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I HAVE always been a little sketchy on the term ‘tradition’. It’s not that I don’t understand its value in a lot of circumstances, it’s just that in many ways, I have learned to associate it with something negative. Maybe that is just me getting the idea of tradition and old […]

AROUND 300 people glammed up at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the annual IT Tralee Clubs & Societies Ball. Staff and students from the college arrived early and posed for photos before heading up for the meal, entertainment and the presentation of special awards. “It’s an end of year event […]

RECENTLY I have seen an awful lot of pages advertising they are selling fake designer bags, belts, watches etc and it got me thinking. Do you realise where these products are made? They are made in sweatshops and almost always include child labour. Don’t get me wrong I, like everyone, love to get […]

The success of recovery is in discovery Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary Smile This is the second line of my personal mantra. One thing is for sure, if we are looking for the extraordinary around us we don’t have to look too far. There are a few basic […]

Bella Bia Ivy Terrace WHERE do I start with Bella Bia? The ‘sacred cow’ of Tralee dining, praise for Bella Bia is so universal that I almost feel any criticism of the culinary experience would result in an angry mob outside my house with burning sods of turf on pikes demanding […]

AT an special house in Killerisk, newly elected Fianna Fáil TD, John Brassil, helped launch Organ Donor Awareness Week which runs from April 2-9. The purpose of the week is to raise awareness of the Irish Kidney Association and the importance of carrying a donor card. The launch took place at the […]

SO yesterday I got a message via Facebook from a friend of mine to tell me that someone was using my profile pic as theirs. The person, who set up the fake account under the name ‘Catherine Ruff’, had sent him a friend request. When I looked them up I couldn’t find […]

AN 18 year old woman in University Hospital Kerry is still waiting to be transferred to Cork or Limerick hospital for a life-saving operation, after her brother went public on national radio yesterday about her situation. Breda Kevane has been in an induced coma in intensive care in Tralee for the […]

IT was night of beauty and style in The Brehon Hotel, Killarney on Saturday, when Miss Kerry 2016 was chosen. As previously reported (click here for previous photo coverage) Niamh Enright from Listowel was deemed the winner of the contest and will go forward to the Miss Ireland 2016 event later […]

THEY had some craic in Ballyroe on Saturday night. The hotel hosted an audience of 600 people as well as the 12 couples contesting the first Ardfert NS Strictly Come Dancing event. We told you yesterday that Michael Leen and Gillian Dowling were the winners of the popular vote, while the […]

MISS Kerry 2016 was a very stylish affair as we showed you earlier (click here). Well Paudie Healy of Evoque Photography was there to beautifully capture the event in these photos below. You can see many more on his Facebook page here. We’ll have many of our own photos from the […]

THERE was standing room only at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the Ardfert NS Strictly Come Dancing event. After many weeks of practicing under choreographer Joe Burkett, the hard work paid off as the 12 couples took to the floor to show off their moves. Radio Kerry’s Francis Jones was […]

THE Miss Kerry 2016 competition took place in Killarney on Saturday night and it was a Listowel woman who took home the crown. Over 200 people saw Niamh Enright, sponsored by Trant’s Pharmacy Listowel, chosen by judges Aideen Feely, Pawel Nowak and Miss Kerry 2016, Mairead Breathnach, from 20 contestants  at […]

The success of recovery is in discovery, Look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, Smile This is the first line of my own personal mantra which I wrote about last week. It is basically reminding me to learn something new every day and to keep my mind open. What I […]

A CROWD of around 200 walkers gathered at The Grand Hotel this morning to set off on the annual Good Friday Walk for the Kerry Hospice. The weather stayed kind for them, as people of all ages (and a few dogs too) set off on the route which has become an Easter tradition […]

WHERE will you be at 4.15am on May 7? If you are in Tralee, the answer to that question should be at CBS The Green waiting to take part in the Darkness Into Light Tralee. The event is taking place to raise much-needed funds for Pieta House. The idea is to […]

THE organisers of  ‘Darkness Into Light’ Tralee are inviting people to come along to a special launch next week to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the May event. The launch will take place at Pieta House in 28 Moyderwell (near the entrance to Presentation Secondary […]

TRALEE Triathlon Club has joined forces with the RNLI to raise funds and bring a major sporting event to Fenit this summer with hundreds of athletes taking part. This life-saving RNLI service is dependent on funds to continue to ensure the safety of people on the water this summer and […]

Know Your Rights: Bereavement At Work Question My father has had a stroke and is critically ill. The doctors say that he has very little time left. Am I entitled to leave from work to be with him? Answer If you have a family crisis, the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and […]

IT’S set to be another special night in Killarney next weekend as 23 girls from all over the county vie for the Miss Kerry 2016 crown. The contest will take place on the Easter Saturday, March 26 in The Brehon Hotel in Killarney and the ladies gathered at the venue on Friday for […]

AH, beautiful BallyB! West and south Kerry, quite rightly, are deified by national and international media for their stunning coastlines and breathtaking beaches. But the attractions of Ballybunion in the north of the county are sometimes overlooked. This aerial footage (below) from ‘The Irish Drone’ on YouTube shows exactly why it is one of Kerry’s  most beautiful […]

  A GOOD workman always has the appropriate tools for the job. Everything required is at hand which in turn makes any given procedure so much easier and stress free. In life it is also extremely important to have readily available tools, but the type of tools I am referring […]

I THINK that the current generation of teenagers have a bad reputation, but for all the wrong reasons. Personally, I think that the teens of today get an awful hard time. It’s quite possible that all teenagers of every generation get a hard time. But considering that I am speaking for […]

IN case you hadn’t noticed (which would be excusable if you haven’t opened a newspaper, or turned on a radio/TV/computer/phone/tablet/hearing aid since Monday)  there’s a popular racing event going on at the moment. This would explain the bustling crowds at The Castle Bar in Rock Street since Tuesday, as the interest in Cheltenham intensifies. […]

AS it’s Paddy’s week I decided to have a look at what we miss when we are away from our little green isle. As there are so many of our friends and relations who live abroad, I am sure that we are all familiar with the excitement of sending or […]

LADIES kicked off the weekend at CH Chemists on Friday night with a make-up masterclass. Lancome Elite Make-Up artist, Fortunate Benavoli, returned to CH to gives tips on all things beauty-related to the ladies. Fortunato has worked with names such as Shiseido and Tom Ford and was a resident make-up artist at the […]

AUDIENCES at Siamsa  are being treated to evenings of murder, mayhem and musical genius this weekend by the Light Opera Society of Tralee. ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ opened on Thursday night to a great reception and tickets are still available for the last performance tonight (Saturday). […]

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 […]