WHAT’S ON

A NEW book which features Munster poetry down through the centuries is to have its Tralee launch at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on this Friday evening, November 25 at 6.30pm. ‘Best Loved Poems: Favourite Poems from the South of Ireland’ was launched in Listowel, on Saturday and a series of similar events has been […]

IT’S back! The streets of Tralee will come alive this Saturday with Santa and friends moving through the streets for the annual CH Santa Parade. Starting at 2pm, CH Chemists is inviting families to come along to meet Santa, Mrs Claus and some of your favourite toy characters at the annual event. […]

ARDFERT Camera Club’s Annual Photographic Exhibition is to open in Kerry County Library at Moyderwell, on Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8pm and will run until December 3. Local publisher Justin Horgan from Ardfert, has been invited this year by the Camera Club to officially launch the event. There will be nearly 50 pictures on […]

IF you can’t find anything to do in town this weekend then fuhgeddaboudit. There’s loads on so have a look below at a few suggestions… Friday 1. Grab a bargain… If you’ve a ticket for the CH Chemists Customer night then some of your Christmas shopping will be sorted. Santa […]

A NEW electro-pop/indie/alternative mini-festival called ‘Future Sounds’ is coming to the INEC next February. All Tvvins, King Kong Company and Le Galaxie, up and coming duo Little Hours and Dancefloor giants John Gibbons and Dashka will all feature at the event on February 3. Continued below… In association with Spin South West, […]

THE fourth Tralee 5km Santa Fun Run takes place on Sunday, December 11 at 11am in memory of Fiona Moore with all proceeds this year in aid of Barretstown. Fiona’s parents Deirdre and Martin Moore joined the other  organisers at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Wednesday to launch the event. This year, the […]

THE West End Bar in Fenit is hosting an evening of trad music on this Sunday, November 20 to raise funds for the Palliative Care Unit of Kerry General Hospital. The Spa Fenit branch of Kerry Hospice Foundation will be launching their 2017 Calendar on the night. There will be lots […]

FOURTH year BSc in Health and Leisure Studies students are busy preparing for their upcoming event, ’The Fitness Face Off’, taking place at John Mitchel’s Sport Complex on Sunday, December 4. “We are looking for 16 teams of 4 (2 males, 2 females) from local gyms and sports clubs in the Tralee […]

MANOR West is getting ready to welcome the ‘Taste of Tralee Food Fair’ to the shopping centre on Saturday and Sunday, November 26-27 from 12-6pm. The food fair will host numerous local artisan food producers offering fantastic handmade products from the heart of Kerry. As well as Santa and his friends, Kingdom […]

PIETA House will host a “Misneach – Nourishing Hope” in Tralee towards the end of the month. Coinciding with four similar events in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork, this reflective event will take place on Sunday, November 27, on the cusp between the months of November (traditionally a month of remembrance, honour […]

SOME of the biggest names in music and comedy will appear at the INEC Killarney this December as part of their Christmas schedule and the gigs are selling out fast. Nathan Carter, The Coronas, The Saw Doctors, Mario Rosenstock, Tommy Tiernan and many more are set to arrive for their Christmas Carnival. Continued […]

POPULAR trad band Spailpin are set to launch a retrospective of their work at the start of next month and they’re helping out a great cause in the process. Mary Lynch is trying to raise €20,000 for 10 new chemotherapy chairs for the unit at University Hospital Kerry and the band […]

IF you’ve been around town for the past couple of days you may have noticed there’s a circus festival going on. Well it’s in full swing at the moment and there’s loads to see and do between Saturday and Sunday. Today sees numerous events in town with children’s workshops at […]

A TRALEE woman is organising a coffee morning next Thursday to mark World Prematurity Day. The event, on November 17, is being organised by Jennifer Kissane, following the birth of her and husband Greg’s premature baby boy Fionn in June, arriving six weeks early at 5lb 2. Jennifer herself was born 12 […]

THE Baby Market is back in The Rose Hotel Tralee later this month and they are helping a local organisation in the process. They are running a Christmas Appeal in conjunction with Kerry Women’s Refuge on Sunday, November 20th from 12 noon to 2pm, where they are seeking donations of for women’s, children’s and […]

THERE’S a great night planned for the Ashe Hotel in a couple of weeks time as nine couples take to the dance floor for a charity event. Students Katie O’Donoghue and Akeem Mollow have organised a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in aid of Pieta House and tickets are going fast for […]

THE ADAPT shop on Matt Talbot Road will be the venue for a special fundraising fashion show later this month. Helena Slattery – manager of the shop which raises funds for the ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge Centre on the Killeen Road – said she is really looking forward to the event on Friday, […]

THE gloves and blindfolds will be on in The Ashe Hotel on Saturday week when a ‘White Collar’ boxing night will take place in aid of Recovery Haven. Organised by St Margaret’s Boxing Club, the event will see members taking to the ring with two of the bouts being contested blindfolded […]

THE season for club fundraisers is in full swing these days with Lip Sync Battles, ‘Strictly’ nights and Battle Of The Parishes all gracing hotel venues around town in the past month. St Pat’s GAA club in Blennerville has decided to steer away from the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event they’ve […]

MEADOWLANDS Hotel is hosting the third Annual Tralee Rock, Blues and Motorcycle Festival on from Friday to Sunday this weekend in aid of Kerry S.P.C.A. The Gin Palace Bar Stewards have organised an exciting line up of entertainment as the Festival kicks off at 7pm Friday evening with a Gin Cocktail sponsored […]

WHILE we’re not big on celebrating the US holiday that is Thanksgiving this side of the Atlantic, but we might make an exception for this soirée in a couple of weeks time. Dick and Eileen Henggeler are throwing a party on Thursday, November 24, and it looks like a mouth-watering […]

A REHEARSED reading of the 2016 Listowel Writer’s Week Eamon Keane Full-Length Play winner, ‘Three Sessions with Annemarie’ by Harriet O’Carroll, will take place at Siamsa Tire, Tralee at 7pm this Sunday evening. ‘Three Sessions With Annemarie’ is one of six finalists shortlisted earlier this year at Listowel Writers Week. The Eamon […]

Aren’t Bank Holidays great for shortening the week? It’s almost the weekend and here’s a few suggestions on what to get up to… Friday 1. ‘Eamonn’ to MC at Fashion Show Bernard O’Shea of ‘Bridget and Eamonn’ fame is coming ‘home’ tonight to MC a fashion show. Bernard, whose dad hails from […]

CRAG Cave is a hive of activity at the moment as they busily prepare to welcome a special visitor on December 1. Yes, Santa’s Winter Wonderland is coming back to the popular attraction just outside Castleisland with loads in store for little ones. Santa will once again be arriving on December […]

THE pilgrimage to Dingle on a cold December weekend is back again this year for music fans and today saw the first announcement of acts to play Other Voices from December 2-4. Over 70 artists will perform over the weekend in the St. James Church and the pubs around Dingle, the first slated to perform are Lisa Hannigan, […]

AROUND 150 people made their way to Siamsa Tire on Wednesday night for the first screening of feature film ‘CON’. ‘CON’ was shot in Tralee over the summer and written and directed by Tralee filmmaker, Bertie Brosnan. He also played the lead part in the movie, which which was filmed in a documentary style. […]

IT’S November, so it’s ok to talk about it now. Christmas party season is not too far away and venues all over town are pulling out all the stops to attract businesses, clubs and groups of friends to their establishments. One restaurant which decided to do something very different this […]

THE TV ads have begun, radio DJs are on starter’s orders to spin ‘Last Christmas’, so what better time to announce that the Santa 5k Fun Run is coming back this December. The fourth annual run, which has proved so popular over the years, will take place on Sunday, December 11, at 11am from […]

AS PART of their winter schedule of free events and activities, Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park are organising a “Family Funday” on this Saturday, November 5 from 12 noon. The day will feature lots of fun things to do for kids of all ages, the highlight of which […]

THERE is a lot going on at the Craft Makers Centre this month which will be of interest to many people interested in creative arts. A beginners painting course with Roisín McGuigan will take place on Thursday mornings:  10th, 17th and 24th 10.30-1.00pm. It costs €100 for the three weeks and refreshments will […]