What happened in Kerry this week
As if winning a historic three-in-a-row with your club, scoring 2-4, and being named Man-of-the-match wasn’t a big enough achievement - Abbeydorney star forward Oisín Maunsell did so all while nursing a broken wrist and fractured thumb.
Killarney endurance runner Seanie Clifford has embarked on his most demanding challenge yet as he attempts to run non-stop through all 4,400 Dublin streets in less than 30 days.
A 68-year-old survivor of an industrial and reformatory school has hit out at Taoiseach Micheál Martin for breaking a deal to look after survivors’ medical needs.
Making an extraordinary recovery from a life changing accident, Tralee’s Aaron Powell is feeling “on top of the world” after meeting football hero Roy Keane.
Breast cancer survivor Lauren Barrett has been selected as one of the Ambassadors for this year's Breast Cancer Ireland Very Pink Run in Cork.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Pat sets sail for the world
THE bid by a brave West Kerry adventurer to become the first Irishman to sail solo around the world without stopping got underway when Ballyferriter’s Pat Lawless left Dingle on Bank Holiday Monday to take part in the gruelling Golden Globe Race.
Pat was given a fantastic send-off at Dingle Marina as he set aboard his yacht for the start line in France, where the epic 56,000-kilometre, nine-month race –the world’s longest sporting event – begins in September.
The Ballyferriter sailor was forced to drop out of his first Golden Globe Race in 2022, after the self-steering on his boat failed.
But this time around he’s not only determined to finish, and make history by doing so - he is chasing his ultimate dream of winning the prestigious race.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Keano makes Aaron’s day
Making an extraordinary recovery from a life changing accident, Tralee’s Aaron Powell is feeling “on top of the world” after meeting football hero Roy Keane.
A year after he began rehabilitation following the life-changing injuries sustained in an e-scooter accident, Aaron said this week: “I’m buzzing, still today. I feel on top of the world because I got the chance to meet the greatest Irish and Manchester United captain of all time.
Aaron is still on cloud nine after meeting the former Republic of Ireland skipper and said a “big thanks to Brian Horgan for taking me to the match.”
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Lauren lines out as Very Pink Run Ambassador
Breast cancer survivor Lauren Barrett has been selected as one of the Ambassadors for this year's Breast Cancer Ireland Very Pink Run in Cork.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 21, Lauren has been part of a large group of well-known faces from Irish sports and media who support the Very Pink Run each year, which sets off later this month.
Diagnosed with Stage 3 Grade 3 Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, the young Tralee woman underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction surgery, all in the space of one year.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Kerry Escorts hit the heights for mental health
The Kerry Escorts taking part in this year’s Rose of Tralee have given their all to help improve services for mental health—just this week the five young men have scaled Carrauntoohil and taken on a daring 13,000ft skydive to raise funds for this worthy cause.
As part of their ‘Up and Down Challenge’ - inspired by the ups and downs everyone experiences in life - the five Escorts first climbed Ireland’s highest mountain before plunging from the sky in a parachute jump.
The Escorts were taking on both these challenges to raise funds for Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland (YSPI), and so far they have raised more than €5,000 with donations still to come in.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Abbeydorney Mothers and Others on the road!
The Abbeydorney Mothers and Others team are off to Lisbon later this year to take part in a ladies football blitz.
Sixteen members of Abbeydorney LGFA's Mothers and Others team will travel to Lisbon in November to take part in the special blitz, hosted by Lisbon Celtiberos Club.
The blitz will be an opportunity for the North Kerry players to gather alongside club members from around the country, as well as those from Portugal, for a weekend of football, building friendship, and a chance to broaden their knowledge through cultural exchanges.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Stage set for Kerry gold at Fleadh Cheoil
Kerry musicians, singers, dancers and storytellers are set to represent the Kingdom at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann—the largest celebration of Irish music and culture in the world— which is being held in Belfast this week.
Following an excellent showing at the Munster Fleadh, first and second prize winners, along with all competitors in the Comhrá Gaeilge competitions, have qualified for the All-Ireland finals—making sure that Kerry will once again be strongly represented across a wide range of events.
The national festival is being held in Belfast this year and will return to the city next year before moving to Cork for the following two years.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
