Lifestyle

WOMAN’S Way and Pharmaton Kiddi have teamed up to find Ireland’s bravest and most courageous children and their looking for nominations from Kerry people for the Woman’s Way Children’s Awards 2017 in association with Pharmaton Kiddi. The Awards, the first for the magazine, give parents, relatives, friends, charities and community groups […]

A TRALEE woman is opening a pop-up shop this Saturday, for one day only, to raise funds for the Mellon Educate fund. Pauline Barrett has been to South Africa on numerous occasions with the Irish-based African development charity founded by  Niall Mellon, helping to build houses for the homeless and schools […]

FANCY winning a trip to Paris? Or Milan? Well, those are the prizes up for grabs for stylish women and dapper men on Ladies Day at Killarney next Thursday, July 20 and the judges have given an idea of what they will be looking for. The Dawn Milk Ladies Day […]

HORAN’S Health Food Stores have come on board with Recovery Haven to stock their fundraising cookery book which was launched late last year. ‘Cook for Recovery’ will now be stocked in the stores in Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Newcastlewest and beyond priced €10. ‘Cook for Recovery’ is a wonderful cookbook for […]

IT’S been a good few weeks for The Open Arms Kerry group with donations coming in and a premises secured for holding meetings. The voluntary group was set up to help people who find themselves in crisis. “At a time when mental illness is at an all time high, we […]

CLUB Óg Ógras Baile Uí Thuaidhg from Kerry has been awarded the prize for best Community Campaign at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2017. The group scooped the award for the campaign around its short film “Ná Bac le Tobac” which was showcased at the recent event in […]

A MAN based at the Jigsaw Kerry centre is looking forward to a big cycle in aid of the National Centre for Youth Mental Health this September. Donagh Hennebry works at their Tralee centre in Edward Street and he’s hoping other cyclists will sign up for the Giro D’Jigsaw — […]

THE Austin Stacks Senior Men’s team  organised a 5K fun run/walk/Jog last Sunday in sunny Connolly Park. The event was arranged to fundraise and support the Irish Powerchair team who are playing in the FIFA World Cup in Orlando. Their senior team manager, Pat Flanagan, and his son Patrick are currently representing Ireland at the […]

GPBuddy.ie, the online resource for GPs in Ireland, is calling on GPs and members of the public in Kerry to submit their nominations for this year’s GPBuddy National GP Awards, in association with Affidea Ireland, ahead of the deadline on Friday 14th July. The annual GPBuddy Awards recognise excellence, innovation and collaboration […]

WHILE they missed out on the big prize, a Kerry hotel spa was among the winners at the Irish Tatler Spa Awards 2017, at a gala awards luncheon today at The Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge. The Spa at Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa won Munster Spa of the Year. Meanwhile, the […]

TRALEE Municipal District Sinn Féin councillor, Toireasa Ferris, has advised medical card holders that they should not be charged for blood tests by their GPs. Councillor Ferris has been contacted by a number of constituents, one of whom is a patient recovering from cancer, about the issue. “I have told them and […]

AN Oakpark man has started a series of tough challenges to raise funds for a Tralee woman’s orphanage project in Africa. Patrick Daly from Derrylea completed the Ring of Kerry Cycle at the weekend, but that’s only the beginning. In the next few months he will take on the ‘Tough […]

THE overall winner of the McElligotts Honda Ladies Day on Friday, September 15 at the Listowel Harvest Racing Festival will win an all new and super stylish Honda Jazz for a year plus a cheque for €3,000. Details of the amazing first prize were announced by David Fitzmaurice, Chairman, Listowel […]

  EVERYONE at some stage will experience difficult circumstances in life. In fact, difficult circumstances are part and parcel of living. Show me someone who has never had a problem and I’ll show you someone who hasn’t lived. It’s not what happens to us in life that matters, what is […]

  One year after giving birth, Jennifer Kissane, has some advice for mommies-to-be… My little baby will be turn one this week. The last 12 months have been an incredible rollercoaster and it has absolutely flown. Life as I know it has been babyfied! Giving birth to a premature baby […]

OVER 100 amateur cyclists, including cycling legend Sean Kelly, will overnight in Tralee on the 17th annual Tour de Munster this August. Held in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland and individual beneficiaries, the event was  launched at Bunratty Castle recently  by Sean Kelly and actress Aoibhín Garrihy of Dancing With The […]

A WELL-KNOWN Tralee beauty expert is the sole Kerry entrant in the upcoming Irish Beauty Blog Awards and she needs your votes after making the shortlist. Mary O’Donnell, from Listellick, is familiar to many from her ‘Beauty Spot’ slot on the Talkabout show on Radio Kerry, her regular appearances on the ‘Today’ show […]

STYLISH ladies, dapper gents, a beautiful bunch of Roses and hugely popular Kerry GAA legends will be out in force at Killarney’s July Racing Festival. The four-day festival will commence on Monday, July 17 with a family evening which will feature a very special celebration to pay tribute to Kerry […]

THERE will be two Kerry runners competing in the Energia 24 Hour Race this weekend. Excitement is building for the race, which will take place on Saturday, July 1 in Victoria Park, Belfast. The two Kerrymen competing are Killarney man Denis Keane from Marathon Club Ireland and John Starrett from St Brendan’s AC […]

PEOPLE of Kerry are urged to take on a ‘Marathon in a Month’ and reduce cancer risk while raising funds to support cancer patients The Irish Cancer Society has launched Ireland’s first virtual marathon campaign, which aims to get people moving while raising vital funds to support people affected by […]

A KERRY hairdresser, who has a salon in Tralee, will find out if he is ‘worth it’ early next month when he competes in the grand final of the 51st L’Oréal Colour Trophy Awards, which will take place at O’Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin on Monday, July 3. No stranger to […]

MEMBERS of Inspired put on a great show on Friday night in Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Their fashion show was hugely enjoyable for the approximately 200 who attended, including writer Billy Keane, Deputy Michael Healy Rae and renowned designer Don O’Neill who attended with his husband Pascal Guillermie. The show was […]

THERE was fashion, family entertainment and great racing at the annual Kerry GAA ‘Night of Champions’ at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday night. The Kerry Senior Football and Hurling players and management were there to meet the fans and the weather was especially kind. The Kerry GAA Supporters Club sponsored the […]

IF I am to be totally honest, I must admit that I was never a huge fan of science fiction. Perhaps this was for one of two reasons. a) I thought that the whole notion was too far-fetched or b) that it was a little too close to the bone […]

TRALEE Harriers Athletic Club have announced details of their route for their annual ROSE10K with Mayor of Tralee Terry O’Brien and this year’s Kerry Rose Breda O’Mahony jointly launching the event. The race is scheduled to take place on August 20 at 11.30am and will be started by reigning Rose of Tralee, Maggie […]

THERE was gorgeous sunshine at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Friday evening for an event to get families together on their bikes for some exercise. The Pedal in the Park— part of National Bike Week which runs from June 10 to 18 this year — is now in its seventh year […]

Over 800 athletes from all corners of Ireland and Europe descended on Dingle and its  Peninsula for the epic Dingle Adventure Race 2017. The wild and windy weather played havoc with the Kayaking section, as heavy cloud and mist descended for the day, the wind was wild on the Atlantic […]

A MIDSUMMER’S Ball for charity took place on Friday night at the Rose Hotel with Miriam O’Callaghan as special guest for the evening along with RTE colleague and Kerry native Katie Hannon. Guests were welcomed with a champagne reception before a delicious meal and entertainment from The Disagreements followed by a disco. There was over 140 […]

YOUNG people from Neighbourhood Youth Project, Killorglin and Club Óg-Ógras, Ballyheigue are calling on their local communities to help them win a national award as part of the Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE Youth Awards. The groups have submitted films that encourage young people to be “smoke free” into the 2017 X-HALE Short Film […]

RENOWNED MUA Amy Connolly is coming to CH Chemist’s to hold a Make Up Masterclass tonight (Friday) at 7pm. Aimee is a regular on TV3’s Xpose, the nation’s biggest fashion and beauty show, and also has a weekly column with the Sunday World. The renowned Make up Artist has recently opened her own […]