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The new Workbench facility at Bank of Ireland in Tralee.

Hospitality Businesses Urged To Register For Go Kerry Event This Monday

May 17, 2019 at 5:35 pm Comments are Disabled

BANK of Ireland is calling on local hospitality businesses in Kerry to register their interest in attending the Go Kerry — ‘Grow Your Business’ event taking place this Monday, May 20, in the Workbench event space in Bank of Ireland, Tralee from 6pm to 7.30pm. As part of its 2019 […]

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Go Back To The 90s At Fundraising Disco In Benner’s

Go Back To The 90s At Fundraising Disco In Benner’s

May 17, 2019 at 5:11 pm Comments are Disabled

DON’T forget that a ‘Throwback Nineties Disco’ is taking place at Benners Hotel tonight (Friday) in aid of the Kerry Branch of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland. Organised by Karen Twamley whose son Harry (2) has Cystic Fibrosis, it promises to be a fantastic night. DJ Retro (aka Terence Crean) will provide the […]

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Stag & Doe Sessions Returns With Fresh Line-Up Of Acts

Stag & Doe Sessions Returns With Fresh Line-Up Of Acts

May 14, 2019 at 12:17 pm Comments are Disabled

THE second Stag & Doe Sessions will take place in The Fiddler Bar in the Square on Saturday, June 15 with doors open at 9pm. After a successful first event back in late March, the sessions were started by organisers, Gerard-Denis O’Connor, Tadhg Flynn and Ruairi Fry, with the aim […]

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Kingdom County Fair To See Thousands Descend On Ballybeggan

Kingdom County Fair To See Thousands Descend On Ballybeggan

May 11, 2019 at 2:05 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY’RE ready for a very special super Sunday in Ballybeggan as the Kingdom County Fair will once again take place. Now in its 71st year, the committee has been working hard to ensure everything goes according to plan with fine weather predicted and something for every member of the family […]

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Business Holds Coffee Morning To Support Darkness Into Light Tralee

Business Holds Coffee Morning To Support Darkness Into Light Tralee

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 pm Comments are Disabled

WITH the Darkness Into Light Tralee walk taking place tomorrow, Permanent TSB in Tralee held a coffee morning today to support the event. Chairperson of DIL Tralee, Anne O’Shea and committee members attended the fundraiser in Castle Street where those visiting were treated to tea/coffee and goodies in exchange for […]

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Huge Crowds Expected At Darkness Into Light Tralee This Saturday

Huge Crowds Expected At Darkness Into Light Tralee This Saturday

May 8, 2019 at 9:57 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S just days away now until the annual Darkness Into Light event and there’s still time to register to take part. Last year 1,451 people registered to attend the Tralee event and an incredible amount of €41,198.97 was raised in the 2018 event. The committee are well prepared to stage the walk […]

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PHOTOS: Spectacular ‘Star Wars’ Festival In Kerry Villages

PHOTOS: Spectacular ‘Star Wars’ Festival In Kerry Villages

May 5, 2019 at 12:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY really went all out with this. The ‘May the 4th Be With You’ festival is taking place this weekend in Portmagee, Valentia Island and Ballyferriter with people dressing up as their favourite characters. May the 4th, is the day when fans across the globe commemorate the Star Wars universe. This year’s […]

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English Choir To Perform In Tralee And Ardfert In Aid Of Down Syndrome Kerry

English Choir To Perform In Tralee And Ardfert In Aid Of Down Syndrome Kerry

May 5, 2019 at 10:29 am Comments are Disabled

A CHOIR from England will come to Tralee to perform three concerts next weekend with proceeds going to Down Syndrome Kerry. The Gledholt Male Voice Choir from Huddersfield in Yorkshire, which numbers 32 members, is travelling from England to sing in Tralee. They  will be performing three concerts in total, […]

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Manor West Retail Park Looks Forward To Hosting Food And Craft Fair

Manor West Retail Park Looks Forward To Hosting Food And Craft Fair

May 5, 2019 at 10:28 am Comments are Disabled

AFTER all the fun of the Tralee Food Festival has finished, Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park is set to welcome the return of its ever popular Food and Craft Fair series on Saturday, May 11th from 11am to 5pm. On the day, Manor West will welcome a host […]

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Three Days Of Racing In Killarney This May

Three Days Of Racing In Killarney This May

May 5, 2019 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

THE white flag is being unfurled as the spectacular Ross Road track in Killarney – acknowledged as the most scenic in the country – prepares to host three days of top quality racing. The action will get underway on Sunday, May 12 which has been designated a special family day […]

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McCann At The Movies: Avengers Endgame Is A Fitting Finale To A Fantastic Franchise

McCann At The Movies: Avengers Endgame Is A Fitting Finale To A Fantastic Franchise

May 4, 2019 at 9:15 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says Avengers Endgame is a film worthy of it’s place in the rich Marvel catalogue… With a world record-breaking opening weekend box office haul of over $1 billion worldwide, and cinemas up and down the country full to capacity over the last week, I made my way to Tralee […]

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Launching the Tralee Food Festival were, in front;  and Paul Ruane. At back; Tadhg Fleming, Noel Keane and David Scott. In front; Pat Carmody, Jean Foley, Orlagh Winters and Paul Ruane. Photo by Dermot Crean

The Tralee Food Festival Is Going To Be A Great One This Weekend

May 3, 2019 at 10:47 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Food Festival is starting today (Friday) and there’s a fantastic line-up of event all weekend to please all palates. The new-look Tralee Food Festival, organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance and supported by Kerry County Council, has an extended Taste Trail, Live Demos, a Food and Family Day and much […]

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Elma Walsh joined staff and pupils at Spa NS on Thursday morning to launch the 2019 Donal Walsh Spa 6k Challenge.

A Wonderful Family Day Awaits At The Donal Walsh Spa 6k Challenge

May 3, 2019 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was a real buzz of excitement and anticipation at Spa N.S. this week as the 2019 ‘Donal Walsh Spa 6K Challenge’ was launched. This will be the sixth year of the event and the whole school community is busy organising an amzing family fun day in honour of Donal, […]

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Churchill Community To Get Together For Variety Show

Churchill Community To Get Together For Variety Show

May 2, 2019 at 8:36 am Comments are Disabled

A GREAT night out and an opportunity to meet the neighbours is guaranteed this Sunday as Churchill GAA hosts a ‘Summer Variety Show’ in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. This is the third major fundraising event they’ve had in as many years after hosting a Strictly in 2017, a Lip Sing […]

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Siamsa To Give A Taste Of ‘Anam’ In The Square During Food Festival

Siamsa To Give A Taste Of ‘Anam’ In The Square During Food Festival

May 1, 2019 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA Tíre, the National Folk Theatre of Ireland is inviting the public to join them for a free open-air performance this Sunday as part of the Tralee Food Festival. Taking place at 2pm at the bandstand in the Square, Tralee the National Folk Theatre will open its 51st season of […]

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Concert To Help Raise Funds For New Baile Mhuire Bus

Concert To Help Raise Funds For New Baile Mhuire Bus

April 30, 2019 at 12:52 pm Comments are Disabled

BAILE Mhuire Day Centre for Older Persons in Tralee needs a new bus, it’s going to cost €50,000 and the money will mostly come from fundraising events such as a special concert at The Rose Hotel at 8pm on Sunday, May 12. A daughter of one of the clients at […]

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Inspired Issues Invitation To A Tea Day For Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Inspired Issues Invitation To A Tea Day For Alzheimer Society of Ireland

April 30, 2019 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

THE Inspired group are hosting a tea day in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, this Thursday May 2. Participants at Inspired will host the fundraiser from 10.30am – 12.30pm and all are welcome to join them for a cuppa and a chat. This is the second year that […]

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Multicultural Music And Dance Project For West Kerry Performance

Multicultural Music And Dance Project For West Kerry Performance

April 30, 2019 at 9:50 am Comments are Disabled

CATHERINE Young and The Welcoming Project will showcase their new work ‘Le Chéile’ at Céilí Afro Dabke on Sunday, May 5 at 6pm as part of Féile na Bealtaine in Dingle. This world music céilí will feature dancing from West Africa, Palestinian Dabke as well as the traditional Irish céilí […]

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The launch of the Paul Lucey 'Run For The Rock' at the Austin Stacks GAA Clubhouse on Tuesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

A Great Day Planned For The Paul Lucey Memorial Run/Walk

April 28, 2019 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

THE second Paul Lucey ‘Run for the Rock’ is just over a week away and people are encouraged to put it in their diaries for a wonderful day of entertainment. The run will take place from Austin Stacks GAA grounds at Connolly Park on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, which […]

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Kíla To Be The Top Attraction At Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí In Milltown

Kíla To Be The Top Attraction At Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí In Milltown

April 28, 2019 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

THE renowned trad act Kíla is coming to Milltown to headline the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí Street Music Festival on June 22, as part of a huge range of free entertainment over the five days of the fleadh. Kila have played all over the world, and, while rooted in tradition, they are […]

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McCann At The Movies: ‘Wonder Park’ Is A Family Fun Feature Where Imagination Is King

McCann At The Movies: ‘Wonder Park’ Is A Family Fun Feature Where Imagination Is King

April 28, 2019 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says ‘Wonder Park’ will be enjoyed by younger viewers for its adventurous spirit and humour… This week’s film of the week at Tralee Omniplex is ‘Wonder Park’, another family feature and a film that has hit our screens with less of the hype of its recent rivals yet one that was […]

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Irene O'Sullivan, Aoife Crowe and Ryan Magee at the Wild Mind Festival on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Take A Walk On The Wild Side In Fenit

April 28, 2019 at 10:19 am Comments are Disabled

AFTER a, literally, shaky start thanks to Storm Hannah, the Wild Mind Festival in Fenit continued on Saturday and brought an exciting programme of events. The Wild Mind outdoor festival is a celebration of the natural environment, nestled between the Kerry mountains and the Wild Atlantic Ocean for people to […]

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Well Known Singer/Actor To Play Concert In North Kerry Church

Well Known Singer/Actor To Play Concert In North Kerry Church

April 27, 2019 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

THE parish of Moyvane is fast gaining a growing reputation for hosting some well-known names in concert and this year promises to be no exception with the arrival of leading entertainer and RTE personality Aonghus Mc Anally to the Church of the Assumption on Tuesday, May 21st. Aonghus is widely […]

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Tralee Rowing Club Asks People To Help Them In Bid To Be The Best Bar Nun

Tralee Rowing Club Asks People To Help Them In Bid To Be The Best Bar Nun

April 26, 2019 at 4:46 pm 1 comment

TRALEE Rowing Club has a habit of holding some great fundraisers but they’ll be wearing them when they attempt to break a world record next month. The launch of the Tralee Nun Challenge took place on Thursday at the Rowing Club boathouse by the Marina. The Tralee Nun Challenge will […]

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Paddy Stack of Kerry Astronomy Club, John Dolan of the Irish Astronomical Society and exhibition co-ordinator, Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Cllr Norma Foley, Cllr Jim Finucane, Steve Lynott of Kerry Dark Sky Reserve and Kerry County Librarian Tommy O'Connor  at the opening of the Images of Starlight Exhibition at Tralee Library on Thursday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: A Stellar Exhibition Opens At Tralee Library

April 26, 2019 at 10:02 am Comments are Disabled

A MAJOR exhibition featuring on the night sky by members of the Dublin-based Irish Astronomical Society has just opened at Tralee Library and will continue for the next two weeks. The “Images of Starlight” Exhibition is a stunning collection of sixty images of stars, planets, galaxies and other space objects […]

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The Kerry Choral Union at the Celebration of Light at the Tralee Bay Wetlands on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Five Things To Do Around Tralee And Beyond This Weekend

April 26, 2019 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

After the wind and rain of Friday night, you might get a chance to make your way to some of these events over the weekend when it all dies down… Saturday 1. Free your Wild Mind… FENIT is the place to be on Saturday and Sunday for with an exciting […]

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Chill Out With A ‘Spring Yoga Brunch’ During Bank Holiday Weekend

Chill Out With A ‘Spring Yoga Brunch’ During Bank Holiday Weekend

April 25, 2019 at 4:19 pm Comments are Disabled

IF your looking for a relaxing break from the fun of the Tralee Food Festival, The Ashe Hotel have the ideal event on the Sunday (May 5) of the Bank Holiday Weekend. They will hold a ‘Spring Yoga Brunch’ which consists of a peaceful 1hr 15mins Vinyasa Yoga practice with Maeve […]

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Hundreds Expected For Fundraising Vintage Tea Event In Ardfert This Weekend

Hundreds Expected For Fundraising Vintage Tea Event In Ardfert This Weekend

April 24, 2019 at 9:42 am Comments are Disabled

A FANTASTIC vintage tea weekend is taking place over the coming weekend in Ardfert and organisers are hoping the public gets behind the unique event. The cottage adjacent to the home of Josephine and Patrick O’Riordan is transformed into vintage tea rooms where everyone is encouraged to dress up in […]

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Fenit To Host Wild Mind Festival Over Coming Days

Fenit To Host Wild Mind Festival Over Coming Days

April 24, 2019 at 9:41 am Comments are Disabled

FENIT is the place to be over the coming days for with an exciting programme of events where people can immerse themselves in our natural surrounds and foster our compassion for our planet. The Wild Mind outdoor festival is a celebration of our natural environment, nestled between the Kerry mountains and […]

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Packed Line-Up Of Events For Tralee Food Festival On May Bank Holiday Weekend

Packed Line-Up Of Events For Tralee Food Festival On May Bank Holiday Weekend

April 24, 2019 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Food Festival has moved from September to the May Bank Holiday Weekend with a bigger programme of tasty events planned for every palette. The new-look Tralee Food Festival, organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance and supported by Kerry County Council, has an extended Taste Trail, Live Demos, a Food and […]

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