The recent controversy which arose as a result of a vote that was taken at the on-line November monthly meeting of Kerry County Council to elect two councillors to the board of North, East & West Kerry Development took another twist today On the day, three councillors were proposed and seconded for the positions; one…
Castleisland Chamber Alliance will host a public forum to which all of Kerry’s 12 general election candidates and members of the public are being invited. The event will be held on Thursday night, February 6th in the River Island Hotel at 7.30pm. The forum will be moderated by Treasa Murphy of Radio Kerry and will…
The death has occurred of James Courtney, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry. Mr. Courtney (94) a retired member of Kerry County Council, passed away peacefully in the loving care of the staff at Saint Louis Nursing Home, Tralee. Predeceased by his loving wife Rita. Sadly missed by his nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, brother-in-law, relatives and many friends.…
They may have shared a table, air-time and sat side-by-side at last evening’s live debate on Drivetime on RTÉ Radio One from the River Island Hotel. However, Fianna Fáil’s John Brassil and Martin Ferris, Sinn Féin are back in opposite corners this morning – and the gloves are off over a policy difference on the…
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…
Castleisland Chamber Alliance will host a public meeting with general election candidates to discuss the issues currently facing the Castleisland area. The meeting is scheduled for this Thursday night February 4th at 8.15pm in the River Island Hotel. Most of Kerry’s General Election 2016 candidates have accepted the invitation to attend in spite of the…
At least 42,239 people across Kerry will begin to receive the increased Christmas Bonus payment from next Monday. That’s according to Labour’s Arthur J Spring, TD who said it will be paid to all people who are long-term welfare recipients, including pensioners, lone parents, job-seekers, carers and people with disabilities. “The decision by Fianna Fail…
The death has occurred of Dr Arthur Spring, the medical doctor and architect who designed Castleisland Golf Course in the early 2000s. The father of Kerry Labour TD, Arthur J. and brother of former Labour leader and Tánaiste Dick Spring, passed away at his home in Tralee on Wednesday at the age of 70. Since…
For those of you not yet fed up to the gills with elections and politics – and many of the canvass-weary politicians are by now – have a look through our Election Friday Favourite this week. It’s quite a random selection from files going back over the past couple of decades and I thought our readers…
