What happened in Kerry this week
A local mother has revealed she sends her six-year-old son to Poland every summer because she cannot afford childcare in Ireland.
A Tralee man living in Nepal has described the unfolding devastation caused by floods and landslides, saying the mood is bleak and he fears the true scale of the disaster may not be known for weeks.
The death has occurred unexpectedly of well-known Tralee businessman Walter Lyons, of Lyons Furniture Store in Boherbee, Tralee.
The 46 residents living in St Mary of the Angels in Beaufort and their families are hoping that a new report later this year will secure the future of one of Kerry’s most cherished and valued facilities.
August was a big month for one of Kerry’s most devoted soccer fans. George Dineen Junior met one of his sporting heroes when Roy Keane attended the League of Ireland game between Kerry FC and Cobh Ramblers in Mounthawk Park on August 2nd. He and his father, George Dineen Senior, then organised a seven-a-side soccer tournament on that same pitch last Saturday, August 29th.
A Kerry man will be behind the wheel of Ireland’s first solar-powered racing car which he and his team have designed and built from scratch.
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Worldbeater Zoe brings home the gold!
Worldbeater Zoe Hyde was given a huge welcome at Cork Airport on Monday night as family, friends, teammates and coaches gathered to greet her after she made history by winning Ireland’s first ever World Championship title in the women’s double sculls.
Zoe arrived home alongside her Irish rowing teammate Margaret ‘Mags’ Cremen and fellow Irish rower Fiona Murtagh following the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, where all three enjoyed medal successes.
“It was a big crowd, a very big crowd,” said Zoe’s proud mother Fiona, who was at the airport to welcome the rowers home.
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Kerry man recognised for humanitarian work
KERRY PHILANTHROPIST and founder of the Kenya Education Project, Eddie Sheehy, is this year’s recipient of the Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award 2026.
Mr Sheehy will be presented with the award scroll and medal by Mayor of Killarney, Councillor John O’Donoghue at a ceremony in the town on Friday, October 30.
He will also receive the O’Donoghue-Ring Bursary of €3,000.
The award commemorates the humanitarian efforts of Kerry priest, Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty in Nazi-occupied Rome during World War II, whose Rome Escape Line was credited with saving the lives of over 6,000 people, including escaped POWs, anti-fascists and Jews.
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Make a splash for youth mental health
This September 12th, youth mental health charity Jigsaw is asking people to take a dip in the sea to support mental wellbeing.
Jigsaw, which is located in Tralee, launched its ‘Dip for Jigsaw’ Challenge to power youth mental health support last week.
The fundraiser, launched in Fenit last Friday, is a sea swimming initiative designed to bring communities together to boost mental wellbeing while raising vital funds to support the charity’s free therapy and support for young people.
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Tralee Film Collective in a ‘Happy Place’
The cameras have stopped rolling in Ballybunion following a busy weekend of filming for the Tralee Film Collective’s latest short film, ‘Happy Place’.
The local filmmaking group spent Saturday filming at Ballybunion beach before moving indoors on Sunday to shoot further scenes at a house in the town.
Actor and Tralee Film Collective founding member Tim Landers said the weekend had gone extremely well, with the group now moving on to the editing stage of the production.
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Lessons in road safety at Kerry schools
Schools across Kerry are backing Kerry County Council’s road safety message as more than 25,000 primary and secondary school students return to classrooms following the summer break.
The Council is warning motorists to expect increased traffic from vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists in towns and villages across Kerry and is urging drivers to slow down and remain alert when approaching school zones.
Schools in Tralee are also reinforcing the message, with measures in place to help keep children safe during busy arrival and dismissal periods.
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Castleisland clubhouse is a 'gamechanger'
Last Saturday’s opening of a new clubhouse at Castleisland AFC represented an exciting new chapter in the history of the soccer club.
The club’s chairman, Patrick O’Rourke, told Kerry’s Eye that the club was established in 1973. It opened its astroturf pitch at the back of Castleisland Community College in 2018 and its committee have been planning a clubhouse ever since.
“Our pitch was named in honour of one of our founder members, Georgie O’Callaghan, who passed away just before it opened,” said Patrick. “Georgie had always spoken about the difference it would make to soccer in Castleisland if we had a pitch and a clubhouse and we’re delighted that we now have both.
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