Beauty&Fashion

PRESENTATION girls showed their fashion designing skills on Friday to a former pupil who has gone on to make a name for herself in the industry. The Transition Year Science group ‘Aims To Greener Fashion’ rolled out their focused campaign this week at the secondary school in Tralee as part of their SEAI […]

THERE was style galore at the Kerry Ladies Football fun and fashion night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Wednesday. Some of the footballers took to the catwalk to model clothes from local shops and Kerry designers, as well as younger models and Deputy Michael Healy Rae who looked very […]

ANOTHER KFW is over, and I am equally relieved, delighted and a little sad. The relief and delight stem from the fact that it was a hugely successful event with beautiful creations walking both on and off the runway. The sadness of course is a bit of a given because […]

OVER 200 people turned up at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the  Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football night of Fashion and Fun. Some of the ladies footballers of Kerry took to the catwalk to showcase the best of Spring Summer 2016 from top shops all over the county and to raise much needed funds […]

SO yesterday was International Women’s Day and I finally took the plunge and started a personal blog called Winters Tales on Facebook. It is amazing that I have no problem getting up and speaking in front of hundreds of people and writing for TraleeToday, but I am terrified of putting […]

IT was a glamorous affair at the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night as the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA club faithful held their annual social. Over 170 people enjoyed a meal and entertainment at the revamped venue, with a number of awards were handed out on the night (see previous story here). […]

THERE was more style and glamour than you could shake a stick at over in the Europe Hotel and Resort last night for the Kerry Fashion Week awards night. And it was a successful evening for Tralee designers as Carol Kennelly won Irish Milliner of the Year and Greta Lelyte […]

THE blue side of town gathered in the  Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night for the annual Kerins O’Rahillys GAA club social. While the senior side didn’t have a great year, there was still a lot to reflect on, including a first U21 county championship success. “We are very proud of the […]

KERRY fashion is in rude health if the events of the past few days are anything to go by. After the style-heavy shenanigans at the Kerry Fashion Week fashion show in Tralee on Wednesday, the focus shifted to Killarney as the 8th annual KFW Irish Fashion Industry Awards in association […]

WHILE tonight brings an incredible array of fashionable people and awards to the Europe Hotel and Resort in Killarney, there was a pretty amazing night in Ballygarry on Wednesday at the Kellihers Toyota Kerry Boutique & Designer Show as part of Kerry Fashion Week 2016. Yesterday we brought you some of images […]

KERRY Fashion Week kicked off in spectacular style on Wednesday night, as over 140 ladies enjoyed the Kellihers Toyota Kerry Boutique & Designer Show at the Pavilion at Ballygarry House Hotel. MC’d by TraleeToday.ie columnist, Orlagh Winters, models from Upfront Model Management displayed new Spring / Summer collections from Kerry’s top boutiques […]

I AM sure that you are so beyond sick of hearing about the election at this point, but I am going to try and pique your interest one last time before we can put it to bed for a while. I am interested to know if anyone who is reading this […]

LEADING names from the football field, both men and women, will model to raise funds for Kerry ladies football at a night of fashion and fun in Ballyroe Heights Hotel next week The stylish event, on Wednesday, March 9, will see Kerry footballers hang up the boots for the night and take to the […]

A CASTLEISLAND man’s work was on display at the Oscars on Sunday Night. Edward O’Sullivan, originally from Barrack Street in Castleisland, was the man who picked out the jewellery that complemented Cate Blanchett’s Armani Privé gown on the red-carpet for the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The stylist, in his […]

SO this week wasn’t a very nice one for my family as my young cousin aged only 29 was tragically killed in a car accident last Saturday in County Galway. Laura was a wonderful person and really epitomized living life to the full. She packed an awful lot into her […]

WHILE Kerry’s Michael Fassbender didn’t have any luck last night at the Oscars, another man from the Kingdom saw his designs paraded on the red carpet. Don O’Neill from Ballyheigue dressed Oscar nominee, Emma Donoghue, for the occasion, as well as RTE reporter Catriona Perry. Emma Donoghue wore a custom made […]

I HAVE a new theory. Tradition in Ireland has practically faded away. Religion has been moved to the back burner in our society, and truly a lot of things have changed. Of course, you can’t just shove such tradition out the window without replacing it with something else. We have to […]

WHAT a beautiful  day it was here in the kingdom yesterday. The sun was shining all day long and there was a beautiful stretch to the evening. Finally we can start thinking about our spring/summer wardrobe. Here in Tralee we are lucky enough to see what are going to be […]

YESTERDAY we told you about the great fundraiser in Ballyroe Heights Hotel for Killahan NS (click here for previous coverage). Well it was an evening of high fashion on and off the catwalk as ladies enjoyed the spring/summer fashions on show from many local boutiques, with a best dressed lady competition ensuring […]

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 […]

PARENTS and children from Killahan National School joined Upfront models on the catwalk for a special fashion fundraiser at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night. The Parents’ Council of Killahan NS organised the Evening of Elegance and Style and around 200 people were present for the event. They enjoyed a wine and […]

Advertorial JASMINE Boutique Tralee is preparing for its New Spring Summer 2016 collections to arrive by kicking off the Season with a Massive Warehouse Clearance Sale this weekend at The Brandon Hotel Tralee. Diane Jeffers, Jasmines Owner and Manager says that the warehouse is like an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’, full of treasures for […]

YESTERDAY I came across a truly inspirational video by a fellow Galway person, Pat Divilly. He delivered a very powerful message about how every conversation can change a life. Watch the video (at the bottom of this column), as it really will make your day. The crux of the message […]

THE 2015 Kerry Rose, Julette Culloty, joined the Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, and Escort of the Year, Shane Kenny, to launch the search for the 2016 Kerry Rose, which takes place on May 20, at The Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The Rose that is selected to be the next Kerry Rose […]

OH what a night! Yesterday we brought you a video and photos from the Ballymacelligott GAA club ‘Strictly Love Dancing’ night in Ballygarry House Hotel on Saturday (click here for previous story). It was an enormous success with over 600 people packing the venue to see Kayrena Bolger and Denis Cronin […]

OH the glamour of it all! If ever there was evidence needed that the 80s was the decade that style forgot, a trip to the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday was Exhibit A, B, C through to Z. It was all, of course, in very good fun as a disco inspired […]

A VERY special event was held in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Saturday evening where almost 200 guests helped raise funds for the The Irish Pilgrimage Trust. The €50 a head ‘Valentine’s Dinner Under The Stars at Ballyseedy’  event saw guests enjoy a champagne reception followed by a four course meal with […]

  I MUST admit that having lived on this planet for over half a century, I have experienced many different things in my life but I don’t think anything has intrigued or surprised me more than discovering The Power of Now. First of all let me also admit that it is […]

TECHNICALLY, winter is over. You wouldn’t know it considering that we are going through the storm alphabet like there is no tomorrow. When we got to Gertrude I decided that I want the job of choosing those names. All I am saying is that if we ever get to Z, it […]

VERY little at this stage of my life surprises me but I was horrified to read about the alleged behaviour of a few UCD male students. They are said to have set up a group on What’s App and shared pictures of naked girls that they had slept with and then […]