Business/Property

THERE was great joy and sadness in Ballygarry this week as management, colleagues and friends gathered in The Pavilion on Sunday for a retirement party for their Deputy General Manager, Cathal Nugent. Cathal hails from Tyrone and moved to the south-west in the 70’s to take up a position in Innishannon […]

THE pupils at Moyderwell Mercy Primary School will have new technology to learn with thanks  to a local businesswoman. Margaret Kissane of Connect Kerry ran a number of events in the past year and she nominated Moyderwell Mercy to benefit from the proceeds from the raffles held. “Last year we […]

TRALEE-BASED company, ViClarity, is expanding to open a new office in Boston. The company that provide Risk & Regulatory Compliance software in the healthcare and financial services sectors was founded by John “Ogie” Sheehy in 2008. The intention is to establish a team of sales, pre-sales, customer support, account management and […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that April saw 26 properties sold, fetching a total of €3,837,000. The property that sold for the most in Tralee in April was a house in Ballyroe for €350,000 while the lowest price paid was for a […]

NEW car sales in Kerry took a dip of 12 percent in May compared to the same month in 2017, according to the latest official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) There were 80 new car sales in Kerry last month compared to 90 in May of […]

FIVE residential properties in Kerry were sold in the latest online auction from Bidx1 on Wednesday. There were eight Kerry lots up for bids today and three are still available to be bought. Two more auctions will take place tomorrow and Friday with more Kerry properties for sale. Today, a house […]

THE weather has been glorious over the past week and many of you might be wondering about getting a beautiful patio area to get the most out of your garden space. Well this Saturday you’ll have a chance to see the the amazing garden solutions and stylish paving options at […]

AS we reported earlier (click here for previous coverage), the Connect Kerry Women in Business awards was another stylish affair in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. There was a host of awards given out on the night to winners from all over the county, on a night filled […]

CARA Credit Union have announced that they are replacing their €2 Saving Stamps and machines with an E Stamp Balance now available on every members account. “our €2 Saving Stamps and machines are no longer compliant with Anti Money Laundering (AML) Regulation and guidance issued by the Central Bank,” explanined […]

SHANNON Applied Biotechnology Centre (Shannon ABC), a research centre at IT Tralee, is looking for volunteers to partake in Cosmetic Product Validation Studies. Shannon ABC has been conducting research with cosmetic companies for over 6 years, to assist them in the validation of their products. Shannon ABC, IT Tralee has […]

THE Minister for Justice says he’s alarmed at the antiquated condition of the courthouse in Tralee. Charlie Flanagan spent nearly an hour inspecting the building on Ashe Street in Tralee amid proposals from the Court Services to build a new courthouse on the outskirts of the town. Tralee Chamber Alliance, […]

A TRALEE-BASED company won its category at the National Startup Awards which were held last week in Dublin. MyAccessHub, based in the Tom Crean Centre at Kerry Technology Park, won the Best Social / Sustainable Startup category. Five other Kerry start-ups were shortlisted in various categories — StoryStock.com and Ulluv from […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has identified a number of omissions from the Tralee Draft Local Area Plan (LAP) which is set to shape the future of Kerry’s capital town for the next six years. The closing date for receipt of submissions on the Draft LAP is Thursday, May 31 and the […]

A NEW business support competition for start-up businesses was launched in Tralee on Monday. The competition was launched by AIB Kerry and HQ Tralee, the co-working and mixed office space in Tralee co-founded by Tom O’Leary and Ken Tobin. The competition which is open to existing and new AIB business […]

GOT €3.25m to spare? Long Lake House, situated between Kenmare and Sneem is on the market and it looks pretty amazing. It was built in the 1980s and was bought by a Tipperary-born, San Franciso-based businessman back in 2001 for between £1.5m and £2.5m. It’s a three-storey building on the […]

A FREE information meeting on a programme which has resulted in women gaining employment will take place next week in Tralee. ‘Moving On’ is an employment programme in Kerry, supporting women to gain new skills, clarify direction, increase confidence and find work. They can provide training, support, work placements and […]

THERE were Kerry winners at at the Irish Restaurant Awards which were held in Dublin last night. The Apprentice Chef Programme, founded by IT Tralee lecturer Mark Murphy and Firies-based chef Mark Doe, was awarded the All Ireland Local Food Hero title, the Park Hotel Kenmare won Best Hotel and Guesthouse in […]

ICELAND set to open second its second Kerry store next week creating 20 new jobs. The food retailer will open its newest store in Units 1 and 2 Old Mill Lane, Listowel on Tuesday, May 22. They have operated in Tralee since 2015. The new Listowel store spans 8,200 square […]

IF you’re down at Milk Market Lane then you should take a look at something special happening there. The whole area is enjoying a regeneration with murals near The Mall side and plans for a heritage trail in this historic part of Tralee. Now a new enterprise has opened on […]

THE end of the month will see a number of residential and commercial properties  in Kerry up for bids in the latest online auction from Bidx1. Among the 13 Kerry lots are two commercial premises, three residential properties and one site in the Tralee area. Bidx1 (formerly Allsop) are holding […]

THE price of petrol and diesel at the filling station pumps around Tralee has risen since we last carried out a survey three months ago. In fact, three stations have gone over the €1.40 per litre mark for petrol and over €1.30 per litre for diesel for the first time […]

EXCITEMENT is reaching new heights as nearly 140 exhibitors across Kerry gear up for Kerry EXPO on Sunday at the INEC Killarney. The Kerry EXPO, which is now an annual fixture in the regional calendar, brings together both businesses and communities from all over the county and promises to be […]

THE Busy Botanist was the winner of an Elevator Pitch competition worth €3,000 in Killarney recently. The Elevator Pitch competition offers a cash prize package sponsored by Facebook worth €2,000 at each location, as well as additional prizes worth up to €1,000. Joanne Arbon and Clair Kelly of The Busy […]

WITH the annual Connect Kerry Women in Business Awards a little more than two weeks away, the judges for this year’s event have been announced. The awards take place on Friday, May 25 at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and applications for nominations are closed. The judges tasked with deciding the […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that March saw 14 properties sold, fetching a total of €2,168,969. The property that sold for the most in Tralee in March was a house in Tonevane for €320,000 while the lowest price paid was for an […]

THE Kerry Businesswomen’s Network’s latest seminar was booked out with people wanting to learn about the upcoming GDPR which comes into effect at the end of the month. Brian Honan, CEO of BH Consulting, one of Ireland’s foremost experts on cybersecurity, took those present through what GDPR will mean for […]

NEW car sales in Kerry took a dip of 12 percent in April compared to the same month in 2017, according to the latest official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) There were 131 new car sales in Kerry last month compared to 148 in April of […]

THE Kerry Tourism Industry Forum, supported by Fáilte Ireland, is hosting a seminar with renowned tourism industry expert, Dr Terry Stevens on Thursday, May 3, in The Brehon, Killarney. The half day workshop will examine the future of tourism in Kerry. It is free and is open to industry owners […]

FORMER Kerry footballer and Irish ‘Dancing with the Stars’ winner Aidan O’Mahony, launched his new website, AOM Fitness, this morning. The five-time All-Ireland medal winner and holder of two GAA All Stars was renowned during his football career for his professional attitude when it came to training and nutrition. AOM […]

THREE Tralee-based companies are among six Kerry start-ups to make the regional shortlist for the National Startup Awards. StoryStock.com and myAccessHub are based in the Tom Crean Centre at Kerry Technology Park while Ulluv has a base in HQ Tralee. They are joined by Expert Software Test (Killorglin), Hazel Comyn Designs (Cahersiveen) and […]