Beauty&Fashion

IT was great to see crowds back at Listowel Racecoure on Friday for Ladies Day. Back, after an absence of two years, it saw women from all over the country and beyond don some amazing fashions to impress the judges. Maritess McCarthy from Cork was deemed the best dressed lady […]

SO, things are finally getting back to normal….and fashion helps! Friday at Listowel Races saw the first real McElligotts Honda Ladies Day take place in two years, with Maritess McCarthy from Cork, resplendent in a fitted statement red dress with matching red coat and sapphire blue headpiece, catching the eye […]

A NURSE from Cork was the big winner at at McElligott’s Honda Ladies Day at Listowel Races on Friday. Maritess McCarthy glamorous red dress was a big hit with judge Celia Holman Lee, who had a very difficult job such was the style on shoes. Maritess, who is originally from […]

ARDFERT fashion designer, Colin Horgan, live-streamed his Spring/Summer 2022 collection from Tralee onto the London Fashion Week website last Friday. His collection ‘Future Partisan’ was recorded live from an empty retail unit upstairs at Central Plaza in Tralee, and streamed onto the British Fashion Council London Fashion Week’s website. Colin describes […]

RACEGOERS were welcomed back for the first time in two years to the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival which started this afternoon to run for the next week. Besides the traditional Ladies Day on Friday, there was an additional Best Dressed Event – the Most Stylish Racegoerskindly sponsored by McElligotts Tralee […]

A STUDENT at Kerry College of Beauty, Clash Campus was awarded a ‘Best in Ireland’ award from CIDESCO International at the recent CIDESCO Congress 2021 International Virtual Makeup and Body Art Competition. Edel Joy, a Beauty Therapy Traineeship student from Listowel, won the award on Tuesday, September 8. She competed with […]

SKINGREDIENTS, in association with CH Tralee, has something very exciting coming  later this month! If you want to find out more, join founder Jennifer Rock and panel at the Skingredients x CH Tralee Virtual Event for the big reveal you’ve all been waiting for! This is your exclusive opportunity to hear […]

LISTOWEL Race Company officially announced details of not one – but TWO – spectacular Best Dressed Events to be held on the racecourse over the forthcoming Harvest Racing Festival which takes place from September 19-25. Making a most welcome return again this year, is one of Ireland’s most prestigious best […]

THERE’S a strong Kerry connection to a new series beginning on RTE next week. Glow Up Ireland, presented by TV star, model and influencer Maura Higgins will air on RTÉ2 from 9:35pm on Thursday September 2. And the first episode will feature a guest judge, Colin Horgan from Ardfert. Also, Leah […]

CHRISTMAS is always a special time of year — even in these difficult times — and a visit to Ballygarry House Hotel only enhances the festive spirit. The sight that greets you when driving towards the hotel grounds at night is a heartwarming and inviting one, with the spectacular and […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has announced a new fee-free and fully funded skills development programme focused on sterilisation and sanitation for the Beauty Therapy and Spa industry. Given the ongoing pressures on this sector due to COVID-19, Kerry College and CIDESCO International felt that schools, […]

SADLY, McElligotts Honda Ladies Day did not take place this year at Listowel racecourse, but there was still an array of style to be viewed online. The directors and sponsors, organised a virtual ladies day on Friday where ladies were invited to celebrate all the fashion and fun of ladies […]

WHILE the upcoming Listowel Races Harvest Festival will be held behind closed doors later this month, Ladies Day will go ahead online with some great prizes. The McElligotts Honda Ladies Day at the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival is always one of the fashion and social highlights of the year. Although, […]

THE award winning Serenity Spa at the The Rose Hotel, has a gorgeous August day spa offer that will ease aching bones and leave your skin glowing. The August Spa offer includes a Back, Neck & Shoulder Massage followed by an Elemis Cleanse & Glow Facial, the perfect summer treat […]

THE winners of the Dawn Milk Virtual Killarney Races Ladies Day 2020 have been announced. Siobhan Wharton, Ballyhar, Killarney, — a psychiatric nurse with the Kerry Mental Health —  was the Best Dressed Lady winner. She wore a white dress from Jasmine Boutique in Tralee and a monochrome hat by the […]

THE Dawn Milk Virtual Ladies Day competition has attracted a stunning collection of stylish entries from all over the country, but there’s just a few hours left to get in your photo. The famous fashion event at Killarney Racecourse can’t take place this year of course due to the pandemic, […]

WHILE the public won’t be able to attend Dawn Milk Ladies Day at Killarney Racecourse this July, there’s still a chance to win cash prizes in virtual best dressed competitions. The Dawn Milk Ladies Day at the Killarney Races is one of the most prestigious fashion events in the social […]

SOME months ago I was out for a meal with a few friends. All was going great until I noticed a large red wine stain on my shirt. Now it was early in the evening and I had no intention of going home to change until suddenly I remembered a […]

DESPITE the bad weather, CH Tralee and Recovery Haven Kerry hosted a successful fundraising coffee morning with a difference on Saturday. It was a morning of health, beauty and wellness in aid of the cancer support charity, with special guests, discussions and demonstrations on show from 11am. Dr Mary McCaffrey […]

CH Tralee and Recovery Haven Kerry are joining forces this Saturday, March 7 for a fundraising coffee morning with a difference. The store will host a morning of health, beauty and wellness in aid of the cancer support charity, with special guests, discussions and demonstrations on show from 11am. First […]

THE Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards took place in The Rose Hotel on Sunday. It was a stylish evening of awards and recognition for the excellent work done, and the enormous talent, of the hair and beauty industry in Kerry. There were a number of awards given on the […]

THE Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards will take place in The Rose Hotel this Sunday. Helmed by Margaret Kissane, Publisher and Editor of Connect Magazine, it will be an evening of awards and recognition for the excellent work done, and the enormous talent, of the hair and beauty industry […]

AS we told you earlier (click here if you missed it), ladies and gents stepped out in style at Ballygarry House Hotel for the Scoil Eoin Balloonagh Valentines Night Gala Ball fundraiser. The event was a huge success with over 250 guests enjoying music and entertainment on arrival  a gin […]

THE Scoil Eoin Balloonagh community was out in force on Friday night and didn’t they all look stylish! Local businesses, parents, boards of management, parents association, staff members past and present, families and friends gathered at Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa to celebrate Valentines Night with a Gala Ball. Guests […]

CH Tralee is renowned for its in-house events and the first one of 2020 is a must for ladies looking for beauty tips. An IT Cosmetics Makeup Masterclass with brand ambassador Rose Gallagher will take place on Wednesday, February 12 at 7pm. Rose will be speaking about all the products […]

TWO well known social influencers are coming back to Tralee for what is billed as a fabulous night of fun, food and fashion in the Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa next month. Helen Quealy Murphy of Daily Diva and Stuart Montgomery of Stuart’s Select Style will return after a sold […]

THE Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards are now open for nominations. The glam event which takes place on Sunday March 1 at The Rose Hotel, Tralee, is inviting you to tell us who you feel is deserving of an award in the Beauty Industry. “The Connect Kerry Hair and […]

THE party season in Tralee drew to a close on Sunday and Connect Kerry’s annual Ladies Lunch and Fashion Afternoon was a fitting way to see it out. Around 80 ladies were in attendance at the event in The Ashe Hotel and they enjoyed some Skellig Gin or bubbly on […]

IT’S been some year for staff at CH Tralee. The Mall store underwent a huge renovation during much of 2019, before opening in mid-October, followed by the Black Friday/Christmas shopping season bedlam. With all this work there was scant time for play, but that was resolved on Saturday night when […]

THEY’LL be back in school in a few days, but there was ample opportunity to party at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. The sixth year students from Mercy Mounthawk organised the annual debs ball where 310 stylish young ladies and gentlemen had a fantastic night out. They enjoyed a […]