TURN BACK TIME: They were once considered one of the most talented bunch of players in Kerry soccer, playing with style and purpose and overcoming some of the glamorous town teams to compete at the highest level, even reaching the KO Cup final in 1979 and again in 1986. A club that has its origins… Continue Reading
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Third level college will not be provided
REPORTS suggesting that specific plans had been agreed for the future of the sprawling St Finan’s Hospital site in Killarney were premature and wide of the mark, it was confirmed this week. Despite claims that land was to be transferred to Kerry County Council for social housing and that a third level outreach college was… Continue Reading
29 new social houses to be built in Kerry
CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of 29 new social housing units in the county. The new homes are being developed by Kerry County Council in Miltown, Killorglin and Listowel under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Norma Foley and the Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell have signed contracts… Continue Reading
‘It can’t become anything other than a decaying building until the HSE makes up its corporate mind’
THE Health Service Executive has been urged to act swiftly to allow the development of the landmark St Finan’s Hospital in Killarney if the building is to be saved from total dereliction. The former psychiatric institution, which closed in 2012, has been left to decay with no known plans for its future. This is in… Continue Reading
Two young Crokes who wore the green and gold
TURN BACK TIME: This was the talented Dr Crokes under 12 squad that dominated their age group in East Kerry way back in the early 1970s. They are pictured on the outside pitch at Fitzgerald Stadium and the side featured a number of players that went on to become household names in the Kerry GAA.… Continue Reading
