Business/Property

Three Kerry Properties Going To Online Auction

Three Kerry Properties Going To Online Auction

February 7, 2018 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

THERE are three Kerry properties going to auction at the next BidX1 event this month. The online auction takes place on February 22/23 and sees properties in Castleisland, Ventry and Asdee up for sale. Continued below… Out in west Kerry, a detached, two-storey, four bedroom house, is up for sale […]

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Launching the upcoming PROBUS event in May were, from left; Billy Myles, Brendan Dinneen, Liam Sayers (President PROBUS 1997 Club), John Murphy and Peter Kelly.

Boost For Tralee As Over 650 To Visit For PROBUS Weekend Event In May

February 6, 2018 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

UP to 650 people from all over the island of Ireland will descend on Tralee early in the summer to attend the annual PROBUS All Ireland Rally at the Brandon Conference Centre from May 15 to 17. PROBUS 1997 Club Tralee, who are organising the event, have launched a sponsorship […]

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Pictured from L to R … Marie Lynch (ENERCON), Mary Claire Rennick (CCF), Mark Griffin (ENERCON), Gerard O’Donoghue (ENERCON) & Siobhan Flahive (ENERCON). Photo by Tom O’Donoghue Kingdom Photography

Company At Kerry Tech Park Raises Funds For Childhood Cancer Foundation

February 6, 2018 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

A COMPANY at Kerry Technology Park has raised funds for a great cause through events held by employees in the past year. Mary Claire Rennick from the Childhood Cancer Foundation was presented with a cheque of €750 by Mark Griffin of ENERCON Windfarm Services Ireland on Monday. The Childhood Cancer […]

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Focus On Brexit At Cantillon Conference 2018

Focus On Brexit At Cantillon Conference 2018

February 5, 2018 at 2:00 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Institute of Technology Tralee will host the Cantillon Conference 2018, in association with FEXCO, on Thursday, March 8, in the Rose Hotel, Tralee. This hugely successful annual event brings together a host of national and international industry leaders, economists, journalists, academics and entrepreneurs each year to discuss key fintech […]

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Tralee Man To Compete In National Chefs Cup Competition

Tralee Man To Compete In National Chefs Cup Competition

February 2, 2018 at 12:13 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE native will compete in the Aramark’s National Chef’s Cup to take place next Tuesday. Michael Hannafin been shortlisted to compete at the the event in CityWest, Dublin. Aramark is one of Ireland’s premier food companies – if you’ve ever visited Dundrum Shopping Centre, Croke Park or the Guinness Storehouse […]

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Fund Set Up To Help Social Enterprises In Kerry

Fund Set Up To Help Social Enterprises In Kerry

January 30, 2018 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW €1.6m fund to support social enterprises in Ireland has been established by Social Innovation Ireland (SIFI), in partnership with Kerry County Council and all 31 Local Authorities across Ireland. Social enterprises are organisations whose mission is to have a positive effect on society. They generate revenue through their […]

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Tralee Businesses Win At Irish Wedding Awards 2018

Tralee Businesses Win At Irish Wedding Awards 2018

January 29, 2018 at 9:54 am 1 comment

TRALEE businesses were among the winners at the Irish Wedding Awards 2018 which took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin last night. The awards, organised by Creative Oceanic, celebrate the hard work of the best professionals and establishments in the Irish wedding industry. Thousands of nominations were received […]

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Colm Cooper And Joe O’Connor To Speak At Health And Wellbeing Event

Colm Cooper And Joe O’Connor To Speak At Health And Wellbeing Event

January 26, 2018 at 2:42 pm Comments are Disabled

AIB Tralee, in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance, are holding a Health & Wellbeing event in The Ashe Hotel next week with two great speakers lined up. On Thursday, February 1, Joe O’Connor of Nisus Fitness and creator of Ireland’s Fittest Family, and Kerry Person of the Year Colm “Gooch” Cooper […]

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Record Numbers Travelled On Kerry Dublin Rail Line Last Year

Record Numbers Travelled On Kerry Dublin Rail Line Last Year

January 25, 2018 at 2:27 pm Comments are Disabled

A TOTAL of 619,000 passenger journeys were recorded on the Dublin to Kerry rail line in 2017, the highest figures ever recorded on the route.  This represents a 4.1% increase on 2016. Iarnród Eireann has attributed economic improvements, greater numbers of people in employment, and record tourist numbers visiting the […]

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Aldi Has Plans To Extend Premises At John Joe Sheehy Road

Aldi Has Plans To Extend Premises At John Joe Sheehy Road

January 25, 2018 at 10:46 am Comments are Disabled

GERMAN supermarket giant, Aldi, intends to apply to Kerry County Council for planning permission to extend their premises at John Joe Sheehy Road. The development will consist of a single storey extension of 264 square metres to the eastern elevation of the existing store for use as retail floorspace and […]

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Mike McDonnell, Woodlands Caravan Park, Simone Langemann, Independent Tourist Consultant to Kerry County Council, Aisling Foley, The Rose Hotel, Monika Wörmann, Tourism Ireland, Sean McDaid, Do Dublin & Noel Ryan, Kerry Airport.

Tralee Well Represented At Destination Kerry Stand At German Fair

January 25, 2018 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY products were in high demand at CMT – Europe’s largest consumer travel fair – in Stuttgart last week and Tralee was well represented. A Kerry County Council/Destination Kerry initiative saw Kerry showcasing its tourism products and activities with other Irish destinations at the Ireland Stand at the nine-day event. […]

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Tralee Hotels Feature In TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2018

Tralee Hotels Feature In TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2018

January 24, 2018 at 10:03 am Comments are Disabled

THREE Tralee hotels have featured in the TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2018 announced this week. Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa has been listed  at No.5 in the Best Hotels in Ireland category with Manor West Hotel at No.24. The Ashe Hotel was listed at N0.10 in the Best Bargain category. Ballygarry […]

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An Bord Pleanála Grants Permission For Betting Shop On Pembroke Street

An Bord Pleanála Grants Permission For Betting Shop On Pembroke Street

January 23, 2018 at 1:05 pm Comments are Disabled

AN Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a new bookmakers next to The Greyhound Bar on Pembroke Street. Bar One Racing, who don’t have an presence in town yet, was granted permission last year, but this was appealed by three parties to An Bord Pleanála. However, in a judgement […]

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Picture shows from left at the launch of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2018 was Anne Heraty, Chairperson of the judging panel; and  Kevin McLoughlin, Partner, EY. The nomination window for this year’s programme is open until February 16th.Pic:Naoise Culhane-no fee

Kerry Businesspeople Urged To Enter EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Competition

January 21, 2018 at 9:48 am Comments are Disabled

NOW in its 21st Year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 programme has officially opened for nominations from Kerry. The theme of this year’s programme is “Ambition” and all sectors and businesses of all sizes are invited to submit their nominations until  February 16. The 24 finalists for 2018 will be […]

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Tralee Company To Expand With New Jobs On The Way

Tralee Company To Expand With New Jobs On The Way

January 20, 2018 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE company is to expand its operations and will create seven new jobs to add to the workforce of 60. BioAtlantis, based in Clash Industrial Estate, operates in the biostimulant and nutraceutical sectors and will advertise new positions in the areas of chemistry, biology and sales. The company, founded […]

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Some of the Kerry nominees in the Irish Wedding Awards 2018. Clockwise from top left; Ciara O'Donnell, Maureen and Frances McCarthy from Brush n Blush, Maura Sheehy and Carol Kennelly.

Number Of Tralee Businesses Shortlisted For Irish Wedding Awards 2018

January 18, 2018 at 10:46 am Comments are Disabled

A NUMBER of Tralee-based businesses are in the running for the Irish Wedding Awards 2018 which takes place later this month. The awards, organised by Creative Oceanic, celebrate the hard work of the best professionals and establishments in the Irish wedding industry. Thousands of nominations were received from the public […]

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Kerry ETB Launches New National Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme

Kerry ETB Launches New National Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme

January 17, 2018 at 12:24 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Education and Training Board has announced the rollout of the National Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme in the county this February. The Programme will provide aspiring chefs across Ireland with a two–year formal education and training programme that will kick-start their careers as professional chefs.   The Apprenticeship is two […]

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Niall Wins Best Start-Up At IBYE Midwest Finals

Niall Wins Best Start-Up At IBYE Midwest Finals

January 17, 2018 at 9:57 am Comments are Disabled

NIALL Harty of Harty Nutrition Ltd. won the Best Start Up Business category at the Midwest Finals of the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition on Tuesday with his Origin Clean Protein Bars business. The business which operates out of Firies was the only Kerry winner at the awards which […]

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Ogie Sheehy presenting the cheque to members of The Bon Secours Hospital Tralee.

Tralee Company Makes Donations After ‘Tour de ViClarity’ Fundraiser

January 8, 2018 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

BOTH Kerry Cancer Support and the Bon Secours Tralee Sudan Appeal received donations from a Tralee company recently. ViClarity staff crossed the finish line during their “Tour de ViClarity” fundraiser which had them taking turns on the office exercise bike to keep it moving continuously for the full 40 hour […]

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Businesses Can Get €2,500 Vouchers For Online Trading

Businesses Can Get €2,500 Vouchers For Online Trading

January 4, 2018 at 12:28 pm Comments are Disabled

TRADING online vouchers to the value of €2,500 — which can be used for upgrading of e-commerce websites, buying online advertising from such websites as TraleeToday.ie and other uses — are still available to support small Irish businesses to enhance their online trading presence. A free information session will be held later this month which […]

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What The IBAL Judges Said About Parts Of Tralee Surveyed

What The IBAL Judges Said About Parts Of Tralee Surveyed

January 4, 2018 at 11:14 am 1 comment

AS we told you yesterday, Tralee came 31st out of 40 towns / cities in the latest Irish Business Against Litter survey. The town is still deemed to be ‘Moderately Littered’ as improved by just two places from their 33rd placing in September. An Taisce judges had good things to say […]

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DUP Leader To Speak At Conference In Kerry This Month

DUP Leader To Speak At Conference In Kerry This Month

January 2, 2018 at 12:19 pm Comments are Disabled

DUP leader Arlene Foster and influential Scottish Government Minister, Michael Russell, will be part of a high-powered gathering of politicians and business leaders at a major conference in Kerry focusing on the impact of Brexit on Ireland, the UK and the European Union. The Killarney Economic Conference will take place […]

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Small Businesses In Kerry Received €346,000 In Grant Aid In 2017

Small Businesses In Kerry Received €346,000 In Grant Aid In 2017

December 21, 2017 at 4:18 pm Comments are Disabled

SMALL businesses in Kerry received almost €350,000 in grant aid this year according to Kerry Local Enterprise Office, while Kerry County Council spent a further €260,000 on training initiatives. In their end of year review, Kerry LEO say they demonstrated a strong performance in 2017 as renewed confidence becomes evident […]

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Prices At The Pumps Rise By Eight Cents Per Litre Since August

Prices At The Pumps Rise By Eight Cents Per Litre Since August

December 21, 2017 at 11:15 am Comments are Disabled

THE price of petrol and diesel at the filling station pumps around Tralee has risen by around four cent per litre since we last did a survey eleven weeks ago. But looking a little further back, the cheapest price back on August 10 for petrol was €1.26 per litre compared […]

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Bank Of Ireland Staff Raise Nearly €40k For Charitable Causes In Kerry

Bank Of Ireland Staff Raise Nearly €40k For Charitable Causes In Kerry

December 20, 2017 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

BANK of Ireland staff raised €39,031 for charitable causes in Kerry in 2017 through the bank’s flagship charity and community initiative, Give Together. The charity programme gives Bank of Ireland staff throughout Ireland the chance to lend support to their chosen charities or causes through fundraising and volunteering. In total, just […]

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Kerry Airport To Receive Over €1m In Grant Aid

Kerry Airport To Receive Over €1m In Grant Aid

December 19, 2017 at 5:35 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Brendan Griffin TD, has welcomed the news from his Departmental colleague Minister Ross, that Kerry Airport is to receive over €1m in grant aid towards operating costs. Welcoming the allocations Minister Griffin said: “This grant is in addition to the €583k already allocated […]

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ViClarity’s Pedal Power To Raise Funds For Local Charity

ViClarity’s Pedal Power To Raise Funds For Local Charity

December 19, 2017 at 11:47 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE company kicked off their annual charity fundraiser on Monday, this time in aid of the Kerry Cancer Support Group’s Health Link Bus. The “Tour de ViClarity” is currently taking place at the ViClarity offices in the Tom Crean business centre Tralee and finishes this Friday. This year the […]

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Tralee Hotels Win Awards For Top Wedding Venues

Tralee Hotels Win Awards For Top Wedding Venues

December 18, 2017 at 1:21 pm Comments are Disabled

BALLYROE Heights Hotel is celebrating after receiving three accolades in the weddingdates.ie awards. They won the  Top rated 3* Star Wedding Venue in Ireland, the Top rated Munster Venue and the Top rated Kerry Venue (6th year in a row). The Top Rated Castle award went to Ballyseede Castle Hotel. “I would like to […]

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Louise Duffy To DJ In CH Chemists On Friday

Louise Duffy To DJ In CH Chemists On Friday

December 17, 2017 at 10:57 am Comments are Disabled

THAT’S one way to kick off the weekend. CH Chemists is renowned for its instore events and this Friday is no exception when they welcome Today FM’s Louise Duffy to the store. Louise, who is married to former Kerry GAA star and successful fashion designer Paul Galvin, will be DJing […]

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Tralee And Glenbeigh Properties Sold At Auction

Tralee And Glenbeigh Properties Sold At Auction

December 15, 2017 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

TWO Kerry properties were sold at the latest BidX1 (formerly Allsop) auction this week. The two residential homes were in Tralee and Glenbeigh. In Tralee, 24 Pairc Na Dun, Mounthawk was offered with a reserve not to exceed€130,000. The vacant detached three bedroom house, extending to approximately 127 sq. m (1,367 […]

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