Entertainment

SIAMSA Tíre will open up its courtyard for outdoor gigs this summer with Siamsa Sessions, featuring up-and-coming emerging artists on Saturdays across July to September. Siamsa Sessions open on Saturday, July 15 with local Tralee rock band Aftershock at 7pm. The winners of Mercy Mounthawk’s Battle of the Bands in 2020, Aftershock, features Conor Breen, Darragh Breen, Coren Hughes, Seamus Fleming, and Sarah Brett. They are one of Tralee’s most popular […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there’s plenty for fans of western, romantic comedy and action films on TV today… Described as the best Hitchcock film that Hitchcock never made, Charade (Saturday 2.30pm RTE1) tells of a distraught widow being chased by her husband’s killers, who have connected her to […]

THEATRE-LOVERS may be interested to know the Hy-Breasal Players will perform three pieces of work in The Ballymac Bar, Boherbee on Saturday, July 15. ‘The Visit’ is a piece adapted by Frank Houlihan from a Frank O’Connor short story, The Majesty of the Law. It features Frank and John Fraher. ‘Sashes’ […]

A SPECIAL night for music fans is promised this Saturday when Molly J’s Courtyard Bar at Benners hosts ‘The Collection’. ‘The Collection’ is a new free event that centres around the exquisite vinyl collection of a seasoned DJ and for the first edition, the spotlight is on Jonno Brien. With […]

THE 42nd Blennerville Horse and Pony Agricultural show will be held on this Sunday, July 9, and will be the second time the event will be held in the new showgrounds in Ballymacthomas, Ballymacelligott (eircode V92 D1H7). Building on success of the 2022 show, this year will see ponies, horses, cattle and […]

ANOTHER great night is planned for tonight (Friday) at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium when the annual Friends of University Hospital Kerry Night At The Dogs takes place. This will be the 31st running of the fundraising event and to date over €3m has been raised to buy specialised equipment for the […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, picks the best films on RTE today… In Torn Curtain (Saturday RTE1 2.30pm), an American physicist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) shocks his friends and family by defecting to East Germany to work with the Soviets during the Cold War. No one is more surprised than […]

TRALEE Rugby Club has today announced a stellar line-up of sporting greats for its upcoming gala fundraising dinner taking place on Friday, July 21 in a purpose-built marquee at O’Dowd Park. Ultan Dillane, Jack Crowley, Andrew Brace and Joy Neville will take to the stage on the night in a […]

THE full programme of events for Féile Lughnasadh, Milltown’s annual celebration of culture and music, has been released. Three headline acts, Frankie Gavin’s De Danann, Four Winds and Pólca 4, will all play free and open air in the square in Milltown in the free, family-friendly festival from August 3rd […]

TRALEE branch members of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind joined the team at Ballyseedy recently to launch an upcoming fundraiser in aid of the organisation. Ballyseedy Home & Garden are delighted to support the ‘Irish Guide Dogs’ with a special in-store event on Saturday, July 8, between 10am to […]

MUNSTER and Ireland rugby legend, Ciara Griffin, will make an unexpected return to Thomond Park this August – this time reaching even greater heights than she is accustomed to. The former Irish captain is leading the charge for cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, as they aim to recruit dozens […]

THE Dingle Skellig Hotel have a wonderful Spring wedding package available on selected dates in April 2024. The changing seasons makes the Peninsula an amazing place to celebrate your wedding day and with beauty at every corner, including the panoramic views from the Skellig Suite where your celebration will be […]

MEMBERS of Kerry Scotia Ensemble and the Kerry Concert Choir are busy rehearsing  for their concert “Over the Rainbow”, which takes place on Sunday, June 25 at 7pm in Saint Patrick’s Church, Bell Heights, Kenmare. Directed by internationally acclaimed soprano, Dr Sharon Lyons, the concert will bring together the talents […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says it’s mostly drama and thrillers on the TV today… Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Saturday 2.20pm RTE1) is the story of John Clayton, the heir to the Earl of Greystoke, who is born in the jungle where his parents are […]

THE Spa/Fenit Hospice Committee are bringing back an event this weekend which hasn’t been held since before the Covid pandemic. On Sunday they are inviting everyone to call into the Tralee Bay Sailing Club in Fenit where they’ll host a Mid-Summer Arts/Crafts Fair. Held between 11am and 4pm, visitors will […]

THE Born To Run Club are looking forward to an active Sunday morning when they host their Mid-Summer running event. If you’re feeling energetic it’s a great way to kick-off your Sunday and while online registration has closed, you can still register in person this weekend. The event begins at […]

This summer, Catch a Birdcage on The Garden Terrace at The Ashe Hotel.  The summer birdcage dining experience, is ideal for a Friday evening wind down after work, catch up with the girls or a romantic date night. There are three themed birdcages to choose from, the Kerry Coast, the […]

FÉILE na mBláth once again proved hugely popular with large crowds enjoying free entertainment in the Town Park, but unfortunately the heavy thunderstorms spoiled things on Saturday afternoon with suspension of activities. However, today is the last day of the festival and there’s loads to get up to including celebrating International […]

A PHOTOGRAPHIC collection of images that seeks to encapsulate the essence of Tralee town through the lens of the people who live there has just opened in Tralee. Organised by Maddens Cafe, the ‘Days Like These’ exhibition at the premises on Milk Market Lane aims to evoke a deep sense […]

AFTER yesterday’s sunny and dry opening day, the fun continues at Féile na mBláth on Saturday with a host of  free activities and entertainment in the Town Park. Saturday is International Juggling Day and a host of activities are planned for all the family to get involved with including Juggling […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, recommends a musical classic and an underrated Robert De Niro performance on the box tonight… I have nothing but the fondest of memories of Oliver! (Saturday 3pm RTE1) as it was the second film I was taken to see in the cinema as a child. […]

IT’S time to have some fun. Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival is back this weekend with a full programme of events over the next three days. There’s a host of free entertainment laid on at the Town Park and surrounding areas, thanks to the support of Kerry County […]

TRALEE Art Group’s latest art exhibition was officially opened on Wednesday at Baile Mhuire Day Centre, Balloonagh. Centre Manager Paddy Garvey had the honour of opening the exhibition called ‘Memories’which contains a broad range of artworks evoking emotions and recollections for the viewer. These works are in a range of media from watercolour […]

SIAMSA Tire was the venue last night for a special preview screening of a film written by a Tralee woman. Hosted by the Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF), over 250 people came to the Tralee premiere of ‘Sunlight’, which was attended by writer Ailbhe Keogan and one of the lead actors […]

KINGDOM Pride in Kerry is running from July 10th to 16th and the schedule of events has been released. This is the longest and farthest reaching Pride Festival that has taken place in Kerry with over 33 events taking place during the seven days (see programme below). The festival includes […]

CRUINNIÚ na nÓg, the national day of free creative activity for children and young people, took place on Saturday with a programme of workshops and events. Kerry’s Cruinniú na nÓg programme offered a wide range of free activities for young people on the day and there were loads of events […]

Our movie guy, James Finnegan, says there is a heady mix of period drama, music biography and a speed chase in today’s films on RTE and TG4… In Far from the Madding Crowd (Saturday 2.40pm RTE1), Julie Christie and Terence Stamp head the cast of John Schlesinger’s adaptation of Thomas […]

THERE’S just a week to go until this year’s Féile na mBláth at the Park Festival and the full programme of events has just been released. It promises to be a fantastic weekend from June 16-18, with a host of free entertainment laid on at the Town Park and surrounding […]

THE 42nd Blennerville Horse and Pony Agricultural show will be held on Sunday, July 9, and will be the second time the event will be held in the new showgrounds in Ballymacthomas, Ballymacelligott (eircode V92 DIH7). Building on success of the 2022 show, this year will see ponies, horses, cattle and sheep […]

CRIUNNIÚ na nÓg 2023 — the national day of colourful, free and creative activities for thousands of young people — is back tomorrow (Saturday). There’s loads of events planned for Tralee and Kerry with more than 500 free creative activities for children and young people throughout the country. Cruinniú na nÓg […]