Beauty&Fashion

MEMBERS of the Irish Hotels Federation’s Kerry Branch gathered in Killarney last night for their annual ball. The Gleneagle Hotel hosted the black-tie event and the many guests were treated to a sumptuous banquet and no doubt reflected on a great year for tourism in Kerry, with hopefully an even […]

I AM a sucker for Christmas. I just think that it is such a happy time of year – in my experience of it at least. Everyone has a smile on their face. And I personally quite favour the Father Christmas-esque cheeks everyone seems to be sporting courtesy of these biting […]

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. […]

SO it’s December and party season is about to commence. Work parties, catch up with friends dinners and in general late nights are going to become the norm for the next few weeks. For us ladies, there will be the usual preparation of getting the hair colour done to avoid […]

KERRY stars Kieran Donaghy and Paul Galvin lent their support to the Tralee Imperials fundraising fashion show on Friday night at the Fels Point Hotel. The Stacks man judged the Best Dressed competitions while the Vanguard range from Paul Galvin was paraded on the catwalk by members of the club […]

SHAWS employees put on a great fashion show in aid of Recovery Haven, on Thursday night at the Ashe Hotel. Anna Bunyan and Maria Guthrie from the store were the driving force behind the event. They decided to raise funds for the Killerisk facility because of the incredible work the cancer charity does in […]

THERE was a great night of style and fun in the Fels Point Hotel on Friday for the Tralee Imperials fashion show fundraiser. A champagne, mulled wine and canapés  reception greeted guests on arrival at the event from which Kerry Hospice also benefitted from funds raised. Paul Galvin’s new collection for Dunnes Stores was displayed on […]

Advertorial AREN’T we gone all American these days? You can’t go online, listen to the radio or open a newspaper in the past few days without ‘Black Friday’ assaulting the senses. The US tradition of the Friday after Thanksgiving being the busiest shopping day of the year, has reached Ireland over […]

THERE are times in everyone’s life that they need a listening ear, be it due to stress, bereavement or indeed just life itself. Unfortunately there is still a stigma attached to the idea that anyone would need to see a counsellor. I don’t understand why, because counsellors are highly trained […]

OVER 100 ladies enjoyed an afternoon of fabulous fashion and food all for a good cause yesterday in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. The annual Connect Publications Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon in aid of MS Tralee /West Kerry Branch was another huge success with the day kicking off with a Champagne reception […]

THE queue stretched back all the way back to Penneys on Friday night, as hundreds turned up for the CH Chemists Customer Night on Friday. The annual event is always a huge hit, with customers from near and far converging on the Tralee institution to really kick off the shopping season. […]

THERE’S just five weeks to Christmas and the activities at weekends are piling up. There’s loads to do around town this weekend, so here’s a few suggestions… Friday 1. Crafty work at the Haven… Between 4pm and 8pm the Recovery Haven at Haig’s Terrace will host its annual Christmas Craft […]

THERE will be top fashions, super prizes and Kerry GAA stars present at a fundraiser for Tralee Imperials and the Kerry Hospice later this month. Taking place at the Fels Point Hotel on Friday, November 27, Paul Galvin’s new collection for Dunnes Stores will be displayed on the catwalk, while his Kerry […]

A SELL OUT crowd greeted renowned make-up artist Tara O’Farrell to CH Chemists on Wednesday. Make-up artist, model and Instagram sensation Tara O’Farrell gave an exclusive masterclass at the  Tralee store, in partnership with French cosmetic brand, Bourjois. As a make-up artist Tara has worked across all aspects of the industry including […]

I HAVE this irrational fear where when I walk down the street in something that I would consider to be an even a slightly daring outfit; I get the feeling that people there are judging me. This is a fear that I have discussed before and fortunately or unfortunately I am not […]

LADIES can prepare themselves for the ultimate pre-Christmas party later this month. The annual Connect Publications Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon in aid of MS Tralee /West Kerry Branch in Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Tralee will take place on Sunday November 22. The day will commence at 12.30pm with a Champagne Reception and […]

  HAVE you ever seen that video that begins with an image of the earth and then it slowly zooms further and further back through all the galaxies, until it finishes with us just a tiny speck in a larger star stored away in a different galaxy? It’s harrowing and oddly enlightening. […]

APOLOGIES for not having a column last week, but I was in CUH having tests. I can now finally say that I am cancer free and boy what a feeling it is. For the last five years I have contemplated life and how it has changed completely for me. Pre-cancer […]

  I AM sure that by this point you have read at least some of the furious debates about sizing in the modelling industry. It has been something that has been talked about for many, many years, but there has never really been much of a change in the way that […]

CH TRALEE and French cosmetic brand, Bourjois, have teamed up to bring renowned make-up artist Tara O’Farrell to The Kingdom next month. Make-up artist, model and Instagram sensation Tara O’Farrell is set to hold an exclusive masterclass at CH Tralee this November, in association with the iconic French brand. As […]

  EVERYONE is talented. Whether your talent is being a pro footballer, or if you can make a mean batch of buns; we all possess some sort of talent, that much is true. In the working world, a place that I am slowly crawling towards, it seems to me that everyone’s […]

HAVE you ever wondered about how important friends are in your life? I have just spent an amazing weekend with great friends and it was exactly what the doctor ordered. Sometimes during our lifetime we all need our friends more than ever and true friendship will always help us get through […]

IT was a great Saturday night in Causeway as some fleet-footed Kerry hurlers strutted their stuff on the dance floor with their partners. It was all part of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraiser – in a specially constructed marquee at McHales Stretford End – to help send the Kerry hurling team off […]

WITH around 500 people attending and fantastic entertainment, Causeway really was the place to be on Saturday night for the Kerry Hurlers’ Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser. The event was held in a specially erected marquee at McHales Stretford End Bar, with the aim of  raising cash to send the Kerry […]

IT’S been well known that Paul Galvin would be launching his ‘Vanguard’ line of clothing in Dunnes, but on Saturday the designs appeared in the stores. To mark the occasion, Paul tweeted a link to the promo video which features the Lixnaw man with a group of lads mooching around in […]

THERE was a big crowd in Ballyseedy Garden Centre on Friday morning for the annual ‘Paint It Pink’ fundraiser in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Many ladies – and some gents – were true to the theme of the day and wore something pink to raise breast cancer awareness. “It’s our third […]

  I AM lucky enough to be surrounded by people for most of my life. I am also lucky enough to not be a lonely person. There is of course a difference. It is only recently that I realised how many people are actually lonely in the world. Whether that be […]

THE news from Omeath about the shooting dead of Garda Tony Golden was horrendous to hear. The circumstances in which he lost his life got me thinking about the work that the Garda force do. They are responsible for protecting us and while doing so they put their own lives […]

OCTOBER as many of you will know is Breast Cancer Awareness month and for that reason I am giving you all a gentle reminder that if there is any lump, bump or pain that you are unsure about, please go and get it checked. So many times we ignore our […]

CH CHEMIST played host to a launch of the new Shiseido Everbloom fragrance on Thursday evening. Shiseido invited a lot their exclusive customers to CH Chemist, to go through a make-up demonstration by one of Ireland’s top make-up artists, Danielle Mahon. “It’s a new addition to fragrance range, it’s more of […]