A Kerry teen has crowdfunded a trip to see his girlfriend in America

Shane Leahy and Maddie Walsh are star-struck lovers separated by an ocean.

Their romance began in Dingle where Maddie who is from Massachusetts was visiting family.

The 18-year-old met local man Shane,17, over an ice-cream in Garvey’s Supervalu in Dingle and they hit it off, spending four days exploring Dingle together. But, sadly, Maddie had to return to America with her parents.