What happened in Kerry this week
Mags Harty’s journey from miscarriage to motherhood is already giving hope to so many — now happily besotted with her beautiful daughter Isla, the Killarney woman has shared her deeply personal but inspiring story on ‘The Comeback’ podcast.
More than 10,000 homes and businesses across Tralee and surrounding areas were left without electricity on Sunday evening after a fire broke out at a local ESB Networks substation.
Two experienced swimmers and a surfer reacted instantly when they heard screams for help at Banna Beach on Monday - and dramatically saved the life of a woman struggling in the water.
GAA President Jarlath Burns is to visit Killarney next week as Killarney Legion GAA Club rename their club grounds in Derreen in memory of the late, great Johnny Culloty.
Tributes have poured in from both sides of the Atlantic following the death of Batt Burns - educator, author, community activist, family man and one of Kerry’s greatest seanchaithe.
RNLI mechanic Leo Houlihan sacrificed many special occasions to serve the community with the RNLI — but now the time has come to put down his tools after almost four decades with the life-saving organisation.
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LIVES AT RISK
The lives of thousands of sun worshippers are at risk due to the total absence of lifeguards on any of Kerry’s thirteen Blue Flag beaches during the off-season, it has been warned.
The current spell of warm weather has sent tens of thousands flocking to Kerry’s beaches since last weekend - yet not a single lifeguard is on duty anywhere.
The miracle rescue of a woman at Banna on Monday has again raised major public safety concerns about the lack of lifeguard cover on Kerry beaches during the off-season.
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Kingdom revels in record-breaking heat
As the entire county basked in the early summer sunshine, temperatures in Kerry this week soared to twice the average recorded for the month of May with mercury readings hitting a searing 29°C in parts of the Kingdom.
At Banna Beach on Monday, Aoife Murray was enjoying the warm spell with her daughter Pixie.
“It’s so nice, it makes everyone so much happier, and my little girl, everyone can go outside and play and it's just great,” she told Kerry’s Eye.
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Business honours for Young Scientist winners
Former Young Scientist winners Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy were awarded Runner-Up in the STEM Professional category at this year’s IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards.
The Murphy sisters are co-founders of ACT, a ground-breaking medical emergency response application which helped them take home the top award at the 2025 Young Scientist finals, and the three siblings from Ballymac, Tralee, have been on an upward trajectory ever since winning the competition.
The latest stop on their rise to the top was the prestigious Businesswoman of the Year event that took place in the RDS in Dublin in front of over 1,500 guests.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Castlegregory market puts love into local produce
CRAFTERS and artisan food producers who sell their wares at a country market are calling on their local community for support in an era of cheap Chinese imports and global economic uncertainty.
Castlegregory Country Market is relocating to a new location in the Community Hall on West Main Street, moving from the school grounds of Meán Scoil Nua an Leith Triúigh, which became its temporary home after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The group has grown into a close community of growers, craft makers and producers and is looking forward to the return of the market this Sunday, May 31.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Tributes to story teller Batt
TRIBUTES HAVE poured in from both sides of the Atlantic following the death of Batt Burns - educator, author, community activist, family man and one of Kerry’s greatest seanchaithe.
Mr Burns passed away at St Anne’s Community Hospital in Cahersiveen on Thursday and was laid to rest with his beloved wife Maura in Sneem Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, following Funeral Mass at St Michael’s Church.
A native of Sneem, Batt grew up in the North Square at the family’s butcher business, the oldest of nine children.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
National honours for family resource centres
Family resource centres in Ballyduff and Castlemaine were recognised for projects focused on wellbeing, inclusion and early intervention during this year’s International Day of Families.
The annual awareness day, held on May 15, focused on families, inequalities and child wellbeing, with Tusla using the occasion to recognise the work being carried out by family resource centres across the country who provide vital supports for children and families.
One of the family resource centres recognised was Bud’s Family Resource Centre, in Ballyduff, where a newly-developed sensory room for children and young people with complex needs has already proven hugely popular with local families.
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