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OVER 200 people turned up at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night for the  Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football night of Fashion and Fun. Some of the ladies footballers of Kerry took to the catwalk to showcase the best of Spring Summer 2016 from top shops all over the county and to raise much needed funds […]

DIVING into freezing ice cold Russian waters inside the Arctic Circle wouldn’t be most people’s idea of a holiday, but Caherslee woman, Mags O’Sullivan will do exactly that when she heads east for adventure on Friday. She will be part of a group of eight Irish divers who will hold […]

AH! Young love. Here’s a story that will either warm the cockles of your heart or leave you thinking ‘what a cheek!’ A young couple who met and fell in love in Dingle last autumn, have launched a GoFundMe appeal to help keep their romance alive. Eighteen year old American, Madeleine Walsh met […]

SO yesterday was International Women’s Day and I finally took the plunge and started a personal blog called Winters Tales on Facebook. It is amazing that I have no problem getting up and speaking in front of hundreds of people and writing for TraleeToday, but I am terrified of putting […]

IT was a glamorous affair at the Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night as the Kerins O’Rahillys GAA club faithful held their annual social. Over 170 people enjoyed a meal and entertainment at the revamped venue, with a number of awards were handed out on the night (see previous story here). […]

THERE was more style and glamour than you could shake a stick at over in the Europe Hotel and Resort last night for the Kerry Fashion Week awards night. And it was a successful evening for Tralee designers as Carol Kennelly won Irish Milliner of the Year and Greta Lelyte […]

THE blue side of town gathered in the  Fels Point Hotel on Saturday night for the annual Kerins O’Rahillys GAA club social. While the senior side didn’t have a great year, there was still a lot to reflect on, including a first U21 county championship success. “We are very proud of the […]

  AS you can see from my title above, addiction is but a simple word, but is so important to recognise all the pain and hardship that this simple word has inflicted and continues to inflict on individuals and families down through the years all over the world. It is […]

KERRY fashion is in rude health if the events of the past few days are anything to go by. After the style-heavy shenanigans at the Kerry Fashion Week fashion show in Tralee on Wednesday, the focus shifted to Killarney as the 8th annual KFW Irish Fashion Industry Awards in association […]

WHILE tonight brings an incredible array of fashionable people and awards to the Europe Hotel and Resort in Killarney, there was a pretty amazing night in Ballygarry on Wednesday at the Kellihers Toyota Kerry Boutique & Designer Show as part of Kerry Fashion Week 2016. Yesterday we brought you some of images […]

IF you’re heading out for a meal and wondering where you can get really delicious food without ruining your fitness programme, then a Tralee restaurant has just launched something special. Having opened in October last year on Courthouse Lane, Il Forno Restaurant has been bringing a real taste of Italy to […]

KERRY Fashion Week kicked off in spectacular style on Wednesday night, as over 140 ladies enjoyed the Kellihers Toyota Kerry Boutique & Designer Show at the Pavilion at Ballygarry House Hotel. MC’d by TraleeToday.ie columnist, Orlagh Winters, models from Upfront Model Management displayed new Spring / Summer collections from Kerry’s top boutiques […]

I AM sure that you are so beyond sick of hearing about the election at this point, but I am going to try and pique your interest one last time before we can put it to bed for a while. I am interested to know if anyone who is reading this […]

LEADING names from the football field, both men and women, will model to raise funds for Kerry ladies football at a night of fashion and fun in Ballyroe Heights Hotel next week The stylish event, on Wednesday, March 9, will see Kerry footballers hang up the boots for the night and take to the […]

A CASTLEISLAND man’s work was on display at the Oscars on Sunday Night. Edward O’Sullivan, originally from Barrack Street in Castleisland, was the man who picked out the jewellery that complemented Cate Blanchett’s Armani Privé gown on the red-carpet for the 88th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The stylist, in his […]

SIAMSA Tíre was packed out for the past two nights as the Churchill Drama Players theatre group performed their ‘Springtime Variety Show’. Featuring a cast of 100 from the Churchill and Spa areas, the variety show featured a host of different styles of entertainment, including ‘Songs of the Sea’ to […]

SO this week wasn’t a very nice one for my family as my young cousin aged only 29 was tragically killed in a car accident last Saturday in County Galway. Laura was a wonderful person and really epitomized living life to the full. She packed an awful lot into her […]

WHILE Kerry’s Michael Fassbender didn’t have any luck last night at the Oscars, another man from the Kingdom saw his designs paraded on the red carpet. Don O’Neill from Ballyheigue dressed Oscar nominee, Emma Donoghue, for the occasion, as well as RTE reporter Catriona Perry. Emma Donoghue wore a custom made […]

I HAVE a new theory. Tradition in Ireland has practically faded away. Religion has been moved to the back burner in our society, and truly a lot of things have changed. Of course, you can’t just shove such tradition out the window without replacing it with something else. We have to […]

WHAT a beautiful  day it was here in the kingdom yesterday. The sun was shining all day long and there was a beautiful stretch to the evening. Finally we can start thinking about our spring/summer wardrobe. Here in Tralee we are lucky enough to see what are going to be […]

A GROUP of people from Kerry helped kidney donor and RTÉ broadcaster Vivienne Traynor launch Organ Donor Awareness Week 2016 which is organised by the Irish Kidney Association. The RTE reporter has taken up the voluntary role of ambassador for the week. Like the previous ambassador Mary Kennedy, Vivienne has also […]

YESTERDAY we told you about the great fundraiser in Ballyroe Heights Hotel for Killahan NS (click here for previous coverage). Well it was an evening of high fashion on and off the catwalk as ladies enjoyed the spring/summer fashions on show from many local boutiques, with a best dressed lady competition ensuring […]

  THIS is something that I came across by pure chance and all I can say is ‘boy has it made a difference to my life!’ As you know I have written and spoken about my recovery from serious depression on many occasions and if I was asked the single most […]

THE cream of Kerry’s fashion talent will vie for awards during Kerry Fashion Week as the awards finalists have just been announced. Also, in an exclusive for the event, Paul Galvin will be launching his new SS16 Collection at the KFW Fashion Industry Awards Show in the Europe Hotel & Resort […]

PARENTS and children from Killahan National School joined Upfront models on the catwalk for a special fashion fundraiser at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night. The Parents’ Council of Killahan NS organised the Evening of Elegance and Style and around 200 people were present for the event. They enjoyed a wine and […]

Advertorial JASMINE Boutique Tralee is preparing for its New Spring Summer 2016 collections to arrive by kicking off the Season with a Massive Warehouse Clearance Sale this weekend at The Brandon Hotel Tralee. Diane Jeffers, Jasmines Owner and Manager says that the warehouse is like an ‘Aladdin’s Cave’, full of treasures for […]

CAMERAS from RTE will be at the Tralee Park Run this weekend. RTE’s ‘Operation Transformation’ show will join up with the weekly 5k run held in the town park on Saturday. The very popular health and fitness show that aims to help contestants lose weight, has been teaming up with […]

AN audio documentary has been recorded for the Kerry Cancer Support Group, which highlights the importance the Kerry – Cork Health Link Bus has to those affected by cancer in Kerry. The documentary was recorded by Tom McCarthy, a student on the Kerry ETB Media Techniques Radio Course, and Grainne McPolin, […]

AS if we didn’t know already, we’re blessed here in Kerry with our beaches, especially close to Tralee. Now Tripadvisor has released the Top 10 beaches in Ireland and Kerry has no less than four entries with one within 15 minutes of town. Our beloved Banna comes in at No.6 while the highest […]

HSE Mental Health Services in Kerry are inviting interested parties to two public events (one in Tralee and one in Killarney) where guest speaker Michael Ryan from Advancing Recovery Ireland (ARI) will be speaking about Recovery Principles as well as his own experience of recovery from mental ill-health. Representatives from the […]