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CAPTAIN Kieran Donaghy returns to the Kerry team to face Tyrone this Sunday in a team which shows three changes from the team that started against Kildare in the quarter-final. In other changes for the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park, Peter Crowley replaces newly-wed Aidan O’Mahony while Johnny Buckley returns to the […]

KODALINE have announced the details for an end of year concert in the INEC Killarney this coming winter which is guaranteed to draw a massive crowd for the hit Irish band. The concert will take place on Thursday December 10 with tickets for the event set to go on sale […]

A WELL known Tralee musician and soccer player, needs help in Canada with his medical bills, after sustaining second and third degree burns from a chip pan fire accident. Ruadhan Hennessy, a former resident of Gallowsfield and Blennerville, has been living and working in Canada for the past two years. […]

  A MAN from Dublin was arrested on Tuesday as Gardaí seized €1,000 worth of ecstasy at Tralee railway station. The operation was carried out by the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and a second man was later arrested in the Rathass area in a follow-up operation. Both men have been released […]

ELYSHA Brennan barely had a chance to catch forty winks in the early hours of this morning before her first busy day as Rose of Tralee began. First the Meath lady visited the studios at Radio Kerry and then it was down to the Town Park for the traditional photoshoot in the […]

THE Rose of Tralee Festival this year saw the inaugural one day women’s business conference that celebrated and recognised the achievements of modern women in the business sector. The ‘Bloom for Ireland’ conference was held in the Brandon Hotel on Monday and it has been heralded as a massive success […]

THERE was a great crowd and atmosphere around the town park today as groups of families, friends and couples meandered relaxedly through the various stalls and entertainment pieces taking place. One such event that always proves quite popular and that again garnered quite the level of support and following was […]

A DELIGHTED but shocked Elysha Brennan faced the press just minutes after being named Rose of Tralee and had a special mention for a woman she met in the palliative care unit in Tralee today. The Meath Rose, a 22 year old student from Bettystown, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during […]

THE Meath Rose has won the Rose of Tralee 2015. Elysha Brennan, a 22 years old Bettystown native looked shocked but delighted as her name was announced by Dáithí Ó Sé on stage tonight. The second year medical student in the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin was emotional as she […]

  THERE was a great turn out in the town park as owners and pets were put through their paces at the ‘Paws & Tails Dog Show’ on Monday afternoon. With a whole array of prizes on offer throughout the day including ‘Best Dressed’, ‘Best Small/Medium/Large Dog’ and ‘Dog of […]

A TRALEE man completed the arduous challenge of swimming the English Channel last night. Kristian O’Donovan, swam the channel in a more than respectable time of 13 hours and 48 minutes. The employee of Pitman Training, received fantastic support along the way through the world’s busiest shipping lane, finishing around 11.30pm last night. […]

  TRALEE architect Shane Kenny (23) is the 2015 Newbridge Silverware Rose of Tralee Escort of the Year. Shane’s fellow Rose Escorts and this year’s 32 International Roses voted for the winner before Dáithí Ó Sé announced the result in the Festival Dome in front of live on RTÉ One. In […]

MARIA Walsh has certainly had a busy week as she finishes up her reign as the current Rose of Tralee in style. Only last Friday August 14, she completed her 242km ‘Trek2Tralee’ charity challenge which raised funds for three different charities in the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation, Development Perspectives and […]

GARDAI say 32 people were arrested for Public Order Offences over the weekend in Tralee, but crowds have generally been well behaved. There were 15 arrests made on Friday night, five on Saturday and 12 on Sunday night. Most of the incidents were due to people drinking too much alcohol. Meanwhile, a […]

STUNNING Sunday on Denny Street last certainly lived up to its billing as hundreds of fans were kept highly entertained well into the night by a multitude of hugely talented acts. With seven bands taking to the stage last night in a line up that included ‘Ovie’, ‘5 Dollar Shakes’ […]

GARDAÍ have appealed have information relating to the theft of an accordion from a public house in Tralee on Saturday. At about 1.20pm, an accordion worth around €5,000 was taken from An Cearnóg pub in The Square, by a male wearing a tracksuit in his early 20’s thin with ginger hair, […]

HUNDREDS of fans were out in force on Friday night to watch one of the best known singers in the country rock his third straight appearance at the Rose of Tralee Festival. Nathan Carter blew Denny Street away last night with his typical energetic performance for almost three hours as he […]

THERE were smiles and laughs all round on Friday as crowds of families enjoyed the first day of the festival. It was a great day out in the sun at Family Town which is set up in the town park and will run over the next four days. With giant […]

  Gardaí in Kenmare are investigating following a fatal traffic collision today. Shortly before midday, a male aged in his 50s was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a car. The collision occurred on the N70, between Kenmare and Sneem, at Lackeen, Blackwater. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the […]

SOME lucky children seized a great opportunity to meet this year’s Roses in the Wetland’s when the selection were given a civic reception on Friday afternoon. The Roses, were only too happy to stop, chat and taking photos with kids at the Wetlands even though they were taking a break […]

TraleeToday.ie’s Coverage Of The Rose Ball Is Brought To You By CH Chemists… OH the glamour of it all! Yes, the Rose Ball was once again the social event of the year in Kerry with over 1,000 people enjoying a fantastic night of food, fun and eye-popping style. After a […]

IT was a poignant moment for the Henggelers and indeed the extended Rose of Tralee family when the new Rose Walkway was officially opened on Friday morning in the Town Park. The Rose contestants, local politicians, Kerry County Council officials and a good crowd present, watched as Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler and […]

You’re looking forward to taking on the scariest rides at Birds Amusements. Well sort of…a bit anyway…eh, no actually you aren’t. Here’s the range of emotions you go through… 1. Arrogant bravado From the safety of your house, you’ll bravely tell your friends about how you’re going to go on absolutely […]

A COMPANY is looking for Kerry people to appear in a TV commercial, earning up to €4,000 for a day’s work…no acting experience necessary. Ali Coffey Casting will be in Scott’s Hotel in Killarney this Sunday casting for the TV ad which will be partly shot in the county later […]

TESCO stores in Tralee and Killarney collected over €1,800 for charity in just six hours last Saturday during the ‘Lemonade & Lollipops’ event. It was a sweet success for the Tesco colleagues as they raised the cash for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Customers were invited to enjoy a cup of lemonade […]

  KERRY AIRPORT  will be one of the beneficiaries of  a €42.5m boost from the European Commission for regional airports across Ireland. The European Commission has formally approved Ireland’s 2015-2019 Regional Airports Programme, which will support Kerry Airport and other regional airports into the future. “Kerry Airport is of major importance to support local […]

  FORMER All-Star, Tom O’Sullivan, proved he is equally adept at catching burglars on Kerry streets as he is at stopping corner forwards running riot round Croke Park. The Garda, based in Listowel, is being hailed a hero after he chased three burglars trying to gain entry to a house […]

The Festival is almost here and many of you plan to make the most of the craic. If you’re going to throw caution to the wind and are determined to soak up every last bit of entertainment that you can find we’ve a few tips and tricks to help you get the best out […]

  OVER €1,500 worth of Xanax was seized by undercover Gardaí in town last weekend. On Sunday evening last, Gardaí, stopped and searched a car in Stacks Villas and found approximately, 500 Xanax tablets, in the vehicle. A local man and woman were detained over the incident. The woman was released without […]

  ANTI-WATER Charge campaigners and protesters again showed their defiance of Irish Water and the Government in the Square yesterday evening as they publicly burnt their bills. THE Kerry Branch of the Right2Water movement were the group behind the event as they encouraged everyone present to avoid payment of their water bills. […]