Dan MacCarthy explores llauntannig, an island where the Aud lay anchored off during the 1916 Rising.

A leatherback turtle, who had lost one of its fins in a vicious shark attack, was yesterday hauled from the water in Tralee Bay in Co Kerry.

A POD of bottlenose dolphins, which many people believed were confined to the lower reaches of the Shannon Estuary, have been found up to 30km outside that range, a new study shows.

A new, permanent exhibition will open at the end of this month on Spike Island to commemorate the crew of the gun-running ship, the Aud.

The naval ship LÉ Aisling is in the bay, the Irish army will be on manoeuvres, and the strains of ‘Lonely Banna Strand’ are ringing out across Tralee Bay in one of the biggest State commemorations outside of Dublin of events associated with 1916.

This is how the men and women who would be involved in the looming rebellion spent this week 100 years ago — some deeply involved in its planning, others still oblivious.

Treasure maps rarely yield results — but this one drawn by Roger Casement 100 years ago appear to have yielded gold for the British authorities.

We shouldn’t ignore the rich history of other eras that surrounds us at the expense of

A missing part of the story of the German ship the Aud — the location of its tonnes of arms and ammunition planned for the South-West Volunteers to be stored for Easter Monday’s Rising — is believed to have been filled.

With no radio, the ship’s captain had no way of knowing he was in Tralee Bay three days earlier than expected, writes Ryle Dwyer

Austin Stack was blamed by many for the disaster that befell the German guns plan in Kerry, but he played a key role later in the first Dáil, writes Ryle Dwyer

A lack of German support, despite the arms shipment, led Roger Casement to try to warn Volunteer leaders to abandon the Rising, but his message arrived too late, writes Ryle Dwyer

Today is the perfect day to take advantage of the quiet roads and pedal your way along some of Munster’s best cycling routes, says Dan MacCarthy

Another glance at the activities 100 years ago this week of key figures in the upcoming Rising, as recorded by authorities at the time, or recalled later by the participants.

Millions of sprat and hundreds of mackerel are dying, trapped in Tralee’s ship canal and basin close to the town centre, amid fears of a risk to public health.

It’s “a Tralee Rose, the pick of the bunch,” says estate agent Ger Carmody about this well-put together, all-singing, all-dancing Kerry home - and, as a former Rose of Tralee escort himself, he’s entitled to the assessment.

On the 75th anniversary of the internment of German airmen in Ireland, Ryle Dwyer looks back at one of the strangest, most welcoming prison camps of the Second World War

Three pilot whales were successfully refloated, for a second time, after coming ashore in Brandon Bay in west Kerry yesterday.

The commander of the German U-20 submarine who ordered the devastating torpedo to be fired at the Lusitania and the officer who launched the strike have sidebar links to another dramatic event in Irish history — the 1916 Rising.

A Tralee buyer looking to trade up for more space and better views might like Bay View at Curraheen, five kilometres from town.

This spacious and comfortable Tralee house with sea views stands out with stunning interior features, writes Trish Dromey.

Plans on how to mark Cork’s role in the 1916 Rising and War of Independence are to be proposed at two public meetings in the next few weeks.

Stingrays may be usually found in tropical waters like the Great Barrier Reef but a RTÉ documentary has revealed how they swim to Kerry every summer to breed.

A 6ft shark from the Great White family has washed up on a Kerry beach. The female porbeagle shark was discovered by local photographer Bernard Fitzgerald at the weekend as he was walking on the Aughacasla beach in Castlegregory.

Plastic bottles and jellyfish emerged as a cause of concern in the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch survey.

A photography competition designed to highlight the beauty of Tralee Bay has received an unprecedented response with more than 500 entries.

THE vast majority of children view wildlife on television, before they see it in reality. But there’s still something magical about the moment a child sees for the first time an animal up close and which they also love to touch, if possible.

There are plans to make final diving preparations today to raise the anchors of the Aud, the arms ship scuttled in Cork Harbour on Easter Saturday 1916.

A large section of Mt Brandon in Co Kerry has slipped into the sea.

It was weather for ducks and waders yesterday in Kerry — damp and most appropriate for the occasion of an official opening of a wetlands centre by Transport and Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar.

Visitors to a new €4.5 million nature facility in Kerry will be able to enjoy safari-style boat rides through wetlands.

A SAFARI-STYLE boat ride through wetlands will be one of the features of a €4.2 million eco park due to open in Co Kerry early next year.

Two men have been rescued from a capsized fishing vessel off the coast of Co Kerry today.

Strong design, personal touches and stunning views have resulted in a house of dreams. Margaret O’Brien reports.

DIVERS are to salvage the two anchors on the famous gunrunning ship The Aud and present them to the people of Fenit, Co Kerry and Cobh, Co Cork.

ALMOST 300 jobs were announced yesterday as part of the first phase of a huge pharmaceutical enterprise planned for unemployment blackspot Tralee, Co Kerry.

Eight people were rescued from a 45-foot motor cruiser that ran a ground off Co Kerry in the early hours of this morning.

AN EXCEPTIONAL coastal setting in Co Kerry, with cliffs at a boundary, is a bonus with this Ballyheigue farm.

WITH all the talk about a possible visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland and the 3 Irish Open being played at Killarney this weekend, it is worth remembering that the queen’s great, great grandmother, Queen Victoria, was largely responsible for putting Killarney on the tourist map with her visit to the area in 1861.

A BRAND new house can be offered with less than an acre, or with more than 20 acres, depending on the purchaser.