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Teenager arrested in connection with €88k drug seizure in North Kerry
Investigations are ongoing.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2024

Man, 20s, arrested after gardaí seize cocaine worth over €30k in Kerry
Man, 20s, arrested after gardaí seize cocaine worth over €30k in Kerry
The search under warrant, occurred at a residence in Listowel on Tuesday evening

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Man, 50s, injured following unprovoked attack in North Kerry
Man, 50s, injured following unprovoked attack in North Kerry
A man in his 50s has suffered injuries following an unprovoked attack in Listowel, Co Kerry on Friday night. The incident occurred at around midnight on January 20.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Southdoc patients in North Kerry can soon get house calls
Southdoc patients in North Kerry can soon get house calls
Southdoc hopes these changes can help to address the challenges it is facing due to a shortages of GPs

Wed, 20 Dec, 2023

Street begging 'rampant' in Kerry towns as gardaí pledge a crackdown
Street begging 'rampant' in Kerry towns as gardaí pledge a crackdown
Street begging is rampant in Kerry towns in the run-up to Christmas, with members of the public being harassed, a meeting of the county’s policing body has been told.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2023

Man, 30s, arrested as Kerry gardaí seize €87.5k of cocaine
Man, 30s, arrested as Kerry gardaí seize €87.5k of cocaine
The drugs were found during a search of a vehicle in Gortacrissane

Wed, 22 Nov, 2023

Mick Clifford: Will Listowel Writers' Week be the rock on which reunification flounders?
S Mick Clifford: Will Listowel Writers' Week be the rock on which reunification flounders?
An ongoing row about the running of Listowel Writers' Week culminated in a difficult year for its most recent curator, Northern Irish poet Stephen Connolly. 

Wed, 23 Aug, 2023

Cahirmee horse fair
From Nunday to Dolly Day: Loss inspired two world record events in Kerry
They made history in 2012 with the largest gathering of nuns in a public place, and earlier this summer repeated that feat with DollyDay, and Mairead Sheehy gets a sense that Listowel's Guinness World record setters aren't finished.

Sun, 20 Aug, 2023

Investigation launched following discovery of body in North Kerry
Investigation launched following discovery of body in North Kerry
Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a body at a premises in Listowel, Co Kerry on Friday morning. The discovery of the body, a male in his 40s, was made at approximately 7:30am on Church Street in the town. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sat, 12 Aug, 2023

Listowel sets official Guinness World Record for Dolly Day
Listowel sets official Guinness World Record for Dolly Day
Town smashes record for the largest gathering of Dolly Parton lookalikes — and Kerry Hospice Foundation and Comfort for Chemo Kerry will benefit from the associated fundraiser  

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Pony rescued from upstairs apartment in Listowel finds 'forever home' in Cork
Pony rescued from upstairs apartment in Listowel finds 'forever home' in Cork
Teddy, the Shetland pony is now 'living a life of luxury' on his own acre of land, after being adopted by a man living just south of the city

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Dolly Parton look-a-likes gather in Listowel for world record attempt
Dolly Parton look-a-likes gather in Listowel for world record attempt
The importance of the Dolly Day event, held in aid of Kerry Hospice and Comfort for Chemo Kerry, was reflected in the masses of crowds

Sun, 25 Jun, 2023

Kerry town aims to set world record with largest gathering of 'Dollys'
Kerry town aims to set world record with largest gathering of 'Dollys'
Listowel to host Dolly Day, with people 'wearing a full head to-toe Dolly Parton costume'

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Public service over self-service
Letters to the Editor: Public service over self-service
A reader wonders if Michael Healy-Rae TD has enough time to devote to An Post's plans to close its unit in Listowel

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Joanna Hayes Kerry Babies Tribunals
S Alison O'Reilly: Detective should apologise to Joanne Hayes for Kerry Babies nightmare
The high-flying detective owes an apology to the innocent Joanne Hayes — and to Baby John — for wasting time and effort that could have been spent investigating the child’s murder

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Verdict of death due to misadventure in inquest of siblings who died in Ballybunion
Verdict of death due to misadventure in inquest of siblings who died in Ballybunion
The cause of the deaths of 51-year-old Dessie Byrne and his 62-year-old sister, Muriel Eriksson, was accidental drowning

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023

Man, 60s, dies from injuries after accident at Kerry food plant
Man, 60s, dies from injuries after accident at Kerry food plant
Mr Foley was working at the Kerry Ingredients and Flavours plant in Listowel on Monday night when he was injured at around 7.45pm.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

Irish Civil War: ‘Rather gruesome to talk of’ — Why the conflict in Kerry was so bitter and divisive 
Irish Civil War: ‘Rather gruesome to talk of’ — Why the conflict in Kerry was so bitter and divisive 
A wall of silence has long surrounded the scale and brutality of the violence in Kerry, not least the deaths of 173 people

Sat, 07 Jan, 2023

Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates
Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates
Novelist stepped down from Kerry festival after its local voluntary committee was disbanded to be replaced by a curator

Sun, 13 Nov, 2022

Comments by Kerry priest about gay politicians 'repugnant' and 'shameful'
Comments by Kerry priest about gay politicians 'repugnant' and 'shameful'
Fr Seán Sheehy’s comments “belong to a bygone era”, said Adam Long, board director with the National LGBT Federation.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2022

Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' who died in Listowel car accident
Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' who died in Listowel car accident
Michael Hennessy, 19, died in a crash in Ballinruddery, near Listowel, Co Kerry, over the weekend

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Donal Hickey: Get life back into derelict Ireland — for locals and visitors
Donal Hickey: Get life back into derelict Ireland — for locals and visitors
Clonakilty, Kenmare and Westport are all tourist magnets which are protecting their past and resisting the temptation to become tacky

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

'Monstrosities in low-lying areas': anger at wind farm go-ahead in Kerry
'Monstrosities in low-lying areas': anger at wind farm go-ahead in Kerry
Stacks Mountain Windfarm Ltd will have seven turbines with a ground height of 156.5m some 5km south of Listowel.

Thu, 06 Jan, 2022

Original copy of John B Keane's first play discovered during cleanout of Cork city house
Original copy of John B Keane's first play discovered during cleanout of Cork city house
The piece is now on display at the John B Keane room at the Kerry Writers’ Museum in the Square in Listowel

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

HSE says it couldn't penalise SouthDoc service for its closures in Cork and Kerry
HSE says it couldn't penalise SouthDoc service for its closures in Cork and Kerry
TD tells PAC that patients were using hospital A&E in wake of the GP service's unilateral decision to close two of its facilities

Fri, 24 Sep, 2021

Funeral details announced for Canadian trainee doctor who died tragically in Kerry
Funeral details announced for Canadian trainee doctor who died tragically in Kerry
Nelia Scheeres' family have announced that a private family funeral and cremation for their daughter and sister will take place in Ireland in the coming days

Sat, 21 Aug, 2021

Judge's gavel and stethoscope on court room table.
Listowel schoolboy awarded €60k for cutting his hand on broken window during PE
The High Court, sitting in Cork, heard that surgery was required and the injury left a very nasty scar

Sat, 17 Jul, 2021

Pharmacists band together to oppose development in Kerry town
Pharmacists band together to oppose development in Kerry town
The issue surrounds the planned development of a pharmacy at the Listowel Primary Care Centre

Thu, 13 May, 2021

Water outages in Co Kerry after oil leak in River Feale
Water outages in Co Kerry after oil leak in River Feale
It's believed the leak occurred within three miles of Listowel, between the Smearlagh Bridge and the main bridge at Listowel

Thu, 15 Apr, 2021

HSE emails show 'grave concerns' about closure of SouthDoc branches in Cork and Kerry
HSE emails show 'grave concerns' about closure of SouthDoc branches in Cork and Kerry
Continued closure of the services despite the HSE’s pleas to reopen them has been described as 'scandalous'

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Some priests in Kerry have to seek State wage supports due to impact on income of Covid-19
Wedding stipends have disappeared, collections have dwindled and incomes have fallen by up to 50% across the diocese of Kerry.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

SouthDoc won't reopen Blackpool and Listowel clinics despite HSE request
SouthDoc won't reopen Blackpool and Listowel clinics despite HSE request
The decision, which has been criticised by a Cork TD, is based on an 'exponential' growth in Covid-19 cases, SouthDoc said in a statement issued on Friday evening

Fri, 15 Jan, 2021

Out-of-hours GP services in Cork and Kerry to reopen
Out-of-hours GP services in Cork and Kerry to reopen
Southdoc services in Blackpool and Listowel closed at the start of the pandemic, leaving large areas without a dedicated out-of-hours GP service

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Gavel, scales of justice and law books
Public told to stay away from Kerry courts
'If summonsed people turn up, tell them to go away,' Judge David Waters advised solicitors, adding that if the public appeared he would 'bark'.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2021

How Kerry nursing home residents were failed, and how we can stop it from happening again
How Kerry nursing home residents were failed, and how we can stop it from happening again
Spotlight on Hiqa after eight residents died in three weeks; regulator first flagged up Oaklands as far back as March

Sat, 28 Nov, 2020

Gardaí seize watches, weighing scales and drugs in Listowel
Gardaí seize watches, weighing scales and drugs in Listowel
Gardaí in Kerry seized €2,700 of suspected cocaine, Rolex watches, weighing scales and zip-lock bags following 'Day of Action' raids in Listowel yesterday. 

Fri, 13 Nov, 2020

'No repeat' of Dublin crowds at Kerry bars, say gardaí
'No repeat' of Dublin crowds at Kerry bars, say gardaí
Gardaí carried out hundreds of checks on restaurants, bars, and hotels in Kerry's major tourist towns and, despite large numbers out and about, found “nothing like the scenes recorded in Dublin”.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Long-awaited Carrigtwohill school campus gets green light
Long-awaited Carrigtwohill school campus gets green light
Political and education leaders in east Cork have urged the Government to follow through on a long-mooted secondary school campus for Carrigtwohill after the state planning board gave it the green light.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

€100 staycation vouchers to encourage Kerry people to holiday locally
€100 staycation vouchers to encourage Kerry people to holiday locally
A new initiative is encouraging Kerry people to holiday locally in an effort to save the county's €400 million tourist industry.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

War of Independence: Listowel Mutiny remembered
War of Independence: Listowel Mutiny remembered
What is regarded as one of the key events of the War of Independence - a mutiny by police at the RIC baracks in Listowel in 1920 - was marked by local historians in the Co Kerry town on Friday morning.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Colm O'Regan: I love a straight bit of road
Colm O'Regan: I love a straight bit of road
Before ‘All of This’, we went to Centerparcs. It was either a few months or a decade ago. Time has no meaning since the clocks were closed.

Sun, 31 May, 2020

Marc Ó Sé on Páidí: ‘You just wanted to be in his company because every day was an adventure with him’
Marc Ó Sé on Páidí: ‘You just wanted to be in his company because every day was an adventure with him’
Just when Marc Ó Sé thought he had heard it all about his famed uncle Páidí, he was presented with another yarn at a recent parent-teacher meeting in The Green CBS.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Picture Perfect: ‘Everyone has the dream of calling the desk and telling them to hold the front page’
Picture Perfect: ‘Everyone has the dream of calling the desk and telling them to hold the front page’
This picture captures such a unique occurrence: Nine horses falling at the first fence during the Listowel festival meeting in 1997.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Eoin Hand's reasons to be cheerful: 'I’m a crossword fanatic as well, I drive myself mad doing them'
Eoin Hand's reasons to be cheerful: 'I’m a crossword fanatic as well, I drive myself mad doing them'
Eoin Hand is on the line from ‘Fuinseog’, the house in North Kerry he has shared with his wife Pauline since 2002.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

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