THERE is still huge accommodation availability – at great value – in hotels and guesthouses in Killarney and other parts of Kerry with reports of a massive drop-off in bookings for July and August compared to last year. A new survey conducted by the Irish Hotels’ Federation shows national occupancy levels of 23% and 26% for… Read More…
Author Archives: John O'Mahony
Garda crackdown on drug dealers in Kerry
MEMBERS of the Kerry Garda Divisional Drugs Unit have been given use of a specialist machine with the aim of further disrupting those involved in the sale and supply of drugs in the county. The Dräger Drug Test 5000 machine is now a standard piece of equipment brought out on patrol by the Drugs Unit… Read More…
Call for pubs to be allowed to open sooner
A KERRY TD has urged the Vintners Federation of Ireland to get behind publicans all over the country, but particularly in rural areas, to give them full support as they prepare to reopen for business on July 20 – if not sooner Deputy Danny Healy-Rae said the representative body should lobby the government to ensure… Read More…
Bird’s Euroshow ready to roll into Killarney
DESPITE the Covid-19 restrictions, all the fun of the fair might not be lost in Killarney for the summer of 2020. Bird’s Euroshow – part of the summertime landscape in the town since 1937 – will be up and running in the Fair Field car park as soon as the green light is received from… Read More…
‘Covid-19 is extremely infectious and none of us are immune’
THERE has been a sharp rise in the number of deaths and new cases of Covid-19 in the country. Public health officials have confirmed six more fatalities to bring the total number of deaths related to the disease to 1,743. Additionally, 23 more cases have been detected and that sees the number of people that… Read More…
