BRILLIANT broadcaster John Creedon will put the music, the culture and the characters of Sliabh Luachra in the national spotlight when he visits the history-steeped area as part of a new three-part series due to commence on RTÉ this weekend. Creedon’s Atlas of Ireland will see him visiting Scartaglin as he helps tell the Sliabh… Read More…
Author Archives: John O'Mahony
Less than five new Covid-19 cases in Kerry toay
LESS than five new cases of coronavirus were reported in Kerry this Friday and the country still has the second lowest 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population, trailing only to neighbouring Cork. In the two-week period between February 16 and March 1, a total of 11 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Killarney… Read More…
Ambitious aquaculture ventures get valuable grants
GRANT aid amounting to €347,175 have been approved for number of ambitious Kerry aquaculture companies through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme. Under the scheme, Cromane Bay Shellfish, Killorglin received €60,506 for the purchase of a circular grader and an oyster barge. Caherciveen Company BC Shellfish was awarded funding of €243,203 for a capacity… Read More…
St Margaret’s Road turned into ‘a little bit of a racing track’
A COMPLAINT has been heard that major problems are being encountered on a normally quiet residential road in Killarney because of a huge increase in the number of motorists using it to avoid traffic jams elsewhere. Cllr Niall O’Callaghan has highlighted the situation on St Margaret’s Road – which links Rock Road with the busy… Read More…
25 deaths and 566 further cases notified today
EIGHT new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Kerry this Wednesday bringing to 88 the total number of additional infections in the county over the past 14 days. Nationally today, 25 deaths and 566 further cases were notified with five of the fatalities occurring this month, 13 occurred in February and six in January or… Read More…
