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'Hope' is rekindled as miracle kitten survives horrific ordeal
A member of a local animal charity here in Tralee has described the injuries suffered by a kitten who was thrown out the window of a moving car last Wednesday as "gruesome".
Ballyheigue sizzles at Summer Festival
Eight days and hundreds of visitors later, the curtain has once again come down on another hugely successful year of the Ballyheigue Summer Festival.
Riona the trailblazer
She may immediately try to laugh or shrug off the idea that she is any sort of pioneer or trendsetter, but this Irish modesty does not fit into with Tralee woman Riona O'Connor's current position - that of a breastfeeding trailblazer for thousands of woman across the world.
'Let the bereaved mourn in peace'
Dónal Nolan Mourners tending to their loved ones’ graves at a Listowel cemetery are increasingly having to deal with the unwanted attentions of loose dogs as owners leave their pets off the leash on the way to the nearby Town Park.
Department considers relaxing ban on Moanveanlagh turf-cutting
Tadhg Evans The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is undertaking a special examination of Moanveanlagh Bog which could see turf cutting restarting after eight years of a ban on the age-old practice there.
Council closes Dale Road in order to prepare new design
Dónal Nolan The treacherous Dale/Rathscannell stretch of the R556 between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff has been fully closed to all but residential traffic as the Council undertakes a comprehensive investigation of the route to inform a new design.
Cyclist dies on family holiday in Kerry
Sinead Kelleher A family holiday turned to tragedy after a US tourist died while out cycling in Lauragh, just outside Kenmare, last week.
Tidiest Town let down by trolleys
Dónal Nolan People recently hauled no fewer than 18 dumped shopping trolleys from their estate in Listowel in an alarming indication of a problem one local representative said is becoming a serious nuisance for the town.
Tralee's Elaine on course for English Channel epic swim
Stephen Fernane It's full steam ahead for Elaine Burrows-Dillane in her ambition to become the first Kerry woman to swim the English Channel in September.
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Brother of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch dies after horror fall on wife's birthday
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University of Limerick launches LGBT+ housing to help students adapt to college life
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Eir ‘behaving like spoiled child’ over rural broadband contract
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- Garda manhunt underway following cash-in-transit robbery in west Dublin
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