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TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Ball is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AS you may have seen from our previous story, the style at the Rose Ball last night was amazing. The guests came from all over the world to attend including many past Roses, families of this year’s […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE next 16 Roses to go through to the Rose of Tralee Selection final were revealed this morning at a breakfast in the Rose Hotel. The Roses named were; Kerry, Chicago, Cork, Melbourne, Kentucky, […]

Know Your Rights has been compiled by Kerry Citizens Information Service which provides a free and confidential service to the public… Question: My partner and I are planning a holiday in Spain. How do we access public healthcare services if one of us becomes ill? Answer: You and your partner each need […]

KERRY Camino have organised a Heritage Tour next week which will give participants a combined walk/bus experience of the history and heritage of The Dingle Way. The event takes place on Saturday, August 26, departing from St. Johns Church Tralee and finishing at the Church of St. James in Dingle. The event […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… A NUMBER of Rose of Tralee contestants paid a visit to the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry on Friday morning. They met staff and patients to hear about the amazing work that […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… BALLYLONGFORD native Aisling Walsh is through to the live TV final next week as the first 16 Roses for the selection nights were chosen. The Dome came alive last night as hundreds of family […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AN X Factor finalist, an actress, and high ranking business women will all share the stage at Norah Casey’s Rose Women’s Academy next Monday at Siamsa Tíre. Broadcaster and publishing entrepreneur, Norah Casey will delve […]

THE Managing Director of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, Anthony O’Gara, has sent his sympathies on behalf of the festival, to the family of the late Michael Twomey, a former selection host, who died yesterday. Mr Twomey, the veteran Cork actor who was best known as Miah to actor Frank […]

A TRALEE man is preparing for a trip to Africa in February to work for an Irish charity which helps both sexually abused and trafficked children and he’s organising a fundraising ‘Sunday drive’ next month to raise funds for the project. Kerry’s Eye photographer Robert O’Mahony, who now lives in […]

NOMINATIONS for the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards have been announced and two Tralee hotels will be represented at the black-tie gala dinner to announce the winners on September 26 at The  Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. Nádúr Spa Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa,  has been nominated in the Ireland’s Four Star […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT was an emotional evening for many at Tralee Bay Wetlands on Wednesday for the sixth annual Celebration of Light event in aid of Recovery Haven. Held in association with the Rose of Tralee […]

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information about 54-year old William Mulvihill, who was last seen on the 21st of August 2016 near the N69 Tralee to Listowel bypass at a roundabout at Kielduff, Tralee. He is described as 1.6m (5’3”) tall, medium build with green eyes. When last seen he was wearing […]

A GROUP of Mayo fans are trying to organise a minute’s applause tribute to a Mayo supporter who died last weekend and they are appealing for Kerry fans to take part. ‘Cáirde Mhaigheo London’ posted on Facebook that they are appealing to all fans to stand up and applaud Joseph […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THEY’LL be busy men. With the arrival of the Roses yesterday, it was the signal for the Rose Escorts to begin their duties for the week. To help them along, a make-up tutorial was […]

IRISH Rail are putting on an extra train to Dublin on Sunday morning to facilitate fans for the Kerry games in Croke Park on Sunday. There will also be extra carriages on the 7.10am service to Heuston so there will be some 800 extra train seats for Kerry GAA fans […]

THERE were many happy faces in schools around Tralee on Wednesday morning as the Leaving Certificate results were released. They were some of the 58,500 students who sat the exams nationally, almost 1,900 of whom were Kerry students. Principals from around the schools said they encountered a lot of satisfied students this […]

A TRALEE woman will be competing for Ireland at the World University Games next week. Shona Heaslip from Mounthawk is off to Taipei in Taiwan on Thursday with the Irish team and we met her yesterday at AIB Tralee who are supporting her with the trip. Remarkably, 22-year-old Shona only took […]

  ANNASCAUL GAA and Coiste na nOg are promising a great night of entertainment when they hold a fundraising night at Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, September 9. This event is being organised to raise funds for the improvement and expansion of club facilities. Continued below… The aim is to […]

A TRALEE man is preparing for a marathon cycle at the weekend in aid of three great charities. Colin ‘Poshey’ Aherne will join other cyclists on the Town2Town Challenge.  Town2Town is a three day event, raising money for Make A Wish Ireland, Friends of A & Donal Walsh #LiveLife. They […]

THE race is on to Munster’s biggest and best racing festival – the 7 day Listowel Harvest Racing Festival, from Sunday 10th to Saturday 16th of September. Racing highlights include the €175,000 Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade A) Chase on Wednesday 13th; the €55,000 Guinness Handicap Hurdle on Thursday […]

A COMPANY has been appointed to carry out the demolition of the former Denny Factory site and work was due to begin today (Monday). Malachy Walsh and Partners on behalf of Kerry County Council have appointed Munster firm – Loftus Demolition and Recycling Ltd – as the contractor to carry […]

Tralee students are among the thousands who will receive their Leaving Certificate results on Wednesday. Billy Ryle gives some advice on what follows… The eagerly awaited Leaving Cert exam results will be issued by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to about 60,000 candidates nationwide this Wednesday. The anticipation is intense […]

SCHOOL leavers and adults considering a return to education are invited to an Information Session on Further Education Options Outside of CAO at Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), Tralee on Wednesday 23rd August commencing at 6.30pm sharp. “The Information Session will highlight how career goals can be achieved through […]

GARDAí are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle from the Ballymac area last week. The car was taken between 5.30am and 7.30pm on Tuesday, August 8 in Flemby, Ballymacelligott. The car is an orange Skoda with licence plate 03-CE-2128. The keys were left in the ignition. Continued below… Gardaí […]

THERE was a great atmosphere up in the St Brendan’s Park FC grounds on Sunday morning as the club hosted a 5k Fun Run. The event was held to raise funds for the pitch development and a new shop and there was a big turnout with around 170 setting off from […]

THERE were classic cars of varying ages, styles and sizes taking to the roads on Friday night night for the Kingdom Veteran Vintage & Classic Car Club’s annual Ballymac Vintage Car and Honda 50 Run. They gathered at O’Riada’s Bar and left after 7pm on a route that took in Farranfore, […]

THERE were some great stories told and schooldays relived at a reunion of the ladies from the Balloonagh Secondary School Class of 1987 at The Ashe Hotel on Saturday night. The event was organised by Rose Dillon and a number of other past pupils, after she sent a message on […]

SO the workmen are gone now and we’re on our own! Yes, the workers who have been transforming  the Mall won’t be seen for about two weeks and in fairness they’ve left the area in fine fettle. The Mall is open to pedestrians now and in this writer’s opinion it […]

THERE was a real family feel to the activities at the sports grounds at IT Tralee on Saturday as Woodies DIY Tralee hosted a soccer tournament. There was a great turnout with 15 teams playing for the Charity Cup and Shield. It was all part of Woodies Tralee’s fundraising efforts […]

THE amazing mural at the Abbey Street/Dominick Street junction off The Square is due to be finished today and it looks amazing. The new mural, some 20 metres long by 10 metres high, has been slowly revealing itself in Abbey Street just off The Square, over the past week in […]