JACK Barry makes way for Anthony Maher as the Kerry to play Mayo in the All-Ireland senior football championship semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday has been announced. It shows three changes  from the side that defeated Galway in the quarter-final. Killian Young comes into the full back line in […]

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 […]

  WE may be in the middle of the Rose Festival, but it’s worth remembering Culture Night this year takes place on Friday, September 22 and Tralee has a whole host of events for all tastes. With the national catchphrase ‘Switch On Culture Night’, venues and public spaces across Kerry […]

THE weather stayed kind at Caherslee all week for the Tralee Parnells GAA Cúl Camp. There were 54 kids from the ages of six to 14 gathered for a week of learning new skills, playing games and having fun. Under the watchful eye of David O’Dea, Hurling Games Development Administrator […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… It’s really today that the family fun begins in earnest and the town centre comes alive. There’s loads to do from dawn to well past dusk so here’s a few suggestions… 1. Check out […]

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 […]

SUNDAY’S game against Mayo is being eagerly anticipated among Kerry fans and with good reason. Apart from a few notable occasions (2014, 1996, 1997) Kerry v Mayo has had the ability to produce a stroll in Croke Park for the Kingdom and nightmares for men from the west and we have […]

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 […]

THANKS to the excellent RTE Archives website, there’s some great footage of the Rose of Tralee from years gone by. Earlier today they tweeted a link to a clip from  the ‘That’s Enterntainment’ series broadcast in 1972. It gives a look behind the scenes at the popular Festival of Kerry which […]

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 […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WITH the Rose of festival officially beginning today, it’s good to see local shops in town  supporting the event. One such business is CH Chemists who have devoted the two windows of their store […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee SO now their week really begins. The 64 Roses received a rousing welcome on Tuesday afternoon when they disembarked from the coaches to a jazz band playing and banners waving to arrive at The […]

IF you’re feeling energetic on Saturday then head over the Dome for a great fundraiser. The Inspired charity in Tralee that caters for young adults with intellectual disabilities are holding a Zumbathon from 12noon to 2pm. The event will be led by Linda Flanagan, Zumba instructor. It was a well-attended […]

  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 64 Roses will arrive in Tralee on Tuesday afternoon after enjoying a few days in Kildare and Dublin. They took in a visit to the Guinness Storehouse on Monday and looked like they enjoyed the experience as Domnick Walsh’s photos below show. They also took time out to support […]

THE week ahead is set to be one for style lovers everywhere with the Rose Ball and Rose of Tralee Fashion Show set to be the highlights of the fashion year in Tralee. But if you’re still looking for glamour, Killarney Races has another Ladies Day on the way on […]

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 […]