Water charges under the new household metering system by Irish Water could be higher than expected, it has been claimed.

A call for the restoration of a second emergency ambulance to a major tourist town — where the population can double or treble in high season — was made yesterday.

The health standards watchdog has been asked to carry out a review of the ambulance call-out system amid continuing concerns over confusion in the service in the Kerry area.

Kerry is celebrating a unique double after Killarney and Kenmare cleaned up in this year’s Tidy Towns awards.

A Kerry mayor has called on 'boy racers' to give lifts to people in isolated areas.

People in the south-west who never previously used moneylenders are now turning to credit agencies which are charging exorbitant interest rates.

Killarney will face “dire consequences” because of the forthcoming abolition of its town council, it has been claimed.

If the sun gods did us a favour on Monday, it was back to business as usual with a bang yesterday as Galway was hit by biblical levels of rain.

Killarney, in which more businesses are reported to be closing than opening, has mixed views on an American-style trading idea.

Many of Irish racing’s biggest names will be out supporting ‘Jog for Jockeys’ on Sunday, July 29.

The Ladbrokes Irish Grand National is one of the most precious jewels in Ireland’s racing crown, and it was Lion Na Bearnai who came up trumps, returning at odds of 33/1, with the crowds happy to cheer him into the winners’ enclosure with his popular local trainer Tom Gibney.

2005 All-Star full-forward Stephen O’Neill was sent-off but Tyrone’s newcomers did enough to claim a 2-14 to 0-9 win over Queen’s University in an entertaining clash in Omagh today.