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Road conditions continue to be poor across Kerry this morning. Up to 50 millimetres of rain is reported to have fallen already in the county since 7 o’clock last night, with a status orange rainfall warning in place from Met Eireann until 9pm. Kerry County Council says motorists can expect surface water and spot flooding […]

A status orange rainfall warning will remain in place for Kerry until 9 o’clock tonight. Around 50 millimetres of rain has fallen in the county since last evening leading to poor driving conditions with surface water and spot flooding reported around the county. Kerry County Council says the N72 road is now passable at Fossa […]

Ann Murphy of Kinsale, Co. Cork and Caragh Lake, Killorglin. A private family funeral will take place for Ann with Requiem Mass on Monday February 22nd at 10.30am at St James Church, Killorglin followed by burial at Ardmoniel Cemetery, Killorglin. In accordance with Government guidelines, current restrictions on attendance at funerals is a maximum of […]

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 […]

Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has called on the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to invest in roads around Ireland. Deputy Healy-Rae says €630 million needs to be spent each year on the upkeep of our regional and local road network. Speaking in the Dáil, the independent TD said Killarney needs what he called a bypass […]

Fire fighters from Kerry County Council were called to at least a dozen seperate gorse fires overnight, including one in Killarney, which took most of the night to bring under control. The gorse and bog fires occurred mostly in the greater Killarney area, but were also reported in Tralee and West Kerry. In what a […]

Two credit unions in Kerry are seeking to approve their merger later this month. Cara Credit Union, with branches in Tralee, Castleisland and Killorglin, and Clanmaurice Credit Union, with branches in Ballyduff and Causeway, are asking their members to vote on a proposed merger. Both credit unions have collaborated on several initiatives in recent years. […]

The extent of illegal dumping around Kerry shows that tidy towns groups are acting as a sticking plaster for the issue. That’s according to John Healy from Killorglin Tidy Towns who says the work of community groups like his have been masking the scale of the litter problem. Mr Healy was reacting to a text sent by a Radio Kerry listener outlining illegal dumping on a particular road in the county. John Healy says because of the pandemic, tidy towns groups can’t undertake their regular clean...

Killorglin is a hub of enterprise for south-west start-ups The RDI Hub is taking its place among the Kerry organisations that are creating global business success stories Sponsored Article 31st January, 2021 The RDI Hub in Killorglin is taking centre stage in Kerry’s start-up scene as part of the national consortium recently awarded the government contract to manage the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) service for start-ups. The €17 million...

New university offers promising results for the south-west The collaboration between Cork and Kerry puts the region in a strong position to become an increasingly influential educational and industry hub Sponsored Article 31st January, 2021 The launch of Munster Technological University has ushered in a new era for Kerry, which is set to benefit from enhanced resources spanning education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship in 2021 and beyond. P...