Thirty years on from Tipperary beating Antrim in the All-Ireland final, there was a strong Saffron influence running through the team for Sunday’s All-Ireland win over Kilkenny.

The risks to Kerry of climate change are starkly outlined in a document which goes on public display this week.

The heatwave is not over yet, with temperatures expected to hit 30C again later this week.

Fáilte Ireland is examining the possibility of developing a full-scale walking trail along the entire Wild Atlantic Way route. The ambitious plan is a key objective of the tourism body’s 10-Year Vision for Tourism.

A stroll on a beach anywhere in Ireland reveals the scale of the marine littering problem, says Donal Hickey

Donal O’Keeffe tells the story of the mobile library service which brings a sense of community and joy to people of all ages.

THE owners and builders of Hunters Crest didn’t exactly rush into building their dream home: in fact, they owned the land for over 20 years, before getting around to putting a house on it. And, what a property mix it has all turned out to be.

A county which tops the Blue Flag list is making access to some of its beaches easier, this summer, for people with mobility issues.

Three popular beaches have been forced to lower their coveted Blue Flag.

Some people throw their hands in the air in desperation at the sight of rampant coastal erosion, writes Donal Hickey. 

This house of two halves keeps what’s old old, and what’s new is new, but combined make a home a delight to own, writes Tommy Barker.

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From Kavanagh country to a TV career, comedian Oliver Callan has found satire to be anything but stoney ground, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Two Presentation sisters died in a double drowning incident after going for a swim at Inch Strand, in Co Kerry on a fine summer’s evening in a calm sea, the inquest into their death was told yesterday.

An open garden will be held at Ballyshane, Ballybrannigan, near Inch, Whitegate, Co Cork, on Sunday, June 14, from 2 pm-6pm in aid of Marymount Hospice.

Beaches and marinas across the country are bathing in the warm waters of European approval — 86 of them have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status.

A man with a serious drinking problem who took a car from a garage forecourt without permission for “a test drive” was caught less than 90 minutes later having crashed it multiple times.

Despite appeals not to set illegal gorse fires, a spate of such fires blazed again on Kerry mountains during the weekend.

An Air Corps helicopter last night assisted firemen in extinguishing a major fire in Killarney National Park, Co Kerry.

Alberta will be strongly-fancied to land today’s Downpatrick bumper, the Posh Nosh Flat Race, for Gordon Elliott and Nina Carberry.

The families of two nuns who drowned in Co Kerry last summer have contributed towards the cost of a defibrillator which might help save lives.

The death of Sr Paula Buckley in a double tragedy at Inch Strand last week in Kerry had left two families in mourning, the chief celebrant at her funeral Mass said yesterday.

A warning was given yesterday of another potential tragedy on a popular Blue Flag beach where two nuns drowned while swimming last week.

The Presentation Sisters have confirmed that two of their nuns drowned at Inch Beach in Co Kerry last night.

Post mortems are due to be carried out on the bodies of two women who died in swimming accident off the Kerry coast last night.

Two elderly women died last night after being taken from the water at Inch Beach in Co Kerry.

Two elderly women, believed to be nuns, died last night after being taken from the water at Inch Beach in Co Kerry.

Getting the weather balance right is key to the success of a leading tourist attraction. The Aqua Dome — an indoor, water-based facility in Tralee, Co Kerry — is at the mercy of the elements, as chief executive Kieran Ruttledge explains.

Location: Guileen, East Cork, €230,000