WHAT’S ON

BORN to Run Tralee running club members are looking forward to hosting a special event this summer. Fresh from the various events the club’s members have completed over the last number of weeks, which saw members run the streets of Belfast, Boston, Doha, Limerick, Manchester, Westport and much more, the […]

ST Pats GAA Club in Blennerville is preparing for another Dingle Way Challenge which takes place on June 4 this year. There has been huge interest in this event in previous years and the club is expecting many walkers to take part this June. The route this year takes in […]

THE community in Kilmoyley is preparing to hit the road later this month for a run organised by a local group. The Kilmoyley Tidy Towns’ 5K/10K fundraising run will take place on Sunday, May 21 at 10am. It will follow the usual 5K route from St Erc’s Primary School to […]

DARKNESS Into Light Tralee is holding a pop-up registration centre at Tralee Bay Wetlands this week. The registration desk will be manned between 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The walk itself will start on Saturday, May 6 at 4.15am beginning from the Wetlands carpark entrance. Registration is […]

THE newly formed Tralee Food Festival committee of Ken Tobin, Mary Mc Quinn and John McCarthy are excited to announce the appointment of Oliver Hurley and Ken Murphy as festival directors for the event this year. The festival, which takes place on May 20-21, promises to bring good food, drinks, […]

RACING returns to Listowel with the three day Summer Festival meeting from Saturday June 3 to Monday June 5 over the June Bank Holiday weekend. There’ll be one day of national hunt and two days flat racing, with great fun off the turf to enjoy including live music, a wooly […]

THERE’S just days to go until a great community event at Connolly Park returns. The Paul Lucey ‘Run for the Rock’ is back again for Bank Holiday Monday, May 1, and there’s a fantastic day of entertainment planned. This is the fifth year of the run which has grown in […]

THE Kingdom County Fair is back this year, promising to be bigger and better than ever. After the huge success of last year, it will once again be held in Ballymacthomas just outside Tralee and there’ll be an extra day to enjoy. It will take place over Saturday, May 6 […]

THE celestial surrounds of Muckross Abbey, along with the 6th century monasteries of Innisfallen Island and Skellig Michael, will provide the perfect amphitheatre to this year’s  ‘Dawn Chorus’ – presented by the Conservation Rangers of Killarney National Park,  National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) on Saturday, May 6, with live-stream […]

THE 2023 Tralee Food Festival was officially launched on Friday evening at the Island of Geese attended by festival sponsors, organisers and some surprise ‘Chefs’ – Pots & Pans, who joined in on the fun. The Festival will take place on May 20-21 and promises to be a community-led, family-oriented, […]

MEMBERS of Kerry Scotia Ensemble and the Kerry Concert Choir are busy rehearsing  for their concert “Over the Rainbow – Voices for Hospice”, which takes place on Sunday 23 April at 7pm in the Church of the Resurrection, Park Road, Killarney. Directed by internationally acclaimed soprano, Dr Sharon Lyons, the […]

THE 10th anniversary of the Kerry Camino Guided Walking Weekend takes place from Friday, April 28 to Sunday, April 28 taking in the stunning scenery of the Dingle Peninsula. The event has been held every year, with the exception of 2020 when it was cancelled due to Covid restrictions. Over […]

PRIMARY school children from around Tralee were treated to the premiere of ‘The Best of Broadway’ as the show performed by Presentation Secondary students opened with a matinee on Wednesday. It was one of four performances over the two days, with the final show taking place tonight (Thursday) in the […]

TRALEE Magic Basketball Club are hosting a table quiz this Thursday, April 20 at 8pm in Skelper Quane’s, Blennerville. Tables of four at €40 per table. There will be a raffle with plenty of fabulous spot prizes as well as finger food on the night. One of the top raffle prizes is a […]

MEMBERS of Kerry Scotia Ensemble and the Kerry Concert Choir are busy rehearsing  for their concert “Over the Rainbow – Voices for Hospice”, which takes place on Sunday 23 April at 7pm in the Church of the Resurrection, Park Road, Killarney. Directed by internationally acclaimed soprano, Dr Sharon Lyons, the […]

THE world-famous Artane Band, formerly the Artane Boys’ Band, familiar to generations of GAA fans the world over from their regular pre-match and interval performances at Croke Park, will shortly visit Kerry for the first time in forty years as guests of Kerry School of Music to play a very […]

A BLOOD Donation clinic will be set up at the Kerry Sports Academy at the MTU campus at Dromtacker this week. The clinic will be open on Wednesday from 2-6pm and on Thursday from 12-4pm. This is a walk-in clinic, open to the general public, and no appointment is needed. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

KERRY Choral Union will host their much-anticipated Spring Concert at St Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Sunday, April 23 at 7.30pm. The wonderful concert of choral music will be conducted by Sharon Reidy and is being organised, once again, to raise vital funds for cancer support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry. As […]

THE stage is set for a fantastic two evenings of entertainment this week as the girls at Presentation Tralee present ‘The Best of Broadway’ on April 19th and 20th in the school gym. After last year’s phenomenal success, Pres are also going bigger and better adding an extra matinee for […]

A YOUTH photography exhibition, put together by a group of teenagers from Kerry and beyond who worked online during Lockdown, will run at Kerry County Museum from next weekend. Facilitated by Tara Donoghue Photography for Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP), ‘Through Our Eyes – A Youth Photography Experience in […]

TRALEE Library will host an exhibition of weaved stars made by various community groups and individuals in Kerry for the One Million Stars Ireland project, from April 17 until April 30. The One Million Stars Ireland project was brought to Ireland in 2019 by Siobhan McQuillan, project lead, working with Amber […]

THE Opus’96 Chamber Choir will hold a concert in St John’s Church Tralee on this Sunday, April 16 at 7pm. The ‘From Byrd To Beethoven’ concert is in aid of the St John’s Parish Fund and Choir Director, Martina Ryan Murphy, explained why they chose the music for the performance. “This […]

THE appetite for top musical entertainment is as voracious as ever in this town, as Tralee Musical Society began a sellout run of four shows last night in Siamsa Tíre. There was great anticipation backstage minutes before curtain up as the cast prepared to bring ‘Ghost The Musical’ to the […]

CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven Kerry, has been chosen as the host organisation for the Kerry leg of the poignant Vicky Phelan Campaign and Portrait Tour, which comes to Tralee on April 21 and 22. The Tralee-based charity has joined forces with portrait owner David Brennan and friends and family […]

MONTHS of rehearsals will come to fruition next week as the Tralee Musical Society brings an adaptation of a much-loved movie classic to the Siamsa Tíre stage. Directed by Oliver Hurley, ‘Ghost The Musical’ will be performed by the Society from Wednesday April 12 to Saturday, April 15 nightly at […]

THE Tralee Food Festival has teamed up with Cara Credit Union who have been announced as the official Taste Trail Partner for the event this year. Taking place on Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21, this year’s festival promises to be another very special attraction for all, with a […]

DJ legend Trevor Rockcliffe returns to Tralee after six years, to play at Retrospective’s first birthday party. On Easter Sunday night, Trevor will be joined by local DJ Jonno Brien, Cian Shiels, Luke Reidy and James O’Callaghan for a night of amazing dance music in The Greyhound Bar from 9pm. […]

RACING will return to Ballybeggan this month with a Point-to-Point meeting on Saturday, April 15. There will be six races with the first off at 2pm. For the hungry there’ll be hot food catering while racing fans can also see the Aintree Grand National which will be live streamed. Entry […]

PRESENTATION Tralee is delighted to announce the return of their recently revived school musical tradition with the staging of ‘The Best of Broadwa’ on April 19th and 20th in the school gym. After last year’s phenomenal success, Pres are going bigger and better adding an extra matinee for local primary […]

THE Opus’96 Chamber Choir will hold a concert in St John’s Church Tralee on Sunday, April 16 at 7pm. The ‘From Byrd To Beethoven’ concert is in aid of the St John’s Parish Fund and Choir Director, Martina Ryan Murphy, explained why they chose the music for the performance. “This year […]