Thieves who broke into a Fáilte Ireland-approved pet farm at the weekend — snatching family pets as well as prized fowl — may have accessed the property from the main Cork to Killarney road.

Criminals from outside Kerry are breaking into houses around the county during Mass times and funerals, according to senior gardaí.

PASSING through Kenmare last Monday I had the misfortune to get caught up in the ‘Kenmare Fair’.

YOU didn’t have to be bigger than all the rest to catch the eye at Kenmare Fair yesterday.