What happened in Kerry this week
Home was the hero this week as the Kingdom’s champion jockey Oisín Murphy lit up the Listowel Harvest Festival meeting like no one else when living out his dreams at ‘The Island’.
Sporting pride is burning brightly in Listowel this week with the call up of local soccer star Savannah McCarthy to the Irish Women's National Team ahead of Saturday's historic Nations League clash with Northern Ireland.
Draft net salmon fishermen on the Feale and Cashen Rivers have vowed to continue their protest at Inland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) Limerick offices - over what they claim is a refusal by the authority to issue licences despite a recovery of salmon stocks.
Newly-crowned Miss Kerry Leah Galloway is on a mission to make a difference and is using her new title to raise awareness for those affected by mental health issues.
A Cahersiveen woman has come up with her own solution to the accommodation crisis as she heads off to begin college life at age 59.
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Savannah's flying the Irish flag again!
SPORTING PRIDE is burning brightly in Listowel this week - andit's not just because of the celebrated Harvest Festival of racing that's drawing the crowds in huge numbers to the town.
It's because local soccer star Savannah McCarthy has put a injury nightmare behind her - and has been called up for the Irish Women's National Team for the first time since February 2022 ahead of Saturday's historic Nations League clash with Northern Ireland.
The 26-year old - who was front page news this week in an amazing action shot featured on the front page of the Irish Independent - will be part of the Irish squad for the first ever ladies international at the Aviva Stadium.
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Sarah’s story of survival and sisterly love
The return of the Models in Recovery Fashion Show was a sell-out success as more than 20 cancer survivors strutted their stuff on the catwalk to raise over €30,000 for Kerry Hospice –among them was survivor Sarah Dineen who beat cancer thanks to a stem cell donation from her sister.
The 26-year-old postal worker who lives about 20 minutes outside Killarney, said she and the other models had an amazing time when the show made a welcome return to the INEC in Killarney on September 12, after a forced absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tralee boys line out with history
ONE OF the most storied GAA clubs in Kerry marked the start of the 2023 county championship by wearing new jerseys that weave history and recycling into a unique design.
Reigning Munster Senior Club champions Kerins O'Rahillys unveiled their unique 'Boy from Tralee' jersey in Saturday's championship opener against Shannon Rangers.
The jersey - designed by Paul Galvin - honours Charlie Kerins, the last republican executed in Ireland nearly 80 years ago.
The four-time All-Ireland winner was commissioned by Kerins O'Rahillys' new team sponsor Higgins Waste to create the club's new away jersey.
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Deborah solves her own housing crisis
A CAHERSIVEEN woman has come up with her own solution to the accommodation crisis as she heads off to begin college life at age 59.
Deborah Birmingham has renovated her 2015 Peugot Partner van, insulated and soundproofed it and installed a toilet. Now all she needs is a place where she can park it near the campus.
The inspirational South Kerry woman is adamant that there’s always a solution to every problem - but sometimes it requires thinking outside of the box.
“It took a long time to renovate it but I did all the work myself,” Deborah said.
“Otherwise I’d have been waiting two years for a company in Offaly that renovates vans and anyway, I couldn’t afford that.”
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River fishermenseek salmon licences
DRAFT NET salmon fishermen on the Feale and Cashen Rivers have vowed to continue their protest atInland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) Limerickoffices - over what they claim is a refusal by the authority to issue licences despite a recovery of salmon stocks.
The last time fishermen were granted licences was in 2018 and since then they have not been allowed to commercially fish the rivers, which prompted the first protest outside IFI’s regional offices last week.
The protest was also supported by fishers on the Shannon Estuary.
The River Feale opened for salmon angling on a catch-and-release only basis for the 2023 season, but has been closed to commercial draft net fishing since 2018.
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Miss Kerry is on a mission!
Newly-crowned Miss Kerry Leah Galloway is on a mission to make a difference and is using her new title to raise awareness for those affected by mental health issues.
TheBallyheigue beautywho wowed at the Munster Selection for Miss Ireland was crowned Miss Kerry at a recent, glamorous ‘White Party’ event in Dublin.
She now joins a line-up of over 30 contestants from all over the country who are set to take part in the Miss Ireland competition in November.
Until then,Leah, who is currently studyingat MTU to be a mental health nurse, wants to make a difference – following her passion to help those affected bymental health issuesshe intends to use her profile to draw attention to local causes and is starting with Kerry Mental Health Association.
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