Kerry is set to light up the darkest of times by raising hope – and vital funds - for Ireland’s suicide prevention charity Pieta House during this year’s Darkness into Light.
Kerry hits the road for hope in this week's Kerry’s Eye

A 75-year-old Kerry priest has been deemed ineligible for a State pension – because the 31 years he spent in Africa as a missionary are not taken into consideration.
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He should have felt vindicated by the unveiling of a plaque that acknowledged what he and hundreds of other boys had endured at the hands of those entrusted to care for them - but all that St Joseph’s Industrial School survivor Michael Clemenger felt last Saturday was guilt.

Killarney Municipal District hosted a Civic Reception last Friday to honour renowned photographer Michelle Cooper Galvin, and recognise the local snapper’s 50-year career in photojournalism.
Read Michelle's story in tomorrow's Kerry’s Eye

Hero dad Andrew Foley, along with his friends TJ O’Connor and Padraig McGillicuddy, have conquered four of the highest peaks in Ireland in just 23 hours and raised an astounding €51,580 towards Andrew’s kids’ medical care.
Read Andrew's story in tomorrow's Kerry’s Eye

A Causeway schoolgirl is on the cusp of stardom - as the narrator of a new 26-part cartoon series due to air on RTÉ Junior this month.
Read her story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Three members of Killarney’s Scorchers Cheerleading Club have won a bronze medal as part of a troupe who travelled from Ireland to take part in ‘The Cheerleading Worlds’ competition in Orlando.
Kerry cheerleaders scorch a trail on the world stage in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

That the local family-run shop is now a dying breed was hammered home in North Kerry this week when the last butchers in Ballylongford shut its doors for the final time, drawing to a close a tradition of filling local dinner plates that stretches back nearly 100 years.

Chart-topping superstar Hozier is currently wowing audiences on a massively successful US tour - and one musician from Kenmare is right there beside him.
In tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye - The Kerry ace of bass behind Hozier’s success

Daredevil granddad Dan O’Donoghue leaped from 10,000 feet to complete his skydive for Kerry Mental Health Association last weekend – and wasn’t even nervous about the jump, as he wanted to make sure he didn’t let anyone down.
Read Dan’s story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

It was an inspiring ‘magical’ sight when friends of Paul Murphy, who is suffering from a devastating rare condition, arrived into Killarney after completing a week-long 350-kilometre cross-country wheelchair push to raise funds for their friend’s medical costs

Rising star Ewan Morris had the time of his life at the Irish Film and Television Awards last weekend – the young Tralee actor even got a compliment from Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, who said the teen was great in his role in ‘Two for the Road’.

A young man with a rare genetic disorder has been awarded a special achievement band to mark his 50th Killarney House Junior parkrun – and despite his condition Cillian O’Leary lets nothing hold him back from the finish line.
Read Cillian’s story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Hats off to Carol Kennelly and Evelyn McDermott after the Kerry milliners were selected amongst the world's leading headwear designers to be featured at this year's Royal Ascot, the glitziest event in the British horse racing calendar.

A Kerry mother is pleading with Taoiseach Simon Harris to make good on a promise he made SEVEN YEARS ago - so that her beloved boy can come home from hospital.
Mum’s heart-breaking plea to Taoiseach in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

The State has invested €12 million in the acquisition of land for Ireland’s newest national and first marine park – the second of the country’s eight national parks that’s located in Kerry.
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Fearless Killarney toddler Rachel Nolan is already swimming like a pro and showing exceptional prowess at her swimming lessons each week – the two-year-old was one of 14 Water Baby Heroes awarded at a special event in Dublin last week.

Plans are already underway to submit fresh proposals for a €70m housing development in Tralee, after permission for 235 new homes in the town was overturned this week.
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She's lucky to be alive, to be able to speak and move after suffering a devastating stroke – but Tralee’s Nicola McCarthy is about to run a 10K to help others affected by the life-threatening medical condition.
Read Nicola’s story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

The signs of grief are still visible on the young faces of the late Ryan Gaynor’s friends at Causeway Comprehensive School, as they prepare to celebrate the life of the popular Ballyheigue teen who sadly passed away just before Christmas.