Beauty&Fashion

OVER 300 people attended the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday night at the Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee. The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing. On arrival guests were welcomed with a […]

I’VE debated with myself for a while on whether or not to write about this subject as thankfully it is not something that has ever knocked on my door but it has affected many friends. The subject is suicide and there is not a day that I don’t hear of […]

IT’S going to be the highlight of spring for fashion lovers as the Kerry Boutique & Designer show returns to Ballygarry House Hotel Pavilion on Wednesday, March 2. Kellihers Toyota, Tralee, were today officially announced as the official associate sponsor of the show which is a major part of Kerry Fashion Week. Featuring […]

AROUND 190 Rockies gathered at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night for the annual Austin Stacks GAA Club social. Despite not having as good a year as 2014 (that would be near impossible!), there was a lot of silverware on show from the various teams in all codes. The […]

WHEN you think of fashion, you may think of Paris or New York or London, but another fashion capital may be growing just on our doorstep. In the last number of years Ireland has really raised it’s stakes in the fashion industry. Designers have been cropping up all over the country, […]

ON Monday, I attended the launch of Kerry Fashion Week in the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin and believe me, all you fashionistas are in for a treat when the event takes place the first week of March. The fashion editor of the Irish Independent wrote about it today and dubbed it […]

THE Kerry Fashion Week Boutique & Designer Show returns to Ballygarry House Hotel again this year. The event will be held in the Pavilion at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee, on Wednesday, March 2 as part of Kerry Fashion Week.   The highlight of KFW takes place on Friday, March 4 in the Hotel Europe & […]

  I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again – the last few years have brought many developments in our society. People have a new way of thinking and although for the most part that is a very, very good thing, it has led to a new form of […]

LAST week I decided to pick ten successful people under 40 who are making a difference in their chosen fields. I gave you five last week (click here for last week’s post) and here’s the rest. 6. Gary Keane – Musician Ballinorig man Gary is half of the successful duo White Boys, with other member […]

  ENTRY is now open for the 2016 Irish Fashion Industry Awards at Kerry Fashion Week which runs from March 1-4. The awards celebrate and recognise everyone working in the Irish Fashion Industry from emerging talents to established names. As well as categories for fashion and accessory designers, there are also awards […]

2016 is a year that holds a lot of opportunities for each and every one of us be it in work, relationships or health. I have compiled a list of ten businesspeople from whom we could get our inspiration to succeed from as these people are certainly achieving their goals […]

THE CBS students’ held their debs ball on Saturday night and we were there to capture the style. Around 280 teenagers attended the event in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and they certainly enjoyed themselves before the countdown to the June exams begins in earnest. Here’s the second part of the […]

BEFORE they head back to studying for the Leaving Cert, the students from CBS The Green held their debs ball last night and all manner of fun was had. The event took place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and the style and glamour was only dazzling. There was 200 for […]

CHRISTMAS is over, New Year’s is over. Now we are left with a plain ol’ January to trudge through, and after all the festivities and joy that surrounds the festive season… January can seem like a gaping black abyss. After all the build up, all the gift buying, all the […]

IF you are reading this, then the chances are that you have your own Facebook or Twitter page. Social media has become such an important part of every day life. We communicate with friends on the other side of the world, we get news literally as it is happening in […]

SO 2015 is coming to an end and what a year it has been for good and bad reasons. I have compiled what I think have been the highs and lows. I know that everyone has his or her own list but this is just mine and what I loved […]

A TRALEE-BASED milliner has won a Best Dressed Lady competition at a race meeting today. Carol Kennelly scooped the top honour at the Leopardstown race meeting wearing a design by Killorglin designer Tina Griffin which was a cream and gold brocade coat, a gold leather skirt and a hat made by herself. Carol won a […]

IT was a very stylish affair at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Tuesday night for the Mercy Mounthawk Students Debs Ball. Yesterday we brought you images from the glamorous event (click here for previous coverage) and now here’s the rest of our photos. Scroll down for photos…  

MERCY Mounthawk students swapped the uniforms for some stunning dresses and stylish suits on Tuesday night. The occasion was, of course, their Debs Ball where up to 330 people enjoyed a night of food and fun at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. They enjoyed a meal followed by Phil N The Blanks […]

CHRISTMAS is here and as I said last week, the town looks incredible. I love this time of year and I am looking forward to spending it at home with my entire family, the first time in thirteen years that we are all together I was chatting to a friend of […]

WE’RE full swing into the party season and in the Ballyroe Hotel and the Brogue Inn on Friday night the craic was mighty. In Ballyroe there were a number of parties from all around Tralee and north Kerry including Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, St Vincent de Paul, Centra in Ballyheigue and many […]

IT’S the weekend before Christmas so it’s fairly bedlam around town. The fashion boutiques have been near-emptied and beauticians are booming as literally thousands of people are enjoy party-time between this weekend and Christmas Eve in the many hotels, restaurants and pubs around town and beyond. We gave a spin around to some of the […]

LESS than ten days until Santa comes knocking and I, along with a lot of others, am thinking about New Year’s. I have said it before and I will say it again, I don’t see the hype around New Year’s. This whole “New Year, New You” idea is nothing more than […]

SO it’s nearly here, the big day that every child in the country has waited for, Christmas. The letters to the big man himself have been posted and now the wait begins to see if you are on the naughty or nice list. There is such a lovely buzz around […]

IT’S debs ball season and the first Tralee school students to step out in style did so on Saturday night. Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí students looked elegant and stylish for the event in the Brandon Hotel, which saw nearly 80 students sit down for a three course meal. They were joined later […]

WITH less than two weeks to Christmas, it’s time to party. At least that was the case for hundreds of people gathering in hotels around town on Saturday night. We visited Fels Point, Manor West and Meadowlands where companies and organisations treated their employees to a great night out. Nearly 300 people […]

THE weather was kind for people out enjoying their Christmas parties last night…for a while anyway! But no matter if it rained or not, it was dry inside for the hundreds of hard-working people who had fun at the many parties around town. We paid a visit to the Fels Point Hotel […]

CHRISTMAS party season is in full swing in case you hadn’t noticed. Hotels and restaurants are packed with businesses giving their employees a well-deserved night out for all their toil throughout the year. Ballygarry House Hotel decided to do something different this year and had a Titanic-themed party for guests. […]

WE have all gone through an awkward phase. My personal one consisted of wearing a faded mickey mouse t-shirt, high waisted button up shorts, black faded tights and a purple cardigan. I would insert a picture but I don’t think anyone needs to relive that nightmare. It may not sound […]

A PAMPERING day in aid of the Recovery Haven charity took place on Sunday and there was a great turnout. Storm Desmond departed on time as nearly 90 ladies made their way to the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Recover Your Sparkle’ event at which Tralee woman, Mary O’Donnell, of RTE’s Today Show was […]