What happened in Kerry this week
A Tralee mother whose days and nights are filled with the work, worries, and heart-lifting joys of caring for her little boy thought somebody must have made a mistake when she heard she was the Kerry finalist in the 2026 Family Carer of the Year Awards.
A teenager from Milltown had her life turned upside down by a shock diagnosis six years ago which has led to her full-time use of a wheelchair - but now there’s a chance a clinic in the USA can give her some of her independence back.
The Mill Café officially opened last Friday at Blennerville Windmill and is now creating employment opportunities for people with Down Syndrome in Kerry.
St Patrick’s Day 2027 will be a day to remember for the people of Listowel as the Sluagh Hall Family Entertainment and Leisure Centre will officially open at the old FCA Barracks after more than a dozen years of dereliction.
Another storyful year in the journey of Kerry FC was celebrated at the club’s annual awards at The Rose Hotel last Friday evening.
Young adventurers in Kerry are being called on as the 1st Kerry Scouts are currently looking for volunteers to join their existing team and open a Beaver colony in Tralee.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Walkers step up with €30k for Hospice
A COMMUNITY walk in aid of two young mothers who died only five days apart at the Palliative Care Unit of University Hospital Kerry in September 2025 has raised an incredible €30,782.16 for Kerry Hospice Foundation.
On Saturday, Aisling Joyce and Mary Lynch’s children - JJ, Sarah and Keely Steede and Pádraig and Éadaoin Lynch - proudly handed over the cheque to Ursula O’Connell of Kerry Hospice Foundation.
A couple of months ago, the two families got together and decided to mark the first anniversaries of Aisling and Mary’s deaths by organising the walk.
Aisling (46) from Ballyristeen in Dingle, the beloved only daughter of Joe and Nora, passed away peacefully on September 9th, 2025.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Millie’s dream is to walk again
A teenager from Milltown had her life turned upside down by a shock diagnosis six years ago which has led to her full-time use of a wheelchair - but now there’s a chance a clinic in the USA can give her some of her independence back.
Millie McGrath, who is a Transition Year student in Killorglin Community College, lives at home with her mother Elaine, her step-father Anthony and has one brother, Gavin.
She loves traditional Irish music, and when she’s not tied up with school work you could find her busking in Killarney on the accordion and guitar.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Killorglin student wins Young Chef award
Killorglin student Rosey Griffin has been named the winner of the inaugural Listowel Food Fair Young Chef of the Year competition.
Rosey, from Intermediate School Killorglin, took the title at the inaugural competition, which was held at MTU Kerry Campus on Wednesday, November 4, and as part of her prize she also received a set of professional chef’s knives.
Six students from Intermediate School Killorglin and Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk, Tralee, took part in the contest, in which they were tasked with preparing and presenting dishes using local and seasonal ingredients. Three of the competition entrants are in Second Year while the remaining three are in Transition Year.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Mill café is just the job!
The Mill Café officially opened last Friday at Blennerville Windmill and is now creating employment opportunities for people with Down Syndrome in Kerry.
Developed by Down Syndrome Ireland’s Kerry branch in partnership with Kerry County Council, the new social enterprise will provide five young people with paid employment while adding another attraction for visitors to one of Kerry’s best-known tourist destinations.
Chairperson of Down Syndrome Ireland’s Kerry branch John O’Connor said the opening marked an important development for the organisation and its members.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Call for new Kerry Scout recruits
Young adventurers in Kerry are being called on as the 1st Kerry Scouts are currently looking for volunteers to join their existing team and open a Beaver colony in Tralee.
The Beaver Scouts colony covers children aged 6 to 8 years, and leaders have encouraged anyone to join, emphasising that you do not have to be a Scout already to join.
Some of the duties of being involved in the Scouts include organising and carrying out meetings, activities, and outings, all for the benefit and development of young people.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
Silver screen set to return to Listowel
ST PATRICK’S DAY 2027 will be a day to remember for the people of Listowel as the Sluagh Hall Family Entertainment and Leisure Centre will officially open at the old FCA Barracks after more than a dozen years of dereliction.
The new leisure centre will contain two cinema screens, over 150 seats, and an amusement arcade to top it all off.
Along with that, a 4K laser cinema projector from Belgian manufacturer Barco is set to be ordered shortly as the big screen returns to the North Kerry town.
It follows years of work by Listowel man Tom McElligott to bring a cinema back to the town, when he led the ‘Save Our Cinema’ campaign to retain the beloved local landmark, the ClassicMovieplex.
Read the full story in Kerry’s Eye Digital Edition.
