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Aileen and Patrick Hanley.

Hanleys Return To Kenmare To Take The Reins At The Lansdowne Hotel

January 8, 2024 at 1:59 pm Comments are Disabled

KENMARE native, Patrick Hanley, and his wife Aileen Hanley, have announced they have taken over the running of The Lansdowne Kenmare. Under the terms of the acquisition, they have a three-year period to complete the purchase of the hotel. The  hoteliers will continue to run their seaside restaurant, The Strand […]

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The Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick announce new partnership with Energywise Ireland. Pictured at Rose Hotel in Tralee to announce the new partnership were :   , John B. O’Halloran; Programme Manager with Energywise Ireland , Philip Lynch Cara Credit Union Tralee and Wayne Conway Energywise Ireland .  
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The Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick announce new partnership with Energywise Ireland.

The Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick are delighted to announce a new partnership with Energywise Ireland. 
Energywise Ireland is a trusted SEAI-registered One Stop Shop that offers a convenient solution for designing, supplying, and installing renewable energy solutions for both the domestic and commercial sectors. The new Credit Union collaboration will inform new Energywise customers of the finance options available from your local Credit Union to help finance any Home Energy upgrade works. Loan rates will be directly linked to the property BER starting from 4.7%(4.89APR) for an “A” rated BER.
John B. O’Halloran; Programme Manager with Energywise Ireland commented; “We are delighted to have this collaboration in place with the Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick. Customers are often unsure how to approach finance for Home Energy Upgrades or Retrofits, now with a direct link to local Credit Unions we can refer members directly to gain the specific details they need based on their quotations at very competitive rates. “
Speaking on behalf of the Kerry and West Limerick Credit Unions, Ashley Fitzgerald commented; “This new partnership with Energywise Ireland is a wonderful fit for us, Credit Union members are often unsure of the grant requirements or the registered contractors available locally for Home Energy Upgrades. Having a direct link with Energywise Ireland allows both sides to make referrals and know they are in safe hands. 2024 will see further growth in Home Energy Upgrades as SEAI work to reach government targets, we in parallel want to ensure our members can avail of the best loan rates.” 
You can reach out to your local Credit Unions across Kerry & West Limerick. Abbeyfeale Credit Union, Cara Credit Union, Killarney Credit Union, Listowel Credit Union and Rathmore & District Credit Union. www.creditunion.ie
You can contact Energywise to discuss your Home Energy Upgrades or retrofit requirements by phone 066 4017028, email info@energywiseireland.ie or for more information visit www.energywiseireland.ie.
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For further information or interview please contact Ashley FitzGerald
afitzgerald@listowelcu.ie
068 21938

Credit Unions Announce Partnership With Energywise Ireland

January 6, 2024 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

THE Credit Unions of Kerry and West Limerick are delighted to announce a new partnership with Energywise Ireland. Energywise Ireland is a trusted SEAI-registered One Stop Shop that offers a convenient solution for designing, supplying, and installing renewable energy solutions for both the domestic and commercial sectors. The new Credit […]

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Cara Credit Union To Offer Additional Services At Tralee Branch

Cara Credit Union To Offer Additional Services At Tralee Branch

January 4, 2024 at 11:52 am Comments are Disabled

  FROM Saturday, January 13, Cara Credit Union will be offering additional services every Saturday from 10am-4pm in their Tralee branch which will allow future and current members open current accounts, single accounts, joint accounts, minor accounts and reactivate dormant accounts. These services are appointment based only. To book an appointment […]

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Here’s Where Residential Property Was Sold Around Tralee In November

Here’s Where Residential Property Was Sold Around Tralee In November

January 3, 2024 at 10:13 am Comments are Disabled

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 31 property sales in the Tralee area in November with transactions fetching a total of €7,314,000. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in November was […]

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2,430 New Car Sales In Kerry During 2023

2,430 New Car Sales In Kerry During 2023

January 2, 2024 at 1:55 pm Comments are Disabled

ACCORDING to the latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), there were 2,430 new cars sold in Kerry last year. This was a 6.35% increase on 2022 new car sales. Nationally, there were 121,850 new car sales in 2023, an increase of 15.61% on 2022 when there […]

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Over €1.4m In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

Over €1.4m In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

December 28, 2023 at 4:11 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Government has announced €1,423,000 in funding for Kerry Airport under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025. This provides targeted support for vital safety and security operations at regional airports such as air traffic control, fire services and security, ensuring airports can continue to remain compliant with regulatory requirements in these areas. […]

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Kerry Airport Passenger Numbers Set To Exceed 400,000 By End Of 2024

Kerry Airport Passenger Numbers Set To Exceed 400,000 By End Of 2024

December 22, 2023 at 11:57 am Comments are Disabled

PASSENGER numbers at Kerry Airport to the end of November have already exceeded the total for 2022 in its entirety and are set to exceed the 400,000-mark by the end of the year. 392,541 people travelled in and out of Kerry Airport on Ryanair and charter flights from January to […]

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Junior Locke of SVP comes to collect the toys bought thanks to the generosity of the staff at JRI America. Included in front is JRI America Inc. Ireland Country Head Shane Walsh and at back; Rachel O'Sullivan, Michelle Hegarty, Sergey Udaltsov, Richard Kiely and Vicky Coates at JRI America in Kerry Technology Park on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

JRI America Staff Help Bring Joy To Children This Christmas

December 21, 2023 at 8:49 am Comments are Disabled

THE good folks at JRI America showed their generosity once again this Christmas with a donation of thousands of euro worth of toys to the local branch of St Vincent De Paul. The Charity Committee at the company based at Kerry Technology Park have been organising donations to the worthy cause […]

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TJ Mulcahy.

New Hotel Manager Appointed At Ballygarry Estate

December 19, 2023 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

BALLYGARRY Estate Hotel & Spa has announced TJ Mulcahy as Hotel Manager. Thys Vogels, General Manager said; “The new management addition of TJ Mulcahy brings a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry, ensuring that our guests’ expectations will not only be met but surpassed.” “We live in a challenging […]

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Shannon Dowling, Sarah McMahon, Caitriona Leen and Eimear O'Connor at the JRI America Christmas Party at The Ashe Hotel on Thursday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: JRI America Staff Enjoy Christmas Party At The Ashe

December 15, 2023 at 8:59 am Comments are Disabled

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of Christmas Party Nights in town is brought to you by CH Tralee… THE stylish surroundings of Lotties at The Ashe Hotel was the setting for the JRI America Christmas party on Thursday evening. Staff based at their Kerry Technology Park offices got together in a social setting […]

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The ViClarity 'November Team' who raised funds.

ViClarity’s ‘Movember’ Effort Raises Over €4,500 For Great Cause

December 8, 2023 at 4:07 pm Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the ViClarity team based at Kerry Technology Park, took part in the Movember challenge to raise funds for men’s health projects for mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate/testicular cancer. Throughout the month, the team grew some interesting looking moustaches and completed a ‘move goal’ of 60km, in the […]

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Tralee Hotels Named Finalists In 2023 Gold Medal Awards

Tralee Hotels Named Finalists In 2023 Gold Medal Awards

December 8, 2023 at 3:48 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE hotels are among the finalists in the 2023 Gold Medal Awards, Hotel & Catering Review. The Ashe Hotel, Tralee has been announced as a finalist in two categories — Ireland’s Four Star Hotel and Ireland’s Afternoon Tea Hotel — at the 2023 Gold Medal Awards, Hotel & Catering Review. […]

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Eight New Car Sales In Kerry During November

Eight New Car Sales In Kerry During November

December 6, 2023 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

NOVEMBER saw eight new cars sold in Kerry, down from 23 sold in the same month last year, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). However, so far this year there’s been a 6.26% increase in new car sales in Kerry compared to […]

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Six Kerry Companies Recognised By Bord Bia For Sustainability Performance

Six Kerry Companies Recognised By Bord Bia For Sustainability Performance

November 30, 2023 at 3:33 pm Comments are Disabled

SIX Kerry companies have been recognised for sustainability performance by Bord Bia. The body has acknowledged the sustainability performance of 97 Irish food and drink companies that have attained Origin Green Gold Membership in 2023. Gold Membership is given to companies, which are members of the Origin Green programme, in recognition […]

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Fiona O'Shea and Subrina O'Regan of Peter Marks, Tralee and  Yvonne O'Connell, Area Manager with Peter O'Rourke, CEO at the Peter Mark Long Service Awards, held at Hayfield Manor, Cork. The Peter Mark Long Service Awards recognise employees from salons across the island of Ireland who have worked at Peter Mark for 10 years or more. In total, 117 Peter Mark colleagues across the country received a Long Service Award this year. 
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Peter Mark Honours Staff In Tralee For Long-Standing Service

November 29, 2023 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

PETER Mark has honoured 117 members of its team for their contribution and long-standing service to the company, including three in the Tralee salon. The Peter Mark Long Service Awards recognise employees from salons across the island of Ireland who have worked with the company for 10 years or more. […]

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Here’s Where Residential Property Was Sold Around Tralee In October

Here’s Where Residential Property Was Sold Around Tralee In October

November 29, 2023 at 9:29 am Comments are Disabled

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 30 property sales in the Tralee area in October with transactions fetching a total of €6,385,000. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in October was […]

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Mary and Ciaran O'Shea, O'Shea's Gala, Blennerville with Siobhan Grimes, Retail Operation Manager at Gala Retail.

PHOTOS: Awards For Three Gala Stores In Tralee Area

November 29, 2023 at 9:28 am Comments are Disabled

FOUR Gala Retail convenience stores from Kerry have been awarded the Gala Award for excellence in retail at the 2023 Gala Annual Conference, which took place at The Great Southern Hotel in Killarney recently. The Kerry stores that received the Gala Excellence Awards at the event were Clifford’s Gala, Oakpark, […]

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Outgoing President Nathan McDonnell congratulates new President Stephen Stack at the Tralee Chamber President's Annual Lunch in The Rose Hotel on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Over 200 Attend Tralee Chamber President’s Lunch

November 24, 2023 at 5:16 pm Comments are Disabled

AFTER the outstanding success of last year’s inaugural event, the second Tralee Chamber President’s lunch saw an even greater number of guests on Friday afternoon in The Rose Hotel. There were over 200 business leaders, key political decision makers and stakeholders from around the town and beyond in attendance at […]

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Cara Credit Union Branches Closed Next Monday To Facilitate Merger

Cara Credit Union Branches Closed Next Monday To Facilitate Merger

November 24, 2023 at 9:15 am Comments are Disabled

CARA Credit Union are advising customers that all Cara Credit Union Branches and phone lines will be closed on Monday, November 27. This closure is to facilitate their merger with Comhar Chreidmheasa Chorca Dhuibhne Teoranta. Their online banking and current account Mastercard debit card facilities will operate as normal. If […]

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Oakview Early Years Services Wins National Award

November 23, 2023 at 9:55 am Comments are Disabled

OAKVIEW Early Years Services has won the Best Innovation in Customer Experience award at the Irish CX Impact Awards. The Tralee company won the award for developing AcornCloud, a SaaS specific software app developed by Early Years Professionals for the Early Years sector. Launched in 2018, the Irish CX Impact […]

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Repro Free :: IHF Kerry Branch names Maria Maye ‘Employee of the Year’ . Maria was nominated by their employer Killarney Avenue Hotel based in Killarney Co Kerry . IHF , Branch Chairperson, Bernadette Randles ( NOT IN PIC ) presented the award on behalf of the IHF . 
 Over 60 guests attended the event at the Rose Hotel Tralee to celebrate and recognise the 15 nominees from hotels and guesthouses across Kerry who have made an outstanding contribution to their workplace. 
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IHF Kerry Branch names Maria Maye ‘Employee of the Year’ 
was nominated by their employer Killarney Avenue Hotel

.  2023 Maria Maye has been announced as the 2023 Irish Hotels Federation Kerry Branch ‘Employee of the Year’ at a lunch in The Rose Hotel, Tralee. 

Over 60 guests attended the event to celebrate and recognise the 15 nominees from hotels and guesthouses across Kerry who have made an outstanding contribution to their workplace. 

Congratulating Maria on their award, Geraldine Rosney, said the judges highlighted  Maria Maye’s Kind and caring approach with a great sense of humour,  Maria brings out the best in colleagues and guests alike, when selecting her as the winner. 

Maria Maye has worked in the Avenue on three different tenures over the last three decades. 
 
Working as part the restaurant team she is the epitome of warm and genuine hospitality and goes above and beyond to ensure that all guests experience the best that the Killarney Avenue hotel has to offer. 
 
At the event, Branch Chairperson, Bernadette Randles, spoke about the importance of recognising excellence, and ‘Shaping Brighter Futures’ for people in the sector by supporting future leaders and keeping teams motivated with opportunities for career progression and development. 

George White, Parknasilla Resort was selected for a life time contribution to the industry award by the Irish Hotel Federation with almost 50 years of service.

IHF Kerry Branch extends its gratitude to the expert judging panel comprised of Michael Vaughan (Vaughan Lodge Hotel and IHF Past President), Mary Rose Stafford (MTU Tralee) and Geraldine Rosney (formerly of Killeen House Hotel and Rozzers Restaurant), who had the difficult job of selecting a winner from the nominees. 

The members of the IHF Kerry Branch now wish Maria Maye the very best of luck as she goes on to represent them at the upcoming National IHF Employee of the Year Awards which will be held during the IHF's Annual Conference in February 2024.

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For further information contact: 
Roisin Furlong, furlongr@ihf.ie

IHF Kerry Branch Names Maria ‘Employee Of The Year’

November 22, 2023 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

MARIA Maye has been announced as the 2023 Irish Hotels Federation Kerry Branch ‘Employee of the Year’ at a lunch in The Rose Hotel, Tralee. Over 60 guests attended the event to celebrate and recognise the 15 nominees from hotels and guesthouses across Kerry who have made an outstanding contribution […]

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Bryan Meehan, the new owner of the Park Hotel in Kenmare.

Brennan Brothers Welcome New Owner Of Park Hotel Kenmare

November 16, 2023 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

FRANCIS and John Brennan of the Park Hotel in Kenmare have announced they have passed on the baton of ownership to a new family. Yesterday is was revealed in the media that businessman and social entrepreneur, Bryan Meehan, had bought the property for an undisclosed sum. Mr Meehan’s Californian coffee […]

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Denis Dillane of Listowel Credit Union with Pa Laide of Cara Credit Union.

Credit Unions Joins Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme As Lender

November 14, 2023 at 8:06 am Comments are Disabled

LISTOWEL Credit Union and Cara Credit Union have announced that they are joining the Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme as lenders. This scheme provides attractive terms and conditions and reduced interest rate loans to small businesses, farmers and fishers. This Scheme has a lending ceiling of €1.2 billion and facilitates loans for […]

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Aisling Foley (The Rose Hotel), Fiona Leahy (Local Enterprise Office), Anna & Orla Snook O’Carroll (Valentia Vermouth), Kerry Head of Enterprise with the Local Enterprise Office Tomás Hayes, Mary Gallagher (Radio Kerry), Linda O’Mahony Logan (Leadership360 and President of the Kerry branch of Network Ireland), Dina Vyapuri (Techfindr), Sinead Lonergan (Enterprise Ireland), Jo Arbon (Holistic Hound) and Pamela Neumann (Tango Street Food) pictured at the November Network Ireland ‘Kerry Branch Connecting the County Leading, Supporting, Collaborating with sponsor partner Kerry LEO’ in the RDI Hub, Killorglin on Wednesday evening. Photo: Michelle Breen Crean Photography

PHOTOS: Network Ireland Kerry Holds Event In Killorglin

November 13, 2023 at 4:41 pm Comments are Disabled

THE RDI Hub in Killorglin was the venue on Wednesday last for the latest Network Ireland Kerry event. The MC for the day was Mary Gallagher of Radio Kerry while Keynote Speaker was Sinead Lonergan – Enterprise Ireland. The event was held in partnership with Kerry Local Enterprise Office Other speakers were Jo Arbon […]

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PHOTOS: Kerry Business Leaders Attend Tech Industry Alliance Awards

November 13, 2023 at 2:15 pm 1 comment

KERRY’S tech community shone brightly at the Tech Industry Alliance Leaders Awards last Friday night as the South West’s tech community descended at a black tie gala event in Cork on Friday night. The Tech Industry Alliance is the new brand for KerrySciTech and it@cork and this is the first […]

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Radio Kerry To Receive €95,000 Under Broadcasting Fund Sound And Vision Scheme

Radio Kerry To Receive €95,000 Under Broadcasting Fund Sound And Vision Scheme

November 7, 2023 at 4:21 pm Comments are Disabled

RADIO Kerry is one of 32 radio stations to share in funding of €2.4 million. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has today welcomed the announcement by Coimisiún na Meán of the award of €2.4 million to the radio stations under the Broadcasting […]

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Jane Kerrisk, representing Ryle's Pharmacy, with the Pharmacy Family Business of the Year award in the Mansion House on Friday.

Ryle’s Pharmacy Wins National Business Of The Year Award

November 6, 2023 at 3:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THE winners of the Family Business Awards were announced last week and a Tralee business picked up an award. Ryle’s Pharmacy on Ashe Street was named Pharmacy Family Business of the Year. Meanwhile, Romantic Castles Of Ireland, who have Ballyseede Castle Hotel in their collection of hotels, won Hospitality Business of the […]

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Jean O'Sullivan, Chief People Officer for Bus Éireann with Ciaran Murphy, Tralee winner of the Foreman of the year award at the Bus Éireann regional GEM Awards South.

Two Kerry-Based Bus Éireann Staff Honoured

November 5, 2023 at 12:04 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Bus Éireann staff in Tralee were honoured for their work at the company’s Go the Extra Mile southern awards ceremony. Bus Éireann celebrates its employees’ achievements at the regional annual GEM (‘Go the Extra Mile’) Awards, which recognise excellent customer service, community impact, performance and forward-thinking. Ciarán Murphy from […]

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Sean Lynch, John O’Rahilly, Claire Redmond, Aaron Williams (Trainee Embalmer) and Paula Walsh, pictured in The Fuchsia Room at Hogan’s Funeral Home, Tralee.

Sponsored: Hogan’s Funeral Home — Religious, Humanist And Civil Funeral Ceremonies

November 2, 2023 at 5:14 pm Comments are Disabled

DEMAND for non-religious funerals is growing and Hogan’s Funeral Home are responding with their service to reflect the needs of the local community in Tralee and surrounding areas. In the last Census, 2022, the number of people who reported having no religion increased to 736,210 nationally – that is over […]

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Over 2,400 New Car Sales In Kerry So Far This Year

Over 2,400 New Car Sales In Kerry So Far This Year

November 2, 2023 at 10:49 am Comments are Disabled

OCTOBER saw a slight decrease in the number of new car sales in Kerry compared to the same month in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 26 new car registrations in the county in October compared to 28 in […]

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