Conor Murphy (Eurocycles) sprinted to a brilliant win in yesterday’s third stage of the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan as Ryan Sherlock (Iverk Produce/Carrick Wheelers) took custody of the yellow jersey after a gruelling 142-kilometre leg around West Kerry.

Gardaí in Dingle yesterday confirmed they are investigating an alleged sexual assault in the town on Monday.

WITH temperatures plummeting to -5C last night motorists were today being advised to exercise extreme care while driving and not to make any non-essential trips.

Stage four of the FBD Insurance Rás takes the peloton on a 178km tour of Kerry today.

BRIAN KENNEALLY goes to the line for today’s opening stage of the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan in Killorglin with his sights firmly set on a third victory in the race.

A WELL-KNOWN Co Clare businessman died tragically yesterday when he was knocked of his bicycle along a busy dual-carriageway.

PAUL GRIFFIN (Earl of Desmond) will don the race leader’s yellow jersey with a miniscule time advantage of .18 of a second over fellow Kerry cyclist Eugene Moriarty (Cycleways.com) when Killorglin Credit Union Rás Mumhan enters the final day that will decide the overall title over three laps of the 15-mile Beaufort circuit followed by four laps of the 13-mile Donal McKenna Circuit.

A major search in the Co Kerry mountains was probably sparked by eyewitnesses mistaking a flare for a small plane, gardaí said today.

Rescue services are expected to resume a search today for a light aircraft reported to have crashed in Co Kerry.

RESCUE services were last night investigating a report that a light aircraft had crashed into mountains in Co Kerry.