Business/Property

A HUGE crowd turned up in Bank of Ireland, Castle Street on Wednesday night for the launch of Tralee Enterprise Town. The launch, which had Mayor of Tralee, Terry O’Brien in attendance, saw businesses, sports clubs, charities and community organisations from all over the town register to showcase their organisations at […]

CHAIRPERSON of Tidy Towns Tralee, Sam Locke, accepted a van on behalf of Tidy Towns Tralee, courtesy of Garvey’s Supervalu and Randles Bros, this morning. Sam Locke said the gesture is greatly appreciated by Tralee Tidy Towns, and will be used to maintain their Gold Medal status. The previous van, which […]

THE Rose Hotel has appointed Madeleine Doyle as Conference and Banqueting Manager. Madeleine has gained valuable experience within Ireland since graduating from the London College of Music and Media with a Diploma in Piano Teaching and Performance 2006. Following this, Madeleine taught piano at The Kingdom Music Academy for six years. […]

A BALLYBUNION business won Best Restaurant in Kerry, while renowned eateries from all over the county were also honoured (see list below) at an awards ceremony in Limerick last night. The Munster regional finals in this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the Limerick Strand Hotel where 60 awards were presented to […]

A MAJOR event will be held in early May to showcase the town’s businesses, sporting and community groups. The Bank Of Ireland ‘Tralee Enterprise Town Event’ on May 5/6 will see 120 Tralee business stands and 120 Tralee sport and community stands pitch up at the Tralee Sports and Leisure Centre. […]

GARDAI in Tralee have had items handed into the station they would like to see reclaimed by owners. A sum of cash was found in the town and handed into the station, so if you can prove it’s yours call to them. Also, a black samsung phone was handed in. […]

NORTH, East & West Kerry Development , Tralee Local Employment Service and HQ Tralee hosted Focus 2017 on Thursday March 16, as part of Growing Enterprise in Kerry. The event was held at the HQ, and provided a space to create referrals and develop long lasting relationships for businesses. Facilitator, […]

TRANSITION Year students from the Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, showcased their Enterprise Projects at AIB on Wednesday morning. The students set up mini businesses which are in operation in the school once a week. They are mainly selling items (buns, cookies, magnets, pens etc) and some are showcasing blogs and websites. The […]

PORTMAN Clarity has taken on seven new trainees, in partnership with the First Steps youth employment initiative, at its Tralee offices. The travel management company, which has a base in Monavalley, is undergoing a period of transition after Portman Travel and Clarity Travel Management merged in November 2016 to form the seventh largest TMC in […]

EARLIER we brought you the winners of the Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards in the Rose Hotel (click here for previous story and images). It was glamorous occasion with no shortage of style and amazing hair and make-up as you’d expect from guests who are experts in their field. […]

TRALEE businesses are in with a chance of winning a cash prize if they enter a competition where they use Irish in their window display. Kerry County Council’s Irish language officer is hoping businesses in Tralee will enter this year’s An Fuinneog is Gaelaí competition ahead of St Patrick’s Day. Kerry County […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee in association with  FEXCO will host the upcoming Cantillon Conference 2017, Ireland’s only one-day financial technology discussion forum, on Thursday,  March 30. The annual conference is named after Ballyheigue native Richard Cantillon, an 18th-century banker, credited with the origin of the term entrepreneur and a […]

Taste Kerry hosted the Kerry Food and Drink Experience at the Rose Hotel on Wednesday afternoon with food producers from all over the county in attendance. Stalls lined the room, allowing people to taste the different food and drink available, while a number of representatives across the county, who personify everything that […]

ACORN Life is embarking on a nationwide recruitment campaign with five new roles available in the Kerry region. The Life Assurance Company, which has an office in Ashe Street, Tralee, recently won the Deloitte Best Managed Companies (BMC) Award, and say they have over 100 roles to fill nationwide. They are […]

A TRALEE-BASED chef was feted by judges at a major national event last week. Head Chef at The Grand Hotel, Gorka Arrieta, won a Silver Medal for his salted cod dish and a merit award for his lamb dish at the Catex Exhibition 2017 in Dublin More than 10,000 industry professionals were […]

THERE is huge excitement amongst the team at Ballygarry House this week as the doors have opened to Restaurant 58, the newest addition to the four-star property. The name is derived from its origins in 1958 when the hotel first opened. Development began in late September on the former hotel restaurant, […]

AS part of Local Enterprise Week, the HR Suite held an Employment Law and HR Forum for employers in Ballygarry House Hotel from 9am to 11am, on Tuesday, March 7. In association with Kerry LEO, the event covered areas like practical Guidance, increased awareness of legal obligations, steps on how to proactively […]

THE annual Kerry Enterprise Month was officially launched this week at the Kerry County Council Chambers by Chief Executive Moira Murrell. Now in its fourth year, the month of March as Kerry Enterprise Month has gone from strength to strength with the objective of shining a spotlight on just some of […]

PEOPLE who work in chain stores around the county are being warned of a scam of which there have been two incidents in Tralee. What happens is a person buys an item in one store and later goes into another store in the same chain. The person then picks up the […]

TRALEE’S future workforce, decision-makers and employers have joined together with Tralee Chamber Alliance during Enterprise Month to outline their big ideas for the county capital. Throughout Enterprise Month, Transition Year students from Tralee will formulate their big ideas and opinions on what developments they believe should take place in their […]

THE call has gone out for Kerry women to take part in the  2017 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon later this year. Amanda Byram and David Gillick, members of the Vhi Support Team announced that 2017 event is now open for entries and will see over 35,000 women walk, jog or run through Dublin city […]

. TWO events at the Kerry College of Further Education drew impressive attendances showing the appeal of the courses on offer at their Clash premises. First of all an information evening was held for parents of school leavers on Wednesday, while on Thursday they held an open day. “It was […]

FOUR Kerry entrepreneurs are vying for the 2017 County Enterprise Award, which will be presented at the Kerry Enterprise Awards on March 10, during Local Enterprise Week. The nominees that have been shortlisted for the award this year are Joseph Moynihan from JM Agri Design Tralee, Ildiko Bajzat from Wellness Baking […]

WELL-DESERVED it is too. The staff at Garvey’s Supervalu in Rock Street are celebrating after they won Best Medium Store in Ireland 2017 at the Supervalu Awards. The team from Garvey’s SuperValu were presented with their award by Martin Kelleher, SuperValu Managing Director and Michael Morgan, SuperValu Sales Director. Winning this title […]

THE first ever ‘recruitment festival’, RecFest, will be held in Tralee next month. RecFest will take place on Thursday, March 23 between 4pm and 7pm on Abbey Street (between Yummy Cafe and The Abbey Inn), with stalls taken by businesses from all around Kerry lining the pedestrianised way. RecFest Tralee, sponsored  by AIB, […]

GoKerry has announced the appointment of Grace O’Donnell as the new Manager of the organisation. GoKerry is an all Kerry tourism organisation giving a voice to businesses, individuals and communities promoting Kerry as Ireland’s most vibrant tourism destination. “Grace brings with her into the roll a vast amount of experience in […]

A TRALEE property was sold for €86,000 at the online Allsop Auction last Thursday. Apartment 4, Block U at Kings Court, Manor West, Tralee, had a reserve range of €55,000 – €65,000, but sold for well above that attracting interest from a number of bidders. It was the only Kerry property for sale at the […]

BUILDING a new home or renovating? Don’t miss the Boru Roadshow coming to Corcorans Furniture and Carpets, Cork Road Killarney Friday March 3rd, Saturday March 4th and Sunday March 5th. The Boru Roadshow 38 square meter mobile display unit has over 17 individual products, including fully functioning and lighting stoves […]

THE price of petrol may have rose by as much as four cent per litre in many garages around town between December and January, but they have remained around the same price in the last six weeks. In our monthly check on the prices of petrol and diesel, it shows that […]

UP to 20 new jobs will be created this week when the new Lidl supermarket opens at its Edward Street site this Thursday. The building is complete and they’re stocking the store at the old Heiton Buckley site, with the finishing touches to some landscaping and paving work taking place before the opening. Their second store in […]