“Locals only” does not always apply in Kerry – the county with one of the most stringent planning laws of any county, the councillor Maura Healy-Rae says.

The sister of a woman cyclist who died in a traffic accident in Co Kerry last week is demanding the road authorities carry out urgent improvements to a notorious stretch of a bypass road.

Legal advice has been sought over a controversial proposal for a graveyard in Co Kerry which may not be “consecrated ground”.

Dozens of applications have been received for a single Killarney jarvey licence — the first hackney horse and carriage licence to have been publicly advertised in generations.

An increasing preference for cremation is easing the problem of a shortage of public burial space in Killarney.

Changes to residents’ permits, the relocation of town jarveys, and the creation of a bypass through a residential area in Killarney are among suggestions aimed at resolving chronic traffic delays in the Kerry tourist town.

A row has erupted in Kerry after members of the Healy-Rae political dynasty were accused of “shamelessly” taking credit for the work of other councillors.

The Healy-Raes are defending their high attendance at funerals in Kerry, and also the so-called ‘bereavement packs’ they send to the families of deceased constituents.

The eldest daughter of the Kerry Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae has lost out in her bid to take over the chair of the municipal district of Killarney.

A minister for rural affairs is needed — but only if they are willing to face up to responsibilities far beyond the next election, writes Michael Clifford

People in Kerry are being forced to live like hobbits and to build underground and “in hollows” to comply with stringent planning regulations, a council meeting has heard.

The eldest daughter of Danny Healy-Rae has been co-opted onto Kerry County Council in a seat vacated by her father on his election to Dáil Éireann.

The latest Healy-Rae to enter the political dynasty says it’s a privilege to be walking in the footsteps of her grandfather.

It is being reported that Danny Healy-Rae's daughter will take her father's place in Kerry County Council.