Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has strongly criticised both the insurance industry and the last Government following reports from Kerry motorists that insurance premiums have risen by as much as 40 per cent in twelve months. Recent figures released from the CSO’s Consumer Price Index for the past twelve months show a 30.5% increase in the average cost of car insurance in 2015… Read more…
Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising – A Centenary Record. Edited by Bridget McAuliffe, Dr Mary McAuliffe, Owen O’Shea. ‘Absorbing … important … significant’ (Professor Joe Lee) How key incidents in Kerry impacted on events in Dublin and beyond. Stories of almost 150 Kerry men and women arrested for their involvement. New… Read more…
The always excellent, Saturday morning RTÉ Radio One, CountryWide put out a request, this morning, for memorabilia from a groundbreaking agri/educational programme which was presented by the late Justin Keating. Telifís Feirme was the title of the programme and on this morning’s CountryWide, presenter Damien O’Reilly asked people who followed the series if they had… Read more…
Few natives ever give Castleisland and its environs the kind of credit it gets from the director of a rapidly growing and innovative business which she founded and based here. Antoinette Butler is a native of the deeply historic county of Waterford and she’s the director of Irish Host Family.ie. This is a fast-growing Castleisland-based… Read more…
Congrats to Labhaoise and Kayla Congratulations to Labhaoise Walmsley and Kayla O’Connor who played on the winning Kerry ladies U-16 team against Cork in Castleisland last weekend. By Gerdie Murphy Our senior ladies had a good result in the county league where they defeated Corca Dhuibhne by 6-05 to 3-07 in Lispole. It was lovely… Read more…
St. Bridget’s U-12s are County League Champions St. Bridget’s U-12 Basketball team from Currow, winners of the Kerry Division 3 County League title. They were presented with their medals at the Kerry Basketball Board Awards night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Front from left: Julia Curtin, Clodagh Coffey, Ciara Casey, Cara Fleming, Mia Key and… Read more…
A new attack on the future of the community Post Office in rural areas may be the catalyst in Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s decision to support any new government formation. Deputy Healy-Rae, while issuing a statement on his own behalf, may withhold support for any new government unless Electronic Fund Transfer letter is withdrawn. We… Read more…
Radio Kerry and Randles Bros have just issued invitations to listeners to vote for their Kerry Sports Star of the Month. Radio Kerry launched the Kerry Sports Awards in 2014 with the support of sponsor Randles Bros, main Nissan dealers for Kerry located at Manor West, Tralee and Muckross Road, Killarney. A New Departure Up… Read more…
The Kerry Joint Policing Committee met this week to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. The meeting this week… Read more…
Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…
Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has strongly criticised both the insurance industry and the last Government following reports from Kerry motorists that insurance premiums have risen by as much as 40 per cent in twelve months. Recent figures released from the CSO’s Consumer Price Index for the past twelve months show a 30.5% increase in the average cost of car insurance in 2015… Read more…
Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising – A Centenary Record. Edited by Bridget McAuliffe, Dr Mary McAuliffe, Owen O’Shea. ‘Absorbing … important … significant’ (Professor Joe Lee) How key incidents in Kerry impacted on events in Dublin and beyond. Stories of almost 150 Kerry men and women arrested for their involvement. New… Read more…
The always excellent, Saturday morning RTÉ Radio One, CountryWide put out a request, this morning, for memorabilia from a groundbreaking agri/educational programme which was presented by the late Justin Keating. Telifís Feirme was the title of the programme and on this morning’s CountryWide, presenter Damien O’Reilly asked people who followed the series if they had… Read more…
Few natives ever give Castleisland and its environs the kind of credit it gets from the director of a rapidly growing and innovative business which she founded and based here. Antoinette Butler is a native of the deeply historic county of Waterford and she’s the director of Irish Host Family.ie. This is a fast-growing Castleisland-based… Read more…
Congrats to Labhaoise and Kayla Congratulations to Labhaoise Walmsley and Kayla O’Connor who played on the winning Kerry ladies U-16 team against Cork in Castleisland last weekend. By Gerdie Murphy Our senior ladies had a good result in the county league where they defeated Corca Dhuibhne by 6-05 to 3-07 in Lispole. It was lovely… Read more…
St. Bridget’s U-12s are County League Champions St. Bridget’s U-12 Basketball team from Currow, winners of the Kerry Division 3 County League title. They were presented with their medals at the Kerry Basketball Board Awards night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Front from left: Julia Curtin, Clodagh Coffey, Ciara Casey, Cara Fleming, Mia Key and… Read more…
A new attack on the future of the community Post Office in rural areas may be the catalyst in Deputy Michael Healy Rae’s decision to support any new government formation. Deputy Healy-Rae, while issuing a statement on his own behalf, may withhold support for any new government unless Electronic Fund Transfer letter is withdrawn. We… Read more…
Radio Kerry and Randles Bros have just issued invitations to listeners to vote for their Kerry Sports Star of the Month. Radio Kerry launched the Kerry Sports Awards in 2014 with the support of sponsor Randles Bros, main Nissan dealers for Kerry located at Manor West, Tralee and Muckross Road, Killarney. A New Departure Up… Read more…
The Kerry Joint Policing Committee met this week to agree its Annual Plan for 2016 as well as a Six Year Strategy for the committee for the years ahead. The JPC is a forum for consultations, recommendations and discussions on matters affecting policing of the Kerry Division of An Garda Síochána. The meeting this week… Read more…
Great local events which are having a ripple effect on the wider charity communities don’t just happen. They are planned meticulously and for months in advance. The Longest Day Committee has been doing just that since the last one finished in June 2015. On Monday evening they launched their fully hatched plans with the date… Read more…
