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THE official launch of ‘More Precious than gold: My enduring connection with John McShain – the man who built Washington’ by Alice O’Neill – McLoughlin took place at Killarney House, which was launched by Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, T.D. Alice was born the eldest […]

THE first ever account of the life and times of the former Fianna Fáil TD, county councillor, greyhound owner and successful businessman, Timothy ‘Chub’ O’Connor will be published in his native Killorglin later this month. The book, titled ‘Chub: The Life and Times of a Remarkable Kerryman’ was written by […]

A REPRINT of Dorothy Macardle’s account of the Civil War in Kerry will be launched in Tralee this weekend by Sinn Féin. ‘Tragedies of Kerry’, which was first published in 1924 tells of the Free State campaign to crush Republican resistance in Co. Kerry during the period between the summers of […]

THE new book from Mark Leen was officially launched by the local businessman, author and entertainer at his cafe, The Nu Place on Bridge Street on Saturday. ‘The Postman And Doggie Woggie’ was inspired by the story of a well-known postman from Tralee, Connie Foley from O’Rahillys Villas, who came […]

WITH the Christmas lights on and everybody feeling all festive, there’s a special feeling about the town this time of the year. This will be enhanced in the coming days with Mark Leen bringing art exhibitions, music, poetry and finally the launch of his new book at his cafe The […]

THE ladies from Johnny’s Cottage held the launch of their first book on Sunday night in The Grand Hotel Miriam Owens Moriarty, Breeda Hurley and Aine Callaghan have amassed a following of over 30,000 fans on Facebook and now they have compiled a book where they share a compilation of family recipes, […]

FORMER Government Minister Jimmy Deenihan was on hand to launch a new book detailing the violence and divisions of the Civil War in Kerry. Historian and author, Owen O’Shea signed copies of the book for people at the launch which was well attended. The book offers new insights into the misery […]

THE Rose Hotel was the venue on Friday evening for the launch of a powerful book containing the experiences of people who have dealt with life-altering events and how they got their spark back. ‘Spark’ is the brainchild of Killarney native Bríd O’Connor who was inspired to collect the stories […]

THE brutal history of faction fighting in Kerry is explored in a new book to be launched next week. ‘Days Of The Blackthorn – Faction Fighters Of Kerry’ by Sean Moraghan, details some grim encounters in all parts of the county, including the Battle of Ballyeagh near Ballybunion in 1834, between […]

MADDENS on Milk Market Lance proved the perfect spot for the launch of a local writer’s first foray into literary fiction on Friday evening. Barbara Byar, an American native who has lived in Kerry for many years now, launched her debut short fiction collection, ‘Some Days are Better than Ours’ […]

A TRALEE woman will launch her first book on Thursday, October 24, at 6.30pm in Tralee Library. In 2013, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, a young journalist and content creator, was racially abused and spat upon in Dublin’s city centre. Having dealt with racism throughout her young life, Úna-Minh had finally had enough. […]

A HEALTHCARE chaplain at the Bon Secours Hospital has just released a book of poetry with proceeds from sales going to the Kerry Hospice Foundation. In ‘Letting Go’, Margaret Naughton from Killorglin, explores her personal journey from hope to loss of hope, from faith in God, in herself and in […]

POLITICIANS from all over the county were among those attending the launch of ‘A Century Of Politics In The Kingdom’ on Thursday night in Tralee Library. No doubt some were wondering if they get a mention in the new book by Owen O’Shea and Gordon Revington. The  book was launched by […]

A LOCAL writing group will launch its new book and art exhibition this Tuesday night at Tralee Library. The ‘Tapestry of Words’ from the Lesley Collins creative writing group will be launched from 6pm-8pm. Part of the event will include an art exhibition aimed at the whole community so anyone […]

PRESIDENT of Sinn Féin Gerry Adams TD will be in The Rose Hotel Tralee on Thursday September 21 at 7.30pm to launch ‘Ireland’s Hunger for Justice’, the story of Ireland’s 22  hunger strikers. Early in 2017 a  committee consisting of Martin Ferris TD, John Buckley, Pól O’Clúbháin, Seán O’Braoin, Éamonn deBairéad, Seán O’Luing, […]

IT started off as a request by a girl to write a short story and it ended up as a children’s book. Friends and family of Tralee man, Joe Enright, turned up at Tralee Library on Saturday afternoon for the launch of his second book, ‘Alana Rabbit And Friends’. The […]

A NEW book by a Ballyheigue native focussing on the Great Famine in Ireland and how it affected Tralee and north Kerry in particular, will be launched in O’Mahonys Bookshop in town next week. In ‘The Great Famine in Tralee and North Kerry’, author, Bryan MacMahon charts the various stages of […]

TWO Tralee-based cyclists have joined forces to write the first guide to the best cycling routes the Kingdom has to offer. Cycling Kerry – Great Road Routes (The Collins Press, €14.99) by Donnacha Clifford and David Elton is out now in all good bookshops and will be launched in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, […]

OVER 200 people from all over Munster attended the launch of Caroline McEnery’s book “The Art of Asking the Right Questions” on Thursday night. Causeway native Caroline McEnery is a HR & Employment Law Expert and Managing Director. Her book, ‘The Art of Asking the Right Questions’ is the ‘must […]

  IRISH Rugby International Ultan Dillane was in his hometown on Friday night to launch a new book on international people living in Kerry. ‘Behind The Face’ is the remarkable and inspiring true life stories of 15 international people who have made Kerry their home. The Tralee rugby star was on […]

‘KERRY Bravehearts’, a new book written Kerry journalist and photographer Con Dennehy, was launched before a capacity crowd in the Gleneagle Hotel on Sunday last. Launched by Radio Kerry presenter and journalist, Deirdre Walsh, the 270 page book looks deep into the heart and soul of 43 inspirational Kerry people who […]

THE remarkable and inspiring true life stories of 15 international people who have made Kerry their home have been told in a new book, Behind the Face, which will be launched next Friday, December 2 in Siamsa Tire, Tralee at 6pm. Tralee man and Irish rugby international, Ultan Dillane, will launch […]

A NEW book which features Munster poetry down through the centuries is to have its Tralee launch at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on this Friday evening, November 25 at 6.30pm. ‘Best Loved Poems: Favourite Poems from the South of Ireland’ was launched in Listowel, on Saturday and a series of similar events has been […]

A NUMBER of people from Tralee have told their stories in a new book by a Kerry journalist to be launched next week. ‘Kerry Bravehearts’,  written by Con Dennehy, looks deep into the heart and soul of 42 inspirational Kerry people who have overcome, and in many cases continue to overcome adversity […]

LOCAL man and Asdee native, Fr Pat Moore, will launch his new book ‘Weathering a Storm’ in the Ballroom of the Listowel Arms Hotel on this Friday at 7.30pm. Currently recovering from a lengthy battle with cancer, Fr Moore’s new book is an honest and engaging series of reflections on his […]

HUNDREDS of people packed themselves into the Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday night for the launch of Kieran Donaghy’s autobiography What Do You Think Of That? Along with Maurice Fitzgerald and Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, who helped launch the account of the Stacks man’s life, were other legends of Gaelic Football scattered around the room on […]

A NEW book titled, ‘Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising – A Centenary Record’, is to be published to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising of 1916 with the launch taking place at the Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Friday, April 22 at 8pm. The book, […]

SATURDAY was a suitable day for the Kerry launch of a new book containing 90 photos of children with Down Syndrome. March 21 was World Down Syndrome Day and there was a great turnout at the Manor West Retail Park for the event, where some of the photos from ‘Here I Am’ were […]

Click on ad for more MANY people might know it as the home of the FCA in Tralee, but Ballymullen barracks has seen the changing of the guard on more than a few occasions over the past 200 years. Now, a book about the history of the barracks is set […]