New signs are to be erected at beaches, piers and marinas around Kerry, asking the public to report suspicious activity to Gardaí.

It's part of the Garda Coast Watch initiative, headed up in Kerry by Inspector Emma Clerkin, along with five sergeants and 14 Gardaí.

The signs will feature barcodes, directing the public on where to report anything unusual around Kerry's coasts.

The incidents which Gardaí are particularly interested in, including illegal dumping, suspicious ships and damage to safety equipment.

Inspector Clerkin outlines what they're particularly interested in:

There was a 50% increase in the number of commencement notices issued in Kerry within a month.

A commencement notice must be submitted to a local building authority before construction work begins on a new building or major renovation project.

During the first four months of this year alone, there’s been more commencement notices issued in Kerry than there was for the whole of last year.

In all of last year, construction started on 297 homes in the county. However, between January and the end of April this year 401 such notices have been issued in Kerry.

In January this year, construction started on 154 homes in Kerry; that was more than half of the entire number of commencements in the county during 2025.

However, that figure dropped significantly the following month; in February there were just 14 commencement notices issued in Kerry.

The figure rose again in March when 93 such notices were issued marking the start of construction of homes, and there was a significant rise again in April when 140 commencement notices were issued in Kerry.

These figures were released by the Department of Housing.

The figures show that nationally, over 11,000 new homes commenced since the start of the year; that’s up 176% from the same period last year.

Ballyfinane National School is set to receive grant funding under The Ireland Funds America scheme.

The Ireland Funds are a philanthropic network that support accessible learning and challenging social problems, in the hope of building stronger communities across the country.

As part of the Heart of the Community programme, the school will receive funding to support education initiatives and innovative schemes.

Principal Catherine O'Shea hopes that funding will provide wellbeing activities, sensory spaces and mindfulness programmes.

Castlegregory

Senior Results
9hole Stableford Thursday June 4th

Winner - John Flynn 18pts (09)
runner up - Kevin Kerins 17pts (09)

Mens Club
18 Hole Stableford, Sunday 7th june

1st - Kieran Kelliher 34pts (12) Countback
2nd - Joe Costello 34pts (23)
3rd - Brian Allen 32pts (19)

Beaufort

She may be disguised under a different surname, with 11 All Stars and 10 All Ireland Football titles, it still doesn’t hide the wonderful ability that the Ladies Gaelic Football Association - Hall of Fame Legend, Mary Jo Curran has with her new talent being displayed on the golf course.
Having swapped the O Neill ball for Titleist, the relatively new to golf Mary Jo has really started to show some great form on the course. Despite horrendous weather conditions at the weekend, for the second year in a row in the 3Ts competition, Mary Jo stormed home with a wonderful score of 39 points. To her delight she will be heading to either the K-Club or Mount Juliet in Autumn to participate in the 24th year of the wonderful 3Ts (Turning the Tide of Suicide) Annual Golf Tournament.

Lady Captain Mary Garvey and all the Ladies at Beaufort Golf Club would like to thank Tom Tobin (Killarney Medals & Trophies Ltd) for his wonderful sponsorship of the 3Ts competition. And it is great to see so many ladies participating in this competition.

18-hole Stableford competition played on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June
The competition was very generously sponsored by Tom Tobin (Killarney Medals & Trophies Ltd)

1st Mary Jo Coffey (43) 39 pts
2nd Grainne McShortall (16) 35 pts
3rd Marie Flood (26) 35 pts

Men’s Stableford Competition held on Sat 6/Sun 7 June

Sponsor – The Men’s Branch

White tees
1st Maurice Fitzgerald 38 points (24)
2nd Charles Irwin 37 points (21)
3rd Terry Ahern 36 points (18) Last nine holes

Men’s Competition on Sat 13/Sun 14 June – Round 2 Golfer of the Year and 3T’s Charity
18 Hole Stableford – White Tees
Sponsor – Killarney Medals & Trophies

Ballybunion

Men’s Competitions:

Sean Walsh Memorial Men’s Competition Sponsored by The Walsh Family – Sunday 7th June 2026 Old Course

1st Dermot Doolan(20) 36 Pts
2nd David Walsh(18) 35 Pts (B9 18)
3rd Kieran Culhane(10) 35 Pts (B9 16)
Best Gross: Michael Dee 29
4th Kevin McCarthy(15) 35 Pts (B9 15)

Category 1
1st Brendan Gildea(5) 31 Pts
Category 2
1st Billy Kelleher(10) 32 Pts (B9 18)
2nd Gavin Quinlivan(8) 32 Pts (B9 17)
Gross: Peter Naughton
Category 3
1st John Leen(18) 34 Pts (B9 17)
2nd Pat Lucid(17) 34 Pts (B9 16)
Gross: Kevin Enright

Category 4
1st Sean OSullivan(20) 34 Pts (B6 9)
2nd Liam Browne(27) 34 Pts (B6 8)
Gross: Thomas Buckley

Fixtures:
The Tom Corridan Singles Men’s Competition (GOY) Sponsored by The Corridan & Healy Families – Sunday 14th June 2026 Old Course

Ladies Competitions:

Ladies Tuesday Voucher Competition – Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Cashen Course

1st Mary Sheahan(15) 22pts BK3 -9
2nd Blanaid Mehigan(15) 22pts BK3 -6
3rd Mary O'Grady(12) 21pts BK6 -15
4th Jeanelle Griffin(14) 21pts BK6 -14

Ladies Medal 3 Competition (GOY 6) Sponsored by Bailys Solicitors Tralee – Saturday 6th June 2026 Old Course
1st Blanaid Mehigan (32) 34pts
2nd Caroline Horgan (42) 32pts (BK9 – 19pts)
Best Gross Susan Gilmore Kettler (10) 22 Gross Pts
Division 1 1st Catriona Corrigan (14) 32pts
2nd Martina Mc Auliffe (13) 30pts
Division 2 1st Catherine Morrissey (21) 31pts
2nd Rose Fitzgerald (20) 30pts
Division 3 1st Jennifer Tangney (29) 32pts
2nd Jane Anne O’Connor (32) 31pts
Division 4 1st Hazel Stafford (48) 30pts

Seniors Nora Quaid (15) 29pts
Vintage Louise Griffin (21) 27pts

9 Hole 1st Patricia Boyle (16) 13pts
2nd Ann O’Riordan (18) 11pts (Bk6 – 9pts)

Fixtures:
Ladies Competition (GOY 5) Sponsored by Tae Lane Boutique Listowel – Saturday 13th June 2026 Old Course
Ladies Dromoland Exchange Day – Tuesday 16th June 2026
Senior Men’s Competitions:

Fixtures: Senior Men’s Competition – Thursday 11th June 2026 Cashen Course

Senior Ladies Competitions:
Senior Ladies 9 Hole Competition – Friday 5th June 2026 Cashen Course
1st Blanaid Mehigan (14) 21pts
2nd Anna Walshe (17) 20pts (back6-15 pts)
3rd Patricia Boyle (14) 20pts (back 6-12 pts)

Fixtures: Senior Ladies 9 Hole Competition – Friday 12th June 2026 Cashen Course

Ross

On June 6th and 7th we held a stableford competition kindly sponsored by Noel Leahy/Avondale Projects .
The winners were:-
1st ... Anthony O'Mahony 37 (22)
2nd ...Niall O'Connell 35 (34)
3rd... John O'Reilly 34 (30)
4th ... John M O'Brien 33 (11)

Results of the Senior and Intermediate Kingdom Challenge Shields.

Preliminary round results of the Senior Kingdom Shield
Killarney beat Maine Valley by 11 holes.
Killarney are now at home to Beaufort in the next round which is due to be completed by 5th July.
Dooks beat Ballybunion by 3 holes.
Castlegregory are now at home to the winners “Dooks”.
Kenmare beat Tralee by 11 holes.
Ceann Sibeal are at home to the winners “Kenmare”.
Preliminary round results of the Intermediate Kingdom Shield,
Beaufort V Tralee, Tralee were the winners by 2 holes
Tralee are at home to Killarney in the next round
Killarney beat Ballybunion by 5 Holes.
Castlegregory beat Ceann Sibeal on the 20th “sudden death” Playoff hole.
Castlegregory are now away to Ross Golf Club.
Waterville lost to The Ring of Kerry by 3 holes.
Ring of Kerry are now at home to Ballyheigue Golf Club.
Parknasilla beat Kenmare by 9 holes.
Maine Valley beat Dooks by 10 Holes and they are now away to Parknasilla.
The next round is to be completed by 5th July 2026.

A reminder of the Federations Past and Presents Captains Prize, it’s on in the Ring of Kerry Golf Club on Saturday 4th July. Tee Times should be booked by phoning the Pro Shop at the Ring of Kerry Golf Club.

Ryan Kelliher will not play for Kerry FC against Athlone on Friday night.

The striker hasn't trained since going off injured against Cobh on May 29th, with a knee problem sustained after quarter of an hour.

Team mate Jonas Hakkinen is back in training but is touch and go for this coming weekend.

Kerry manager Colin Healy firstly gives an update on Kelliher

It's been confirmed that Friday's SSE Aitricity League Premier Division match between Galway United and Dundalk will now be played at Turner's Cross.

With the ongoing pitch works at Eamonn Deacy Park, the game had originally been planned for Pearse Stadium in Salthill.

Galway's match with Derry City on Friday week will take place at the home of Galway GAA.

Kerry will begin their Kennedy Cup campaign tomorrow morning.

The Kingdom, in Group 8, start against North Tipperary at 11.45.

Their other group game is later that same day, taking on West Cork from 5.45.

Kerry captain for the competition at UL is Sean Quill

Kerry joint coaches are Adrian O'Donoghue and Pa McGrath.

Diarmuid Kearney has been speaking with the pair, beginning with O'Donoghue

Former Chief Executive of the IRFU, Philip Browne, has passed away at the age of 66

Browne oversaw Irish rugby's governing body for 23 years, from 1998 until his retirement in 2021

Under his tenure, Ireland won 4 Six Nations championships and were the number one ranked team in the world in 2019, and again from 2022 to 2023

It's believed that Ireland's home game against Israel in the UEFA Nations League this autumn is likely to be moved to a neutral venue

There was a meeting of the FAI board today amidst widespread calls for a boycott

It is expected that the game - originally scheduled for October 4th - will be played at a venue in Hungary

The FAI will need UEFA approval for the game to be moved

Divock Origi has announced his retirement from football at the age of 31

The Belgian striker was at Liverpool for 8 years, making 107 appearances and scoring 22 goals

He won a Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup with the club

John de Lacy of Edenburn, Ballymacelligott, Tralee

Reposing at the Gleasure Funeral Home, Tralee, on Wednesday from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Funeral arriving to St Brendan’s Church, Clogher, Ballymacelligott, on Thursday morning at 10.00 a.m. where the Requiem Mass for John de Lacy will be celebrated at 10.30 a.m. Interment afterwards in Clogher Cemetery.

Donations in lieu of flowers, if desired, to The Palliative Care Unit, U.H.K. or care of The Gleasure Funeral Home, Tralee.

May John Rest In Peace

Family information- 

Cherished husband of Noreen, wonderful father of Jacqueline, Stuart, Lorraine, Cathal, Aisling, Gráinne & Dara and dear brother of Pat and the late Tom, Harry & Margaret.

Adored and adoring Grandy of his grandchildren Conor, Aoife, Tadhg, Ailbe, Ruairí, Rua, Saoirse, Aoibh, John, Hugh, Ana, Aurelia & Seán. Dearly loved and missed by his family, his sons-in-law Trevor, Seamus & John, daughters-in-law Marita & Katherine, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, and many friends

The EU Foreign Policy Chief will discuss Aughinish Alumina with the Taoiseach this week.

Kaja Kallas is in Dublin tomorrow, where the County Limerick refinery and exports of alumina will be on the agenda.

The Russian-owned plant has been in the spotlight, as some EU countries and MEPs are pushing to have the firm included in the next package of sanctions on Moscow.

Commission Spokesperson Anita Hipper, says it's one of a number of topics to be discussed with Taoiseach Micheal Martin:

Pollution risks damaging the reputation of the Dingle Peninsula as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

That’s according to a report compiled by a meitheal of volunteers who are among those involved in cleaning up foam insulation and other debris from the Fastnet salvage operation.

The French fishing trawler, Fastnet, ran aground at Been Bawn (Bín Bán) beach, west of Dingle Lighthouse on 14th December last (2025).

Castletownbere based, Atlantic Towage and Marine was hired by the vessel's owner and insurance company to disassemble the 28-metre, 345 tonne trawler.

The vessel has now been partially removed.

The local volunteer report claims the yellow marine insulation has been found on numerous locations along the seashore and intertidal zone between Kinard Beach near Lispole (Lios Póil) and the Great Blasket Island (An Blascoad Mór).

The volunteers estimate that at least 35 large refuse sacks of foam debris have already been collected.

They allege that the source of the pollution has not yet been fully stopped or contained, and are calling for an urgent and comprehensive clean-up programme.

Radio Kerry understands that the salvage company has removed 32 tonnes of the material from the water by hand so far.

Part of the salvage company's overall plan includes keeping a boat near the wreck to capture debris that breaks off, and it is understood that this is happening.

The local volunteers claim that new debris continues to wash ashore in many locations despite repeated clean-up efforts.

The report warns the contamination could have negative consequences for tourism and the local economy.

The EPA referred Radio Kerry to the Irish Coast Guard, the Coast Guard said the wreck is within the jurisdiction of Dingle Fishery Harbour under the Department of the Marine, the salvage company referred us to the Department of the Marine, and the Department of the Marine referred us to the vessel’s owner and its agents.

Its owner and agents have not responded to requests for comment.

The Irish Coast Guard did state it is monitoring the situation in liaison with Department of the Marine, and thanked the public for reporting any debris found on the coastline.

The Mayor of Tralee has paid tribute to the late circus ringmistress, Marion Fossett.

The so-called 'Queen of the Irish Circus' died over the weekend at the age of 71.

For decades, she was the face of Fossett's Circus, the country's oldest-family run circus.

Mayor of Tralee, Labour councillor Terry O’Brien says Fossett's Circus has been performing at the Rose of Tralee festival for 65 years.

He says Marion Fossett leaves a lasting legacy and holds a special place in the folklore of Tralee.

Volunteers are finding increasingly more disposable coffee cups dumped in and around Killarney.

That's according to the chairperson of Killarney Looking Good, Michael Gleeson.

He was reacting to the news, announced this morning, that Killarney had retained a spot in the top 10 cleanest towns in Ireland.

Killarney ranked ninth out of 40 towns and cities surveyed in An Taisce's latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey.

Mr Gleeson wants the government to revisit its mooted latte levy, so people are incentivised to choose a reusable cup over a disposable one:

The number of learner drivers in Kerry increased in the space of a year.

That’s according to RSA figures released to the Irish Road Hauliers Association (IRHA) under Freedom of Information.

Over 10,600 (10,636) learner permit holders were registered in Kerry as of the end of March, up almost 300 (288) on the previous year.

Nationally, the number of learner drivers is up by more than 6,200 (6,219) in twelve months, and over 55% in a decade.

IRHA President, Ger Hyland says the figures show the RSA is not making progress on driving test backlogs.

He believes that the Road Safety Authority is out of its depth and accused it of failing at road safety.

The Ballymacelligott GAA team will be honoured with a Civic Reception today.

This is the highest honour that can be bestowed by Kerry County Council.

The Ballymacelligott team will be recognised after winning the 2026 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship title.

The ceremony will take place in the Council Chamber at 6.30pm.

Dingle and An Ghaeltacht were honoured recently for their senior and intermediate titles.

Fixture.
Lee Strand U14 County Championship Round 3
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Tralee District v South Kerry.
Tuesday June 9th, 7:00pm
Venue:
John Mitchels pitch.

After a barren weekend for Kerry players on the prize front at both the Douglas and Riverdale (Nenagh) Scratch Cups, county honours will be on the line this Sunday in Deerpark with the staging of the County Adult Strokeplay Championships.

Play will be over 36 holes initially with a playoff for the top players in each of the three Mens grades as the County Board wishes all players taking part the very best of luck. Sunday’s timesheet will be announced nearer to the weekend as we wish to remind all competitors that the event is a dress code competition. June is a busy month itself with the staging of the Paul O’Sullivan Memorial Open in Listowel from June 18th-20th, the first time an Open will be held at a Kerry course for 14 years while the following weekend sees the Castleisland Scratch Cups take place on Saturday June 27th, the same day our ‘Songo’ Fundraiser takes place in the Na Gaeil GAA Clubhouse in Tralee that night.

Elsewhere details of our U16 programme for the summer have been confirmed. Firstly, the trials for the Kerry U16 team are as follows: (i) Thursday June 18th Deerpark 6pm (ii) Wednesday June 24th Tralee 6pm and (iii) Saturday July 4th County Strokeplay in Listowel 9.30am. All play over 36 holes with each round treated as an 18-hole card with best four out of six cards to count towards a player's score. We await full details of the Munster and National Inter-County events.

Finally, the County U16 Matchplay will be held late August/early September in Tralee later this year.

Tralee Parnells U15 Féile Team
The countdown is on for the Tralee Parnells U15 Boys as they complete their final preparations for the regional Féile finals on June 20th. The boys now know their venue - they will be travelling to New Ross in Wexford. The boys have put in all the hard work — we just need one final push from the community to help get them over the line.
The team and their supporters are organising a Pub Quiz in the Ballymac Bar, Boherbue on Saturday 13th June at 8pm. Come along and test your knowledge. Teams of 4 are €40. Great prizes to be won and there will be a raffle on the night.
Donations can still be made through the team's GoFundMe page - www.gofundme.com/f/parnells-u15-2026. Check out all our social media pages.
U14 Boys
Our U14 hurlers played a back game against Ballyduff in the County League last Friday night in Caherslee. A stronger Ballyduff team came out on top after a good battle. Parnells will now play Causeway in Caherslee this Friday night 12th June at 7pm in the Division 2 semi-final with the winners playing Abbeydorney in the final after Feile. Please come along and support the boys.
U10 Boys
Our U10s had another great training session in Caherslee last Tuesday night with fast paced matches and fantastic drills. Well done to all the boys.
Poc Fada
The Kerry Poc Fada competition took place over the June Bank Holiday weekend. It was a very successful one for the Tralee Parnells competitors with Diarmuid Quirke retaining his title in the Senior Mens competition and Anna Chute and her sister Sarah Chute winning the Senior Ladies and U16 competitions respectively. This was a fantastic achievement for the players themselves and the club and they now go on to represent Kerry at the Munster Poc Fada Finals on June 13th in Limerick. Well done to everyone in organising the event and in particular to Kerry Camogie officer Lynda Harris. Well done as well to all the ball spotters on the day.
Kerry Senior Camogie
Hard luck to the Kerry Camogie team who lost to Antrim in Round 2 of the Intermediate Championship last Saturday. A special mention to our club players Orla Leahy and Anna Chute, who are part of the panel.
Senior Hurlers
Our Senior hurlers are continuing their preparation for the County Senior Championship which starts on Friday 19th June when Parnells will play Abbeydorney in Austin Stacks Park in the 1st match of the competition.
Club Lotto
Our club lotto draw takes place every second Monday at 8:00pm.
You can play online via Clubforce.
Entry options:
• 1 line – €2
• 3 lines – €5
Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Listowel Racecourse won the Racecourse Award at the Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards last week at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The winner of the ITIEA award is chosen by Irish Stable Staff Association evaluating each racecourse on criteria relating to facilities for stable staff with the aim of improving standards at all racecourses in Ireland.
The prize was €2,500 to spend on upgrading facilities to benefit stable employees. Paddy Madden and Maurice Carroll from the track were on hand to receive their award.

Doneraile trainer Brendan Walsh enjoyed a productive time at Listowel with two winners from three runners at the Bank Holiday fixture.
The second of those arrived via Knockbrack Rambler, a 12-1 chance, in the John B Keane Beginners’ Chase last Monday.
Jockey Philip Enright made most, if not all, of the running on the winner, owned and bred locally in Abbeyfeale by Vincent and Mary O’Connor.
Knockbrack Rambler was challenged after the final fence by 4-1 chance Tropical Image but he hung on for a half length success.
Walsh also sent out Le Fanu to win on the opening day of the Listowel meeting with Le Fanu at 11-1.

Trainer Michael O’Callaghan can look forward to a trip to Royal Ascot after Celeron made a striking impression on debut in the six-furlong maiden for two-year-olds at the Curragh last Wednesday.
The market didn’t predict this one as the winner returned at 18-1. The further he went under jockey Jamie Powell, the better Celeron got as he extended to a two-length margin at the line.
The Windsor Castle Stakes, up to six furlongs for the first time and restricted to horses by stallions that raced over slightly longer distances, is the race earmarked and that will be on Wednesday, June 17.

Trainer Danny O’Leary enjoyed the second winner of his career when Getaway Henry made off with the one of the two-mile handicap hurdles at Clonmel on Friday.
The 22-1 chance scored by over two lengths in the hands of Listowel jockey Gavin Brouder.
O’Leary is based near Charleville and his first winner arrived with the same horse two years ago.
“He is an older horse and he kind of has a mind of his own,” Brouder said of the nine-year-old.
“Early on he was travelling well and I knew down the back that anything that came to him was going to bring him forward. He hit the line well and pricked his ears. He enjoyed himself.”

Upcoming Fixtures
Sligo Tues June 9 (first race 5.20pm)
Limerick Weds Jun 10 (first race 4.43pm)
Leopardstown Thurs June 11 (first race 5.30pm)
Fairyhouse Fri June 12 (first race 5.02pm)
Gowran Fri June 12 (first race 4.50pm)
Downpatrick Sat June 13 (first race 2.00pm)
Cork Sun June 14 (first race 2.07pm)
Downpatrick Sun June 14 (first race 1.50pm)

Carla Ward has reported a full clean bill of health for her Ireland squad ahead tomorrow's UEFA Nations League game with France in Grenoble.

Ireland can punch their ticket to next summer's World Cup in Brazil with a win, thanks in part to last Friday's win over the Netherlands.

A Kerry County Councillor is calling for action to be taken against people who ignore requests to cut their hedges.

Independent councillor Dan McCarthy made the call at the recent Kenmare Municipal District meeting.

Cllr Dan McCarthy asked Kerry County Council if it had issued proceedings to people who have not cut back their hedgerows within the last 12-months.

The council says it has not issued legal proceedings in relation to hedge cutting in this municipal district during that timeframe.

However, it says there were 197 complaints investigated by the Municipal District Enforcement Officer, with 181 locations cut following the issuing of notices and follow up engagement with landowners.

The council says it’s continuing to examine the preferred course of action in relation to the remaining locations including cutting some of the locations under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (as amended) and billing the landowners for the cost.

Cllr McCarthy praised the work of the enforcement officers and says the issue is a big one as his phone doesn’t stop ringing with such reports and motorists highlighting the damage overgrown hedges have caused to their vehicles.

He says 97% of people cut their hedges but says the other 3% that ignore requests to cut hedges must face action.

Tom Crowley of Knockanish West, The Spa, Tralee

Tom died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, in the tender care of the Palliative Care Unit, U.H.K., on 7th June 2026. Beloved husband of Kathleen and cherished father of Conor, father-in-law of Liyana, grandfather of Pearse, brother of the late Margaret and uncle of the late Aidan. Sadly missed by his loving family, brothers Dermot, Donal, James & J.J., brothers-in-law Dan, John & Tom, sisters-in-law Helen, Joan, Rita, Eileen & Bridget, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, relatives, neighbours and many friends.

Rest in Peace.

Tom will repose at the Gleasure Funeral Home, Tralee, on Tuesday (9^th June) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Funeral arriving to Church of the Purification, Churchill  on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. where the Requiem Mass for Tom will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. (streamed on www.churchmedia.tv/churchill). Interment afterwards in Réalt na Mara Cemetery, Churchill. Donations in lieu of flowers, if desired, to The Palliative Care Unit, U.H.K., or care of The Gleasure Funeral Home, Tralee.

House Private Please.

Tom Moore of Parkmore, Currow and formerly of Abbeyfeale, Caherhayes and Athea, Co. Limerick

Tom passed away peacefully on June 6th 2026, after a brief illness, in the presence of his loving family, in the amazing care of the I.C.U. Dept at University Hospital Kerry. Predeceased by his parents, his brothers Stevie, Johnny and Paddy Doran. Very sadly missed by his loving wife Noreen (Kearney, Glenlarhan, Cordal), his adored family Bernie, Thomas, Sheila, Mark, Robert, Liz and Christina, their partners Bojan, David, Michael and Martha, his much loved grandchildren, his sisters Theresa (London) and Helen (Abbeyfeale), brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnieces, all extended family, relatives, neighbours and many friends.

May His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace

Reposing at Tangney's Funeral Home, Church Street, Castleisland on Tuesday evening (June 9th) from 6pm to 8pm. Removal from the funeral home on Wednesday morning (June 10th) at 10:30 am arriving to Castleisland Parish Church for Requiem Mass at 11am. Burial afterwards in Tobar na bhFionn Cemetery, Cordal. The Mass will be livestreamed on www.churchservices.tv/castleisland

Jerry Lawlor of Marian Park, Tralee

Pre-deceased by his loving wife Noreen and son Martin. Beloved and cherished father of John, Diarmuid and Susan. Sadly missed by his loving family – his sons, daughter, grandchildren Hannah-Mai, Daniel, Rebecca, Samuel, Jennifer, Alexander-Jeremiah, brother Daniel, sisters Esther, Bridget, Dawn and Stephanie, son-in-law Billy, daughters-in-law Helen, Maria and Georgina, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family, neighbours and wide circle of friends.

May Jerry Rest in Peace

Reposing at McElligott’s Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6.00PM to 7.30PM. Funeral arriving to St John’s Parish Church, Tralee on Wednesday morning at 9.30AM for 10.00AM Requiem Mass followed by burial afterwards in New Rath Cemetery. Jerry’s Requiem Mass will be livestreamed on the following link http://www.stjohns.ie

Kerry County Council is proposing to close a local road in Kilcummin to facilitate a new wastewater connection.

The local authority wishes to close the L-7035 to public traffic from Monday, 29th June to Wednesday, 1st July between 8am and 6pm daily.

Local access would be provided for emergency services and local residents.

Diversions would be signposted, with traffic to Kilcummin being diverted via the L-3009 and L-3018.

Meanwhile, traffic from Kilcummin will be diverted via the L-3018 and L-3009.}

Any person with an objection has until 4pm on Monday, 8th June to lodge it via email or in writing at County Buildings in Tralee.

Objections must be e-mailed to roads@kerrycoco.ie or handed in to the Administrative Officer, Roads Maintenance & Operational Services, County Buildings, Tralee, marked ‘road closure’

Killarney has retained its place among Ireland’s cleanest towns in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey.

The town ranked ninth out of 40 towns and cities surveyed, down slightly from seventh in the previous report, but remains classified as cleaner than European norms.

An Taisce praised Killarney’s strong performance, noting there were no heavily littered sites.

Main Street, Park Road, Muckross Road and Knockreer Playground were among the areas singled out for praise.

The JYSK site was again identified as moderately littered, although inspectors noted an improvement compared with previous surveys.

Meanwhile, Tralee ranked 20th nationally, down from 16th in the previous survey in Janurary, and was again deemed clean to European norms.

Inspectors reported improvements at Daly’s Lane, which had been highlighted as the town’s most heavily littered site in the last survey.

The Mall and High Street received particular praise, while Tralee Train Station was identified as the town’s most heavily littered location.

Nationally, Sligo topped the rankings, while Limerick City Centre was the only area classified as littered.

IBAL says Ireland now has fewer littered areas than at any point in the past 25 years, although litter from coffee cups, cigarette butts, plastic bottles and and drinks cans remains a concern.

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HEAD:

Second seed Alexander Zverev needed five sets to get past Italian Flavio Cobolli to secure his first Grand Slam tennis title at the French Open.

The men's singles final lasted over four hours at Roland Garros.

Zverev is the first German man to win a major since Boris Becker in 1996.

Ireland will train in France today ahead of a potentially historic World Cup qualifier against the hosts tomorrow evening.

Carla Ward's side kept their automatic qualification hopes alive with a stunning victory over the Netherlands on Friday and know a win in Grenoble would secure a place at next year's World Cup in Brazil.

The Girls in Green have already guaranteed a seeded position in the play-offs, but could still top their Nations League group with another major upset.

Denise O'Sullivan and Emily Murphy are available again after suspension as Ireland prepare to face the sixth-ranked team in the world.

Denmark's team doctor says Cristian Eriksen is doing well after collapsing in a friendly against Ukraine.

The former Tottenham and Manchester United midfielder previously suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in their opening match against Finland at Euro 2020 five years ago.

Eriksen will now have more tests in hospital to determine what caused the latest incident.