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A TRALEE-based doctor who broke her neck in a car accident back in September has thanked the community for their support and prayers over the past number of months. Dr Caitlin O’Connor, originally from Ballyduff, spoke to Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh on the Talkabout show this afternoon and described the accident […]

LAST night, as I watched RTE’s Primetime Investigates, my blood boiled. It showed blatant examples of how councillors attempted to further their own ends while holding roles in public office. Was I surprised? No. Was I pissed off? Absolutely. These are people who are supposed to have the people’s best interests […]

A PAMPERING day in aid of the Recovery Haven charity took place on Sunday and there was a great turnout. Storm Desmond departed on time as nearly 90 ladies made their way to the Fels Point Hotel for the ‘Recover Your Sparkle’ event at which Tralee woman, Mary O’Donnell, of RTE’s Today Show was […]

NO doubt participants and the audience are still recovering from the fantastic entertainment in Ballyroe on Friday night. The occasion was the third St Pat’s GAA ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event, where Johnny Enright and Mary Gardiner proved the overall winners (watch them perform in the video below), with Eileen Whelan and […]

  IF truth be known, I am often fascinated by the hidden messages of childhood fairy-tales and animated Disney productions. Often these messages can be very subtle, but once revealed become glaringly obvious. There is no better example of this than the great Disney film, The Wizard of Oz. I […]

WELL 11 couples fought the law, but the law won on Friday night, as two gardaí were the overall winners at the St Pat’s Strictly Come Dancing event in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Mary Gardiner and Johnny Enright were the most fleet-footed of the bunch as they dazzled the crowds to claim the […]

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 […]

CBS Primary School, Tralee took great pleasure in raising their well deserved Active School Flag this week. The flag was awarded earlier in the year, to acknowledge the work undertaken by the school in reviewing, planning and promoting physical activity. The Active School Project is a Dept of Education initiative […]

YOUNG people from the KDYS in Denny Street certainly helped brighten up a part of Baile Mhuire Day Care home recently. Students from the Leaving Cert Applied programme helped in finishing the inner courtyard, now known as “Eileen’s Garden”, to allow their service users access the garden,  weather permitting of course. This was […]

We talk to well-known Tralee entertainer, Mark Leen, about his new book on all things gambling-related, how he wants to help others beat the addiction and how he once lost over $17,000 in one bet in a Las Vegas casino… “I’m a compulsive gambler, I will always be thus, but […]

TRALEE Community Responders has hailed their public meeting last Thursday as a success and revealed that two defibrillators have already been donated to the group in recent weeks. The equipment was donated by Bank of Ireland and from the Tralee branch of the Irish Red Cross. The Responders need four defibrillators […]

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. […]

THE public are invited to what promises to be a very enjoyable evening of Christmas Cookery Demonstrations at Kerry College of Further Education this Thursday evening at 7pm. Chef on the night is the well-known Kay Lanigan Ryan who runs the Professional Cookery and the Hotel and Catering courses at […]

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 […]

I WROTE in last week’s article – here – about how anger as an emotion has got particularly bad press,  but that in reality, if one is to explore it properly, I believe there are as many, if not more, positive aspects to this phenomenal emotion as there are negative. It is […]

THE forecast wasn’t kind, but fair play people of Tralee, you weren’t deterred from coming out for the annual CH Chemists Santa parade. Just before 2pm, the rain eventually dried up, so that Santa and Mrs Claus had a dry run though the centre to town. They weren’t alone of course, […]

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 Rose of Tralee called in to CH Chemists on Saturday to help launch their Christmas Parade. The streets of Tralee will be filled with music and fun as Christmas floats and specials guests along with Darth Vader, Princess Sophia, Minions and Frozen characters  lead Santa in this festive celebration next […]

IF I am to be honest, anger was a stranger to me all of my life in the sense that I never gave it too much thought. It wasn’t that I didn’t get angry at anything, of course I did, but I wasn’t aware of the different aspects to it so […]

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 […]

RTE Radio and TV host, Ray Darcy got very emotional on air yesterday, as he listened to a Tralee man’s story of terminal illness. Joe Flynn from Rahoonane was invited to appear on the show with his daughters Bernie and Joanne, after Bernie sent in an email telling Ray about […]

FRIDAY, November 13 will forever be etched on our minds for all of the wrong reasons. I have always hated the number 13 and this hatred is cemented even more now. I was sitting in Italy with my sister when the news flashed up on the screen. We were horrified […]

A NEW and comprehensive guide to mental health support services throughout Kerry will be launched at the Open Our Minds Mental Wellness Exhibition at the Brandon Hotel, Tralee, on Sunday, November 29. ‘Minding Our Minds: A Guide to Supports and Services’ is an information resource for those experiencing challenges to their […]