Rugby was not Sean's first love, however. "I pretty much tried my hand at everything when I was young, but I really enjoyed football, basketball and athletics." A true athlete, the 20 year old has represented Kerry at minor football level, as well asIrelandin the European Championships at basketball.... Read More

TWO years might not be a long time in the life of a parish, but it is clearly more than enough time in which to endear a new priest to his flock. Witness Ballybunion on Friday night where Castleisland native Fr Noel Spring was the focus of a huge turnout to mark the Silver Jubilee of his ordination.... Read More

Jim Lyons taught English, History and Latin at St. Patrick's Secondary School, Castleisland for many years where his legacy still lives on. "He is still talked about by those in the school who would have known him and by many parents. He is described as a gentleman who taught his subjects with great... Read More

It took only 26 seconds for Ballydonoghue's target man Paul Kennelly to get on the scoreboard with a point. A free awarded to Ballylongford was converted by Kieran Mulvihill. Again it was Ballylongford in the sixth minute who split the posts from the boot of Liam McEilligott. Ballydonogue's number 1,... Read More

Gaelscoil Aogáin, Castleisland, are the 2013Munsterchampions of Féile Peile Gael Linn! This popular yearly football festival, organized by Gael Linn for Gaelscoileanna andGaeltachtprimary schools in the province, was held over two days on Wednesday and Thursday, May 22 and 23rd. It was the first... Read More

Jason was a member of last year's All-Ireland winning Kerry U-16 team and has already had a great success in his first full season in adult competition. Jason began his quest for the title with victory over Waterford's John Charles and PJ Ryan from Tipperary in Saturday's opening rounds before... Read More

The first seminar called 'Supporting Farmers in Challenging Times' will take place in the Listowel Arms Hotel on Tuesday, May 28, at 8pm. Representatives from each of the companies will make presentations on the night, with Teagasc discussing the best ways to deal with wet land in a talk that will... Read More

I was spot on at Kanturk where I opted for the hosts to win a final between themselves and Bantry Bay and that is exactly how it turned out but with all due respect to Killorglin, I don't think anybody saw them qualifying from the other section at Ceann Sibeal where there were a number of surprise... Read More

The number of dead bovines collected from farms in Kerry has increased by almost 30% in the first 4 months of this year.7791 bovines were reported dead on Kerry farms between January and the end of May 2012, this compares to 10,040 in the same period this year. The total number of bovines reported... Read More

Gardai have formally upgraded their investigation into the deaths of a mother and her daughter in Killorglin to murder. The bodies of 27 year old Jolanta and 8 year old Enrika Lubite were found at their house in Langford Downs on Sunday night. The pair had suffered violent deaths. Details of the... Read More

A new free WiFi service for Killarney has been launched. It is the first provincial town to be able to offer visitors free access to the internet. Sean Hurley... Read More

The Ireland Under-20s team has been named ahead of their clash with tournament hosts France in their fifth place play off at the IRB Junior World Championship. Rory Scholes moves to full back with winger Alex Wootton making his first start of the tournament. In the forwards, Bryan Byrne starts at... Read More

Investigations are beginning into the cause of the deaths of a woman and child found in Killorglin.Their bodies were found last night.Aisling O Brien reports from Killorglin.... Read More

An amended version of the Listowel/Ballybunion development plan has gone out on public display.This follows submissions made on the original plan for the area, which also includes Ballyduff, Ballylongford, Duagh, Finuge, Asdee, Tarbert, Moyvane, Knockanure and Lisselton.The revised plan, which will... Read More

People from all over Kerry who worked at the former Edenburn Hospital, are gathering at Ballygarry House Hotel in Tralee tonight, for a reunion to mark 25 years since its closure. Edenburn, which was at one time the home of landlord Samuel Hussey, was a sanitorium for TB patients from 1937 to 1968,... Read More

A strategy for coastal areas of Kerry and Cork is being prepared to identity funding priorities. This will be similar to the LEADER strategy but with a very specific focus on fishing communities and marine activities. The fund will be administered by BIM and aims to enable fishing communities to... Read More

Killarney Train station has been named the best train station in Munster. The station received their award at a ceremony in Dublin recently. Voting was conducted through an online poll and voting at stations, with 15,000 people taking part in the voting process nationally. Customers were asked to... Read More

Labour MEP for Ireland South, Phil Prendergast, is backing the proposal to end mobile roaming charges. Ms. Prendergast, a member of the European Parliaments Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, is welcoming the announcement by EU Commission Vice President, Neelie Kroes. She says onece... Read More

Minister Jimmy Deenihan is seeking expressions of interest for future vacancies on the boards of galleries and museums. The minister is looking for individuals for a number of boards including the Arts Council and the Crawford Art Gallery. A full list of the boards can be seen on the website of the... Read More

A prisoner viciously attacked by another inmate at Wheatfield Prison has been awarded damages of 150 thousand euro.In a landmark ruling the High Court has found the prison authorities and the State failed in their duty of care to 34 year old Peter Creighton.Francesca Comyn... Read More

Feile na mBlath has teamed up with Heroes Week this year hosting events in Tralee Town Park this weekend.It began this afternoon when Tralee Town Council hosted a welcoming reception for representatives of the overseas emergency services from the US and Britain in the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre.... Read More

A row has broken out between a Kerry TD and an environmental group. It follows an appeal by Friends of the Irish Environment of a decision to grant aquaculture licences to fishermen in mid Kerry.Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney recently granted 43 aquaculture licences in the Castlemaine Estuary.... Read More

Judgement has been reserved in a case brought by objectors to plans by Kerry County Council to abstract water from the River Sheen to supply Kenmare and surrounding areas. At the close of a three-day Circuit Court hearing, in Killarney, Judge Pauline Codd directed that counsel for both parties... Read More

Residents on the main Killarney to Cork road say boy racers are using the road for racing and so called doughnuts.The householders just outside the town say the erractic driving goes on until the early hours of the morning and is dangerous for other road users.A number of residents in the area have... Read More

Mobile phone customers using Vodafone in the Listowel area have been experiencing problems with the network.The company has confirmed there is an issue on one of its sites in Listowel which it says is compromising coverage.Vodafone says engineers are at the site working on the problem.The company... Read More

A new investor barometer published today shows 83 per-cent of respondents are more optimistic about their financial situation over the next three months.The latest results from the RaboDirect report, reveals 73 per-cent are confident about the global outlook over the next three months compared with... Read More

Killarney Town Council is to decide next week whether to give the go ahead to the refurbishment of the historic Killarney House.The Office of Public Works has submitted a planning application to the council, for the change of use of the former residence and stores, to a visitor centre.The OPW hopes... Read More

An exposition of works by the Masters of Creative Media opens this evening in the Kerry County Museum in Tralee.The department of Creative Media at IT Tralee and Kerry County Museum are behind the pioneering showcase of creative media works.Over the past 9 months students have worked on a variety of... Read More

An initiative in south Kerry is hoping to reduce food waste.A report has shown that one third of the food we buy ends up in the bin.Stop Food Waste is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and is looking to join up with the people of Killorglin.A headquarters will be set up in the town... Read More

A company has pleaded guilty to two charges arising out of the death of a Kerry employee in one of its quarries. Father of three, Timothy Devane, who was in his early fifties, died in the quarry in Lispole on October 27th 2009. Arkil Limited, of Drennanstown, Rathangan, Co Kildare, entered guilty... Read More

Registration has closed for this years Radio Kerry Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle. 8500 cyclists have registered for the event this year. The original date for close of registration was brought forward from the 21st of June to this Friday and has had to be brought forward to today as all places were... Read More

1917-2013 SR ALOYSIUS McElligott, Convent of Mercy, Military Road, Waterford and formerly of Glenoe, Listowel, Co. Kerry, was called to EternalLifeon Friday, May 24. She spent the final week of her earthly life as a patient in Waterford Regional Hospital. She was the youngest daughter in a family of... Read More

IT may just be a limestone slab - measuring about two feet by two - but it's hugely symbolic of an era when south west Kerry was a pioneer of world telecommunications. The 'Latitude and Longitude' stone was erected in the 1890s to mark the completion of longitude calculations determining the... Read More

A CREW from Fenit have recorded an historic win in the prestigious Dun Laoghaire to Dingle yacht race. Shortly after 3am on Tuesday morning the yacht "Amazing Grace" representing Tralee Bay Sailing Club, crewed by a team from Fenit and skippered by Tralee man Brian O'Sullivan, became the first ever... Read More

A Guide to Ballyheigue offers a concise and comprehensive history of the town from the pen of native Bryan MacMahon. It is his third book on the history of the area and another significant work that will afford locals and visitors a much deeper understanding of the place. It is to be officially... Read More

IT'S been a few years coming , but the brand new O'Brennan National School in Kielduff was officially openend by Deputy Jimmy Deenihan on Friday, in what was a truly memorable day for all involved. The school's youngest pupils Harry O'Connell and Síleoonagh Mansfield joined the oldest past pupils... Read More

Legion had been on the end of a 13-point trouncing in the County League three weeks earlier but were hoping to redeem themselves somewhat in advance. However, despite James O'Donoghue putting over a free for the first point of the game, that was to be one of the few highlights on an otherwise... Read More

In advance of this contest both teams would have had good reasons to be positive but it was Finuge's failure to create chances that was ultimately their downfall as Foilmore found their scoring touch, especially in the first half when they ran up 1-8. Playing with the aid of a stiff wind the home... Read More

It could be seen that two former power houses of the championship, South Kerry and East Kerry, are not the forces they once were as they have been weakened by allowing teams go out on their own, after they won the county intermediate title. Some of those clubs have been out on their own in thew... Read More

The Great Blasket – A Photographic Portrait/An Blascaod Mór – Portráid Pictúir by Dáithí de Mórdha and Micheál de Mórdha aim to show the islands and the islanders in a new light. Máirín Ní Dhuinnshléibhe-Uí Bheoláin, who was born on the island in 1925 and features in the book both as an adult and as... Read More

BALLYBUNION is in for another major boost as it prepares to host Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí next week - bringing some of the finest traditional musicians into town from all corners of the county. For the first time in exactly 50 years, the coastal resort hosted the Kerry Fleadh last year and sent it... Read More

KILLORGLIN man Brendan Fitzgerald was wearing the green and gold of Ireland recently as he took part in the International Triathlon Union's Long Distance Championship in Belfort, France. Son of William and Kathleen Fitzgerald, Dunmaniheen, Brendan battled well against tough competition to come... Read More

Over the last five years we have received incredible support as a family while Donal battled with his disease. Initially it was mainly local support but since he came to prominence through his writings and interviews we have had nothing but positive well wishers locally, from across the country and... Read More

SIXTIES folk sensation Donovan is relishing the chance of playing songs from his new album for Kerry fans shortly. He will perform tracks from new album Shadows of Blue along with old favourites in the intimate setting of St John's in Listowel on Thursday, June 20. An icon of the late '60s... Read More

THE Kerry-based people and sex trafficking awareness campaign, Kerry Stop Sex Trafficking have launched a new trilingual information brochure in order to better promote their message across the entire community. Last Thursday Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan and Ireland South MEPSean Kellyjoined... Read More

Simon Brouder TRALEE Chamber Alliance have issued an urgent call for volunteers to help out with Tralee's Tidy Town effort and to help out with the running of the tourism kiosk on The Mall. Kieran Ruttledge, Tralee Chamber Alliance CEO, said this week that Tralee is at risk of losing the Tidy Towns... Read More

TRALEE Chamber Alliance have outlined an ambitious plan of action for the next six months with the business lobby group proposing several innovative ideas to promote business in the town. In an impressive briefing at Tralee Town Council's June monthly meeting Tralee Chamber Alliance (TCA) CEO Kieran... Read More

It was an intimate gathering and accompanied a presentation from the East Kerry GAA Board to mark the the 81-year-old's long term association with the O'Donoghue Cup as sponsor of the 'man of the match' award. Fittingly, the extended GAA family and Sliabh Luachra traditions merged on the night and... Read More

KERRY'S property market would benefit greatly from increased supply of four-bedroom detached homes. Tralee-based auctioneer Ger Carmody said that the market is currently suffering from a dearth of four-bedroom detached houses. "There's a lot of the traditional three-bed semi homes that would have... Read More

NEARLY €19m was spent on Kerry properties in the first three months of the year, the Irish Property Price Register reveals. The figures, which were compiled by the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PRSA), show that a total of €18,781,941.45 was spent on houses in Kerry between January,... Read More

Killorglin FC 2 Asdee Rovers 0 WHEN a team defends well, takes their chances when they get them, they usually reach the promised land and Killorglin epitomisd this at balmy Mounthawk Park on Sunday when they were crowned Premier B Champions after defeating the long time league leaders Asdee Rovers... Read More

NEIGHBOURING districts do battle in Templenoe with both team's county championship campaigns on the line. Both were disappointed to a certain degree with their respective defeats to Dingle and South Kerry but at the same time both will definitely feel they have a chance of staying in the competition... Read More

There's no other way of putting it. It all happened so quickly. It all happened so late. There was, essentially, nothing Kerry could do after GarethJohnson's second goal of the day. Willie O'Dwyer did have a hit and hope effort from the placed ball with a few seconds remaining on the clock. It could... Read More

WE were treated to a feast of hurling on Wednesday last in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals which were played under splendid sunshine in Austin Stack Park. In the opening game of the evening Killahan NS produced a fine first half performance and matched their opponents Killocrim NS stroke for... Read More

"Such a position is an indication of the outstanding level of education received by the students in Coláiste Íde where the average points per student in theLeaving Certificatein 2012 was 500 points," said Príomhoide of Coláiste Íde, Áine Ní Chearbhaill. The school also recently hosted its end of... Read More

ONE Presentation student was celebrated by all her peers as the embodiment of the motto of the order's founder: 'not words, but deeds'. It was for her deeds on behalf of her fellow students at the secondary school that Charlotte Greaney was made recipient of the Nano Nagle Student of the Year Award.... Read More

They bring a dash of colour to the summer. Passionate fans. Fast, strong hurling. They're never going to bring the same excitement – not to mention controversy – they brought in their 90s pomp, but in a game badly lacking real contenders, badly lacking a new story to tell, Clare's re-emergence is... Read More

"When we started out two years ago as Lisselton Rovers and finished well down the Division table at the end of the season. This season we changed the name of the club and brought in some players from the Ballybunion area and hence the name LB. We lost our opening game of the season 5-2 to... Read More

The 2013 exams begin at 9.30am on Wednesday when 1,887 students, 964 boys and 923 girls, will begin their final school exams with a further 101 students taking theLeaving CertApplied across the county. As well as the Leaving cert candidates 2,001 third year students will also be beginning... Read More

On the night the 112 T.Y.'s received awards in recognition of their outstanding work throughout the year. The pupils also presented a number of drama and musical pieces which they had been working on since the previous September. As well as entertainment provided by the students, each class... Read More

Ms Donovan's mother, Caroline, who discovered her beloved daughter's lifeless body on Thursday, has issued the heartfelt warning in an urgent attempt to save young lives and to see some good come of her daughter's death. At such a devastating time in her life, Caroline was moved to think of the... Read More

Farmers, like every other employer, have a legal duty to provide a safe place of work, so far as it is practicable. This obligation is imposed by the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. This Act, together with various Regulations, sets out the minimum legal health and safety requirements of... Read More

"A MINDLESS and premeditated act committed by people with too much time on their hands." That's how the voluntary committee behind Deerpark Pitch and Putt Club has described the desecration of four greens on a course that only two years ago hosted a national open championships. Believed to have... Read More

Awards presented at the school's annual awards ceremony highlighted achievement in a wide range of activities and academic endeavours including art, music, green school, engineering, public speaking, debating, penmanship and enterprise. President of Student Council, MichaelKeane, also made an... Read More

HUNDREDS of cycling enthusiasts are getting set for the inaugural, The Kerryman-sponsored, Kingdom Alliance Sportive in Tralee which takes place over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Each of the three daily 100 mile stages will start and finish in Tralee and the tours are designed for both competitive and... Read More

ONLY in Kerry! Kerry's record breaking GAA credentials are indisputable and now a mid Kerry club is about to make a record of its own by 'soloing' a Gaelic football around The Ring of Kerry. It's certainly a first and helping Milltown Castlemaine GAA Club along the way will be present and past GAA... Read More

1961-2013 NEWS OF the recent untimely death of Betty O'Sullivan, St Joseph's Estate, Spa Road, Tralee and formerly of Strand Street, was greeted with great sadness by her family and friends. Betty, who had packed so much into the 52 years she had on thisearth, died peacefully at home, having fought... Read More

OVER 1,200 of Kerry's 3.500 dairy farmers are now believed to have reached their credit limit, resulting in some no longer receiving milk cheques from their co-ops, a local councillor has claimed. Describing the current crisis facing farmers as the worst in living memory, Cllr Brendan Cronin said... Read More

Ballylongford native and qualified accountant Sean Heaphy's company H2 will take over the Market Street supermarket this Wednesday, May 29. Mr Heaphy is a director/owner of H2 which runs two Spar shops in Kildare as well as the Bridge Road Spar Express Service Station, between them employing over... Read More

The World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) occasion will represent a massive boost for the town, with space for 600 spectators at the centre amid great interest from outside Kerry. It will also see a succession of 'white-collar' amateur fights with all the proceeds going to two very worthwhile charities... Read More

Castlegregory boxer Marie McCarthy (13) proved her worthiness as one of the country's top ranking competitors by establishing her dominance in the 54kg (Girl 3 1998-1999) division in Dublin's National Stadium on May 4 when she retained her title, beating Sharon Stokes (Drogheda) and Alexandria Keane... Read More

The first goal would be vital with both sides cancelling themselves out and it wasCelticwho got the breakthrough just before half-time. The Killarney side broke clear and Cathal O'Shea showed great vision and unselfishness to set up Conor McCarthy to open the scoring. Again in the second half there... Read More

Denny Division 2B Final Annascaul FC 3 Na Fianna 0 It was ironic that Na Fianna are a side that have scored a lot of goals from set pieces, but on this occasion it was set pieces from the opposition that led to their downfall. Na Fianna were off the blocks like a greyhound to a hare and were... Read More

"This is our third hard game againstCelticas they ran us close in both meetings in the league and done well again in the final. The final score line flattered us a bit and we had to work hard to secure victory. There was a share of pressure on us going into the game as we were expected to win but we... Read More

Division 1 Final Spa 3-9 Crokes 1-11 This was a sporting very competitive game with wonderful team performance from both sides. The game was close from the first kick of the ball, creating an exciting second half. Both teams started strongly. Spa's captain, Ciaran Spillane scored the opening point... Read More

This event has been inspired by the late Donal Walsh, who was a great campaigner and inspirational advocate for this cause. Guest appearances on the night includes Olympic gold medal champion Micheal Carruth. Tickets are €10 for adults, €5 for children, and all donations are welcome. Donations can... Read More

A CHARITY album recorded by a north Kerry family in memory of their sister and mother whom they lost toCancerlast year has already sold out and is due for a further pressing to meet demand in Tralee. At Tralee's Carlton Hotel recently, singing family the Glavin Sisters, which includes sisters Chris... Read More

Last week event organiser Margaret Brick and Mark Sullivan of the Ballyroe Hotel met Eileen Kennedy, Philomena Stack and Maureen O'Brien from recovery Haven to present a cheque for the money raised on the day. The Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Afternoon, held on April 28 raised €4,540 for Recovery... Read More

Tributes were paid to the achievements of all the students by an extremely proud staff, who were responsible for delivering a mind-boggling range of subjects across a number of FETAC levels in Listowel. Meanwhile, four students in particular received the College AdultSpirit Awardin recognition of... Read More

The goal of €125,000 would provide KerryGeneral Hospitalwith a DEXA Scanner, which perceives fragile bones and identifies patients prone to osteoporosis. Director of Corporate Affairs atKerry GroupFrank Hayes, commented: "Kerry Group is delighted to sponsor the Kerry General Hospital Fundraising... Read More

The prestigious swim falls under the jurisdiction of the Co-Ordination Council of All-Russia People's Front (Vladimir Putin) and the Command of the Eastern Military District. The event will commemorate the first 'Freedom Flight' between Russia and the United States in 1988, marking the end of the... Read More

The Oakview stadium has a big capacity and it was certainly well tested, to the benefit of the organisers and the track people themselves. There was tremendous betting with the tote in particular and some great dividends were recorded, especially when it came to the trios. The bottom line, of course,... Read More