Almost a year after launching an appeal to rebuild the local scouting community in Tralee, the 1st Kerry Scouts marked an exciting new chapter last Friday by hosting their first Youth Night Celebration or Oíche na hÓige. Read the full story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Two students from Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore were overall runners-up at this year’s SciFest National Final and have booked their place at a global science competition in Phoenix, Arizona, next year. In this week’s Kerry’s Eye - Rathmore students reach for the stars

The Government this week committed up to €500m in funding for the long-awaited Killarney bypass – the single biggest capital project in Kerry’s history. Read the full story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

An Inch woman who struggled for years with self-doubt has launched a guided self-discovery journal inspired by her own personal journey to help others. Read her story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

A sheep farmer ‘tormented’ by thieves says he fears there will be nothing left to pass on to his son because almost half his flock has been stolen from the family’s land at Knocknagowen, Clonkeen. Sheep thieves wipe out years of work - In this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Residents of Loreto Chapel in Killarney joined forces in the town centre last Sunday to protest against the planned evictions from their homes in the new year. Read the full story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Holly McEntee, a Ballyfinnane teen who lives with a rare form of cancer has shared her story in a new book that gives young people a platform to speak about their experiences living with cancer. Read Holly’s story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

It was a terrific finale to the ISTA Regional Science Quiz held last week in MTU, which saw over 20 teams from schools all across the county pit their wits and wisdom against each other for the grand prize. In this week’s Kerry’s Eye - Mounthawk minds are top in the Kingdom

Kerry football superstar David Clifford is continuing to break new ground in the GAA world with the launch of his own clothing brand this week and becoming the first inter-county star to create and inspire a signature collection while still at the height of his career.

Tralee Meals on Wheels has expanded and officially launched its services, including its laundry service, in Killarney this week. Read the full story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Kerry has a new national champion after Castleisland man Darren Moloney broke a personal record to win gold at the Irish Powerlifting Federation’s National Competition in Meath last Saturday. Read Darren’s story in this week’s Kerry’s Eye

Most of us couldn’t believe our eyes when Troy Parrott’s shot hit the back of the net on Sunday - and even the fans from Kerry who were actually at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest found it hard to believe. In this week’s Kerry’s Eye - A county holds its breath…then goes nuts!

After 50 years working as a nurse and midwife, Maura Earley has called it a day, bringing an end to a fulfilling career and closing another era – as she becomes the last nurse from the former St Catherine’s Hospital in Tralee to retire.

A Tralee native who shares the grief, trauma and struggles of losing both his parents and his older brother, all within a few short years, has released a preview of his audiobook which will be available in the new year.

Two days after a major power outage left almost 18,000 homes and businesses without power, the ESB say they are still investigating the cause. Read the full story in tomorrow’s Kerry’s Eye

Councillors in Listowel are demanding that the ‘extremely dangerous’ Clieveragh junction be reverted back to a roundabout before someone is seriously injured – and claim locals, including themselves, are avoiding the ‘hectic and confusing’ intersection.

Five new permanent deacons were ordained in the Kerry Diocese by Bishop Ray Browne at St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney in an uplifting ceremony last Saturday. In this week’s Kerry’s Eye - New ordinations to combat priest shortages in county

The connection between the family of the late Luke Silles and the Fenit Lifeboat volunteers deepened last weekend when the family presented a fundraising cheque to the local RNLI as a way to say thank you for trying to save their son’s life.

The mother of the late Serena Downey, who returned to Kerry from Australia with the repatriated body of her beloved daughter this week, said that Serena was a beautiful girl who was born for adventure. In this week’s Kerry’s Eye - Heartbreak farewell for Listowel girl

After a 51-day hunger strike outside the Dáil, four industrial school survivors have finally called off their campaign, after reaching a deal on their demands in a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Education Minister Helen McEntee.