Business/Property

LORGE Chocolatier, has been announced as a finalist for this year’s National Enterprise Awards.  The awards, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, will take place virtually on February 11. Lorge Chocolatier was selected to represent Local Enterprise Office Kerry at the awards and will compete against 29 other finalists […]

THE overall number of new car registrations in Kerry last year was down 16.28% compared to 2019. Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show there were 1,934 new cars sold last year, compared to 2,310 the previous year. It also showed sales of diesel and petrol engine […]

TWO stalwarts of Kerry’s Science Technology Engineering & Maths industry will kick off 2021 with the first STEM event of the year. Maeve Townsend, acting programme manager with KerrySciTech, a not-for-profit organization established to connect, promote, influence and develop Kerry’s science, technology and engineering ecosystem and Dr. Julie Behan, research […]

MANOR West Retail Park is set to have a new tenant by June with the creation of 12 full-time jobs. Danish retail company JYSK is to open its third Irish store to date in Tralee at Unit 5 Manor West Retail Park in Tralee. Staff recruitment is already underway. Founded […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that November was another busy month for property sales around Tralee with 27 transactions taking place fetching a total of €4,233,653. The properties that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in […]

CHRISTMAS is always a special time of year — even in these difficult times — and a visit to Ballygarry House Hotel only enhances the festive spirit. The sight that greets you when driving towards the hotel grounds at night is a heartwarming and inviting one, with the spectacular and […]

SINCE the establishment of this family run home grown business, Atlantic Oils has provided excellent service and oil products of the highest standards to all its customers whether they be domestic, agricultural, commercial, industrial or marine. Atlantic Oils services the needs of its Kerry customer base through its three local […]

CBS The Green students have been trialling a Contact Tracing app they have created in a local cafe/restaurant as part of their entry in the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition competition for 2021. Yummy Cafe gave permission to First Year students Conor Flaherty, Ethan Ward and Philip Tracey to trial QR Code […]

RDI Hub Kerry, based in Killorglin, has been announced by the Government as one of four hubs awarded the €17m contract to manage the NDRC (National Digital Research Centre) over the next five years. RDI Kerry and partners Dogpatch Labs Dublin, Portershed Galway and Republic of Work Cork, will deliver […]

GIVE the gift of luxury this Christmas with a gift card or e-voucher from a fabulous hotel in Tralee. This Christmas, give someone you love a chance to experience delicious food, indulgence and relaxation with a monetary or experiential voucher from The Rose Hotel. With overnight stays, afternoon tea, Sunday […]

IRISH Distillers is looking for Kerry graduates to join the 2021/22 Jameson International Graduate Programme. Successful graduates will have the opportunity to work as a Jameson Brand Ambassador with a world-renowned Irish whiskey brand, avail of a world-class training and development programme, with extensive career progression opportunities and work in […]

THE latest industry survey from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) reveals that hotel and guesthouses are reporting occupancy levels of just 22% nationally for December, as bookings plunge compared to December 2019. Chair of the IHF Kerry branch, Bernadette Randles says that occupancy levels are expected to be 21% in the […]

FIVE Tralee sports and leisure facilities were among those to benefit from grants as part of a €2.5 million funding package for swimming pool operators across the country. The funds were confirmed yesterday by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and Minister of State for Sport […]

FUNDING from Údarás na Gaeltachta will help Murphy’s Ice Cream in Corca Dhuibhne develop new products and create 15 new jobs in the next five years. As part of the proposed development by the company a new premises will be redeveloped for the project at Páirc Ghnó Bhaile na Buaile […]

With Christmas just around the corner, John Fitzgerald Jewellers has the essential Ladies & Gent’s Watch Gift Guide… Although, we have spent a lot of time at home, keeping our distance with very few chances to get dressed up, this Christmas we want to gift you the feel-good factor that […]

AFTER a year like no other, the team at Manor West Retail Park are determined to continue as much of their Christmas traditions right through the festive period. While the Christmas choirs and festive food and craft fairs might not be possible, one thing that was really important not to […]

CARA Credit Union has announced an enhancement to their Current Account service with the introduction of Google Pay and Fitbit Pay. “Our Current Account members can now add their Debit Card to Google Pay and Fitbit Pay digital wallets, making it easier for those preferring to use their mobile phone […]

THE Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB) is looking ahead to better times for all their members in 2021, following an exceptionally challenging year, which saw dramatic collapse of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) business tourism and wider hospitality sector, due to the global pandemic. But as they bid a […]

THE number of new car registrations in Kerry last month was up slightly compared to November 2019. Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show there were eight new cars sold in November, compared to six in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,932 new […]

A LUXURY castle in Kerry has sold for €4.5 million. ‘An Culu’ is a 9,000 square foot property on 4.5 acres of land on the edge of Kenmare Bay, just under 10km from Kenmare town. It was renovated by UK businessman, Kevin Reardan, in the late 1990s and according to […]

TRALEE-BASED company ViClarity has kicked off their annual charity fundraiser in aid of Society of St Vincent de Paul Kerry. The charity event called “Rock’n Around The West With ViClarity” will see the ViClarity team take part in a virtual running/walking tour of the West along the Wild Atlantic Way. […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that October was a very busy month for property sales around Tralee with 29 transactions taking place fetching a total of €4,771,000. The properties that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs […]

IF, as expected, retail outlets will open up fully next week, the message is Manor West Retail Park is ready. Like so many retail businesses in Kerry, it’s been extremely challenging for the over 650 people working in Manor West Retail Park, and a major focus for Centre Manager Derek […]

HAPPEN, a network of co-working spaces in the Midwest region, was launched last week with HQ Tralee and Listowel affiliated to the newly formed group. The network, facilitated by Innovate Limerick and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary, comprises both public and private co-working spaces across […]

THE HQ Coworking Space Ltd. and the Kerry Innovation Centre CLG / Tom Crean Business Centre will both receive grants under Enterprise Ireland’s Enterprise Centres Fund. In all, seven Enterprise Centres around the county will receive €557,000 in total. Eligible enterprise centres could apply for funding of a minimum of €10,000 and […]

RESEARCH has been ongoing in Tralee for the past number of months by IT Tralee students as part of a project undertaken for Tralee Chamber to support retailers in Tralee. Following detailed work undertaken earlier this year as part of the ‘Lets Talk About Town’ surveys, Tralee Chamber and a […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training (Kerry College) has announced a new fee-free and fully funded skills development programme focused on sterilisation and sanitation for the Beauty Therapy and Spa industry. Given the ongoing pressures on this sector due to COVID-19, Kerry College and CIDESCO International felt that schools, […]

Christmas will be here before you know it, so it’s time to select those wonderful Christmas presents for loved ones. John Fitzgerald Jewellers in The Square, Tralee, will see you right with this selection of gifts for her, available instore for collection and online… Buying a meaningful gift for a […]

KERRY Airport Ireland management have advised staff that, to augment the financial losses associated with the downturn due to Covid-19, 25 employees will be placed on temporary layoff from Monday, November 16. The Airport will remain open throughout and beyond the current Level 5 restrictions to service the Kerry-Dublin PSO […]

INSTITUTE of Technology Tralee in partnership with the Skillnet Networks have launched a new retail management programme. The programme is tailored to the specific needs of the local retail sector.  It was designed by staff at IT Tralee in close consultation with significant players in the retail sector and with […]