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PHOTOS: Crowds And Roses Brave The Elements For The Annual Parade

August 19, 2018 at 1:37 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee IT wasn’t looking good for a while last night as the wind and rain lashed the streets of Tralee. The crowds were thin on the ground too, even up to 8.30pm when the parade […]

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Fantastic colour at the parade. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Five Things To See And Do Today

August 18, 2018 at 11:17 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee Saturday of the festival always draws the biggest crowds to town thanks to the parade, but there’s loads to see and do before and after it… 1. Hit the market… It’s proving a big […]

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The Galway Rose Deirdre O'Sullivan with London Rose Gráinne Hawkes  at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Here’s The 32 Roses Through To The TV Shows

August 18, 2018 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THERE were 57 Roses, but now it’s down to 32. The Roses have had a fantastic week so far, but there had to be disappointment for 25 of them as the cut for the […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘The Meg’ Is More Of A Damp Squib Of A Movie

McCann At The Movies: ‘The Meg’ Is More Of A Damp Squib Of A Movie

August 18, 2018 at 9:22 am Comments are Disabled

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘The Meg’ is an awful mess of a movie… With low expectations, but high anticipation of a brain-vacation movie forthcoming, I took my comfy seat at Tralee Omniplex ready to marvel at the wonderful world of CGI effects, shriek at the horror of 70ft […]

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Daithí Ó Sé on a visit to Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: A Busy Day Of Fun Around Town

August 17, 2018 at 5:22 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee FRIDAY saw big crowds in the town centre as the festival fun kicked off in earnest. The stalls were set up in the town centre — this year facing on to the shops on […]

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ROSE FESTIVAL: Family Entertainment Truly Kicks Off The Festival Today

ROSE FESTIVAL: Family Entertainment Truly Kicks Off The Festival Today

August 17, 2018 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee WHILE the Roses have been here since Wednesday, for many the festival really kicks off today with the food stalls, street entertainment and Family Town in the Town Park in place for the next […]

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The crowds in The Mall on Saturday.

ROSE FESTIVAL: Six Things To See And Do Today

August 17, 2018 at 9:20 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee The Festival is here and there’s a whole lot to do today. Here’s just a few suggestions… 1. Market research… A variety of food, arts and crafts stalls are in place from 9am to […]

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ROSE FESTIVAL: The Square Will Rock To Oasis, Stones And Neil Diamond Tribute Acts

ROSE FESTIVAL: The Square Will Rock To Oasis, Stones And Neil Diamond Tribute Acts

August 16, 2018 at 3:28 pm Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Square is always a popular spot at night during the Festival, especially with locals, and if rock is your thing then you won’t be disappointed this year with some great free entertainment. Tribute […]

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San Francisco Rose Annie Powers with Grace and Muireann O'Shaughnessy from Laois at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Roses With Kerry Links Delighted Be Coming To Tralee

August 16, 2018 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee EVERY year there’s a number of Rose of Tralee contestants with links to Kerry and of course this year is no different. We caught up with a few of them when they arrived at […]

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The Kerry Rose Celine O'Shea with her parents Eileen and John at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE FESTIVAL: Celine’s Having An Amazing Time As Kerry Rose

August 16, 2018 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee THE Rose Hotel was buzzing yesterday as the 57 Roses arrived for their weeklong stay. Among them was the Kerry Rose Celine O’Shea who was delighted to be representing her county at the Festival. […]

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Listowel Man’s Documentary To Air On RTE Radio 1 This Weekend

Listowel Man’s Documentary To Air On RTE Radio 1 This Weekend

August 15, 2018 at 8:50 am 1 comment

A RADIO documentary narrated and produced by a Listowel man Conor Keane will air on RTE Radio 1 this weekend. ‘In Shame, Love, In Shame’ tells the story behind the famous song written by Sean McCarthy. In 1946, in an act of defiance against the local clergy, a group of […]

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Old-Time Traditions At The Forge In Churchill To Celebrate Heritage Week

Old-Time Traditions At The Forge In Churchill To Celebrate Heritage Week

August 14, 2018 at 9:10 am Comments are Disabled

THE traditions and skills of the past will be recalled in a couple of weeks when Spa/Fenit Community Council celebrate National Heritage week at the newly refurbished Old Forge in Churchill. With a Vintage Run on Friday, August 24 and a day of events at the Forge on Saturday, August 25, […]

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Members of the Recovery Haven Kerry team were thrilled to welcome Daniel O'Donnell to the centre on Saturday morning. L-R Noreen OFlaherty, Marisa Reidy, Siobhan MacSweeney, Marian Barnes, Eileen McKenna, Liz Mannix and Joe  Moynihan.

PHOTOS: Daniel O’Donnell Pays A Visit To Recovery Haven

August 13, 2018 at 5:13 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S not every day that your hard work gets the seal of approval from one of the country’s leading celebrities, but on Saturday morning renowned crooner Daniel O’Donnell was full of praise for the work of cancer support charity Recovery Haven Kerry, when he visited the centre while on a […]

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Roses Begin Their Pre-Festival Tour Of Kildare

Roses Begin Their Pre-Festival Tour Of Kildare

August 13, 2018 at 10:39 am Comments are Disabled

A THOUSAND outfits, even more pairs of shoes and numerous hat boxes landing into the newly refurbished reception at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth can only mean one thing – the Roses have arrived and the Rose of Tralee pre-Festival Tour of Kildare has begun. Over two days, the 57 Roses […]

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ROSE COUNTDOWN: Meet The Rest Of The Rose Of Tralee Contestants (Part 2)

ROSE COUNTDOWN: Meet The Rest Of The Rose Of Tralee Contestants (Part 2)

August 12, 2018 at 11:24 am Comments are Disabled

You’ve met the first 29 Rose of Tralee 2018 contestants (click here if you missed them), now meet the other 28… MEATH ROSE I am 23 years old and come from Skryne. I am in my third year of a BSc in General Nursing in DCU. Most of my training […]

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ROSE COUNTDOWN: Meet The Rose Of Tralee 2018 Contestants (Part 1)

ROSE COUNTDOWN: Meet The Rose Of Tralee 2018 Contestants (Part 1)

August 12, 2018 at 11:12 am Comments are Disabled

The Rose of Tralee International Festival gets underway soon with the 57 Roses arriving in Tralee next Wednesday. And now (in alphabetical order) it’s about time you met some of them… ABU DHABI ROSE – SARA KATE MANGAN My name is Sara Kate Mangan, I am 26-years old. At the […]

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Jason Kelly, Sohaib Syed, Darren Truslove, Fergus Dennehy and Ethan Cronin, at the Rose 10k on Sunday Morning. Photo by Lisa O'Mahony.

ROSE COUNTDOWN: Still Time To Enter The Rose Of Tralee 10k Race

August 11, 2018 at 11:28 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S just over a week to go until the Rose of Tralee 10km, so there’s still time to enter the great event. Organised by the Tralee Harriers club, the race takes place on Sunday, August 19, starting at 11am at the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre and follows the River Lee […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ Won’t Disappoint Marvel Fans

McCann At The Movies: ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ Won’t Disappoint Marvel Fans

August 11, 2018 at 10:34 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says ‘Ant Man And The Wasp’ is a lightweight addition to Marvel catalogue that’s both fun and refreshing!… In the aftermath of ‘Captain America: Civil War’, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) struggles with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles […]

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PHOTOS: Fine Weather As Puck Fair Gets Underway

PHOTOS: Fine Weather As Puck Fair Gets Underway

August 10, 2018 at 3:34 pm Comments are Disabled

IRELAND’S oldest annual festival has kicked off once again in typical Puck Fair fashion, with visitors from all over Ireland and beyond descending on the town of Killorglin. Today marks the first day of the popular event — a day commonly referred to as ‘Gathering Day’ — which continues until […]

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Pauline and Doireann Barrett at the Connect Kerry Cocktails and Canapes night at The Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Four Things To See And Do Around Tralee This Weekend

August 10, 2018 at 12:32 pm Comments are Disabled

This weekend it’s the calm before the Festival storm, but there’s still some things to see and do… Friday 1. Family fun at the track… The weather’s supposed to be fine, so a fantastic night lies ahead at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee tonight, as John Mitchels GAA goes […]

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SPONSORED: The Weekend Starts At Roundy’s As They Launch New Cocktail Menu

SPONSORED: The Weekend Starts At Roundy’s As They Launch New Cocktail Menu

August 10, 2018 at 10:59 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S Friday, it’s set to be a sunny evening, so it’s time the hit to the town. And Roundy’s is the perfect place to go this weekend as they launch their new cocktail menu. The popular pub on Brogue Makers Lane (close to The Ashe Hotel) has 32 cocktails — […]

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ROSE COUNTDOWN: A Wondrous Experience Of Light And Colour In Luminarium

ROSE COUNTDOWN: A Wondrous Experience Of Light And Colour In Luminarium

August 10, 2018 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has been one of the most colourful events on the Irish festivals calendar for nearly 60 years, but this year’s Festival will bring colour to a whole new level. The MIRACOCO Luminarium, by Architects of Air, is a fun-filled, monumental inflatable walk-in sculpture designed […]

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Edward and Marie O'Connor and Caroline and Paul O'Sullivan at the Woodies Fundraising Quiz at O'Donnell's on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Woodies Tralee Holds Table Quiz As Part Of Charity Campaign

August 9, 2018 at 12:58 pm Comments are Disabled

STAFF of Woodies Tralee and quiz fans gathered at O’Donnells in Mounthawk last night for a fundraising table quiz as their month-long fundraising campaign continues. The local branch has set a target of €4,500 for their four Charity Partners in the Woodie’s Heroes 2018 fundraising campaign — Make-A-Wish, Temple Street, Jack & Jill and Down […]

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Looking forward to welcoming the Roses to bars and hotels were, front from left; Conor O'Donnell of Baily's Corner, Rose of Tralee International Festival Chief Executive Anthony O'Gara, John O'Sullivan of The Munster Bar with seated Aoife Hickey and Ruth O'Sullivan of The Ashe Hotel/Manor West Hotel. Back from left; Mark O'Sullivan of An Crearnóg (with daughter Alanna), Pat McCarthy of Paddy Macs, Seamus O'Connor of The Meadowlands, Aileen Assad of No.4 On The Square and Barry Duggan of The Blasket. Photo by Dermot Crean

ROSE COUNTDOWN: Bars And Hotels Look Forward To Welcoming ‘Twin’ Roses

August 9, 2018 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

TWENTY of Tralee’s bars and hotels will play a key role once again the Rose of Tralee International Festival when they host the families and friends of the 57 Roses who will be taking part in this year’s event. In return for being “twinned” with the Roses, each of the […]

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Shauna O'Brien with 'Aero' in the Town Park.

Bubbly ‘Aero’ Is Kerry’s ‘Nose Of Tralee’ Contestant

August 9, 2018 at 10:18 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE dog is in the running for the annual ‘Nose Of Tralee’ title but he needs your votes. The competition is run by Pet Sitters Ireland to find the country’s cutest pet and ‘Aero’ got through the judging process to represent Kerry in the 32 county contest. ‘Aero’ is […]

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A ‘Kiddies Day Out’ For A Great Cause This Sunday

A ‘Kiddies Day Out’ For A Great Cause This Sunday

August 8, 2018 at 3:18 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Tralee women are organising a great family event this Sunday in aid of Baile Mhuire Day Care Centre. Katie Parnell and Katherina Foran are two of 12 local people taking part in a skydive for the Balloonagh facility on September 1, but in the meantime they hope people turn […]

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Bands always bring a great atmosphere to the Roses parade. File Photo

ROSE COUNTDOWN: 13 Marching Bands To Bring The Noise During Festival

August 8, 2018 at 1:01 pm Comments are Disabled

UPLIFTING, inspirational, nostalgic and entertaining are just some of the adjectives to describe the 13 marching bands comprising 600 people that will perform at the 2018 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Nine bands will take part in the Parade of Roses on Saturday 18th August, two of which will be […]

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Pauline and Doireann Barrett at the Connect Kerry Cocktails and Canapes night at The Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Barrett Family To Host Fun Barbecue Fundraiser At Benner’s

August 7, 2018 at 2:14 pm Comments are Disabled

BENNER’S Hotel Courtyard will be buzzing this Sunday for a great fundraising barbecue with cocktails and super raffle prizes. It’s in aid of Mellon Educate and three generations of the one family in Tralee will be heading to South Africa this winter to volunteer with the organisation. Pauline Barrett, her […]

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Lynch Family To Jump Out Of A Plane For Baile Mhuire

Lynch Family To Jump Out Of A Plane For Baile Mhuire

August 7, 2018 at 10:39 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE family will take to the skies next month — only to quickly fall from it — as they raise funds for a great local facility. Christy Lynch of Christy’s Homebakery in Tralee Shopping Centre will be joined by his daughters Laura and Irene and son Chris in taking […]

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Contestants Rachel Quirke, Chantelle O'Sullivan, Sinead Kennedy and Sarah O'Connell. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Meet The Contestants For The Austin Stacks ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

August 7, 2018 at 9:49 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S back! It started back in 2011 and now the eighth Austin Stacks GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is set to be the biggest yet with 14 couple taking to the dance floor. The Festival Dome is the venue again on Saturday, August 25, and the contestants are drawn from all […]

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