Business/Property

CH Prepares To Welcome Shoppers For Biggest Night Of The Year

CH Prepares To Welcome Shoppers For Biggest Night Of The Year

November 13, 2017 at 12:25 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S all systems go at CH Chemists these days as they prepare for the annual CH Christmas Evening event on this Friday night, November 17. Staff are busily preparing the 800 goodie bags which will be given to customers who spend more than €10 on a first come, first served basis, […]

Read more ›
Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee Wins Prestigious Store Of The Year Award

Garvey’s Supervalu Tralee Wins Prestigious Store Of The Year Award

November 12, 2017 at 11:27 am 1 comment

GARVEY’S Supervalu in Tralee scooped the National Store of the Year award at the Retail Excellence awards last night. The Tralee store was one of two Kerry stores — along with Vodafone Killarney — in the running for the prestigious top prize and hopes were high when they were announced […]

Read more ›
Omitting Denny Street As Possible Rank Was “A Farce” Says Tralee Taxi Association Chairperson

Omitting Denny Street As Possible Rank Was “A Farce” Says Tralee Taxi Association Chairperson

November 11, 2017 at 1:09 pm 1 comment

THE Tralee Taxi Association Chairperson has described the omission of Denny Street from the proposed plan for the location of taxi ranks put out for public consultation, as “a farce” and “Fawlty Towers stuff”. Terry Boyle was reacting immediately after the meeting of Tralee Municipal Councillors on Friday, where they […]

Read more ›
Councillors Vote On Locations For Full Time And Part Time Taxi Ranks

Councillors Vote On Locations For Full Time And Part Time Taxi Ranks

November 10, 2017 at 7:36 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Municipal District councillors approved the new locations for permanent and semi-permanent taxi ranks in the town at a special meeting on Friday afternoon. The taxi rank issue has been a contentious one since drivers were moved out of The Mall to facilitate the ongoing works. The issue of location […]

Read more ›
Warehouse Unit At Monavalley Industrial Estate Sells At Auction

Warehouse Unit At Monavalley Industrial Estate Sells At Auction

November 10, 2017 at 12:06 pm Comments are Disabled

  A WAREHOUSE unit in Tralee was sold today for the guide price at the latest BidX1 online auction. Unit 3, Monavalley Industrial Estate,  had a guide price of  €275,000 and after two bids (the initial bid was €265,000) it was sold for that figure. It’s a detached modern warehouse unit, extending […]

Read more ›
Tralee Company Wins Contract To Deliver Childcare Services At IT Tallaght

Tralee Company Wins Contract To Deliver Childcare Services At IT Tallaght

November 10, 2017 at 11:49 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE company has won the contract to deliver childcare services in the Campus Crèche at IT Taillight. Orchard House Ltd, who operate Oakview Village Childcare in Tralee, will deliver childcare services, effective from January 2018. According to Clódagh Moynihan, General Manager of Orchard House Ltd; “We are delighted to have […]

Read more ›
Kerry Mansion Sells For €1.1m At Auction

Kerry Mansion Sells For €1.1m At Auction

November 9, 2017 at 3:32 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE were three  Kerry lots sold at the BidX1 (formerly Allsop) online auction today. These included a mansion in Sneem — which went unsold at the last auction and dropped in price considerably — and nine houses in Banna. Glashnacree House, Derryquin, Sneem had a reserve range of €1,050,000 – €1,150,000 […]

Read more ›
IDA Boss To Speak At Event In Tralee Aimed At SMEs

IDA Boss To Speak At Event In Tralee Aimed At SMEs

November 9, 2017 at 12:08 pm Comments are Disabled

AS part of Bank of Ireland’s 17th National Enterprise Week from November 17-24, an event will take place in the Rose Hotel on Friday, November 24 aimed at SMEs. The event entitled “FDI Investment in Kerry takes place  from 3pm–5pm. Guest speaker Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA will discuss the opportunities […]

Read more ›
Costa Coffee Gets Planning For New Outlet In Manor West

Costa Coffee Gets Planning For New Outlet In Manor West

November 9, 2017 at 10:14 am Comments are Disabled

COSTA Coffee has received the go-ahead for a new outlet in Manor West Retail Park. The applicant, Bryant Park, had been refused planning by Kerry County Council back in May because the location — next to Carpet Right at the entrance to the park — was zoned for retail warehousing […]

Read more ›
TLI Group Raises Thousands Of Euro For Enable Ireland Kerry

TLI Group Raises Thousands Of Euro For Enable Ireland Kerry

November 8, 2017 at 4:10 pm Comments are Disabled

SEAN Scally from Enable Ireland Kerry Services was presented with cheques totalling €3,399 from TLI Group on Tuesday morning. The Abbeydorney based company selected Enable Ireland as the company’s 2017 Charity of the Year and the money was raised from a series of events and activities organised throughout the year. […]

Read more ›
Berlin Route To Have Huge Benefits For Kerry Tourism

Berlin Route To Have Huge Benefits For Kerry Tourism

November 7, 2017 at 9:55 am 1 comment

THE organisers of last weekend’s three-day Kerry tourism promotional visit to Berlin have hailed it an outstanding success. The 35-strong group, led by Minister Brendan Griffin TD and Mayor of Kerry, Cllr John Sheahan, held a series of engagements with tourism trade, media and consumer groups. They also held a […]

Read more ›
The six recipients of the Peter Harty (Nov), Dr Mary McCaffrey (Sep), Anthony O’Gara (Aug), Mary Stapleton on behalf of Caroline McEnery (Oct), Kevin McCarthy (Dec), Pádraig McGillicuddy (July).

Tralee Business People Awards Presented To Six Recipients

November 2, 2017 at 4:43 pm Comments are Disabled

PÁDRAIG McGillicuddy, Anthony O’Gara, Dr Mary McCaffrey, Caroline McEnery, Peter Harty and Kevin McCarthy have been announced as the recipients of Tralee Business People Awards for the months of July to December. Each of the individuals was recognised for their extraordinary commitment to their customers and the town of Tralee […]

Read more ›
Maura Moriarty

Two Kerry Nursing Home Employees Up For National Awards

November 2, 2017 at 3:08 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Kerry finalists are preparing for the Nursing Homes Ireland Care Awards 2017. Maeve Poff of Mowlam Healthcare Killarney Nursing Home is shortlisted for a Nursing Home Registered Nurse of the Year Award, while Maura Moriarty of Ocean View Nursing Home, Camp is shortlisted for a Nursing Home Catering & Nutrition […]

Read more ›
Thirty Jobs Lost Temporarily At Borg Warner Plant

Thirty Jobs Lost Temporarily At Borg Warner Plant

November 2, 2017 at 10:23 am Comments are Disabled

BORG Warner is to let 30 workers go at their Tralee plant. The lay-offs affect contract production workers at the Monavalley Industrial Estate base, but management say the measures are temporary — a reaction to short-term reductions from a customer — and they expect to have staffing numbers back to current […]

Read more ›
Seven Kerry Lots To Be Auctioned Next Week

Seven Kerry Lots To Be Auctioned Next Week

October 31, 2017 at 10:29 am Comments are Disabled

THERE are seven Kerry lots for sale at the next BidX1 (formerly Allsop) auction next week. These include two Tralee properties, nine bungalows in Banna, a site in Ardfert and a mansion in Sneem which went unsold in the last auction and this time sees €345,000 knocked off the guide […]

Read more ›
First Berlin-Kerry Flight Arrives In Farranfore As Route Extended For Summer Months

First Berlin-Kerry Flight Arrives In Farranfore As Route Extended For Summer Months

October 29, 2017 at 12:55 pm Comments are Disabled

  NEARLY 20,000 passengers are set to fly into Kerry on the new Ryanair service from Berlin Schönefeld after it was announced that the route will continue through the summer of 2018. Over 150 passengers made the inaugural flight to Kerry this morning, while 189 passengers, maximum capacity, were booked […]

Read more ›
In front; Emma Larkin, Rico Zulu, Daniel Griffin and Andrea Geigerne. At back; Shona Houlihan, Anthony Odugbesan, Jason Fabian, Mark O'Connor and Mary O'Neill, who have all been working at The Rose Hotel for the past ten years. Photo by Dermot Crean

Staff Celebrate Ten Years At Tralee Hotel

October 27, 2017 at 3:48 pm Comments are Disabled

THEY’VE been there from the start so staff at a Tralee hotel decided to mark the event at The Rose Hotel on Thursday night. Nine members of staff — Emma Larkin, Rico Zulu, Daniel Griffin, Andrea Geigerne, Shona Houlihan, Anthony Odugbesan, Jason Fabian, Mark O’Connor and Mary O’Neill — started […]

Read more ›
Another National Award For Tralee Company

Another National Award For Tralee Company

October 27, 2017 at 12:40 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE based company has picked up its second National award in the space of a few weeks after ViClarity was named as the best Irish InsurTech (Insurance Technology) company at the Irish Tech News – FinTech 20 Ireland event at UCD. ViClarity’s Marketing Specialist Neil O’Sullivan was in Dublin […]

Read more ›
Bon Secours Donates €23,000 To Kerry Parents And Friends Association

Bon Secours Donates €23,000 To Kerry Parents And Friends Association

October 27, 2017 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE Kerry Parents and Friends Association has received a donation of €23,000 from the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee. Owen McCarthy, Mission Leader at Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, presented Marie Linehan, CEO of Kerry Parents and Friends Association with a cheque from the Hospital’s Community Initiative Programme on Tuesday. […]

Read more ›
Croí Wins Heart Of Judges To Take A YesChef 2018 Award

Croí Wins Heart Of Judges To Take A YesChef 2018 Award

October 25, 2017 at 4:25 pm 1 comment

A TRALEE restaurant which opened its doors for the first time in May, has won a top award. Croí in The Square, which is owned and run by Noel Keane, Paul Cotter and Kevin O’Connor, won Best Newcomer (Munster) at the YesChef Awards 2018. The restaurant has become a hugely […]

Read more ›
Tim’s The Latest Winner Of Tralee Credit Union’s Car Draw

Tim’s The Latest Winner Of Tralee Credit Union’s Car Draw

October 24, 2017 at 4:05 pm Comments are Disabled

TIM Horgan. owner of Shoes 4 U in Castleisland, is the latest winner of Tralee Credit Union’s Members Car Draw which took place on Thursday last. Originally from Killarney but living in Cordal, Tim drives away with a brand new Ford Focus purchased from  Kerry Motor Works. “I was absolutely […]

Read more ›
New Company To Provide Therapy Through Outdoor Adventure

New Company To Provide Therapy Through Outdoor Adventure

October 21, 2017 at 7:57 am 1 comment

A NEW company has started in Camp with an innovative way at providing therapy through outdoor activities. New Wave Adventure Therapy, is a company run by Philip and Jasmin Stallard, launched this month. It offers an alternative to young people and adults seeking therapy and recovery for a range of […]

Read more ›
ITT And Bon Secours Team Up For Research Programme

ITT And Bon Secours Team Up For Research Programme

October 21, 2017 at 7:57 am Comments are Disabled

THE Institute of Tralee (IT Tralee),  has announced a new €400,000 research programme. The programme is one of a number of initiatives marking a collaboration between IT Tralee and Bon Secours Hospital Tralee (BSHT) to develop new activities in teaching, research and education. Thursday also saw the signing of a […]

Read more ›
Ciara Tierney (right) from Tricel talking to Darren Holly, Elsa Cenaj and Dona Bunjaku at the IT Tralee Careers Fair on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Companies Meet With Students At IT Tralee’s Careers Fair

October 19, 2017 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

REPRESENTATIVES from companies all over Kerry and beyond manned almost 40 stands at the annual IT Tralee Careers Fair on Wednesday. The Fair is an opportunity for companies to network with staff and students of the college, and a opportunity to present in workshops during the fair which provides students […]

Read more ›
Tralee Credit Union Wins Two National Awards

Tralee Credit Union Wins Two National Awards

October 17, 2017 at 2:48 pm Comments are Disabled

FRIDAY 13th is unlucky for some, but not for Tralee Credit Union who will record the date as reaching a significant milestone in their history. Last Friday, at a Gala Luncheon at the 2017 Credit Team of the Year Awards in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin, they were crowned […]

Read more ›
Tralee Farmers Win At National Milk Quality Awards

Tralee Farmers Win At National Milk Quality Awards

October 13, 2017 at 11:23 am Comments are Disabled

THE cream of the crop were celebrated at the NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards in Dublin last week and a Tralee family were among the winners. John, Niall and Carol Mason from Ballyseedy, Tralee, won a National Category Award – “Lowest TBC” nominated by: Lee Strand Co-op Ltd at […]

Read more ›
Scoil Eoin fifth class pupils Rachel O'Mahony, Daniel Kirby, Lucy O'Connor and Ben Murphy who made a model, using lego, of how the town could be improved for people exiting from the train station. Also included is teacher Susan Sugrue and Mayor of Tralee Norma Foley at the Community and Business Expo on Enterprise in Tralee at The Rose Hotel on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Tralee Comes Together To Impress Enterprising Town Judges

October 12, 2017 at 9:41 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tralee community pulled out all the stops yesterday, as they welcomed the  Bank of Ireland National Enterprising Town Competition judges to town. The national competition — with a total prize fund of €110,000  — has 78 entries from 31 local/city authority areas vying to be crowned Bank of Ireland’s National Enterprising […]

Read more ›
SPONSORED: Develop Your Passion For Music At Deirdre Dooley’s Academy

SPONSORED: Develop Your Passion For Music At Deirdre Dooley’s Academy

October 10, 2017 at 6:17 pm Comments are Disabled

“For me, music is something I’ve always had, whether you have a good day or a bad day, it’s always there. Like a friend. As a teenager you could just close the door and put your heart into it. I love it.” — Deirdre Dooley THESE are exciting times for […]

Read more ›
Blennerville Windmill in the sunshine. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Seminar On Providing AirBnB And B&B In Tralee And North Kerry

October 10, 2017 at 9:57 am 1 comment

FÁILTE Ireland and Kerry County Council will hold an information seminar in Listowel next week for anyone interested in providing tourist accommodation in Tralee and north Kerry. The seminar will take place on Monday next, October 16 in St John’s Theatre, Listowel at 7.30pm. The event is aimed at marketing […]

Read more ›
IT Tralee Joins Forces With Dalata Hotel Group

IT Tralee Joins Forces With Dalata Hotel Group

October 10, 2017 at 9:38 am Comments are Disabled

THE Institute of Technology Tralee  has just commenced the delivery of a new series of programmes in collaboration with the Dalata Hotel Group. Dalata is Ireland’s largest hotel operator, with a current portfolio of 38 three and four star hotels with over 7,700 rooms. Dalata successfully operate Ireland’s two largest […]

Read more ›

image