There is “palpable anger” amongst the community in Ballinskelligs in south Kerry at the decision by An Bord Pleanala to overturn planning permission for a 48-bedroom hotel as part of a major revamp of the landmark Cable O'Leary's.

Plans to develop “a landmark building” overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay, in the south Kerry Gaeltacht, have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

Our coastal islands possess fascinating stories but the almost countless islands on Irish lakes have their fair share of stories too: an abandoned hippy colony on Roeillaun in Lough Corrib Co Galway; a round tower sacked by the Vikings on Devenish Island, Co Fermanagh. 

The near completion and €3m renovation of a hotel complex will provide a major tourism boost to a South Kerry town.

Trish Dromey is impressed by an artist’s renovated and extended cottage in picturesque setting. 

A Victorian-era hotel in the village of Waterville, Co Kerry, has been revealed as the host to the Star Wars crew during its two-week shoot in Kerry in the summer.

Two dozen holiday homes on the Ring of Kerry’s famed Waterville are up for sale with Lisneys, acting for a receiver, in one lot, guided at just €21,000 each.

Two dozen holiday homes on the Ring of Kerry’s famed Waterville are up for sale with Lisneys, acting for a receiver, in one lot, guided at just €21,000 each.

Tommy Barker hears how a chance sing-song opened extraordinary doors for owner of this Waterville home.

Waterville, Kerry €350,000

As if Kerry didn’t have enough excuses for a knees-up, here comes another — but this one is sited on the island of Valentia (next parish New York).

I had the honour of playing the Waterville Links course in Co Kerry last weekend.

I GOT a phone call from an excited friend of mine the other day.

IT’S like picking your best GAA 15 – or your top football formation – it’s more a case of who to leave out rather than who to choose. So Charlie Mulqueen knew he was entering dangerous waters when it came to selecting the country’s 10 top links.

WHEN the old Stanley gets fired up here, you'd need to cook in your swimsuit, says the owner of this restored farmhouse with studio/apartment at Murreigh, Waterville.

IF you want to get away from it all, this €200,000 Kerry house could fit the bill in more ways than one.