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Share this article Thats according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. In March, 6,356 people in Kerry signed on the Live Register. Advertisement Thats down 21% compared to the same month last year when just over 8,000 people were signing on. It also marks a monthly decrease of 4% from Februarys figure (6,619). Listowel is the only social welfare office to record a monthly increase of 8 to 1,157. Advertisement Killarney has the largest decrease of 124 to 1,098. Tralee falls 1...

There are currently no social houses in Killorglin that are suitable for a person who’s elderly or has a disability. That’s according to Fianna Fáil councillor John Francis Flynn, who raised the matter at the recent Kenmare Municipal District meeting. He says that all housing projects should have a certain percentage suitable for people who can’t use stairs. Cllr Flynn says he knows of one pensioner sleeping on a couch as he’s unable to climb stairs, while another woman can’t return ...

A Taste of the Irish with Chef Rob Scott, March 13 Sponsored by the Mount Kisco Public Library, A Taste of the Irish with Chef Rob Scott will teach viewers how to make some St. Patricks Day staples including Irish soda bread, mint chocolate chip brownies, corned beef and cabbage in a slow cooker, and St. Patricks day peppermint ice cream shakes. The program runs from 3 to 5 p.m. and can be viewed live on Facebook, facebook.com/SimplyCreativeChefRob. For more information, go to events.westches...

John Grindrod: St. Patrick’s Day, its origins and my most memorable By John Grindrod - Guest Columnist As I ponder what is sort of an unofficial holiday here in my country (although it’s a national holiday in the island country where it originated), I have many thoughts and many memories. The first thought that comes to mind is the St. Patrick’s Day of last year, known to some as the gateway to when the pandemic poo hit the fan. That day turned out to be the last full day I would work for...

Aoife McBride didn’t lick her fashion and drapery skills off the stones. Her mother, Mary, opened her MacBees boutique in Killarney, Co Kerry, in 1984, but before that, Mary’s parents had been running Crowley’s drapers in Killorglin since 1907. That’s 114 years of a fashion baton being passed on from mother to daughter and on again. As the third generation coming through the business, Aoife acknowledges her mother’s influence. “Mum is always impeccably turned out and I love the idea...

The hotel only opened in mid-March when, in response to the pandemic, almost 100 asylum seekers were moved there from their emergency accommodation centres. By May 7, a Thursday, up to 30 people marched silently in Cahersiveen, but their placards spelled unity with the Skellig Star residents. Twelve days later, The Kerryman reporter Sinéad Kelleher heard that the Justice Minister had reserved a full page of this newspaper, having penned an open letter to the people of Kerry, in particular thos...

Vital rural services are being taken away from local communities according to local politicians, who have hit out the latest branch closures by Bank of Ireland this week. The decision by Bank of Ireland to close three Kerry branches - in Killorglin, Castleisland and at Tralee MTU - comes hot on the heels of Ulster Bank pulling out of the Irish market and affects customers across Kerry. Services were already at a minimum at the branches, but the decision has been labelled an attack on rural Ir...

Bank of Ireland plans to close rural branches widely condemned 2021-03-01

Several roads are still closed in Cork, Kerry and Tipperary today due to flooding, after up to 80mm of rain fell in some areas over the last 24 hours.

Cara Credit Union members will be asked to vote on a proposed merger this evening. Due to the pandemic, Cara, which has branches in Tralee, Castleisland and Killorglin, will host its AGM online. Among the items on the agenda will be a vote on a proposed merger with Clanmaurice Credit Union; it has branches in […]