Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Tralee, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Kerry County Museum has both stair and elevator access across its three floors. Blennerville Windmill's visitor centre is ground-floor accessible, but the mill tower itself involves stairs. The Tralee to Fenit Greenway is a flat, hard-surfaced path suitable for wheelchairs and mobility scooters for as much of its length as has been verified in this research pass.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Coast Guard
Irish Coast Guard, 112 or 999, ask for Coast Guard (relevant for Fenit and the greenway's bay-facing stretch)
Garda Station
Tralee Garda Station, New Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry, V92 EV79, +353 66 7102300
University Hospital Kerry, Rathass, Tralee, Co. Kerry, V92 NX94. The town's own hospital, not a distant nearest option. Its Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and takes all ages, adults and children.
066 718 4000University Hospital Kerry's Emergency Department operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, for all ages, and is located within Tralee itself, unlike many smaller Kerry towns which rely on a distant hospital. Triage prioritises by severity, not arrival order. The number above is the hospital switchboard, 066 718 4000, which is the safest number to ring. The Emergency Department direct line is published differently by two official sources: University Hospital Kerry's own website gives 066 718 4100, while the HSE find urgent and emergency care listing gives 066 748 4302. There is no injury unit in Co. Kerry, so minor injuries are also seen here. Attending an Emergency Department costs 100 euro without a medical card or GP referral.
Parking
Park Rite Parklands Car Park
Market Car Park
Supermarkets & Groceries
Tesco
Main Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry, V92 CF9W
Tesco Manor West
Manor West, Tralee, Co. Kerry