Business/Property

KERRY Airport is to receive a funding boost of €562,602 from the Government. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is allocating €2.77 million between the four regional airports – Kerry, Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock, and Waterford. Announcing the funding, Transport Minister Shane Ross says these allocations are being made under […]

CORCORANS Furniture & Carpets  will create 12 new jobs across Killarney and Tralee Stores with the launch their new 20,000ft Superstore in Manor Park, Tralee next week and their Bathroom, Tile, Stove & Fireplace Department in Killarney. The grand opening of the new Tralee Showroom on Tuesday, December 27 will coincide […]

KERRY businesses will champion the county as one of the top choices in Ireland for people to live and work at an event in the spring. To promote this, fourteen of Kerry’s largest industries together with twelve sponsors such as Kerry County Council, IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Office to mention just a few […]

THE Recovery Haven received a nice Christmas present of €1,857 this week after staff of a business in Manor West held a fundraiser earlier this month. Halfords were celebrating 10 years in Manor West on December 11 and to mark it they decided to raise funds for a local charity. […]

BANK of Ireland staff raised over €51,000 for charitable causes in Kerry in 2016 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. Four flagship charities; […]

CHRISTMAS has come early to 40 members of Tralee Credit Union through their Members Car Draw. Marion Galvin from Balloonagh Estate in Tralee won a brand new 171 Nissan Pulsar and 39 other members won a total of €23,500  between them in cash prizes. “My neighbours Tina and Georgina Dineen called […]

BUSINESS people from all over town and beyond enjoyed a night of wine and whiskey tasting on Thursday night. The Rose Hotel was the venue for the event organised by the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network (KBN). Maura Crowley and Julie Christie of The Celtic Whiskey Bar & Larder in Killarney gave a […]

Seeing that men are notoriously hard to buy for, Heather O’Sullivan of John Ross Jewellers on Castle Street, has some suggestions for Christmas gifts… If you have been wracking your brain trying to think of an original and stylish gift for your man, then worry no more.  We have the solution […]

SO it is definitely feeling like Christmas in town and the lights and decorations are just fantastic. Huge kudos goes to Sean Murphy and his hardworking team for the magnificent lighting displays all over town. As many of you who have ever heard me MC an event, I always point […]

THERE were seven properties in Kerry up for the latest Allsop auction today and six of them were sold for a total of €451,000. The auction was an online one, where people could bid on 195 Lots throughout the day. No.93 Sand Dune Cottages, Banna, had a reserve range of €45,000 to €55,000 and […]

TRALEE-BASED company ViClarity have started a charity fundraiser in aid of Mental Health Ireland. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mental Health Ireland and to celebrate this achievement the ViClarity Team will seek to run 5 kilometres a day for 10 consecutive days, reaching a total of 50 kilometres – […]

A NEW business at Manor East has just opened creating 11 new full-time and part-time jobs. The Bookshelf Coffee House, located where The Streat (later known as Counter) cafe used to operate, started serving customers on Wednesday. The business is owned and run by the mother and son team of Anne […]

Heather O’Sullivan of John Ross Jewellers, Castle Street, has some great gift suggestions to make the ladies very happy this Christmas… Christmas is definitely the time to treat the one you love and nothing will bring a sparkle to your Christmas morning faster than a gift of jewellery or a designer […]

TRALEE Warriors have re-armed and are ready for battle again this weekend, after securing a new sponsor to help them in their quest for success in top flight basketball. The Club has enjoyed a most successful run to date in their first season in the National Men’s Superleague and Garveys Group this week […]

IRISH Distillers is calling on applicants from Kerry to join the Jameson International Graduate Programme and realise their potential while helping grow one of Ireland’s best known brands. The company is looking for graduates from Kerry to follow in the footsteps of Conor Breen from Tralee, who is currently a Jameson Brand […]

FOODIES had a great time in Garvey’s Supervalu last night as the supermarket held their annual food fair and wine tasting event. Martin Shanahan of the RTE show ‘Mad About Fish’ and ‘Martin And Paul’s Surf n Turf’ shows was on hand for a cookery demo while sommelier Jean Smullen […]

IN case you’ve forgotten, the free parking period started on Monday in town. Parking will be free from 1pm daily in all areas where pay and display currently operates, both on-street and in Kerry County Council car parks. This is in effect from Monday, December 5 to Saturday, January 7, 2017 […]

TRALEE-based Portman Travel has scooped one of Ireland’s most prestigious travel awards. Portman Travel, based at Monavalley, won Best TMC at the ITM Business Travel Awards Ireland, which were held at the Westin Hotel, Dublin in late November. The award recognised the business’s investment in new technology, its retention of […]

THERE are eight properties in Kerry up for the latest Allsop auction this month. The auction is an online one, where people can bid on 243 Lots on Tuesday, December 13. No.93 Sand Dune Cottages, Banna, has a reserve range of €45,000 to €55,000. It’s a detached three bedroom house extending to approximately 91 […]

GLENDUFF House will reopen under a new name and the owner has big plans for another venture in Kerry next year. The newly refurbished Glenduff Manor formally Glenduff House, located in Kielduff which is five miles from Tralee and overlooked by the Brandon Mountains will re-open tonight, Friday, December 2. […]

ALDI Tralee has announced that the Donal Walsh #LiveLife Foundation is the latest charity to benefit from the company’s new community support fund. Aldi’s John Joe Sheehy Road, Tralee store staff have awarded the Donal Walsh #LiveLife Foundation a €500 grant in recognition of its tremendous work within the local community and to help […]

  A SPECIAL breakfast event was held in Ballygarry House Hotel on Wednesday morning to inform business about the possible implications of Brexit. The AIB-sponsored breakfast briefing saw experts from the bank discuss market developments following the Brexit vote and the outcome of the US Election, what lies ahead, and some practical […]

Sponsored STUDENTS and businesses learned about the latest developments in banking technology through its ‘Lab On The Go’ showcase which visited town this week. The AIB ‘Lab on the Go’ was in the Castle Street branch on Monday and Tuesday, fresh from its stints at Skibbereen Digital Week and the National Ploughing […]

BUSINESSPEOPLE from town and beyond gathered at Bank Of Ireland in Castle Street on Wednesday evening for a special Flash Networking Event. Held as one of 13 such events in Bank of Irelands across the country this month, it was a great opportunity for business people to meet, make new contacts […]

A WORKERS Rights Welcome Centre, which is open to all workers who wish to ‘drop in’ for information and advice on workplace issues, is to open in Connolly Hall, Upper Rock Street, Tralee, on Friday, December 9 at 12pm. Workers Rights Welcome Centre (WRWC) project manager, Rachael Ryan, said: “WRWC staff […]

THE final Tralee Chamber Alliance/Tidy Towns Monthly Business Awards for 2016 were presented at the AIB Brexit Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday at the Ballygarry House Hotel. The awards were presented for October, November and December with three very worthy winners of beautiful paintings from artist John Hurley. Gillian Wharton, who along […]

KERRY County Council has published a summary of the findings of almost 800 submissions which were received from members of the public in relation to the future use of the former Denny Bacon Factory in Tralee town centre. Over a period of six weeks, the Council engaged in a non-statutory and […]

BANK Of Ireland will host free Flash Networking Event in Tralee next week. The branch on Lower Castle Street, Tralee will host the event on Wednesday, November 30 from 6pm to 7.30pm. Networking Events are fast-paced business and community networking opportunities connecting people including entrepreneurs, businesses and Bank of Ireland staff. The events enable people […]

  A TRALEE man won the top prize at the County Final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition, which took place in the Ballygarry House Hotel earlier today. A total of €50,000 was awarded in prizes across three different categories including best Business Idea, Best Start Up Business and Best Established Business. […]

OVER 150 people attended Tralee Credit Union’s Prize Giving Night dedicated to their Youth on Thursday night in Manor West Hotel, Tralee. Presentations were made to students from primary, secondary and third level for Tralee Credit Union’s Annual Art Competition, their Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards and Schools Credit Union […]