Endeavour final 15 candidates announced
on Nov 13, 2009 in business tralee endeavour kerry technology park ktp The Endeavour Programme for entrepreneurs, which last month attracted over 500 applications from up-and-coming business people, today announced a final list of 15 successful participants whose business concepts were chosen following a rigorous select...

Tourism chief claims Jarvey dispute won’t affect international conference
on Nov 13, 2009 in killarney tourism The Jarvey dispute won’t have a detrimental effect on the international tourism conference which begins in Killarney this weekend. That’s according to the Vice President of Marketing and Sales with DERTOUR, Kevin Keogh. The German tour o...

Jackie Healy-Rae in Top 10 of TD’s expenses
on Oct 26, 2009 in kerry expenses jackie healy-rae politics South Kerry TD Jackie Healy-Rae has been listed among the the Dail’s top ten expenses claimants. A report in the Sunday Tribune ranks him sixth. Between 2005-2008, his travel and subsitence expenses ran to almost €300,000. Among Kerry TDs, Ma...

Kerry businessman scoops Emerging Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
on Oct 23, 2009 in kerry award entrepreneur ktp A Kerry entrepreneur has scooped this year’s ‘Emerging Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Mike Fitzgerald is the founder of Altobridge. The company’s head quarters are in the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee, but it al...

Jackie Healy-Rae claims €40,000 in travel expenses in 6 months
on Oct 19, 2009 in politics expenses kerry south scandal South Kerry TD Jackie Healy-Rae claimed more than €40,000 in travel and subsistence expenses in the first six months of this year. According to figures released to the Sunday Tribune under the Freedom of Information Act, Deputy Healy-Rae claimed th...

Killarney to host 3 Irish Open in 2010
on Oct 17, 2009 in kerry golf tourism The news that Killarney has been chosen to host the Irish Open golf tournament next year, has been hailed as a major boost for tourism in Kerry. Killarney’s Killeen course was chosen above rival applicants from Mount Juliet, Fota Island and Bal...

Ryanair cuts winter flights between Kerry and Stansted
on Oct 17, 2009 in kerry kerry airport ryanair Ryanair is cutting its winter flights between Kerry Airport and Stansted from 14 per week to 4. The airline says it’s because the London airport is one of its most expensive to operate from and is also blaming the impact of the Government trave...

Jarveys locked out of Killarney National Park
on Oct 14, 2009 in killarney jarveys national park Up to 40 jarveys have once again been locked out of Killarney National Park. The National Parks and Wildlife Service said it had no choice after the jarveys continued to refuse to attach dung-catching devices to their jaunting cars in the park. The N...

High radon levels in Tralee houses
on Oct 13, 2009 in castleisland tralee health radon radon gas Two houses in Tralee, Co Kerry, have been found to have among the highest levels radon ever to be identified in Europe. The two houses have the third and fourth highest measurements of the of cancer-causing gas in Europe. Tralee and Castleisland have...

Google to hold conference in Killarney
on Oct 5, 2009 in killarney conference google It is understood that Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and all senior management will attend the event in Killarney in mid-October. Sources said that up to 2,000 people may attend the conference at the INEC events venue, travelling from all over t...