A ‘Take Me Out’ fundraiser for the Ballyduff Buds Resource Centre was held at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night.
The organisers decided to try something new to help fund the vital service in the north Kerry village.
“With all the cuts coming in, funding is essential so we said we’d try something different,” said Carina McConnell of Buddies Childcare in Ballyduff.
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“Katie McCabe came up with the idea based on TV show. It’s just like the show really with about 16 girls and about nine fellas,” said Carina.
TraleeToday.ie took some photos on the night of the contestants and audience members.
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![Lisa Shanahan, Danielle O'Sullivan and Emma Fitzgerald at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_1.jpg)
Lisa Shanahan, Danielle O’Sullivan and Emma Fitzgerald at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Noreen O'Callaghan, Lixnaw, Catherine Carey, Causeway and Bernadette Martin, Ballyduff at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_10.jpg)
Noreen O’Callaghan, Lixnaw, Catherine Carey, Causeway and Bernadette Martin, Ballyduff at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Amanda Griffin, Megan O'Connor, April O'Rourke and Michaela Kavanagh, Ballyduff at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_7.jpg)
Amanda Griffin, Megan O’Connor, April O’Rourke and Michaela Kavanagh, Ballyduff at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Paul Noonan, Karen O'Connor, Tommy O'Connor and Alan Carey at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_9.jpg)
Paul Noonan, Karen O’Connor, Tommy O’Connor and Alan Carey at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Nathan Ronan, Blennerville Ricky OSullivan and Kevin Cronin, Milltown at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_8.jpg)
Nathan Ronan, Blennerville Ricky OSullivan and Kevin Cronin, Milltown at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Amanda Griffin, Causeway and Helena Houlihan, Ballyduff at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_6.jpg)
Amanda Griffin, Causeway and Helena Houlihan, Ballyduff at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Sarah O'Connor and Aisling Shanahan, Lixnaw at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_5.jpg)
Sarah O’Connor and Aisling Shanahan, Lixnaw at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Elaine Wren, Tarbert and Lisa Quirke, Tralee at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_4.jpg)
Elaine Wren, Tarbert and Lisa Quirke, Tralee at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Leanne Mulvihill, Aishlin O'Rourke and Laura Murphy, Ballyduff, at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_3.jpg)
Leanne Mulvihill, Aishlin O’Rourke and Laura Murphy, Ballyduff, at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Clodagh Murphy, Shannon daly and Maria Foley, Keel, at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_2.jpg)
Clodagh Murphy, Shannon daly and Maria Foley, Keel, at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Jackie McSweeney, Ballyduff, Jackie Bishop, Listowel, Camelia Draghici and Siobhan Feely, Tralee at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_12.jpg)
Jackie McSweeney, Ballyduff, Jackie Bishop, Listowel, Camelia Draghici and Siobhan Feely, Tralee at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Pari Garcia, Kenny Walz, Mark O'Regan, Clarissa Garcia and Alex Kenny at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_13.jpg)
Pari Garcia, Kenny Walz, Mark O’Regan, Clarissa Garcia and Alex Kenny at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
![Paddy Lucid and Shane Guerin at the 'Take Me Out' night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean](http://traleetoday.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ballyduff_11.jpg)
Paddy Lucid and Shane Guerin at the ‘Take Me Out’ night in aid of Ballyduff Buds Family Resource Centre at Ballyroe Heights Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean