Place: Kerry

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Plans unveiled for revamp of Dingle cinema bought by Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness
Plans unveiled for revamp of Dingle cinema bought by Cillian Murphy and Yvonne McGuinness
Iconic former cinema's co-owner Yvonne McGuinness hosts a public meeting to discuss proposed redevelopment plans

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

186-acre Kerry farm: Quantity, quality, and swathes of charm
186-acre Kerry farm: Quantity, quality, and swathes of charm
The holding at Coomastow has good access with a public road going through it and consists mainly of mountain grazing and low lands

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Heroin in Kerry: 'They want to pretend it's not happening' 
Heroin in Kerry: 'They want to pretend it's not happening' 
Sarah Horgan talks to a recovering addict, a local resident, and health professionals — including a needle exchange worker who says some people are slow to acknowledge the problem

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Killarney to get new shuttle buses to ease traffic gridlock 
Killarney to get new shuttle buses to ease traffic gridlock 
Three buses will operate seven days a week from 6am to 11pm

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

'It is the Holy Grail': locals fear for tourism future as Skellig Michael stays shut
S 'It is the Holy Grail': locals fear for tourism future as Skellig Michael stays shut
Tourism operators and business owners across South Kerry warn of major losses as permit dispute delays Skellig Michael's visitor season into next month

Sat, 17 May, 2025

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Skellig Michael: Tourism chiefs plead with OPW to issue temporary boat permits
Unesco World Heritage site may not reopen until June — 'a complete disaster' which risks 'lasting damage to businesses and Ireland’s reputation as a world-class tourism destination'

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Skellig Michael will not reopen to visitors due to legal challenge by boat operators
Skellig Michael will not reopen to visitors due to legal challenge by boat operators
Iconic 'Star Wars' location and Unesco World Heritage Site cannot open for the 2025 season as three boat operators whose permits were not renewed have taken a legal challenge

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Michael Gaine disappearance still a mystery as 'no leads' yet found in case of missing farmer
Michael Gaine disappearance still a mystery as 'no leads' yet found in case of missing farmer
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris had an almost two-hour briefing on the case from gardaí in Kerry

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

MTU generated almost €1bn for Irish economy in its first year
MTU generated almost €1bn for Irish economy in its first year
Formed by a merger between Cork and Tralee institutes of technology, Munster Technological University's economic impact in 2022 to 2023 is estimated to have been worth €979m 

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025

Hotels open doors to powerless locals as bitter cold tightens grip
Hotels open doors to powerless locals as bitter cold tightens grip
A status orange low temperature and ice warning is now in effect until 11am Thursday as persistent ice and snow continue to disrupt travel and power supplies

Wed, 08 Jan, 2025

GP surgery stock
Patients face doctor delays as GP crisis grips Cork and Kerry 
Medical card holders at two practices in Kenmare and Cork city do not have a permanent doctor assigned to them

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Cork man tried to beat back furze fire with shovel
Cork man tried to beat back furze fire with shovel
Man ordered to pay €600 into poor box after fire took place three days outside permitted time

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

It's official: Listowel's 'Dolly Day' added to the book of Guinness World Records
It's official: Listowel's 'Dolly Day' added to the book of Guinness World Records
Listowel now holds the title for the largest number of people dressed as country music legend Dolly Parton after Dolly Day in 2023

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

HSE south-west to move staff from other areas to tackle shortage of psychology services
HSE south-west to move staff from other areas to tackle shortage of psychology services
The top executive in the HSE south-west has said it plans to move staff from other areas to try to tackle the chronic shortage of psychology services, particularly for children in Cork/Kerry.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Close-up of couple signing contract with insurance agent in the office.
Gallivan Financial eyes further expansion after acquisition of Limerick's FJ Hanly
Deal will increase Gallivan's overall assets under management to more than €400m.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

HSE to take over management of Kerry nursing home
HSE to take over management of Kerry nursing home
Hiqa has confirmed that the management of the home, located in the village of Camp just outside Tralee, will transfer to the HSE on September 11

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

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Former Kerry footballer to seek Fine Gael nomination to run in next general election 
Billy O'Shea confirmed he will put his name forward at the party's selection convention in two weeks

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland
Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland
The stations are among around 50 around the country that have either been shut since 2001 or closed following a policing review more than a decade ago

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Mother of seven-week-old baby saved by Kerry gardaí says 'they deserve a medal'
Mother of seven-week-old baby saved by Kerry gardaí says 'they deserve a medal'
Donna O'Loughlin has thanked Garda Mark Cushen and Garda Ryan Hill for speeding her seven-week-old baby Precious to hospital

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

FILE PHOTO Nell McCafferty, a prominent journalist, author, and feminist campaigner, has passed away at the age of 80 in a Co Do
S Clodagh Finn: Nell McCafferty was a ‘wee outlaw’ who made Ireland a better place
It is heartening to see that Nell — she was so well-known that the country was on first-name terms with her — has prompted so many warm tributes over the last few days

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

Families and friends fly in to support Rose of Tralee contestants
Families and friends fly in to support Rose of Tralee contestants
A Nasa researcher, an attorney in Chicago, and a radiologist at the National Children’s Hospital Temple Street are among this year's contestants 

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Military accident
Man, 20s, dies in single-vehicle Kerry crash
The driver of the car involved was pronounced deceased at the scene

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Rose of Tralee CEO to miss festival while recovering in hospital after heart surgery
Rose of Tralee CEO to miss festival while recovering in hospital after heart surgery
Anthony O’Gara is understood to have been taken to hospital in the last few days

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

Kerry garden centre owner charged with record crystal meth seizure granted legal aid
Kerry garden centre owner charged with record crystal meth seizure granted legal aid
Nathan McDonnell and his co-accused James Leen were served with formal notice they are to be tried before the Special Criminal Court

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024

Jury finds sixth defendant guilty of man's murder in Kerry graveyard with majority decision
Five men convicted of murdering Thomas Dooley in Kerry graveyard sentenced to life in prison
Siobhán Dooley described on Tuesday how the murder of her husband before her eyes has affected her and her family in the days since October 5, 2022

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: I’m so fortunate to live in a country where we sing and laugh together
S Jennifer Horgan: I’m so fortunate to live in a country where we sing and laugh together
It matters that we speak about what it means to be Irish, especially now

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Tralee man may enter a plea in relation to charges in connection with record meth seizure
Tralee man may enter a plea in relation to charges in connection with record meth seizure
Two men charged in connection with Ireland's largest ever seizure of crystal meth are to appear in person in Tralee District Court next Tuesday for service of the book of evidence

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Epidalea calamita, Natterjack Toad potrait
Hundreds of natterjack toads to be released into Kerry dunes 
More than 500 natterjack toads will be released at Inch dunes on Tuesday

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Clodagh Finn: The life and extraordinary death of Arabella Denny
S Clodagh Finn: The life and extraordinary death of Arabella Denny
She set up the country's first Magdalen Asylum in 1765 as a refuge 'of assistance and reward' after campaigning for infant healthcare and introducing carpet weaving to Ireland. Kerry woman Arabella Denny was the product of an eccentric father and a cultivated mother

Sat, 20 Jul, 2024

Watch: Humpback whales put on a show off the coast of Kerry
Watch: Humpback whales put on a show off the coast of Kerry
Jimmy Flannery from Dingle Sea Safari led a tour that spotted a pair of humpback whales in Dingle over the weekend

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Kerry garda secures injunction ordering local election candidate to remove defamatory posts
Kerry garda secures injunction ordering local election candidate to remove defamatory posts
The action arose from Michelle Keane surreptitiously recording a phone conversation between herself and Sgt Melanie Walsh and posting it online with accompanying comments and follow-up posts

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

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Taser used as man arrested after threatening gardaí with machete in Kerry
Listowel Gardaí received a report of a burglary and criminal damage incident at approximately 7.45pm on Monday at a residence in Rylane, Abbeyfeale, Co Kerry

Tue, 09 Jul, 2024

Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Killarney centre for rape victims denied permission over impact on bat
Also the area is a flood plain of the nearby Lough Leane

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

My Job: Guiding the deals for the elite sports stars
My Job: Guiding the deals for the elite sports stars
Kerry man Patrick Foley on guiding their high-profile transfers, endorsement deals and lucrative contracts.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Prosecution claims men 'ran like rats from a sinking ship' after 'dark honour killing' in Kerry
Prosecution claims men 'ran like rats from a sinking ship' after 'dark honour killing' in Kerry
The Kerry murder trial was told: 'Honour was offended. This was a score to be settled in blood. It is as heartbreaking as it is ridiculous and stupid.'

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Garda tells Kerry murder trial of 'panic and distress' of widow at graveyard
Garda tells Kerry murder trial of 'panic and distress' of widow at graveyard
The prosecution called their last witness today

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Two charged in Kerry crystal meth case to face further charges
Two charged in Kerry crystal meth case to face further charges
Judge David Waters remanded both men in continuing custody to appear in person at Tralee District Court on July 17

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Kerry murder trial hears about movement of three vans in convoy from graveyard
Kerry murder trial hears about movement of three vans in convoy from graveyard
Earlier in her evidence, a civilian member of An Garda Síochána described the journeys taken by the vans to Tralee that morning

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Man, 40s, dies following suspected assault in Kerry
Man, 40s, dies following suspected assault in Kerry
The scene at An Caislean Mor is currently preserved pending a technical examination of the scene, and a garda investigation into the matter is ongoing

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

FILE PHOTO Pressure is growing for TDs to return to Leinster House for sittings of the Dail END
High Court ruling clears way for Dáil to vote on EU Migration Pact
This is the second such bid to injunct the Dáil from voting on the pact to come before the court in recent days

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Removal of faith from schools is moving at a snail's pace 
Removal of faith from schools is moving at a snail's pace 
Three primary schools, formerly under the patronage of the Catholic Church, are to reopen this September as multi-denominational Community National Schools

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

'It’s taking Kerry into the gutter': Michael Healy-Rae calls for end to social media attacks
'It’s taking Kerry into the gutter': Michael Healy-Rae calls for end to social media attacks
The Kerry TD said: 'Call it out for what it is — the politics of horribleness, the politics of hatred, and of nastiness.'

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

'They were hitting him with everything,' widow of Thomas Dooley tells Kerry murder trial
'They were hitting him with everything,' widow of Thomas Dooley tells Kerry murder trial
Siobhán Dooley told the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork: 'They were actually pushing each other to get in at him.'

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Two children prescribed anti-psychotic drugs by Kerry Camhs settle High Court actions
Settlements included an award of €60,000 to a now 10-year-old boy, and a €16,000 award to a now 17-year-old teenager

Fri, 31 May, 2024

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