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Kerry’s  Female Entrepreneurs Sought For Programme

Kerry’s Female Entrepreneurs Sought For Programme

November 17, 2019 at 9:15 am Comments are Disabled

AMBITIOUS female entrepreneurs from Kerry are sought for a new cycle of a development programme. A call for applicants for the 12th cycle of award-winning Going for Growth programme has gone out, with former Kerry participant, Emma Landers of Landers Outdoor World, urging others to join. The call is open […]

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Carmel McKenna, Francesca O'Sullivan, Maggie O'Connor Fiona Nealon and Patrice O'Callaghan of the Listowel Arms at the Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards at the INEC Killarney on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: More Glamour From The Connect Hospitality Awards (Part 2)

November 14, 2019 at 12:12 pm Comments are Disabled

EARLIER we brought you the results and images from a glitzy night the Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards in the INEC Killarney (click here for details of winners). Over 300 guests enjoyed a night of great food and entertainment as nominees from bars, restaurants and hotels were rewarded for their hard […]

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Michele King, Susan Kelly, Dick Henggeler, Siobhan Gilbert and Marie McMahon from The Rose Hotel at the Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards at the INEC Killarney on Wednesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: All The Winners And The Style From Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards (Part 1)

November 14, 2019 at 10:19 am 1 comment

THE proprietor of Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa in Tralee, Pádraig McGillicuddy, was the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards last night in the INEC Killarney. He was one of 30 recipients at the gala event which celebrated all those who have contributed […]

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Gardaí Warn Businesses About Invoice Redirect Fraud

Gardaí Warn Businesses About Invoice Redirect Fraud

November 12, 2019 at 9:59 am Comments are Disabled

AN Garda Síochána are warning businesses about the continuing existence of Invoice Redirect Fraud and CEO Fraud and everyone should treat any request to change bank account details with extreme caution. In recent weeks there has been a noticeable increase in this type of crime, but earlier this year, a case […]

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Sponsored: Find Out About Hybrid At Series Of Talks At Kelliher’s Toyota

Sponsored: Find Out About Hybrid At Series Of Talks At Kelliher’s Toyota

November 8, 2019 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

KELLIHERS Toyota in Rathass are hosting a series of talks and Q&A sessions this evening and tomorrow morning on the benefits of buying a Hybrid. They take place at 5pm and 7pm on Friday and tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 11am. The team at Kelliher’s will set out why it’s now […]

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AIB Hosts Event For Retailers In The Ashe Hotel

AIB Hosts Event For Retailers In The Ashe Hotel

November 6, 2019 at 1:46 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was a large turnout of businesspeople in The Ashe Hotel on Tuesday morning for an event focussing on retail in Kerry. AIB Tralee, in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance and IT Tralee, presented ‘RX – Future of Retail Developing Your Retail Business’. The morning event focussed on what’s next […]

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North Kerry Project To Receive Over €1.3m In Funding

North Kerry Project To Receive Over €1.3m In Funding

November 6, 2019 at 12:21 pm Comments are Disabled

OVER €1.3m has been allocated for a transformative regeneration project for Kerry under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. Listowel Food Hub in Clieveragh will receive the €1.365m— announced this morning by Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring —for the project which will deliver a Food Hub in Listowel with […]

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Seven Students Receive €1,500 Each From Cara Credit Union

Seven Students Receive €1,500 Each From Cara Credit Union

November 6, 2019 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

CARA Credit Union extended the hand of friendship to 3rd level students with €10,500 giveaway in their Education and Dan Kellegher Awards. At their offices in Tralee, Cara Credit Union gave the seven lucky students €1,500 each towards their chosen third level course. The 2019 winners of the Dan Kellegher Awards […]

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Sponsored: St John Of God Kerry Services Recruiting For Staff

Sponsored: St John Of God Kerry Services Recruiting For Staff

November 1, 2019 at 9:38 am Comments are Disabled

ST John of God Kerry Services provides a range of programmes and services for adults and children with an intellectual disability throughout the Kerry region. A person-centered approach to service delivery is promoted in accordance with the Organisations values and ethos and in keeping with its commitment to the continuing […]

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Tralee Businesswoman Makes Shortlist For National Awards

Tralee Businesswoman Makes Shortlist For National Awards

October 31, 2019 at 2:25 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE businesswoman has been shortlisted for a national entrepreneur award. Margaret Kissane has received national recognition for her successful publishing and events group, Connect Publications. She has been shortlisted from hundreds of nominations in the prestigious IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards. Margaret was officially announced last week in the shortlist […]

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AIB Tralee To Host Event On The Future Of Retail At Ashe Hotel

AIB Tralee To Host Event On The Future Of Retail At Ashe Hotel

October 31, 2019 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

AIB Tralee is presenting ‘RX – Future of Retail Developing Your Retail Business’ which is a must attend event for retailers in Kerry, at The Ashe Hotel next Tuesday, November 5 at 8am. In November 2018, AIB held the Retail Tech event at the same location and one year on, […]

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Kirby’s Brogue Inn Wins Munster Pub Category In Ireland’s Great Roast Competition

Kirby’s Brogue Inn Wins Munster Pub Category In Ireland’s Great Roast Competition

October 30, 2019 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

KIRBY’S Brogue Inn has been announced as the winner of Ireland’s Great Roast Competition 2019 in the Munster Pubs category. It’s the third year in a row that Kirby’s Brogue Inn, at the bottom of The Rock in Tralee, has achieved the accolade from Unilever Food Solutions. Famous for serving […]

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New Tralee App Launched For Locals And Tourists

New Tralee App Launched For Locals And Tourists

October 30, 2019 at 10:19 am 1 comment

TRALEE has launched a new app that will help locals and tourists make the most of the town and surrounding areas. The new phone app, was officially launched on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store this week, and has an extensive number of sections covering topics including shopping, […]

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Bank Of Ireland Breakfast Club This Friday

Bank Of Ireland Breakfast Club This Friday

October 28, 2019 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

BREDA O’Dwyer from CEED IT Tralee will host a conversation with Tracy Keogh from Grow Remote for the second Friday Breakfast Club discussion at Bank of Ireland in Castle Street, Tralee on Friday, November 1 at 8am. Tracy is co-founder of Grow Remote, a volunteer organisation making remote work local […]

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Dillon Waste Wins At 2019 Pakman Awards

Dillon Waste Wins At 2019 Pakman Awards

October 26, 2019 at 9:24 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE company were one of the winners at the 2019 Pakman Awards in the InterContinental Dublin Hotel. The awards saw 400 representatives from leading businesses, organisations and community groups come together to recognise excellence in recycling and waste management. Dillon Waste in Tralee won the ‘Green Transport of the Year’ […]

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Sponsored: How Slimming World Changed Claire And How It Can Help You Too

Sponsored: How Slimming World Changed Claire And How It Can Help You Too

October 24, 2019 at 11:51 am 1 comment

IN August of 2014, Claire Molloy, a busy mum of four from Tralee, decided that she had enough of yoyo dieting. After increasing her family from two to four in 2009 with the arrival of twin boys she tipped the scales at 14.5 stone and thus began years of losing […]

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€500,000 For Leader Programme Projects In Kerry

€500,000 For Leader Programme Projects In Kerry

October 23, 2019 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Niall Kelleher has welcomed the allocation of €500,000 in additional funding for Kerry under the Leader programme. Kerry has been ranked top of a list of counties which are most advanced in delivering the Leader programme by the Department of Rural and Community […]

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Council Publishes New Guidelines For Shopfronts

Council Publishes New Guidelines For Shopfronts

October 21, 2019 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has today (Monday) published new guidelines to ensure best practice for retailers and their design advisors when considering shopfronts in the county. The details of the new guidelines were presented to councillors at today’s meeting of Kerry County Council. Kerry’s vernacular shopfronts are a core element of […]

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Kerry Schools Invited To Enter Competition With €25,000 Top Prize

Kerry Schools Invited To Enter Competition With €25,000 Top Prize

October 18, 2019 at 2:07 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Bank of Ireland Money Smarts Challenge was launched today and Kerry schools are invited to take part with a chance of winning €25,000. This is a new secondary school competition that will see students learn essential Financial Wellbeing skills while competing for the chance to win the top prize […]

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Sponsored: Cara Credit Union Launches New Full-Service Current Account

Sponsored: Cara Credit Union Launches New Full-Service Current Account

October 17, 2019 at 12:31 pm Comments are Disabled

CARA Credit Unions and Killarney Credit Union are introducing a new full-service Current Account today (Thursday) which is International Credit Union Day. The new Current Account includes the globally accepted Mastercard Debit Card with Contactless Payments, Standing Orders, Direct Debits, and the option of an Overdraft facility. Members of Cara Credit […]

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PHOTOS: KBN Event Hears Flexibility Is What Women Want When Returning To Work

PHOTOS: KBN Event Hears Flexibility Is What Women Want When Returning To Work

October 15, 2019 at 4:24 pm Comments are Disabled

THE latest Kerry Businesswomen’s Network event took place in Tralee last Wednesday in Ballygarry House Hotel. KBN in collaboration with ‘Moving On’ — the employment programme for women in Kerry — brought Karen O’Reilly, founder of Employmum and one of Silicon Republic’s ten ‘Future of Work’ Influencers to Kerry to talk […]

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Meeting In Tralee About Rising Insurance Costs Threatening Future Of Small Businesses

Meeting In Tralee About Rising Insurance Costs Threatening Future Of Small Businesses

October 14, 2019 at 3:39 pm Comments are Disabled

A MEETING will take place next week about rising insurance costs threatening the future of small businesses in Tralee. Tralee Chamber Alliance in association with Bank of Ireland are hosting an event entitled ‘Business Insurance – where to from here?’ on Monday, October 21 next from 6pm in the Bank […]

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Six Jobs Created As Golden Discs To Open Store In Tralee This Saturday

Six Jobs Created As Golden Discs To Open Store In Tralee This Saturday

October 14, 2019 at 12:30 pm 1 comment

AFTER some local speculation, Golden Discs have officially confirmed that they will open their first store in Kerry on Saturday, October 19th. The store will be located in unit 2 Central Plaza, Abbey Court Tralee and will employ six staff, doubling that number for the festive trading period. Golden Discs […]

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Tralee And Blennerville Stores Honoured At Gala B.E.S.T. Awards

Tralee And Blennerville Stores Honoured At Gala B.E.S.T. Awards

October 12, 2019 at 10:04 am Comments are Disabled

FOUR Gala convenience stores in Kerry have been awarded the Gala B.E.S.T Award for excellence in retail at the 2019 Gala B.E.S.T Awards, with O’Shea’s in Blennerville winning the Champion Award’. Presented to stores that are deemed ‘outstanding’ following a comprehensive and independent assessment process under the Gala ‘Business Excellence […]

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Miriam Ferriter, Dingle Skellig Hotel, Aisling Flahive and Caroline Clancy of the Dingle Benner's Hotel at the Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards at Ballygarry House Hotel on Tuesday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

Nominations Sought For The Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards

October 11, 2019 at 1:54 pm Comments are Disabled

DO you know someone in the hospitality industry who is deserving of an award for their commitment to their customers and loyalty to their colleagues? Nominations are currently being sought for the second annual Connect Kerry Hospitality Awards and the deadline for entries is fast approaching ahead of this year’s […]

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IT Tralee Awarded €1.5m For Research Collaboration On Driverless Vehicles

IT Tralee Awarded €1.5m For Research Collaboration On Driverless Vehicles

October 9, 2019 at 3:13 pm Comments are Disabled

HEATHER Humphreys TD, Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, has launched a €4.2m research collaboration on driverless vehicles, which includes a contribution by Government of over €2 million through Science Foundation Ireland , and will be led by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, As part of the programme, researchers […]

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Lee Strand Make €2m Investment In 100% Renewable Bio-Based Carton

Lee Strand Make €2m Investment In 100% Renewable Bio-Based Carton

October 8, 2019 at 10:50 am Comments are Disabled

LEE Strand launched into the marketplace this week the Tetra Rex® Bio-based carton, the world’s first fully renewable pack. Lee Strand’s €2 million manufacturing investment will offer customers a pack that is 100% renewable and 100% recyclable. The revolutionary carton is recognised as a major step forward in the development […]

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Ken Tobin and Tom O'Leary in the boardroom of HQ Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean

Report Shows HQ Tralee Generates €10m For Local Economy

October 1, 2019 at 11:17 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW economic report from Vodafone Ireland has found that HQ Tralee generates over €10 million for the local economy, and had the largest economic impact of all of the hubs assessed across Ireland, having supported the creation of 153 new jobs directly and a further 107 indirectly. HQTralee & […]

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Budget And Brexit Breakfast Briefing In Ballygarry

Budget And Brexit Breakfast Briefing In Ballygarry

September 30, 2019 at 3:05 pm Comments are Disabled

A BUDGET 2020 and Brexit Breakfast Briefing will take place on Thursday, October 10 at Ballygarry House Hotel, Tralee Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office is hosting this in association with Peevers Slye Cotter (PSC Taxation Services) from 8.30am to 10.30am. People are asked to be in attendance by 8.15am. The briefing will summarise […]

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Kerry Airport Prepares For Brexit

Kerry Airport Prepares For Brexit

September 30, 2019 at 12:25 pm Comments are Disabled

PASSENGERS travelling through Kerry Airport will experience the same efficient service from staff at the points of departure and arrival while flights are expected to continue to operate as normal in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the CEO of the airport. Kerry Airport has two destinations in […]

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