Beauty&Fashion

AN Ardfert man who has dressed some of the world’s biggest pop stars is back in Kerry this week for a special event in Kenmare. Colin Horgan has dressed Lady GaGa, Little Mix and Dua Lipa and is widely considered one of Ireland’s brightest young fashion design talents on the […]

A TRALEE woman was crowned Miss Kerry at a selection night at the weekend. Twenty-year-old Brogan O’Sullivan from Killeen Wood, was chosen from  15 contestants from all over the county at the event in the Killarney Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Denise Hickey from Rathmore was second and Emily Hayes from […]

HERE’S something for the ladies. Connect Kerry is planning a ‘Cocktails And Canapes’ night out on Friday, June 22 at the Meadowlands Hotel which is sure to attract lovers of beauty, fashion and fun times. There’s cocktails on arrival at 7.30pm and canapés and wine while enjoying an evening with […]

THE weather was amazing on Sunday as ladies converged on Listowel Racecourse for a great day of style at the races. As we reported yesterday (click here for previous story), it was Mary Woulfe from Athea who won the top prize for Best Dressed Lady, but as you can see […]

IT was a Newcastlewest lady who won the Best Dressed Lady on the opening day of the Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday. Judged by award winning soprano, model, and social media star, Sinead O’Brien, also known as “Sinead’s Curvy Style” and assisted by Eilish Stack, the judges […]

THERE was fashion, fun and great prizes as hundreds attended the St Brendan’s NS Blennerville Fashion Show on Thursday night. The Ballyroe Heights Hotel was the venue for the fundraiser which saw pupils, parents and models take to the runway, displaying fashions from 21 local shops with a wide range of […]

IT’S showtime as St Brendan’s National School, Blennerville are taking to the catwalk tonight, for their Fashion Show fundraiser. The event will take place in Ballyroe Heights Hotel and promises to be a fantastic night of entertainment, fashion and fun for all the family. The event has been planned for […]

THE Ballyroe Heights Hotel saw its fair share of glamour and style at the weekend. On Friday the Connect Kerry Women In Business awards took place while on Saturday it was the turn of the Kerry Rose contestants and their supporters to dress to impress. Celine O’Shea was chosen at […]

AS we reported earlier (click here for previous coverage), the Connect Kerry Women in Business awards was another stylish affair in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. There was a host of awards given out on the night to winners from all over the county, on a night filled […]

FABULOUS glamour, style, fun, food and awards made for a wonderful night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel for the annual Connect Kerry Women in Business Awards. Organised by Margaret Kissane Publisher and Editor of Connect Magazine, the Awards celebrated and recognised the enormous entrepreneurial talent and success of women who […]

CH Tralee hosted a famed make-up artist for a masterclass last night. Alan Pan is one of Estee Lauder’s leading global makeup artists and has worked with celebrities such as Kendall Jenner. Based in the UK, Alan works across North America, the UK and Europe.  He appears frequently on TV […]

HORAN’S Healthstores will hold their official Ría Organics Skin Care launch this Friday evening at 7pm at Horan’s The Square Tralee with special guest Mary O’Donnell Beauty.   Tickets are €5 and are redeemable on the night. They are available from Horan’s The Square. There’s refreshments and nibbles on arrival, goodie […]

ST Brendan’s National School, Blennerville are taking to the catwalk shortly for the first time, as they are busily preparing for their Fashion Show fundraiser. The event will take place in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Thursday, May 31 and promises to be a fantastic night of entertainment, fashion and fun […]

SERIOUS racing, serious fun and sensational Summer style  are on the cards at the forthcoming Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday/Monday June 3/4. As always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Racing Committee have organised music after racing each evening. The fashion […]

THERE was a fantastic night of entertainment in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday night. The occasion was the Churchill GAA ‘Lip Sing Battle’ and it was an amazing success with over 500 people attending. As we told you yesterday (click here for previous story), John Murray got the nod from […]

CH Chemists will host national IMAGE Skincare Trainer, Caroline Casey, at a special event on Friday week, May 11. An expert in her field, Caroline will be going through all the new lines in IMAGE Vital C & Ageless Range and will be giving the perfect resolutions to aging later. […]

GAELCHOLÁISTE Chiarraí students turned on the style last night for their annual fashion show. There was a large crowd at The Rose Hotel for the event which saw the students take to the catwalk in fashions from numerous local businesses. Mentored by teacher Michelle D’Altúin, the students organise every aspect […]

THE glamour was something else at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the annual IT Tralee Clubs and Societies Ball. Around 350 students from the college attended the final students ball of the year and it was a chance to celebrate student participation and achievement in the college’s clubs and […]

A LOCAL hair and beauty salon has will raise funds during the month of May for a great cause. Ballybeg Hair and Beauty are doing a month long initiative to support the Palliative Care Unit at UHK. “We all love to look and feel good and at Ballybeg Hair and […]

GAELCHOLAISTE Chiarraí students were among the prize winners at the national final of the Junk Kouture competition at the 3 Arena last night. With thousands attending the event, the Tralee school was represented by ‘Fear Leighis Na Mara Plaisteach’ from Lennox Beaujouan, Peadar Toibin and Seán Ó Loingsigh. They won […]

A COLOURFUL, fun and educational event took place in Presentation Secondary School on Wednesday which saw students get a taste of photography and special effects make-up art. In a collaboration between the Transition Years and tutors and trainees from Kerry ETB Training Centre in Monavalley, a special make-up event was […]

HAIR Salons from across Kerry gathered at Kerry ETB Training Centre’s all-new Hairdressing Salon in Monvalley on Monday for an opening evening to showcase their futuristic looking new facility and to meet the current crop of young hairdressers. Visitors spent two hours mingling with staff, trainees and other business owners […]

THERE was a huge turnout for a top beauty and lifestyle blogger who visited CH Chemists in Tralee on Saturday for a make-up masterclass. Around 120 ladies bought tickets to see Grace Mongey, a 29 year old mum of one from Tallaght who has become enormously popular through her ‘Faces […]

THEY did it…and then some! Two ladies, Audrey Moran and Eileen Whelan, set out on a mission to raise enough money to buy two defibrillators and by Friday afternoon they had raised enough for three. “We’re overwhelmed by the response from the public over the past week,” said Eileen Whelan […]

TWO Tralee businesses have made the shortlist in the prestigious Image Magazine Business Of Beauty Awards. Nádúr Spa at Ballygarry House Hotel and Expose Beauty Lounge, Tralee are both in the shortlist for the awards which take place next month. Nádúr Spa is in the Best Spa category while Expose […]

IT was a memorable night for Kerins O’Rahillys as they held their second ‘Strictly Club Dancing’ event on Friday in The Brandon Hotel. Around 1,000 tickets were sold and unsurprisingly, many if them came dressed to impress on the night. Here’s some of the style from the night and more […]

WHILE the nurses and agri studies students had their fun last week, this time it was the occasion of the IT Tralee Students Union Ball to bring the glamour to Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Over 150 students and staff members from IT Tralee enjoyed a meal and entertainment from No Direction […]

EARLIER we told you who won what and showed you some of the style at the Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards at The Rose Hotel (click here for previous coverage). A capacity crowd of 275 guests had a wonderful day (and night) and there was some serious glamour to […]

THERE was a staggering amount of style and glamour in The Rose Hotel on Sunday afternoon for the second annual Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards. A sellout crowd of 275 guests enjoyed a fantastic afternoon, evening and night of food, fun and awards at an event which has already become […]

OVER 300 students from the IT Tralee put on their gladrags last night for the Nursing and Agricultural Studies Ball. Taking place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, the students were dressed to impress for this annual event and enjoyed a four course meal followed by entertainment from ‘Hell For Leather’ and  a […]