Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Tralee thread

Options
1…112113115117118…386

Comments

  • Options
    #3422
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    *shhhh.... anyone want a 99*?


  • Options
    #3423
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    BPKS wrote: »
    Just heard a story on the news about a fella who nicked an ice cream van and drove it through the gates of St Johns and then into the entrance. He was caught eventually and was waving an imitation firearm.

    I assume his free legal aid practitioner will blame the sunshine?

    Anybody on here see/hear what happened?

    It’s a mental health issue. Please be cautious on commenting about this incident.


  • Options
    #3424
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    BPKS wrote: »
    Just heard a story on the news about a fella who nicked an ice cream van and drove it through the gates of St Johns and then into the entrance. He was caught eventually and was waving an imitation firearm.

    I assume his free legal aid practitioner will blame the sunshine?

    Anybody on here see/hear what happened?

    Pat Mann licking his lips. "My client has been struggling with a bad drink and drugs problem but he has been striving to beat it for the last number of years"... "pay me"


  • Options
    #3425
    hanamandiol
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭hanamandiol


    BPKS wrote: »
    Just heard a story on the news about a fella who nicked an ice cream van and drove it through the gates of St Johns and then into the entrance. He was caught eventually and was waving an imitation firearm.

    I assume his free legal aid practitioner will blame the sunshine?

    Anybody on here see/hear what happened?

    Having seen the ice cream van Gardai first believed this was an ICE IS attack!!!!


  • Options
    #3426
    keane2097
    Registered Users Posts: 17,771 ✭✭✭✭keane2097


    Radio Kerry announcing Amazon are to create 80 jobs in Tralee.

    http://www.radiokerry.ie/80-amazon-jobs-coming-kerry/

    Has this been known for a while? First I had heard of it, great news.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #3427
    g1983d
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭g1983d


    keane2097 wrote: »
    Radio Kerry announcing Amazon are to create 80 jobs in Tralee.

    http://www.radiokerry.ie/80-amazon-jobs-coming-kerry/

    Has this been known for a while? First I had heard of it, great news.

    Bit of a bluff, Amazon have work at home jobs available to anyone in Ireland for a long time, what's different here is the chamber alliance are actively promoting it which is good, people may not necessarily realise that these types of jobs are around


  • Options
    #3428
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    g1983d wrote: »
    keane2097 wrote: »
    Radio Kerry announcing Amazon are to create 80 jobs in Tralee.

    http://www.radiokerry.ie/80-amazon-jobs-coming-kerry/

    Has this been known for a while? First I had heard of it, great news.

    Bit of a bluff, Amazon have work at home jobs available to anyone in Ireland for a long time, what's different here is the chamber alliance are actively promoting it which is good, people may not necessarily realise that these types of jobs are around
    Agreed. While it's good news, a working from home job is not a "Tralee" or "Kerry" job. Anyone with the required abilities in any location in Ireland can do it.  I'm sure if any active job hunter seeking working from home jobs checked any of the job search websites, it would have already come up as a job vacancy.  But yes, fair dues to the Chamber for promoting it.


  • Options
    #3429
    phater phagan
    Registered Users Posts: 790 ✭✭✭phater phagan


    Amazon, I surmise, would not categorise the home-workers as employees, but as independent contractors, and thus would be responsible for filing their own tax returns, etc. Am I correct in this?


  • Options
    #3430
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    I noticed the council have put derelict notices up on a few empty units in Castle Street this week. About time too. The butchers has had a smashed window for over two years now & no attempt to repair it. I hope the landlords get off their asses & start maintaining them!

    Do the council fine them if the work isn’t carried out?


  • Options
    #3431
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I noticed the council have put derelict notices up on a few empty units in Castle Street this week. About time too. The butchers has had a smashed window for over two years now & no attempt to repair it. I hope the landlords get off their asses & start maintaining them!

    Do the council fine them if the work isn’t carried out?

    They do, the tiny shop unit to the right of the Sinn Fein office & 2 buildings just up fromRajas, 1 was an off license many years ago


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #3432
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    I see the old Allegro is reopening soon as a mixed Indian, nandos, Chinese affair...it's the lads behind Tasty Bite in Pembroke Street...best wishes to them


  • Options
    #3433
    RevBlueJeans
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭RevBlueJeans


    Are PC Solutions on Pembroke St gone or moved? Jack has helped me out several times over the last few years.
    RevBJ


  • Options
    #3434
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    RevBlueJeans wrote: »
    Are PC Solutions on Pembroke St gone or moved? Jack has helped me out several times over the last few years.
    RevBJ

    Closed down over a month ago


  • Options
    #3435
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    I heard today that Premier travel agents in iVy Terrace are gone and apparently customers money gone with them!


  • Options
    #3436
    kn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I heard today that Premier travel agents in iVy Terrace are gone and apparently customers money gone with them!

    Seen something in the Kerry's Eye or Kerryman about it today.


  • Options
    #3437
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    Check out this article: "American lost €20,000 with closure of Tralee based holiday company" on the Radio Kerry app
    https://5uo3.app.link/FreeEOs5uO


  • Options
    #3438
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    ongarboy wrote: »
    Check out this article: "American lost €20,000 with closure of Tralee based holiday company" on the Radio Kerry app
    https://5uo3.app.link/FreeEOs5uO

    Link above wasn't working
    http://www.radiokerry.ie/american-lost-e20000-closure-tralee-based-holiday-company/


  • Options
    #3439
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    The council have published their masterplan for the Denny site.
    You can read more in this link http://traleetoday.ie/council-publishes-masterplan-for-island-of-geese-site/


  • Options
    #3440
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    The council have published their masterplan for the Denny site.
    You can read more in this link http://traleetoday.ie/council-publishes-masterplan-for-island-of-geese-site/

    Hopefully that puts the new courthouse rubbish to bed once and for all


  • Options
    #3441
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,775 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    umop episdn wrote: »
    Hopefully that puts the new courthouse rubbish to bed once and for all

    You mustn't have read the article.

    The draft plan, completed by Reddy Architecture and Urbanism provides an overarching design concept and architectural framework for the development of the area...

    The draft master-plan makes no decisions as to what the site be used for but lists a range of potential uses, including 'public-service offices', which would obviously cover a new courthouse.

    Can't understand why you think moving the courthouse there is a 'rubbish' idea. Unless you belong to one of the vested interests trying to keep it on Ashe Street in a not-fit-for-purpose building at all costs.

    At the end of the day, (availability of) money will decide what gets developed on this site and if the Courts Service comes waving a cheque-book, the debt-burdened KCC will act accordingly.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #3442
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    Quackster wrote: »
    You mustn't have read the article.

    The draft plan, completed by Reddy Architecture and Urbanism provides an overarching design concept and architectural framework for the development of the area...

    The draft master-plan makes no decisions as to what the site be used for but lists a range of potential uses including 'public-service offices', which would obviously cover a new courthouse.

    Can't understand why you think moving the courthouse there is a 'rubbish' idea. Unless you belong to one of the vested interests trying to keep it on Ashe Street in a not-fit-for-purpose building at all costs.

    Nope, no vested interest at all...the public service office has more chance of being a post office than a courthouse...add to that a minimum of 30% is to be open space for public use...I'd say the chances of a courthouse are less than a Kerry all Ireland win this year


  • Options
    #3443
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,775 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    umop episdn wrote: »
    Nope, no vested interest at all...the public service office has more chance of being a post office than a courthouse...add to that a minimum of 30% is to be open space for public use...I'd say the chances of a courthouse are less than a Kerry all Ireland win this year

    A courthouse would take up just a fraction of the 70% of the site that can be built on. No issue there. You still haven't said why you think it would be a bad idea.

    I think it's an excellent idea because a new courthouse is very badly needed and keeping the courthouse in the town centre is very much preferable than it moving to the outskirts of town. The current Ashe Street site is simply not big enough to accommodate a modern facility and there does not appear to be any other suitable vacant site in or near the town centre.


  • Options
    #3444
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    Quackster wrote: »
    A courthouse would take up just a fraction of the 70% of the site that can be built on. No issue there. You still haven't said why you think it would be a bad idea.

    I think it's an excellent idea because a new courthouse is very badly needed and keeping the courthouse in the town centre is very much preferable than it moving to the outskirts of town. The current Ashe Street site is simply not big enough to accommodate a modern facility and there does not appear to be any other suitable vacant site in or near the town centre.

    And yet..not an iota of evidence to suggest it would be used as a courthouse.... bar a soundbite from a minister.
    There is a chance to do something wonderful at that side of town, and thankfully, a courthouse isn't it.


  • Options
    #3445
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,775 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    umop episdn wrote: »
    And yet..not an iota of evidence to suggest it would be used as a courthouse.... bar a soundbite from a minister.
    There is a chance to do something wonderful at that side of town, and thankfully, a courthouse isn't it.

    Again, could you elaborate as to why a courthouse wouldn't be a good idea for the site and where you'd put the courthouse instead?


  • Options
    #3446
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    Quackster wrote: »
    Again, could you elaborate as to why a courthouse wouldn't be a good idea for the site and where you'd put the courthouse instead?

    Ballymullen? Dick Boyle could buy Nancy Myles and retain the contract serving the jury ****e bacon and cabbage every day.


  • Options
    #3447
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    Ballymullen? Dick Boyle could buy Nancy Myles and retain the contract serving the jury ****e bacon and cabbage every day.

    The offer to the dept of defense is still under consideration.... could suit Michael Healy Rae and his new development in said bar


  • Options
    #3448
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    umop episdn wrote: »
    The offer to the dept of defense is still under consideration.... could suit Michael Healy Rae and his new development in said bar

    Didn't realise that Nancy Myles was being reopened.


  • Options
    #3449
    umop episdn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭umop episdn


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    Didn't realise that Nancy Myles was being reopened.

    It isn't, apartments and some of the adjoining land also


  • Options
    #3450
    Clab mor
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭Clab mor


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    The council have published their masterplan for the Denny site.
    You can read more in this link http://traleetoday.ie/council-publishes-masterplan-for-island-of-geese-site/

    I’d love to know how much money was spent on this master plan.

    We’ve learned absolutely nothing new from it. The type of uses that they say would suit the area are all bloody common sense really.

    I’m finding it hard to understand what the purpose of it was????

    On some other positive news the new Tralee town rebranding looks very good. Dick Spring on board as a business ambassador. Seems to be a decent group of positive minded people behind it so hopefully it will be of some help.

    I also see the festival announced a list of street acts for this year all free again. Hermitage Green, The High Kings, Jake Carter seem to be heading it up along with a number of other bands and tribute bands. Not a bad ole line up.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #3451
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Clab mor wrote: »
    I’d love to know how much money was spent on this master plan.

    We’ve learned absolutely nothing new from it. The type of uses that they say would suit the area are all bloody common sense really.

    I’m finding it hard to understand what the purpose of it was????

    On some other positive news the new Tralee town rebranding looks very good. Dick Spring on board as a business ambassador. Seems to be a decent group of positive minded people behind it so hopefully it will be of some help.

    I also see the festival announced a list of street acts for this year all free again. Hermitage Green, The High Kings, Jake Carter seem to be heading it up along with a number of other bands and tribute bands. Not a bad ole line up.

    Totally agree about the council master plan, I don’t know what they are proposing either! I’ve read a lot of negative comments regarding it on Facebook & I think people feel it won’t be put to good use and that none of the suggestions from the public (who it was gifted to) were even listened to.

    Great video up on social media from chamber alliance promoting Tralee. I will post up the link.


Advertisement