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Tralee Students To Join Whistleblast Quartet For Free Concert At Siamsa

Tralee Students To Join Whistleblast Quartet For Free Concert At Siamsa

April 23, 2019 at 12:56 pm Comments are Disabled

MERCY Mounthawk and St Ita’s and St Joseph’s students have been working with the Whistleblast Quartet, who are putting on a free concert in Siamsa Tire next week. The WhistleBlast Quartet, (Ken Edge, Conor Linehan, Oonagh Keogh and Mary Curran) is enjoying a busy nationwide Composition Programme, funded by the […]

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Popular Writer And Broadcaster To Perform Show In Fenit Next Weekend

Popular Writer And Broadcaster To Perform Show In Fenit Next Weekend

April 22, 2019 at 10:27 am 1 comment

WRITER and broadcaster Manchán Magan will be bringing his new theatrical show to  Fenit as part of Wild Mind Festival next weekend with a show on Saturday and Sunday. Arán & Im is a theatrical performance in which Manchán Magan bakes sourdough bread for 70 minutes while offering insights into the […]

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Coffee/Fashion Morning At Guiney’s To Help Out Palliative Care Unit

Coffee/Fashion Morning At Guiney’s To Help Out Palliative Care Unit

April 19, 2019 at 2:10 pm Comments are Disabled

HERE’S something to head along to next week if you’re in town. The staff from Guiney’s on Abbeycourt are hosting a coffee/fashion morning on Friday, April 26 at 11am at the popular store in aid of the Palliative Care Unit. Organised by Eileen O’Mahony and Alison McGaley, the ladies promise […]

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Go Back To The 90s With Fundraising Disco In Benners

Go Back To The 90s With Fundraising Disco In Benners

April 19, 2019 at 1:49 pm Comments are Disabled

I BLAME ‘Derry Girls’. The Channel 4 sitcom is to the forefront of the current obsession with all things 90s thanks to the soundtrack to the show being littered with a mixture of pop cheese and some bona fide classics. No doubt many of them will feature in a ‘Throwback […]

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Children’s Fancy Dress Fun Run In The Town Park

Children’s Fancy Dress Fun Run In The Town Park

April 19, 2019 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

THE annual Family Fancy Dress Charity Fun Run in the Town Park tomorrow is one of the highlights of the Easter family fun in Tralee this weekend. This year’s event starts from 12.30pm and children of all ages are encouraged to book their place early at www.eventbrite.com. The entry fee […]

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A Great Weekend Of Family Fun And Cycling At Ballyseedy Garden Centre

A Great Weekend Of Family Fun And Cycling At Ballyseedy Garden Centre

April 19, 2019 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tom Crean Unsung Hero Cycle and family fun weekend, in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, is back again at Ballyseedy Home & Garden, Tralee. Last year was the first year of the event when over 250 cyclists took to the road raising much needed funds for Down Syndrome Kerry. […]

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The launch of the MOYA Wellness Festival in Ballybunion.

MOYA Festival In Ballybunion To Invigorate The Body And Mind

April 18, 2019 at 2:09 pm Comments are Disabled

A FESTIVAL in north Kerry on the May Bank Holiday weekend is encouraging people to let their troubles sink into the golden sand and inhale the invigorating sea air in Ballybunion. MOYA, a festival of Meditation, Ocean, Yoga and Art in the breath-taking seaside town is, according to organisers, a […]

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Thousands Expected To Attend Kingdom County Fair Next Month

Thousands Expected To Attend Kingdom County Fair Next Month

April 17, 2019 at 8:41 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S that time of the year when preparations are in full swing for the annual Kingdom County Fair. The launch of the 2019 Fair took place in the Meadowlands Hotel last night and speaking at the launch, the Kingdom County Fair Chairman Mr James Tarrant said; “We are really looking […]

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Chamber To Receive €1,000 Towards Marquee Events On May Bank Holiday Weekend

Chamber To Receive €1,000 Towards Marquee Events On May Bank Holiday Weekend

April 17, 2019 at 8:38 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Chamber Alliance will get €1,000 towards activities to take place in a marquee in the Tralee Town Square on Saturday May 4 after securing the allocation from ‘The Big Hello!’ Healthy Kerry Community Weekend fund. The marquee will be erected to coincide with the Tralee Food Festival taking place over […]

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Kerry Choral Union To Hold Spring Concert At St Brendan’s Church

Kerry Choral Union To Hold Spring Concert At St Brendan’s Church

April 16, 2019 at 2:34 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Choral Union will host their much anticipated Spring Concert at Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Sunday April 28 at 7.30pm. Now an annual event, the wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised once again to raise vital funds […]

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Tralee Library To Host ‘Images Of Starlight’ Exhibition

Tralee Library To Host ‘Images Of Starlight’ Exhibition

April 16, 2019 at 12:28 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Library in Tralee will host a major exhibition on the night sky by members of the Dublin-based Irish Astronomical Society from Friday, April 26 to Friday, May 10. The “Images of Starlight” Exhibition is a stunning collection of sixty images of stars, planets, galaxies and other space objects […]

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Cork Sinn Féin TD To Give Oration At Tralee Easter Commemoration

Cork Sinn Féin TD To Give Oration At Tralee Easter Commemoration

April 16, 2019 at 12:15 pm Comments are Disabled

CORK Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O’Laoighaire TD will be the keynote speaker at the annual Easter Rising commemoration in Tralee this Sunday. Speaking ahead of the commemoration, Deputy O’Laoighaire said; “I’m delighted to be asked to speak in Tralee on Easter Sunday. Sinn Féin remains steadfastly committed to the realisation of the vision of the men […]

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McCann At The Movies: Kerry’s Jessie Buckley Simply Owns ‘Wild Rose’ From Start To Finish

McCann At The Movies: Kerry’s Jessie Buckley Simply Owns ‘Wild Rose’ From Start To Finish

April 13, 2019 at 10:18 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says Kerry native Jessie Buckley shines in entertaning musical feature ‘Wild Rose’… Following on from its successful showing as part of the recent Dingle International Film Festival, the new feature from Tom Harper and starring Killarney’s own Jessie Buckley gets its long awaited release this week at Tralee Omniplex. ‘Wild […]

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Fancy Going For A Trek With Aidan?

Fancy Going For A Trek With Aidan?

April 12, 2019 at 8:16 pm Comments are Disabled

FIVE-TIME All-Ireland winner and the country’s first winner of Dancing With The Stars, Aidan O’Mahony, is calling on the public to join him in walking the Camino de Santiago to raise vital funds for Cardiac Risk in Young (CRY) Ireland on September 7-14. The Camino is a walk anyone can […]

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PHOTOS: Audiences Say ‘We Love You’ To Chitty Chitty Bang Bang At Siamsa

PHOTOS: Audiences Say ‘We Love You’ To Chitty Chitty Bang Bang At Siamsa

April 12, 2019 at 9:03 am Comments are Disabled

TWO days in to Tralee Musical Society’s latest production and audiences are loving ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. It opened on Wednesday to a sellout crowd and last night saw it filled to capacity again.  With wonderful songs and a truly scrumptious set, justice is done to this true children’s classic […]

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Get Involved In The County Clean-Up Tomorrow

Get Involved In The County Clean-Up Tomorrow

April 12, 2019 at 9:01 am Comments are Disabled

ONE of Kerry’s biggest annual mobilisations of community groups, Tidy Towns committees, voluntary and sporting organisations, and individual residents and families across the county is taking place tomorrow. The eighth County Clean Up will take place on Saturday and organisers are calling for as many people as possible to get […]

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Lining up for the national anthem. Photo by Dermot Crean

Warriors To Be Honoured With Civic Reception

April 10, 2019 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

GARVEY’S Tralee Warriors heroics this season are to be honoured this Friday with a civic reception at Kerry County Council buildings. The team won the Basketball Ireland Men’s Superleague title for the first time last month in only their third season in the league, having won the Champions Trophy in […]

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Excitement Builds For ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ This Week At Siamsa

Excitement Builds For ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ This Week At Siamsa

April 9, 2019 at 9:36 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S just one day to go until Tralee Musical Society brings a true children’s classic to the Siamsa Tíre stage. ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ will be performed for the first time by the Society and it promises to be a spectacular show. Based on the beloved 1968 film version of […]

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Looking forward to the Easter Sunday Dawn Mass at Annagh Graveyard on Easter Sunday were,  Fr Francis Nolan, Breda Browne, Carmel Counihan, Mary Glazier and Brendan O'Brien. Photo by Dermot Crean

Hundreds Expected For Dawn Mass At Annagh Graveyard On Easter Sunday

April 9, 2019 at 9:36 am Comments are Disabled

LAST year around 600 people showed up for the Dawn Mass at Annagh Graveyard and organisers are hoping for a similar attendance this year on Easter Sunday at 6am. Organised by the Curraheen Liturgy Group, it is the third time a dawn mass will ever have been held in the […]

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Loads Of Family Fun For Easter In Tralee

Loads Of Family Fun For Easter In Tralee

April 7, 2019 at 9:30 am Comments are Disabled

CHILDREN in Tralee and beyond have been sent a special message from the Easter Bunny to dust off their fancy-dress costumes in preparation for the eggstremely popular annual Family Fancy Dress Charity Fun Run in the Town Park on Saturday, April 20. The Easter Bunny hopped into Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee […]

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McCann At The Movies: Dumbo Is A Stunning Remake To Please All The Family

McCann At The Movies: Dumbo Is A Stunning Remake To Please All The Family

April 6, 2019 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

John McCann says ‘Dumbo’ is a fun family feature full of escapism… AFTER a week of sleepless nights after watching ‘Us’ last week at Tralee Omniplex, I was delighted to get back to fun family fare this week with Tim Burton’s live action remake of the classic Disney tale ‘Dumbo’ the movie […]

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Rose O'Keeffe, Suzanne Boyle and Fiona Griffin at 'Much Ado About The Bard' at The Ballymac Bar on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Much Ado About The First Night Of Comedy Plays At Ballymac Bar

April 5, 2019 at 9:26 am Comments are Disabled

IF you’re looking for something different to go to over the next couple of nights, then head to the Ballymac Bar for some pub theatre. The bar in Boherbee hosted the opening night of ‘Much Ado About The Bard’ on Thursday where punters enjoyed two comedy plays related to the […]

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Tralee Lions Club’s Annual Fundraising Table Quiz

Tralee Lions Club’s Annual Fundraising Table Quiz

April 4, 2019 at 1:23 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Lions Club will host their annual table quiz at The Meadowlands Hotel tonight (Thursday) at 8pm. All proceeds raised on the night will go in support of Kerry Cancer Support Group. This is always a well-attended event and there’s loads of spot prizes up for grabs on the night. […]

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Well-Known Climate Activist To Give Talk At IT Tralee

Well-Known Climate Activist To Give Talk At IT Tralee

April 4, 2019 at 12:25 pm 1 comment

A WELL-KNOWN climate activist and author will give a free talk in IT Tralee next week. Dr Lorna Gold, author of ‘Climate Generation’, will visit the college on Thursday, April 11 from 1pm-2pm in Room L105 in the Solas Building, North Campus. It’s a free event and all are welcome. […]

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Over €1m Worth Of Rally Cars On Display In Town Centre This Saturday

Over €1m Worth Of Rally Cars On Display In Town Centre This Saturday

April 4, 2019 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

IN case you didn’t know, Kerry Motor Club are hosting the Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally this Sunday, but on Saturday cars will be on display in the town centre. Tralee Chamber Alliance and the Club will host a static display of rally cars on the Mall and in […]

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PHOTOS: Stag And Doe Sessions Proves A Success At Tralee Bar

PHOTOS: Stag And Doe Sessions Proves A Success At Tralee Bar

April 4, 2019 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

NEW music talent was to the fore at the first Stag and Doe Sessions at The Fiddler Bar in the Square on Saturday night. The organisers said the gig was a success and proved what a great depth of talent we have here in Kerry and further afield. “We were […]

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Paco Tralee To Host Coffee/Fashion Morning Fundraiser

Paco Tralee To Host Coffee/Fashion Morning Fundraiser

April 3, 2019 at 3:19 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE fashion outlet will hold another one of their great coffee/fashion mornings again this Friday for a great cause. Eileen Whelan of  Paco on The Mall has organised the event, the first at the store this year, to raise funds of MS Tralee and North Kerry Branch. From 11am to […]

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Table Quiz At Na Gaeil To Help Out Tír Na nÓg Orphanage

Table Quiz At Na Gaeil To Help Out Tír Na nÓg Orphanage

April 3, 2019 at 12:44 pm Comments are Disabled

IF you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night, then head to the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse to test your general knowledge. The annual table quiz in aid of the Tír na nÓg orphanage in Tanzania is taking place there at 8pm this Thursday. The orphanage was set up Tralee […]

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Ballymac Bar To Host Brilliant Bard-Related Comedy Plays

Ballymac Bar To Host Brilliant Bard-Related Comedy Plays

April 2, 2019 at 6:07 pm 1 comment

HERE’S something different for your local pub. The Ballymac Bar will host two comedy plays related to the works of William Shakespeare on this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm each night. Under the heading ‘Much Ado About The Bard’, it promises to be a highly entertaining night out with […]

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County Buildings To Light Up Blue Tonight For World Autism Day

County Buildings To Light Up Blue Tonight For World Autism Day

April 2, 2019 at 2:36 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council buildings will be lit up blue tonight to raise awareness of World Autism Day and the public is invited to snap it with a chance to win prizes. Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Graham Spring, and Lisa Curran of the Irish Autism Mammy facebook page have organised this event […]

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