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TWO Kerry finalists are preparing for the Nursing Homes Ireland Care Awards 2017. Maeve Poff of Mowlam Healthcare Killarney Nursing Home is shortlisted for a Nursing Home Registered Nurse of the Year Award, while Maura Moriarty of Ocean View Nursing Home, Camp is shortlisted for a Nursing Home Catering & Nutrition […]

THE people of Kerry are being reminded to nominate pharmacists who go above and beyond for their patients in the annual Clanwilliam Pharmacist Awards. It is an opportunity to recognise a pharmacist who has had a positive impact in the life of an individual or even a whole community while […]

A TRALEE business has won a major national accolade at the annual Plumbing and Heating Awards last week, with another local company shortlisted in two categories. Clash Plumbing and Heating won in the small contractor of the year at the 2017 at the awards ceremony in The Mansion House in […]

  A NUMBER of Tralee businesses are among the contenders in various categories for The Irish Hospitality Awards 2017. Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, Bella Bia, Bailys Corner, Kirby’s Brogue Inn, Spa Seafoods, Denton B&B, Rosemont B&B and Castlemorris House are all shortlisted in categories in the first Irish Hospitality Awards, taking place on Sunday, […]

To book tickets click here A TRALEE company has made the final six in the All Stars Technology Business Of The Year. ViClarity, a company that provide Risk & Compliance software in the healthcare and financial services sectors  have been nominated for “All Stars Technology Business Of The Year”. The awards […]

THEY’RE on a roll in Caheranne Village. Tralee hair and beauty salon, Brush N Blush, picked up their second award in six months at the weekend. The business, run by mother and daughter team of Frances and Maureen McCarthy, won the  Wedding Hair and Make-Up Salon of the Year- South […]

OVER 200 people attended the Kerry Education and Training Board Annual Student Awards event which was held in the IT Tralee North Campus on Friday night. The guest of honour was Garda Yohan Hunt,  a former Tralee Youthreach student who is a founding member of Tralee First Responders. Colm McEvoy CEO Kerry […]

TWO Tralee hotels have been shortlisted in categories for national awards next month. Hotel & Catering Review runs the prestigious Keelings Farm Fresh Gold Medal Awards, which have recognized and rewarded excellence in the Irish hospitality and catering industries for 28 years and Ballyseede Castle Hotel and Ballygarry Houses Hotel are both […]

THE first national GP Awards will be closing for nominations this week and organisers, GPBuddy.ie, are asking Kerry patients to nominate their GPs for the Patients’ Choice Award. The Awards will be announced by celebrity TV doctor, Pixie McKenna at a glittering awards ceremony in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday, September 15. […]

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 […]

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 […]

AN Ardfert man’s company has won a Gold Award at the Bank Of Ireland Start Up Awards on Thursday night in Dublin. Martin McGowan’s business, Ullcatch, won the Product Start-Up Of The Year category, mainly due to his product, the Bait Weaver, which is proving enormously popular with anglers. Continued below… […]

TRALEE company, Dillon Waste, scooped a national award at a ceremony in Dublin last week. The Kerries based business won the top award in the ‘Waste Collection Operator of the Year Award’  for Small to Medium Business category in The Pakman Awards run by Repak. The Repak Excellence in Waste Management and […]

A KERRY company has reached the national final of the prestigious 2015 Sustainable Energy Awards. Killorglin-based company Astellas Ireland has been selected as a finalist of the awards, now in its 12th year. The Awards encourage and reward excellence in energy management and are organised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland […]

MERCY Mounthawk held their annual awards reception for those who obtain the highest grades in Leaving and Junior Certificate exams in 2015 on Saturday. Eight students were honoured for their grades in the State exams with Principal John O’Roarke, in his speech, pointing out that only 0.6% nationally received 10A’s or more and they had 2.5% […]

  AN Oakpark native, currently based in Galway, has won a world-renowned coaching accolade. Shane Fitzgibbon was the only finalist outside of North America to reach the top ten for the ‘Coach of the Year’ accolade awarded by the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA). It was announced on Friday that he won […]

IT was a night of winners, style and great fun at the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards on Friday night. Yesterday we brought you all the winners from the night and some amazing style (click here for previous story). “The Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards […]

THE inaugural Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards took place last night and what an event it was! The black tie gala ceremony was held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and around 350 people witnessed a host of winners receive accolades on the night. Organized by Margaret Brick, Editor of Connect Magazine, […]

A TRALEE-BORN Architect is up for Best Public building at the Irish Architecture Awards 2015 with her design of the Dun Laoghaire dlr Lexicon Library in Dublin. Louise Cotter, is Director of Carr Cotter Naessens Architects based in Cork City and is the only Kerry architect who has been shortlisted for an […]

IT was a momentous occasion for the students of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí on Thursday night in the Ballygarry House Hotel where the student awards ceremony took place. Families of the students joined the management and staff of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí to celebrate the students achievements. It was also a very special occasion […]

IT Tralee and the Cycle Against Suicide are among Kerry nominees in the upcoming Shannon Group European Sport Tourism Awards which takes place next week. The shortlist was announced during the week for the Awards which attracted over 200 nominations from across Europe and Ireland. The Institute of Technology, Tralee is up […]

THE Sports and societies clubs of IT Tralee, came together to present awards and recognise the achievements of all the different clubs. Along the player of the year for the sports teams, citations were also handed out for those that gave up their time to volunteer and fundraise over the […]

  THE Sean Taaffe Group won the top award, the National Salon of the Year, at the prestigious Schwarzkopf Irish Hairdressing Business Awards in the RDS, Dublin, yesterday. Sean Taaffe and Kara O’Shea (General Manager) accepted the award from the host for the event, TV personality, Lorraine Keane. The National […]

  A FORMER IT Tralee student scooped the Best Irish Film award at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. Glassland, a film directed and written by Gerard Barrett from Knockanure, near Listowel has already won numerous awards and acclaim. It was filmed in Dublin, and stars Jack Reynor, Will Poulter and Toni […]

TWO short films created by Presentation Secondary School students have been shortlisted for an All-Ireland film competition. The All-Ireland second level student video competition run by ICTU’s Youth Connect Programme, is now in its second year and Presentation have two entries out of the 25 shortlisted nationally. The students involved are […]

BALLYROE Heights Hotel has a cause for celebration after being voted as ‘Ireland’s Top 3-Star Wedding Hotel’ for the second year running in the WeddingDates.ie 2014 Wedding Venue Awards. The Tralee Hotel which has fared very well in the area of awards in recent years came up trumps after receiving the […]

THE photography ‘Oscars’ took place in Dublin last night and a well known local man took home one of the top prizes. Domnick Walsh won first prize in the Nature and Environment section for his photo ‘What’s The Weather Like Outside Mum?’ at the Press Photographers Association of Ireland (PPAI) Awards. The […]

OUR very own Siamsa Tíre has been nominated for the IMRO Munster Live Music Venue 2014 and you can play your part in edging them towards success. They face stiff competition from the other nominees, Dolan’s Limerick, Coughlan’s in Cork, De Barra’s Clonakilty, and University Concert Hall, Limerick. The IMRO […]

THERE was success for Austin Stacks and Radio Kerry in Croke Park over the weekend when delegations from the club and radio station picked up their McNamee awards. The GAA McNamee Awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities […]

STUDENTS from eight Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB) schools around Kerry were honoured at a special ceremony at the ITT on Friday night. Over 220 people attended the event where Guest of Honour was Karen Gearon, humanitarian and equality activist and one of the original 11 Dunnes Stores strikers. She […]