Beauty&Fashion

Sponsored: Top Make-Up Artist To Give Masterclass At CH Chemists

Sponsored: Top Make-Up Artist To Give Masterclass At CH Chemists

July 12, 2016 at 2:05 pm Comments are Disabled

Sponsored A TOP international make-up artist will be sharing her invaluable tips at an exclusive masterclass event in CH Chemists later this month. Benefit International Makeup Artist, Amy Lou Faulkner, arrives at the Tralee store on Thursday, July 28 to show her tips and tricks  covering everything from skincare, to […]

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Listowel Woman Wins €2,500 In Prizes As Best Dressed Lady At Tipperary Races

Listowel Woman Wins €2,500 In Prizes As Best Dressed Lady At Tipperary Races

July 11, 2016 at 2:01 pm Comments are Disabled

A LISTOWEL woman walked away with a €2,000 voucher for Kumari-Doyle Fine Jewels and a Bulova Diamond watch worth over €500 on Saturday after winning the Kumari-Doyle Best Dressed Lady competition, judged by TV personality and Cork camogie star Anna Geary. Niamh Kenny was a vision in red and white, wearing […]

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Lancome Expert Gives Demo As CH Chemists Hosts Kerry Hospice Fundraiser

Lancome Expert Gives Demo As CH Chemists Hosts Kerry Hospice Fundraiser

July 8, 2016 at 2:29 pm 1 comment

CH Chemists was the venue for a coffee morning/make-up demonstration in aid of Kerry Hospice earlier today. Helen Lawlor Parker at Lancôme organised the event where Lorraine Byrne from Lancôme Ireland, a Lancôme Trainer, came down to lend her support. Helen introduced Lorraine to the crowd, who asked Ted Moynihan from Kerry Hospice, to […]

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Trips To Milan And Paris Up For Grabs At Killarney Races Ladies Day Next Week

Trips To Milan And Paris Up For Grabs At Killarney Races Ladies Day Next Week

July 7, 2016 at 2:07 pm Comments are Disabled

TV3’s Xposé presenter Lisa Cannon has been announced as the judge of this year’s Dawn Milk Ladies Day at the Killarney Races next week. The Dawn Milk Ladies Day takes place next Thursday, July 14 during Killarney’s four day racing festival with a trips to Paris and Milan up for prizewinners […]

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Zoe’s World: Sexism Is Alive And Well Among Headline Writers

Zoe’s World: Sexism Is Alive And Well Among Headline Writers

July 5, 2016 at 3:21 pm 1 comment

I CONSIDER myself to be ‘in the know’ when it comes to popular culture. Millennials are generally are quite in tune with what is going on in the lives of various celebrities and could probably list what songs are in the Billboard Top 100 at the moment. It all depends […]

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Orlagh Winters: The Irish Are Great For The Funerals

Orlagh Winters: The Irish Are Great For The Funerals

June 23, 2016 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

SOCIAL media was a little crazy this week when Radio Kerry announced that there were no deaths to report. It made me laugh as one of the things I hate when I go home to Loughrea is the silence that has to be observed after the one o’clock news bulletin on […]

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Thousands Of Euro Worth Of Prizes As Listowel Races Ladies Day Is Launched

Thousands Of Euro Worth Of Prizes As Listowel Races Ladies Day Is Launched

June 14, 2016 at 6:20 pm Comments are Disabled

THE winner of this year’s Best Dressed Lady will receive a cool €3,000 in cash as the details of the McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day were announced today, including a new prize for Most Stylish Selfie! Taking place  on Friday, September 16, on the penultimate day of the popular Listowel Harvest Racing Festival. […]

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REVIEW: A 43-Year-Old ‘Spa Virgin’ Visits Nádúr At Ballygarry

REVIEW: A 43-Year-Old ‘Spa Virgin’ Visits Nádúr At Ballygarry

June 9, 2016 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

  Dermot Crean learns the health benefits to the mind and body while visiting Nádúr Spa at Ballygarry House Hotel… IT’S not unusual for a man of my age to have avoided the spa experience over the past 20 years, but I get the feeling I’m in the minority these days. Throughout […]

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Orlagh Winters: An Unforgettable Encounter In Listowel

Orlagh Winters: An Unforgettable Encounter In Listowel

June 9, 2016 at 11:26 am Comments are Disabled

  AT some stage of our lives we will all meet someone who will strike a chord in some way with us, be it romantically, platonically, intellectually, or indeed spiritually and we will connect with them on some level. Last weekend in John B Keane’s bar in Listowel I was […]

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Charlene Cronin, Denise O'Callaghan, Aine Clifford and Sarah Keane at the Erika Fox Summer style tips event in CH Chemist. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: A Fashion Expert Was In Town To Impart Some Summer Style Tips

June 8, 2016 at 5:13 pm 1 comment

  A TOP fashion blogger came to CH Chemists to impart her style tips for summer. Kerry native Erika Fox is a fashion and lifestyle blogger currently living in New York City. On Tuesday she held a masterclass and style event with Estee Lauder. She runs ‘Retro Flame’, a fashion and […]

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Patricia Naofa and Michael Finucane, Anne Keane, Aonghus Mulvihill and Lucy Quilter at Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: More Glamour From Listowel Races Ladies Day

June 7, 2016 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

YESTERDAY we brought you photos of the style at Listowel Racecouse Ladies day which took place on Sunday. The sunny weather ensured loads of ladies came looking their best for a chance to win the Best Dressed competition judged by Lorraine Keane of TV3 and Traleetoday.ie contributor Orlagh Winters. The […]

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Jean Leahy, Cathy Troth, Anne Marie O'Connor, Siobhain Kennedy, Mary Wolfe, Meagan Hilliard, Eileen Kennedy and Lorraine Donovan at Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

PHOTOS: Sunshine Brings Out The Style At Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day

June 6, 2016 at 10:57 am Comments are Disabled

SUNSHINE and style made a fantastic combination at the Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day on Sunday. Along with stylish ladies there was some great racing and plenty of family fun to keep the large crowd that attended more than happy. The fashion highlight, Ladies Day was judged by TV celebrity and […]

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Tasha and Jordana O'Connor, Nicole and Brenda O'Brien at Listowel Racecourse Ladies Day. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Limerick Lady Steals Show At Listowel Races

June 6, 2016 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

THE glorious sunshine brought out  a stylish winner in the  Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady on Sunday. Tasha O’Connor from Templeglantine, County Limerick, won the Listowel Races Best Dressed Lady title on the opening day of the Whit Bank Holiday Race Meeting on Sunday. Judged by style icon and TV personality, […]

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Top Fashion Expert To Give Tips At CH Next Week

Top Fashion Expert To Give Tips At CH Next Week

June 5, 2016 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

A TOP fashion blogger is coming to CH Chemists next week to impart her style tips for summer. Kerry native Erika Fox is a fashion and lifestyle blogger currently living in New York City. On Tuesday, June 7, she will be holding a masterclass and style event with Estee Lauder. Throughout […]

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Orlagh Winters: Only One Place For Fashion-Lovers This Weekend

Orlagh Winters: Only One Place For Fashion-Lovers This Weekend

June 2, 2016 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

COMMUNITY spirit is so vital in rural Ireland to ensure that we are not forgotten about by the urban folk. Lately I have been privy to just how great community spirit works. As you all know, I am an avid fashion follower and regularly act as MC for fashion events […]

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PHOTOS: Make-Up Fairy Casts A Spell On Visitors To CH Masterclass

PHOTOS: Make-Up Fairy Casts A Spell On Visitors To CH Masterclass

May 29, 2016 at 9:32 am Comments are Disabled

  ONE of Ireland’s biggest blogging stars was in CH Tralee on Saturday to deliver a make-up masterclass. Joanne Larby, aka The Make Up Fairy, is a full time make-up artist, stylist and model, and was in town to deliver a make-up demonstration, followed by a Q & A and a focus […]

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Sean Taaffe Comes On Board As Hair Partner For Rose Of Tralee Festival

Sean Taaffe Comes On Board As Hair Partner For Rose Of Tralee Festival

May 23, 2016 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

MULTI­-Award winning salon group, Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty was recently announced as the Official Hair Partner for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. The newly-crowned Kerry Rose, Danielle O’Sullivan, called in to the Tralee branch on Saturday morning to promote the fact that Sean Taaffe will be responsible for helping […]

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Mary B Murphy, Colleen Grady, Laura Murphy, Jennifer Murphy and Katie Murphy supporting the three Cahersiveen contestants at the Kerry Rose 2016 Selection at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Supporting The Rose Contestants In Ballyroe On Friday Night

May 22, 2016 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

CONTESTANTS for the Kerry Rose 2016 came from all over the county on Friday night and there was no shortage of supporters for each of them. Banners abounded and the cheers were plentiful as each contestant met with Daithi on stage in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The eventual winner, Danielle O’Sullivan from Killarney received […]

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Roger Harty: It’s A Funny Auld World

Roger Harty: It’s A Funny Auld World

May 22, 2016 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

  HOW often have you heard the phrase ‘Life can be funny’? I suppose we use the phrase when life throws stuff at us that we weren’t expecting to happen, or when something jumps up out of the blue and quite simply knocks us out. Another saying that I love […]

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Contestants Sinead Boyle, Aine Sheehan, Ciara Walsh and Siobhan Clifford at the Kerry Rose 2016 Selection at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Amazing Style From Contestants At The Kerry Rose Selection

May 21, 2016 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

A CROWD of over 500 packed into the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night for the Kerry Rose selection and it was a Killarney woman who was chosen to represent the county in August. Out of the 31 contestants, Daithi O Se called out the name of Danielle O’Sullivan, representing […]

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Meet The New Kerry Rose 2016

Meet The New Kerry Rose 2016

May 21, 2016 at 12:37 am Comments are Disabled

  And the new Kerry Rose is…Danielle O’Sullivan from Killarney! Danielle was shocked when host Daithi O Se called out her name on stage at the Kerry Rose selection 2016 at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel just after midnight. Danielle is currently studying for her masters in human rights law in […]

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at the Kerry Rose 2016 Selection at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Julett Reflects On An “Incredible” Year As Kerry Rose

May 20, 2016 at 10:18 pm Comments are Disabled

JULETT Culloty was in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night for her last engagement as Kerry Rose 2015 and to hand over her sash to the new winner. We caught up with her at the hotel, which is hosting the Kerry Rose 2016 selection event tonight, to find out […]

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PHOTOS: Meet The Kerry Rose 2016 Contestants (Part 2)

PHOTOS: Meet The Kerry Rose 2016 Contestants (Part 2)

May 19, 2016 at 4:05 pm Comments are Disabled

Earlier we brought you 16 of the 31 young ladies hoping to win the Kerry Rose 2016 honour tomorrow night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Now here are 15 more for you to meet… LOUISE DALY SPONSORED BY MD O’SHEAS Louise, 23 from Killarney is currently working at Kerry University […]

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PHOTOS: Meet The Contestants For The Kerry Rose 2016 (Part 1)

PHOTOS: Meet The Contestants For The Kerry Rose 2016 (Part 1)

May 19, 2016 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

There’s 31 contestants is the running for the honour of being selected Kerry Rose 2016 at Ballyroe Heights Hotel tomorrow night. Here’s a little bit about 16 of them (we’ll have the other 15 ladies later)… ÁINE SHEEHAN SPONSORED BY CABLE O LEARYS BAR & RESTAURANT Áine is a graduate of C.I.T.  having […]

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Orlagh Winters: We Need To Look At Our Attitude To Mental Health

Orlagh Winters: We Need To Look At Our Attitude To Mental Health

May 19, 2016 at 1:21 pm 2 comments

SO here we are after less than two weeks after Darkness Into Light and once again the issue of mental health is at the forefront of social media. This time the singer Sinead O’Connor was subjected to the most vile, vitriolic and basically inhumane abuse at the hands of the […]

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PHOTOS: Kerry Badminton Clubs Gather For Annual Awards In Ballyroe

PHOTOS: Kerry Badminton Clubs Gather For Annual Awards In Ballyroe

May 15, 2016 at 11:17 am Comments are Disabled

CLUBS from all over the county gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday for the annual Kerry Badminton Association Social and Awards night. Around 150 members from 10 clubs around Kerry were there to mark another successful year for the association and enjoy a night out, with a four course meal and entertainment. Continued below… […]

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Aoife Daly (IPT Group 135), Carmel O'Leary (Kenmare Mart) and Maureen Cournane (Gleneagle Hotel) on the grounds of Kerry County Council where the Kerry Rose contestants visited on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Kerry Rose Hopefuls Catch The Sun As They Get Together For Weekend

May 14, 2016 at 9:49 am Comments are Disabled

THE glorious weather has arrived for the weekend and so have the Kerry Rose contestants. It’s just one week until the Kerry Rose selection night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and most of the ladies met up yesterday afternoon for the beginning of a weekend of appointments in Tralee, Killarney and elsewhere. […]

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Zoe’s World: Creative Inspiration From A Film Of Beauty

Zoe’s World: Creative Inspiration From A Film Of Beauty

May 13, 2016 at 3:24 pm Comments are Disabled

IN many ways, as a community, Tralee is very lucky to have so many people to look to for inspiration. We have our sporting heroes, our fashion heroes and our general local heroes. If we didn’t have these people to look up to, I fear that such expression would hardly be […]

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Orlagh Winters: It’s Time We All Stood Up To The Bullies Out There

Orlagh Winters: It’s Time We All Stood Up To The Bullies Out There

May 12, 2016 at 3:15 pm Comments are Disabled

THIS morning I saw a powerful video on Facebook called The Power to Stand Up by Kerry woman and former Irish Rugby star Siobhan Fleming (it can be viewed at the end of this column). It is a thought-provoking video encouraging us all to stand up to bullies. Bullies are everywhere […]

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Great Racing, Family Fun And €5,000 In Ladies Day Prizes In Listowel

Great Racing, Family Fun And €5,000 In Ladies Day Prizes In Listowel

May 3, 2016 at 7:49 pm Comments are Disabled

GREAT racing, family fun and stylish ladies will again be the to the fore at the upcoming Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meeting on Sunday and Monday, June 5/6. As always, in addition to top quality National Hunt and Flat racing, the Listowel Race Committee have organized Children’s Entertainment on the […]

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