Next doors shed
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I think the whole town thought there would be a bad result, especially watching the helicopter hovering around for hours!
Quiet an achievement. I was thinking the end result wouldn't be a good one.
Don't know for a fact obviously but read it one some page or other today that it was in the shed of a neighbour that was away for day/days and had locked their shed when going away.
Does anyone know where the missing man was found?
They might surprise us, I'm getting a supply of popcorn so that I can sit back and see what develops. 🤣
I'm not sure will the council do much better imo
It looks like KCC is going to handle all the events in the town centre, and will discuss what's going to happen to the festival in future.
"Cllr Sheehy says there will have to be a discussion on the future of the event, including festival ownership once this years festival has concluded."
The fact that yer man is only handling the Rose side of things speaks volumes. I think his goose is cooked.
Mayor of Tralee says work has begun for family festival | RadioKerry.ie
On another note, I see another phone shop is opening up. Mr iPhone. Just what we need🤣
I think you're reading more into it than was reported, we only seem to be getting the basics about what happened at the meeting. All hell could have broken loose for all we know, and all kinds of threats and ultimatums issued. Perhaps some KCC whistleblower will spill the beans one day? 😋
What kind if ultimatum
Do I read it right that KCC gave the organisers an ultimatum on running the festival or the rose was dead.
This must have been an interesting meeting between yer Man and KCC. I wonder who promised what to whom?
Kerry County Council confirm a family festival will go ahead in Tralee in August | RadioKerry.ie
The main man should transfer the "business" to someone who hasn't peed off the businesses and related organisations in the town with his attitude. I bet the global Rose of Tralee people can't be happy with how it's been handled here.
I remember that there was a breakaway Rose of Tralee situation years ago, but can't remember the reason for it, so it's possible that it may happen again, but on a larger scale. A couple of more years of the "attitude" and the Rose of Tralee will be gone altogether.
I just wish the festival was a music or culture or other modern theme oriented festival or something with an anchor that might draw modern punters. Can you honestly say anyone outside Kerry that is not directly related or connected to a Rose contestant would even remotely consider visiting Tralee in late August because the festival was on?
Also, what modern or progressive business in the 2020s wants to be associated with or "proudly sponsoring" a contest that patronises women and "celebrates" them for having masters degrees and successful careers (surely that shouldn't be considered an amazing achievement anymore?) but can also dance a jig, play a flute and look nice in a frock? I'm not trying to be woke here but imagine celebrating men for achieving such "accomplishments"?
It's ironic and actually sad that Father Ted was able to mock the silliness and condescension of Rose of Tralee 30 years ago with its Lovely Girls episode yet here we are still peddling this nonsense..
Oh I know...let's make it modern by allowing pregnant, unmarried, non binary, transexual people to participate....as long as they still wear a frock and dance a jig....
Well, the critics needn't worry about destroying the festival...it looks like the organising committee is doing a good job of that itself reading of the latest retrograde steps it's taking....
I heard they had a falling out over money! I think he was looking for extra rooms for less etc, not sure of exact story but it all came down to money! I do remember them coming looking for money from our business some years ago and at the time we just couldn't do it and their attitude was not very happy or understanding! There have been a lot of comments or digs aimed at businesses in the town in the last few years by oGara and how they don't support the festival etc....such bull!
Couldn't agree with this more. He was crying in January that he would wanted to move away from paying to rent the sports hall in MTU and said after last year's festival he'd be going around with his hat in his hand looking for 500 from businesses in town. Something is not right about the whole move from the Rose Hotel with the history there either.
They put the price of the ball tickets up to €200 last year, and it was on in the MTU. I did hear it had sold out, but I don't think they would have had the same capacity as the dome. I was only ever at the ball once, back in 2000. It was ok, nothing amazing. My parents used to go every year when I was growing up, they loved it.
I can't see how the festival is going to be able survive based on todays announcement.
imo it's gone downhill ever since O’Gara came along. I get the vibe a lot of Tralee businesses won't support it anymore.
I get the impression that the whole thing has the wrong people behind it, people who aren't too hot at getting lucrative sponsorship, not to mention people who make the wrong decisions about venues etc. It's dying a little more each year.
The article on Radio Kerry sheds a bit more light on the goings on behind the scenes
I think in previous years it used fund a large proportion of the costs of the ROT but that was when you had 1500 paying customers in the dome
Now I have never been to the Rose ball, or never intended to, but you would think such an event would be self financing? Or has interested weaned in it.
http://traleetoday.ie/no-rose-ball-and-festival-wont-be-organising-street-entertainment-this-august/
Serious questions need to be asked how it got to here
I often pop out to that hardware for no other reason than it kept me half sane during lockdown so I feel obliged to support it! Yes it was a little outside the prescribed limit but took a chance and at least you could buy a tin of paint or a few bits to do some projects to stop from going mad with the boredom!
It's a huge loss to the area. Many a time I've popped over for tools or other bits.
Will be interesting to see what it becomes.
Staff are being kept on
Corrib Oil are really starting to get into the Kerry market. They're in Kenmare as well. That Maxol has been there a long time.
The Maxol petrol station in Abbeydorney is changing hands and becoming a Corrib Oil.
They've gotten rid of the hardware section which is a huge loss to locals . Nearest hardware store now is tralee
Fire last night on mitchels road of a vacant eyesore that was on the market for quiet a while .
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