Business/Property

TRALEE hotels feature prominently is the latest Tripadvisor list of Travellors Choice, ‘Best of the Best’ Hotels in Ireland. The Meadowlands Hotel is at No.6, Ballygarry Estate at No.10 and Manor West Hotel at No.11. Other Kerry hotels to feature in the Top 25 list are the Muckross Park Hotel and […]

THE Tralee-based Seriously Sound Food Co. will see its product featured on RTE’s ‘Today’ show this Thursday. Owned by Tralee men Richard Sharp and Shane O’Connor the company which makes plant-based meat alternatives, will see their Seriously Sound Plant-Based Chicken championed as part of the daily food slot with Daithi […]

A CHOCOLATIER business from Bonane, Kenmare has been selected as one of the finalists for the National Enterprise Awards that take place next month. Lorge Chocolatier will represent Local Enterprise Office Kerry at the prestigious awards that take place on June 1 in the Round Room at the Mansion House […]

JRI America staff spent some of their corporate volunteering hours to help Tralee Tidy Towns repaint a large wall at Killerisk which had been in need of a  fresh coat of paint. The project was supported by local residents and facilitated by Tralee Chamber Alliance and Kerry County Council. Brendan […]

THERE was a large attendance in The Rose Hotel this morning for the latest Tralee Chamber Breakfast Briefing. This Breakfast Briefing, sponsored through SME Partnership with AIB, featured Oliver Mangan, AIB Chief Economist. He discussed a number of topics, including the Global Economy including Irish impacts; The Irish Economy and Outlook; Exchange […]

A TRALEE-BASED sustainable, plant-based meat maker is among the 24 finalists in this year’s ‘Grow with ALDI’ programme. Seriously Sound Food Co., the brainchild of Richard Sharp and Shane O’Connor, will see its products hit shelves in 157 ALDI stores nationwide this month. The company specialises in 100% plant-based chicken alternatives. […]

A SPECIAL networking event was hosted by Fáilte Ireland for the Tralee and North Kerry tourism industry in The Ashe Hotel, Tralee, this week. Over 40 tourism businesses attended the event, which brought businesses together in a central meeting location. The objective of the networking sessions was to communicate and […]

TRALEE accommodation providers are virtually booked out for the night of the Kerry v Mayo game, which takes place in Killarney. While there are a number of properties offering accommodation in the Killarney area on Saturday, May 20, as of this afternoon, Ballygarry Estate was the only hotel in the […]

THE Progressive Pathways Fair will return this year providing a great opportunity for people aged 16 or over, with additional support needs to find out more about their employment options. The Fair — which takes place at The Rose Hotel on Thursday, May 18, from 11am to 4pm — will […]

WELL-KNOWN fashion store Paco, located on The Mall, was packed on Friday morning as they hosted a coffee morning for a great cause. Members of the MS Society Tralee/West Kerry Branch were on hand serving teas, coffees and treats in return for a donation while everyone who gave was entered […]

THE CEO of National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has responded to criticism from a local Green Party representative who said the rollout of the plan in rural parts of the county is not progressing quickly enough. Last month, Tralee Green Party representative Anluan Dunne said homes in The Black Valley were […]

THERE’S been an increase of nearly 8% in new car sales in Kerry so far this year compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There have been 1,376 new car registrations in the county in the […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 29 property sales in the Tralee area in March in transactions fetching a total of €6,867,134. The property that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in March was […]

CONNECT Publications is making the call for applications for nominations for the annual Connect Kerry Women in Business Awards. The awards, which will take place on Friday, June 16 at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, recognise the work ladies do all over the county in many different industries. A number of […]

THE Bon Secours Hospital Tralee has announced the appointment of ECKL Ltd as the main contractors for their €15m development of a new Day Ward, Minor Operations Suite and new entrance. This project will cost in the region of €15m and is part of the Bon Secours Health System 2025 […]

REPRESENTATIVES of Tralee Chamber Alliance joined forces with other chambers in the county for a key business networking meeting held at the RDI Hub in Killorglin on Wednesday. The Chambers of Kerry network provides support and links between the organisations for problem solving and ideas sharing, pulling from the wide […]

TRALEE Chamber has announced that their next Breakfast Briefing will take place on Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30am in The Rose Hotel. This briefing, sponsored through SME Partnership with AIB, will be with Oliver Mangan, AIB Chief Economist with Q&A time included. Oliver Mangan has worked as an economist in […]

THERE are a number of Kerry finalists shortlisted in the Irish Women’s Awards 2023. Run by Creative Oceanic, the third Irish Women’s Awards ceremony will recognise and celebrate Irish female talent. Finalists have been shortlisted based on public nominations. Among the Kerry nominees are Doireann Barrett from Tralee in the […]

OVER 1,000 people attended the Kerry Jobs Fair at The Rose Hotel Tralee on Tuesday. The event was co-ordinated by Elaine Kennedy of NEWKD in collaboration with Department of Social Protection and Tralee Chamber Alliance. Employers were offering hundreds of jobs across a range of sectors including technology, office admin, […]

PERSONAL trainer Karl Henry was in CH Tralee on Thursday to give a talk on the ‘4 Pillars Of Lifelong Health’. The leading fitness and wellness expert is the new face of Pharmaton in Ireland and those present heard him describe how Pharmaton’s latest immunity supplement, Immuno10, can help boost immunity and help you […]

THE Junior Entrepreneur Programme, which was founded in Kerry, has reached a milestone of 100,000 children starting classroom businesses since the programme was launched in 2010. Thousands of Irish entrepreneurs have mentored the 5th and 6th class primary school pupils while they create, invest in and launch mini businesses in their schools […]

SOMETHING very special is arriving to Matt The Butcher on Russell Street this week with the opening of Muerte Deli and Sandwich Bar. From this Thursday, April 6, Scot Ross will be making and serving up a range of delicious sandwiches like BLTs, chili dogs, pulled pork wraps, meatball subs […]

MARCH saw an increase in the number of new car sales in Kerry compared to the same month in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). There were 311 new car registrations in the county in March compared to 275 in the […]

KERRY Tourism Industry Federation held a Members’ Day at the Gleneagle Hotel on Tuesday, March 28. In addressing the membership on the day, Chairperson Pat O’Leary spoke of how the tourism industry of Kerry has used the platform of KTIF since its establishment in 2020 to form solutions to challenges […]

THE most up to date statistics from the Residential Property Price Register shows that there were 29 property sales in the Tralee area in February in transactions fetching a total of €5,538,980. The properties that sold for the most money in one transaction in the Tralee environs in February were […]

NEWKD in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance and Department of Social Protection will host a new jobs fair on Tuesday, April 18th at the Rose Hotel from 10am-2.30pm. The event is free and open to the public on a drop in basis.  The event is being coordinated by Elaine Kennedy […]

OVER 180 guests attended the Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner on Thursday evening at the Rose Hotel in Tralee to recognise the achievements of Kerry-based business leaders. Presented by Kerry Innovation Centre and sponsored by Kerry County Council and EY Ireland, this annual event is the pinnacle award celebration for ambitious […]

Orbitus Senior Tax consultant Tommy Walsh visited the Fenit Samphires Academy to learn more about the role of volunteer coaches in community sports clubs… ORBITUS and the Fenit Samphires soccer club Academy have recently wrapped up a successful inaugural sponsorship season which saw the Munster based legal, tax and commercial […]

THE Think Before You Flush team were present to meet Tidy Towns volunteers from groups in Kerry at the Ballygarry Hotel last week for their annual Tidy Towns seminar. The Think Before You Flush campaign is a public awareness campaign run by Clean Coasts in partnership with Uisce Éireann. The […]

KERRY College Clash Campus was a hive of activity on Monday for the annual Recruitment Fair. There was an amazing turnout from employers across a broad spectrum of industries.  The event, organised by Helen Brick of Kerry College, helps connect the Level 5 and Level 6 students — who are […]