Several of Kerry’s graveyards are almost full and the local authority is being urged to look to innovative ways of increasing space.

Faced with the prospect of missing the All-Ireland rematch this weekend, top chef Mark Moriarty had to make a quick decision.

We’ll skip with the preamble. Any assessment of where the Cork hurlers go from here has to start with where John Meyler goes from here.

More than 15,000 Irish schoolchildren marched out of classrooms yesterday to join a global mass movement of climate change demonstrations.

When the shop in the townland of Bóthar Buí, opposite Carraig Church in west Kerry, closes its doors this evening, there will only be one retail outlet left between Slea Head and the foot of Mount Brandon.

A magnificent historic stone doorway, along with a 10-metre section of a large rampart, has fallen into the sea following weather damage to the cliff at the foot of a 2,500-year-old fort on the Slea Head drive in west Kerry, an archaeologist said yesterday.

Tralee has been named as one of more than 20 towns and cities that can apply for recognition as a Gaeltacht service town, under the Gaeltacht Act, 2012.

Kerry’s rural readers will be reduced to getting books once a month — after one of the county’s mobile library vans failed its NCT.

Three popular beaches have been forced to lower their coveted Blue Flag.

Esther Rantzen is paired with John on the first episode of Celebrity First Dates, on Channel 4 at 9pm on Friday.

A home on Slea Head at Ventry in Co Kerry has benefitted from an architect-driven skilled redesign and makeover, says Tommy Barker.

Irish chef Mark Moriarty has been named the most talented young chef in the world — the 23-year-old won the prestigious title of San Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 during a ceremony in Milan at the weekend.

75 years on, Ryle Dwyer examines the German spy landings that rocked the Dingle Peninsula and the British secret service.

Beaches and marinas across the country are bathing in the warm waters of European approval — 86 of them have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status.

ONE of the most uplifting aspects of travelling around Ireland now is seeing how the appearance of villages has improved so much in recent years.

A monument to Kerry football legend Páidí Ó Sé is set to be added to the list of tourist attraction in the Dingle Peninsula.

Gardaí are hoping CCTV footage may give clues that will help trace a boat worth an estimated €25,000 which has been stolen in a popular tourist area.

Never cross a Kerryman. Or his gate, at least.

He raised his family and worked within the walls of Elizabeth Fort, and yesterday, he returned for the first time in almost 20 years for a trip down memory lane.

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A writer who has walked the country’s ancient pilgrim paths said a West Cork route would deserve the title of the ‘Camino of Ireland’.

A legend lives on. He may be gone, but the unquenchable spirit of Páidí Ó Sé was everywhere during the annual football tournament that bears his name in his beloved West Kerry at the weekend.

It was the kind of send-off he would have loved — a packed house, music, humour, sporting people, and, most importantly of all, friends from all over the country.

We saw again yesterday the relentless nature of life’s cycle — birth, growth, achievement, death, the pain of absence and then almost inevitably rejuvenation.

The world of GAA has said goodbye to one of its greatest sporting legends.

Hundreds of people are attending the funeral of GAA star Paidi O Se in Co Kerry this afternoon.

Mourners are gathering in Ventry, Co Kerry, for the funeral of Paidi O'Se.

On a grey, showery day, people from all walks of life came from across the country to the wake at Ard a’ Bhothair, about 2km from Ventry, in the Dingle Peninsula.

As thousands paid their respects to Páidí Ó Sé’s family in Ventry yesterday, Westmeath star Denis Glennon remembered how the Kerryman inspired them to win their first and only Leinster SFC title in 2004.

Everyone has a “Páidí story” and they came yesterday as fast as the man himself ever ran around Croke Park.

HE was known as “Pio”.

He was a mortal after all.

The sense of shock at the sudden death of one of Kerry’s greatest footballers, multi-All-Ireland medal winner Páidí Ó Sé, has transcended the world of the GAA.

I FIRST heard of Páidí Ó Sé from John Long, who played with me on the 1970 Kerry minor team. John often referred to a young emerging star who he felt would be a future football phenomenon.

Páidi Ó Sé, the former Kerry and all-Ireland footballer who died today, has been described as a true legend.

8.30am: I like to get in early to West Kerry community hospital to give myself time to respond to any exigencies that have arisen overnight, such as maintenance issues.

We’re under no illusions how tough the next match is going to be and we know we have to really up our performance

THE RAIN, it rains on the just and the unjust. And has been doing so forever. Complaining about the weather in Ireland is like Mrs Lincoln complaining about the play.

Tomás Ó Sé is a Bruce Springsteen fan. A massive one. From tape to CD to MP3, The Boss has featured prominently in his playlists throughout his 15-year senior career.

Catherine Fulvio, Mulranny, Co Mayo