To help with the magic of Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory, the Listowel Business & Community Alliance are delighted to launch the Wonka Trail. Retailers across Listowel are renowned for their shop window displays. Be it seasonal, music, racing or festival related our shop owners go above and beyond to meet the theme remit with their window displays. This year we decided to add a new element to the Christmas window display along with fun for all the family with the development of the Wonka Trail. On their day off some of the Oompa Loompa’s went to see what they could buy for Christma ..read more

#ShopListowel Every Irish town is struggling to cope with the impact of COVID–19, and Listowel is no different. We’re encouraging the local community here in North Kerry to support local businesses, whether it’s for fresh food supplies, take away meals, or any products and services. It’s vital that we put money into the local economy. We believe that we will recover economically but it will require assistance not only from the Government but from the local community to support local business. This support will not only keep our local businesses open but it will also assist in the retention of ..read more

Fáilte Ireland has announced that it has developed a range of free employee well-being supports to help people who work in the hospitality and tourism sectors on both a professional and personal level during the COVID-19 crisis. Well-being supports include: I Am Here A rapid Response service, in partnership with PulseLearning, I Am Here offers a programme of mental health support and learning within the workplace and beyond to empower employers and employees to have conversations about mental health. I Am Here recognises that employees want to connect with their fellow team members to get the ..read more

“Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous.” – Willy Wonka   SUPPORT LOCAL BY SHOPPING LOCAL IN LISTOWEL Every local purchase is a golden ticket is the message from Listowel Business & Community Alliance this Christmas. Before you go online, support our community by shopping with our wonderful local businesses and retailers. The official Christmas in Listowel Launch is set for Saturday December 2nd from 4pm, which will see the square come alive with music from Willy Wonka which is this year’s Christmas theme. A special request has also been sent to Santa to see if he ..read more

Listowel Business & Community Alliance has launched a new, reusable environmentally friendly eco bag. The new bag, which can be used over and over, offers members and retailers a more sustainable option for bagging loose produce while also working to help promote Listowel as it features unique branding. The bags were officially launched at the Listowel Races on Saturday last as part of the Listowel Tidy Towns Sustainable Style Fashion Competition. Our Rose of Tralee, Community Rose Debbie Woulfe was on hand to support the new initiative. Rose Wall, LBCA Chairperson, said, “We are always lo ..read more

The mission of the Listowel Business and Community Alliance is to work together as a community in  partnership with all existing stakeholders (Municipal, Business and Community), to make the beautiful town of Listowel an even better place in which to grow up in, live in, work in and visit. As a community and business alliance, we have two main objectives. Firstly, the Alliance would be a representative structure through which projects and initiatives could be developed and funded. Secondly, the Alliance would present an opportunity for Listowel to market and promote itself to grow existin ..read more

Listowel Business and Community Alliance are delighted to have been shortlisted and come runner up in the medium town category of the .ie Digital Town Awards. Thank you to all volunteers, members, businesses, Kerry County Council and everyone that engages with and shares our social media posts. The post .ie Digital Town Awards 2021 appeared first on Listowel | Where Stories Begin ..read more

Q1. Do you have a business on one of the following streets in Listowel? The Square – 25% Church Street – 35% Lower William Street – 25% Upper William Street – 15%   Q2. Do you avail of parking in one of the FREE Car Parks in Listowel? Yes – 57.14% No – 42.86%   Q3. Are your customers availing of the set down parking now in place in some parts of Listowel? Yes – 47.62% No – 28.57% Not Sure – 23.81%   Q4. Have you noticed a change in footfall to your business since the introduction of the Safe Streets Mobility Plan? Yes – Increase in Footfall – 4.76% Yes – Decrease in Footfall – 7 ..read more

Listowel Parking Update Members of Listowel Business & Community met with representatives from Kerry County Council in the past week and have put forward a proposal to reinstate two hour parking on Church Street, upper William Street and the Square. We have also moved to reinstate full parking at these locations and asked for the removal of the bollards currently in place. Now that there has been an opportunity to review footfall on the streets it is obvious more than ever that the changes were unwarranted for Listowel. We will continue to engage with the Council on this matter and hope to ..read more

Listowel Business & Community Alliance update Thursday July 23rd, 2020 The Advertiser Giveaway! The Advertiser is offering a Full Page Advert each week to one local business in an effort to continue the support for North Kerry businesses as they reopen. To be in with a chance to win, please email sales@theadvertiser.ie with details of your business. Congratulations to this week’s winner Elizabelle Interiors on Church Street! St Johns Theatre   St John’s Theatre & Arts Centre are delighted to be reopening next week with Theatrix Summer Camps; Drama, Music & Art Summer Camp! Bo ..read more