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Storm over removal of statue

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

HSE management has moved to calm the storm over its removal of religious artefacts, including a landmark 70-yearold Scared Heart statue, from the grounds of Killarney Community Hospital.

Duagh locals press on with sports centre

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE future of Duagh's planned sports and leisure centre has suffered a 'huge' setback with the withdrawal of expected National Lottery funding, but organisers say local donations and Leader funding secured this week should see it through.

Kids' panto returns with Arabian nights

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

ARABIAN Nights come to Ballybunion this week with a colorful dramatics by local children who are currently preparing for their production of Aladdin.

Heroic effort failed to save men trapped in blazing car

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A KILLARNEY inquest has heard how a heroic truck driver narrowly escaped death, fighting intense heat as he attempted to extinguish a flaming vehicle in which two young Castleisland men died tragically.

O'Donoghue faces more protests at clinics

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

SOUTH Kerry TD John O'Donoghue has been accused of cowardice by the Kerry Public Service Workers' Alliance after he refused to meet with protesting civil servants outside his constituency clinic in Killarney at the weekend.

Mighty craic keeps 100 in pub at 5am

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A FORMER Kilgarvan publican has been convicted and fined €225 after almost 100 people were found on her open premises at nearly five in the morning.

New cancer screening unit in KGH by May - HSE

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that it will be at least May of this year before the long-awaited mammography screening machine will be up-and-running at Kerry General Hospital (KGH).

Labour Court to rule on Beru dispute

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE Labour Court is expected to rule on the dispute between staff and management at Tralee's Beru Electronics withing days.

Endesa staff accept layoffs deal

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THERE has been a 100 per cent take-up on the voluntary redundancies put before staff at the Endesa power station in Tarbert last month.

'Head shop' legal controls don't go far enough - Ferris

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

LEGAL controls on, so called, head shops which are due to come into effect this summer do not go far enough according to north Kerry Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Ferris.

Kerry side-lined in IDA programme to attract new investment

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

DESPITE soaring unemployment and a raft of factory closures and job losses in recent months Kerry has been effectively ignored in the IDA's latest national programme for attracting foreign investment.

€35 bet nets win of €280k

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

RECESSION blues were banished forever for one Moyvane man who beat all the odds in winning over €280,000 through two accumulator bets on an afternoon's racing on Friday.

IDA jobs plan snubs Kerry again

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

IN spite of surging unemployment figures, the IDA has once again ignored Kerry and omitted the county from it's latest national investment programme.

Student achievements honoured

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

OVER 200 people attended the Kerry Educaton Service (KES) annual student awards in Tralee on Friday at the Institute of Technology.

LNG decision 'by end of year'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE head of the American giant behind Shannon LNG has said their decision to finally invest in the proposed gas-import terminal may ' drag on' beyond the end of the year.

Jobless figure hits a new high

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE number of people signing on in Kerry continues to rise and last month neared 17,000 for the first time.

Convict comes to aid of 'lady in distress'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A CONVICTED drug dealer from Moyross in Limerick who went to 'the assistance of a lady in distress' as she was being arrested was given a one month prison sentence by Judge Mary O'Halloran at Listowel District Court on Wednesday for obstructing gardaí.

St Patrick's eve celií

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

NO better way to get the leg muscles limbered up in time for St Patrick's Day parade in Listowel than by joining in all the fun at the big céilí the night before.

Girls win Munster title

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne girls football team won the Munster Junior B title in Killarney last week, defeating St Mary's of Macroom 3-13 to 3-4 .

Cardboard box inspiration

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

IN a week when Irish animators enjoyed the glamour of the Oscars, a young North Kerry animator was awarded a prestigious accolade for a short film about a boy and a cardboard box.

Sing for your shower

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

MANY people sing in the shower but a new talent competition launched in Kerry last week will give people a chance to sing for a shower.

Frenchman denies child love

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A FRENCH man who had been sleeping in a tent in the Beaufort area has denied allegations that he is in love with a local eight-year-old girl.

Two arrested as gardaí investigate sex attack

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TWO men have been arrested in relation to the alleged sexual assault of a young teenage girl in Ardfert last week.

Men await sentence for bookie robbery

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

TWO men who pleaded guilty to using imitation firearms in the robbery of Paddy Powers bookmakers in Tralee in August 2007 were due to be sentenced this Wednesday.

Tadhg wins with classical touch

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A TALENTED Killorglin teen made history at the weekend by becoming the ever first classical guitarist to reach the final of the prestigious Killarney Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year 2010 competition, which he went on to win.

Places at Listowel school

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

PRIMARY leavers hoping to begin secondary education in St Michael's College, Listowel, and their parents are advised that the enrolment/assessment test for new first years for the coming academic year (2010/'11) will take place on Saturday, March 13, between 10am and 1pm.

Good Friday walk to aid hospice

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE annual Good Friday walk of the Listowel branch of the Kerry Hospice takes place from St Patrick's Hall, William Street, at 11am, the local committee announced along with details of the €90,000 they raised last year alone.

Garda unable to positively identify accused driver

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A RANGE of motoring charges against a Czech man have been thrown out of court because the garda who arrested him was unable to positively identify him in court.

Sadness at sudden death of Mary Allen

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

BALLYBUNION was in a state of shock this week following the sudden and untimely death of popular local artist, Mary Allen, at her home on Wednesday night.

Projects need your votes

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A TOTAL of 24 community projects around Kerry are competing for public support in the hope of securing a share of €80,000 in grant aid from AIB.

'I'm not promoting devil worship'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE owner of a Tralee goth and punk clothes shop says she's dismayed at rumours that her shop is selling legal drugs and devil worship paraphernalia.

Exiles to be honoured by Kerry Association

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THREE Kerry exiles who have dedicated many years to the promotion of Irish American relations in New York are to be honoured at the Kerry Association's 'Kerry Ball' which will tale place on Friday, March 19.

Kerry's great eight Scór competitors advance

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

KERRY'S participants in the Munster Scór Sinsear semi finals had a very successful outing on Sunday last, with teams going through in all eight categories of the competition.

Agricultural land in Kerry down nearly 30 percent

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

THE value of agricultural land plummeted by nearly 30 per cent in Kerry last year, according to the details of a national land price survey recently released.

Man drove to work while over the legal drinking limit

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:25 +0000

A BALLYDUFF man who was found to have been over the alcohol/breath limit while driving to work on the morning after a night out was put off the road for three years at Listowel District Court on Wednesday.