What’s Happening in Tralee

THE season of food festivals has arrived in Kerry and where better to set the table to treat the palette than Kerry’s Capital, home to Tralee Food Festival from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September.The […]

Kerry’s architectural heritage will be the focus of the inaugural Architecture Kerry festival which takes place from the 28th to 30th September. The event will feature talks, free guided tours, exhibitions, workshops and family events […]

Tralee Toastmasters will be holding an opening meeting (no charge for guests) on the 17th of September at Kerins O’Rahilly’s Club (Strand Road). Everyone is welcome.
For those who are not familiar with Toastmasters its aims […]

Academic achievement and personal success was celebrated at the Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE) Graduation Ceremony at the Brandon Conference Centre, Tralee on Friday 31st August. An annual highlight in the college calendar, […]

Last year they lifted the roof off the INEC Killarney with two sell out shows and we are delighted to announce 2FM Live with Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra are returning to the […]

Maureen’s Montessori Pre-school & Childcare Centre , 48 Casements Avenue , Upper Rock Street Tralee is delighted to launch our new MORNING SESSIONS for both our 2 year FREE ECCE Pre-school Programme for all children […]

Tralee Golf Club members celebrate the opening of the new Par 3 Course at Barrow

Last week, AIB Merchant Services hosted a masterclass in Dublin with UK retail expert Matthew Brown (Echochamber) and representatives from the Top 100 retailers in Ireland. Kerry retailers

Jim Garvey of Garvery’s of Listowel and Peter […]

Sigmar this week announces the creation of 50 jobs in Co. Kerry. The positions are for international recruiters to work in the company’s European Talent Hub, which has just opened in Tralee.

Sigmar is currently seeking […]

Life long friends Rachel Templeman and Edwin Byrne have opened a pop up cafe in the popular Pub Roundys , Brogue Maker Lane ( near the Ashe Hotel). “We have been looking for an opportunity […]

FOR one night only, festive folk in Tralee – locals and visitors alike – will embrace their inner-German and experience a ‘wunderbar’ evening at Oktoberfest on Saturday 18th August in the Dome during the Rose […]

IT’S the beginning of August, the Dome is up, the lights are up, and excitement is building ahead of the start of Kerry’s most important annual international tourism event, the Rose of Tralee International Festival.
The […]

Roses competing for the international Rose of Tralee title later this year were treated to some Kildare culinary delights when they toured the county, courtesy of the inaugural Taste of Kildare Food Festival.
Five entrants in […]

DICK Spring has encouraged the people and business community of Tralee to buy in to Tralee Chamber Alliance’s plans for the future of the town, at the launch of the new Tralee brand at Siamsa […]

The 25th year of 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 19th, 2018. […]

Last year’s Crumlin Colour Run was a great success after we raised €5,050 in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital.“ says Micheál Dillon of Kinetic Fitness Last September the weather wasn’t great so we were thrilled […]

Ardfert Youth Club from Kerry has been awarded the Online Community prize at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2018. The group scooped the award for the most views on YouTube of its short […]

FOLLOWING a huge in-store giveaway by Gala Retail, local woman Angela O’Donnell from Tralee has been named as the winner of a holiday after entering the competition in local store, Gala Mounthawk.

Running in store as […]

Awareness of the damage caused to the environment by pollution is top of the agenda at Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee. What started with small efforts to reduce waste with the introduction of paperless checkouts […]

Matthew Mc Sweeney from Tralee is the latest winner of Cara Credit Union’s Members Car Draw when his name was picked from their live members car draw on June 28th, 2018 in the Cara Credit […]

Brightest at Bloom finalist Grace Mulvihill from Ballybunion in Co Kerry caught the eye of the ‘Brightest at Bloom’ judges at Enable Ireland’s Beyond Boundaries Garden in association with Solus Light Bulbs at Bloom in […]

There are a worrying number of “ists” in society today – racists, sexists, and even fascists – who’d have thought they’d make such a comeback?! For her debut one-woman show, Elaine Gallagher has decided to […]

Irelands’ most important state exam, the Leaving Certificate, is almost over. Thousands of students in exam centres across Ireland have drawn on years of learning and preparation in an effort to achieve results which best […]

On Sunday June 10th , 2018 I had the privilege of travelling to San Miniato , Italy in my capacity as an Early Childhood Care and Education Teacher with Kerry College of Further Education, with […]

Following on the success of the 2015 apprenticeship programme, Gas Networks Ireland is delighted to announce that its Apprenticeship Programme will return this Autumn, to recruit 7 new apprentices. The apprenticeship programme plays a key […]

Noel Keane of Croi Restaurant and the Culinary Gangsters along with the guys from Manna Organic Store at the launch of Tralee’s Newest Festival VEGTOPIA , which celebrates the humble but great Vegetable this coming […]

Lero, the SFI Irish Software Research Centre and IT Tralee have announced a €223,500 programme with Bon Secours Hospital Tralee (BSHT) which could advance the future use of robotics to perform hip replacement operations.

The initial […]

Tralee won the title of being Ireland’s Best Tourism Town in 2015. At the heart of that proud achievement is Kirby’s Brogue Inn. The warmth of the hospitality of the owners, Fiona Kirby and Kevin […]

Our favourite cocktail bar Roundys has a big weekend ahead . Calum Threipland of Chelsea drug store and European bartender school will be doing a guest bartender gig on Friday . Calum will be showcasing […]

Kerry School of Music’s Spring Music Festival End-of-Term Ensemble Day workshops and concert took place yesterday, Sunday, May27th in the Rose Hotel, Tralee. Musicians and singers gathered from all over the county to participate in […]

Talented primary school pupil, Elise from St. Brendan’s N.S in Fenit, is celebrating this week after winning an award in a major poetry competition.

With her poem ‘The Sea of Hope’, Elise saw off tough competition […]

Tralee’s Meadowlands Hotel will be joined by a host of sports stars including soccer legend Paul McGrath and Cork’s Seán Óg Ó hAilpín to celebrate its 20thanniversary as a business with a weekend festival from […]

Street Feast are delighted to confirm that over 1200 Street Feasts so far, are registered to take place around the country, with 17 taking place in County Kerry so far, including areas such as Tralee, […]

St Brendan’s National School, Blennerville are taking to the catwalk shortly for the first time, as they are busily preparing for their Fashion Show fundraiser. The event will take place in Ballyroe Heights Hotel on […]

The launch of the 2018 Kerry GAA Supporters sponsored Race of Champions took place last WEEK at the fantastic new Kerry GAA Centre of Excellence in Currans. The 2018 Kerry GAA Supporters Race of Champions […]

Members of Kerry Cancer Support Group-Kerry Cork Health Link Bus were recently presented with the keys of a 181 Ford Kuga Titanium by Kieran Griffin of Kerry Motor Works Tralee.
The Management, Staff and Board of […]

Tralee’s Leo Gaxha pictured with his family and Sheffield United
FC officials as he signs his three year contract.

Let the celebrations begin!! Excitement is reaching new heights as nearly 140 exhibitors across Kerry gear up for the big event. The Kerry EXPO
(May 13th in the INEC )
which is now an annual fixture in […]

The abbey inn this bank holiday Sunday launches ( leaders of the new school )a club night to find the future electronic music stars!!
Two Djs will perform on the night Conor brick who burst […]

DAYS are longer, the weather is warmer and news that tickets to the 2018 Rose of Tralee Dome events are now on sale can only mean one thing – SUMMER IS HERE!The Rose of Tralee […]

Tralee Advertisers very own Sports Reporter Pat Harnett was one of only 3 reporters in Kerry to get to spend time with Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher last week as he visited the INEC Killarney in […]

The 50 kilometre cycle takes place on Saturday May 5th and will see cyclists make their way from Tralee through Farranfore and on to Castleisland before looping back into the county capital.

The event will start […]

This  Sunday April 29th children are invited to the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee to learn about what happens in a hospital, who works there and what Teddy Doctors do to help sick Teddy feel better. […]

Don goes back to being a Chef!
Fashion Designer to the stars, Don O’Neill, will return to his culinary past for one night only this July for what promises to be an unforgettable fundraising event in […]

TWO of Ireland’s best known public figures from the last 40 years will be among the list of high-profile speakers at the 2018 PROBUS All Ireland Rally from May 15th to 17th in Tralee, Co […]

This friday (tonight ) , around 20 students from the Green CBS will sleep outside from about 9pm to 7am on Saturday morning as part of their awareness campaign and petition for the plight of […]

DPD Ireland has this week officially opened its new Kerry depot at Monavalley Business Park, Tralee. The company is Ireland’s largest dedicated parcel carrier and provides next day delivery from their thirty-seven strategically located depots […]

The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium in Tralee will be the place to be on Saturday night the 21st April when Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn kicks off their celebration of 40 successful years of All Irish Primary Education […]

Dáithí Ó Sé said: “I’m delighted to support Alzheimer’s Tea Day again this year, for a third year running. There’s 1,848 people living with dementia in Kerry today so that’s 1,848 good reasons to get […]

On St Patrick’s Day, a few weeks ago, a small bit of France opened up on Rue Du Pont (Lower Bridge st !) below the Abbey Inn. Thats right , Alexandre and Isobelle, all the […]