What happened in Kerry this week
A Killarney mother-of-two who was given the all clear after a breast cancer diagnosis is supporting the Irish Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
A rural North Kerry publican is fearful that more country pubs will close for good if the Government does not take immediate action to help support the sector in next week’s Budget.
After forty years practicing medicine Farranfore-based family doctor Dr Eamonn Shanahan has finally retired but the good news is that Kerry’s best known physician will remain a familiar and trusted voice on the airwaves.
It’s a family GAA story without rival, one that culminated in a colossal 24 All-Ireland medals - more than all other counties outside Kerry and Dublin - a genealogical link that’s graced Croke Park legend on countless occasions, and last week brought the latest chapter of the Ó Sé football dynasty with the launch of Marc Ó Sé’s highly-anticipated autobiography.
Councillors in Listowel are demanding safety works be carried out as a matter of urgency at a very busy traffic spot - but Kerry County Council says there is a low rate of collisions at the area.
'From guiding little ones into their first pair of shoes at Walsh Brothers – to guiding families through their final goodbyes – Ardfert’s Lisa Dillane is making a unique career change – to become an embalmer.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Rebecca wins top Youth award
When her little brother was critically ill, Tuosist teen Rebecca O’Sullivan prayed he would be saved and did all she could to make life easier for her worried parents –and though she did it all without ever expecting a reward, she’s now been named this year’s Overall Winner of the Lee Strand Garda Youth Achievement Awards.
A shocked and overwhelmed Rebecca was recognised for the care and support she gives her little brother, and the fundraising she does to help other kids with additional needs.
Young people from across the county were celebrated alongside Rebecca at the 28th Lee Strand Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards, held in the Rose Hotel, Tralee last Friday night.
Rebecca (17), a Sixth Year student at Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, Kenmare, was named in front of about 200 guests.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
'Rural pubs forgotten by government'
A rural North Kerry publican is fearful that more country pubs will close for good if the Government does not take immediate action to help support the sector in next week’s Budget.
Fourth-generation publican Nollaig McCarthy of McCarthy’s Bar in Finuge is calling for a 10% reduction to the excise duty in the Budget before it's too late for rural pubs –and too late for herself to be able to pass the popular 165-year-old bar down to the next generation.
A recent report by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) found that 99 pubs have closed their doors in Kerry since 2005 –one in five of all premises.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Dr Eamonn hands over the reins
E’S PROBABLY Kerry’s best known physician but Dr Eamonn Shanahan has finally retired – although he says he’ll still cover holidays at his former practice and remain on the airwaves.
The Farranfore-based family doctor has been practicing medicine for over four decades –in a century-long family link to the village -but at 68 has stepped back as partner and handed the reins over running the practice over to senior partner, Dr Brian White.
He will still provide locum service for Dr White and cover the holidays of his former colleagues, Dr Kerry Houston, Dr Linda Long and Dr Paola Adock.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Dingle Food Festival needs you!
DINGLE FOOD Festival is on course to achieve its target of being a zero waste to landfill event again this year –but more volunteers are needed on the ground to make sure it happens.
Ahead of this weekend’s festival, which has become one of the biggest and most successful food events in the country, Transition Corca Dhuibhne is now looking for as much help as it can muster to supervise its rinse stations.
The voluntary group first teamed up with Dingle Food Festival in 2016 and together they’ve been working towards making it a truly sustainable event with the focus firmly on local food with all the taste and none of the waste.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Children ‘falling through cracks’ on speech therapy
MORE SPEECH and Language Therapists (SLT) are needed in Kerry to shorten waiting times for children with autism and clear the backlog, a new study into parents’ experiences and expectations of SLT services in Munster has found.
The research undertaken by David O’Shea also found that parents often felt ‘dismissed’ or ‘misunderstood’ by professionals and by the wider community when trying to access SLT services for their children with autism.
It reveals that parents find navigating public SLT services ‘confusing’, with long waiting lists and ‘inconsistent’ information being provided.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
‘This isn’t a career choice - it’s a calling’
From guiding little ones into their first pair of shoes at Walsh Brothers – to guiding families through their final goodbyes – Ardfert’s Lisa Dillane is making a unique career change – to become an embalmer.
Lisa is also known as a singer and vocal coach but these days alongside her part-time job in Walsh Bros Shoe Shop in Tralee, she is on a very different path – training as an embalmer.
Lisa, a mother of one who already trained as a ‘death doula’ and a ‘grief coach’, to better understand the psychology of grief, explained that she was always fascinated by the “craft of embalming”.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
