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Some Vodafone customers in south west Kerry have been left without a functioning mobile phone service for a week. Radio Kerry listeners in Caherdaniel and Castlecove complained about problems with phone and WiFi coverage. Vodafone said their engineers identified a fault in the area and are working on a solution. However, the company says high […]

Galway city centre records highest rate of Covid-19 in the State Fourteen-day incidence rate in the city is three-and-a-half times national average Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 20:48 Brian Hutton   The centre of Galway city has the highest rate of Covid-19 in the State , according to latest official figures. The 14-day incidence rate in the city is three-and-a-half times the national...

Kerry’s Live Register has fallen by almost 16% in a year. That’s according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. In January, 6,497 people signed on the Live Register in Kerry. That is down almost 16% compared to the same month last year when 7,716 people signed on. However, it is slight increase […]

Bob Birchley from Tahilla felt he had no choice but to ring the fire service last Wednesday as he watched the flames come closer to his home, near Sneem, where a fire blazed on lands around and on Rossmore Island.

  The Irish Wildlife Trust has criticised plans to clear vegetation along riverbanks as part of a flood relief plan in Kenmare, saying it could exacerbate the issue. The issue was highlighted after local senator Mark Daly issued a tweet welcoming the news of some €40,000  in funding. However, his statement was widely criticised on […]

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Nearly €42,000 has been allocated for flood mitigation measures in Kenmare. Minister of State with responsibility for Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan announced the funding for the clearance of river banks. The funding will clear vegetation along 600 metres of the Finnihy and Keelnagower river banks. Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin is welcoming the […]

Pope pulls out critical Pemba bishop Total demands 25 km security cordon Corruption  $8.5 mn military fraud Extractive industries  Community rights violated say lawyers  South Africa and electricity Other  Covid-19 Are ruby mine resettled families getting luxury $95,000 houses? Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) has now delivered 105 houses for families in the resettlement village of Namanhumbir, built by the mining company, to re-house Nthoro communities previously lining on land given to...

There was an average of 14 COVID cases per day in Kerry over the past two weeks. This is according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, which has calculated the number of cases and the 14-day incidence rate of COVID-19 in all local electoral areas in the Republic. During the fortnight up to February 8th, […]

There are concerns about what farmers will be eligible to take part in a new environmental scheme. The Department of Agriculture is currently engaging in a period of public consultation ahead of the launch of a REPS style pilot scheme. Chair of the IFA National Hill Committee, Flor McCarthy from Kenmare says he was very […]