‘Eugh, Dublin! Always in a rush,’ says the woman serving me coffee from a horsebox in Cahersiveen
She’s right. I am always in a rush. I’m not sure Dublin is to blame for my hastiness; it runs deeper than the city
Kerry
Shannon LNG granted planning permission for new Kerry power plant
Proposed 600MW plant on Shannon Estuary will have enough capacity to power 160,000 homes
The Samantha Cookes story: Inside the mind of a pathological liar
Living in Ireland for a decade, the compulsive liar - now in prison for social welfare fraud - deceived almost everyone she met
Adventures around Ireland: From hiking up Carrauntoohil to abseiling down a hotel
Cycle, walk, abseil, hurtle and climb your way around the country in the name of a memorable challenge
Nathan McDonnell complained to gardaí about crime link rumours in months before €32m drug haul
The Co Kerry businessman was actually being investigated by a drugs unit at the time
Nathan McDonnell: The rise and fall of the Kerry businessman and drug trafficker
Attempted drug-trafficking for Sinaloa cartel saw Ballyseedy garden centre boss lose his livelihood and freedom
Nathan McDonnell’s carry-on-as-normal behaviour suggested a profound dissociation from the €32m of crystal meth in his yard
Nathan McDonnell couldn’t see the consequences of his crimes. How many middle-class drug users can?
Ireland weather: February’s 11 sunless days matches 1969 record
Average February temperatures rose as Gale Force winds hit
Woman killed in Tralee crash named locally as Anila Mucaj (48)
Mucaj and two friends were running on Sunday morning when the crash happened
Nathan McDonnell to remain in Portlaoise Prison due to ongoing threat from Sinaloa cartel
Kerry businessman, jailed last week for record crystal meth seizure, suffered broken jaw in jail attack
Eimear Quinn: I suffer from that default of well-bred Catholic school girls, where we’re people pleasers
The Irish singer on being a model child, losing herself in the wildness of Ireland and having no regrets about not becoming a pop star
Michael Healy-Rae tops list of TDs who own land, adding 42-acre forest to portfolio
One–third of Dáil TDs own land or properties, according to latest Register of Members’ Interests
25 of the best food and drink festivals across Ireland in 2025
Whether it’s your first time at a food festival or you’re a seasoned attendee, there are a few things you should know before you go
Judge reserves sentence in case of juvenile convicted of Kerry murder
‘I’m genuinely sorry from my heart,’ says 19- year-old, who was 17 at time of group attack on Thomas Dooley
Newlyweds land job as caretakers of Great Blasket Island
Camille Rosenfeld (26) and James Hayes (37) will take up the role for a six-month period from April 1st
Mortgage-free in a cosy cottage before age 40: ‘I don’t have any savings, but I don’t have any debt either’
With grit and as much drama as any property TV show, Abi Dillon flipped her first house to renovate a derelict cottage in Co Cork.
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind warnings for seven counties
Cork, Kerry, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford all subject to wind warnings on Friday
North-south electricity interconnector delayed by a further three years until October 2031
Seen & Heard: CHQ building food hall plans; Government plans tax breaks for homebuilders; Erisbeg takes majority stake in CHM Group, and Dingle Distillery invests in upgrade
‘It’s your shame’: Woman tells court she came to think being raped by her father was ‘the norm’
Edward Molyneaux (82) jailed for 15 years over campaign of abuse against daughter over eight year period
Woman pleads guilty to stealing more than €60,000 from Department of Social Protection
Samantha Cookes falsely claimed she sufferered from Huntington’s disease
Former Fine Gael junior minister Brendan Griffin hired by lobbying firm
Ex-Kerry TD will not have to serve ‘cooling off’ period due to passage of time since leaving ministerial role
Storm Éowyn broke wind records at multiple locations amid hurricane-force speeds, Met Éireann confirms
Hurricane force 12 winds hit Mace Head and Malin Head on January 24th
Shock and upset at death of couple in Kerry expressed by former colleagues of ‘brilliant, bright’ Hazel Byrne
Gardaí rule out foul play after postmortem examinations
Disposable incomes in Dublin 14% higher than national average, CSO research shows
Labour productivity in the southwest declined in 2023 due to a slump in manufacturing
Why are increasing numbers of reclusive people dying at home unnoticed?
Glenbeigh case shines light on the issue
Couple found dead in Co Kerry house had not been in contact with their families for years
Couple who died in apparent double suicide are named locally as David (52) and Hazel Byrne (51)
‘We didn’t want it to be bright or stand out’: How one couple built a bungalow in a Kerry front garden
Eamonn and Liz O’Sullivan built their energy-efficient bungalow on land owned by Eamonn’s parents on the outskirts of Kenmare
Love Ireland: nine Irish hotels with great romantic walks for Valentine’s weekend
Getting out into nature on your hotel break is good for you, and even more so when you have your loved one by your side
The Amergin Step: An Exploration in the Imagination of Iveragh by Paddy Bushe
Erudite and entertaining writer takes reader on journey with rich narrative tapestry of history, music and anecdote
Kerry coroner granted High Court permission to pursue case following decision to amalgamate districts
Dan O’Connor, of Fossa, Killarney, Co Kerry, is taking the action against the Minister for Justice over a decision last December which was made to amalgamate north and west Kerry coronial districts with the districts of south and east
Garda’s career ‘went up in smoke’ after he was found with two bags of cocaine
Shane O’Sullivan (26) fined €400 at Kerry court for having drug for sale or supply
Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael
The tragedy a young mother faced on the Skellig in the late nineteenth century must have been as monumental as the Atlantic outcrop itself
Ukrainians in Ireland: ‘All of a sudden it’s like you’ve lost interest in us’
At least 1,000 Ukrainian refugees face relocation in a push to reduce State accommodation contracts
After the storm: how were different areas in Ireland impacted by Storm Éowyn?
From widespread destruction at Blacksod to a football stadium damaged in the midlands, no county was left undamaged as the storm moved across the country
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