Entertainment

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club has announced details of The 65th Annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit. Once again the collection will be in aid of RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon and will begin with The traditional singing of Jingle Bells. Santa will then sound […]

TRALEE Art Group’s Sale of Work at Baile Mhuire Day Centre on Sunday was a great occasion with paintings, drawings, cakes and crafts on sale. Carols and music were provided by Ardfert Ladies’ Choir, while members of Bryan Carr’s School of Performing Arts gave a rousing performance. Mulled wine and […]

AS we brought you earlier (click here if you missed it), the annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run was another great success despite the bad weather yesterday morning. Hundreds took to the road from the Tralee Bay Wetlands just after 11am with many dressed in their Santa hats and Christmas […]

THE final Food and Craft Fair of the year took place at a busy Saturday and Sunday in Manor West Shopping Centre. The fair comprised of numerous local artisan food producers and craftspeople offering fantastic handmade products from the heart of Kerry. With Santa and his friends present as well […]

THE Rose Hotel was rocking on Saturday night as they hosted a special Christmas party night. Tesco in Manor West, Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin, Lee Strand and many more businesses and groups gathered for a mulled wine/champagne reception followed by a delicious meal and music til the wee hours. We were […]

IT was cold. It was wet. There was lots of red. The annual Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run went ahead on Sunday morning and fair play to the hundreds who turned out to raise much needed funds for the children’s ward at University Hospital Kerry. It was a sea of […]

TRALEE was rocking last night with people enjoying Christmas parties in pubs, hotels and restaurants all over the town. We were out and about in Kirby’s Brogue Inn, No.4 On The Square, The Ashe Hotel and Benner’s Hotel where people were enjoying themselves in some style. Scroll down for photos…

THE salubrious surroundings of The Rose Hotel provided the setting for Aspen Grove staff to have some fun at their Christmas party. Around 100 employees, including founder Sean Ryan and colleagues from the US, enjoyed ‘Festive Bowls’ of delicious bites while Phil N The Blanks provided the soundtrack to a […]

A RADIO Kerry journalist has published his third novel which is now on sale. Annascaul man Eamonn Hickson has released ‘Terror’, a thriller in which three people decide to commit a terror attack. The journalist says writing about this topic was not a reaction to recent terror attacks, but rather […]

THERE was glamour galore befitting the occasion at the Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday night for their Christmas party night. The theme this year was Manhattan glamour, which is apt as the hotel opened in 1958 as The Manhattan Hotel and so celebrates its 60th anniversary next year. Around 270 […]

IT’S party time in Tralee and the hotels, bars and restaurants are packed with people enjoying their annual Christmas bashes. We visited Kirby’s Brogue Inn, The Ashe Hotel, Croí Restaurant and Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday and Friday to capture some of the festive atmosphere. We met staff from Presentation […]

EARLY evening shopping in Tralee was made even more pleasant on Friday evening with some carol singing. The pupils from Caherleaheen took up position outside Quinlan’s Fish in The Mall and entertained passers-by with their dulcet tones. This is the eighth year in a row the pupils have sung in […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Wonder’ will have you reaching for the tissues on more than one occasion… In a year that has brought us a plentiful supply of superheroes, some chilling horror movies, wonderful animation features, many terrific biopics and a lot more, one particular genre that has […]

THERE was a good turnout for the Star Wars Society concert in the Abbey Inn on Thursday night. The new SciFan Society of the ITT were the organisers and there were some great prizes on offer including IMAX Omniplex tickets for the upcoming Star Wars Movie ‘The Last Jedi’, Star Wars […]

Christmas is coming and shopping is taking over most people’s weekends. Still though, if you have some time… Friday 1. Time to party… November’s over so it’s officially ok to get out and party. The festive season here so whether it’s a work do or you just fancy meeting up […]

IF you can’t watch the RTE ‘Today’ programme between 3.30pm and 5.40pm later today, then the show’s Facebook page has come to the rescue by putting up the feature on Tralee in advance. In the five minute clip, Tralee is seen from the air thanks to Colm Flynn and his […]

WHILE many people know legendary singer songwriter Tom Waits sang about dancing with the Rose of Tralee on his song Rain Dogs, an old clip has surfaced from The Late Late Show referring to his visit to the town in February 1981. The RTE Archives tweeted a link this morning […]

TRALEE will feature in the ‘Our Town’ slot on the popular RTÉ ‘Today’ Show this Friday between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. Back in October, reporter, Colm Flynn, and crew were in town filming some of our top attractions. They started at Blennerville Windmill where Donal Coppinger showed them around the wonderful […]

TRALEE-BASED award winning presenter and author, Anthony Garvey, launched his new children’s book yesterday at Douglas National School, in Killorglin. Aimed at 7-11 year olds, ‘Gravespeakers: Jack’ is the fourth in a seven-book series.  Each of the Gravespeakers’ books tells the stories of a different child who discover they have […]

  HERE’S a reminder of a great event this weekend to get you active, dressed up and feeling great. This year’s Tralee Santa 5k Fun Run will take place on Sunday at 11am from the Tralee Bay Wetlands and once again, runners, joggers, walkers, cyclists and pets alike are welcome […]

RECOVERY Haven Kerry is extending a warm invitation to their clients, volunteers and the general public to join them for the official switching on of their ‘Haven of Light’ Christmas Tree this Friday night, December 8, at 7.30pm. The symbolic event will take place at the charity’s cancer support house […]

TRALEE photographer, John Cleary’s new book ‘T’was Only Like Yesterday’ is already selling well in shops all over town since it was launched last month. The follow up to ‘Through The Lens’ — which featured images of life in Tralee in and Kerry in the 1970s — his latest book of […]

A TREE outside the old Tralee Town Council building will once again be a focal point to remember those who have lost their lives to suicide with a special ceremony this Sunday. Over the last number of years the tree has served as a poignant reminder and a special service will take place on […]

THE launch of the 5k a day January challenge for positive mental health will take place in The Ashe Hotel on Tuesday, December 12 at 7pm. Everyone is invited and people will have the chance to register for the event on the night. Last year, Tralee man Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne’s efforts […]

A NEW market for December saw stallholders set up on Abbey Street and the numbers are set to increase this Friday. There were food stalls as well as arts and crafts for sale in the area which has become known as Tess Quarter, adding to the festive atmosphere around town. […]

A LOCAL writing group will launch its new book and art exhibition this Tuesday night at Tralee Library. The ‘Tapestry of Words’ from the Lesley Collins creative writing group will be launched from 6pm-8pm. Part of the event will include an art exhibition aimed at the whole community so anyone […]

ARE you a serious Star Wars fan? Well the new SciFan Society of the ITT is having an event on December 7 in the Abbey Inn, Tralee starting at 8pm with some great prizes for those of you with a love for all things to o with the Force. This […]

AS we reported earlier (click here), Ballyroe Heights Hotel was the place to be for a great night of entertainment at the second St Brendan’s Hurling Club ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. The 11 couples had great support from the big crowd of over 400 present and Orlaith Hussey and Bobby O’Regan […]

A MEMORABLE night of dancing and fun was had at the second annual St Brendan’s Hurling Club’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday. Over 400 people attended the event with the crowds arriving from early evening, waiting to get a good seat to view the entertainment. […]

MUSIC, food, song, Santa and, er, snow — all the ingredients then for a Christmas party. Students and staff from Kerry College of Further Education took a break from classes for a few hours to kick off the Christmas season with a party. They even had a snow machine for […]