The bishop-elect of Kerry yesterday said he was “totally surprised” when Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown advised him of the appointment ten days ago.

THE gift of a site by Gaelic football legend Mick O’Connell and his wife, Rosaleen, has helped provide Valentia, Co Kerry, with a €1.2 million home for six people with special needs who from the area.

THE charity that provides services for intellectually disabled people in Kerry yesterday firmly rejected a report that it was forced to close one of its 12 centres because of allegedly excessive bank charges.