Business/Property

Manor West Supports ‘Dress For Success’ Initiative

Manor West Supports ‘Dress For Success’ Initiative

November 15, 2016 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

AS part of an initiative to bring the global brand “Dress for Success” to Kerry, Manor West Shopping Centre and Retail Park will act as a drop off point for the international movement. Dress For Success supports and promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women, by providing professional attire as […]

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Tralee Academic’s Study Launched By Former Supreme Court Judge

November 11, 2016 at 10:13 am Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE woman has written a new study which recommends introduction of legislation to allow for ‘class action’ cases in Ireland. Dr Joanne Blennerhassett, a native of Oakpark, saw her study launched by former Supreme Court Judge and President of the Law Reform Commission, Judge Catherine McGuinness at an event in UCD […]

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Standing; McKenzie Deutrom with Zoot and Xavier Collins at the Tralee CodorDoJo event at IT Tralee. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: CodorDoJo Event At IT Tralee Gives Something Back To The Next Generation

November 7, 2016 at 10:08 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE CoderDoJo held a promotional/appreciation event at IT Tralee on Saturday, where 75 young people attended to learn new skills in technology. Tralee CoderDoJo is a charitable and voluntary organisation that is currently administered by a volunteer committee group including parents and IT experts. Tralee CDJ operates a free, fun and social space […]

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Ashe Street Gears Up For First Of Exciting Seasonal Street Festivals

Ashe Street Gears Up For First Of Exciting Seasonal Street Festivals

November 4, 2016 at 2:19 pm Comments are Disabled

ASHE STREET has undergone a bit of a renaissance of late and that continues with announcement of a series of seasonal one day street festivals, the first of which happens on Saturday, November 19. The first Winter event will celebrate the season that is upon us with street entertainment, discounts and special offers across a range […]

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SPONSORED: Crag Cave Is Preparing To Welcome Santa For December

SPONSORED: Crag Cave Is Preparing To Welcome Santa For December

November 4, 2016 at 12:35 pm Comments are Disabled

CRAG Cave is a hive of activity at the moment as they busily prepare to welcome a special visitor on December 1. Yes, Santa’s Winter Wonderland is coming back to the popular attraction just outside Castleisland with loads in store for little ones. Santa will once again be arriving on December […]

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Tralee, Banna And Cahersiveen Properties Sell At Allsop Auction

Tralee, Banna And Cahersiveen Properties Sell At Allsop Auction

November 3, 2016 at 4:48 pm Comments are Disabled

FIVE Kerry properties were sold today at the Allsop Online Auction. A building on Pembroke Street, a pub in Cahersiveen and three holiday homes in Banna were open to bidding on the Allsop Auction website from 8am on Thursday, November 3. The two-storey premises on Pembroke Street, which has a fast food restaurant (Tasty […]

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New Jobs To Be Created As Company Moves To Manor West

New Jobs To Be Created As Company Moves To Manor West

November 3, 2016 at 2:37 pm 1 comment

A COMPANY is to move from its town centre base to Manor West Retail Park and create new jobs as it expands. Corcoran’s Furniture and Carpets Ltd is to open a new superstore in at the retail park before Christmas. Managing Director of Corcoran’s Furniture and Carpets Ltd, Kieran Corcoran, revealed […]

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Barrow House Sold At Auction For Well Above Asking Price

Barrow House Sold At Auction For Well Above Asking Price

November 3, 2016 at 2:21 pm Comments are Disabled

A PERIOD house in Barrow was sold at auction this morning in Cork and it went for well above the minimum asking price. Barrow House went to auction at The Imperial Hotel, Cork, with an AMV of €275,000. However the property which overlooks Tralee Bay eventually sold for €355,000 at the DNG auction. Continued […]

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Manor West Retail Park Wins Award For Baby Changing Room

Manor West Retail Park Wins Award For Baby Changing Room

November 3, 2016 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

MANOR West Retail Park has been announced as a winning venue as part of Sudocrem Baby Changing Room Awards 2016. The iconic Irish brand announced the Tralee centre as a two star winner in its first such awards. Chosen by a public vote, the winning 31 venues were  awarded 1, 2 or 3 stars for […]

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Portman Travel Merges With Another UK Company

Portman Travel Merges With Another UK Company

November 2, 2016 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

A UK COMPANY with offices in Tralee is to merge with a similar firm to create the seventh biggest travel management company in Britain. Portman Travel and Clarity Travel Management are to become one business following the acquisition of Portman Travel by the owners of Clarity Travel Management, Mawasem Travel & Tourism, for […]

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Sharp Increase In Petrol Prices Across Town

Sharp Increase In Petrol Prices Across Town

November 1, 2016 at 2:48 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE has been a sharp increase in the price of petrol around town over the last month and there isn’t a lot of difference between the vast majority of the town’s 13 garages. Over the course of a month petrol has risen by €0.05 per litre at most of the […]

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One Less Car Sold In Kerry Last Month Compared To October 2015

One Less Car Sold In Kerry Last Month Compared To October 2015

November 1, 2016 at 2:16 pm Comments are Disabled

NEW car sales were down last month in Kerry on October 2015 figures…but by just one unit! There were 33 new car registrations in October as opposed to 34 for the same month last year, a drop of 2.94%. Over the whole year so far though, new car sales are up […]

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Cousins Angelo Nicosia and Giuseppe Andolina outside their new Italian deli on Ashe Street. Photo by Dermot Crean

Sicilian Cousins Choose Tralee To Set Up Authentic Italian Deli

October 24, 2016 at 10:37 am 1 comment

THESE really are exciting times for foodies in Tralee, especially with regard to the Ashe Street/Courthouse Lane quarter of Tralee. It started this time last year with the opening of the excellent Il Forno Woodfired Pizza Restaurant, then Lana Asian Street Food opened and now there’s another delicious addition to the menu. […]

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Council Publishes Action Plan To Increase Tourism In Kerry

Council Publishes Action Plan To Increase Tourism In Kerry

October 21, 2016 at 2:21 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has today published a new seven-year action plan for tourism in Kerry which was launched this morning at St John’s Theatre in Listowel by the Leas-Cathaoirleach of the Council, Cllr Liam Purtill. The County Kerry Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2022 comes following the most widespread consultation and in-depth analysis […]

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PHOTOS: Kerry Businesswomen Gather To Hear Success Stories

PHOTOS: Kerry Businesswomen Gather To Hear Success Stories

October 21, 2016 at 9:12 am Comments are Disabled

MORE than 120 businesswomen joined forces this week with the Local Enterprise Office Kerry to celebrate ten years of ‘National Women’s Enterprise Day’ with a major event in The Brehon Hotel, Killarney. The Local Enterprise Office Kerry was amongst 31 LEOs in local authorities all over the country which participated in inspiring National Women’s Enterprise Day gatherings […]

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Barrow House Will Go To Auction Next Month

Barrow House Will Go To Auction Next Month

October 20, 2016 at 3:45 pm Comments are Disabled

A PERIOD house in Barrow will go to auction next week and there is expected to be great interest in the property. Barrow House, Barrow, Tralee will go to auction at The Imperial Hotel, Cork, on November 3 at 10am, with an advised minimum value of €275,000. The property which overlooks Tralee Bay has eight […]

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Oakview Village Childcare Wins National Award

Oakview Village Childcare Wins National Award

October 19, 2016 at 10:16 am 1 comment

THE excellence of Oakview Village Childcare and Early Years Support Centre were recognised by the winning of Gold and Bronze awards at the prestigious annual National Maternity & Infant Awards. This was achieved at an all-Ireland industry gala awards ceremony held in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire, on Friday last. […]

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Best Gardens winners Marian Carroll, Fran Malone, Margaret Davis, Irene O'Donnell and Brenda O'Connell at the Tidy Tralee Awards on Monday night in the Rose Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Rewarding Civic Spirit At The Tidy Tralee Awards

October 18, 2016 at 3:36 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Rose Hotel was the venue for the Tidy Tralee Awards last night where businesses, estates and individuals were rewarded for their civic spirit. Joe Moynihan of Tralee Tidy Towns thanked everyone involved for their efforts over the past year gave special thanks to Kerry County Council and the sponsors, […]

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Tesco Redistributes 89,000 Meals To Kerry Charities Through FoodCloud

Tesco Redistributes 89,000 Meals To Kerry Charities Through FoodCloud

October 17, 2016 at 3:49 pm Comments are Disabled

LOCAL charities and groups across Kerry have received almost 90,000 meals to date from Tesco Ireland through their surplus food donations programme run in partnership with Irish social enterprise, FoodCloud. A wide range of Kerry based organisations including  ADAPT Kerry Women’s Refuge & Support Services, Tralee Soup Kitchen, and Killorglin […]

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McDonalds Gets Go-Ahead For New Two-Storey Restaurant

McDonalds Gets Go-Ahead For New Two-Storey Restaurant

October 17, 2016 at 2:29 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Municipal District councillors approved plans for a two-storey McDonalds this morning as a special meeting. The  fast food giant’s plans to demolish the old building and construct a brand new restaurant to the east of the existing structure was approved by six councillors voted in favour, Cllrs Sam Locke and Pat McCarthy […]

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

PHOTOS: A New HQ For Businesses In Tralee Officially Opens

October 15, 2016 at 3:08 pm 1 comment

A NEW concept which has seen a number of businesses set up in the town centre was officially launched on Friday. HQ Tralee, set up by Ken Tobin and Tom O’Leary, provides a workspace for new and existing businesses on three floors above The Abbey Inn. There are 34 people working in […]

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A Kerry Pub And Banna Holiday Homes Up For Allsop Auction

A Kerry Pub And Banna Holiday Homes Up For Allsop Auction

October 15, 2016 at 2:59 pm Comments are Disabled

FOUR more Kerry properties have been added to the next Allsop Online Auction which takes place next month. A pub in Cahersiveen and three holiday homes in Banna join a Tralee property on Pembroke Street which is open to bidding on the Allsop Auction website from 8am on Thursday, November […]

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Vote For Your Favourite Train Station…And Maybe Win A Weekend Away!

Vote For Your Favourite Train Station…And Maybe Win A Weekend Away!

October 14, 2016 at 12:42 pm Comments are Disabled

  IARNRÓD Éireann has launched its annual quest for the country’s best station and if you feel Casement Station is deserving of this accolade you better start casting votes. And you could win a luxury weekend away by just voting. The competition will be tough as it is customers that get to decide […]

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Chamber Describes Timing Of Water Mains Work In Town Centre As “Bizarre”

Chamber Describes Timing Of Water Mains Work In Town Centre As “Bizarre”

October 13, 2016 at 7:59 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has described the decision by Kerry County Council and Irish Water, to dig up part of Tralee town centre for the next six weeks as “bizarre”. A letter from Kerry County Council was issued to businesses this week, saying work would start this coming Monday on replacing an existing […]

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Councillors To Decide On Granting Permission For A Two-Storey McDonalds

Councillors To Decide On Granting Permission For A Two-Storey McDonalds

October 13, 2016 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Municipal District councillors will meet on Monday morning to decide whether to grant permission for a new two-storey McDonalds restaurant which will be double the size of the existing business. An amended plan has been put forward by the fast food giant to demolish the old building and construct a brand new […]

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Tralee Dealership Delivers Vehicles For CARA Centre

Tralee Dealership Delivers Vehicles For CARA Centre

October 12, 2016 at 11:39 am Comments are Disabled

THE CARA Centre has received the delivery of two new vehicles sponsored by Hyundai Ireland through the local dealership Adams of Tralee. The new Hyundai Tucson and i30 vehicles will be used to increase the impact of their work throughout the country in facilitating active and healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities. […]

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The Main Points Of Budget 2017 At A Glance

The Main Points Of Budget 2017 At A Glance

October 11, 2016 at 8:10 pm Comments are Disabled

Chris Murray of Casey & Co Accountants, Tralee goes through the main points of Budget 2017… The details of Budget 2017 were set out by Minister for Finance  Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe in the Dáil this afternoon. • Social welfare payments and the State pension are […]

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Council To Publish Plans For Clearing Denny Site This Week

Council To Publish Plans For Clearing Denny Site This Week

October 11, 2016 at 12:12 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is this week publishing plans for the demolition of buildings and the clearance of the former Denny bacon factory site in Tralee. The plans – which will be on public display until the end of November – provide for the clearance of the existing factory buildings, the […]

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Tralee Business Nominated In Irish Auto Trade Awards

Tralee Business Nominated In Irish Auto Trade Awards

October 10, 2016 at 10:47 am Comments are Disabled

TOP Part in Tralee has been shortlisted for the prestigious Irish Auto Trade Awards 2017. Taking place in Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday, October 22, the awards are a celebration of excellence in the Irish auto trade in Ireland, a sector that accounts for over 35,000 jobs. Top Part based […]

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Well-Known Killarney Hotel Comes On The Market At €1.95m Guide Price

Well-Known Killarney Hotel Comes On The Market At €1.95m Guide Price

October 9, 2016 at 1:44 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Killeen House Hotel and Rozzers Restaurant in Killarney, which recently won Ireland’s best three-star establishment in the Hotel and Catering Review Awards, has been put on the market at a guide price of €1.95m. The hotel, comprising 23 guest bedrooms, is currently rated as number three of 102 hotels in […]

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