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HOT on the heels of the high-profile visit of racing superstar Frankie Dettori to the track in July, the team at Killarney Racecourse has pulled off another major coup for this week’s festival of racing. Dapper Love Island winner Greg O’Shea and glamorous model and TV personality Yvonne Connolly will […]

THE community policing unit at Tralee Garda Station are hosting an Open Day at John Mitchels GAA Complex, Tralee, on Saturday next between 12pm and 4pm. This event takes place during the Rose of Tralee Festival and the theme is embracing “Community Inclusiveness” . It is an opportunity for members […]

DANCING with the Stars Live will be sashaying its way into the public domain as it makes it was to the INEC, Killarney, on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd of November 2019. Spanning over two days, these bombastic, glittertastic live shows will feature five celebrities and pro-dancers from the past three series. With […]

WHILE Tralee is the place to be for the Rose of Tralee Festival next weekend, a village not far from town are hosting their own event. Tidy Towns Kilmoyley will host a ‘Love Our Waters Weekend’ in conjunction with the Local Authority Waters Programme as part of National Heritage Week […]

LISTOWEL will host its 161st harvest racing festival from Sunday, September 8-14 and promises to live up to its reputation for serious racing, serious fun and sensational style. Renowned as one of the longest established race meetings in Ireland, this year the total prize money over the seven days is €1.343,500. Racing […]

Twas the weekend before the Festival, when all through the town, not a creature was stirring, not even a…well actually, there are a few things happening in the next few days before the madness begins… Friday 1. Getting into Rose mode… The ‘Gowns Of Glory’ exhibition is currently going on at […]

FOLLOWING its outstanding success at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, ‘The Miami Showband Musicial’ comes to the INEC Killarney on August 28. Marie Jones (Stones In His Pockets) and Martin Lynch (Dancing Shoes – The George Best Story) have another huge hit on their hands with the show. Telling the […]

MARCHING bands are synonymous with the Rose of Tralee and 60 years on from the first ever Festival in 1959, this year’s audiences can look forward to enjoying the sweet sound of music from some amazing groups from near and far. Millstreet Pipe Band from Co Cork will lead the […]

THIRTY Roses of Tralee will return to Kerry’s Capital to take part in the 60 Year Celebrations of the Rose of Tralee International Festival. They will take part in many official events, but the parade is likely to be their highlight of the week with the Kingdom Veteran Vintage & […]

THE Tralee Harriers Rose of Tralee 10km will once again take place during the festival this year and another big crowd is expected to take part. Organised as a fundraiser for the Tralee Harriers Athletic Club the race takes place on Sunday, August 25th. Entries are still open and selling […]

THE annual Tony O’Donoghue walk will take place on Saturday, September 7 at 5pm from the Blennerville Windmill Car Park. Thanks to the huge generosity of the local people and beyond they have raised over €45,000 in fundraising  in the event since Tony ( Todd) has died. This is the […]

THE Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, Andrew Doyle TD, will be officially launching the Kerry Forest Connections Project with a Forest Fun afternoon at Lyreacrompane Resource Centre, on Wednesday, August 21 from 3pm to 6pm. Run in conjunction with National Heritage Week’s Wild Child Day, there will […]

THE Tralee Save the Green Committee will be 50 years together this year and to mark the historic occasion, a very special commemorative event will take place in the Town Park on the Friday, September 6, at 6 pm. The location will be at the ‘Old Oak Tree’ near the […]

ABBAESQUE, Ireland’s top tribute act to the legendary Abba, and Kerry’s favourite DJ Botty, will bring you a night of fun and nostalgia in the Festival Dome for a special 80s night on Saturday, August 24. And while tickets are selling fast, organisers are enticing people to go out en […]

AWARE, Ireland’s national charity supporting people affected by depression, bipolar disorder and mood-related conditions, is to host a new positive mental health programme, free of charge, in Tralee starting next month. Aware’s Life Skills Programme gets underway at the Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Monday September 9 at 7.30pm. The programme […]

  A LOCAL charity will benefit from an event at a Tralee store next week. Carraig Donn on Bridge Street will host a customer evening on Friday, August 16, from 6pm to 9pm with Comfort For Chemo Kerry receiving proceeds from a raffle, while there will also be donation buckets […]

It’s a long weekend and while the weather is looking mixed, if you can get out here’s a few things to go to… Saturday 1. Family fun in Abbeydorney… The Abbeydorney Vintage Society Classic and Vintage Car and Tractor Show takes place this weekend. Beginning on Saturday, registration for the […]

TV presenter and style guru, James Patrice, has been confirmed as the special guest at the 2019 Rose of Tralee Autumn Winter Fashion Show in the Festival Dome on Sunday, August 25. James will co-judge the Designer of the Year Awards and the Best Dressed Lady Competition at the Fashion […]

BENNER’S Hotel Tralee will be cooking up a storm this August Bank Holiday weekend as it plays hosts to a fundraising barbecue in aid of local cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry. The hotel’s stunning courtyard will form the ideal setting for the highly anticipated event, which takes place on […]

IT’S been one of Virgin Media 1’s biggest successes over the past few years and they want Kerry people to hit our screens very soon. ‘Gogglebox Ireland’ is on the lookout for new faces to join the cast of Ireland’s most opinionated TV critics and they are keen for Kerry […]

THE Annual Roger Casement Commemoration will take place at Casement Fort (McKenna’s Fort), Ardfert, at 3pm on Saturday next, August 3. Two short short talks will be given, one by Donncha Ó hAodha, President of Dáil na Mumhan, Conradh na Gaeilge, and the other by Mícheál Ó Ruairc, Irish scholar, […]

THE Stag & Doe Sessions has been a great success bringing live original music to the people of Tralee in two superb gigs so far. The launch night went down a treat with an array of artists from all around Kerry including Deep Sky Objects, Scenes, Leevy, Radar Fry, Julian […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, is extending a warm invitation to the people of Kerry to join them at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Thursday, August 22nd for their eighth annual Celebration of Light ceremony. Run in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee Festival and Kerry Choral Union, this poignant […]

The weather is supposed to be mainly dry with a few showers, so there’s no excuse for not getting out and about this weekend… Friday 1. A vintage evening… If you’re into cars, then a trip to O’Riada’s in Ballymac might interest you. The 10th annual Ballymac Vintage Run takes […]

THE Kerry Islamic Outreach Society will host their sixth annual Islamic Cultural Exhibition on Saturday, August 17, at the Brandon Hotel. The exhibition will be from 12noon until 5pm on the day and will feature a whole host of entertainment and informative pieces for all that attend. There will be several […]

AN event near Blennerville Windmill on Sunday  is a must for families looking for a day out. The Blennerville Pony and Agricultural Show celebrates its 40th Anniversary Show and has grown to hosting over 50 pony and horse classes, as well as cattle and sheep classes. This year they have teamed […]

WOODIES staff in Tralee are once again pulling out all the stops for their annual summer fundraising campaign. Woodie’s Tralee are doing their part in the nationwide Woodie’s Hero’s 2019 campaign which takes place during July/August. Four charities — Child Line, Temple Street Hospital, Hand in Hand and Autism Assistant […]

THE Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club members looking forward to their annual Ballymac Vintage Car and Honda 50 Run on Friday night. Taking place at 7pm from O’Riada’s Bar, the event this year will benefit Kerry Hospice Foundation and will be held in memory of three people — […]

KERRY County Council is providing householders in the county wishing to dispose of old mattresses with the opportunity to do so on Saturday, August 10. Clean, dry mattresses will be accepted at the North Kerry Landfill at Muingnaminane near Tralee between 9am and 3pm and for no charge. Deposits from […]

FOLLOWING on from an amazing summer of festivals, Kerry’s own Walking on Cars announce they will bring their Colours 2019 – One Last Dance Tour to the Gleneagle INEC Arena on Saturday, December 21. The four-piece group from Dingle, whose debut catapulted them to fame in their homeland and abroad, […]