Business/Property

Kerry Airport To Get Over €300k In Funding

Kerry Airport To Get Over €300k In Funding

December 23, 2015 at 10:22 am Comments are Disabled

MINISTER for Transport, Pascal Donoghoe has announced an allocation of funding for Kerry Airport. Kerry Airport is to receive €311,260 under the Public Policy Remit Core Airport Management Operational Expenditure Subvention (PPPR-O) scheme for 2015. The funds have been welcomed by Minister for the Diaspora, Jimmy Deenihan and Deputy Arthur J Spring. […]

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Retail Park Site In Manor East Sold For Over €3 Million

Retail Park Site In Manor East Sold For Over €3 Million

December 17, 2015 at 2:43 pm Comments are Disabled

PART of a retail park in Manor East has been sold for over €3 million at private auction. There were a number of bidders at the auction for the 10.23 acre site at Manor East held on Tuesday – overseen by Sherry Fitzgerald Stephenson Crean –  and the site went for above the […]

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Reports That Blennerville Pub/Restaurant To Reopen Next Year

Reports That Blennerville Pub/Restaurant To Reopen Next Year

December 17, 2015 at 11:20 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S being reported that The Station House in Blennerville is to reopen its doors next year. The landmark Blennerville pub and restaurant has been closed for business since the beginning of 2013. It is reported in Kerry’s Eye this morning that the businessman running Tomasíns in Castlegregory, Nick Wang, will take on the venture. When contacted by Traleetoday.ie, […]

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Ardfert Woman Becomes 4,000th Member Of Accountants Body

Ardfert Woman Becomes 4,000th Member Of Accountants Body

December 10, 2015 at 10:19 am Comments are Disabled

AN Ardfert woman became the 4,000th member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland) at the Institute’s annual conferring ceremony, which took place in Croke Park this week. Anne O’Sullivan, who currently works for Fexco, previously completed a BA and MA in economics in UCC and completed her CPA studies […]

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Number Of Kerry Properties Sell At Auction In Dublin

Number Of Kerry Properties Sell At Auction In Dublin

December 9, 2015 at 6:03 pm Comments are Disabled

A FOUR-BEDROOMED bungalow near Abbeydorney, didn’t receive any bids at an auction in Dublin today. It was one of seven Kerry properties to go under the hammer at the December Allsop Auction at the RDS. Abbeygale House, Ballysheen, Abbeydorney, a detached four bedroom bungalow, had a reserve not to exceed €35,000 but it remained unsold […]

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Total Cleaning Supplies Opens New Store In Town

Total Cleaning Supplies Opens New Store In Town

December 6, 2015 at 11:44 am Comments are Disabled

Advertorial OVER 32 years since first opening in town, Total Cleaning Supplies has come full circle with a new store in a location which has seen a huge rejuvenation in the last year. Since its foundation 33 years ago in the Tralee Shopping Arcade, the company has been synonymous with quality and reliability. […]

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PHOTOS: Kerry Hoteliers Have A Ball In Killarney

PHOTOS: Kerry Hoteliers Have A Ball In Killarney

December 4, 2015 at 4:47 pm Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the Irish Hotels Federation’s Kerry Branch gathered in Killarney last night for their annual ball. The Gleneagle Hotel hosted the black-tie event and the many guests were treated to a sumptuous banquet and no doubt reflected on a great year for tourism in Kerry, with hopefully an even […]

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Good News: Route To Bypass Adare Chosen. Bad News: It’s Going To Take Eight Years

Good News: Route To Bypass Adare Chosen. Bad News: It’s Going To Take Eight Years

December 3, 2015 at 11:37 am Comments are Disabled

THE route for the proposed bypass of  Adare has been chosen which will ease the frustration of Kerry motorists who regularly use the road to get to Limerick and Dublin. However, it’ll be a while before they’ll be able to bypass the notorious bottleneck in the pretty Limerick town. The new motorway […]

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Derelict Camp House Sells For Five Times Its Reserve At Auction

Derelict Camp House Sells For Five Times Its Reserve At Auction

December 2, 2015 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

A HOUSE in Camp, that had been put up for sale in an online auction for between €8,000 and €12,000, eventually sold for €61,000 last week. And a four-Bedroom house in Causeway, with the same reserve price range fetched €22,000 in the Allsop online auction on Wednesday, November 25. The derelict cottage at Duagh, Camp […]

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Minister For Communications Pays A Visit To Local Company

Minister For Communications Pays A Visit To Local Company

December 2, 2015 at 2:27 pm Comments are Disabled

MINISTER for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White together with Labour TD Arthur Spring paid a visit to TLI Group, based in Abbeydorney on Monday. The minister was given an overview of the company, its current and upcoming projects as well as its plans for future growth. TLI Group have recently […]

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Castlemorris House Sold For Close To Asking Price Of €495,000

Castlemorris House Sold For Close To Asking Price Of €495,000

December 2, 2015 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

A PROMINENT Tralee property, built in the 1790s, has been sold for close to the asking price of €495,000. Castlemorris House has been bought by an Irish couple with a young family and will continue to operate as a B&B, according to Ganley Walters, the Dublin-based auctioneers handling the sale. The […]

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Planning Permission Sought For New Petrol Station On John Joe Sheehy Road

Planning Permission Sought For New Petrol Station On John Joe Sheehy Road

December 1, 2015 at 12:52 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE has been application for a new Topaz petrol station on John Joe Sheehy Road adjacent to the Aldi supermarket. Corrib Oil Company Limited, have applied for permission to construct a two storey retail/office building and a petrol filling station on the grounds of the old John Mitchels GAA pitch. The development will […]

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New Craft Makers Centre Opens In Ashe Street

New Craft Makers Centre Opens In Ashe Street

November 28, 2015 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW Craft Makers centre has opened in Ashe Street, Tralee, dedicated to showcasing and promoting the best of Irish craft and design. The new centre, located in a renovated Victorian building, has been brought about in collaboration with Eibhlin and Dick Henggeler of the Fels Point Hotel. With a particular emphasis on […]

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New Loan Scheme From Tralee Credit Union To Take On Moneylenders This Christmas

New Loan Scheme From Tralee Credit Union To Take On Moneylenders This Christmas

November 27, 2015 at 3:18 pm 1 comment

A NEW personal loan scheme that helps social welfare recipients is now available in Tralee Credit Union which intends on discouraging people turning to moneylenders. The ‘It Makes Sense Loan’ was launched on Thursday and is available from Tralee, Cois Sionna (Tarbert) and Killarney Credit Unions. The aim is to take […]

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Survey Shows Tralee One Of Only Two Towns In Ireland With Annual Fall In Hotel Prices

Survey Shows Tralee One Of Only Two Towns In Ireland With Annual Fall In Hotel Prices

November 27, 2015 at 10:35 am Comments are Disabled

A SURVEY by travel website Trivago reports that Tralee and Athlone are the only towns in Ireland who recorded an annual fall in hotel prices in 2015. In Tralee prices fell by 2%, making the average price of a room in town €91. In contrast Dingle saw their hotel price rise by 38% […]

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There Was An End To Falling Petrol Prices But Where Is The Cheapest In Town?

There Was An End To Falling Petrol Prices But Where Is The Cheapest In Town?

November 26, 2015 at 3:04 pm Comments are Disabled

THE price of petrol has risen fractionally over the course of a month, bringing an end to the trend of falling prices which we’ve seen since the beginning of the Summer. Last month the cheapest price was €1.27.8 now it’s €1.28.8 in the town’s Applegreen stations in Manor Village and Fairies Cross. Just behind Applegreen, […]

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Tralee Goes ‘Black Friday’ Crazy As Businesses Offer Bargains

Tralee Goes ‘Black Friday’ Crazy As Businesses Offer Bargains

November 26, 2015 at 2:47 pm Comments are Disabled

Advertorial AREN’T we gone all American these days? You can’t go online, listen to the radio or open a newspaper in the past few days without ‘Black Friday’ assaulting the senses. The US tradition of the Friday after Thanksgiving being the busiest shopping day of the year, has reached Ireland over […]

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How The Award Was Won: What The Failte Ireland Judges Said About Tralee

How The Award Was Won: What The Failte Ireland Judges Said About Tralee

November 25, 2015 at 3:25 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE was named the Best Large Tourism town in Ireland at the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns earlier today (see story here), so what impressed judges so much that we were awarded the honour? Here’s the judges’ comments on the town and it makes for great reading… • The impression and reality […]

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VIDEO: Tralee Wins Top Tourism Town In Ireland Award

VIDEO: Tralee Wins Top Tourism Town In Ireland Award

November 25, 2015 at 3:01 pm Comments are Disabled

IN fantastic news for the town, Tralee has won the top tourism town in Ireland at the Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns awards. Tralee beat off neighbours Killarney and the two other nominees in the Best Large Town category to claim the prize. It’s an incredible boost to tourism and richly deserved considering the amount of effort […]

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SPONSORED: AIB Hosts Event For Women In Business

SPONSORED: AIB Hosts Event For Women In Business

November 25, 2015 at 11:43 am Comments are Disabled

AIB hosted a lunch event for women in business on Tuesday. The event in Ballyseede Castle shared findings from research the bank has undertaken on the barriers that women face when setting up a business and heard insights from the invited guests on how the bank could support women to set up and grow […]

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Mercy Mounthawk students attending Tralee Credit Union’s Prizegiving Night with Ellie The Elephant, Roisin Lynch, Cillian O’Regan and Elisha Buckley.

PHOTOS: Tralee Credit Union Honours Youth At Awards Ceremony

November 24, 2015 at 11:04 am Comments are Disabled

OVER 150 people attended Tralee Credit Union’s prize giving event dedicated to young people on Friday night in Manor West Hotel. 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 in […]

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Supermarket Chain Applies For Planning Permission For New Town Centre Store

Supermarket Chain Applies For Planning Permission For New Town Centre Store

November 24, 2015 at 10:40 am Comments are Disabled

LIDL Ireland has applied for planning permission to build a new supermarket at the former Heiton Buckley premises on Edward Street. The German multi-national intends to build a store comprising 2,767 sq m floor area and two storeys in height. The construction of the supermarket will include a retail sales area with […]

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Local Businesses’ Loyalty Scheme Rebranded As B Local

Local Businesses’ Loyalty Scheme Rebranded As B Local

November 21, 2015 at 9:03 am Comments are Disabled

A LOYALTY scheme that had involved three local businesses in Manor, Tralee has been rebranded and has expanded to include two new shops. Sullycard, founded by Seamus O’Sullivan who has the well known butcher’s shop in Manor, is now known as B Local. “Sullycard was great but now we have developed to B […]

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Engineering Firm Wins Top National Award For Kerry Group Plant In Kildare

Engineering Firm Wins Top National Award For Kerry Group Plant In Kildare

November 21, 2015 at 9:02 am Comments are Disabled

THE Kerry Group Global Technology & Innovation Centre by Arup, a state-of-the-art, flagship facility in County Kildare, has won the prestigious title of Engineering Project of the Year at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards. The project, which created 900 jobs over a three year period and featured a €100 million euro […]

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Iceland To Open Next Wednesday At Horan Centre

Iceland To Open Next Wednesday At Horan Centre

November 20, 2015 at 12:58 pm Comments are Disabled

BRITISH supermarket giant, Iceland, are all set to open their new store in Tralee on Wednesday. It’s one of two stores opening in Ireland in the coming weeks which, between them, will create 70 new jobs. The other outlet is opening in Talbot Street in Dublin. Work was continuing on the […]

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Nine Things To Get Up To This Weekend

Nine Things To Get Up To This Weekend

November 20, 2015 at 10:02 am Comments are Disabled

THERE’S just five weeks to Christmas and the activities at weekends are piling up. There’s loads to do around town this weekend, so here’s a few suggestions… Friday 1. Crafty work at the Haven… Between 4pm and 8pm the Recovery Haven at Haig’s Terrace will host its annual Christmas Craft […]

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Fáilte Ireland Meets Local Tourism Representatives About Performance And Plans For 2016

Fáilte Ireland Meets Local Tourism Representatives About Performance And Plans For 2016

November 19, 2015 at 2:17 pm Comments are Disabled

  FÁILTE Ireland met with representatives of the Kerry tourism industry in the Malton Hotel, Killarney on Thursday to discuss the recent performance of tourism in the South West. The body also presented Fáilte Ireland’s outlook for the year ahead and outlined the tourism authority’s plans for the year ahead. The meeting […]

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IDA Commits To Building Facility In Tralee To Attract Multi-National Client

IDA Commits To Building Facility In Tralee To Attract Multi-National Client

November 19, 2015 at 12:37 pm Comments are Disabled

THE IDA will lodge a planning application with the Council by the end of the year for a multi million euro advance factory facility in Kerry Technology Park. At this point, no company has been lined up to use the facility, but it’s hoped the development will give Tralee a fighting chance of attracting […]

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Six Kerry Properties To Go Under The Hammer At Allsop Auction

Six Kerry Properties To Go Under The Hammer At Allsop Auction

November 17, 2015 at 12:41 pm Comments are Disabled

A FOUR-BEDROOMED bungalow near Abbeydorney with a reserve of €35,000 is one of six Kerry properties to go under the hammer at the December Allsop Auction. Over 250 properties in all will go to auction at the RDS in Dublin on December 9, with the Kerry properties located north and south […]

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Kerry Hotels Dominate Trivago Top Hotels List

Kerry Hotels Dominate Trivago Top Hotels List

November 16, 2015 at 1:22 pm Comments are Disabled

A TOP hotel search site website has released its Top Hotel Awards for 2015 and Kerry hotels make up six of the Top 10 in Ireland. The hotels were ranked using the trivago Rating Index (tRI) which combines over 190 million online ratings from over 30 different websites worldwide. The top […]

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