The family of a woman who died when her pony and trap smashed onto rocks at the Gap of Dunloe is to sue Kerry County Council.

We've seen trad sessions break out in some unique spots in our time but this is up there with the best.

Cyclists are not using the cycle lanes put in for their safety, a policing meeting has been told.

Votes of sympathy for the family of the tourist couple killed when the horse and trap in which they were travelling plunged down a ravine in the Gap of Dunloe, a week ago, were passed at a meeting of Kerry County Council yesterday morning. 

More than 200 people have signed a book of condolence which will be given to the family of the American couple who died in a pony and trap accident earlier this week while on a sightseeing tour of the Gap of Dunloe in Kerry.

Two American tourists killed in a freak accident involving a jaunting car at the Gap of Dunloe in Co Kerry are understood to be from Phoenix, Arizona.

Cyclists lay down on Tuesday evening outside the Dáil to protest at the unsafety of our cycling infrastructure, with 13 cyclists killed on our roads this year so far, writes Victoria White

An investigation into how a boat ferrying tourists on a Killarney lake capsized, throwing all on board into the water, has concluded that the voyage from Ross Castle to the Gap of Dunloe was carried out in unsuitable weather conditions and the skipper made no attempt to contact the emergency services.

A huge increase in tourist and leisure traffic in a remote valley in Kerry is putting lives at risk, a meeting has heard.

Kerry is open for business and tourism but there are issues around parking, traffic, dog fouling, and rubbish, writes Anne Lucey

The husband of a cyclist killed in the Gap of Dunloe in Co Kerry has written to the Department of Transport about the lack of safety and traffic controls on the very narrow road shared by cyclists, hikers, farm vehicles, pony carts and tourist cars.

There are that drones are being deployed by would-be burglars to stake out houses and properties, says a councillor.

In a month where many of us contemplate the laziness of summer holidays spent idling on the beach, increasing numbers of Irish people look to the exact opposite for their particular brand of leisure.

A woman in her 60s has been killed in a road crash in the Gap of Dunloe in Co. Kerry.

Selling agent Donal Culloty of REA Coyne & Culloty said there’s very little like this on the market, in such a beauty spot.

There are 50,000 tourist beds in Co Kerry, more than anywhere outside Dublin and the bulk of them are in Killarney.

While most of us may think of the summer holidays as a chance to get a bit of sun abroad, three lads from Cork thought they’d try a holiday at home for a change.

While most of us may think of the summer holidays as a chance to get a bit of sun abroad, three lads from Cork thought they'd try a holiday at home for a change.

Getting by car to some of Ireland’s most famous beauty spots can be both a pleasure and a nightmare, a new study shows.

The family of an Irish Antarctic hero is marking his bravery by following in his footsteps, 100 years on.

Kerry has been in the headlines lately for a number of reasons surrounding their annual festival ’The Rose of Tralee’ however here is a video that has a whole new perspective on the beauty of the Kerry county.

A substantial piece of farmland in Kerry is due to fall under the auctioneer’s hammer next month.

PLAY STORAGE: Your child will easily find their favourite picture book in the new Flisat range of small furniture and playroom storage from IKEA.

The fire service in Kerry believes “multiple ignitions” possibly lit at around the same time, are responsible for a huge fire that threatened the ancient oak woodlands of Tomies Mountain at the western most edge of the Killarney National Park.

The largest event of its kind in the world, Killarney Adventure Race, welcomed record numbers of 2,500 participants this year.

Killarney Adventure Race 2015 will take place in the picturesque tourist town of Killarney on October 3rd.

Trish Dromey reports on how the efforts by a Dublin woman, on a Kerry sabbatical, transformed an old cottage into a spectacular dwelling.

One of Ireland’s top mountain guides has launched what’s being billed as one of the toughest and most exhilarating outdoor challenges ever staged in an Irish mountain range.

Hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering have long been favourite pastimes in this country. Dan MacCarthy says Paddy O’Leary’s new history captures the intense rivalry of these sports’ participants

IF HOUSES were capable of feelings, Saob’s Orchard near Killarney would probable be Zen-like and very calm.

GALLARUS AND KILMALKEDAR, DINGLE

WE continue on the L4911, crossing scenic Cappul Bridge at the head of Ardgroom Harbour. We are immediately in wild country, Tooreennamna and Tooth mountains behind us and the Iveragh mountains across Kenmare River, ahead. After 0.5km, we pass an unpaved roadway going left, with a yellow Beara Way waymark. We could make the nearby parking space our trailhead, shortening the walk by 2km.

The return of American visitors is giving a significant shot in the arm to tourism in the south-west, with trade reported to be up by about 10%.