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SHEEP shearing and turf cutting are among the new skills that are necessary for 32 young men who have made the grade to be Rose Escorts at the Rose of Tralee International Festival from 14-18 August. Gardaí, Hydrotherapists, Postmen, Teachers and Accountants were among the group who made it through the rigours of the Rose…

THE names of the 23 Roses who will travel to Tralee for the 2015 Rose of Tralee International Festival were announced last night at the end of the last ever Regional Festival in Co Laois. There were are a couple of firsts for some regions - Elysha Brennan (22) from Bettystown, Co Meath became the…

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has sent a formal request to the Minister for Justice to allocate more Garda resources to Tralee to help overcome some barriers that are stifling the town’s recent positive growth. Minister Frances Fitzgerald has been asked to prioritise Tralee when the next 200 Garda Probationers are allocated to various towns in July…

TV3 Travel Show presenters, Jon Slattery and Ciara Whelan will be the special guests at a major Tourism Information Conference being organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee on Thursday 11th June. The Learn from the Best Tourism Towns Conference, sponsored by Bank of Ireland, will feature tourism experts from three of…