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Michael Gaine was last seen on 20 March, and a large search has been in operation in the locality to find him

Gardaí have 'no leads' in Mike Gaine case - Commissioner

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said gardaí are still treating the case of the missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine as a missing persons investigation and have no definite line of inquiry.

Munster • 15 Apr

Basking Sharks can grow to 12 metres in length, can weigh up to six tonnes and feed primarily on plankton

Watch: Special sighting of Basking Sharks off Kerry coast

Marine enthusiasts in west Kerry were privy to a special sighting of three Basking Sharks in waters in the local harbour at Daingean Uí Chúis.

Munster • 12 Apr

Michael 'Mike' Gaines was last seen in Kenmare town on the morning of 20 March

Gardaí issue renewed appeal for missing farmer in Kerry

Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for a missing farmer in Co Kerry whose whereabouts have been unknown for three weeks.

Munster • 10 Apr

Gardaí have appealed for any witnesses to come forward

Boy killed in road collision with tractor in Co Kerry

A boy has died after being struck by a tractor in Co Kerry last night.

Munster • 08 Apr

Many people lined the streets and applauded as the cortège made its way through the village, pausing outside Mick O'Dwyer's (inset) pub and at the local GAA pitch

Hundreds line streets to pay respects to Mick O'Dwyer

Hundreds of people have been queueing in Waterville, Co Kerry to pay their respects to the family of Mick O'Dwyer.

Munster • 04 Apr

50 members arrived at the search site today

Soldiers join search for missing farmer in Kerry

Members of the Defence Forces have joined the search for a missing farmer in Co Kerry.

Munster • 01 Apr

Michael Gaine has been missing for more than a week

Gardaí continue search for missing Kerry farmer

Gardaí have been continuing their search in Kenmare, Co Kerry, for 56-year-old sheep farmer Michael 'Mike' Gaine.

Munster • 28 Mar

Gardaí have set up checkpoints in Kenmare

Checkpoints set up in Kenmare in search for farmer

Gardaí searching for missing Kenmare sheep farmer Mike Gaine have placed a number of checkpoints at junctions around the town this morning, in an attempt to jog the memories of people who may have been on those roads a week ago when he was last seen.

Munster • 27 Mar

Jean O'Sullivan, Chairperson of St Francis Special School Parents' Association at a meeting between parents and members of Kerry County Council

Parents in Co Kerry call for adequate respite services

Parents of children attending a special school in Beaufort, Co Kerry have appealed to Kerry County Council members to support their campaign for respite services to be provided for families of children who are due to leave the school in June.

Munster • 26 Mar

Divers found nothing after completing a search of a disused quarry about 3.2km from Michael Gaine's farmyard

Garda Water Unit joins search for missing Kerry farmer

The Garda Water Unit has joined the search for missing Kerry farmer Michael 'Mike' Gaine.

Munster • 26 Mar

Volunteers gather at Kenmare Co-op ahead of the search for Michael Gaine

Over 200 volunteers join search for missing Kerry farmer

More than 200 volunteers joined the search for missing sheep farmer Michael Gaine in the Kenmare area of Co Kerry.

Ireland • 23 Mar

Michael Gaine, inset, was last seen in Kenmare at around 11am on Thursday

Hundreds join search for missing Co Kerry Farmer

Hundreds of people have joined a co-ordinated search effort in Co Kerry for missing sheep farmer Michael Gaine.

Ireland • 22 Mar

Samantha Cookes claimed over €60k in supplementary welfare and disability payments, by fraudulently claiming she was terminally ill

Serial fraudster jailed for 3 years for deception, theft

A 36-year-old serial fraudster has been sentenced to four years in jail with the final 12 months suspended at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee, Co Kerry, after she pleaded guilty to 18 counts of deception and theft.

Courts • 05 Mar

Gardaí pictured at the scene of the incident on Canal Road in Tralee, Co Kerry

Woman dies after three joggers struck by car in Kerry

A woman in her 40s has died and three others, including the driver of a vehicle, have been injured in a road traffic incident in Tralee, Co Kerry.

Munster • 03 Mar

Denis McCarthy, Fexco Chair, Tim Daly, Head of Strategy and Performance MTU, Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Liam Cronin TD, RDI Hub CEO, Niamh O'Sullivan, Director of Services Kerry County Council and Brendan O'Donnell, Registrar MTU

Kerry RDI hub supports 100 companies in 5 years

RDI Hub, a not-for-profit public/private business incubation and development unit in Killorglin,County Kerry, has supported almost 100 companies and seen more than a quarter of a billion euro in capital flow through these companies since it was established five years ago.

Business • 28 Feb

The fires broke out on Monday afternoon with firefighters them into the early hours of yesterday morning (file image)

Firefighters save homes threatened by Kerry gorse fire

Firefighters in south Kerry spent over seven hours fighting wildfires that threatened a number of homes in the Cahirsiveen area earlier this week.

Munster • 12 Feb

Most of the 20 homes that were flooded at Killocrim outside Listowel have yet to be refurbished

'It has to be rectified' - calls over Listowel flood plan

Residents in Listowel in Co Kerry have called on the Office of Public Works to build up the banks of the River Feale, ahead of putting a long-term flood relief plan in place for the town.

Munster • 12 Feb

Samantha Cookes, 36, was remanded in custody to appear in court for sentencing next week

Samantha Cookes pleads guilty to stealing €60K from State

Samantha Cookes has pleaded guilty to stealing more than €60,000 from the Department of Social Protection at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee.

Munster • 11 Feb

Gardaí have said early indications suggest both bodies may have been in the house since late last year

Bodies of man and woman found in Co Kerry house

An investigation is under way into the deaths of two people whose bodies were discovered at a house in Co Kerry this morning.

Munster • 04 Feb

Lauren Barrett described the months of treatment as a 'whirlwind'

Breast cancer diagnosis at 21 a 'huge shock'

A Kerry woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 21 said it was a "huge shock" to find out that she had an aggressive form of the disease at such a young age.

Health • 05 Feb

Ms Justice Nuala Jackson offered her sincere condolences to the loved ones of Joanne Davies, 50, who was struck by a truck while she was walking across a zebra crossing on 17 July 2020 at Ardnannweely, Killarney (File image)

Family awarded €850k after woman killed by truck in Kerry

The family of a woman who died in 2020 after being struck by a truck from the Healy Rae plant hire company in Kerry have been awarded €850,000 in damages at a sitting of the High Court in Cork.

Munster • 23 Jan

Judge David Waters adjourned the case to 5 February next at Tralee District Court

Drug case against suspended garda adjourned in Kerry

Courts • 22 Jan

30-year-old Conor Costello was one of five people before the court charged with conspiring to import drugs

Five men charged with conspiring to import drugs in Kerry

Five men have been before a special District Court sitting in Killarney charged in connection with a joint garda and revenue customs operation off the Kerry coast earlier this week.

Ireland • 18 Jan

Four men were arrested by gardaí at 5.20am on Monday morning, after they arrived back on a rib at a pier at Meenogahane (above) in north Kerry

Drugs worth €100m transferred to boat off Kerry coast

A substantial shipment of drugs valued at up to €100 million was transferred from a 'mothership' to a smaller vessel off the Kerry coast in the early hours of Monday.

Ireland • 16 Jan

Niall O'Connor, who worked as a garda in the Tralee area until his suspension in 2021, faces two charges (File image)

Hearing into delay of garda drug case in Kerry adjourned

The hearing of legal submissions on the issue of delay in the case of a member of An Garda Síochána accused of the possession of liquid ecstasy at a hotel in Co Kerry almost four years ago has been adjourned until next week.

Munster • 15 Jan