Leas-Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Fine Gael Senator in Kerry Paul Coghlan, has warmly welcomed the Taoiseach’s appointment of his Kerry colleague, Brendan Griffin TD, as chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. “Brendan has been an outstanding TD for Kerry since he was first elected in 2011. He has championed issues at…
He took the Irish electoral system by surprise at the end of February when he joined his brother Michael Healy Rae as a TD in the 32nd Dáil Éireann elections. He’s made a wave or two since with his ‘leave it to God’ philosophy on climate change. Now, Danny Healy Rae, TD is back on…
“Double Win for Kerry as Evans also Promotes Kingdom to nine million UK radio listeners,” A delighted Kerry Fine Gael TD, Brendan Griffin, says that the Top Gear visit to Kerry appears to have been an enormous success and anticipates a huge boost to Kerry tourism when the programme airs in the coming weeks. Top…
Martin Ferris TD will visit the East coast of the United States to take part in St. Patrick’s Day and 1916 celebrations. This trip which takes in Boston, Springfield, Tampa, Miami and New York State will focus on ongoing developments in Ireland and Irish emigrant issues including the undocumented Irish. It will also focus on…
Two local and wonderfully motivated young men have come to my attention over the past couple of years. They’re both emerging, brightly coloured with opinions to match, through their involvement in politics. I’m sure I’ll see their names on ballot papers some day soon and my No.1 vote and the anguish that goes with it…
Deputy Ferris is Livid as Leo takes Lion’s Share of Hospital Lunch Time Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has said that some staff working at Kerry General Hospital were forced to go without lunch yesterday because the staff canteen was closed to facilitate the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar. Deputy Ferris said he was contacted by…
Up to 35 busses of all sizes, shapes and colours left the Tralee Road Industrial Estate in Castleisland right on the designated time of 10.30am this morning on their one-lap protest tour of the town. It was all over in a matter of half an hour. They came as a representative sample of the Kerry…
In a very graphic appeal / canvass for every possible vote, the Healy Rae brothers, Michael, TD and Cllr. Danny are not leaving a single vote to chance. First, there was Michael’s rousing anthem release – which got huge publicity throughout the country – and then came the 90 second video message which introduced their…
Castleisland teenager, Art O’Mahony has immersed himself in politics for the last couple of years. He chose Fine Gael as his party and has been elected chairman of Kerry Young Fine Gael. He has been out on the doorsteps with Minister Jimmy Deenihan as long ago as last October. I met Art out and about…
It is a rare occurrence in political life that candidates are acknowledged, never mind praised, by their opponents. At the Castleisland Chamber Alliance meeting last night, Labour Party TD Arthur Spring, responding to a question on the IDA’s apparent lack of interest in Castleisland, said: “In fairness to Tom Fleming he has been banging the…
