Daniella's mother thanks public for support

A Kerry mother - whose 18-year-old daughter, Daniella, is currently receiving treatment in London for anorexia - has this week thanked the public for their continued support.

Kathleen O'Shea proudly displaying her honours at her St John’s Park home on Wednesday. Photo by Domnick Walsh

Proud British Army veteran captain Kathleen in line for Royal meeting

Stephen Fernane When Prince Charles drives past the sign on the outskirts of town that says 'Welcome to Tralee' he can be guaranteed there's one lady ready and waiting to give him a welcome fit for a King.

Liam Roos and Niall Lynch following Junior Cert Maths at St Michael’s College, Listowel

So far, so good for students across county

Fergus Dennehy It's been a case of so far, so good for students across the county as they report a generally positive reaction to this year's Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate examinations.

Search underway for tourist missing since Saturday

Sinead Kelleher Gardaí in Killarney are trying to establish the facts surrounding the last known movements of a man who has been missing in the Killarney area since Saturday.

Garda Aidan O’Mahony led the torch run into Tralee on Monday evening with the help of his fellow gardaí and Special Olympians

Ready and set to face the best

"Let me win; but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."

Casandra Knightly (guest), Antoinette O’Connell, Mary Anne Hanafin, Margaret Sanderson, Sharon Clarke, Mairead Dono van and Drota Adamiak with their certs

KETB certifies excellence

Hours upon hours of painstaking study and training paid off in spades for up to 500 students of all ages on receipt of their qualifications at an awards ceremony in The Rose Hotel recently.

Stephen Byrne is travelling to Sardinia to represent Ireland at the European Transplant and Dialysis Championships

Powered by the gift of life

Sinead Kelleher Three years after a kidney transplant, Tralee man Stephen Byrne is putting his new found health to good use by representing his country at the European Transplant and Dialysis Championships in Sardinia next week.

Galicia pays tribute to Mac Síthigh

Tadhg Evans Almost a year to the day after west Kerry all-rounder Danny Mac Síthigh died tragically in a boating accident off the Iberian Coast, there were touching tributes in the Galician city of Tui to the writer, poet, and passionate seafarer.

Injured 18 year old Tarbert teenager, Megan Costello

Long road ahead for injured Megan

Fergus Dennehy Injured Tarbert teenager Megan Costello is facing a long road to recovery after she suffered severe burns to her arms in a car crash near Newcastle West two weeks ago.

Mark Cushen with his children Jocelyn, Isabelle and Ethan

Cushen quartet 'iron tough' in Lanzarote

Stephen Fernane Don't be surprised if you hear Davy Fitzgerald cajoling 'Team Cushen' in Ireland's Fittest Family anytime soon, after dad Mark and his three children, Jocelyn (10), Isabelle (9) and Ethan (6) completed a unique family achievement at the Club La Santa Iron Man in Lanzarote at the end of May.

Opportunity to widen the reach of Wild Atlantic Way

Sinead Kelleher Kerry County Council is to call for the addition of Cromane to the Wild Atlantic Way route during a review of the hugely popular tourist route this year.

Dispute over shares at Kerry co-op

Simon Brouder An increasingly serious dispute over Kerry Group shares is expected to dominate proceedings at the Kerry Co-op AGM which takes place today (Wednesday).

Kerry skinny dippers Lisa Ragosa and Jacqui Tagney

Kerry women take the plunge

Sinead Kelleher Kerry women have helped play a part in the new Guinness world record for the world's largest skinny dip, in County Wicklow at the weekend.

The first shot of the IRA war

Kerry's part in the War of Independence was grossly distorted for decades, as a result of the bitterness of the Civil War. In his book on the period, the British Intelligence Officer, Major Cecil J. C. Street essentially cited "an attempt to murder two policemen" in Tralee as an outrage that sparked the War of Independence from the British perspective.