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THOUSANDS of people descended on the shores of Cork Harbour at the end of August for the 2017 Royal Cork ‘At Home’ Regatta sponsored by Mater Private Hospital Cork. The event, which is held annually at the end of August and has been part of the Club’s history for generations, attracted a huge number of Club…

JENNIFER Byrne, a doctor from Clonderrig, Co Offaly is the 2017 Rose of Tralee and the first from the Faithful County to take the title in the Festival’s long history. RTÉ’s Dáithí Ó Sé announced the result in front of nearly one million television viewers and an audience of 2000 people in the Festival Dome…

THOMAS Lynch, a business consultant from Castleisland, Co Kerry topped the poll among Roses and Rose Escorts to become the 2017 Rose Escort of the Year at the Rose of Tralee International Festival. Dáithí Ó Sé announced the result live on RTÉ One television last night in the Festival Dome and presented him with a…

THE judges who were in Tralee last weekend were very impressed with the town and what it has to offer which augers well for the prospect of being awarded Purple Flag status later this year. The aim of the Purple Flag is to increase footfall into town centres, lower crime and improve the night time…