Some of the recent fires which scorched parts of Killarney National Park and its surrounds are believed to have been set maliciously.

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

Gardaí are continuing their investigations after a raging fire threatened homes as well as the forests of Killarney National Park in the early hours of yesterday.

ILLEGALLY set hill fires are a regular and disheartening part of our summers and show that a considerable number of people still have a deep disregard for our shared environment and the laws enacted to protect it.

Hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering have long been favourite pastimes in this country. Dan MacCarthy says Paddy O’Leary’s new history captures the intense rivalry of these sports’ participants

The Kerry Fire and Rescue Service has attended 44 illegal wildfires during the month of March, within metres of the Killarney National Park.

A search is underway on Mangerton mountain in Kerry for two people.

GALLARUS AND KILMALKEDAR, DINGLE

Even in death, Jackie Healy-Rae looked like a man on the campaign trail.

UNION HALL AND LOCH CLOCHAR

The end is in sight in a 20-year search for land suitable for a public graveyard in Killarney, Co Kerry.

LEHID BRIDGE, KENMARE, CO KERRY

From the car park, we follow signs for Lady Bantry’s Walk.

TOMIES WOOD WALK, KILLARNEY

GRAIGUENAMANAGH TO ST MULLINS WALK

KILSHEELAN TO CARRICK-ON-SUIR

KILFINNANE AND CASTLE OLIVER LOOP

BRIDEBRIDGE, CO CORK

Legal obstacles may have to be removed to make land available for a badly needed burial ground in Killarney.

A HUGE gorse fire in the Glenflesk area of Co Kerry early yesterday came dangerously close to houses and within a few hundred metres of a church.

THE Killarney Park Hotel, a member of The Leading Small Hotels of The World, is running a special package in conjunction with The Killarney Art Gallery next week.

THERE was a full room for the auction last week of an interesting farm at Derrencullig, Kilgarvan.

FORESTRY and wind farms are the likely uses for this mountainy farm at Derrencullig, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry.

FIRE officers issued an appeal to landowners to respect the law as gorse fires continued to blaze in Kerry during the weekend.

ONE of the most intensive mountain searches ever staged in Co Kerry failed yesterday to locate a Swedish climber missing since Tuesday last.

Donal Hickey

Donal Hickey

A MAN in his 40s fell several hundred feet to his death on the MacGillycuddy Reeks, Co Kerry, yesterday.

John Lenihan dominated the Irish team selection trial during the race on Mangerton mountain near Killarney at the weekend.