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Kerry leads the way in enterprise and education The new Munster Technological University and a growing network of research and development centres place Kerry at the heart of the knowledge economy Sponsored Article 31st January, 2021 It is already home to a growing cohort of business innovators driving new developments in technology and science. Now, with the arrival of Munster Technological University (MTU), and an emerging network of entrepreneuria...

SHARING OPTIONS: Spring has started for Mike Coffey, a sheep farmer from Kilgobnet, Beaufort, Co Kerry, and captain of the Kilgobnet Biddy Group. \ Valerie O’Sullivan I’m a sheep farmer from mid-Kerry, a little village called Kilgobnet, Beaufort. We’re known all over the world, I’d say, for our Biddie. The Biddie takes place around St Brigid’s Day. We only dress up in white clothes and a straw hat. We travel around from house to house, going in...

Shane Codd reveals how he conquered the pop charts from his bedroom in Cavan Aspiring 24-year-old tipped for major global success by head of UK record label tells how parents influenced his taste and career Updated Shane Codd is making huge waves on the charts We may be stuck in what feels like a never-ending lockdown but that hasn’t stopped exciting Irish DJ Shane Codd conquering the pop world from his bedroom in Cavan. The 24-year-old has spent that last three months on the UK singles ch...

Vaccine teams will begin rolling out the second dose of the COVID-19 Pfzier BioNtech vaccine to residents and staff in Kerrys community hospitals and nursing homes this week. In what is good news for the county, Cork Kerry Community Health-Care has confirmed that all residents and staff in Kerrys residential facilities for the elderly have now received their first dose of the vaccine, and within the coming weeks the roll-out to these facilities will be completed. St Josephs. Killorglin, pictur...

SHARING OPTIONS: Spring has started for Mike Coffey, a sheep farmer from Kilgobnet, Beaufort, Co Kerry, and captain of the Kilgobnet Biddy Group. \ Valerie O’Sullivan I’m a sheep farmer from mid-Kerry, a little village called Kilgobnet, Beaufort. We’re known all over the world, I’d say, for our Biddie. The Biddie takes place around St Brigid’s Day. We only dress up in white clothes and a straw hat. We travel around from house to house, going in...

AIB branches in Kerry have raised over €8,000 for local causes during the pandemic. The money was raised for 28 causes as part of the banks’ community investment programme, AIB Together. Among the causes for whom money was raised were Kerry Cancer Support Trust, St Vincent de Paul Killorglin Social Action Group, and Listowel Family […]

HSE hails vaccine rollout as 10,000 receive jab in Cork/Kerry nursing homes and community hospitals Members of the vaccination programme team at St Josephs Nursing Home, Killorglin, Co Kerry: Sharon Williams, Dr Caitriona Colohan, Carolann Fogarty, Dr Wiebke McGuire, Kay OConnor, Gerardina Harnett, Jackie Linnane, Catherine OSullivan, and Nora Lambe. Picture: Domnick Walsh Sun, 24 Jan, 2021 - 17:22 Noel Baker The HSE has said more than 10,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine have been admi...

It will be on a completely different scale - none of the crowds, the chorus or the characters but the tale of Hansel and Gretel will be brought to life virtually by a small number of members of Killorglin Pantomime Group this year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the pantomime group, which has been taking to the stage for the past 57 years, wanted to do something to mark the annual show so they have decided to take it online. "There is only a cast of seven and it is very different. We have bee...

It had been a long time in the works for Killorglin native and author, Christina Leopold, who can now proudly state that she is a published author.

Concerns are being voiced about the future of youth services in mid-Kerry. Fianna Fáil councillors Michael O’Shea and Michael Cahill spoke about the matter at the monthly meeting of Kerry County Council. In a motion, councillor Michael O’Shea proposed the Children’s Minister be contacted to clarify the future of the KDYS services for mid-Kerry. He […]