The revelations of May 1992 robbed the country of a bishop with energy and vision, writes TP O’Mahony.

Former Irish Examiner Religious Affairs correspondent TP O’Mahony profiles the life of one of Ireland’s most controversial religious figures.

Latest: Archbishop Eamon Martin has said it is with great sadness that he learned of Bishop Casey's death and has commended him for his work with Trócaire.

Five of the 53 parishes in the Diocese of Kerry are now without a resident priest and changes announced yesterday by Bishop of Kerry Dr Ray Browne, are to take account of five deaths as well as retirements.

The committee in charge of the funeral liturgy in the Diocese of Kerry has ruled out guidelines which would standardise funeral behaviour there, saying it would be too difficult.

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The residence of the Bishop of Kerry, Ray Browne, is the latest to be targeted by thieves in a string of recent burglaries around Co Kerry.

A popular teaching sister, who has helped mould generations of children in Killarney, Co Kerry, has retired after a career of well over 40 years.

An 88-year-old priest who has been an inspirational figure in the Tidy Towns movement for decades has been declared Kerry Person of the Year 2014.

A priest facing several sex abuse allegations asked to be dismissed and went on to work in a job which gave him access to children, the church watchdog has found.

Catholic parishes in Kerry have a new head of the Diocese from today.

A country curate yesterday recalled how the support of parishioners and friends helped him get through dark and lonely days when false allegations of abuse made his life hell.

A woman has apologised in the High Court to a priest she falsely accused of abusing her.

A retired Catholic bishop has admitted mistakes after a watchdog found opportunities to stop dangerous paedophile priests were consistently missed.

The stars and stripes blended easily into a sea of green in tourist-haven Killarney as early American visitors, some dressed like overgrown leprechauns, joined in St Patrick’s Day festivities.

Bord Pleanála has given the Diocese of Kerry permission to carry out some, but not all, of the extensive renovations and reordering, it considers necessary to the parish church of St John in Ballybunion.

IF YOU’RE heading down to the Lakes of Killarney in the next week or so you may encounter a large group of walkers out around the shores.

An Irish bishop has said the relationship between the Vatican and the Government has been strained and that may have contributed to Pope Benedict XVI’s decision not to attend the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin this June.

A Kerry GAA club which failed in its bid to secure church lands to develop community and sporting facilities has made a further appeal to diocesan authorities and to the parish to reconsider a decision to sell to the highest bidder.

A controversial site which has divided a community has been sold to the highest bidder by the Diocese of Kerry, against the wishes of the local GAA club.

The Bishop of Kerry has indicated he will not be in a position to preside at all Confirmation ceremonies in the sprawling diocese this year due to a painful and debilitating back injury.

The Catholic Church has been warned it can expect scenes reminiscent of John B Keane’s The Field if it sells a village property in Kerry to anyone other than the local GAA club.

FOR the past seven weeks school principal Denis O’Sullivan turned up in his classroom from Monday to Friday anxious to pass on to children some of the knowledge accumulated over a long career in education.

THE HSE South has been refused planning permission to remove a large Christian statue from above the main entrance of the Killarney Community Hospital, which it took down and then replaced at ground level.

A TOWN has been gripped by a moving statue saga that has led to heated exchanges between politicians, clergy and hospital managers.

THE Kerry parish of Allihies, on the Beara peninsula, is to lose its resident priest, because of a shortage of clergy.

An electrical fault has been blamed for fire which broke out at St Mary's Cathedral in Killarney, Co Kerry this morning.

THE idea of a national government was yesterday welcomed by the Bishop of Kerry, Dr Bill Murphy, who said it might help “to get us out of the mess we’re in”.

THE Bishop of Kerry, Dr Bill Murphy, said victims of child sexual abuse in his diocese have not had to take oaths of secrecy since he took over in 1995.

A PRIEST who was criticised for giving character evidence of behalf of a convicted sex offender has stepped down from his position in the Kerry diocese in advance of a news conference later today by the 24-year-old woman who was assaulted in the case.

The priest who shook the hand and gave character evidence on behalf of a convicted sex offender has left his post of parish priest in Castlegregory.

WHILE the performance of the Archbishop of Dublin Diarmaid Martin following the publication of the Murphy report was impressive, his interview on RTÉ yesterday left much to be desired, but this may well reflect a failing within the Church itself.

THE Bishop of Kerry Dr Bill Murphy has announced plans for neighbouring parishes to pool their resources, forming pastoral clusters to be co-ordinated by a priest with the title, vicar forane.

Bishop of Kerry Dr Bill Murphy’s statement yesterday that Ireland has the lowest number of vocations in the western world may surprise many people. His suggestion that this has been the result of “affluence” and the opposition of parents to having a son enter the Church may be even more surprising.

THE founder of the Irish credit union movement Nora Herlihy has been honoured in her birthplace on the Cork-Kerry border.

MANY people were moved to tears yesterday, on hearing a touching family tribute to a father and son who were murdered a week yesterday.

COUPLES prepared to splash out extra thousands on wedding day frills are being urged to keep it simple by priests in Kerry.

COUPLES prepared to splash out extra thousands on wedding day frills are being urged to keep it simple by priests in Kerry.

ONE night some 43 years ago a delegation was ushered into a meeting of the Kerry County GAA Board in Tralee.

THE Bishop of Kerry, Dr Bill Murphy, has urged people, especially parents, to encourage vocations in young people.

A 12-PUPIL primary school near the Cork/Kerry border is to remain open, following the intervention of the Bishop of Kerry, Dr Bill Murphy.