{"id":166929,"date":"2025-11-07T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/166929\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:01:08","slug":"boyles-acquires-former-ballyseedy-garden-centre-once-operated-by-nathan-mcdonnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/166929\/","title":{"rendered":"Boyles acquires former Ballyseedy Garden Centre once operated by Nathan McDonnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Ballyseedy Garden Centre in Kerry, which rebranded as Fairtree Village, has been acquired by new owners and will be renamed Boyles of Ballyseedy.<\/p>\n<p>The popular food and retail destination on the outskirts of Tralee was once operated by Nathan McDonnell, who was sentenced this year to 12 years in prison for drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The destination has continued to trade normally with a range of businesses operating, including Meadows &amp; Byrne and the Edinburgh Woollen Mill. It has now been acquired by the Boyle family, who operates a number of home, DIY, and building supply outlets across Kerry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWith this new name, our goal is to bring not only a refreshed identity but also consistency, stability, and sustained growth to the site,\u201d said Adrian Boyle, who is part of the new ownership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe will continue to build on everything people already cherish \u2014 the friendly atmosphere, the sense of belonging, and the experiences that bring families and friends together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They said the team will continue to host seasonal events and support local creators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Ballyseedy Garden Centre in Kerry, which rebranded as Fairtree Village, has been acquired by new owners&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,19,17,7123],"class_list":{"0":"post-166929","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-munster-business"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115505481928134342","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}