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EDWARD O’Sullivan Solicitors, has joined forces with the long established law firm Michael Dowling and Co. Solicitors to create a new mid-sized practice with 13 staff including six solicitors. Diane Reidy, Managing Partner of the new firm O’Sullivan Reidy Solicitors, began her legal career more than 15 years ago under […]

UK-BASED retailer The Range is to open a branch in Tralee in late August. The company — which already has outlets in Cork, Carlow, Waterford, Dublin, Limerick, Letterkenny and several in Northern Ireland — has an opening date for a new branch in Manor West Retail Park on their website […]

THREE young entrepreneurs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht are aiming to put Europe under their spell next week using Irish mythology to create a winning magic formula at the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition. ‘Cártaí Feasa’ was established by Sibéal Ní Ógáin, Aoife Feirtéar and Caoimhe Ní Bheaglaoich […]

A NORTH Kerry man has launched a kettle which is a daily living aid helping people with reduced strength or mobility to pour hot water safely. Ballylongford man, Darragh Lynch, Director of Uccello Designs launched the Uccello Kettle in the Irish market today. The product features a non-weight-bearing ‘tilt to […]

A TRALEE-BASED business has been honoured with a major All-Star accolade from the All-Ireland Business Foundation. Charge It Ltd, run by Jason Sinnott from Tralee and Garry Murphy from Milltown, was named All-Ireland Mobile Phone Charging Company Of The Year 2021. This is an independently verified standard mark for indigenous businesses, based […]

A KILLORGLIN Community College student has won the Central Bank of Ireland Award at the Young Economist of the Year competition. Luke Diggin was honoured for his project which explored the impact of central banking and monetary policy on inequality. Luke was also was also recently part of the Killorglin […]

KERRY businesses are invited to apply for the Virgin Media ‘Backing Business’ Initiative. The Initiative, in collaboration with Digital Business Ireland (DBI), Permanent TSB, Milk Bottle Labs and Munster Local Enterprise Offices, is a €100,000 programme to select and support five businesses across the Munster region with bespoke digital transformation packages. […]

A FORMER Kerry star and Austin Stacks stalwart has taken his astute decision-making skills from the field of play into the world of finance, investment and pensions, with the launch of his business in Kerry. Daniel Bohan Wealth Management is a specialist financial advisory firm working with company owners, CEOs, […]

AN Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. has launched the full programme of events for Local Enterprise Week, which is taking place online from Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5. ‘Making It Happen’ is the theme of Local Enterprise Week, organised by Local Enterprise […]

THE HBAN Kerry Angel Network (KAN), in partnership with KerrySciTech will be launched later this month. The network is a community of business angels that will have a bias toward helping and investing in Kerry-based companies. Through the wider HBAN community, investors will also have access to high-quality deal flow […]

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

ATHENA Analytics, a Tralee-based education technology company has made two major strategic moves for growth in the last six months, a continuation of its meteoric rise in the industry over the past few years. The company, founded by Tralee native Emily Brick in 2017, works with Irish secondary schools by […]

THE collective Kerry Chambers and Kerry County Council  have announced a new initiative to support local business. The Kerry Gift Card is being launched to encourage people in Kerry to shop locally and spend locally. The card will be available to the public in the coming weeks and a call […]

PROMINENT Tralee legal firm, Pierse McCarthy Lucey LLP Solicitors, are pleased to announce the recent promotion of Alex Hoffman as a partner in the firm, which is situated on Ashe Street. Alex joined the firm in September 2018, having previously trained and worked with P.J. O’Driscoll & Sons, Solicitors in […]

A TRALEE-based business has achieved a quality mark signifying it meets the highest standards of service and trust. Charge It Ltd, run by Jason Sinnott from Tralee and Garry Murphy from Milltown, was awarded the coveted All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation at a virtual ceremony on May 29 last. Receiving the […]

THE 24 finalists of the 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme have been revealed and one of those shortlisted is from Tralee. Entrepreneurs Paul and Neil Fitzgibbon of Ard Rí Marble Group will hope to follow in the footsteps of well-known Kerry businessman Edmond Harty of Dairymaster, who […]

KERRY County Council will host a free information webinar this Wednesday for the retail trade in Kerry.  The webinar will provide advice and updates on the impact of the phased easing of the COVID-19 restrictions on the retail sector in the county. The webinar will be addressed by the Chief […]

WITH many businesses reopening or preparing to reopen as part of the phased easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Kerry County Council is inviting businesses in the county to register for a new online directory of shops, trades and services which are currently open and operating across Kerry. The directory will include […]

KERRY County Council’s Local Enterprise Office is encouraging the retail sector in Kerry to participate in an Enterprise Ireland webinar on Friday which will help support retail companies to enhance their digital capability. Enterprise Ireland has announced a call for funding for the retail sector to support  retail companies to […]

THE Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office has welcomed the announcement of a major expansion of supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19, including an expansion of the Trading Online Voucher Scheme and a reduction in the interest rate for Microfinance Ireland loans. Among the provisions is the expansion of the […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance, as part of the Chambers Ireland National Survey, has published the results of its survey showing the impact of Covid-19 on businesses throughout Kerry and nationally. The survey results provide an outlook for business across the county over the next three to twelve months. In terms of […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is asking local businesses to take part in the the second Chambers Ireland Covid19 Survey. This survey is targeted at business owners and operators, both those who are members of their local chambers of commerce and those that are not. With it, Chambers seek to chart out the effects […]

A LOCAL man has introduced and initiative to help Kerry businesses continue to trade during the Covid-19 crisis. Colm Griffin who runs the online store Purchase.ie based in The Spa has started a new initiative in a bid to help Kerry businesses affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Griffin has established […]

WHILE there has been a devastating impact on the retail trade in Tralee due to the Coronavirus crisis, some retailers are rising to the challenge by adapting and offering an online shopping service. We spoke to a few of them who are doing their best for their businesses and to […]

A TRAINEE solicitor at professional services firms, CDS Law & Tax, has returned victorious from the International Academy of Dispute Resolution Mediation Tournament, held March 4th – 7th at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Paula was one of the three trainee solicitors chosen to represent the Law Society of […]

TRALEE-BASED Ard Rí Marble Group Ltd has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, in association with Bank of Ireland. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance, was recognised at a gala awards dinner in Dublin on Friday, March 6. […]

ALMOST €1 million has been invested in local suppliers and external partners in Kerry by Lidl Ireland in 2019. The news comes as Lidl launches its 2019 Impact Report, detailing the positive economic and social impact that the company has made within the communities it serves throughout Ireland. There are […]

SIX community projects in Kerry were supported by Community Finance Ireland over the past three years.  In total, the projects received €784,410 of social finance between 2016 and 2019. Those projects include Tralee-based Learn from Leaders CLG; Abberydorney/Kilflynn Family Resource Centre CLG; North East Kerry Development and Sneem Innovation & Technology Services […]

TOURISM stakeholders in the Kingdom got to hear about how they can maximise the potential of the Kerry-Manchester route at a series of workshops this week around the county, including one in Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday morning. Those attending were advised on how to attract visitors from the northwest […]

FÁILTE Ireland has revealed its brand-new marketing campaign to businesses in the Kerry tourist industry at a meeting in the Muckross Park Hotel this week. The National Tourism Development Authority is launching its new domestic holiday campaign to the public from mid-February on TV, radio and Out of Home advertising, […]