Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí will cover more than 70,000 acres

New 70,000 acre marine national park designated in Kerry

The Government has announced the designation of a new national park on the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula in west Kerry.

Munster • 22 Apr 24

Thomas Dooley died after being attacked at a cemetery in Tralee

Man charged with murder of Thomas Dooley in Kerry

A 42-year-old man has appeared before Listowel District Court in Co Kerry charged with the murder of father-of-seven Thomas Dooley at a graveyard in Tralee in October 2022.

Courts • 18 Apr 24

Gardaí are appealing to witnesses (File image)

Three injured during aggravated burglary in Cork

Gardaí are investigating an incident in which three people were injured during an aggravated burglary in Cork.

Munster • 17 Apr 24

Randolph Kirk Parker will be sentenced on Monday, 22 April

Sentencing in Cork passport case is adjourned

An American pensioner who came to Ireland 30 years ago and applied for passports in the names of two dead babies will be sentenced on Monday, 22 April.

Courts • 12 Apr 24

The Wild Atlantic Way was created a decade ago by the National Tourism Development Authority

Tourism on Wild Atlantic Way worth over €3bn a year

A report by Fáilte Ireland on the economic impact of the Wild Atlantic Way has found it is worth more than €3 billion per year in tourism revenue to communities along the western seaboard.

Ireland • 11 Apr 24

Trawlers have been forced to tie up at Castletownbere this weekend to shelter from Storm Kathleen

Storm Kathleen ties up Irish trawlers amid prawn fishery

It is the first weekend of April and the lucrative prawn fishery on the Porcupine Bank closes in three weeks for Irish trawlers.

Munster • 06 Apr 24

'We have the best teachers in the world' - TUI delegate Nessa O'Meara

Ireland must stop forcing us overseas, teacher warns

With teaching unions using their conferences to voice serious concerns over staffing levels, one teacher recounts the challenges she had to overcome to secure full-time employment - and urges the Government to entice Irish teachers abroad back home, where they are needed.

Education • 03 Apr 24

33-year-old Ian Baitson died in hospital following an attack in Cobh

Arrest in Ian Baitson murder investigation in Cork

A man has been arrested by gardaí in Cobh, County Cork, investigating the death of 33-year old chef, Ian Baitson.

Ireland • 23 Mar 24

Four of the accused appeared at a hearing in Bandon District Court

Ten charged with conspiring to import drugs into State

Ten men have been brought before District Court sittings in Cork city and county, charged with conspiring with each other to import drugs into the State.

Courts • 21 Mar 24

Colour, imagination and diversity were to the fore in St Patrick's Day parades in Cork and Kerry

St Patrick's Day marked with 'imagination' in Cork, Kerry

Themes for St Patrick's Day parades in Cork and Kerry focused on a world of colour and imagination, with the floats, performers and costumes living up to expectation.

Regional • 17 Mar 24