A giant , thats all I can think of , a giant of a heart ! Met Pat first in a work capacity in 2013 when we took over The Tralee Advertiser . I had known him from before this between Killarney , Tralee Chamber of Commerce , my own lads playing sport and oh [...]
Two parts of the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways network were officially opened last week by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD. The 16km Listowel to Abbeyfeale Greenway and the 11km Tralee to Fenit Greenway, which follow the route of former railway lines, are now fully open to walkers and [...]
Nordic health tech company, Kara Connect, today announced it will locate its operations in Ireland, with plans to create up to 100 new roles. The announcement follows a recent Series A fundraising of €6 million led by Kvika Asset Management. It also announced Kerry businessman John McElligott, who has been a board member of Kara [...]
The Kingdom Veteran Vintage and Classic Car Club will remember one of its most popular members during the Annual Autumn Run this weekend. Dick Mason, from, Caherleaheen just outside Tralee passed away in September 2019. He was one of the club’s most active members and he and his wife Anne put a lot of work [...]
The National Training Centre (NTC) in Dublin has called on KP Therapy’s Kevin Prunty to lead the higher diploma program in neuromuscular therapy (NMT). Kevin holds a MSc in NMT which was jointly awarded by NTC and the University of Chester and has been teaching NMT for nearly 15 years. Kevins practice is located in [...]
Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Inland Fisheries Ireland are calling on the community of up to 250,000 recreational sea anglers in Ireland to play an active role in helping to conserve marine fish stocks. Esri recently announced that its digital mapping system is being used by Inland Fisheries Ireland [...]
Businesses in Kerry’s coastal communities are being encouraged to apply for the Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme, with funding of up to €200,000 available per capital project. The aim of the Scheme is to stimulate growth in rural coastal communities post-Brexit, with funding available to businesses operating within 10 kilometres of the coastline and [...]
Tralee Art Group is delighted to announce their "Joy" exhibition in Baile Mhuire Care Centre, Balloonagh, Tralee. Having spent the last two years online to paint, sketch, discuss business and display our works to the public, nothing can match the feeling of physically hanging our works in a beautiful space like Baile Mhuire and gathering [...]
Clotilde O Keeffe Lyons has presented a trophy to the Tralee Flower and Garden Club on behalf of her late parents. Regis and Rita O Keeffe of Rathfarnam Dublin were avid gardeners and won many prizes over the years. ‘My parents loved the garden’ Clotilde says. ‘They always had beautiful flowers and shrubs throughout the [...]
Following on from the huge success of Dip in the Nip in 2021 the event will make a welcome return this September. The event organised by John and Michaela Edwards of Wild Water Adventures is set to be another great day and will once again raise substantial funds for cancer services in Kerry. “As a [...]