A €5m environmental project has been announced by Jimmy Deenihan, the arts, heritage, and gaeltacht minister, aimed at restoring an endangered mussel in South Kerry.

THE people of Waterville, on the Ring of Kerry, proudly describe the village promenade as their gem and are seriously concerned about storm damage to a rock protection barrier laid down in the late 1990s.

Hugh O’Keeffe is the Irishman who added a touch of gold to the green of The Masters at Augusta last week.

Rose Martin is charmed by a stunning cottage with perfect sea views.

HOPING to replicate the swift sale of a Kerry holiday home which sold after 31 viewings and within just three weeks of appearing in these property pages is Bayview Cottage, Glenbeigh, a modern, stone-fronted home with a perfect viewing perch.

SANDWICHED between two of west Kerry’s finest beaches, this Glenbeigh property is a sound buy as a first, or second home.