Monday 16 September 2019
Dónal Nolan Plans for the redesign of the Dale/Rathscannell Road - currently closed over safety fears - are to be lodged within a matter of weeks.
Palliative Care Week began on Sunday with the aim of making people aware of the difference palliative care makes: the difference it makes to patients; the difference it makes to their carers; and the difference it makes to their families.
Sinead Kelleher Cllr Niall 'Botty' O'Callaghan has strongly criticised Killarney Town Council management over their lack of a plan for 'pedestrianisation of Killarney' which he says is leading to traffic backlog and is detrimental to businesses on College Street.
Sinead Kelleher After nine years in the dark in one of Kerry's ghost estates, the lights have been finally turned on this week after a long campaign for services at Lighthouse View in Cahersiveen.
Simon Brouder Tralee's dole queues have returned to pre-crash levels with the local Live Register staying steady, at boom era rates, for the last six months.
Fergus Dennehy It's been 25 years since the Fenit RNLI lifeboat service returned to Fenit and so to celebrate this historic time in the life of such a vital service in our community, a public open day was held at the station throughout Sunday.
An emergency called out as a three-car collision on Listowel's Bridge Road late on Thursday mercifully involved little actual injury - as it became apparent that it was, in fact, a two-car collision with the single occupant-drivers of both vehicles emerging largely unscathed.
A special event will take place in The Thatch Bar, Lisselton this Saturday, September 7 ,at 2 pm to mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of the great North Kerry writer Maurice Walsh, as part of the Listowel International Storytelling and Folklore Festival.
Simon Brouder Tributes to Toiréasa Ferris have been paid from across the political spectrum following the shock news that the Sinn Féin councillor is quitting politics with immediate effect.
Simon Brouder Academic achievement and personal success was celebrated at the Kerry College of Further Education graduation ceremony which took place at the Brandon Conference Centre in Tralee on Friday.
Fergus Dennehy An Abbeyfeale teenage jockey found the perfect antidote to the back to school blues last week as he claimed his first ever career victory.
Dónal Nolan It was less his background in secondary teaching than the teeth he cut wheeling and dealing cattle that made the difference to St Johns' second life as a theatre.
Fergus Dennehy They are selfless in their work, regularly giving their all, time and time again, to raise much needed funds for those less fortunate than themselves, and they do it without an expectation of thanks.
Stephen Fernane The crème-de-la-crème of British racing will enjoy the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel Races on Wednesday next thanks to friendships forged between Listowel Races Committee and executive members of the famous Royal racetrack in East Berkshire, which will also include a representative from Cheltenham Racecourse.
Dónal Nolan Abbeydorney is reeling from the tragic death of much-loved farmer Barney Dowling in an accident on Monday evening.
Simon Brouder Gardai are asking for the public's help as they attempt to trace a conman who recently scammed an elderly Tralee man out of a significant amount of money.
