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WHILE the Easter Tea Party in the Ashe Hotel is sold out, there is still much to enjoy for youngsters at the upcoming Tír na nÓg Children’s Festival this weekend in Tralee. First up is the free children’s party and puppet show at Caballs Toymaster on Saturday morning  from 10am […]

FANCY testing the general knowledge for a great cause next week? Well, the Irish Wheelchair Association Tralee branch is hosting their annual table quiz in the Greyhound Bar on Thursday, April 5 at 8.30pm. Tables of four are €40 and there will be spot prizes and refreshments on the night. […]

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, the world got a new Toastmasters club, established in Tralee. The club grew, matured  and now it is proud to be a fine member in the family of the Irish Toastmasters’ clubs. To celebrate their  anniversary, the club is holding an open event in Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA club on Saturday, […]

THE Chernobyl Children’s Fund Tralee and District Ltd. is holding a Masterclass with the very talented Make-Up Artist, Leah Clail on Sunday, April 8. This event will be held in The Arms Hotel, Listowel from 4.30pm – 6.30pm. Tickets are only €15 and all proceeds will be donated to this Charity. You […]

KERRY GAA clubs will join the County Clean Up which will take place across the county on Saturday, April 14. With just weeks to go to the biggest annual litter clean-up effort in Kerry, organisers are encouraging individuals and groups to sign up and participate on the day. They say […]

THE annual ceremony to commemorate the Easter Rising will take place at Páirc An Phiarsaigh, Denny Street, Tralee on Easter Sunday. At 12 noon there will be a formal raising of the National Flag by Mayor Norma Foley and a reading of the 1916 Proclamation by Aoife Dillane & Áine […]

RIVERDANCE returns to the INEC Killarney for a limited run this September 12th – 16th. For over two decades, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance, the international Irish Dancing phenomenon. First performed as the interval act of 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, this electrifying and innovative dance piece […]

‘Tomb Raider’ will not live long in the memory says our movie guy, John McCann… Historically, the area of video game adaptation to big screen blockbuster has been one of scant success, with the transition from console to cinema one that has not always run smoothly. One of the few […]

THE cast of ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ took to the stage for the opening performance of a four night run at Siamsa Tire last night. Recognised as one of the all-time great comedy musicals, the production is presented by the multi-award-winning Light Opera Society of Tralee (LOST), and directed by […]

AFTER a great turnout on Easter Sunday morning last year, a dawn mass will once again be held in Annagh Burial Ground at 6am on April 1. Organised by the Curraheen Liturgy Group, it is the second time a dawn mass will ever have been held in the area. There […]

A FUNDRAISER will be held this Friday to help towards buying two defibrillators after a woman almost died in the town centre earlier this year. Therese O’Brien was in Tralee in early January when she suddenly felt unwell just outside Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Ashe Street. The 48 year old married […]

WELL-known local musician Noel Hartnett and his wife Sheila are inviting music and dancing fans to come along to The Earl of Desmond Hotel next Tuesday, March 27, for a night of music and dance in aid of the Recovery Haven Cancer Support House. Noel and Sheila have enlisted the […]

EASTER is just around the corner and Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park is celebrating with some of Kerry’s finest food producers and craftspeople at its Spring Food and Craft Fair on Saturday, March 31 from 11am to 5pm. The fair tells the story of Kerry’s vibrant food and craft […]

  CATHERINE Young’s new dance piece ‘State of Exception’ comes to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee on this Sunday at 8pm. Catherine has been working in Kerry for many years with dance professionals, community groups, schools and most recently with refugees and asylum seekers. Her dance piece ‘Welcoming the Stranger’ in 2016 […]

THE semi-finals of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’ on Wednesday night will see a man from Tralee aiming for a final place. Steve Barry has an amazing voice and really impressed the judges in the TV3 show with his audition. Now he’s hoping to go one step further and he’ll be hoping […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says The Shape of Water is a wonderfully crafted Oscar winning film, but it may not be for everyone!… With an underlying sense of injustice among some cinema goers at ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ missing out on the Best Picture Oscar among audiences, reviewing […]

WITH the St Patrick’s Day parade taking place tomorrow there’s a change from previous years to remind you about.   The 2018 parade theme is Ireland’s Most Enterprising Town and will start at The Rose Hotel roundabout on Dan Spring Road at 11.45am. However, the finish is different this year as […]

It’s the weekend and a very big one at that! A parade, Strictly Come Dancing, matches and marathons will make it one to remember… Friday 1. Dancing blues… Tonight’s the night 12 couples take to the floor for Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Strictly Club Dancing’  in The Brandon. Deirdre Walsh of Radio […]

TRALEE athlete Shona Heaslip and Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh were on hand on Thursday evening to help launch the annual Kerry Hospice Good Friday Walks around the county. They will take place in various locations including Killarney, Killorglin, Inch, Listowel, the Spa and Tralee to name but a few. The […]

THERE was great excitement in a Ballymac household on Saturday night when Mary Bonn’s name was called out on ‘Winning Streak’. But Mary will have to wait a little while longer to get her hands on any prizes, as the National Lottery show takes a break for this St Patrick’s […]

WHILE it might not feel like spring yet, the good people at Scoil Eoin are planning an event to showcase how to use seasonal ingredients to create amazing dishes. The ‘Spring Food Demo’ is being organised by the Parents Association  at the primary school to raise funds to be used […]

THERE’S just days to go to until the second Kerins O’Rahillys ‘Strictly Club Dancing’ night and it’s set to be a massive occasion again with nearly 1,000 tickets already sold. The 12 couples are all set to go on Friday night at The Brandon Hotel after being put through their […]

IT enjoyed two sell-out performances in February and the reaction was so positive a hit comedy/drama will return to the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse at the end of the month. Due to popular demand, the hugely successful ‘One Murder and a Christening’, penned by Mary Quirke, will make a welcome […]

SO it’s finally here. Cheltenham week has arrived and there’s some line-up of entertainment planned for The Castle Bar on Rock Street. And, of course, there’s still time to enter the famous Rollover competition which has been running since 1998. There’s thousands in prizes this year to be won. You can […]

TRANSITION Year students at Tralee CBS are busily preparing to take on a John B Keane classic this month. They will tread the boards at the school on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 22 in ‘Sive’. Teacher and director, Ellen McGillycuddy,  said drama is an important part of the […]

Our movie guy, John McCann, says ‘Game Night’ is an entertaining, absurd, dark and satisfying action comedy…but it’s not a game changer!… After a few intense weeks of Oscar hype, excitement, anticipation and in some cases disappointment (how ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ lost out to ‘The Shape of Water’ […]

A NEW book containing contributions from famous people is in the shops now with proceeds from sales going to Kerry Cancer Support Group. Football legend Mick O’Dwyer, cyclist Sean Kelly, television personalities Mike Murphy and Oliver Callan all contribute while there is original poetry from our poet laureate Paula Meehan, […]

It’s the weekend before the St Patrick’s festivities but there’s still a lot to do in Tralee and beyond… Friday 1. Opera comes to town…   Irish National Opera brings Thomas Adés darkly comic opera, Powder Her Face to Siamsa Tíre. The work has been hailed as “a modern classic” by […]

Time is running out to get that wonderful gift for mammy, so if you’re stuck for ideas have a look here… 1. CH has it all… CH Tralee have suggested some great gifts that mom would love on Sunday. First up is the Lancome La Vie est Belle EDP 50ml […]

AN Easter Tea Party in the Ashe Hotel and a Kids Fun Run will form the highlights of the upcoming Tír na nÓg Children’s Festival. The Under 12’s Kids Fun Run in Tralee Town Park takes place on Saturday, March 31 with a warm up with some Zumba with Linda Flanagan, […]