What happened in Kerry this week
A year-and-a-half ago, Katie Foley from Inch was diagnosed with breast cancer - but says she is living proof that with early detection, recovery is possible.
A quiet Wednesday night in turned into a life-changing moment for Sinéad O’Shea after a surprise phone call revealed she had won a cool €1 million in an online competition.
Student nurse - and former Miss Kerry - Leah Galloway, from Ballyheigue, is about to step into an entirely different world - as a model at one of the most prestigious events on the international fashion circuit.
Almost 20 years after Marks & Spencer were controversially blocked from opening a planned store in Manor West Retail Park, the popular supermarket giant will soon have a foothold in the county town.
Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson swapped the red carpet for a traditional music session in Kenmare over the weekend, after an unexpected delay brought him to one of the town’s best-known pubs.
Parents, teachers and staff at two Killarney schools were left in shock this week after being told they could lose a number of Special Needs Assistants - a cut staff and parents warn would severely impact classroom support.
Kerry’s eagle-eyed snappers have been duly recognised for their outstanding photography at this year’s AIB Press Photographer of the Year Awards with Killarney’s Valerie O’Sullivan leading the way with a national sustainability award.
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How about them apples!
Daffodils are beginning to peep through all across the county - but while it seems a bit early for apples, there's plenty to go round in Mid Kerry, even at this time of year.
This fine crop of apples still growing in February in the microclimate enjoyed around Caragh Lake near Killorglin has mystified long-time resident Dr Michael O’Connor.
“It’s never happened before. The apples bloomed in September as usual and have continued to grow long after my 20-year-old tree has shed its leaves,” Dr O’Connor told Kerry’s Eye this week.
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No love lost on this Valentine's date
THERE will be no love lost between Kerry and Galway this Valentine’s Day as the 2022 All-Ireland finalists clash at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening - in what is set to be an early Spring economic boost for Tralee.
Hotels are almost booked out, the flags have gone up, and with the game under the floodlights live on RTÉ, a real buzz is expected in Tralee as hundreds of Galway supporters are set to travel to the Kingdom this weekend.
Tralee traders - local pubs, restaurants, and hotels - are set to significantly benefit from not only the big game itself, but the hundreds of loved-up couples out and about celebrating Valentine’s Day.
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Woody drops in to say Cheers!
Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson swapped the red carpet for a traditional music session in Kenmare over the weekend, after an unexpected delay brought him to one of the town’s best-known pubs.
The Cheers, Hunger Games and True Detective star was staying at the Park Hotel in Kenmare and was en route there when car trouble delayed his plans.
When he reached the town, he decided on a stop in PF McCarthy’s Bar and Restaurant.
The popular spot has been run by Alan and Meg Bevane since they took over the family business in 2024.
“Woody was staying in the Park Hotel and Seán Meehan and Tracy O’Grady were booked to play a private session for him, but because he was late the musicians came into McCarthy’s, much to the delight of locals,” Alan said.
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Eamonn's barefoot walk into record books
Locals might have been doing a double take earlier this week as barefoot adventurer and Guinness World Record breaker Eamonn Keaveney made his way from West Kerry to Tralee.
After spending Monday night at the Ashe Hotel in Tralee, adventurer Eamonn Keaveney arrived at Jigsaw Kerry last Tuesday morning, as part of the final Irish leg of his record-breaking barefoot journey from Istanbul to Ireland.
The Mayo native has walked more than 5,500 kilometres without shoes since setting out on March 4, 2025, raising over €14,000 for Jigsaw, Ireland’s youth mental health charity, and Friends of the Earth Ireland along the way.
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'This is the way we lived'
TALES OF long marches to Dublin for farmers’ rights, an emigrant’s experience of a famous banker’s home in Long Island, and miracles at holy wells were among the stories from the last century shared by some of the residents of the Castleisland area that are still in living memory.
Other shared memories of growing up on farms, of walking to school barefoot, milk being taken in churns to the creamery by horse and cart, and the closing of the train station in Castleisland were collected and recorded in a new booklet that was officially launched at Castleisland Day Care Centre on Monday.
‘The Way We Lived’ was written by some of the clients who attend Castleisland Day Care Centre and compiled by Kerry County Council Writer-in-Residence Emer Fallon.
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A Kingdom adventure bound to thrill kids
A children’s book set in Kerry brings some of the county’s best-known places and traditions into the latest release in the series of Noah’s Adventures by award-winning author Nadine Hughes Campbell.
‘Noah’s Kerry Adventure’ follows the young character as he begins a road trip through the county at Muckross House, setting out to help a Mamó search for a special rose.
Along the way, the story moves through recognisable Kerry locations and cultural references, including a stop for ice cream at Murphy’s Ice Cream in Dingle, encounters with Roses, and the colourful presence of King Puck before the journey concludes in Tralee.
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