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The 180-year-old mystery was solved by folklorist Billy Mag Fhloinn

'Lost' 4,000-year-old tomb rediscovered in Co Kerry

A "lost" 4,000-year-old tomb has been rediscovered on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry.

The SIPTU union said it follows a decision to impose compulsory redundancies on five drivers

Picket to be placed at Kerry Group HQ

SIPTU drivers employed by Kerry Agribusiness will stage a picket at the headquarters of the Kerry Group in Tralee, Co Kerry tomorrow.

Munster • 16 Jan 24

The RAI is blaming high running costs and the increase in the VAT rate for the closures (file image)

High costs could cause 'wave' of restaurant closures

The Restaurants Association of Ireland has said it expects a wave of food business closures to continue over the coming months, after more than 280 closed in the last six months of 2023.

Ireland • 13 Jan 24

The Conor Pass was put on the market last August

Boost for prospect of national park on Dingle peninsula

Hopes for a national park on the Dingle Peninsula have received a further boost with news that a sale has been agreed on a large portion of land in Conor Pass, Co Kerry.

Ireland • 09 Jan 24

The tradition is said to herald prosperity for the year ahead

Music and song as west Kerry celebrates Wren's Day

One of Ireland's oldest traditions has been celebrated on the Dingle peninsula, Co Kerry, where the Wren took place in a blaze of music and colour.

Munster • 28 Dec 23

Operation Limelight aims to highlight the risks to the health of women and girls who are subjected to FGM

FGM awareness campaign at Kerry Airport

A Garda initiative aimed at raising awareness around the illegal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is under way at Kerry Airport.

Munster • 19 Dec 23

Alexic Shenduk appeared before Tralee District Court (File image)

Man charged over assault at Kerry refugee centre

A 53-year-old man has been released on bail after he was charged with assault following an incident at a premises housing refugees in Co Kerry.

Munster • 18 Dec 23

The trawler was around 90 miles off the Blasket Islands at the time (file pic)

Fisherman in his 20s dies on trawler off Kerry coast

A fisherman has died on a trawler, around 100 miles off the Kerry coast.

Munster • 14 Dec 23

Thomas Dooley was fatally assaulted on 5 October 2022

Further arrest made over Tralee cemetery murder

Gardaí investigating the death of Thomas 'Tom' Dooley at Rathass Cemetery, Tralee, have made another arrest.

Munster • 06 Dec 23

The four-day festival has broadened its agenda to include a wider range of language-based arts

An tOireachtas Irish-language festival opens in Kerry

The four-day An tOireachtas Irish-language festival has officially opened in Killarney, Co Kerry and began by going back to its 1897 roots with a celebration of new creative writing as Gaeilge.

Munster • 01 Nov 23

A man died after he was struck by a car at Junction 16 of the M1 near Dundalk

Four killed in separate road collisions

Four people have died in separate road collisions in Louth, Kerry and Roscommon, and Donegal.

Ireland • 09 Oct 23

The Conor Pass is a well-known beauty spot

Campaign for national park at Conor Pass intensifies

The campaign for the establishment of a national park at the Conor Pass has intensified, as a second major landholding at the well-known Kerry beauty spot has been advertised for sale.

Munster • 29 Sep 23

Tatenda Mukwata died hours after giving birth to her daughter by Caesarean section (Pic: Rip.ie)

HSE apology after death of woman at Kerry hospital

The Health Service Executive has apologised to the family of a 35-year-old woman who died after giving birth at University Hospital Kerry.

Munster • 25 Sep 23

The man died after he was hit by a taxi on the R553 at Lisselton

Man, 20s, dies in north Kerry road crash

A man in his 20s has died in a road crash in north Kerry.

Munster • 24 Sep 23

The OPW leased a cottage on the island so that the 12,000 seasonal visitors could access its toilet

OPW paid €35k to rent island cottage for its toilet

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has paid more than €35,000 to rent a cottage on an Blascaod Mór off west Kerry this summer so that the public could use its toilet.

Munster • 19 Sep 23

Dublin Airport handled 83% of all the flights at the five main Irish airports in the second quarter of this year

Q2 air passenger numbers up 18% on same time last year

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show an increase in international travel during the months of April, May, and June of this year.

Business • 15 Sep 23

A file has been prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions

Woman arrested over fatal crash in Co Kerry released

A woman in her 20s arrested as part of an investigation into a fatal crash in Co Kerry yesterday has been released.

Munster • 04 Sep 23

Over 50 paintings are being sold to raise funds for the restoration of the Historical and Local History Museum in Ivankiv, Ukraine

Exhibition opens in Kerry to support Ukraine art museum

Art created by Ukrainian refugees is being exhibited in Co Kerry in an effort to raise funds for an art museum that was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Munster • 01 Sep 23

The carcass of the whale has been buried where it washed near Baile an Sceilg

50-tonne whale buried near where it washed-up in Kerry

The remains of a 50-tonne fin whale which washed up on a private beach near Baile an Sceilg in Co Kerry earlier this summer have finally been buried.

Munster • 23 Aug 23

Alice Thompson and Alan Oliver handing in single-use coffee cups into the box in Killarney town centre

Kerry town reduces disposable coffee cup use by 50,000

A waste reduction initiative in the town of Killarney, Co Kerry has resulted in 50,000 fewer single-use coffee cups being disposed of since the project was launched on 31 July.

Ireland • 18 Aug 23

White-tailed-eagle chicks were released into the wild in Killarney, Co Kerry

White-tailed-eagle chicks released into the wild

Four white-tailed-eagle chicks were released into the wild in Co Kerry today as part of ongoing efforts to restore this once extinct bird of prey to the Irish countryside.

Kerry • 14 Aug 23

It is only the third time in history that the same counties have contested the men's and ladies' finals in the same year

Dublin seeking double as Kerry look to end title wait

Kerry's Ladies Senior Football team are hoping to end a 30-year famine and bring the Brendan Martin Cup back to the Kingdom by beating Dublin in this year's All-Ireland final at Croke Park on Sunday.

Ireland • 11 Aug 23

The goat was removed from the high stand overlooking Killorglin a number of times during last year's fair (file image)

King Puck makes brief appearance at Kerry fair

Puck Fair is under way in Killorglin, Co Kerry, with King Puck making a brief appearance tonight.

Munster • 10 Aug 23

The Conor Pass in Co Kerry is on sale for €10m

'Iconic and scenic' Conor Pass on sale for €10m

Land at Kerry's scenic Conor Pass has gone on sale for €10 million.

Kerry • 05 Aug 23

Puffins depart Sceilg Mhichíl 'a few days early'

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has said there is evidence to suggest that puffins have left Sceilg Mhichíl off the Co Kerry coast a few days earlier than previous years, but do not yet know why.

Kerry • 03 Aug 23