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Athletes from Kerry are the pride of the county this week after their stellar showing at the Special Olympics Summer Games in Dublin over the weekend. The games, Ireland’s largest inclusive sporting event, saw over 1,200 athletes compete...
Lixnaw is the only village in north Kerry that can cope with new homes. Every other village in the region simply does not have the wastewater infrastructure to accommodate more housing. This is outlined in a plan that could dictate the...
A well-known Tralee man and woman are to be sentenced after they each made separate attempts to get a witness to not give evidence in court. Joe O’Shea (78) of Cois Coille, Tralee and his partner, Noreen Flannery (45), also of Cois Coille, both...
Having raised their own family, Tralee couple Tom and Mary Wall felt they still had more to give. Their desire to help vulnerable children was shaped by the very different childhood experiences each had known. Tom grew up in a busy...
Kerry farmer Mike McAuliffe is part of a rasher revolution, helping to bring a new generation of bacon products to Irish consumers with the launch of a nitrite-free rasher range. The CEO of Truly Irish, a farmer-owned food company...
Kerry County Council (KCC) has appointed a dedicated housing liaison officer to help survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools access social housing supports, marking another step forward in efforts to address the lasting impact of...
Fianna Fáil councillor Michael Sheehy has been elected as Kerry’s new mayor, retracing the path of his late uncle Jim Finucane. Cllr Sheehy said he was ‘genuinely humbled’ by his election and promised to do his best in representing Kerry...
The Golf Hotel in Ballybunion has been identified as one of the ‘opportunity sites’ with development potential in the coastal town. The ‘opportunity sites’ are described in the proposed ‘Listowel Municipal District Settlements’ Plan’,...
