WHAT’S ON

IT will be a very special day for one Tralee school on Thursday as they welcome  President Michael D Higgins through their doors. The President and his wife Sabina will honour Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn with a visit as part of his duties in the continuing commemorations of the Easter Rising 1916. Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, […]

THE Tralee Branch of the Irish Red Cross will host a ‘1916 Irish Rising’ themed table quiz at Stokers Lodge, Tralee on Friday, April 29 at 8.30pm. The fundraiser is for money to go towards a building for the Tralee Branch of the Irish Red Cross. A table of four costs €20 and […]

IF you are interested in getting involved clubs from Lohercannon to Derrymore West, this could be the night for you. Curraheen Community Council will host an information evening on Tuesday, April 19th in Fels Point Hotel, from 7.30pm to 9pm. All local voluntary groups from Lohercannon to Derrymore West and surrounding areas will have […]

THE Free Radicals Youth Theatre will host an evening of new plays titled, ‘Proclaimers’, which will take place at Siamsa Tire on Sunday, April 17, at 8pm with admission €10. The evening is the culmination of months of work undertaken by members of the youth theatre group culminating in this […]

THE Kingdom Greyhound track in Tralee is the place to be on Saturday, April 23 at 7:45pm where Blennerville N.S. hosts a ‘Night at the Dogs’ to raise much needed funds to provide sports equipment and library facilities for the school. The night promises to be a wonderful social occasion with […]

SIAMSA Tire will host previews of Anam, a dance piece that will feature two Kerry natives, as part of its Tocht Festival of Dance on April 22 and April 23 before its official launch at the Dublin Dance Festival at the end of May. Co-commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and Siamsa […]

THE Tenacity School of Performing Arts has been performing fantastic shows in Siamsa Tire for 20 years now and that high standard is set to be maintained this Sunday and Monday. A phenomenal amount of work has gone into this year’s show from the school which is based in Moyderwell and the fruits […]

BALLYSEEDY Home and Gardens has been very busy lately as they get set to hold their annual Family Fun Weekend in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry, taking place on April 16 and 17. The weekend will kick start on Saturday as cyclists from the Tour de Munster will head off […]

IF you feel like putting on some leg warmers and making your hair look odd on Friday night, then The Barge pub is the place to be. The bar, adjacent to Hennessy’s ,on Castle Street will be hosting an 80s night in aid of the Tralee Community First Responders. The vital service is […]

A FOODIE’S paradise awaits in The Tankard next week at special fundraiser for three charities. ‘Taste For Africa’ will feature cookery demonstration chef, Frank Moynihan, who has invited 10 local producers, largely from Fenit and surrounding area, to present a dish of their choice on the night. It’s not a sit […]

THE Tir na nOg Children’s Festival is proving a hit year after year and one event was a sellout success on Good Friday. The ‘Fun At The Playdium’ morning saw 90 children converge on the Manor East facility for face painting, a mini easter hunt and a raffle for the parents. The […]

The weekend is upon us once again and it’s a special one if you’re a little person. Besides the prospect of Easter eggs, the Tír na nÓg family festival is in full swing and there’s plenty to do over the next few days… EASTER SATURAY 1. Caball Toymaster on Bridge […]

NA GAEIL Bingo and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí will join forces for a bilingual night of bingo during Seachtain Na Gaeilge as a fundraiser for the school. On Friday, March 4 beginning at 7:30pm at the clubhouse in Killeen, Na Gaeil Bingo will break from the norm for Seachtain Na Gaeilge, by calling out […]

THE ‘The Faces of Fenit’ exhibition was officially opened by County Librarian, Tommy O’Connor at Tralee Library on Tuesday evening and is a must for anyone with an interest in the locality. This is the second opportunity to catch the photographs on display, after Fenit Hall recently held a display of […]

THE cream of Kerry’s fashion talent will vie for awards during Kerry Fashion Week as the awards finalists have just been announced. Also, in an exclusive for the event, Paul Galvin will be launching his new SS16 Collection at the KFW Fashion Industry Awards Show in the Europe Hotel & Resort […]

It’s the weekend again and if you’d like to get out and about there’s a lot to get up to in town and beyond over the next couple of days… FRIDAY 1. If fashion is your thing, then this might be of an interest to you. Killahan NS will host a fundraising […]

TRALEE Boxing Club has announced that all tickets for the Katie Taylor fight on in the Brandon Hotel this Saturday are now sold out. All 800 seats for the bout against American fighter Queen Underwood have been sold days in advance of one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events to arrive […]

LOCAL politicians showed showed some pretty good skills at a special 5-a-side soccer match on stage at Siamsa Tíre on Sunday morning. The unusual location was apt, as the event was held to launch Tralee Musical Society’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Beautiful Game’, which will be performed at the venue […]

AFTER a fantastic event last year, a north Kerry nightclub is again to welcome a very different clientele than usual for the ‘FrozenFest’ party next month. Around 500 people from north Kerry, many from Tralee, went to JD’s Nightclub in Ballybunion last March, where the venue was transformed into Arendelle for the event. Children […]

AH, the 1980s! Perms, stonewashed denim jackets and leg warmers were the height of fashion, Stock, Aiken and Waterman soundtracked our lives, teenage girls swooned over Tom Cruise in Top Gun and boys dreamt of Kim Basinger. May God have mercy on our souls. Anyway, you can relive the retina-scorching fashions and synth-heavy pop ‘choons’ at […]

IT’S set to be a great afternoon of fun in The Mall on Saturday at the second Annual Christmas Office Chair Racing Competition in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, the event gets underway from 3pm and you can expect the action to be fierce […]

A FUNDRAISER in aid of a vital service will be held in Ardfert next weekend. A Bingo with a guaranteed jackpot of €350 will be held in the Community Centre in aid of the Ardfert and District Community First responders on Sunday, December 20. Beginning with a mulled wine reception at […]

  THIS Saturday evening sees the opening of a Tralee Art Group exhibition in Siamsa Tíre. Under the tutelage of Rebekah Wall, the art group will present “Sati or Tempra” meaning “being in the moment” in Sanskrit. Inspiration for individuals has come from a variety of sources – woods, sea, water and […]

SANTA and Mrs Claus showed up in Fenit on Sunday to launch the 64th Annual Christmas Day Swim. He was joined by members of  Tralee Bay Swimming Club who will once again help raise funds the RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon and will begin with the traditional singing of […]

QUARTERS is planning something special this Christmas as famed international DJ, Basshunter, will perform at the venue on Sunday, December 27. The Swedish star, whose real name is Jonas Erik Altberg, shot to fame in the late noughties with top ten hits such as  “Now You’re Gone” and “All I […]

PUPILS, parents and staff at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn are looking forward to a great afternoon’s entertainment this Sunday for their annual Christmas Fair. The fair gets under way at 2pm and visitors can enjoy a special appearance from the Tommy Markham Cup won by Kerry minors in September – with past […]

IT Tralee’s St. Vincent de Paul Society is holding their annual Fashion Show this Thursday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. All the clothes modelled on the night by students are from St. Vincent de Paul shops nationwide and they aim to prove that you can be on trend with clothes that are reasonably priced. […]

THE public are invited to what promises to be a very enjoyable evening of Christmas Cookery Demonstrations at Kerry College of Further Education this Thursday evening at 7pm. Chef on the night is the well-known Kay Lanigan Ryan who runs the Professional Cookery and the Hotel and Catering courses at […]

‘Black Friday’ signalled the real start of the Christmas shopping madness, but things are officially kicking off in Tralee this weekend and there’s a lot to get up to. Here’s a few suggestions… Saturday 1. Meet Santa and friends… CH Chemists are turning The Mall into a Christmas wonderland when Santa […]

THE ‘Star’, Kieran Donaghy, will switch on the Christmas Lights in The Square at 5pm on Saturday, November 28 to herald the start of the 2015 Christmas Spraoí Tralee. The Kerry Captain will join the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Thomas McEllistrim and one pupil from a Tralee primary school (chosen from a […]