What’s Happening in Tralee

Tralee couple Áine Brennan and Robert Babington celebrated their engagement last Saturday with a party at Syphon coffee bar and lounge in Courthouse lane , Tralee
“Stewart and his team put on a great show for […]

Kerry’s premier monthly lifestyle magazine, Connect Kerry has just delivered not one, not two, but 12 Apple Ipads to Blennerville National School as a result of their ‘Support your Local School’ initiative. Complete with storage […]

SPECSAVERS Tralee is delighted to open its doors to a new store, having relocated to Bridge Street to expand its services. The brand-new store will be launched by Specsavers audiology ambassador, Francis Brennan on Thursday, […]

Úna-Minh Kavanagh is a freelance Irish creator who makes Irish language, travel, anti-racism, mental health, and video game content.
She was born in Hanoi, Vietnam and was adopted at just a few days old. She has […]

There were smiles all around for Byrne’s SPAR Caherslee at The Clayton Hotel on Dublin’s Burlington Road on Friday, September 27th, where the National Q Mark Awards ceremony took place. The gala event was […]

In advance of the IGOTA’s 22nd National Golf Tourism Conference & Awards dinner which was hosted in Tralee & North Kerry for the very first time last weekend an invite was extended to the golf […]

Roisin O’Connor from Ventry has scooped a prestigious award from Regeneron, the largest scale bulk biologics productions facility in Ireland.
The 2019 Regeneron Ireland College Awards, in collaboration with University College Cork (U.C.C.), were announced last […]

Four Gala convenience stores from throughout County Kerry have been awarded the Gala B.E.S.T Award for excellence in retail at the 2019 Gala B.E.S.T Awards, which took place this week at The K Club in […]

Robin O Donnell of Hibernian Antiques seen here organising all the ‘Special Discount ‘ tokens that he received at his recent Kerry Antiques Fair in Ballygarry House Hotel .Robin placed an advert with The Tralee […]

Thursday 17th October 2019: The sister of a footballer from Co. Kerry will fly into Ireland this weekend to go on the National Lottery’s Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One this Saturday (19th […]

Nicky and Mary Comerford who celebrated their 90th birthdays in The Ashe Hotel,Tralee on Saturday night Photo Joe Hanley

Rosalyn O Mahoney, Rebecca Shortt and Colette Shortt toasting birthday celebrations at the Dingle Food Fair

Dedicated to helping women play a bigger, better and more fulfilling role in their businesses and in society, KBN held another of their special After Hours Networking Nights in Maddens Tralee on Thursday 26th of […]

A new first of its kind economic report from Vodafone Ireland has found that HQ Tralee generates over €10 million for the local economy, and had the largest economic impact of all of the hubs […]

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors opened their Super League account with a 93-86 win over Belfast Star at the Tralee Complex on Saturday night.

The reigning champions were anxious to turn around last weeks 73-72 defeat to […]

Strengthening the social, business and economic links between County Kerry and Germany was central to a visit on Tuesday to Tralee by the German Ambassador to Ireland and the chief executive of the German-Irish Chamber […]

For the fourth season in a row Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have opened their Super League campaign with a defeat as they succumbed to rivals UCD Marian by 73-72 at the Tralee Sport Complex last weekend […]

The O’Sullivan Family, Sytephen,Ella,Mary and Liand with Declan Dowling launch the Tom O’Sullivan Memorial Sweepstake at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium,Tralee on Monday evening in aid of Kerry/Cork Link Bus and Access Ireland, Front Stephen and […]

Catherine Sugrue who retired from teaching for Scoil Eoin Balloonagh after more then 30 years and to mark her retirement the Principal and teachers of Scoil Eoin family and friends held a get together to […]

HORAN’S HEALTHSTORES ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL BE HOLDING THEIR
SECOND HEALTH & WELLNESS FEST ON SAT 21ST AND SUN 22ND OF SEPTEMBER AT THE ROSE
HOTEL TRALEE FROM 10AM TO 5.30PM EACH DAY.

Horan’s Healthstores […]

Enable Ireland’s annual ‘Life With No Limits’ campaign takes place from 16 -22 September this year. The public can support Enable Ireland’s services for over 8,500 children and adults with disabilities by purchasing Life With […]

Thirteen farming families, including two from Kerry, have reached the finals of the 2019 NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The awards, dubbed the “Oscars of the Dairy World”, is an annual national award programme […]

Academic achievement and personal success was celebrated at the Kerry ETB’s Kerry College Clash Road Campus and Denny Street Graduation Ceremony at the Brandon Conference Centre, Tralee on Friday 30th August.2019. An annual highlight in […]

This Saturday (31st August) on the eve of the All-Ireland Football Final, one of Gaelic Football’s all-time greats will be celebrated in Croke Park with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).Former […]

Following the successful opening of four Irish stores, Danish home retail brand, JYSK, is calling on Irish landlords to get in touch about available retail properties across Ireland to meet its rapid expansion plans. Earlier […]

As the Rose of Tralee International Festival celebrates its 60th year this month, The Rose Hotel has the ultimate line-up of entertainment and the brand new Rós Buí terrace ensuring that anyone who attends […]

Vodafone Ireland, official sponsor of the Irish Rugby team, has revealed “Ireland’s Ball” ahead of the team’s departure to Japan. In partnership with Gilbert, Vodafone has created a world first ball grip that features the […]

There has been an increase in early-stage female entrepreneurs in Ireland over the past year and the call is now open for those with new businesses – or well-developed ideas – to join ACORNS 5.
And […]

Cara Credit Union is pleased to welcome the appointments of Sarah O’Regan, Head of Credit and Mark Hussey, Chief Operations Officer to their Senior Executive Team. Sarah O’Regan from Abbeydorney has been appointed Head of […]

30 ROSES of Tralee will return to Kerry’s Capital to take part in the 60 Year Celebrations of the Rose of Tralee International Festival.

They will take part in many official events, but the parade is […]

A new coffee shop called Syphon has opened on courthouse lane.It has mix of industrial and mid century vintage decor and furniture with art from Banksy , German graffiti artist Daim, blue crow origami and […]

ONE of Ireland’s most stylish men, James Patrice, has been confirmed as the special guest at the 2019 Rose of Tralee Autumn Winter Fashion Show in the Festival Dome on Sunday 25th August.
The TV and […]

Kerry trainee, Allanagh O’Sullivan from Lixnaw , will represent Ireland at the 45th WorldSkills Competition, the skills Olympics, in Kazan, Russia in August 2019. Allanagh will take part in the Beauty Therapy competition.Allanagh was the […]

Stag & Doe Sessions is now on its third outing, the launch night went down a treat with an array of artists from all around Kerry including Deep Sky Objects, Scenes, Leevy, Radar Fry, Julian […]

The owners of Great Southern Killarney are delighted to announce that Great Southern has become a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts — the world’s largest independent hotel brand that represents more than 750 distinctive […]

Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE), of Kerry Education and Training Board, at all times strives to foster a culture of “caring and support” within their student body and this was certainly evident during the […]

An exciting collaboration launched an initiative recently that allows more people work from Kerry this Summer.
Dotted throughout the county of Kerry, there are a myriad of entrepreneurial hubs, ranging from incubation spaces to co-working […]

The UK launch of the British Embassy-led programme ‘Joining the Dots’ took place on Wednesday at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry and is the second phase in the programme, following a successful launch […]

The Dawn Milk Ladies Day at the Killarney Races promises to be action packed both on and off the track with a host of celebrities attending on Thursday, July 18th, 2019. The style stakes are […]

Mayor of Tralee Jim Finucane , Michael Culloty and mentors with the contestants who will represent Tralee in The International Childrens Games in Russia
(see sports pages at back of this issue for full report […]

Zoë Uí Fhaoláin Green has been awarded this year’s Visual Arts Residency at Siamsa Tíre. This residency aims to reflect creatively on the impact of Climate Change on Siamsa Tíre’s local community and […]

Enhance your health and well being with a visit to the newly opened Thornton Therapies wellness rooms in the Aqua Dome where a variety of wellness treatments, holistic therapies and beauty treatments are on offer. […]

As the weather gets warmer 49% of people in Kerry are getting ready to fire up their BBQ this summer. Research, conducted by SuperValu, has dived into the BBQ habits of the Kerry public and […]

Hear ye, hear ye – a new queen has arrived in town! With the annual Puck Fair celebrations just around the corner, preparations for the biggest event of the year are already well underway in […]

After all the study sessions, late nights and assignments now it’s time to celebrate. Ryle Menswear in Ashe street will make you the best dressed at your Debs. Take your pick from tuxedos to the […]

The Foynes and wider region received a summer tourism boost last week when a luxury cruise liner on a nostalgic voyage docked at the busy shipping port.
The Prinsendam, a Holland America Line ship, which […]

LOCAL KERRY BUSINESSES, TLI Group and Kerry Coaches, Ireland’s leading Luxury Coach Company, were proud to sponsor the recent 780km main cycle organised by national charity Cycle Against Suicide, in which hundreds of cyclists took […]

Reigning Men’s Super League champions Garvey’s Tralee Warriors have secured the services of former Killorglin star player Daniel Jokubaitis for the 2019/2020 season.The 25 year old Lithuanian signed for the Warriors this week and will […]

Dr Doolittle isn’t the only human who can talk to the animals. Visitors to Sandy Feet Farm can receive calls on their mobiles from Lucy the Alpaca, Goujon the chicken, Kathleen the Highland Cow or […]

Taken sometime in 2003, this photo shows the diversity and wealth of musical talent we have in Tralee.
L to R, The late Michael Donovan was the leader of the band, Mark Leen fresh from selling […]