Chamber, Hotels And Council Combine To Give Roundabouts A €10k Makeover

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TRALEE Chamber Alliance (TCA), Tralee Hoteliers Alliance (THA) and Kerry County Council have joined forces and invested over €10,000 to transform the appearance of five roundabouts on the Tralee By-Pass and ring-roads. Pictured are from left: Kieran Ruttledge (CEO TCA), Olive Sheehan (GM Imperial Hotel), Padraig McGillicuddy (Proprietor Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa), Frank Hartnett (Kerry County Council), Hazel Boyle (GM Manor West Hotel), Mark Sullivan (GM Ballyroe Heights Hotel) and John O’Connor (Acorn Landscaping).

THE roundabouts on the new bypass are getting a €10,000 makeover thanks to Tralee Chamber Alliance (TCA), Tralee Hoteliers Alliance (THA) and Kerry County Council.

The groups have joined forces and invested heavily to transform the appearance of five roundabouts on the Tralee By-Pass.

In-keeping with the overall long-term plan to foster pride in the town, TCA and eight hotels – Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa, Ballyseede Castle Hotel, Ballyroe Heights Hotel, Fels Point Hotel, Grand Hotel, Imperial Hotel, Manor West Hotel and Meadowlands Hotels – raised a total of €10,000 to landscape the five roundabouts along the new road.

John O’Connor of Acorn Landscaping planted 3,000 flowers and shrubs on the five roundabouts with a consistent theme of comprising Roses on the outer ring and Lavender & Portuguese Laurel on the inner ring.

“The main aim of the project is to ensure that there is colour from March to October each year on the new main approach road to Tralee,” said President of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Pádraig McGillicuddy.

“It was great to see such cohesion between the hotels to get this job done, while Frank Hartnett and his team at Kerry County Council played a key role in removing any obstacles that may have delayed the project. There’s no place like home and we hope that initiatives such as this will inspire others to take more pride in their home town,” said Pádraig.

The roundabouts will continue to be maintained by Acorn Landscaping and by next year there should be a kaleidoscope of colours throughout the spring, summer and autumn months to brighten the road to Tralee.

TCA and THA believe that the only way forward for local business and support groups is to work closely with Kerry County Council rather than expect the local authority to do everything without any community backing.

The THA is a group of Proprietors or General Managers who meet monthly looking at ways that they can enhance Tralee as a tourism destination in conjunction with TCA.

“Tralee is well on its way to once again becoming the leading town and capital of Kerry, we have so much to offer from a tourism, retail and business perspective,” said Pádraig McGillicuddy.

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