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Tralee Bay Wetlands And Tralee Town Park Win Green Flag Awards

Tralee Bay Wetlands And Tralee Town Park Win Green Flag Awards

September 20, 2023 at 8:40 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park and Tralee Town Park  were recognised once again with Green Flag awards. They were among the 101 parks, gardens, grounds and wildlife sanctuaries around the country announced as Green Flag Award winners this year. The award benchmarks excellence in the management of green spaces […]

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Gardaí Appeal For Information After Theft In Tralee Town Park

Gardaí Appeal For Information After Theft In Tralee Town Park

April 18, 2023 at 9:31 am 1 comment

GARDAI are appealing for any information regarding a theft at Tralee Town Park last week. At around 11.30am on Wednesday, April 12, a woman was walking in the Park with her child.  A male approached them and snatched her handbag, fleeing the scene. He is described as wearing dark clothing […]

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Town Park And Tralee Bay Wetlands Awarded Green Flags

Town Park And Tralee Bay Wetlands Awarded Green Flags

September 14, 2022 at 1:10 pm Comments are Disabled

GREEN Flag Awards were announced today for Tralee Town Park and Tralee Bay Wetlands by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens. Green Flags were also awarded to Killarney House and Gardens, Childers Park & Woodlands in Listowel and Derrynane Historic Park. Under the Pollination Awards, Tralee […]

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Tralee Tidy Towns Welcomes Addition Of Water Refill Station In Town Park

Tralee Tidy Towns Welcomes Addition Of Water Refill Station In Town Park

November 23, 2021 at 11:02 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Town Park has a brand new water refill station thanks to a Tralee Tidy Towns project which was funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland Environment and Nature (Sustainable Communities) fund and by Kerry Count Council. The Community Foundation-funded water refill station is set off by a  custom-made stone […]

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Tralee Town Park And The Wetlands Receive Green Flag Awards

Tralee Town Park And The Wetlands Receive Green Flag Awards

November 17, 2021 at 8:47 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Town Park and Tralee Bay Wetlands have received 2021 Green Flag Awards. The awards were announced by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens. Childers Park & Woodlands in Listowel also received the flag award. The Green Flag awards are available to public town parks, country […]

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Guided Tours Of ‘Creation-Spiral Walk’ At Tralee Town Park

Guided Tours Of ‘Creation-Spiral Walk’ At Tralee Town Park

September 2, 2021 at 9:37 am Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the St John’s Care of Creation Group, Tralee are organising guided tours of the Creation-Spiral Walk in Tralee Town Park (convene near Playground) on Saturdays at 11am and Wednesdays at 4pm during the Season of Creation. The walk charts the evolutionary cycle of the Universe from the ‘Big […]

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The Town Park playground.

Call For Greater Garda Visibility In Tralee Town Park

May 1, 2021 at 10:02 am 1 comment

CONCERNS were expressed about crime and policing in Tralee Town Park at the online meeting of the Kerry Joint Policing Committee meeting on Friday afternoon. A question was submitted by Chris O’Shea from Tralee asking what were the gardai doing about “open drug dealing and drinking sessions in our Town […]

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Public’s Views On Tralee Town Park Facilities Revealed In New Survey

Public’s Views On Tralee Town Park Facilities Revealed In New Survey

November 3, 2020 at 10:56 am Comments are Disabled

THE results of a survey on Tralee Town Park shows that members of the public in town would recommend the facility to visitors, but more needs to be done in terms of safety and some other facilities. The findings of the survey were presented at the Tralee Municipal District meeting […]

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Green Flag Awarded To Tralee Town Park For First Time

Green Flag Awarded To Tralee Town Park For First Time

September 17, 2020 at 10:31 am 1 comment

AN Taisce has awarded a Green Flag for Tralee Town Park for the first time. Only awarded for exceeding tough environmental standards in green space management, and excellence of visitor attractions – the Green Flag Award for Parks is the mark of a quality park or green space and is recognised […]

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Town Park Playground And Tralee Sports Complex Closed To Public

Town Park Playground And Tralee Sports Complex Closed To Public

March 14, 2020 at 10:01 am Comments are Disabled

BECAUSE of the current public health emergency and the coronavirus pandemic, Kerry County Council has closed its playgrounds from Saturday morning (including in Tralee Town Park) and is also closing Tralee Regional Sports and Leisure Complex and Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre. Kerry County Council is also asking members of the […]

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The new play facility in the Town Park playground.

Town Park Playground’s €47,000 Extension Officially Opened

January 24, 2020 at 1:41 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has officially opened a new extension to the playground in Tralee Town Park which includes specialised play equipment for children with disabilities and special needs. Kerry County Council received grant aid of €12,000 from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for the upgrade of the playground, […]

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Members of Kerry County Council, Tralee Chamber Alliance and students from local schools launching the  public consultation process for the future of Tralee Town Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

Council Invites Public To Have Their Say On Future Of Tralee Town Park

January 14, 2020 at 11:34 am Comments are Disabled

MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have their say on the future of Tralee Town Park. Kerry County Council is currently developing a strategic plan for the park and is inviting submissions and opinions from park users and the wider public. Tralee Town Park is one of the […]

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Second Gardener Appointed For Tralee Town Park

Second Gardener Appointed For Tralee Town Park

November 6, 2019 at 10:07 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council have appointed a second gardener to maintain Tralee Town Park. Welcoming the announcement made at the Tralee Municipal District meeting on Monday, Sinn Féin Councillor Pa Daly said; “We have been highly critical on the state of the town park in recent months, the park was left deteriorate after […]

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The Town Park playground.

Tralee Town Park Playground To Be Upgraded

April 30, 2019 at 4:54 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Town Park is to see upgrading works in the near future including the provision of inclusive play equipment. Following a motion from Cllr Jim Finucane, where he asked the Council to look at the further enhancement and development of the play area in the park, Council management replied that […]

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Rose of Tralee 2018, Kirsten Mate Maher with Lorna and Brendan Enright in the Town Park on Wednesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Festival Marks Brendan And Lorna’s Years Of Work In The Rose Garden

August 23, 2018 at 3:10 pm Comments are Disabled

A HUSBAND and wife team of gardeners received a small gift from the Rose of Tralee Festival on Wednesday to mark their upcoming retirement. Brendan and Lorna Enright, who live in Causeway, have been tending to the Rose Garden in the town park since it was created in 1986 but […]

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The flowers were in bloom in the  Town Park on Wednesday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Cllr Says Town Park Not Receiving Enough Resources As Previous Years

June 27, 2018 at 3:49 pm Comments are Disabled

A TRALEE Municipal District Councillor is calling for more resources for Tralee Town Park after she said it was not receiving the same attention as previous years. Sinn Fein Cllr Toireasa Ferris asked for clarification on whether there was a full-time caretaker in the park, saying the grass wasn’t cut […]

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Mayor Wants An Adult Exercise Facility In Town Park

Mayor Wants An Adult Exercise Facility In Town Park

September 7, 2017 at 10:27 am 3 comments

KERRY County Council are to look into installing an adult exercise facility in Tralee Town Park. Mayor of Tralee, Norma Foley, asked the local authority to investigate the potential of installing the facility. The Council said it would investigate the feasibility of the request and they would look at possible […]

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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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