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International Rally of the Lakes takes on a new European twist
IN a massive coup for organisers of this year's International Rally of the Lakes, the 2013 event has been selected as Round Four of the prestigious European Historics Rally Championship.
Schoolboy spoof leaves celebrities seeing double
TWO young Cordal actors who won special awards at the Féile Drámaíochta in Castleisland this week for their hilarious impression of celebrity hoteliers Francis and John Brennan got the shock of their lives when none other than Francis Brennan himself turned up at their school on Tuesday!
Young writers impress in Kerryman competition
AN exciting part of this weekend's Women in Media event concentrated on the up and coming young writers of the county, who took part in the inaugural children's writing competition sponsored by The Kerryman.
Students have a super Sci-fest
WHAT do you get when you feed a primrose Coca Cola for 21 days straight? You get a dead primrose.
Trad treats by the Feale
TRADITIONAL music lovers from across north KErry and west Limerick are set to descend on Abbeyfeale in their droves this weekend as the town plays host to the legendary Fleadh by the Feale.
Family spectacle to rev up rally weekend
IN a brand new dimension to this year's Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes, organisers are kicking off the celebrations with a special family event on Friday evening at Killarney's New Street Car Park.
Sixties legend to play old and new songs at St John's
ONE of the most iconic singer/songwriters of the 1960s, a man who helped shape the counterculture while writing some of the biggest hits of the decade, is to play little old St John's in Listowel on June 20 next.
Lottie blown away by Bressie encounter
TALK about getting the weekend off on the right foot.
Attention history fans
DID you know that 260 survivors of 13 different sunken vessels landed in Kerry during World War II?
National schools gear up for Irish drama festival
Tá gach rud eaghraithe le haghaidh Fhéile an Oileáin san 'Ivy Leaf' ar an Aoine seo chugainn.
Musicians and singers tune up for gala memorial concert
WE are only days away from the inaugural 'Castleisland Town Festival & Carnival' to be held over the May Bank holiday weekend.
Students look forward to showing talent
EVERYTHING from country to blues and pop will be covered by a talented bunch of local musicians in a special concert on May 2 next, marking the culmination of a great year for these students of a music course in Listowel.
Millions watch Causeway man spin a good yarn
A CAUSEWAY man with an extraordinary knack for telling a good story entertained millions of TV viewers when he was one of the very few to walk away from the infamous red chair on the BBC's Graham Norton Show on .
Top line-up for 'Women in Media' event
RTE's Miriam O'Callaghan and Charlie Bird, PR guru Terry Prone and well known columnist and feminist Mary Kenny are among the leading names set to visit Ballybunion this weekend for the first ever Women in Media event.
Suaimhneas for Sue reveals kindness in face of tragedy
A TOUCHING story of love and loss lies behind the upcoming release of an 11-track album featuring some of West Kerry's finest singers and musicians as well as artists from Russia, America and the UK.
Fealeside Players on a trip to Tipp
IT'S a long way to Tipperary.
Romeo sets hearts racing in Dingle
OH Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? ... Dingle had the answer to this question last Sunday night as Home and Away heart-throb Luke Mitchell (a.k.a Romeo) made a special guest appearance at the Hillgrove's Club Htwo.
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Essential feed plan in a time of poor grazing
Grazing conditions are poor, grass dry matters are low and regrowths are poor because of low temperatures.
Farm fodder crisis eases slightly
KERRY'S fodder crisis was eased this week by the importation of hay from the UK and elsewhere in a response to the emergency co-ordinated by the IFA and Kerry Group.
Relief for family as father wakes from his coma
FORMER Kerry minor All-Ireland winning captain Robert Bunyan is on the road to recovery after emerging from a coma on Friday following a massive fall at his home recently.
Alert gardaí save three men from blaze
ALERT members of the gardaí prevented a tragic loss of life by safely evacuating three men from a burning house in Killorglin last week.
'I hope I'll do Anthony proud'
CLOUNMACON native Dianne Nolan (right) has been selected to take up the town council seat left in the sad passing of her Sinn Féin party colleague Anthony Curtin.
Tarbert loses village shop amid ongoing decline
NO bank, no hotel, no petrol station and now only one shop - Tarbert is fearing the worst for its future as yet another premises closed its doors in the village at the weekend.
Man denies charge of raping woman in her north Kerry home
THE trial of a man accused of assaulting and later raping his then partner at her home in north Kerry two years ago has commenced at the Central Criminal Court in Tralee.
Call to re-open salmon drift-netting
DELEGATES at the Fianna Fáil Árd Fheis in Dublin at the weekend passed a motion calling for the phased re-opening of traditional salmon drift netting fisheries, which was tabled by Dingle man Breandán Fitzgerald.
Family prayers answered as dad wakes from coma
THE family of former Kerry All-Ireland minor winning captain Robert Bunyan (pictured left) say the prayers of an entire community were answered this week as he emerged from a coma eight days after a serious accident.
Farmers in crisis need more 'top down' help
AGRICULTURE Minister Simon Coveney's €1 million in relief funding for farmers has failed to make any great impression on the ICMSA whose Kerry chairman, Noel Murphy, said this week that the minister needs to come forward with more practical help to provide some level of relief.
