Business/Property

  FOR the second month in a row we’ve witnessed a rise in fuel prices according to our monthly survey of stations around town. At the end of February the cheapest station priced €1.17 per litre of petrol, now that has risen to €1.27.8. For the second month in a […]

A NEW Lidl store destined for the old Heiton-Buckley premises on Edward Street was granted planning by Kerry County Council, but conditions set by the authority will now be appealed by the German supermarket giant. Back in August, the site – which was on the market at a €650,000 guide price from the […]

TRALEE Credit Union members will be among the first in the country to have access to a fully functional Debit Card designed and developed specifically for credit unions. The local branch, along with ten other credit unions, announced today the arrival of their long awaited Debit Mastercard. The card is supported by MasterCard and […]

THE indefinite strike by staff at Tesco stores, including the Manor West branch, which was due to begin tomorrow, has been deferred. Mandate has cancelled tomorrow’s work stoppage, which was due to begin at 7am. Tesco said it has accepted an invitation to talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. The dispute is […]

THE Stationhouse Restaurant opened its doors this afternoon after months of work. Nick Wang of Tomásín’s Bar and Restaurant in Stradbally and his business partner Jane Liu, were on hand to welcome customers to the restaurant in time for the lunchtime trade on Wednesday. Around 15 people will be employed at […]

McDONALDS in Tralee has plans to replace its existing premises with a new two-storey building, which will be nearly twice the size of the current restaurant. An application was made to Kerry County Council to demolish the existing structure for the new 618 sq metre building. The application includes the development of 23 […]

ALMOST 200 members of the public, traders and disability groups attended a ‘Save Tralee’ meeting in the Grand Hotel on Monday. The meeting was in relation to plans being made for 66 car spaces to be removed from Tralee town centre as part of Kerry County Council proposal to make changes […]

STAFF at Tesco at Manor West are set to go on an indefinite strike this Thursday after talks broke down between the Mandate union and the supermarket giant. The Tralee town centre branch will not be affected, but staff at the Killarney outlet will also go on strike. Staff will mount pickets from 7am […]

  A FUN day was had at Bank of Ireland on Castle Street last Saturday as they hosted a Multicultural Day to celebrate the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity. There was a great atmosphere as music, dancing and refreshments were served up to the many visitors during the afternoon. Staff members at […]

A STEADY stream of visitors made their way to the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Thursday for the Kerry ETB Further Education and Training Fair. The annual fair showcases the courses available in different fields in their many education centres around the county from hairdressing to welding, nursing to construction and […]

AN interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to the department store chain, Debenhams Retail (Ireland) Ltd (DRIL). The company has a store at the Manor West Retail Park which will remain open and continue trading. Over 1,400 people are employed at 11 stores nationwide and there are fears for […]

FOUR Kerry businesses were this week selected to represent Kerry at the Munster regional competition phase of the Irish Local Development Companies Network national enterprises awards competition. The businesses, two representing South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. and two representing North, East & West Kerry Development, were chosen from an overall entry […]

SECONDARY students in Castleisland were collectively star-struck after meeting GAA legends Killian Young, Henry Shefflin, Liam Sheedy and Aidan Walsh at a special event at Presentation Secondary School in the town. The men, who have numerous All-Ireland and Provincial Football and Hurling Medals between them, visited the school after winning […]

TO celebrate the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity, Bank of Ireland will host a Multicultural Day on Saturday, May 21 at the Tralee Branch  from 12pm-4pm. The events in the branch on the day will feature local performance groups and food stands run by people from different nationalities who have been […]

THE Council hopes to move towards introducing another activity at Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre this year and is looking at developing the windmill, the steam train rail line and the Wetlands as a “Lee Valley attraction”. Director of Economic Development and Community Services, Michael Scannell, was replying to Cllr Terry O’Brien’s request to inform members […]

FOUR Kerry companies have been shortlisted for the Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2016 national final in The RHA Gallery, Ely Place on Thursday, May 26. The companies are among the shortlist of 133 companies nationally in the awards. Kerry Signature Furniture in north Kerry and Tom Henry’s TSH Photography have been shortlisted in the Home or […]

BON Secours Hospital Tralee were the big winners at the inaugural Bon Secours Health System Staff Awards in the Rochestown Hotel, Cork last weekend after winning four of the nine awards and a number of runners-up prizes. The CEO of Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, Niall Donnelly, said: “I wish to commend everyone […]

A TRALEE firm of solicitors is up a major law award tonight at a ceremony in Dublin. Leading law firms, legal practitioners and in-house legal teams across Ireland are 2016 finalists for the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards and Cadogan O’Regan Solicitors in Denny Street is one of the nominees […]

Question: What can I do if I have a problem with an item I’ve bought online? Answer: If you are not happy with an item you’ve bought online, you should always contact the trader first to make your complaint. If you are not satisfied with their response, you may be […]

THE winners of the March and April Tralee Tidy Towns Business awards were announced at the Tralee Chamber Alliance AGM at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening. The judges were impressed by Borg Warner, Monavalley Industrial Estate, and H Factor, John Joe Sheehy Road, Tralee who both won framed paintings by renowned […]

WORK is to start in less than a month to prepare Denny Street for a two-way traffic system by the end of August. Kerry County Council Engineer, Eamon Scanlon, briefed members of Tralee Chamber Alliance on the work ahead at the Alliance’s AGM at the Grand Hotel last night. After […]

HOUSEKEEPING and catering staff at the Bon Secours Hospital Tralee have been celebrating after winning two major national awards for their cleaning and cooking. On the housekeeping front the CAP (the Continuous Advancement Programme) Award inspectors were impressed by the dedication of the cleaning team to ensure the patient environmental […]

A TRALEE businessman was angered and disgusted with an attempt by a person to blacken his name last night, by using a fake Facebook account with photos of his family and claims that his business was closing. Niall Hobbert, who owns BTS Fitness at Manor Park, was contacted by friends and members of his gym […]

KERRY-BASED companies ONCOassist and Harpoon were this week announced as one of 30 high potential Irish Startups selected by Google Ireland to participate in its Adopt a Startup programme. Harpoon is tech company based in the Tom Crean Centre at Kerry Technology Park while ONCOassist – who developed an app designed for oncology […]

A NUMBER of women from Kerry businesses were present for a special event in Clare yesterday. The Regional Women in Business Network 2016 took place on April 21 at Bunratty Castle Hotel was organized by Local Enterprise Offices Kerry, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Cork North and West. The event provided […]

STAFF at Promed, in Killorglin presented a cheque of €3000 to the Kerry Cancer Support group Kerry Cork Health Link Bus, on Wednesday last. The funds were raised by the staff of the online medical and dental supplier, through various fundraising events throughout the year.  Promed have been a great supporter […]

TEAMS of students and staff from IT Tralee participated in the sipITT fun triathlon on Wednesday evening. The event consisted of a 5km run, a 10km cycle and a 500m swim and over a hundred students and staff participated or volunteered as marshals on the night. SipITT aims to improve student health […]

SPORTS Stars helped Kerry Cancer Support Group bring awareness of their fundraising campaign at Bank of Ireland’s Business and Community Expo at Killarney Racecourse last Saturday. The event was part of Bank of Ireland’s expansion of the Enterprise Initiative which will be grown to include 100 new towns in 2016. Kerry Cancer Support Group, […]

  KERRY enterprises that have set up their businesses with assistance from the local development companies and Dept. of Social Protection through the Back to Work Area Enterprise Allowance Scheme (BTWEA) are being offered the opportunity to get national recognition for their efforts through a newly launched Enterprise Awards programme. […]

OVER 160 guests attended the Steps 2 Success night at The Rose Hotel on Thursday where students got a chance to show potential employers their skills set. Steps 2 Success is a final year module that all Creative Media, Information Technology and Computing students at the Institute of Technology must undertake as part […]