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A super blood donor in Currow who has taken the needle more than 50 times since 1980 is planning to give his latest potentially life-saving donation today (Thursday) at Castleisland Community Centre. Super Kerry ready to save lives, in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

A super blood donor in Currow who has taken the needle more than 50 times since 1980 is planning to give his latest potentially life-saving donation today (Thursday) at Castleisland Community Centre.
Super Kerry ready to save lives, in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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Pharmacists in Tralee were relying on bottled water from nearby shops to mix vital medicines for sick patients on Wednesday – amid a major water burst that impacted 25,000 homes and businesses across Tralee. Read the full story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Pharmacists in Tralee were relying on bottled water from nearby shops to mix vital medicines for sick patients on Wednesday – amid a major water burst that impacted 25,000 homes and businesses across Tralee.
Read the full story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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Renowned musician Johnny Reidy from Scartaglen and his son-in-law Pádraig Teahan are vying for a major innovation award next month – for a groundbreaking development in hedgecutting design and technology. East Kerry pair make the cut in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Renowned musician Johnny Reidy from Scartaglen and his son-in-law Pádraig Teahan are vying for a major innovation award next month – for a groundbreaking development in hedgecutting design and technology.
East Kerry pair make the cut in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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For hundreds of secondary school students the return to classrooms means ditching the mobile phones. This week, Kerry’s Eye pays a visit to local schools to see how the phone free policy is going down with students and staff.

For hundreds of secondary school students the return to classrooms means ditching the mobile phones.  This week, Kerry’s Eye pays a visit to local schools to see how the phone free policy is going down with students and staff.
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A cancer diagnosis can be an isolating time but those who brave the catwalk at the annual Models in Recovery Fashion Show in Killarney find a sense of camaraderie and support in sharing their survivor stories. Read their stories in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

A cancer diagnosis can be an isolating time but those who brave the catwalk at the annual Models in Recovery Fashion Show in Killarney find a sense of camaraderie and support in sharing their survivor stories.
Read their stories in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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The late historian Maurice O’Keeffe, who made an astounding contribution to the preservation of oral history in Kerry is being remembered this week after news of his sad passing. Tributes paid to local historian in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

The late historian Maurice O’Keeffe, who made an astounding contribution to the preservation of oral history in Kerry is being remembered this week after news of his sad passing.
Tributes paid to local historian in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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The Kerry Person of the Year for 2024 is Tralee native and founder of Tír na nÓg Children's Foundation, Louise Quill. Read her story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

The Kerry Person of the Year for 2024 is Tralee native and founder of Tír na nÓg Children's Foundation, Louise Quill.
Read her story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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As the sun rose last Saturday morning, 175 brave women let their guard down to take part in this year’s Dip in the Nip - to celebrate and share in a special event that is so much more than fundraising. Dippers grin and bare it for charities - in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

As the sun rose last Saturday morning, 175 brave women let their guard down to take part in this year’s Dip in the Nip - to celebrate and share in a special event that is so much more than fundraising.
Dippers grin and bare it for charities - in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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The Rumble in Listowel for baby Axel Horgan in the newly restored Listowel Community Centre this Saturday night is completely sold out – but you can still catch all the action live from Fulltime Productions Pay Per View. Listowel’s ready to rumble, in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

The Rumble in Listowel for baby Axel Horgan in the newly restored Listowel Community Centre this Saturday night is completely sold out – but you can still catch all the action live from Fulltime Productions Pay Per View.
Listowel’s ready to rumble, in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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Tralee woman Miriam Moriarty Owens is not only a survivor she’s an inspiration for many – and now she’s being recognised for the work she has done to help others. Read her story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Tralee woman Miriam Moriarty Owens is not only a survivor she’s an inspiration for many – and now she’s being recognised for the work she has done to help others.
Read her story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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It almost resulted in missing his flight back to France, but Killarney mountain runner Sean Clifford couldn’t be prouder of his world record time of scaling all 275 of Ireland’s mountains over 600 metres in just over three weeks – the equivalent of summiting Everest 20 times.

It almost resulted in missing his flight back to France, but Killarney mountain runner Sean Clifford couldn’t be prouder of his world record time of scaling all 275 of Ireland’s mountains over 600 metres  in just over three weeks – the equivalent of summiting Everest 20 times.
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As if playing rugby for your province isn’t a challenging enough task, Tarbert’s Muirne Wall, who has just been named as Munster Rugby Senior Women’s supporters’ player of the year, is balancing the demands of being a nurse in University Hospital Kerry withMunster duties.

As if playing rugby for your province isn’t a challenging enough task, Tarbert’s Muirne Wall, who has just been named as Munster Rugby Senior Women’s supporters’ player of the year, is balancing the demands of being a nurse in University Hospital Kerry withMunster duties.
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I was thrilled to receive my PhD in History from University College Dublin today. Couldn't have done it without the support and encouragement of my loving family, my supervisor Professor Diarmaid Ferriter, and a scholarship from the Irish Research Council 🎓 #UCD #PhD

I was thrilled to receive my PhD in History from University College Dublin today. 

Couldn't have done it without the support and encouragement of my loving family, my supervisor Professor Diarmaid Ferriter,  and a scholarship from the Irish Research Council 🎓

#UCD #PhD
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After fifteen years of caring for patients and families at Kerry's Palliative Day Care unit, healthcare assistant Mary Nolan found her own family needed support from the service - and says they'd have been lost without it.

After fifteen years of caring for patients and families at Kerry's Palliative Day Care unit, healthcare assistant Mary Nolan found her own family needed support from the service - and says they'd have been lost without it.
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Locals are flippin’ out in Fenit after learning that the trio of dolphins that made Tralee Bay their home are now a pod of four after the birth of a baby dolphin. Fenit hears patter of tiny fins in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Locals are flippin’ out in Fenit after learning that the trio of dolphins that made Tralee Bay their home are now a pod of four after the birth of a baby dolphin.
Fenit hears patter of tiny fins in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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Mary O’Grady took an altogether different meaning to the idea of ‘home delivery’ when her new two bed modular bungalow was delivered to her Ballyduff site on top of two trucks last week. Read the full story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Mary O’Grady took an altogether different meaning to the idea of ‘home delivery’ when her new two bed modular bungalow was delivered to her Ballyduff site on top of two trucks last week.
Read the full story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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Múinteoir Eibhlín Ní Bhric is ready for new adventures as she retires from the job she loves at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn after over two decades of teaching at the Tralee school. Fond farewell for múinteoir Eibhlín - in this week's Kerry's Eye

Múinteoir Eibhlín Ní Bhric is ready for new adventures as she retires from the job she loves at Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn after over two decades of teaching at the Tralee school.
Fond farewell for múinteoir Eibhlín - in this week's Kerry's Eye
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Castleisland trucker Orla McAuliffe has been nominated as Woman in Transport of the Year in the 2025 Fleet Transport Awards, in recognition of her perseverance in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Read her story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Castleisland trucker Orla McAuliffe has been nominated as Woman in Transport of the Year in the 2025 Fleet Transport Awards, in recognition of her perseverance in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
Read her story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye
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Tralee woman Paula Silles was just 25 when she began hosting a Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice in 2006 – and since then, she has raised an incredible €27,500. Read Paula’s story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Tralee woman Paula Silles was just 25 when she began hosting a Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning for Hospice in 2006 – and since then, she has raised an incredible €27,500.
Read Paula’s story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye
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After the abysmal summer season this year, Kerry sun-chasers can bask in some unusually hot weather as Met Éireann predicts an Indian Summer for the coming days. County basks in Indian summer sunshine in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

After the abysmal summer season this year, Kerry sun-chasers can bask in some unusually hot weather as Met Éireann predicts an Indian Summer for the coming days.
County basks in Indian summer sunshine in this week’s Kerry’s Eye