Business/Property

Orbitus Senior Tax consultant Tommy Walsh visited the Fenit Samphires Academy to learn more about the role of volunteer coaches in community sports clubs… ORBITUS and the Fenit Samphires soccer club Academy have recently wrapped up a successful inaugural sponsorship season which saw the Munster based legal, tax and commercial […]

THE Think Before You Flush team were present to meet Tidy Towns volunteers from groups in Kerry at the Ballygarry Hotel last week for their annual Tidy Towns seminar. The Think Before You Flush campaign is a public awareness campaign run by Clean Coasts in partnership with Uisce Éireann. The […]

KERRY College Clash Campus was a hive of activity on Monday for the annual Recruitment Fair. There was an amazing turnout from employers across a broad spectrum of industries.  The event, organised by Helen Brick of Kerry College, helps connect the Level 5 and Level 6 students — who are […]

KERRY Credit Unions are proud to announce the inaugural National Cultivate Week, a celebration of the credit unions’ commitment to the farming community. Taking place from March 27th to April 2nd, National Cultivate Week will bring credit unions and their members together throughout the country to celebrate farmers and the […]

THE Connect Kerry Hair and Beauty Awards took place once again on Sunday and it was a glamorous affair at The Rose Hotel. Over 170 people from the industry were in attendance and a host of awards were presented in a range of categories as well as honorary awards. Treated […]

THE generosity of Kerry-based companies towards Pieta has almost doubled since 2021, as the number of local businesses to put their name on the Open for Business Wall at Kerry Airport has increased to 45. Inspirational Radio Kerry presenter Ian O’Connell unveiled the new wall in the Departures Hall and, […]

THE County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards was held on Tuesday at MTU Tralee. Outstanding participation levels saw 22 mini-businesses being set up by over 120 second level school students involved in the competition. The competition promotes business idea development, structure, sourcing of finance, marketing/sales […]

IF you have been thinking about getting Invisalign Clear Braces and you would like to invest in your smile, then you are in luck! Mac Domhnaill Dental on Upper Rock Street are offering you some massive savings that you will not want to miss out on. On the 24th and […]

A TRALEE man has achieved top marks in Ireland and 6th in the world in an accountancy exam. AccountancySchool.ie student Nikolaj Perekotij recently celebrated success in his ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) exams where he achieved the marks in his Advanced Performance Management exam. Nikolaj started his career in […]

THREE Kerry women are on the shortlist for IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards in separate categories next month. Helena McMahon of Tralee-based Seabody is shortlisted in the Start-up of the Year category, Olivia Buckley from Listowel, owner of Olivia Buckley International is nominated for a Creative Businesswoman of […]

THE County Final of the Kerry County Council Annual Student Enterprise Awards will be held on Tuesday, March 21 at the Business and I.T. Building, MTU Kerry campus at Dromtacker. 25 mini-companies set up by local second level schools will participate in the competition. The competition promotes the development of […]

THERE were 332 small Kerry businesses and budding entrepreneurs who availed of the opportunity to attend 10 Kerry Local Enterprise Office events as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Kerry. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, aimed at helping people to start or grow their business […]

THE Rose Hotel has been recognised for the outstanding contribution it has made so far on its journey towards becoming an Autism Friendly hotel, by AsIAm, Ireland’s national Autism charity and Autism Friendly Tralee. On Tuesday, February 28, Adam Harris, CEO of AsIAm, and Lisa Curran of Autism Friendly Tralee […]

THE Tankard in Kilfenora was one of the winners in the Munster Regional Finals the 2023 Irish Restaurant Awards which took place in the Strand Hotel, Limerick, last night. Hundreds people attended the regional events on Wednesday evening, where the top establishments in each county were named. The Tankard won […]

KILLARNEY & District Motor Club have announced Assess Ireland as the new title sponsor for the 2023 International Rally of the Lakes. Established in 1999 with its head office in Tralee, Assess Ireland is a Motor Assessing and Engineering Inspection Service, providing a range of vehicle inspections and plant/engineering GA1 […]

  FEBRUARY saw almost the same number of new car sales in Kerry compared to the same month in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 285 new car registrations in the county in February compared to 286 in the […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 16 property sales in the Tralee area in January in transactions fetching a total of €4,447,667. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in January was […]

KERRY Month of Enterprise (KMOE) celebrates 10 years in 2023 and taking place across the entire month of March, KMOE gives established businesses and budding entrepreneurs an opportunity to network and discover the assistance available to them in growing and sustaining a business in Kerry. The calendar of events for […]

MCELLIGOTTS Tralee Ltd. based on the Listowel Road have been awarded the inaugural Kia European Dealer of the Year award for 2023. This prestigious award was given exclusively to the best Kia dealers across Europe, as part of Kia’s distinctive global dealer excellence recognition programme. Dealers are recognised for the […]

TOURISM stakeholders from around the county attended a special event in Killarney on Thursday. Fáilte Ireland launched its 2023 plans  to help drive sustainable recovery of tourism at a regional tourism industry briefing in the INEC Killarney. Head of the Wild Atlantic Way, Miriam Kennedy, gave details on plans for […]

SOUTH Munster Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) have today announced Paddy Kevane as its new Chairperson. Paddy, who is a Job Coach with Employability Service Kerry and Assistant Lecturer in Social Care, will replace Chair Stella O’Sullivan who is stepping down due to busy work commitments, with immediate effect. […]

KERRY College of Further Education and Training is holding its Open Week event from Monday, February 20th, to Friday, February 24th at its campus locations in Tralee and Listowel. Elaine O’ Connor, Manager of the Admissions Office at Kerry College, is encouraging potential students, parents, and guardians to attend the […]

KERRY Local Enterprise Office (LEO) has announced a series of business events and initiatives  for Local Enterprise Week (LEW) to take place from March 6th to March 10. LEW offers local business owner/managers the opportunity to learn, engage and network in person at events occurring throughout the week. In addition, […]

BALLYGARRY Estate was one of many Kerry winners in the 31st Annual CIE Tours Awards of Excellence. Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa received the gold honour of ‘Best Hotel Dinner’ with Killeen House Hotel, Killarney and Brendan Ferris Sheep Dog Trials awarded ‘Special Dinner Feature’ and ‘National Heritage Award’ respectively […]

THE annual Connect Hair and Beauty Awards will once again return for 2023 and nominations are being sought in a number of categories. Taking place in The Rose Hotel on March 26, experts in the Hair and Beauty industry from across the county will be honoured for their hard work […]

THERE was a rise in new car sales in Kerry last month compared to January 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 624 new car registrations in the county in January compared to 558 in the same month in 2022, […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 30 property sales in the Tralee area in December in transactions fetching a total of €6,796,125. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in December was […]

A BALLYDUFF-BASED company has been nominated for a Spider Award. Founded in 1996, the Spiders are the most esteemed digital awards ceremony in Ireland. As the longest-running digital awards programme in Ireland, they are dedicated to recognising companies and individuals driving digital excellence in every aspect of their ethos. Avalanche, […]

AN information evening on funding opportunities available to businesses in Kerry’s coastal communities will take place on Tuesday, February 7 at 6.30pm in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. People are invited to come along to learn how businesses in Kerry’s coastal communities can apply for funding through the Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development […]

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI) today announced that construction has commenced to deliver high-speed broadband to almost 3,000 premises in the Kilgarvan and Castlegregory deployment areas and almost 1,500 premises in the Ballyheigue deployment area. Customers there will soon be able to order or pre-order a high-speed fibre broadband connection on […]