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  • #102
    Toxica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭Toxica


    Which bus is it that stops at Manor West?


  • #103
    Pink Fairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    Toxica wrote: »
    Which bus is it that stops at Manor West?

    The Kerry people's bus does, not sure if anything else goes there


  • #104
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    Depends on what you need really.
    There is an outdoor play area in the town park, but out of the question these days weatherwise.
    You have bowling buddies and Playdium over in the manor area, with the latter being more suited to younger children.
    If you need to eat Yummy cafe in the town centre are child friendly

    Thanks very much. We found Yummy by mistake the first time we came to Tralee and it probably even influenced our decision to move here haha. Google says it would take 35 minutes to walk to Playdium. I haven't seen a bus here yet. Are there buses in Tralee?


  • #105
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    The Kerry people's bus does, not sure if anything else goes there

    Does the Kerry people's bus stop near Ashe street?


  • #106
    Pink Fairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    Zefff wrote: »
    Does the Kerry people's bus stop near Ashe street?

    It stops outside Heatons in the mall


  • #107
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Zefff wrote: »
    Thanks very much. We found Yummy by mistake the first time we came to Tralee and it probably even influenced our decision to move here haha. Google says it would take 35 minutes to walk to Playdium. I haven't seen a bus here yet. Are there buses in Tralee?

    There is a Tralee Town bus, which does go up as far as Manor shopping centre, which is very close to the Playdium. I don't know what their hours are or if they run on Sundays. It stops outside Heaton's in the Mall and also in the carpark outside Tesco's in the town centre. Not sure of what the other stops are. They don't seem to have a Facebook page or website, which would be handy!

    Welcome to Tralee by the way! Have you taken the family to the Aqua Dome? There's also a lovely cafe in Ballyseedy garden centre, which has an little indoor play area for very small kids and an outdoor one too.


  • #108
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    There is a Tralee Town bus, which does go up as far as Manor shopping centre, which is very close to the Playdium. I don't know what their hours are or if they run on Sundays. It stops outside Heaton's in the Mall and also in the carpark outside Tesco's in the town centre. Not sure of what the other stops are. They don't seem to have a Facebook page or website, which would be handy!

    Welcome to Tralee by the way! Have you taken the family to the Aqua Dome? There's also a lovely cafe in Ballyseedy garden centre, which has an little indoor play area for very small kids and an outdoor one too.

    Thanks again! Pretty haply about our move already. We're from the east coast of Canada, so geographically speaking, we are closer to "home" now than we would be if we were on the other side of Canada. Cape Breton (where we're from) is the only Gaeltacht in North America, so there's been a sort of sense of belonging even since before I first came here. It's pretty evident that the people here and at home are cut from the same cloth.

    We plan on going to the aqua dome for sure yeah. We don't have wheels just yet though, so I don't know if we'd be able to make it to Ballyseedy until a bit later on. We'll see if all this CV dropping will result in a job for me, then we can think about cars!


  • #109
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Zefff wrote: »
    Thanks again! Pretty haply about our move already. We're from the east coast of Canada, so geographically speaking, we are closer to "home" now than we would be if we were on the other side of Canada. Cape Breton (where we're from) is the only Gaeltacht in North America, so there's been a sort of sense of belonging even since before I first came here. It's pretty evident that the people here and at home are cut from the same cloth.

    We plan on going to the aqua dome for sure yeah. We don't have wheels just yet though, so I don't know if we'd be able to make it to Ballyseedy until a bit later on. We'll see if all this CV dropping will result in a job for me, then we can think about cars!

    I've a lot of family spread out around Canada! I've been there twice, love it there! I was mainly only in the Onatario area though.

    Best of luck with the job search. What sort of work are you looking for?


  • #110
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I've a lot of family spread out around Canada! I've been there twice, love it there! I was mainly only in the Onatario area though.

    Best of luck with the job search. What sort of work are you looking for?

    That's awesome! Yeah, Canada is easy to love!

    I'm looking for almost any kind of work. Preferably part-time so I can teach and still spend a lot of time with my son. Even a couple hours a day somewhere. I dropped CVs off at a few stores, book shop, men's clothing places etc but I've done just about everything in the book from landscaping to driving limo to research projects haha


  • #111
    kev_Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭kev_Makaveli


    Anyone having speed issues with kerry broadband. Getting ping of 300ms and a download speed of 0.02mbs


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  • #112
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    kev_Makaveli wrote: »
    Anyone having speed issues with kerry broadband. Getting ping of 300ms and a download speed of 0.02mbs

    Just did a test,normal enough for night time

    Ping: 63ms

    Download: 5mbps

    Upload: 4mbps


  • #113
    kev_Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭kev_Makaveli


    No idea so. Plugged out everything for 10 mins and still getting insane speeds.


  • #114
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    kev_Makaveli wrote: »
    No idea so. Plugged out everything for 10 mins and still getting insane speeds.

    The wind might have affected your Broadband dish,could have being thrown off line a bit


  • #115
    kev_Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭kev_Makaveli


    Kerrydude1981 wrote:
    The wind might have affected your Broadband dish,could have being thrown off line a bit


    I was thinking that alright. I'll give them a ring tomorrow and see. That is if they answer 😯


  • #116
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users Posts: 14,193 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    kev_Makaveli wrote: »
    I was thinking that alright. I'll give them a ring tomorrow and see. That is if they answer 😯

    I usually contact them with the customer portal on the website,I found its the best way to contact them.

    Include your customer ID and they should reply to you fairly sharpish


  • #117
    RevBlueJeans
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭RevBlueJeans


    There was no service this morning between 8 and 9 but it appears okish now. Storm Imogen did a lot of damage around the county. Waves over 10m high off inch and rossbeigh. I notice an area to the front of odonnels in mount hawk cordoned off.


  • #118
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    We have to trade in our commercial car for a normal car as I'm expecting, so we went up to have a look around a couple at lunch time and I was shocked that all the sales guys had taken their lunch break at the same time! Only one guy was available, but he didn't seem to know prices, mileage & has to get someone to ring us. Why would they all take their break at the same time? There is such a thing as a staggered lunch break! I was pretty taken aback, considering how busy they claim to be lately! :rolleyes:

    We have time to keep looking as we are only pricing up cars at the moment! I'll know next time not to go at lunch time, or Saturday's or Sundays!


  • #119
    RevBlueJeans
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭RevBlueJeans


    Is this a male / female thing? When I bought my last car a few years ago some of the dealers offered to come out to me!


  • #120
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    RevBlueJeans wrote: »
    Is this a male / female thing? When I bought my last car a few years ago some of the dealers offered to come out to me!

    I was with my husband, and no one came out to us. We were walking around outside for a good few minutes, no one came near us. Then we went inside and even after a few minutes in there, we had to ask them could we speak to someone!


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  • #121
    ongarboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I was with my husband, and no one came out to us. We were walking around outside for a good few minutes, no one came near us. Then we went inside and even after a few minutes in there, we had to ask them could we speak to someone!

    Tbh, I'd vote with my feet and choose another dealership where they treat your custom more seriously!!

    PS, congrats on the baby news!!


  • #122
    phater phagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭phater phagan


    Does anyone know if the fish shop, O'Dowds, behind Heatons is still trading? I went by there a few times this week and there was a closed sign on their door, and the display cases were empty.


  • #123
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    ongarboy wrote: »
    Tbh, I'd vote with my feet and choose another dealership where they treat your custom more seriously!!

    PS, congrats on the baby news!!

    Thanks! Big changes ahead of us! :rolleyes:

    We are going looking around at different dealerships before we decide on what we are going to get. Does anyone know anything about Kia's? Reliable?


  • #124
    Pink Fairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Thanks! Big changes ahead of us! :rolleyes:

    We are going looking around at different dealerships before we decide on what we are going to get. Does anyone know anything about Kia's? Reliable?

    Oooh, congrats, I missed that news :)
    Puts a smile on an old man's face on a Thursday eve


  • #125
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    Oooh, congrats, I missed that news :)
    Puts a smile on an old man's face on a Thursday eve

    Thanks :) almost half way there now, which is very scary! lol


  • #126
    Pirates Ale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Pirates Ale


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Thanks! Big changes ahead of us! :rolleyes:

    We are going looking around at different dealerships before we decide on what we are going to get. Does anyone know anything about Kia's? Reliable?

    Congrats Ciarrai, great news!
    I wouldnt be afraid of a Kia tbh, great warranty with the new ones too.


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  • #127
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Pirates Ale wrote: »
    Congrats Ciarrai, great news!
    I wouldnt be afraid of a Kia tbh, great warranty with the new ones too.

    Thanks!

    We might have a look at them in McElligotts and see what they are offering! I heard they do a great warranty too!


  • #128
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Nothing at all wrong with Kia, good solid reliable motor.
    Keep away from the German stuff. VW and Audis and not what they are commonly made out to be.


  • #129
    Troberto
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Troberto


    Brother very happy with his Kia Sportage but me and my partner have driven Audi A4's and VW Golf for years and think they just keep getting better !!
    Fantastic solid build quality.


  • #130
    kev_Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭kev_Makaveli


    Anyone with Kerry broadband and manage to set their Xbox one to moderate or open Nat. Tried all portforwarding tutorials available and also invested in a decent router a linksys ea6300 and always have strict Nat ..


  • #131
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Hi guys, can anyone recommend a bank in Tralee where I can set up a simple business account? I realize they're all pretty much the same, but maybe there is one I should avoid, or perhaps one comes highly recommended. Cheers.


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  • #132
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Zefff wrote: »
    Hi guys, can anyone recommend a bank in Tralee where I can set up a simple business account? I realize they're all pretty much the same, but maybe there is one I should avoid, or perhaps one comes highly recommended. Cheers.

    AIB have free banking for business accounts for the first 2 years. I don't know about the other banks, but that's who we are with. Best to check around the banks and see what the others are offering.


  • #133
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    AIB have free banking for business accounts for the first 2 years. I don't know about the other banks, but that's who we are with. Best to check around the banks and see what the others are offering.

    Excellent! That's what I like to hear. I will definitely check them all, but it seems that AIB has an early lead. Thanks.


  • #134
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Zefff wrote: »
    Excellent! That's what I like to hear. I will definitely check them all, but it seems that AIB has an early lead. Thanks.

    Also post on the Banking forum for some more advice
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=544


  • #135
    Kerry Gooner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭Kerry Gooner


    Zefff wrote: »
    Hi guys, can anyone recommend a bank in Tralee where I can set up a simple business account? I realize they're all pretty much the same, but maybe there is one I should avoid, or perhaps one comes highly recommended. Cheers.

    Bank of Ireland has the advantage of parking facilities


  • #136
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,842 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Kerry Gooner wrote: »
    Bank of Ireland has the advantage of parking facilities

    And Ulster Bank has the advantage of being open till half four every weekday evening and on Saturdays until 1pm.

    In any case, it shouldn't take too long to check them all out considering we only have the four miserable options to choose from.


  • #137
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Zefff wrote: »
    Excellent! That's what I like to hear. I will definitely check them all, but it seems that AIB has an early lead. Thanks.

    I forgot to add that there is a lodgement facility in AIB that is open until 9pm 7 days a week! Its very handy!


  • #138
    Pirates Ale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Pirates Ale


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    I forgot to add that there is a lodgement facility in AIB that is open until 9pm 7 days a week! Its very handy!
    And open early in the morning too. Very handy for parking when nobody is about.


  • #139
    Zefff
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Zefff


    Another question since you're all so helpful! Is Enterprise the only car rental place in Tralee? We need a company that provides infant seats. Enterprise does not.


  • #140
    John T Carroll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 757 ✭✭✭John T Carroll


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    We have to trade in our commercial car for a normal car as I'm expecting, so we went up to have a look around a couple at lunch time and I was shocked that all the sales guys had taken their lunch break at the same time! Only one guy was available, but he didn't seem to know prices, mileage & has to get someone to ring us. Why would they all take their break at the same time? There is such a thing as a staggered lunch break! I was pretty taken aback, considering how busy they claim to be lately! :rolleyes:

    We have time to keep looking as we are only pricing up cars at the moment! I'll know next time not to go at lunch time, or Saturday's or Sundays!

    Nothing has really changed..... I walked into a car showroom, there was one guy there reading a paper with his legs up on the desk, after a few minutes he just cast a quick look and said that he would be with me when he had finished reading the paper, I said OK, no problem. That was in 1972, I presume he has finished reading it by now.


  • #141
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Kerry General Hospital is being renamed 'University Hospital Kerry'. I hadn't even heard about this happening!
    http://traleetoday.ie/new-sign-shows-kgh-renamed-university-hospital-kerry/


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  • #142
    Pink Fairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Kerry General Hospital is being renamed 'University Hospital Kerry'. I hadn't even heard about this happening!
    http://traleetoday.ie/new-sign-shows-kgh-renamed-university-hospital-kerry/

    I had heard that alright, went a bit quiet for a while. Don't think it will make a jot of difference to waiting times in A&E or trolley numbers either


  • #143
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    I had heard that alright, went a bit quiet for a while. Don't think it will make a jot of difference to waiting times in A&E or trolley numbers either

    Nope, don't think it will!


  • #144
    Kerry Gooner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 248 ✭✭Kerry Gooner


    Pink Fairy wrote: »
    I had heard that alright, went a bit quiet for a while. Don't think it will make a jot of difference to waiting times in A&E or trolley numbers either
    There used never be much of a wait in St Catherines


  • #145
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    There was carnage on the bypass this morning. It was grand around the technology park roundabout but it went white as you approached the Ballygarry roundabout. I watched a car pirouetting behind me in my mirror.


  • #146
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    There was carnage on the bypass this morning. It was grand around the technology park roundabout but it went white as you approached the Ballygarry roundabout. I watched a car pirouetting behind me in my mirror.

    My worst nightmare! I skidded on ice a few years ago and hit a ditch. I am petrified of driving in icy weather now. Why wasn't it gritted??


  • #147
    xxyyzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    My worst nightmare! I skidded on ice a few years ago and hit a ditch. I am petrified of driving in icy weather now. Why wasn't it gritted??

    I don't think it was frozen, there must have been a crazy hail shower a few minutes before.


  • #148
    Pink Fairy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    xxyyzz wrote: »
    There was carnage on the bypass this morning. It was grand around the technology park roundabout but it went white as you approached the Ballygarry roundabout. I watched a car pirouetting behind me in my mirror.

    It may have been my workmate, ended up pointing back from whence she came?


  • #149
    Adiboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭Adiboo


    Does anyone know where I could pick up a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in town? Thanks


  • #150
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    My worst nightmare! I skidded on ice a few years ago and hit a ditch. I am petrified of driving in icy weather now. Why wasn't it gritted??

    If the weather is wet it's a waste of time and money putting grit on the roads. The first shower of rain and all the salt is washed away again.


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  • #151
    RevBlueJeans
    Registered Users Posts: 672 ✭✭✭RevBlueJeans


    I read a few mega threads here on boards.ie . Does any know how to configure boards such that the latest page displays first? Is there a better place to post this question?

    For instance when you click on the Killarney thread you land on the first page written in 2008 and a post with a severe case of " Tralee envy".


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