The HSE have given the go-ahead to take down no swimming signs erected on a south Kerry beach after levels of e-coli and other bacteria were found during routine testing earlier this week

A no-swimming notice has been placed on a second beach in South Kerry in just days. Both closures are due to recent extreme weather events in the area, it is believed.

Gardaí investigating the shooting dead of a two-year-old hen harrier in Co Kerry do not believe the bird was deliberately targeted.

A new renewable energy strategy by Kerry County Council is causing deep divisions in the Inny Valley, near Waterville, a meeting has heard.

A call has been made for a ban on wind farms in scenic areas of Kerry and West Cork.