Kerry Local News and Events

Planning your Kerry trip? Whether you’re looking for things to do in Kerry such as events and attractions, to make your Kerry visit run smoothly or are planning where to stay in Kerry, you’ll find everything you need for your Kerry holiday on Whats On in Kerry.com. Our What’s On Kerry guide has the latest events not to miss while you visit Kerry – there’s always something going on, so don’t miss out on the latest exhibitions, shows and more on your trip to Kerry by checking out our News and Events Calendar pages.

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The Kindness Project

Ireland became a multicultural society in recent years, and it happened quite quickly. Our beautiful country is now home to people of many cultures and colours. On top of that,…


Healthy Kerry Coordinator

Kerry County Council is working with Playboard NI (www.playboard.org/) to develop the Kerry Play and Leisure Policy.  The development of this play and leisure policy is important as it will…


Irish Halloween Traditions

These Halloween traditions all have Irish origins Halloween originated in Ireland as the Celtic festival of Samhain, which is why so many Halloween traditions – regardless of where you are…



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The Sun – Kerry

  • Lucky punter scoops over €500,000 in EuroMillions Plus draw as 35,000 players in Ireland win prizes
    by Danielle Russell Masterson on January 14, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    A LUCKY punter has won €500,000 in tonight’s EuroMillions Plus draw – after matching five numbers. And 10 players bagged €5,000 in the Ireland only raffle. Some lucky players have won big in tonight’s EuroMillionsAlamy There was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot tonight. The winning numbers were 18, 20, 29, 41, 48 and the Lucky Stars were 5 and 9. One Irish player matched five numbers, winning €26,813. Lotto bosses confirmed over 35,000 players in Ireland won […]

  • ‘We’ve had a bottle of champagne sitting pretty’ says lucky Irish lotto players as €1.3m dished out in New Year prizes
    by Danielle Russell Masterson on January 14, 2025 at 7:53 pm

    TWO lucky Lotto players from Kerry told how they had the champagne on ice as they struck gold in the Millionaire Raffle on New Year’s Eve. The duo collected their €100,000 cheque after being gifted the ticket for Christmas. Over €1.3m has been dished out in lottery prizesAlamy The lucky ticket was originally purchased from Foley’s Spar Express, Iveragh Road, Killorglin, Co Kerry. They said: “We were getting ready to host a festive gathering and quickly remembered to check […]

  • Kerry OAP in top health & ‘could live to 102’ despite drinking 18 pints of Guinness every weekend as doc stunned
    by Ken Sweeney on January 14, 2025 at 5:33 pm

    A RETIRED ESB worker who downs 18 to 20 pints of Guinness every weekend has stunned doctors after they found he is in tip top health. Kerry OAP Micheál O’Brien had jaws dropping with his boozing antics in tonight’s ­edition of The Clinic For Well People on Virgin Media One. Kerry OAP Micheál O’Brien had jaws dropping with his boozing anticsVirgin Media Mick downs 18 to 20 pints of Guinness every weekend but is in tip top healthVirgin Media Dr Jean Kenny warned Mick he was […]

  • Irish hospitals set to see major surge in patients over weather warning cancellation backlog
    by Macarten Burke on January 11, 2025 at 2:52 pm

    HOSPITALS across Ireland are braced for another surge in patients attending their emergency departments due to weather warning cancellations and ongoing flu infection spike. Many hospitals are facing a massive backlog of thousands of cancelled appointments after the harsh freezing conditions caused chaos across the country. Many medical appointments were cancelled due to the harsh freezing conditions� 2025 PA Media, All Rights Reserved Hospitals are experiencing a huge backlog of […]

Local Link – Kerry

  • Service Update for Friday 10.01.2024
    by Local Link Kerry on January 9, 2025 at 3:07 pm

    For the most up to date information on Bus Services during the Weather Alerts please access our Facebook & Twitter Accounts Thursday at 15:00 Disruption Update for High Frequency Services for Friday 10.01.2025 Due to forecasted conditions overnight, the decision has been made to CANCEL the following early morning trips tomorrow. The Safety of Drivers

  • Service Update for Thursday 09.01.2024
    by Local Link Kerry on January 7, 2025 at 1:47 pm

    For the most up to date information on Bus Services during the Weather Alerts please access our Facebook & Twitter Accounts Wednesday at 15:00 Update on Services Disruption for Thursday 09.01.2025                           (UPDATED Thursday @ 08:40) Due to forecasted conditions overnight the decision has

  • TFI Local Link launches new bus service connecting Castletownbere and Kenmare
    by Local Link Kerry 2 on December 19, 2024 at 11:14 am

    TIMETABLE INFORMATION (PLEASE CLICK HERE) TFI Local Link will launch a new bus service between Castletownbere and Kenmare from the 30th of December. This new route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of

  • Christmas & New Year Schedule 2024
    by Local Link Kerry 2 on December 16, 2024 at 3:45 pm

    Please check out our Bus Services schedule from Monday 23rd December to Monday 1st January 2025. Go to your normal day of travel and find your bus service and then on the right hand side, (in red) you will see the day it will operate over Christmas. CLICK FOR CHRISTMAS 2024 SERVICES SCHEDULE