Kerry councillor slams medical card assessment rules as ‘fundamentally unfair’, calls for reform
At a council meeting last week, Councillor Angie Baily highlighted the “outdated” rules for those aged under 25…
Kerry councillors urge government to prepare for a united Ireland
From left to right: WT Cosgrave, British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald and Northern Ireland prime minister James Craig…
Kerry has lowest birth rate in Ireland
Births per 1,000 stood at 8.2 last year, the lowest rate of any county in the last three…
Kerry councillor calls for change to ‘idealistic notion’ of the family in inheritance laws
Councillor Angie Bailey said the current tax system was “very unfair” and urged councillors to support changing the…
Young Kerry entrepreneur testing crop that could help save Gaelic culture
James Greany’s experiment could mean farmers see game-changing returns on profitless marginal land The windblown and rain doused…
Kerry councillor calls for ‘life changing’ weight loss drugs to become publicly available
Kerry councillor John O’Donoghue says the new arrival could cut costs for the public health service and vastly…
Fly tipping down significantly in Kerry, council reports
Rubbish dumbed at the entrance to Ballygamboom Wood last month. Photo: Cllr Tommy Griffin Fly tipping in Kerry…
Proud Kerry man reflects on a career spent with friends as he retires after 45 years with the ESB
Michael started at ESB in 1979, working on residential and commercial projects, before moving to Tralee in 13…
Kerry famers receive highest subsidy payment in Ireland
Remote farming in South Kerry. Photo by Don MacMonagle Kerry farmers have received the highest payment per farmer…
Gap between Kerry and Cork housing assistance “frightening” says councillor
Housing assistance payments vastly different, yet houses could be a stone’s throw away Gulf between County Kerry and…
Gareth Sheridan wins over several Kerry councillors with president pitch
The Dublin businessman has made an impression on Kerry’s independent councillors during his election campaign Councillors Jackie Healy-Rae…