Business/Property

SINN Féin Kerry County Councillor Pa Daly has said that the latest Daft.ie rent report published today is further evidence that government policy is failing renters. The data shows a 13.6% increase in rents in Kerry between the second quarter in 2018 and Q2 this year. The average rent in the county […]

WALSH Colour Print in Castleisland has confirmed that two of its magazines are to cease publication. The Tralee Outlook and Sliabh Luachra Outlook will no longer be printed and it has resulted in the loss of two full-time jobs with other staff redeployed within the company. The Killarney Outlook will continue […]

THE new-look CH store on The Mall is on schedule to be completed by the end of September. The redevelopment is at an advanced stage and the Harty family have released the first design images of the new look CH store. Work began back in March on the extensive renovation […]

THE roll out of high-speed broadband to over 28,000 premises in Kerry has moved one step closer, as the Government announced that work to finalise the contract for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is well progressed. Kerry will receive an investment of €113 million to provide fibre broadband to 28,706 homes in the Intervention Area (IA). This is […]

CARA Credit Union is pleased to welcome the appointments of Sarah O’Regan, Head of Credit and Mark Hussey, Chief Operations Officer to their Senior Executive Team. Sarah O’Regan from Abbeydorney has been appointed Head of Credit. Having completed a Bachelors of Commerce degree in UCC, Sarah went straight to work […]

AUDI chose Kerry as its base to showcase the new Q7 to motor journalists from around the world. Over a two-week period from the July 16th to 27th, journalists came to the county from as far away as the Middle East, Canada, China, Japan and Europe to test drive the […]

ANYONE interested in a career in accountancy is advised to head along to the Kerry ETB Training Centre at Monavalley this afternoon (Wednesday). An information day will take place from 12noon and 4.30pm where those visiting will learn about an Accounting Technicians Ireland Certificate for Accounting Technicians course which begins […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that June was a very busy month for sales with 32 properties changing hands around Tralee, fetching a total of €5,174,520. The property that sold for the most in the Tralee environs in June was a house […]

  IT’S been delighting lovers of Asian food in Tralee for the past 14 years so it’s no wonder people come back time and time again to Tamarind Restaurant. The business on Matt Talbot Road has been dishing up tantalising Malaysian, Thai and  Chinese specialities since 2005 when Andrew Ong […]

THERE were over 500 new car registrations in Kerry in July, but that’s down on last year’s figure for the same month, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 503 new cars registered compared to 605 in July 2018, a drop […]

CH, one of Tralee’s most iconic retailers for over 50 years is now in a position to fill sixteen new job vacancies (see full list of jobs available below). The health, optician and beauty retailer is at an advanced stage of its major renovation project which is due for completion […]

A TRALEE-BASED Education Company has opened a new training centre in Portlaoise, their fifth training centre in Ireland since opening their first in Tralee in 2005. Flúirse Education Solutions, based in Monavalley Business Park in Tralee, own and operate Pitman Training centres in Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Wexford and most recently […]

THERE were celebrations all round for 17 Centra stores in Kerry, as they were recently recognised for excellence in the fields of hygiene and food safety within their businesses, and graciously accepted distinguished awards at the 2019 Centra Food Quality Awards. The setting for this prestigious awards ceremony was the […]

WITH the Rose of Tralee festival coming up, there’s usually great money to be made during the week in busy bars and restaurants and also the festival dome for the week. Well a one day hospitality skills course for people looking for part-time or full-time work in bars restaurants, hotels or […]

BENNER’S Hotel was the venue last night for a special night to celebrate a successful Tralee-based company’s 10th anniversary. Caroline McEnery founded The HR Suite back in June 2009 and she invited current and former employees for a fun night out. “It’s a celebration of the ten year journey we’ve […]

THE Kerry Camino is one of the projects aiming for a National Pride of Place Award this year and the judges are coming to Tralee to adjudicate the project on Saturday, July 13. The Camino is inviting businesses and community groups to the presentation to the judges in Presentation Primary […]

REPRESENTATIVES from Kerry attended the launch a new programme which is led by the British Embassy in Ireland and aims to promote closer links between regions of the UK and the southwest of Ireland. The delegation included Kerry County Council and major global companies and innovative indigenous firms including Fexco, […]

CARA Credit Union are one of 16 of Ireland’s largest credit unions who have today announced a €10 million collaboration with Killorglin based international financial technology company Fexco in the formation of a new joint venture to be named Metamo. Metamo is a 50:50 joint venture between the 16 investing […]

KERRY ETB Training Centre has collaborated with Code Insitute to offer an intensive classroom-based delivery of their online coding boot camp to train 14 local candidates to become junior software developers in just 15 weeks. The class of fourteen adults, selected from over 100 applicants, consists of diverse age ranges […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has welcomed the new Living Wage rate of €12.30 p/h for 2019. Deputy Ferris said a Living Wage is needed to ensure workers across the island of Ireland have an income that is necessary to provide them and their families with the basic necessities […]

THE next Bidx1 online auction takes place on Wednesday/Thursday, July 10/11 and there are five Kerry lots among the 300 properties up for bidding. No.46 The Courtyard, Sli na Speire, Clieveragh, Listowel, has a reserve of €85,000. It’s a semi detached three bedroom house, extending to approximately 91 sq. m […]

NEW car sales in Kerry rose by over 14 percent in June compared to the same month in 2018, according to the latest official statistics. There were 24 new car sales in Kerry last month compared to 21 in June of 2018. The most popular make of car sold was a […]

THE HR Suite has launched a new book to promote diversity and inclusivity in order to mark its 10th anniversary in business. The workbook, entitled ‘Celebrating You’, will be available to download for free and it is hoped it will be used to motivate discussions around diversity and inclusivity – both at home […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that May was a busy month for sales with 19 properties changing hands around Tralee, fetching a total of €3,503,828. The property that sold for the most in the Tralee environs in May was a house in […]

A NEW chain of homewares stores is planning on opening a new outlet in the Manor Business Park soon. Although a representative from Homesavers would not comment on how many jobs would be created or when the new store would open, they said the company is looking for staff and […]

AH the outdoors! With this weather it’s tempting to look at a career where you spend your time out in the fresh air. Well Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre (OETC) are now recruiting for their highly rated Level 5 and Level 6 (Advanced) programmes which start in mid/late July. […]

IT’S used by thousands of Kerry people every year and they must be doing something right over the border, as Cork Airport was named Best Airport in Europe serving under five million at the 29th ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly & Congress last night. The event was attended by over 400 aviation […]

WITH house prices on the rise and stricter penalties on the way, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors asks the question, is it time for one-off landlords to bale out?… For generations, property was regarded as one of the soundest investments you could make – your money was literally […]

A NEW report issued today by EY-DKM Economic Advisory, has revealed it takes 3.1 years for a first-time buyer in Kerry, on an average income, to save the necessary deposit  to get a mortgage for a home in their native county. The report confirms that nearly half of all counties […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has hit out at local Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin who is set to vote against a bill today, which aims to give hospitality workers in Kerry a legal right to the tips they earn. Deputy Ferris said: “This is a simple but important piece […]