continued with this weeks’ feature ‘Searching’ – a tense […]

A FREE screening of a short film shot in Tralee back in February will take place next Thursday at Tralee Omniplex. ‘Abbeyleaks’ is produced by local actor/writer man Patrick McDonnell and directed by Philip Briggs who has worked on a number of top US TV shows. Local actors taking part […]

CÉILÍ Afro Dabke will take place in Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre in Balloonagh, Tralee on Culture Night, Friday, September 21 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This is a world music céilí dance developed by dancer and choreographer Catherine Young and The Welcoming Project with a cast spanning performers from Ireland, Europe, Palestine, […]

A NEW Irish movie will be screened at Tralee Omniplex next month to support Recovery Haven and Kerry Cancer Support. ‘For Molly’ tells the story of a young Irish couple ‘Evan and Laura’, engaged to be married and preparing for the arrival of their first child ‘Molly’ when a shock […]

THE award-winning Croí Restaurant in the Square was the venue on Monday night for a special ‘Celebrity Chef’ night to raise money for Cycle Against Suicide. Almost €3,000 was raised when Irish rugby team captain, Ciara Griffin, took to the kitchen to cook up an amazing five course dinner for […]

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park will host its annual ‘Wellness on Your Doorstep’ exhibition on Saturday, September 22nd from 12pm to 5pm. The event will provide information to the local community and visitors to Manor West about organisations, clubs and services which are right on their doorstep in […]