The Tralee Blog

Although the annual Tralee Garden Festival will not start before the next weekend the town already is in full flower. Thanks to the great work of the town council and the many volunteers who paricipated in the latest acts of guerilla gardening there are now flowers in many places all over the town. The probably most impressive new feature is the new flower bed in Denny Street right in front of the pikeman monument, one of the most vibrant places of the town. [»]

As the month of may draws to an end final works are currently being done at phase one of the long awaited River Lee Nature Walk and Cycleway in Tralee. While the paving from Ballyard (right behind the Aqua Dome) to the Fels Point Hotel has already been completed and “unofficially” opened weeks ago (read more here) there had still been a gap to be closed. The final part of approx. 200 metres was particularly diffcult to build, because  the path had to be raised above the flood level of the river Lee there. Now these works are almost finished and I expect the official opening of the complete way soon.

The new year will bring some interesting projects to Tralee which will without doubt help to keep the tourists coming. One of those developments is the brand new “River Lee Nature Walk and Cycle Way”. The first 1.5km-section of this way will connect O’Hara Bridge just next to the aquadome at Ballyard with the also new Castlemorris Park in Ballymullen and is planned to cost almost 600,000€. Once phase 2 of the project is completed you will be able to walk or cycle even further, for the way will then take you as far as Ballyseedy Wood some kilometres east of the town. [»]

What I found today has not really much to do with Tralee, or has it? One of Kerry’s County Councillors (Breandan MacGearailt) is cited by Radio Kerry with the following disturbing quote: [»]

The redevelopment of Tralee Town Park is well under way this autumn, and just a few days ago the new playground area has finally been opened. But because many kids didn’t want to wait for the official opening one could watch happy children busy playing with the shiny new swings, climbing frames  and all the other big toys over the past weekends. The kids seem to enjoy their new playground and so do the parents. [»]