What happened in Kerry this week
A week after someone won over a million euro in Killarney, the life-changing windfall has yet to be claimed at National Lottery headquarters.
Kerry’s little scholars took the exciting first steps on their school journey this week, when schools began opening after the summer break.
More than 2,000 of Kerry’s top young scholars celebrated outstanding Leaving Cert results last Friday - some among the best in the country, including one Tralee student who achieved an amazing eight H1s.
A dream came true for one very special 11-year-old Castleisland boy - who has suffered from strokes since he was just 10 years old - when he got to organise a spectacular fashion show thanks to Make-A-Wish Ireland.
Dolly Parton's appearance at Páidí Ó Sé’s pub in Ventry is being remembered fondly this week - but what most of the world doesn’t realise is that she sang ‘Amazing Grace’ earlier that day in Séipéal Chaitlíona Naofa just across the road, in memory of a local woman.
The Padre Pio devotions which were held previously in the parishes of Lixnaw and Castleisland and have attracted thousands of people will return next month, with Ballyduff Parish Church providing a new home for the monthly gathering following the retirement of Fr Mossie Brick.
Centenarian Bridie Fitzgerald celebrated a remarkable milestone on August 20 when she turned 102, surrounded by friends at the Gáirdín Mhuire day care centre in Dingle.
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D-Day delight for Kerry’s young scholars
More than 2,000 of Kerry’s top young scholars celebrated outstanding Leaving Cert results last Friday - some among the best in the country.
Schools across Kerry were celebrating a remarkable crop of Leaving Certificate results on the day, with some of the county’s highest achievers securing the grades needed to open the door to some of the most sought-after courses in the country.
Among them was Presentation Secondary School Tralee student Caitlin O’Dowd, who achieved an exceptional result which places her among the very highest-performing students in the country. In a hugely impressive academic accomplishment, Caitlin achieved eight H1s - exceeding the top marks required by over 200 points.
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First day at school for Kerry pupils
Kerry’s little scholars took the exciting first steps on their school journey this week, when schools began opening after the summer break.
It’s a big day in their little lives, but from all reports, Kerry’s newest pupils handled the challenge like champs.
In St John’s Parochial School in Tralee, junior teacher Carol O’Sullivan welcomed their largest batch of new pupils in the past number of years.
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Fashion show dream comes true for Enis
A dream came true for one very special 11-year-old Castleisland boy - who has suffered from strokes since he was just 10 years old - when he got to organise a spectacular fashion show thanks to Make-A-Wish Ireland.
Enis O’Connor had one very special wish - he wanted to have his very own fashion show.
With the help of event organiser, Killarney’s Kerry O’Connor Weddings and Events, who was approached by Make-A-Wish Ireland to help bring Enis’s vision to life, that dream became reality in the McShain Suite at the Killarney Plaza Hotel.
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Ballybunion’s bean there, done that
The Ballybunion Bean Festival was a huge success this weekend, with guests enjoying the beautiful sunshine in the woodlands and gardens at The Barna Way, a wildlife sanctuary and organic farm just outside Ballybunion.
The programme celebrated food and culture and also included comedy, workshops, live music, art, great conversations and yoga as well delicious local, organic and vegan food.
Panels explored the potential of beans for the planet, for creative communities and for the body.
All speakers emphasised the interconnectedness of the issues in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss and forced migration.
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Birthday girl Bridie marks life at 102
Centenarian Bridie Fitzgerald celebrated a remarkable milestone on August 20 when she turned 102, surrounded by friends at the Gáirdín Mhuire day care centre in Dingle.
Bridie marked her birthday last Thursday with her daughter Josephine, and her many friends at Gáirdín Mhuire, where she visits every Thursday.
At 102, Bridie still enjoys an active routine. Every Wednesday, she takes the Local Link into Tralee, where she enjoys a spot of shopping before she and Josephine make their way home.
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Milestone moment after Nora’s cancer battle
Nora Flynn from Stradbally has just celebrated her milestone 60th birthday surrounded by friends and family but wanted to use the occasion to share an important message with the doctors, nurses and services that helped her recover from breast cancer.
When Nora received the news in July 2025 that she had breast cancer, she naturally feared she might not make it to her 60th birthday.
But last Saturday night, she was delighted to be celebrating not only the milestone of her own 60th, but also her daughter Katie O’Dwyer’s 40th birthday in Tomásín’s Bar in Stradbally.
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