Post Tagged with: "Christmas Shopping"

KERRY County Council and Kerry Chambers have joined forces to appeal to everyone in Kerry to support local shops and businesses this Christmas. They also want to encourage people to use a new online directory of Kerry businesses and services which they can support at this challenging time. Shopkerry.ie is […]

THERE was good news for shoppers this morning when it was revealed the annual free parking period for Christmas is returning. Cllr Norma Foley had a motion before the meeting of Tralee Municipal District,  asking that the free parking period for Christmas be continued and the Council announce this as soon […]

IT was a miserable, wet afternoon on Saturday in Tralee, but for some strange reason, the rain managed to stay away at just the right times. At 2pm, the rain stopped for the CH Santa parade, so children could meet the man himself and all the other guests including Mrs Claus, […]

TESCO stores in Tralee and Killarney will be bringing a little magic to their customers in early December by hosting the inaugural Magical Reindeer Food Fundraiser in aid of their Charity partner, Temple Street. On Saturday and Sunday, December 5-6, staff in all 149 Tesco stores countrywide will be preparing and selling pouches of […]

THE queue stretched back all the way back to Penneys on Friday night, as hundreds turned up for the CH Chemists Customer Night on Friday. The annual event is always a huge hit, with customers from near and far converging on the Tralee institution to really kick off the shopping season. […]

THE ‘Star’, Kieran Donaghy, will switch on the Christmas Lights in The Square at 5pm on Saturday, November 28 to herald the start of the 2015 Christmas Spraoí Tralee. The Kerry Captain will join the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Thomas McEllistrim and one pupil from a Tralee primary school (chosen from a […]

THE 2014 Christmas Spraoi in Tralee had a very positive opening couple of weeks, according to the CEO of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Kieran Ruttledge, who said the feedback has been good from traders. He reminded local people to stay local for the rest of the Christmas holiday season by socialising […]

Local writer, Anne O’Neill, gives her pick of the books for Christmas for all the family… Christmas 2014 lies tantalizingly on the horizon and the annual frenzy to find gifts for loved ones has begun. I’ve always been a great believer in gifting books at Christmas. They are, after all, the […]

THERE was a steady stream of visitors all day to the Fels Point Hotel on Sunday for the ‘Arty Bits Craft Fair’. People from all over the county took stands at the event which had everything from baked goods, jewellery, clothes, pottery and loads of other items. Hundreds of people had a […]

ORIGINAL Kerry, the professional craft and design network in Kerry, has just opened a pop-up shop on Rock Street in time for the Christmas market. The shop showcases gifts that are made in Kerry and inspired by it and made by the hands of professional craft makers and designers who are based right across […]

THERE was colour and excitement galore on the streets of Tralee on Saturday as CH Chemists pulled out all the stops for the best Christmas parade ever. Hundreds lined the streets as Spiderman led the parade through town at about 2.15pm. The webbed one was joined by Doc McStuffins, Minnie […]

THIS weekend is a biggie! Christmas officially kicks off, a Liverpool legend is in town and there’s great goodies up for grabs in the KDYS. FRIDAY 1. Kop This… We’re very excited about this here in TraleeToday! Tonight, one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players will visit the Brandon Hotel for a […]

SO Christmas will officially kick-off on Saturday with the big parade through town. But when does Christmas really start? What are your favourite Christmas movies? When should you start buying presents? Well the girls at the Tralee-based, ‘Social Box TV’ Youtube channel, took to the streets to ask the people of […]

THE stage is set for a super Saturday coming, as CH Chemists plan a fantastic day of entertainment in the town centre to kick off Christmas. Santa will be joined by Rose of Tralee Maria Walsh, Spiderman, characters from ‘Frozen’ and much more as the parade comes down from Rock […]

THE famous CH Chemists was heaving on Friday evening as the store held its annual   Christmas customer evening. The annual event is growing every year and they came in their hundreds to get great discounts as the Christmas shopping season gets into full swing. There was mulled wine and […]

SO last week I gave you my favourite pressies for the gals that can all be bought locally and this week it is the turn of the boys. If you are stuck to buy the perfect Christmas present for the men in your life then hopefully this will help a […]