http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/ http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/funding-crux-leaves-listowel-to-put-up-with-boneshaker-road-29268510.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/funding-crux-leaves-listowel-to-put-up-with-boneshaker-road-29268510.html ONE of the busiest approach roads to Listowel is in a 'dreadful' state, but can expect little funding from on high as the NRA allocation for regional roads is now a fraction of what it once was. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/butcher-defecated-in-garda-cell-29268511.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/butcher-defecated-in-garda-cell-29268511.html A BUTCHER who defecated in a cell in Listowel Garda Station and contested a charge that he had failed to give his name and address to gardaí lost his case at Listowel District Court on Thursday. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/ballyb-must-battle-surf-to-reach-the-stranded-29268546.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/ballyb-must-battle-surf-to-reach-the-stranded-29268546.html BALLYBUNION Sea and Cliff Rescue unit is the only rescue unit in the country to deploy through surf. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/grieving-couple-give-helping-hand-to-others-29268517.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/grieving-couple-give-helping-hand-to-others-29268517.html A BALLYHEIGUE couple who suffered the unimaginable heartache of losing their daughter just two weeks before she was due to be born have thanked the people of north Kerry for contributing so generously to the charity that helped them cope with their tragic loss. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/drunk-and-abusive-on-street-29268513.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/drunk-and-abusive-on-street-29268513.html A DRUNKEN altercation resulted in a district court fine of €240 for a young Listowel footballer who was seen shouting and roaring at another male by gardai. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/mentally-ill-man-may-face-jail-after-knife-incident-at-womans-door-29268537.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/mentally-ill-man-may-face-jail-after-knife-incident-at-womans-door-29268537.html A man who arrived at a woman's door, allegedly brandishing a knife, could be facing a jail term as the incident may have occurred while he was subject to a suspended sentence following an earlier conviction. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/former-staff-plan-reunion-29268564.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/former-staff-plan-reunion-29268564.html IT first opened in 1967 in response to the increasing demand for seam-free, hold-up tights and it employed over 800 people in its pomp. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/death-in-holland-of-one-of-pretty-pollys-founding-executives-29268563.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/death-in-holland-of-one-of-pretty-pollys-founding-executives-29268563.html THE death has occurred of one of Killarney's pioneering industrialists, former Managing Director of Pretty Polly, Ralph de Zaayer. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/drownings-increase-100-from-200711-29268548.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/drownings-increase-100-from-200711-29268548.html FATALITIES caused by drowning increased by 100pc in Kerry in the five-year period from 2007 to 2011. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/council-will-have-blood-on-its-hands-over-milltown-road-bend-29268553.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/council-will-have-blood-on-its-hands-over-milltown-road-bend-29268553.html THE irate father of a teenage girl who is lucky to be alive after her car overturned on a notorious bend near Milltown has claimed that Kerry County Council will have "blood on its hands" if it fails to persuade the NRA to make the road safe. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/derrynane-volunteers-keeping-the-coast-safe-29268547.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/derrynane-volunteers-keeping-the-coast-safe-29268547.html WHILE Kerry Mountain Rescue Team may be busier than ever due to a rise in numbers availing of relatively cost free pursuits, the economic downturn has had the opposite for Derrynane Inshore Rescue and the service has reported a fall in maritime incidents. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/timpeall-na-hite-29268591.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/timpeall-na-hite-29268591.html KERRY North Sinn Fein TD Martin Ferris appealled to the Government this week to prevent the planned closure of the Cuan Counselling centre in Dingle at the end of this month. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/probe-into-itts-research-degrees-29268565.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/probe-into-itts-research-degrees-29268565.html IRELAND'S main academic watchdog has announced it is to hold a statutory enquiry into how postgraduate research degrees in the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) are validated. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-refugees-in-kerry-29268610.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-refugees-in-kerry-29268610.html COMPARED to many Irish towns of a similar size Tralee has done more than most to help the many asylum seekers that have arrived on Ireland's shores seeking aid and shelter since the late 1990's. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/farmers-come-to-blows-over-fodder-supplies-29268523.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/farmers-come-to-blows-over-fodder-supplies-29268523.html FARMERS are coming to blows over deliveries of hay as desperation mounts amid the worst fodder crisis in living memory in Kerry. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/commuters-stranded-at-airport-29268559.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/commuters-stranded-at-airport-29268559.html NO buses awaited Kerry Airport commuters on Monday when they got off their flight from London Stansted. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/turfcutters-reject-compensation-29268515.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/turfcutters-reject-compensation-29268515.html UP to 100 members of the Turf Cutters' and Contractors' Association (TCCA) from Kerry, Clare, Kildare and Galway mounted a protest outside Listowel District Court on Thursday as two fellow members of the association faced charges of illegally cutting turf on the protected Moanveanlagh Bog. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/no-time-for-self-pity-in-donals-fight-with-cancer-29268631.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/no-time-for-self-pity-in-donals-fight-with-cancer-29268631.html A CANCER diagnosis could, and often does, shatter people but in his four year fight against the disease Donal Walsh never allowed himself succumb to depression, anger or self pity. Instead he remained determined to make the most of the time he had, turning a devastating and debilitating illness into a force for good. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/man-with-85-convictions-gets-eight-months-jail-29268569.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/man-with-85-convictions-gets-eight-months-jail-29268569.html A 30-YEAR-OLD Castleisland father-of-four with 85 previous convictions has been sentenced to eight months in prison following an appearance at Killorglin District Court on two charges of stealing copper building materials. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/taoiseach-leads-tributes-to-teen-who-inspired-the-nation-29268561.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/taoiseach-leads-tributes-to-teen-who-inspired-the-nation-29268561.html TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has paid tribute to the courage and dignity of the late Donal Walsh saying that the Blennerville teenager's message of hope is one that all of Ireland should hear and heed. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/walkway-plan-wins-vital-backing-29268519.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/walkway-plan-wins-vital-backing-29268519.html SUPPORTERS of a contentious walking route over old railway lines from Kilmorna to Listowel have succeeded in winning the backing of Listowel Town Council for the venture in what they see as a major success in their campaign. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/he-was-an-amazing-young-man-i-never-saw-him-without-a-smile-29268575.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/he-was-an-amazing-young-man-i-never-saw-him-without-a-smile-29268575.html FOR all of his tragically short life Donal Walsh was a sports fanatic whose tremendous spirit and vivacity were matched only by his passion for rugby and the GAA. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/two-men-in-court-on-turfcutting-charges-29268512.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/two-men-in-court-on-turfcutting-charges-29268512.html UP to 100 members of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association (TCCA) from north Kerry, Clare, Kildare and Galway mounted a protest outside Listowel District Court on Thursday as two local members of the group appeared on charges relating to the extraction of turf from a protected bog. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/thanks-donal-for-saving-our-lives-29268539.html http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/thanks-donal-for-saving-our-lives-29268539.html THE grey, stormy skies over Blennerville village on Tuesday reflected the sombre mood in the village as many hundreds of mourners, marching in grim procession, made their way to the family home of the late Donal Walsh to pay their respects to his family and bid a fond farewell to the brave young Cancer victim and anti suicide campaigner who passed away on Sunday. News Wed, 15 May 2013 05:36:02 +0100