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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 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. […]

TWO local women have started a podcast where they speak to some of the most successful  and inspirational women in Kerry and beyond with a view to motivating the next generation. The ‘What A Woman Podcast’ sees Caroline Lyons and Sarah Benner talk to women  who have achieved great things […]

AN information evening on funding opportunities available to businesses in Kerry’s coastal communities will take place on Tuesday, February 7 at 6.30pm in The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee. People are invited to come along to learn how businesses in Kerry’s coastal communities can apply for funding through the Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development […]

THE winners of the 2022 Leaders Awards, which recognise innovation, growth and impact in the South-West’s technology sector, were announced this evening, with awardees including Kerry County Council and Dairymaster. The awards were hosted by it@cork and KerrySciTech, who also announced their rebranding as a combined entity to Tech Industry Alliance, representing the interests of the tech sector across the region. The Chairperson’s Award was awarded jointly to Cork City Council, Cork County Council and Kerry County Council while Dairymaster, based in […]

‘SHAMROCK Squad Adventures’ from RDI Hub and Dingle Hub is the overall winner of the Champion Changemakers National Pitch-Fest 2022. The group’s social enterprise is a community of special needs families which focuses on working with support agencies, service providers and other special needs families to make the outdoors accessible […]

A TRALEE Peter Mark employee was among the 115 members of the company’s team to be honoured for their valued contribution and long-standing service. Elaine O’Driscoll, who has 30 years service to Peter Mark Tralee, received a Long Service Award which recognises employees from salons across the island of Ireland […]

KERRY SciTech & it@cork’s first in-person and hybrid Evolve series event kicked off on Thursday 15th September at the RDI Hub in Killorglin. The series, which is focused on showcasing innovative new companies to more established players in our region aims to create potential new business opportunities in the region […]

NEW funding has been announced for Kerry retail businesses to expand their online offering and presence to customers at home and abroad. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English announced more than 200 retailers who have been approved for funding under the Online Retail Scheme (ORS) administered […]

THERE was a Kerry winner in the prestigious annual ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards held this week. Gary Moriarty of Value Centre Listowel, was named Cash and Carry Manager of the Year at the one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Irish retail calendar. The National Grocery Management Awards […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance supported by AIB teamed up with the HR Suite for its first in-person business event of the year on Thursday morning at the Ballygarry House Hotel. At the event, representatives from The HR Suite addressed expected legislative changes in 2022 covering important information for all employers. The […]

THE Tralee-based Mounthawk Montessori has achieved Business All-Star Accreditation from the All-Ireland Business Foundation for the second year in a row. Business All-Star Accreditation is an independently verified standard mark for indigenous businesses, based on rigorous selection criteria. The Accreditation is overseen by the All-Ireland Business Foundation, whose adjudication panel […]

THE Waterford-based Akusus Group is planning to add 350 jobs in Ireland and the US in 2022, including up to 50 in Tralee. The Sunday Independent has reported that the company is to create a new hub in Tralee next year, initially employing 40 to 50, but growing the workforce to 200 […]

“I WANT to stay in Kerry for the rest of my life” – a great endorsement from Julianne Spring Heavey for her native county where she is a Chartered Tax Advisor with CDS Law & Tax LLP in Tralee. Julianne recently joined the law firm which specialises in in taxation, […]

TOMMY Walsh may have put his Kerry jersey away, but the Head of Taxation at CDS Law & Tax LLP is playing a more central role for his firm after being elected to the Council of the Irish Tax Institute. The All-Ireland Senior Football winner will serve on the Council […]

THE owners of a Tralee-based company have described how their business has been transformed after they were selected as a winning applicant in the Virgin Media Backing Business initiative. Grounded Pottery , founded by Marjorie Cunningham and Emma Carmody, said the initiative has helped them develop an ecommerce website to expand their […]

FIVE Kerry enterprises are among 24 nationwide sharing €9.3m in funding under the Regional Enterprise Transition (RET) Scheme. The fund aims to support regional enterprises and encourage entrepreneurial activity, particularly to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The five Kerry companies awarded funding under this tranche of the scheme are: […]

THE Ard Rí group, headquartered in Tralee, have been chosen once again as a winner in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies awards 2021. The awards ceremony was streamed online on Wednesday and this year’s awards theme was ‘Adapting to Change’. Company CEO, Paul Fitzgibbon, sees the award as a recognition […]

HOME Leisure and Gardens retailer, The Range, has confirmed it will open their new store at Manor West Retail Park in Tralee on Friday, October 22. The launch takes place after months of building work and preparations to transform the former Debenhams into a brand new Range superstore. It will […]

A TRALEE woman has invested over €50,000 in her new business which is billed as Ireland’s first intelligent fashion search engine. Stylist Shauna Cashell, who has an online audience of over 67,000, has launched www.StyleSearch.ie which has been designed to ‘make shopping easy’, helping its visitors to make inspired fashion choices […]

SHANNON ABC, a Research Centre and Technology Gateway based in Munster Technological University (MTU) and Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), has secured significant funding of €700,000 from the Enterprise Ireland Capital Equipment call for new equipment. The funding, won by three separate applications, will be used to purchase equipment to […]

EDWARD O’Sullivan Solicitors, has joined forces with the long established law firm Michael Dowling and Co. Solicitors to create a new mid-sized practice with 13 staff including six solicitors. Diane Reidy, Managing Partner of the new firm O’Sullivan Reidy Solicitors, began her legal career more than 15 years ago under […]

UK-BASED retailer The Range is to open a branch in Tralee in late August. The company — which already has outlets in Cork, Carlow, Waterford, Dublin, Limerick, Letterkenny and several in Northern Ireland — has an opening date for a new branch in Manor West Retail Park on their website […]

THREE young entrepreneurs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht are aiming to put Europe under their spell next week using Irish mythology to create a winning magic formula at the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition. ‘Cártaí Feasa’ was established by Sibéal Ní Ógáin, Aoife Feirtéar and Caoimhe Ní Bheaglaoich […]

A NORTH Kerry man has launched a kettle which is a daily living aid helping people with reduced strength or mobility to pour hot water safely. Ballylongford man, Darragh Lynch, Director of Uccello Designs launched the Uccello Kettle in the Irish market today. The product features a non-weight-bearing ‘tilt to […]

A TRALEE-BASED business has been honoured with a major All-Star accolade from the All-Ireland Business Foundation. Charge It Ltd, run by Jason Sinnott from Tralee and Garry Murphy from Milltown, was named All-Ireland Mobile Phone Charging Company Of The Year 2021. This is an independently verified standard mark for indigenous businesses, based […]

A KILLORGLIN Community College student has won the Central Bank of Ireland Award at the Young Economist of the Year competition. Luke Diggin was honoured for his project which explored the impact of central banking and monetary policy on inequality. Luke was also was also recently part of the Killorglin […]

KERRY businesses are invited to apply for the Virgin Media ‘Backing Business’ Initiative. The Initiative, in collaboration with Digital Business Ireland (DBI), Permanent TSB, Milk Bottle Labs and Munster Local Enterprise Offices, is a €100,000 programme to select and support five businesses across the Munster region with bespoke digital transformation packages. […]

A FORMER Kerry star and Austin Stacks stalwart has taken his astute decision-making skills from the field of play into the world of finance, investment and pensions, with the launch of his business in Kerry. Daniel Bohan Wealth Management is a specialist financial advisory firm working with company owners, CEOs, […]

AN Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. has launched the full programme of events for Local Enterprise Week, which is taking place online from Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5. ‘Making It Happen’ is the theme of Local Enterprise Week, organised by Local Enterprise […]