Blog https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/ Blog Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:43:17 +0000 Liebherr Apprenticeship Programme 2025 https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr-apprenticeship-programme-2025/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr-apprenticeship-programme-2025/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr-apprenticeship-programme-2025/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0100

Liebherr Container Cranes in Killarney is proud to announce the launch of its eagerly awaited apprenticeship programme for 2025, highlighting the company’s commitment to nurturing young engineering talent.

Empowering Future Engineers

This programme is an outstanding opportunity for school leavers to

]]> Astellas: Transforming Lives in Kerry and Beyond https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-transforming-lives-in-kerry-and-beyond/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-transforming-lives-in-kerry-and-beyond/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-transforming-lives-in-kerry-and-beyond/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000

With planning permission now granted for Astellas' new state-of-the-art facility in Tralee, County Kerry, we take a look at how Astellas is not only making significant impact on the local economy with investment and leadership in sustainability but more importantly revolutionising organ transplant

]]> Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Thriving in County Kerry: A Hub for Multinational Success https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/fdi-in_kerry_a_hub_for_multinational_success/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/fdi-in_kerry_a_hub_for_multinational_success/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/fdi-in_kerry_a_hub_for_multinational_success/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The IDA alongside key stakeholders such as Kerry County Council, MTU, Enterprise Ireland and our local business support groups play a pivotal role in attracting and supporting foreign direct investment (FDI).

One of the key strengths of County Kerry lies in its ability to seamlessly integrate a

]]> MTU and JRI welcome Japanese Ambassador to Ireland to Kerry https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/mtu-and-jri-welcome-japanese-ambassador-to-ireland-to-kerry/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/mtu-and-jri-welcome-japanese-ambassador-to-ireland-to-kerry/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/mtu-and-jri-welcome-japanese-ambassador-to-ireland-to-kerry/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0100

Today (Tuesday 24th October) MTU hosted a reception for Mr Norio Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland along with management from JRI America Inc. based at the Kerry Technology Park, adjacent to the MTU North Campus

Mr. Norio Maruyama was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

]]> Astellas Plans For New €330m Facility In Tralee https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-plans-for-new-330m-facility-in-tralee/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-plans-for-new-330m-facility-in-tralee/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/astellas-plans-for-new-330m-facility-in-tralee/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0100

Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, “Astellas”) today announced its intention to submit a planning application to build a new state-of-the-art facility, at an approximate cost of €330 million in Tralee, Co. Kerry.

This investment by Astellas in Ireland will expand

]]> Kerry-headquartered wind energy firm to create 30 new jobs https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/kerry-headquartered-wind-energy-firm-to-create-30-new-jobs-in-ireland/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/kerry-headquartered-wind-energy-firm-to-create-30-new-jobs-in-ireland/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/kerry-headquartered-wind-energy-firm-to-create-30-new-jobs-in-ireland/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0100

Wind energy company Enercon expects to create 30 more jobs across Ireland over the coming year in an expansion largely focused on its Kerry headquarters in Tralee.

The construction of the purpose-built office, training, warehouse facility and service station in Killerisk, Tralee, represents a major

]]> Liebherr and Lero partner to further develop the smart shipping container cranes of the future https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr_and-lero_partner_to_further_develop_the_smart_shipping_container_cranes_of_the_future/ https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr_and-lero_partner_to_further_develop_the_smart_shipping_container_cranes_of_the_future/#comments https://www.discoverkerry.com/blog/post/liebherr_and-lero_partner_to_further_develop_the_smart_shipping_container_cranes_of_the_future/ Mon, 08 May 2023 10:00:00 +0100

Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, today launched a substantial four-year research partnership between Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd, Lero, the SFI Research Centre for Software and Munster Technological University (MTU). The project will develop and expand Liebherr’s existing systems for ‘smart

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