Friends and family gathered at Herlihy’s Bar in Farranfore on the occasion of Nollaig Na mBan on Friday night to witness the final curtain call on the village’s oldest business. It fell to Marie O’Sullivan to take the tough decision to close yet another of Kerry’s most historic public houses. It is no disrespect to…
On the Friday night of last weekend, the inaugural Kerry Airport 5K Fun Run was held in aid of local charity Build4Life in association with Castleisland Rugby Club. “The event was a huge success with 750 participants involved on a beautiful, autumnal night at our local airport,” said spokesman, Bill Horgan of the promoting club,…
A reminder that the Kerry Airport / Build4Life run will take place on this Friday, October 7th at 8.30pm along the two kilometer runway under lights. The event, which is sponsored by the Garvey’s SuperValu Group, will offer participants a rare experience and opportunity. “It is hoped to raise a significant sum for this locally…
The Local Link Kerry Rural Transport Company has introduced five day tickets on their ‘Route 283’ service from: Currans, Currow, Kerry Airport, Firies, Ballyfinnane, Farmer’s Bridge to Tralee. The bus travels six days a week – Monday to Saturday with three inward and two outward journeys each day. There are daily ticket options for adults,…
The Garvey’s SuperValu Group has announced its sponsorship of the Kerry Airport 5K Fun Run in aid of the Build4Llife Cystic Fibrosis Charity. The Kerry Airport run will take place on Friday, October 7th at 8.30pm along the two kilometer runway under lights and will offer participants this rare experience and opportunity. Details of the…
An RTÉ News film was broadcast on 30 August 1969. The film shows the official opening ceremony at Farranfore on that day. Hundreds of onlookers turned out and were joined by a group of dignitaries and Minister for Transport and Power, Brian Lenihan, TD. To mark the 40th anniversary of ‘Farranfore Airport’ in 2009 a…
“First of all, I would like to deeply sympathise with the people of Nice following on from the horrific attack last night on innocent people at a time of celebration and joy,” said Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae – opening a statement of concern over security at Irish airports. “I do believe that considering the…
The Scartaglin based rural transport co-ordinator, Local Link Kerry has announced the introduction of a new service – Route 283 which will commence on Monday, May 23rd. This route will service areas including: Currow, Currans, Kerry Airport, Farranfore and Firies into Tralee. Management of Local Link Kerry has invited members of the public to alert…
Nothing draws the ire of Tidy Towns adjudicators like neglected street furniture such as: flower beds, seating, old telephone kiosks, lamp-posts and anything else you can think of along those lines. It’s unfair on local volunteers up and around the country. But, it’s a fact. Castleisland has one outstanding example at the moment. There may…
Minister Jimmy Deenihan, has said that this week’s announcement of the allocation of €66,431 for Kerry Airport will benefit Kerry as a whole. “Funding of €66,431 has been allocated to Kerry Airport. This is part of a €1.2 million regional airport fund set to benefit Donegal, Ireland West and Waterford and Kerry Airport. “The grant…
