Entertainment

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by CH Tralee… FIVE special days in the county capital truly kicked off this morning for the 32 Rose of Tralee 2023 contestants when they finally arrived to town. After touring the country over the past week, […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Féile Thrá Lí – Tralee Streetfest is brought to you by CH Tralee… THE marquee at Pearse Park and the Island of Geese in Tralee will host the Wellness Zone which promises to rejuvenate mind, body and spirit, as part of Féile Thrá Lí (Tralee StreetFest). Running […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee 2023 and Féile Thrá Lí is brought to you by CH Tralee… IT’S getting close now. The Rose of Tralee contestants gathered in Dublin this morning to meet the hosts of next week’s selection nights. Daithi Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas met the […]

THE family and friends of a man from Camp are hosting a fundraising night at the Dogs at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, September 9. Chris O’Driscoll suffered a significant stroke on January 1 of this year and has spent the last eight months between Cork University Hospital and the […]

DINGLE Distillery International Film Festival is hosting special screening of Oscar-winning ‘Adaptation’ in the Blasket Centre with one of its stars in attendance. Oscar winning Hollywood actor Chris Cooper will be in conversation with internationally renowned casting director Ros Hubbard at the event this Friday, August 18. The event will […]

THE Spa/Fenit community will be out in force on Sunday, August 20 when they will celebrate Heritage week at Churchill Forge Heritage Centre. Organised by the Spa/Fenit Community Council, the day will start with a Classic Vintage Car Run, departing the Forge in Churchill  at 1pm, travelling to Kerry head […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has a couple of Alan Parker classics among today’s film recommendations… Would you believe there have been ten Pink Panther films, but the first one, is, surprisingly, The Pink Panther (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1). The world’s most inept detective, Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) heads to Switzerland […]

With the Rose Tour of the country about to get underway this weekend, it’s about time we met the Rose of Tralee contestants for 2023… Antrim Rose — Mollie O’Brien My name is Mollie O’Brien, I am 22 years old and hail from Ballymena in Co. Antrim. I am privileged to […]

YOU know the Festival is getting close when Birds Amusements come to town. Kerry County Council have notified the public that the northern section (short-term parking) of the Brandon Car Park, Tralee will be closed from 6am this Wednesday, August 9 to 6pm on Monday, August 28 to facilitate the […]

THE countdown is on to what should be a great night out for music fans when ‘Ballyroe Goes Retro’ on Saturday, August 26. Taking place at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, the fundraising concert in aid of Recovery Haven will be headlined by local band Phil N The Blanks featuring Mike Leahy, […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, on some films on RTE and TG4 today and tonight… Dennis The Menace (Saturday 1.10 RTE2) is not the version known to most of us from the pages of the Beano comic, but the American cartoon. Dennis is a well meaning little boy who just […]

THE full programme of events for Féile Thrá Lí has been released and there’s truly something for all musical tastes and for all the family. There’s a host of music tribute acts booked to play throughout the five days from Friday, August 18 to Tuesday, August 22 on Denny Street […]

A TABLE quiz is being organised for tonight (Friday) by the staff at Woodies at Manor West Retail Park as part of their Woodie’s Heroes Campaign. The quiz is on at The Mall Tavern beginning at 8pm and it’s €10 per person (tables of four). This is the 8th year […]

SIAMSA Tíre has announced that famed satirist, mimic and comedian Mario Rosenstock is bringing his live show to Tralee on Friday, October 20. The creator and voice behind ‘Gift Grub’ on the Ian Dempsey breakfast show on today FM since 1999, Mario has sold over 500,000 comedy albums in Ireland while his one-man stage […]

FOR the third year in a row, the ‘Dip in the Nip Kerry’ is returning to a local beach this September with funds raised going towards Recovery Haven, and The Kerry Cancer Support Group. Last year over 180 lovely ladies shed their clothes and went for a swim in aid […]

FÉILE Lughnasadh returns to Milltown this weekend providing a free, family-friendly festival of the very best in trad, all free and open air in the town square. “Milltown is definitely the place to be this August Bank Holiday weekend,” explained organiser Owen O’Shea.  “Dé Danann are a huge act and […]

THE countdown is on for Féile Thrá Lí which takes place later this month and two music acts have been announced to play the Denny Street stage as part of the programme of events. The Abba Reunion Tribute Show is understood to be part of a ‘Super Sunday’ line-up of […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has some movie suggestions to keep you distracted on All-Ireland Final Eve… Today’s film selection starts with a multi Oscar winner in Out of Africa (Saturday 1.40pm RTE1). Sydney Pollack directs the story of Karen von Bixen (Meryl Streep) a Danish baroness writer who lives […]

THE good folks at Woodies at Manor West Retail Park are in the middle of their Woodie’s Heroes Campaign, which began on July 16 and runs until August 12. This is the 8th year and in this time the store colleagues have raised over €40,000 for various children’s charities. So […]

THIS Saturday, a local barber is donating all his takings from the day, as well as raffling a signed Kerry GAA jersey, in aid of a great cause. Tony McMahon of T. McMahon’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop on Russell Street is raising the funds for the Make A Wish Foundation. He managed […]

THE 13th Annual Car and Honda 50 Run, organised by Ballymac Vintage Club, takes place on Sunday, August 6th. As with previous years, this year’s event will begin with a Cars and Coffee meet-up from 9:30am at O’Riada’s Bar & Restaurant Ballymac. Later in the morning, drivers can take part […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there are plenty of superior dramas plus a Spiderman film on the TV today… In Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (Saturday 6.35pm RTE1) teenager Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) rather than Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider.  Miles then develops the amazing […]

Sponsored To celebrate the sparkling new addition of Taittinger Champagne to the menu at the Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa, the team there invite you to join them on Ladies Day, 21st of July at Café du Parc for a glamorous evening full of elegance and summer style. Experience the […]

SIAMSA Tíre is calling on all locals and visitors to Tralee to rock out and take part in two dance challenges that will be filmed and produced for a German cultural exchange campaign in social media and YouTube that will go live at the end of August. Siamsa has been […]

PLANS for a new five-day festival of family fun and street entertainment in Tralee next month are at an advanced stage. The name and branding for the new ‘Féile Thrá Lí’ were unveiled today by the Mayor of Tralee and the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council along with representatives from […]

BALLYFINNANE is the place to be this weekend as Kerry Motor Club and Ballyfinnane Community Hall Association celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Ballyfinnane Hillclimb. On July 15, 1903, the first-ever closed-road motorsport event in Kerry was won by Charles Rolls who later founded the Rolls Royce Motor Car Company. The […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, has the pick of the movies on RTE/TG4 tonight… Zulu (Saturday 2.10pm RTE1) is a 1964 British epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke’s Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. A garrison of one hundred and […]

IT’S not exactly barbecue weather these days, but that didn’t stop Tralee Chamber Alliance holding such an event at Kilfenora on Thursday evening. Luckily, The Tankard’s new covered area with amazing views of Tralee Bay was the perfect location for the 80 guests to enjoy a feast of wonderful meats […]

‘CLASSIC Delights Killarney’, a very special gala concert in aid of Kerry Parents & Friends Association, will take place on Sunday, July 16 at 7.30pm at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Killarney. The concert will star Nils Wanderer and Sharon Lyons, accompanied by Kerry Scotia Ensemble, in an evening of music spanning […]

KINGDOM Pride is in full swing around the county this week with events taking place in Tralee on Thursday. The opening ceremony took place in Listowel on Monday with this year’s theme of ‘Together in Love’. Events are taking place during the week across seven locations including Cahersiveen, Tralee, Kenmare, Killarney […]