BAILY’S Corner has announced it has had to close until further notice.
Work had been taking place at the front of the building on Castle Street to extend the pub, but on Saturday there were concerns about the stability of the structure.
Kerry County Council and the gardaí made a decision to close Castle Street to traffic from the corner of Edward Street to the junction at Ashe Street.
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Tonight, the Baily’s Corner facebook page put up the following post: “Due to circumstances outside of our control we regret to inform you that we have been forced to close until further notice.
The safety and welfare of our customers and staff is paramount. We are working with the various authorities to ensure this is rectified at the earliest opportunity. Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation.”
.Garry O’Donnell won ‘Pub Personality of the Year’ at the Irish Pub Of The Year Awards for the South-West Region last night.
THE Irish Bar of the Year awards for the South West regional took place last night and a Tralee man won a top prize.
Garry O’Donnell from Baily’s Corner on Castle Street was voted ‘Pub personality of the year’ for the South West Region at the awards held in Bobby Byrne’s Bar, O’Connell Avenue, Limerick.
Unfortunately Garry was unable to attend the awards last evening as the Kerry Vintners had an annual event in Killarney.
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Garry’s nephew Garrett was on hand to collect the award on his behalf. Garry is one of seven finalists who will go forward to the Grand Final at the RDS Concert Hall Dublin 4 on Wednesday November 21.
The winner will be crowned the ‘Pub personality of the year’. This category acknowledges an outstanding individual in the pub who has a friendly and obliging character which contributes to the customers’ overall positive experience in the pub.
Garrett O’Donnell (centre) accepts the ‘Pub Personality Of The Year’ award on behalf of his uncle Garry at the awards last night.
An impressive resume preceeded Garry O’Donnell before eventually going on to establish Baily’s Corner in 1984.
After acquiring a vast knowledge about the hotel, food and beverge industry working throughout Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and London Garry eventually came home to Kerry where he managed two very prominent hotels in the Kingdom.
This gave Garry the know how and insight needed to create a legacy that is not only a thriving business but also a focal point in the wider community.
A LOCAL pub is enjoying a nice bit of exposure as it has been picked to be Google Business View Virtual Tour of the Week.
The renowned Baily’s Corner pub on Castle Street gets a great write up from Google describing it as a “wee gem of a traditional Irish pub”.
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The review goes on to say that “at Baily’s Corner you can enjoy samplings from their famous Irish whiskey selection whilst listening traditional Irish music sessions by local musicians every night of the week. There is plenty to ‘See Inside’ with hidden nooks and corners, and walls covered with old photos of the bar, Rugby memorabilia and tradition Irish decoration.”
Introduced in Tralee in March, Google Maps Business View is a new digital marketing tool designed with its ‘See Inside’ 360 Virtual Tour giving customers the chance to explore and interact directly from their computer, smartphone or tablet and allows any business to showcase their store, restaurant, hotel, office or showroom to the world.
Tralee businesses who take on the new Google service will allow customers to view their premises while using Street View.
After you’ve contacted Google, they will have your premises photographed with a panoramic camera similar to the one used on Street View and then add a 3D tour online.
The Baily Boys…Conor, Garry and Garret O’Donnell of Baily’s Corner at the awards ceremony in Dublin last night.
BAILY’S Corner was flying the flag for Kerry last night at the Irish Bar Of The Year Awards ceremony in Dublin.
The Tralee bar was the only Kerry pub to feature in the contest this year, being nominated in the Country category of the awards, where there were eight other nominees.
Alas, they didn’t win.
“There were 6,000 bars who entered for the awards so we were chuffed to be nominated. It was a great night anyway,” said Conor O’Donnell from Baily’s.
The ceremony was held in the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Ballsbridge and Fitzpatrick’s Bar and Restaurant in Louth won the Country category in which Baily’s was nominated.
