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10/04/2026

TEDxTralee — Kerry's home of big ideas. 5.5M YouTube views & counting. We are Back in 2027 — 5th Conference announced 🎤 TEDxTralee returns to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee for our 5th licensed TEDx conference in October 2027. Speaker applications open October 2026. Watch this space for exciting news coming soon. 5.5 million views and counting — browse all our talks: youtube.com//playlists

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14/02/2026

We are delighted to announce that our final TEDxTralee Women Talk, selected as a TEDx Editors Pick has now gone Live. Many Congratulations Barnes 👏👏👏

The Rose Hotel Kerry County Council Tralee Chamber Siamsa Tíre Network Ireland Kerry

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Aimee Barnes examines how societal expectations—not singlehood itself—create loneliness, stigma, and self-doubt for many adults. She argues that the real iss...

08/01/2026

🌟 AKA DEE
Talk: Become the Hero You Admire

A vibrant and inspiring look into the world of cosplay as a powerful form of creativity, identity, and self-expression. As a cosplayer, composer, and academic, Aka has brought over 100 characters to life—using performance, storytelling, and art to explore how stepping into a role can fuel confidence and personal growth. This talk invites audiences to view creativity through a new lens and discover how everyday acts of expression can empower us to become our own heroes.

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04/01/2026

🌟 AIMEE BARNES
Talk: The Silent Epidemic of Modern Singlehood

A thoughtful and compassionate exploration of the hidden emotional landscape of modern singlehood — examining our cultural narratives around identity, belonging, and connection. Drawing on her work as a life coach, facilitator, and trainee psychotherapist, Aimee brings a grounded, trauma-informed perspective to the pressures and expectations shaping our relationships with ourselves and others.

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31/12/2025

🎉✨ Happy New Year from TEDxTralee! ✨🎉

As we step into a brand-new year, we’re filled with gratitude for the ideas shared, the voices amplified, and the community that continues to inspire us.

Thank you for being part of our journey — whether on stage, behind the scenes, or cheering from afar.

Here’s to 2026: a year of fresh perspectives, bold conversations, and ideas worth spreading.

Wishing you a year filled with creativity, connection, and possibility. ❤️

25/12/2025

🎄✨ Wishing You a Warm and Wonderful Christmas from TEDxTralee! ✨🎄

As we wrap up another inspiring year of ideas, stories, and community, we want to thank everyone who has been part of our journey — speakers, volunteers, partners, and our amazing audience.

May this Christmas bring you peace, joy, and moments that spark connection and creativity.
Here’s to a bright and inspiring year ahead! ❤️

23/12/2025

🌟 EILEEN HOPKINS
Talk: Living Beyond Your Labels

A heartfelt and empowering invitation to break free from the limitations placed on us — by society, by circumstance, and sometimes by ourselves. Drawing from over three decades in nursing, her extensive training in psychotherapy and coaching, and her own lived experiences with dyslexia and ADHD, Eileen shares a deeply personal journey of resilience, transformation, and self-belief. Her message is clear: no label defines your potential.

Watch, reflect, and let her story encourage your own growth.

🔗 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com//videos

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18/12/2025

🌟 DR. MARY McAULIFFE
Talk: Revolutionary Women

A fascinating journey through the untold stories of Ireland’s revolutionary women. Dr. Mary McAuliffe — historian, lecturer, and Director of Gender Studies at UCD — sheds light on the women who fought, resisted, organised, and persevered. With expertise in gender history and the traumas of Ireland’s revolutionary period, she brings forward voices too often overlooked, offering a compelling and essential reframing of history.

Watch, reflect, and continue the conversation.

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15/12/2025

🌟 DESTINY AYO VAUGHAN
Talk: How Trauma Impacts Identity

A powerful and thought-provoking exploration of how trauma shapes who we become — and how understanding it can lead to healing and transformation. Destiny draws from her work as a scholar, activist, and founder of Mind the Gap Ireland, offering a perspective rooted in courage, compassion, and lived experience.

Watch, reflect, and join the conversation.

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11/12/2025

🌟 HELENA LYNE
Talk: Compassion as an Act of Radical Resistance

A biochemist, STEM educator, and mindfulness scholar, Helena explores compassion as a force for personal resilience and meaningful social change.
In this thought-provoking talk, she challenges cultural norms around stress, productivity, and worth — inviting us to rethink the narratives that separate us, both locally and globally.

With a blend of scientific curiosity and heartfelt honesty, Helena shows that compassion isn’t soft, optional, or idealistic — it’s a radical act. A practice we all share. A power that can transform our inner world and the future we build together.

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08/12/2025

🎥 The TEDxTralee Women Talks are now LIVE on our YouTube channel!
Whether you’re rewatching your favourite moments or tuning in for the first time, each talk offers insight, honesty, and ideas worth sharing. Catch up at your own pace and revisit the voices that inspired the room.

Today, we’re featuring Session 2 – Speaker 6:

🌟 SHONAGH SULLIVAN
Talk: Behind the Selfie, Who Are We Really?
A compelling exploration of identity in the age of social media — examining what we show, what we hide, and how our online selves shape our inner worlds.

Watch, reflect, and share the conversation.

🔗 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com//videos

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