Business/Property

FIVE Kerry properties in all will go under the hammer at the next Allsop Auction later this month. The properties are in Tralee, Ballyheigue, Ballybunion and Cordal and are part of 195 properties in the RDS Dublin auction at 9am on Thursday, April 28. As we reported earlier, The Sportsfield Bar […]

THE Mods & Minis’ store in Tralee, along with their other five stores in Munster, came together with their customers and held a recent fundraising drive throughout all their stores, raising nearly €3,000 for local charities. The Tralee store raised over €495 for The Cashel Ward, which is the Children’s Unit […]

THE Sportsfield Bar up in Boherbee is set to go under the hammer at the next Allsop Auction later this month. The building which is home to the famous pub, a favourite of sports fans on match day at nearby Austin Stack Park, has a reserve range of between €110,000 – €130,000. The […]

A SERIES of meetings are scheduled to take place this week between Tralee Chamber Alliance and Kerry Dáil representatives who will be asked to outline their strategy for job creation in Tralee. The meetings come as Tralee Chamber Alliance says all five Kerry TDs must deliver on their election promises to […]

GARVEY’S Supervalu in Tralee is about to get a whole new look with a €2 million refurbishment of their Tralee store. Tralee based contractors Ned O’Shea and Sons are the main contractors for the work which is expected to be completed in 8 to 10 weeks. The work has already begun but it’s business as usual […]

KERRY County Council is encouraging businesses and companies in Kerry to participate in the forthcoming Kerry Business and Jobs Expo at the INEC in Killarney on Sunday, April 24. The Council, which is the lead sponsor of the event, says the event provides a great opportunity for Kerry businesses to showcase […]

KERRY County Council’s Tourism Unit in association with the Destination Kerry Tourism Forum is hosting a one-day showcase of the Kerry tourism product on Wednesday, April 20 at the Malton Hotel, Killarney. The showcase – which is open to anyone in the local tourism industry – aims to create a greater […]

THE Henggelers sure know how to throw a party. After months of work, the new-look Rose Hotel was officially launched on Friday as owners Dick and Eibhlin Henggeler cut the tape in the morning and a reception with a distinct touch of class was held later that evening. Around 200 invited guests got to […]

NORTH Kerry College of Further Education is currently enrolling for a number of courses in many different fields. North Kerry College  (formerly Listowel Community College) is the largest provider of Post-Leaving Certificate education in North Kerry & Limerick West. The college provides a range of accredited courses at Level 5 and 6. […]

A PROPERTY, which is home to some of the best known stores in town, is up for sale. Traleetoday.ie understands that the building at Central Plaza, which is anchored by Tesco, is for sale by private treaty, making it the biggest retail property to come on the market in the town […]

TWO Tralee pre-schools received national awards at a ceremony in Athlone at the weekend. Mounthawk Montessori School at Mounthawk Roundabout and Maureen’s Preschool & Childcare Centre, Casements Avenue received the National Healthy Ireland Smart Start Award for Pre-schools at Athlone IT on Saturday and are now recognized by the Health Improvement Division of […]

THE rise in new motor sales in Kerry continued in March with 543 vehicles sold compared to 418 in the same month in 2015, a rise of 29.9%. It’s continues the trend from the start of the year where there has been a 34% rise in new registrations compared to the […]

STAFF at The Counter Cafe in Manor have been left devastated after they were told the Cafe is set to close its doors on Saturday, April 9, resulting in the loss of twelve jobs. The café, formerly known as The Streat, was taken over by a Limerick businessman, Brian Dunne, just […]

THERE’S a lot at stake on the Austin Stack Park pitch this weekend with Kerry in action in both hurling and football. Tralee is set to benefit too as they will welcome Laois and Cork supporters to the town for the clashes. The hurling game has a 5pm throw-in so it’s […]

THE cost of buying a house in Kerry has risen by 3.11% in the last three months. That’s according to a national survey carried out by REA Average House Price Survey which since the beginning of the year. The survey also found that new houses on the market are being […]

A PIG farm in the Castleisland area is to feature as part of a series of live broadcasts for RTE’s upcoming ‘Big Week on the Farm’. RTÉ One will be broadcasting live from farms across five successive nights starting on April 4th and bringing viewers to the heart of Irish farms […]

BANK of Ireland together with Startups.ie are calling on Kerry startups to enter the 2016 Bank of Ireland Startup Awards competition as the deadline of March 31 quickly approaches. The awards recognise and reward Irish startups for their success in business across 12 categories including digital, food and drink, retail […]

A 2.5 ACRE property close to Tralee Golf Club has sold for €340,000 at a public action. Barrow House which overlooks Tralee Bay has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms and covers 4,000 square feet on a 2.05 acre site. The sale also includes a two story coach house which is on […]

A LOCAL construction firm are seeking to renew planning permission to build houses in a Tralee estate. Permission to build 14 new houses in Clashlehane Meadows in Ballinorig is being put forward to Kerry County Council by Gerard Griffin Construction. Clashlehane Meadows, which is located between the entrance of Lee Drive […]

THERE are plans to sell the IT Tralee South Campus in Clash and move students up to their north base in Dromtacker. In a presentation to Kerry County Council on Monday, President of the ITT, Dr Oliver Murphy revealed that the integration of all facilities was their objective and that the […]

IT’S been months coming, but the revamp of the old Fels Point Hotel is nearing completion and it looks great. The hotel will be officially rebranded The Rose Hotel and launched on April 8, but the new bar and restaurant opened on Saturday and there’s another exciting new gourmet dining experience coming in the hotel […]

COLM Cooper was on hand to help young people open new accounts at a special fun day at the Castle Street branch on Tuesday morning. The Kerry star chatted and even had a brief kickabout with a fan or two as Minnie and Mickey Mouse watched on. Colm, who will be heading […]

PHONEWATCH has opened its first office in Tralee, and will be creating up to 12 new jobs initially, with additional jobs being created as the company grows its business in Kerry. The offices at Denny Street were officially opened by Kerry GAA Star Marc Ó Sé today.  PhoneWatch is actively recruiting […]

RTÉ’s The Taste of Success is back and this year the show is going global with ‘The Food Flight’ so Kerry food producers take note! The search is on for the next batch of innovative food entrepreneurs to bag a prize worth a cool €100,000 and the chance to see their product […]

WHILE the St Patrick’s Day parade was a colourful and well attended affair and gardaí reported no public order arrests yesterday, there was still one element to the day which spoiled things a bit. The Square was left heavily littered by the late afternoon, which prompted the Tralee Chamber Alliance facebook page […]

MIGHTY Mikey Milk created lots of excitement when he visited Glenderry NS, Ballyheigue this week to present a cheque of €500 in the Cash 4 Schools Draw. Speaking at the presentation Principal Gerard Pierce stated; “We are delighted to win €500 from Lee Strand. It is a timely boost to […]

  AIB are inviting people to come along to their branch in Castle street on Tuesday, March 22nd to open a Student Account with Kerry GAA Footballer Colm Cooper. The ‘Gooch’ will be present in branch from 10am -4pm to meet customers and talk about the advantages of opening an account with AIB. You’ll also be in with […]

BALLYGARRY House Hotel has picked up yet another accolade, this time for its excellence in human resource management. The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) recently announced the winners of its national Quality Employers Awards 2016, celebrating standards of excellence in human resource management across Ireland’s hotel and guesthouse sector. Ballygarry House Hotel […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Pat McCarthy is in the United States promoting Kerry during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. On Sunday he attended Mass in St. Patrick’s Church and then joined Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the Philadelphia Parade which was watched by in excess […]

STUDENTS at Presentation Secondary School in Tralee will be hoping for a two in a row as they prepare for the national AIB Build A Bank competition finals. ‘The Blossom Bank’ will be hoping to emulate last year’s entry from the school, ‘The Dream Bank’, which won the top award last year. […]