Post Tagged with: "Island of Geese"

THE Youth Mental Health Awareness Day takes place at the Island of Geese on this Saturday between 1pm and 5pm and is well worth a visit for all the family. There’ll be music, street theatre, circus skills, printmaking, workshops, information stalls and much more (see programme below).  The event is […]

A FREE public arts event will take place early next month in Tralee in the shape of Youth Mental Health Awareness Day at the Island of Geese. The event on Saturday, March 2 is part of the Planning for Outdoor Performances (POP) Events series, which has been organised by local authorities […]

TRALEE will be one of five locations nationwide to host events to help inspire and encourage more outdoor performances. This is part of the Planning for Outdoor Performances (POP) initiative, which has been developed by local authority arts offices to help encourage the outdoor arts scene. It promotes collaboration and […]

IT’S set to be another busy weekend of festive family fun in town and now there’s also the addition of the Christmas Market at the Island of Geese. After the success of last year, this year visitors will have even more time to explore the unique and enchanting holiday gifts and […]

THE covering for the amphitheatre area at the Island of Geese is set to be finished in time for the Rose of Tralee festival. Work started on the covering last weekend and it’s planned to host an official reception for the Rose of Tralee contestants — which was previously held in […]

KERRY County Councillors have approved the sale of a piece of land at the Island of Geese to the Courts Services of Ireland for the purpose of constructing a new Courthouse in a project estimated to cost €22m. The approval took place at the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council […]

KERRY County Council has published plans for a local authority housing development at Matt Talbot Road in Tralee which incorporates part of the Island of Geese site. Under the Part VIII planning process, the Council has published, on its website, the plans and designs for the 27 residential units. The […]

THE Island of Geese site in Tralee town centre opens to the public today for the first time. The recently completed public realm space which incorporates a contemporary landscaped urban design within the 2.3-acre site has been developed by Kerry County Council. The new amenity improves accessibility in the town […]

  THE new amphitheatre at the Island of Geese site will be the venue for one of town’s events during Culture Night next month. ‘Firestorm’, a new and innovative fire show, takes place at  Island of Geese Amphitheatre on Friday, September 23. Meanwhile, 30 events will take place in September […]

KERRY County Council proposes to carry out the development of a cover for the proposed amphitheatre at the Island of Geese site. The proposed works consist of the installation of two tensile fabric structures — a permanent structure over the amphitheatre seating and a second structure will be a temporary […]

THE Council is in talks with with An Garda Síochána about removing part of the boundary wall at the Garda station, facing the Island Of Geese site, to create a plaza type effect at the development. Tralee Municipal District Manager Michael Scannell gave an update on the former Denny site […]

PLANS for the Island of Geese in Tralee should be revised in light of the Covid19 crisis, according to the Kerry branch of the Green Party. “We now need more open spaces in which we can move freely while maintaining physical distance,” said the party’s Tralee representative Anne-Marie Fuller. “This […]

THE timeframe for public consultation on proposals for the development of part of the Island of Geese (Denny) site in Tralee has been further extended following a decision on such consultations from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The department has advised that, because of current public health […]

THE timeframe for public consultation on proposals for the development of part of the Island of Geese (Denny) site in Tralee has been extended following a decision on such consultations from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Department has advised that, because of current public health restrictions, […]

KERRY County Council has announced plans for the first phase of development of the Island of Geese site in Tralee. Plans for the development of the public realm on the former Denny Bacon Factory site as well as the development of an office block with retail space are going on […]

KERRY County Council has published the draft masterplan for the development of Tralee Town Centre West and the Island of Geese site in the town. The draft plan, completed by Reddy Architecture and Urbanism provides an overarching design concept and architectural framework for the development of the area which includes […]

A SPACE museum, micro-brewery and events centre were just a few of the ideas put forward from members of the public who gathered for two workshops in the Brandon Hotel on Tuesday to discuss plans and pitch ideas for the old Denny factory site near the Island of Geese which is due to […]

DRIVERS approaching the roundabout near Strand Street were understandably distracted over the past few days as a beautiful mural and garden space area has been created there. The mural, by local artist Mary J Leen, depicts Mons Hugh O’Flaherty who was Ireland’s answer to Oscar Schindler, in the sense that he saved over […]