Friends in 18 countries across six continents have contributed to a video in memory of a young Kerryman who died a year ago in Australia.

A West Cork community has been urged to play a meaningful role in securing its village post office, following the death of a postmaster last month.

The volunteers of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team have been praised at an inquest for risking their lives to recover from a steep ledge the body of a 66-year-old former marathon runner, who had climbed alone to the top of Ireland’s highest mountain, Carrauntoohil.

THE 1916 Rising was commemorated with ceremonies in Mallow yesterday.

The jury in the manslaughter trial of Mayo farmer Padraig Nally has been sent to a hotel for the night after failing to reach a verdict at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today.