Kerry

Jacqueline O’Duffy appeared in court in Tralee after exceeding the blood drug limit in August 2025

Abuse of two minors was pervasive and systematic, says judge, noting it occurred over prolonged periods of time

Since the time of their patriarch, Jackie Healy-Rae snr, the family has strengthened its grip on county politics

Differences between Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, and their children, threaten the unity of one of Ireland’s most prominent political families

Kerry TD, who resigned as junior minister following fuel protests, says Danny’s interview effectively sacked him and ‘damaged Team Healy-Rae'

Gallaghers mustered almost 1,500 in Letterkenny to secure title in 2007

Huge swells, high winds and lashing rain subside as the first visitors return to Skellig Michael this summer

In Eva O’Connor’s new play, worlds collide as a young couple struggle to understand why they’re so drawn to one another

Sitting in the green-shuttered Montmarte cabaret bar, I felt as though I were back in the comforts of a Kerry snug

Book of evidence served on 54-year-old Michael Kelley, who lived and worked on deceased Co Kerry man’s farm

Dublin’s Temple Bar, Dingle and Kenmare in Kerry and Tramore in Waterford among the locations visited by CCPC inspectors

Thermometer hit 28.6 degrees on Monday, breaking a spring record in place since 1997

Learn the harp, embrace meditation or just go for a walk with new friends in rural splendour

An Irish Diary: We slid away like criminals that night during Listowel Writers’ Week

Owners have begun demolition work on the site, with plans for new spa and conferencing facilities as well as 18 high-end suites

Victims tell Central Criminal Court of ordeal at hands of man who was training and mentoring them

Quills Woollen Market fined €500 and ordered to pay €1,000 costs after ‘deliberate attempt to deceive buyers’

Gardaí allege incident was retaliation for similar earlier attack in escalating feud between two families

World Heritage monastic island opened to the first tourists of the summer season last week

Think of sitting in your robe, hearing a gentle knock at the door and then watching as a silver cloche is lifted to reveal a feast

Duncannon, Co Wexford and Bunmahon, Co Waterford regained flags for first time in 19 years and 14 years respectively

Fórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted

Barristers for the State argued this was merely an ‘academic exercise on phraseology’

Leigh Ann Gilmore (54) said decision, due to introduction of new regulations for sector, ‘came at great personal upset’

Force appeals for local vigilance along Ireland’s coastlines as smugglers seek alternative ways to Continent

500 Miles star on bagging an Irish passport and Michael Gambon’s genius

Pearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health service

Property at Cois Coille was petrol-bombed shortly before 4am

National Oil Reserves Agency says move will leave it holding enough fuel to last 80 days rather than 90 at present

Caught unawares by the sudden cold spells that happen this time of year? Blame the cuckoos

A father and son trace Ireland’s wildest swims along the Dingle Peninsula, from hidden lakes to Atlantic coves

Ornua makes and then sells Kerrygold to retailers, but says prices are decided by shops

Traditions span pagan beliefs, Catholic devotion and enduring Irish folklore

A new documentary tells the story of Patrick Foley, who left Dingle in 1909 and died violently in mysterious circumstances

But food ingredients giant hails ‘good’ start to 2026 amid stronger sales volumes

A higher proportion of medicine students have at least one doctor parent than those who do not, studies have shown

Lesley Bond and her partner Gordon were the first couple to embark on the six-month caretaking residency on the Great Blasket Island in 2019

Some Irish seaside gardens enjoy a sheltered microclimate, while others must cope with exposure to destructive salty gales

He was pursued by patrol car and air support, but was not captured for two months

‘If there’s a row like that going on in Kilgarvan, someone better tell me,’ says Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae