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Great News As Tralee Is Shortlisted For Top Tourism Town Award

Great News As Tralee Is Shortlisted For Top Tourism Town Award

September 28, 2015 at 1:02 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE is one of four towns shortlisted for the Best Large Town award in the upcoming 2015 Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns Awards. It’s fantastic news for Tralee and shows how much has been done locally to get the town to this level. Tralee will face stiff competition from Cobh, Kilkenny and […]

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Tidy Tralee Awards Announced In A Great Week For The Town

Tidy Tralee Awards Announced In A Great Week For The Town

September 2, 2015 at 12:34 pm Comments are Disabled

AS Tralee celebrates its top three finish in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) results, the Tidy Tralee awards for best estates have also been announced this week. Tralee has made huge strides in the past few years and its placing this week, rising from 25th place in January […]

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PHOTOS: Volunteers Call For One Final Tidy Towns Push Before Arrival Of Judges

PHOTOS: Volunteers Call For One Final Tidy Towns Push Before Arrival Of Judges

July 24, 2015 at 11:29 am Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the public are being called upon to make one last push to help keep the town as tidy as possible over the next few weeks, with the arrival of the Tidy Towns Judges imminent. The hardworking volunteers are hoping that with this call to action, they will stand […]

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PHOTOS: Has The Town Park Ever Looked This Good?

PHOTOS: Has The Town Park Ever Looked This Good?

July 4, 2015 at 11:11 am Comments are Disabled

YESTERDAY we brought you some images showing how good the town centre is looking at the moment. We also took some photos of the Town Park on the same day with the intention of using them in that article, but having walked into the park I realised that the town’s greatest asset […]

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PHOTOS: Colourful Efforts Leave The Town Centre In Bloom

PHOTOS: Colourful Efforts Leave The Town Centre In Bloom

July 3, 2015 at 12:01 pm Comments are Disabled

IT was disappointing to see the despicable dumping that went on in the Mart grounds this week, especially in the light of the efforts of the people at Team Bramble. The group has been working tirelessly over the past few months making the town look great, helped by the local Tidy […]

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PHOTOS: Disgraceful Dumping On Grounds Of The Mart

PHOTOS: Disgraceful Dumping On Grounds Of The Mart

July 2, 2015 at 11:36 am Comments are Disabled

A LARGE amount of refuse waste has been found dumped in an area of Tralee and has caused outrage amongst local volunteers who are part of the extensive clean up efforts taking place here in the town. The waste was found near the back of the Mart in Mounthawk. Team […]

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The Tidy Towns Judges Are Coming…Is Tralee Looking Its Best For Them?

The Tidy Towns Judges Are Coming…Is Tralee Looking Its Best For Them?

June 8, 2015 at 10:36 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE could win the 2015 Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition but it’s up to the people of Tralee to play their part, according to the Chairman of Towards a Better Tralee, Cllr Sam Locke. The judges will visit Tralee next week to scrutinise a number of areas in the town and […]

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‘Inspired’ Idea To Plant Tree And Help Out Tidy Towns Effort

‘Inspired’ Idea To Plant Tree And Help Out Tidy Towns Effort

May 15, 2015 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

THE people at the Inspired Project have decided to get involved with the Tidy Towns effort this year and a special ceremony was held in Páirc An Phiarsaigh on Monday to kick off their efforts. Members of the Inspired group, Team Bramble, Tralee Chamber Alliance, Mayor Jim Finucane and well wishers […]

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Canal Barge Set To Move On…But When?

Canal Barge Set To Move On…But When?

May 1, 2015 at 12:05 pm 1 comment

PREPARATIONS are being made for the barge moored by Blennerville bridge to leave the area within the next few months. The barge has rested on the canal since 2007 where it had been proposed to be used as a restaurant, but due to the financial climate, plans had to be […]

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Tidy Tralee Together, local Councillors and bodies, launching the weekly tidy initiative around town. Photo by Gavin O'Connor.

Tidy Tralee Group Going For Gold Again This Year

April 15, 2015 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

AFTER an amazing year of successes, Tidy Tralee Together, are asking the community to unite once more to maintain the high standards achieved and go for gold again this year. In 2015, Tralee was the proud winner of a gold medal in both the Tidy Towns and the prestigious European wide […]

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‘Let’s Aim For The Title Next Year’ Says Tidy Tralee Chairman

‘Let’s Aim For The Title Next Year’ Says Tidy Tralee Chairman

October 22, 2014 at 11:09 am Comments are Disabled

STRAND Road, Carrigeendaniel, Criolar Na Mistealach and Caherina Cross were the big winners in the Tidy Tralee Awards on Monday night where a call was made to try for the Overall National prize next year. The event, held in the Fels Point Hotel, also saw local businesses and private residences collect awards […]

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We Did It! Tralee Wins Gold In Entente Florale Competition!

We Did It! Tralee Wins Gold In Entente Florale Competition!

September 26, 2014 at 8:24 pm Comments are Disabled

SO all the hard work did pay off! Tralee won the Gold medal, the highest award possible, in the Entente Florale Europewide competition announced on Friday in Budapest. And the news gets better; Tobar Naofa won a special prize for Best Community Garden. Tralee was the Irish representative in the international horticultural […]

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Marking Tralee's retention of their Tidy Towns Gold Medal at Denny Street on Tuesday afternoon were Mayor of Tralee, Jim Finucane with Tralee Tidy Towns Kit Ryan, Anne Connolly, Tommy McDonnell, Richard Moloney, Pat Galvin, Terry Nammock, Josephine Griffin, Mary O'Brien, Danny Moynihan, Brendan Murphy and John Griffin, Tourism Officer with Kerry County Council. Photo by Dermot Crean

Tidy Towns Gold: ‘The Secret Has Been The Team Effort’

September 9, 2014 at 2:55 pm Comments are Disabled

EVERYBODY involved with Tralee Tidy Towns is still celebrating yesterday’s great result which saw the town increase its mark by five to 303 and retain its Gold Medal status. On Tuesday afternoon, the Mayor of Tralee and those involved in the effort gathered for a photo to mark the achievement […]

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What The Tidy Towns Judges Said About Tralee…

What The Tidy Towns Judges Said About Tralee…

September 8, 2014 at 3:08 pm Comments are Disabled

A lot of work went into retaining Tralee’s Gold Medal status announced earlier today and this was acknowledged in the report from the judges. Here are just some of the comments they made regarding their visit to town. “There is a wonderful streetscape in Tralee where we enjoy lots of […]

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Tralee Retains Gold Medal In Tidy Towns Competition

Tralee Retains Gold Medal In Tidy Towns Competition

September 8, 2014 at 1:10 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE was great news this afternoon as Tralee has retained its Gold Medal status in the Tidy Towns competition. Tralee got 303 marks, an increase of five from their 2013 mark of 298. It caps off a great few months where Tralee was deemed Cleaner Than European Norms in the IBAL […]

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Tralee Keeps Up Its Clean Image In Latest IBAL Results

Tralee Keeps Up Its Clean Image In Latest IBAL Results

August 19, 2014 at 12:30 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE can take bow after the latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that the town is “Cleaner than European Norms”, and in 18th position in the ranking of 40 areas surveyed. “Another excellent result for Tralee with seven out of the ten sites surveyed getting the top […]

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Entente Florale Judges Impressed With Our Lovely Town

Entente Florale Judges Impressed With Our Lovely Town

August 1, 2014 at 9:50 am 1 comment

Click on above ad for more WHAT a day it was for Tralee  when it showed the Entente Florale judges all it had to offer. And the adjudicators in the Europe-wide Tidy Towns competition were very impressed by all accounts! “It was a great success. It’s very hard to judge […]

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Photos: So Tralee, How You Looking For The Entente Florale Judges?

Photos: So Tralee, How You Looking For The Entente Florale Judges?

July 30, 2014 at 9:35 am Comments are Disabled

JUST one day to go until the group of judges give us the once over for our bid to become champion of Europe in the Entente Florale 2014. The international Tidy Towns Competition aims to promote a greener and more pleasant environment in European towns and villages. With this in mind, TraleeToday.ie took a […]

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‘We Don’t Want To See Your Butts’ Tidy Towns Say To Smokers

‘We Don’t Want To See Your Butts’ Tidy Towns Say To Smokers

July 25, 2014 at 2:12 pm Comments are Disabled

Click on above ad for more WITH the arrival of the Entente Florale judges just one week away, Tralee Tidy Towns are appealing to the public to go that little bit further to have our town looking well. They’re also appealing to smokers to dispose of their cigarette butts properly […]

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VIDEO: Model Manor Estate Making Supreme Effort For Entente Florale

VIDEO: Model Manor Estate Making Supreme Effort For Entente Florale

July 16, 2014 at 10:54 am Comments are Disabled

Click on above ad for more THE residents at Manor Village are no strangers to awards over the years, practically owning the Best Large Estate category in the Tidy Tralee Together competition. But now they have been set a new task by the Council: to get their estate ready for the […]

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Castlemorris and Ballymullen Residents Taking Pride In Their Area

Castlemorris and Ballymullen Residents Taking Pride In Their Area

July 15, 2014 at 11:13 am Comments are Disabled

Click on above ad for more AS the Entente Florale judging comes ever closer, people are making a special effort to have the town looking its best. July 31 is when Tralee will be scrutinised as part of the international Tidy Towns Competition that aims to promote a greener and more […]

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Tralee Tidy Towns Tackles The Square With Local Businesses

Tralee Tidy Towns Tackles The Square With Local Businesses

July 4, 2014 at 9:42 am 1 comment

Click above ad to enter a great competition TRALEE Tidy Towns continued their clean up of the town’s streets yesterday morning with the help of local businesses.  This week it was the turn of The Square. In all, eleven businesses took part, which has followed on from the general good reaction from businesses around […]

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Chamber Calls For Extra Special Effort To Win Entente Florale

Chamber Calls For Extra Special Effort To Win Entente Florale

July 1, 2014 at 9:51 am Comments are Disabled

  Click on above ad for more THE clock is ticking towards the time when a group of judges will arrive in Tralee to consider if the town should be the champion of Europe in the Entente Florale 2014. There’s only one month to go to the big day – […]

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Kings Of The Castle: Businesses’ Tidy Effort Continues

Kings Of The Castle: Businesses’ Tidy Effort Continues

June 27, 2014 at 9:10 am Comments are Disabled

UPPER Castle Street was the next stop for the Tralee Tidy Towns team in their efforts to clean up our streets. With the help of some local businesses on the street, they did a clean up of the area yesterday morning. “Being on the high street in the centre of […]

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Tidy Towns And Businesses To Clean Upper Castle Street

Tidy Towns And Businesses To Clean Upper Castle Street

June 25, 2014 at 9:23 am Comments are Disabled

THE Tidy Towns team will be out again on Thursday, this time helping out the businesses in Upper Castle Street. After last Thursday’s great success on Rock Street, businesses are asked to come out to help volunteers between 10.30-11am for the second Business Street Clean. Later that evening the volunteers will meet up […]

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Rock Street’s Looking Good After Summer Clean

Rock Street’s Looking Good After Summer Clean

June 19, 2014 at 12:57 pm Comments are Disabled

BUSINESSES on Rock Street combined forces with Tralee Tidy Towns for a clean-up this morning, the first in the Tidy Towns new street by street initiative. “It has been a very good response, almost every business on the street has sent someone out this morning. We had about 35 people in total” […]

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Lower Rock Street Clean-Up Planned For This Thursday Morning

June 18, 2014 at 4:00 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Tidy Towns committee have announced details of their new business clean street campaign. A different business street in the centre of Tralee will be targeted each Thursday morning starting this Thursday, June 19, when we will see businesses from Lower Rock Street, provide a staff member to come out between […]

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Is Your Estate Worthy Of A Tidy Tralee Prize?

Is Your Estate Worthy Of A Tidy Tralee Prize?

June 16, 2014 at 12:09 pm 1 comment

IS your estate worthy of a Tidy Tralee award? That’s the question the people at Tidy Tralee Together are asking of estates, homes and businesses as they invite entries for this year’s competition. Criteria and applications forms are now available from traleetidytowns@gmail.com and must be returned by email by Monday, July 14 […]

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Tidy Towns: ‘We Need More Help To Keep Our Gold’

Tidy Towns: ‘We Need More Help To Keep Our Gold’

June 12, 2014 at 10:26 am Comments are Disabled

A CALL has gone out for volunteers to help out in the Tidy Towns effort as there are fears Tralee could lose its Gold Medal Status. At this month’s meeting of Tralee Tidy Towns committee, it was decided to ask the public for help in getting the town into shape […]

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