What happened in Kerry this week
Killarney boxing star Pa Casey has kept his Olympic dreams alive - with back-to-back European Championship titles for the second year in-a-row.
They've only gone and done it! Tralee has retained the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre at the national Tidy Towns awards, and chair Brendan O’Brien says the achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the town’s dedicated team of volunteers.
A Kerry man was at the centre of the celebrations on Tuesday night as Fleetwood Town shot to centre stage in the sporting world when they sensationally knocked Premier League champions Arsenal out of the League Cup.
Uisce Éireann is examining four options that would restore water supply to Ballyheigue and its surrounding areas. But it could take several months before people can again drink water from their taps.
Two of Kerry's most glamorous young women are in line for one of the country's leading beauty titles - Miss Ireland 2026.
Ever wanted to kick like David Clifford? Well, now you can after the Kerry football superstar launched his very own football boot.
An incredibly intricate ‘Dear Jane’ quilt, which was hand-crafted by Tralee woman Mary Ferguson in response to the loss of loved ones to cancer, was one of the star attractions at the Quilt Ireland Expo in Killarney last week.
For Dr Crokes, it really is family business. As Edmund O’Sullivan stepped into the Tatler Jack carrying the Bishop Moynihan Cup on Sunday evening, he and his father, Eddie ‘Tatler’ O’Sullivan, had made history as the first father and son to win the Kerry Senior Football Championship as managers.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Tralee tops in Tidy Towns - again!
THEY’VE only gone and done it! Tralee has retained the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre at the national Tidy Towns awards, and chair Brendan O’Brien says the achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the town’s dedicated team of volunteers.
The trophy, which made its way back down to Kerry on the train last Friday evening, now sits proudly beside last year’s award, capping off a very successful two years for Tralee.
As well as the national award, Tralee was also named the county winner for Kerry, and also had the honour of being selected as the tidiest town in the South West and Mid West region, as well as winning a number of other special awards.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Dingle turtle heads home to Caribbean
A LOGGERHEAD turtle that washed up injured in the Maherees over two decades ago has finally been released back into the ocean to make her way home to the Caribbean.
Molly’s departure was tinged with sadness as she had become part of the furniture at the Mara Beo Aquarium where she ruled as Queen of the Shark Tank.
Molly, who delighted visitors for the past 22 years, will be missed most of all by those who cared for her, including aquarium director Kevin Flannery and members of staff.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Homes must wait months for clean tap water
Uisce Éireann is examining four options that would restore water supply to Ballyheigue and its surrounding areas. But it could take several months before people can again drink water from their taps.
The first choice is that water will be piped from a previously decommissioned borehole in Ardfert. However, water quality testing, which is currently underway, will have to be completed before Uisce Éireann can decide if this is a viable option.
Uisce Éireann said piping water from Ardfert would be a multi-million euro project, but confirmed that financial reserves have already been put aside for this as a permanent solution.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Sell-out start for Ferris play
THE OPENING night of a new play about the life of former Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has already sold out - and the man himself may even make an appearance on the night.
Bog Road Theatre’s production of ‘Ferris: The Martin Ferris Story’ by Ballyduff playwright Mike O’Halloran will have a four-night run at Abbeydorney Parish Community Hall on November 7, 8, 14 and 15.
Although the play is about Martin Ferris, he doesn’t feature in it and his story is told through other people, including his parents, a prison officer at Portlaoise Prison, and old election campaign posters.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Chloe made up with national award nod
A popular barista is completely made up after being selected among the top 10 finalists in a national creative makeup competition and is now hoping to be crowned Ireland’s Most Creative Make up Artist.
Chloe Winters, who works at The Bookshelf in Tralee, has been shortlisted for Ireland’s Most Creative Makeup Artist competition, run by Essence Makeup Ireland and Goss.ie, an online fashion and beauty magazine.
Chloe lives in Tralee with her boyfriend Jake, and the pair will head to the event later this evening (Thursday) to the Grafton Hotel for a special Halloween-theme party and for the winner reveal.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
‘Dear Jane’ hopes to save lives
An incredibly intricate ‘Dear Jane’ quilt, which was hand-crafted by Tralee woman Mary Ferguson in response to the loss of loved ones to cancer, was one of the star attractions at the Quilt Ireland Expo in Killarney last week.
It took Mary three years to complete the quilt, which is being raffled to raise funds for Breakthrough Cancer Research in the hope that other families might not have to endure the pain of watching their loved ones die.
Mary, who has lived in Belgium since 1987, began the project after a close family member was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. Another much-loved family member died from cancer within the following year, spurring Mary to turn her loss into support for cancer research.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
