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Richard Sharp and Shane O'Connor of the Seriously Sound Food Co.

Tralee Men’s Product To Be Featured On RTE Show This Thursday

May 24, 2023 at 7:12 pm 0 comments

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 […]

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Richard Sharp and Shane O'Connor of the Seriously Sound Food Co.

Tralee Company Announced As ‘Grow With ALDI’ Finalist

May 12, 2023 at 1:52 pm Comments are Disabled

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. […]

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Caroline Lyons of the 'What A Woman Podcast' with Louise Galvin recently.

Inspirational Kerry Women Interviewed In New Series Of Podcasts

February 17, 2023 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Information Evening In Tralee On Funding Available For Businesses In Kerry’s Coastal Communities

Information Evening In Tralee On Funding Available For Businesses In Kerry’s Coastal Communities

January 28, 2023 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Kerry County Council And Dairymaster Honoured At Awards

Kerry County Council And Dairymaster Honoured At Awards

November 5, 2022 at 10:31 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Alina Barone and Vika Gailite of Shamrock Squad Adventures, CEAI Champion Changemakers.

Kerry Social Enterprise Wins National ‘Pitch-Fest’ Competition

October 25, 2022 at 10:24 am Comments are Disabled

‘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 […]

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Pictured are Susan Duggan (Wilton); Elaine O’Driscoll (Tralee); Aisling Linehan (Blackpool); Peter Mark CEO Peter O’Rourke; Gwen Cleary (Winthrop Street); Alice Hanley (Crescent Limerick) and  Lorraine O’Connor (Crescent Limerick) at the Peter Mark Long Service Awards, held at Hayfield  Manor, Cork. The Peter Mark Long Service Awards recognise employees from salons across the  island of Ireland who have worked at Peter Mark for 10 years or more. In total, 115 Peter Mark  colleagues across the country received a Long Service Award this year. 
Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney / Provision.

Peter Mark Tralee Employee Honoured At Company’s Long Service Awards

September 29, 2022 at 12:04 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Business: Kerry SciTech Hosts Event In RDI Hub Killorglin

Business: Kerry SciTech Hosts Event In RDI Hub Killorglin

September 16, 2022 at 3:30 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Fourteen Kerry Businesses To Receive Grants From Online Retail Scheme

Fourteen Kerry Businesses To Receive Grants From Online Retail Scheme

July 19, 2022 at 1:32 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Cash & Carry Manager of the Year - Sponsored by ShelfLife Magazine: Gary Moriarty, Value Centre Listowel, Co. Kerry (with Gillian Hamill, editor of ShelfLife).

Kerry Winner In ShelfLife National Grocery Management Awards

July 8, 2022 at 11:39 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Sharon O'Donoghue of Ballyseede Castle, Laura Reidy of The HR Suite, Liz Colum of Walsh Colour Print and Nicola O'Sullivan of KDYS at the Employment Law information morning at Ballygarry House Hotel on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Employers Gather For Tralee Chamber/AIB Event In Ballygarry

May 5, 2022 at 11:07 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Tralee Montessori School Awarded Business All-Star Accreditation

Tralee Montessori School Awarded Business All-Star Accreditation

February 27, 2022 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Company To Create Up To 50 Jobs At New Tralee Hub Next Year

Company To Create Up To 50 Jobs At New Tralee Hub Next Year

December 27, 2021 at 12:28 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Julianne Spring Heavey.

Business: Julianne Spring Heavey Chartered Tax Advisor Joins CDS Law & Tax LLP Office In Native Tralee

November 22, 2021 at 6:51 pm Comments are Disabled

“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, […]

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Tommy Walsh.

Tommy Walsh Elected To Council Of Irish Tax Institute

November 1, 2021 at 9:50 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Emma Carmody and Marjorie Cunningham from Grounded Pottery in Tralee, Co Kerry with Robert Troy, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation. Photo: Brian McEvoy

Business: Tralee Company Benefits From Virgin Media Business Campaign

October 29, 2021 at 12:18 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Five Kerry Enterprises To Receive Funding

Five Kerry Enterprises To Receive Funding

October 7, 2021 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

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: […]

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Celebrating being named Deloitte Best Managed Company From left to right, Neil Fitzgibbon, Christine Ahern, Paul Fitzgibbon, Tracey Mangan, Paddy Kelly, Amie Kavanagh, Richard Sharp.

Ard Rí Group Named One Of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies

September 10, 2021 at 9:04 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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The Range Confirms Opening Date For Tralee Store

The Range Confirms Opening Date For Tralee Store

August 27, 2021 at 1:30 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Shauna Cashell of www.stylesearch.ie

Tralee Woman Launches Stylish New Online Business

August 13, 2021 at 12:18 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Research Centre Based At MTU Secures €700,000 For Capital Equipment

Research Centre Based At MTU Secures €700,000 For Capital Equipment

July 16, 2021 at 9:51 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Business: Two Well-Known Tralee Law Firms Merge

Business: Two Well-Known Tralee Law Firms Merge

July 13, 2021 at 2:22 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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UK Company Sets Opening Date For New Tralee Branch

UK Company Sets Opening Date For New Tralee Branch

July 5, 2021 at 4:53 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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West Kerry Students Compete For JA Europe Company Of The Year Award

West Kerry Students Compete For JA Europe Company Of The Year Award

July 2, 2021 at 2:46 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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26/5/21 ***NO REPRO FEE*** New kettle launched to help people with restricted mobility
People with restricted mobility or limited strength will find it easier to make a cup of tea thanks to a new kettle launched in the Irish market today by Uccello Designs (26.05.21). 
Pictured at the launch of the Uccello Kettle, a daily living aid which helps people with reduced strength or mobility to pour hot water safely or lift heavy objects were Darragh Lynch, Director of Uccello Designs and Maura Maycock, who suffers from orthopaedic problems including Osteoporosis and has been using the Uccello Kettle. 
The Uccello Kettle features a ‘tilt and pour’ mechanism, enabling users to pour water without having to pick the kettle up. The product was developed in Australia by three cofounders, including Kerry man Darragh Lynch and is being launched in the Irish market today. 
For more information, or to purchase the kettle, visit: www.uccellodesigns.ie  
Pic: Marc O'Sullivan
Contact: Darragh McGirr / Niamh Breathnach, Alice PR & Events, Tel: 086-2599369 / 085-1461231, Email: media@alicepr.com

North Kerry Man Launches Product To Aid People With Reduced Strength/Mobility

May 27, 2021 at 10:08 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Jason Sinnott from Tralee and Garry Murphy from Milltown of Charge-It.

National Award For Tralee-Based Business

May 26, 2021 at 1:49 pm Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Kerry Student Wins Young Economist Of The Year Award

Kerry Student Wins Young Economist Of The Year Award

May 21, 2021 at 11:27 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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Kerry Businesses Invited To Apply For Share Of €100,000 Initiative

Kerry Businesses Invited To Apply For Share Of €100,000 Initiative

May 3, 2021 at 10:56 am Comments are Disabled

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. […]

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Sponsored: Daniel Can Guide You On The Journey To Financial Clarity

Sponsored: Daniel Can Guide You On The Journey To Financial Clarity

April 12, 2021 at 10:45 am Comments are Disabled

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, […]

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‘Making It Happen’ For Kerry Businesses During Enterprise Week

‘Making It Happen’ For Kerry Businesses During Enterprise Week

February 20, 2021 at 11:10 am Comments are Disabled

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 […]

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