Post Tagged with: "Kerry County Council"

FORTY-FIVE Syrian and Iraqi refugees will arrive in Kerry in December. The refugees, comprising of 11 families, are ready to be housed in Tralee and Killarney. It is expected that 17 more families totaling 70 people will arrive in January and February 2016 as part of the the national resettlement programme […]

DUNNES STORES have refused permission to lower the wall that runs by the Tralee to Fenit walkway despite anti-social behaviour fears from residents nearby. Kerry County Council have said the walkway construction will go ahead now without the lowering of the wall alongside the new walkway, which links the lower Oakpark Road […]

THERE were almost 300 cases of homeless people using emergency accommodation in Kerry in 2014, while this year to date there have been 183 cases. The figures were revealed in a report on Homeless Services in Kerry presented by J0hn Breen, Director of Services in Kerry County Council at the monthly meeting […]

KERRY County Council aim to purchase over 30 properties for social housing by the end of the year. In total, it is expected that over 400 housing units in all will be delivered by the end of 2015. In a report by John Breen, Director of Services at the Council […]

ALL the hard work came to fruition for the tidiest estates, gardens and businesses in Tralee on Monday night. The Tidy Tralee Awards were held in the Fels Point Hotel with prizes across five categories heading to all corners of the town. This year, volunteers in Tralee have once again made great […]

  THE NUMBER of empty council houses in Kerry has been revealed after new figures were obtained by the Fianna Fáil environment spokesman Barry Cowen through a Freedom of Information request. The figures, which were given out after a series of information requests were sent to each local authority by […]

A MAJOR water mains burst has left the town centre and surrounding area without water this afternoon. The water mains burst on the Dan Spring Road will take some time to fix and Kerry County Council hope to have the problem resolved by sometime this evening. The areas affected are the town […]

    KERRY County Council has announced that award winning artist/filmmaker Lisa Fingleton is returning as the County Filmmaker in Residence. This residency is co-funded by the Arts Council. Lisa Fingleton has over 20 years experience in participatory projects and recently completed an MA in documentary film at Goldsmiths College London. In […]

  THE people of Tralee will  get the chance to sample a taste of the Chinese way of life this weekend as the Chinese Cultural Festival gets underway this Saturday July 25. The festival will be officially launched by the Vice Governor of the Zhejiang Province on Saturday,  who will […]

  THE Righ2Water campaign got a shot in the arm earlier in this week when the government announced that  less than half (43%) of the total houses liable to pay water charges have paid up. “The news is brilliant and I think they’re hiding the figures. It could be even more […]

THE work on a proposed walk and cycle way between Tralee and Fenit has stopped because of lack of funding say Kerry County Council. Answering a question from Cllr Pa Daly, Council management outlined the reason why work had stopped on the walkway. “It is unlikely that there will be much […]

KERRY County Council  will have the power to go door to door to ask every householder how they dispose of their waste from next July if legislation is passed. The issue arose at the Tralee Municipal District meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, where Cllr Norma Foley asked the Council […]

A CHINESE cultural festival will take place in Tralee next month centred around an exhibition and performance by a popular Chinese music group. The festival, taking place from July 25-19, will be attended by the vice governor of Zhejiang province, Jiwei Zheng and the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Jianguo Xu, and will serve […]

  A BALLYMACELLIGOTT man was elected the new Mayor of Kerry County Council on Monday afternoon at Kerry County Council. The Fine Gael man was the second Ballymac native to be elected on Monday, as Fianna Fáil councillor, Tom McEllistrim became Mayor of Tralee Municipal District that morning. Cllr Bobby O’Connell (FG) proposed […]

  THE new Mayor of Tralee is calling for Tralee to be given city status and also wants free parking for half days during the week in the town centre. Fianna Fáil Cllr Tom McEllistrim was speaking after he was elected Mayor at a meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry […]

  TENS of thousands of people have been enjoying a dip at Kerry’s pristine lakes, rivers and beaches during the recent sunny weather. What most swimmers don’t know is that City and County Councils must designate official bathing areas in their area every year, so that they can be monitored […]

A BOOK of condolences has opened in the reception area in Kerry County Council, so the people of Tralee can express their sympathy at the deaths of six young Irish people in Berkeley yesterday. The book opened after lunchtime on Wednesday and will continue to remain open during office hours […]

A TRALEE businessman is left frustrated and angry that he has been told to apply to Kerry County Council for planning permission to change the wording of a sign outside his premises, two years after making the alteration. Tim Galvin of Gally’s Bar And Restaurant on the Castlemaine Road, changed the […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance has received €57,000 from Kerry County Council to help continue the work of marketing the town. The Alliance’s funding made up over a third of the Community Support Fund total of over €159,000, allocated to many Tralee Municipal District area organisations. The €57,000 equalled the amount allocated to the Chamber last […]

ANOTHER accolade was awarded to the Rock club on Monday when Austin Stacks were honoured with a Tralee Municipal District reception at Kerry County Council buildings. The Austin Stacks club received the accolade because of the achievements on the sporting field over the past year, where they have scooped county and provincial honours. The […]

  A 12 unit social housing development at Killeen was part of a number of projects given the green light today with the allocation by the Government of €6.3m for Kerry. Overall, it will deliver 28 houses in areas such as Tralee, Killarney and Lixnaw and permit the building of 12 additional […]

KERRY County Council has won a  top award at the inaugural Irish Tourism Industry Awards on Friday night. The local authority was a finalist in the category for Best Local Authority Tourism Innovation at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin. The Adventure Travel World Summit – Killarney 2014 also won in the Best Business Tourism Innovation […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival is in the running for the top award at the inaugural Irish Tourism Industry Awards tonight. Celebrating 56 years this year, the Rose of Tralee is a finalist in the Best Festival/Event Experience Category which features six other festivals including Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day Festival […]

  KERRY County Council have revealed how much it cost to move the motor tax office from county buildings to the old town council building on Princes Quay. The figure was released after a question from Cllr Johnny Healy Rae (Ind) regarding the costs and the reason for the move at the monthly meeting […]

A COUNCILLOR has called for action after the recent dangerous incidents by vandals on flyovers. Cllr Pat McCarthy (FG) called for the installation of covert cameras on these bridges to stop people from dropping stones and sandbags onto vehicles. The latest serious incident occurred on March 3 when a father and son were […]

A FIANNA Fáil councillor has called for an end to the practice of asking new tenants for a deposit prior to taking up a house with the local authority. Cllr Norma Foley asked why this was the case in Tralee and not in any other part of the county at the monthly meeting […]

A FIFTY unit local authority housing development is planned for the Lohercannon area in 2017. The plan emerged during a presentation by John Breen, Director of Services at Kerry County Council, of the targets for delivery under the Social Housing Strategy 2015, 2016 and 2017 at the monthly meeting of the authority […]

KERRY County Council have developed a new website and video to keep the public up to date with the progress of the Smarter Travel initiative. The Smarter Travel Initiative  aims to to transform the town of Tralee into a Smarter and Active Travel Area, incorporating cycling, walking and public transport […]

A FORMER town clerk received a fitting tribute with a new park named in his honour on the Castlemaine Road. The late Sean Crispie, former town clerk of Tralee from 1972 to 1994, sadly passed away this time last year – this Thursday being the first anniversary of his death. Unveiling the commemorative stone […]

THE Rose of Tralee Festival has been nominated for an Irish Tourism Industry Award next month in the Best Festival/Event Experience Category. It’s one of four nominations, in various categories, for Kerry organisations at the ceremony which takes place on April 24 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin. The Festival faces stiff […]