Business/Property

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has partnered with Tralee Tidy Towns for a Tralee Best Shopfront Competition. Following on from the fantastic response for the Christmas Window Display, businesses in Tralee are being urged to take part in this competition which will tie in with the National Tidy Towns judging period over […]

CHIEF Executive of Tralee Chamber Alliance Colette O’Connor met with Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan on Thursday evening, where she stressed the need for investment into transport for the county capital. While the much anticipated opening of the Tralee Fenit Greenway was lauded, Ms O’Connor said Tralee Chamber Alliance remain committed […]

KERRY Airport has announced that passengers travelling on the twice daily Ryanair service to Dublin can now avail of an airport transfer facility being offered by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). Passengers with an onward flight out of Dublin Airport (on the same day as their Kerry-Dublin flight) can now […]

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin is in Tralee today to attend the official opening of a company’s new offices where 280 new jobs will be created. RelateCare is an Irish healthcare communications consultancy and outsourcing organisation and the first of 30 jobs have been filled at the offices located in the campus […]

ALDI will double the number of EV charging points offered at its stores over next 12 months, including four more at a south Kerry supermarket. Four additional EV charging points, free to use, will be available at ALDI’s new Caherciveen store, with charging points already available in Dublin, Cork, Meath, […]

WOMEN from all over the county were honoured last night at The Rose Hotel for the Connect Kerry Women In Business Awards. Over 300 guests attended the sold-out event with many winners announced in a number of categories on the night (see previous coverage here). Speaking at the event, organiser […]

A PLETHORA of awards, an abundance of style and a sumptuous feast of fine food was on the menu last night at The Rose Hotel. The occasion was the return of the Connect Kerry Women In Business Awards — held for the first time in three years due to COVID […]

KERRY Airport has released the Annual Report & Accounts for the 12-month period ended 31st December 2021, reporting an Operating Profit after Taxation for the period of €2,439,515 as compared to an after Taxation Operating Loss of €144,996 in the previous year. Gross Revenue in 2021 reflects the recovery in […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that April saw 23 property sales in the Tralee area in transactions fetching a total of €4,569,750. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in April was for a […]

THERE was a slight increase in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to May 2021, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 116 new car registrations in the county in May 2022 compared to 113 in the same month […]

SUNNY Days Montessori is a sessional Montessori school conveniently located just off the Ballymullen Road. It caters for children aged between 2 years 8 months to 5 years 6 months who are eligible for the ECCE scheme. Sunny Days is owned and run by Laura O’Shea, a mother of two […]

KERRY-BASED researcher, Dr Joanna Tierney from the Dept of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Shannon ABC, Munster Technology University (MTU) Kerry Campus was presented with the MTU Commercial Invention of Year 2021 at this year’s virtual ceremony. The MTU Invention of the Year awards is an annual event that takes […]

THE Connect Kerry Women In Business Awards are back and the finalists in a range of categories have been announced ahead of the event in The Rose Hotel, Tralee on Friday, June 10. Returning after a gap of three years due to COVID, over 100 women have been nominated for […]

THE Tralee and Listowel based Coworking Hub operators HQKerry, have announced their intention to further expand their operations outside Kerry. Having recently opened their first hub outside the county in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, the hub operators Tom O’Leary and Ken Tobin will be partnering on new hubs in Macroom, Co. […]

A TRALEE man has been elected President of Cork Chamber of Commerce at their AGM last night. Ronan Murray, a Partner M&A (Strategy and Transactions) at EY Ireland, is originally from St Brendan’s Park but has lived in Cork for several years. Son of the late Christy and Sheila Murray, […]

A LEADING Italian Circular Bioeconomy Industry Cluster, SPRING, travelled to meet with leading researchers, innovators and companies in Kerry at the Munster Technological University last week. The MTU’s extensive portfolio of research, innovation, talent and regional development has positioned the South-West as European hotspot for advancing smart climate solutions for […]

  You might be entitled to a refund from Revenue. Jennifer Downing, Partner and Head of the Property Department at CDS Law & Tax LLP explains… Where you (as an individual or a company) purchased a site and paid the higher rate of stamp duty (i.e. 6-7.5%) and you commenced […]

THE latest in the series of Tralee Chamber/AIB Business Breakfast Briefings took place on Thursday at The Rose Hotel. The business breakfast series is an ideal opportunity for business owners to take on board valuable info, hints and tips in the key areas that will be covered during the series […]

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that the first premises in the Tralee Deployment Area have been successfully connected. Up to 27,213 premises in County Kerry are included in the State’s […]

OVER 400 people braved the weather and visited the Progressive Pathways Fair in the Rose Hotel on Wednesday. Organised by Employability Services Kerry, there were 24 different organisations available on the day which provided a great opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with additional support needs to find out […]

MEMBERS of the Kerry Tourism Industry Federation (KTIF) came together at the Tralee canal near Blennerville Windmill on Monday to celebrate the launch of the new Discover Kerry summer campaign which encourages visitors to uncover a side of the Kingdom that they may not have known about. From beach trippers and toe dippers […]

AFTER the spectacular success of TEDxTralee 2021, the event will return to the stage of Siamsa Tire on Thursday, October 6 with the theme of ‘The Good Room’. Seventeen 2021 TEDxTralee Talks have now been viewed over 240,000 times worldwide on TEDx You Tube Channel. “We were delighted with the […]

FOLLOWING a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner and Awards was hosted last night in Tralee. Honouring the entrepreneurial spirit and achievements of Kerry-based business leaders, this event brings together established and emerging business entrepreneurs from across the county with the purpose of celebrating […]

THIS summer Smaash Burger will open in Ardfert village with the creation of 20 jobs. The business is set to open in the centre of the village in June and they are looking for people to fill the job vacancies for full-time, part-time and seasonal roles. The Head Chef and […]

  THE Progressive Pathways Fair returns this year after a COVID enforced break since 2020 and it’s a great opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with additional support needs to find out more about their employment options. The Fair — which takes place at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday, […]

THE Kerry Businesswomen’s Network (KBN) held their first After Hours Networking event since before the COVID pandemic last night. Madden’s on Milk Market Lane was the venue on Tuesday evening as over 20 women met to build connections and enjoy some tasty bites and refreshments. “It’s so relaxing and comfortable […]

TWO Tralee hotels have made the Tripadvisor Top 25 Hotels in Ireland list. Ballygarry Estate was ranked 2nd in the list with Manor West Hotel in 24th place. Old Weir Lodge in Killarney topped the list with The Killarney Park in 4th, Cahernane House Hotel 5th, and the Muckross Park Hotel […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance supported by AIB teamed up with the HR Suite for its first in-person business event of the year on Thursday morning at the Ballygarry House Hotel. At the event, representatives from The HR Suite addressed expected legislative changes in 2022 covering important information for all employers. The […]

A TRALEE-BASED businessman is among the finalists in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme. The 25 finalists in the programme have been revealed today and among them is John T O’Sullivan, the CEO and founder of BioAtlantis. John T. O’Sullivan is a former operations manager of Kerry Ingredients […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that March saw 21 property sales in the Tralee area in transactions fetching a total of €4,122,300. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in March was for a […]