Business/Property

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AN X Factor finalist, an actress, and high ranking business women will all share the stage at Norah Casey’s Rose Women’s Academy next Monday at Siamsa Tíre. Broadcaster and publishing entrepreneur, Norah Casey will delve […]

NOMINATIONS for the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards have been announced and two Tralee hotels will be represented at the black-tie gala dinner to announce the winners on September 26 at The  Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. Nádúr Spa Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa,  has been nominated in the Ireland’s Four Star […]

MCDONALDS restaurant at Manor is to undergo a major refurbishment in September which will result in the business closing for a month. Earlier this year it was reported that McDonalds were to build a new two-storey restaurant adjacent to the existing building, but they since changed their plans. Continued below… […]

THE price of petrol and diesel has changed very little in the past six weeks in service stations around the town. In our regular check on the prices of fuel, it shows that most garages were around the same as the last time we checked, with Top in Caherslee the cheapest for […]

HERE’S some great news if you want to head to the beach over the coming weeks…once we get the weather! Local Link Kerry, in Partnership with Tralee Chamber Alliance, is running a Pilot Bus service, two days a week from Tralee to Fenit and two days a week from Tralee […]

THE Kerry Rose, Breda O’Mahony, visited Tamarind Asian Restaurant, last week to announce that they will welcome all 64 Roses for dinner to celebrate the restaurant’s 12th birthday on Wednesday, August 16. The owners of Tamarind Restaurant on Matt Talbot Road, Andrew Ong and his wife Angeline, are looking forward […]

TRALEE will compete in the Bank of Ireland National Enterprising Town Competition with a total prize fund of €110,000. Bank of Ireland’s national competition to find the country’s most enterprising town is set to reach its climax, with 78 entries from 31 local/city authority areas vying to be crowned Bank […]

THERE were 29 properties sold in the Tralee environs in June according to the most up to date figures from the Residential Property Price Register. The properties fetched €2,810,700 with the house selling for the most in Derrymore for €280,000, while two apartments in Carriage House sold for the least […]

SOME of the barriers lining both sides of The Mall came down this week and the first thing you notice is how much space there is! The barriers came down from Costa Coffee/Penneys down as far as Elverys/Easons and  while it’s far from the finished article, it looks really impressive, […]

WE’VE got great cafes and restaurants, but not enough parking. We feel safe by day but not as much by night. We have a very good standard of service in shops, but more to do when it comes to the range of events on in Tralee. These were some of […]

IF you’re into your angling, then a sale at a store in Tralee at the weekend is the place for you. Alan Griffin of Weekend Superstore in Lower Clash Industrial Estate (located between Bolger Fabrication and Total Cleaning Supplies) is having a sale where you can get great deals on a […]

THE judges who were in Tralee last weekend were very impressed with the town and what it has to offer which augurs well for the prospect of being awarded Purple Flag status later this year says Tralee Chamber Alliance. The aim of the Purple Flag is to increase footfall into […]

  THE annual Tralee Credit Union Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards are back and students are invited to apply where they could receive €1,500 towards their studies. Tralee Credit Union’s Education Awards are open to undergraduates in a full time course of at least 2 years’ duration and Dan Kellegher […]

A NUMBER of local businesses have made the Retail Excellence Top 100 Stores In Ireland. In Tralee, Ballyseedy Home and Garden, Corcoran’s Furniture and Carpets at Manor Park, Garvey’s Supervalu in Rock Street, and Horan’s Health Store in Manor West made the list. Also, Ahern’s Pharmacy, Farranfore, Mods and Minis, Killarney […]

THERE were 568 new cars sold in Kerry in July according to the latest figures from the the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) issued today. This was down -12.75% on July 2016’s figure of 651. So far in Kerry this year, new car sales are down -12.98%, with 2,561 sold this year […]

IF you’re interested in a career in radio, the Kerry ETB Training Centre are holding an eight week course this month which is an ideal starting point. The Foundation In Radio course — delivered by Radio Kerry Training and starting on August 14 — is an excellent opportunity to access […]

TRALEE Credit Union is encouraging parents to talk to them before thinking of using a credit card or a moneylender to deal with the costs of sending children to school. The Irish League of Credit Unions latest research of its annual Back to School Costs Survey shows the back to school […]

FABRIK Nightclub will close its doors after Saturday night as the leaseholders have decided not to renew their involvement. The club at Godfrey Place first opened as Fabric in 2004, but closed in 2012. It reopened in May 2015 as Quarters, but was rebranded last August as Fabrik with new […]

THE time is fast approaching when judges arrive to consider if the town should be awarded the Purple Flag and the town’s businesses have really got behind the effort. Receiving Purple Flag status is an internationally recognised endorsement of a town centre’s ambience between the hours of 5pm and 5am. […]

WELL we won’t see Nancy Myles opening again as a pub. Kerry Independent TD, Michael Healy Rae, owns the property and has applied for planning permission to redevelop the building which ceased operating as a public house/restaurant some years ago. He is seeking permission from the Council to change the […]

CALLING all young entrepreneurs in Kerry! Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office has a €50,000 county investment fund available for winners and runners-up in the Kerry finals of the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition (IBYE). Last year a Tralee man, Derek Counihan of Harpoon, won the top prize in Kerry […]

THE staff at Woodies in Tralee are getting ready for their annual fundraising campaign with a table quiz, a monster prize draw and a soccer tournament among the events planned. This is the 3rd year in a row that Woodie’s Ireland are raising badly needed funds for Ireland’s most vulnerable children. […]

A TRALEE company has been nominated for a prestigious award at the European FinTech Awards 2017. ViClarity, a Tralee company that provide Risk & Compliance software in the financial services industry, has been nominated under the category “Risk, Intelligence and Security”. The nomination sees ViClarity featuring among the top European FinTech […]

JUDGES will visit Tralee later this month to consider if the town should be awarded the Purple Flag, an internationally recognised endorsement of a town centre’s ambience between the hours of 5pm and 5am. If successful in achieving the award, it will signify that Tralee has a night time economy that is enjoyable, […]

AIDAN Kelly, a Qualified Financial Advisor from Tralee, has been unveiled as the new President of Tralee Chamber Alliance until 2019. Aidan, has run his own business, Kelly O’Shea Pensions & Financial Services Ltd in Edward Street, Tralee along with his business partner Gerry O’Shea, since 2006. Addressing the AGM […]

It’s the weekend with sport, cocktails, a quiz and an 80s/90s night among the things on the agenda in town and beyond…. Friday 1. Chill out with a glass in hand… ‘Get fresh for the weekend’ warbled Mel & Kim on their 1987 hit ‘Showing Out’ and there’s no better […]

A DUBLIN-BASED company has begun drilling for oil off the coast of Kerry. Providence Resources said yesterday that it has started drilling in the southern Porcupine Basin, about 220km off the south-west coast of Ireland. The location where the company plans to drill covers licences for two of its projects, […]

THE people of Kerry are being reminded to nominate pharmacists who go above and beyond for their patients in the annual Clanwilliam Pharmacist Awards. It is an opportunity to recognise a pharmacist who has had a positive impact in the life of an individual or even a whole community while […]

THE Threshold shop in Milk Market Lane/Market Place in Tralee is to close. A statement on the shop’s Facebook page, posted last week, said; “It is with a heavy heart I can confirm that we will be closing down on September 30th. I want to thank everyone for their support […]

KERRY County Museum has been recognised by the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland. The museum, along with Muckross House, Muckross Traditional Farms and Muckross House Research Library, retained the Full Accreditation they had previously been awarded, while Seanchaí “Kerry Writers’ Museum” in Listowel was awarded Interim Accreditation. The Museum Standards […]