A civic reception has been given to a global entrepreneur who has kept his feet firmly on Kerry soil where he grew his tiny operation into a world-leading brand.

Offering incentives to use street-front buildings in Kerry towns as homes would bring “the pulse” back into rural towns as well as helping tackle the housing waiting list, local politicians have said.

Spontaneous and warm tributes by councillors and management were yesterday paid to Irish Examiner journalist Donal Hickey at his last county council meeting after almost half a century.

A 54% drop in funding for regional and local roads in Kerry since 2008 has lead to a significant deterioration in conditions, senior county council management has warned.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and landowners around Killarney National Park are to be asked by Kerry County Council to create firebreaks around their properties in the wake of recent, highly destructive wild fires.

A greenway with the potential to be one of the world’s “most iconic” walking and cycling routes hangs in the balance, a county council meeting was told yesterday.

Despite warnings from senior management, members of Kerry County Council yesterday unanimously voted to include what are claimed to be two long-established rights-of-way in a county development plan.

Businesses in small towns and rural villages are being treated unfairly by having to pay more in rates than a leading tourist resort, it was stated yesterday.

Ryan Moore confirmed his position as one of the best jockeys in the world by winning the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington aboard German raider Protectionist.

The appointment of the first woman to head up a local authority in Kerry was unanimously ratified yesterday.

History will be made when, for the first time, two women are appointed as bosses of local authorities in Cork and Kerry.

There are fears that a village suffering from a severe water supply problem may have to wait far longer than anticipated to have it rectified.

Councillors have claimed a new junction layout under construction on the main Cork-Mallow road will end up causing fatal accidents instead of preventing them.

The country’s largest local authority is facing further cuts if an extra 6,000 further householders do not pay household charges by mid- November.

A struck-off solicitor, who stole more than€9,000 during what was described as a schematic criminal fraud, has been given a seven-month suspended sentence.

The sole survivor of the crash which killed Diana, Princess of Wales, will give evidence at her inquest today.

Britain’s most wanted paedophile is to be extradited from Ireland to the UK despite a “cynical” attempt by his brother to block it.

Britain’s most wanted paedophile will learn today whether he faces being extradited from Ireland to the UK after seven years on the run.

The brother of Britain’s most wanted paedophile has pressed charges against him which may block his extradition from Ireland to the UK.

A HIGH COURT judge has fixed the extradition hearing of a fugitive British sex offender for later this month.

One of the UK’s most wanted child sex offenders could be extradited back to Britain within weeks, it emerged today.

THE High Court has adjourned an application for the extradition of a fugitive British sex offender who was living in a Co Kildare town for the past seven years.

The High Court has put back for two weeks an application for the extradition of a fugitive UK sex offender who was living in a Co Kildare town for the past seven years.

THE country’s leading child protection group has called for improvements to how sex offenders are tracked after a British fugitive was discovered to be living in Kildare.

A FUGITIVE paedophile will appear in the High Court today to face extradition back to Britain.

One of Britain's most wanted child sex offenders has been arrested in Ireland.

Big Brother’s Ahmed Aghil has a new job – counselling listeners with relationship problems on a late night radio show.