TRY as he might, Pat Rabbitte could not put Cobh woman, Mary McNicholas, at ease.

An opinion poll in Kerry South has found that Fine Gael could take the third seat in the constituency if it maximises its vote at the coming election.

FIANNA Fáil has suffered a major decline in support in the constituency of Kerry and will fail to secure a second seat, according to a new poll published today.

Labour leader Pat Rabbitte will be canvassing in Kerry North today in a bid to win back Dick Spring's old Dáil seat.

FIANNA FÁIL has a serious chance of winning a second seat in Kerry South in the next election, according to the results of an opinion poll released last night.

Kerry South TD Breeda Moynihan-Cronin is to run for the Labour Party in the next general election.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a 12-pupil national school, close to the Cork/Kerry border.

WORK on a long-awaited extension to Kenmare Community Hospital will not commence this year, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed.

WITH the ending of two family dynasties in Kerry, the Labour Party is in a serious situation and could be without a Dáil seat in the county after the next election.

Labour Party TD Breeda Moynihan-Cronin has decided not to contest the next general election.

GOVERNMENT ministers in Cork for yesterday’s Cabinet meeting were greeted by angry demonstrators protesting at ongoing problems in the health service.

Thousands of people in the West of Ireland signed a petition today demanding a breast cancer screening service be rolled out country wide.

JUST 25 tax evaders were brought before the courts in the last eight years and just three of those found guilty served time in prison, figures released by Finance Minister Brian Cowen have shown.

Political Editor Harry McGee wonders how much of the €1.25 million spent by TDs and senators on foreign travel in the two years to August 2004 was a necessary expense.

VULNERABLE pensioners in Cork and Kerry are being left to wait an entire year for basic but essential repairs to rundown homes due to a lack of funding for a Government scheme.

The Labour Party will decide today whether or not there will be a presidential contest in the country next month.

UP to five vacant factory buildings will soon be available in Killarney, but sources indicated, yesterday, it won’t be easy to attract new industries.

A CAMPAIGN to ensure the Great Southern Hotel (GSH) group remains in State hands is being reactivated in Kerry, where two of the top hotels are located.

A CASH-STRAPPED council has been warned not to expect land for free — or even at a reasonable price — from the Southern Health Board.

The Labour Party has urged Mary Coughlan, the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, to meet with the Irish Dentists Association immediately to seek a resolution to their dispute.

A FINAL lifeline was yesterday thrown to the crisis-ridden Jeanie Johnston when yet another rescue package this time put forward by Kerry Group was accepted by Kerry County Council.