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Kerry
Blasket Bound by Lesley Bond: Ancient place seen from a new perspective
The author and her husband were selected to be the island’s first caretakers in 2019
European shares dip as investors fret about Middle East risks
Iseq rises but banking stocks out of sorts
‘I remain a country boy at heart despite spending my twenties and thirties in the city’
Living in Kenmare I have rediscovered the joy and peace I felt at my grandparents’ country cottage
The Healy-Raes were seen as great gas. But there is little funny about their politics
When Jackie Healy-Rae first emerged, a sophisticate in FF remarked he’d never get elected, not least because he looked like he combed his hair with a pork chop
Artist Jim Fitzpatrick’s Captain Americas murals up for grabs at auction
Plus: Battle of the Boyne gets more interpretation, a use for wool at last and fears of spooking the Gap of Dunloe horses
The Irish Times view on the Healy-Rae split: a kingdom divided
Reports suggest famed electoral machine has been running on bad fuel for some time
‘I hate to see brothers fight’: Healy-Rae loyalists on tensions within Kerry stronghold
Whether Micheal’s hand was forced in quitting his ministerial office is a matter of local opinion
Man convicted in Thomas ‘Tom’ Dooley murder trial loses appeal bid
Defence argued case should have been withdrawn from jury as a result of unfairness
Seven Irish weather stations recorded temperatures of more than 30.6 degrees in May
Met Éireann says stations will undergo investigation to determine new Irish air temperature record for month
Wife of jailed Ballyseedy Garden Centre owner summonsed over drug-driving
Jacqueline O’Duffy appeared in court in Tralee after exceeding the blood drug limit in August 2025
Sports coach (63) jailed for 14 years for rape and sexual assault of two teenage girls
Abuse of two minors was pervasive and systematic, says judge, noting it occurred over prolonged periods of time
Who are the Healy-Raes? A guide to Ireland’s biggest political dynasty
Since the time of their patriarch, Jackie Healy-Rae snr, the family has strengthened its grip on county politics
A Kingdom divided: Michael Healy-Rae’s explosive interview shows split in Kerry dynasty
Differences between Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, and their children, threaten the unity of one of Ireland’s most prominent political families
Michael Healy-Rae says brother Danny’s interview effectively sacked him as minister of state
Kerry TD, who resigned as junior minister following fuel protests, says Danny’s interview effectively sacked him and ‘damaged Team Healy-Rae'
O’Sullivans gathering in Cork aims to break record for most people with same surname in one place
Gallaghers mustered almost 1,500 in Letterkenny to secure title in 2007
Photo essay: Skellig Michael reopens for summer visitors to sun, swells and puffins
Huge swells, high winds and lashing rain subside as the first visitors return to Skellig Michael this summer
The Kerryman review: A love story riddled with missed points and misunderstandings
In Eva O’Connor’s new play, worlds collide as a young couple struggle to understand why they’re so drawn to one another
How did this avant-garde French festival feel like Kerry’s Puck Fair to me?
Sitting in the green-shuttered Montmarte cabaret bar, I felt as though I were back in the comforts of a Kerry snug
Former US soldier sent forward for trial accused of Michael Gaine’s murder
Book of evidence served on 54-year-old Michael Kelley, who lived and worked on deceased Co Kerry man’s farm
Misleading pricing among potential law breaches found at tourist hotspot shops by watchdog
Dublin’s Temple Bar, Dingle and Kenmare in Kerry and Tramore in Waterford among the locations visited by CCPC inspectors
May temperature record broken at Shannon Airport with more hot weather to come
Thermometer hit 28.6 degrees on Monday, breaking a spring record in place since 1997
Hobby holidays: Nine places to engage with your passions, from hiking to horseriding
Learn the harp, embrace meditation or just go for a walk with new friends in rural splendour
‘Don’t let them into my house’: The night John B Keane’s pub got raided
An Irish Diary: We slid away like criminals that night during Listowel Writers’ Week
Dunloe Hotel in Killarney gets €100m renovation from German Liebherr family
Owners have begun demolition work on the site, with plans for new spa and conferencing facilities as well as 18 high-end suites
‘You hunted me and broke the soul of a child’: Sports coach sexually abused teenage girls
Victims tell Central Criminal Court of ordeal at hands of man who was training and mentoring them
Kerry retailer attached ‘Made in Ireland’ labels to jumpers made in Pakistan
Quills Woollen Market fined €500 and ordered to pay €1,000 costs after ‘deliberate attempt to deceive buyers’
Three men remanded in custody after being charged with arson attack on Kerry house
Gardaí allege incident was retaliation for similar earlier attack in escalating feud between two families
‘If I didn’t do it now, I would be too old’: Skellig Michael opens to first summer weekend visitors
World Heritage monastic island opened to the first tourists of the summer season last week
Ten luxurious Irish hotel room service experiences for your bucket list
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
Full list of all the Blue Flag beaches across Ireland revealed
Duncannon, Co Wexford and Bunmahon, Co Waterford regained flags for first time in 19 years and 14 years respectively
Extend assault leave to school secretaries injured at work, says Fórsa union
Fórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted
Man who raped brother says some evidence used in trial should not have been admitted
Barristers for the State argued this was merely an ‘academic exercise on phraseology’
The childminder exodus: ‘I love it ... Leaving was not an easy decision’
Leigh Ann Gilmore (54) said decision, due to introduction of new regulations for sector, ‘came at great personal upset’
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