AN Abbeydorney woman won a trip to New York and a Tuosist lady went home with €28,000 in prizes after RTE’s Winning Streak show on Saturday.   Eighty-eight-year-old Maureen O’Sullivan of the Tuosist Post Office near Kenmare was one of five contestants on the National Lottery Show. Maureen had lots […]

THERE was a stream of people all day at the opening of the new World of Tiles store at the Mile Height on Saturday. Kerry GAA star Johnny Buckley was there to help do the honours and draw the winners of a raffle for €500 worth of tiles. The Dr […]

THE sun was shining outside but there was still a great crowd in Siamsa on Saturday afternoon for the annual show from Tenacity School of Performing Arts. A cast of over 90 took part in both the matinee and evening performances of ‘Wonderland’. The young performers are from Tralee and all […]

A MEMBER of Tralee Toastmasters won the Division contest in the Toastmasters International Speech contest on Saturday, April 8. Tricia Healy, originally from Tarbert, beat seven competitors in this round of the competition in the Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick, having previously won her club and area competitions. She will […]

A YOUNG girl from Boherbee made a very kind-hearted gesture on Saturday morning when she shed her locks for a great cause. Rachel O’Connor, a nine year old pupil in Moyderwell Primary, went to Vogue Hair and Beauty on North Circular Road to get her hair cut. Rachel saw a video recently […]

VOLUNTEERS came out in force yesterday for the 2017 County Clean-Up Day. Now in its sixth year, the County Clean-Up, which took  place with the support of Kerry County Council and KWD Recycling, has proven to be a wonderful community event in which people clean up their respective areas and make […]

THE Darkness into Light London committee members were joined by Brian Higgins, CEO of Pieta House, and representatives of the Clayton Crown hotel last Wednesday to present a cheque to ICAP, the Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy charity. Thanks to the generosity of the London Irish community, £3,500 was donated to the […]

It’s ok to ask for help when the little superstar arrives in your house says Jennifer Kissane… Having a baby is a life changing experience. A baby, despite being so very small demands a huge amount of time and energy and is completely dependent on you. The early days when […]

A few years ago I visited Scotland and while I was there I was enlightened as to the versatility of the traditional Scottish kilt. The traditional kilt was more like a wrap-around and, as such, had many benefits especially if a Scots warrior wanted to venture off into the Highlands […]

THERE were 530 certificates issued by Kerry ETB Training Centre for Spring 2017 and many students were in the Rose Hotel for a presentation of Certificates Ceremony on Thursday night. Awards were presented on the evening for 26 different courses completed, both as full time day courses and part time evening course delivery. […]

FOUR hundred people attended the Lee Strand & National Dairy Council Health & Wellbeing Evening on Thursday in the Brandon Hotel in Tralee. The evening was a star studded event with a host of high profile speakers including former Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke; Kerry Football Legend and Dancing with the Stars […]

TWO Tralee-based cyclists launched a book on the best cycling routes the Kingdom has to offer at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Friday evening. ‘Cycling Kerry – Great Road Routes’ (The Collins Press, €14.99) by Donnacha Clifford and David Elton was launched by Tom Daly, cyclist, educator and author of The Rás. They pair have […]

OVER 70 makeup enthusiasts turned out at CH Chemists for Jeanette Cronin’s Estee Lauder makeup masterclass on Friday. Jeanette has previously worked with INGLOT and is renowned in her field and has a huge following on social media. Jeannette recreated the makeup look she was wearing on the day on the model present. […]

AFTER the fireworks in Tralee last month, this Sunday’s Allianz League Final clash between Kerry and Dublin in Croke Park is being more eagerly anticipated than usual…if that’s possible! If you’re not travelling to HQ , then atmosphere awaits at these locations… 1. A trip to Narieville… With David Moran […]

The Teamto play Dublin in the Allianz Football League Final in Croke Park on Sunday next at 4pm shows one change  from the side that defeated Tyrone in the final round of the League on Sunday last. Jonathan Lyne comes into the half forward line with Kevin McCarthy moving to […]

Lisa O’Mahony of TraleeToday.ie went to CH Chemists get a make-up bag makeover and you can get one too next week… IF the bottom of your make-up bag looks like your bronzer and eyeshadow got into a fist fight, it might be time to update the make-up in there. Cindy Walsh at […]

IT TRALEE was even busier than usual today as they held a (Social Care) Professional Practice Networking and Engagement Day at the North Campus. There were a number of events on during the day for anyone who wanted to pop in. The exhibition area had 37 organisations present, each eager to discuss the different roles their […]

OVER 350 students and staff of IT Tralee enjoyed the Clubs & Societies Ball at Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night. They gathered to celebrate student participation and achievement in Clubs & Societies and to have a good time as the Easter break begins. Speaking on the night Sports Officer, Jennifer Healy, acknowledged the significant […]

WORLD-RENOWNED environmentalist and marketing guru, Sir Tim Smit, has cut the ribbon on Ireland’s longest rope bridge, a 112 foot long, 36ft high structure which is set to attract thousands of new adventurers to Kerry’s breath-taking Skellig Coast on the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. Members of the public are now invited […]

TOO early to break out the barbecue? We’re in store for some great spring sunshine this weekend in Tralee so get out and enjoy it. Today is a lovely day in the town and around the county with highs of about 16 degrees. It’ll be a dry night and tomorrow […]

Another weekend and it’s set to be a scorcher…well on Saturday anyway! Here are a few things you can get up to around Tralee and beyond this weekend, in between catching the sun… Friday 1. Brush up on your makeup skills… Jeanette Cronin will give an Estee Lauder makeup masterclass at […]

THE Bryan Carr School of Performing Arts will be entertaining shoppers in Manor West on Friday by performing a James Corden-style flash mob. The performance will take place at 5pm, with the Beauty and the Beast characters from their upcoming production that will be staged in Siamsa Tíre next Monday and Tuesday during […]

KERRY explorer Tom Crean is to honoured on a Norwegian Air International aircraft flying transatlantic routes from Ireland this summer. He will be the first non-Norwegian to become one of the airline’s “tailfin heroes”. The airline honours well-known people from Norway including Hollywood actress Greta Garbo and artist Edvard Munch, but the Kerry […]

THE Ballybunion man who is fighting to keep his family home from repossession by the banks has thanked the public for donating over €40,000 to a gofundme page set up by his friends. It comes as Deputy Martin Ferris of Sinn Fein brought up the Flavin’s case in the Dail […]

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been set up to help a recently widowed Kerry man and his five children in their battle to keep their home from being repossessed. A campaign was set up by friends of Ballybunion man Ray Flavin, who lost his wife Trish died earlier this year, to help […]

A Tralee man who was a distinguished military and civilian helicopter pilot in the US Army, will be commemorated by Listowel town and Co Kerry in conjunction with Listowel Military Tattoo at Listowel Racecourse on April 29. The commemoration will be attended by many of John O’Sullivan’s family and aviation friends, including […]

A BIG crowd packed Siamsa Tíre last night for the St John of God production of ‘An Evening of Musicals’. The show was a collection of songs, solos and group numbers, from different musicals. The talented cast sang Singing in the Rain, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera […]

GARVEY’S Supervalu Tralee have come up with a few great ideas to make the store more Autism friendly for their customers on certain evenings. The store launched this plan on Wednesday, with a view to make it easier for customers with Autism to shop, by making just a few small changes. Every second Wednesday […]

WHILE sports stars and journalists all over the country have been paying tribute to Colm Cooper on his retirement from Kerry, pupils at a school in Farranfore have put together their own homage. Knockaderry NS put together this clip in honour of the master. Watch it below. Great casting for […]

THERE’LL be plenty of Easter Family Fun Day At Manor West as the Animal Roadshow and Mad Hatter’s Tea Party will take place in the centre on Saturday, April 15 from 12-5pm. The day will feature lots of fun things to do for turning a shopping trip into a family day out […]