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An independent councillor for the Killarney Municcipal District, Brendan Cronin, brought a motion at Monday’s monthly Kerry county Council meeting. Cllr Cronin claimed delays opening the new Killarney Community Nursing Unit nursing unit are causing anguish to patients and their families alike. Speaking to Treasa, he alleged people are being sent out of Kerry for long term residential care to places like Cork, Limerick and Offaly.

In a statement to Radio Kerry, HSE South West said they offer residential placements as close to home as possible, but that they can only offer placements in facilities with available capacity | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

A councillor from the Clondalkin local electoral area, Sinn Féin’s William Joseph Carey spoke to Treasa about the local reaction to the violent scenes at the Citywest IPAs Centre last night. She also caught up with the chief reporter at Bauer Media Group, Barry Whyte who was at the scene as the riot unfolded | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

Treasa spoke with John Murphy, the co-founder of Portmagee Whiskey, and Aoibheann Boyle, the Networking & Events Executive with Sustainable Tourism Network & Sustainable Business Network about tomorrow’s Sustainability in Action Networking Roadshow in Killarney Golf & Fishing Club. They discussed the 15% tariffs on whiskey from the EU to the USA, and controlling the controllables | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

Catherine Coffey O'Brien and her family have donated some of her mother’s possessions to the new Changing Ireland Gallery at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. The state sent both Catherine and her mother to institutions where they suffered abuse. She spoke to Treasa about her believe that we must acknowledge and learn from our history so that we never repeat the mistakes of the past | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

The former Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Jim Finucane, has been made the honorary consul of Ukraine for the South West of Ireland. The honorary consul office will serve Kerry, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. There were numerous dignitaries in attendance at yesterday’s opening ceremony for the honorary consular office on Ashe Street, Tralee, including the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko. Treasa was there | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

Yesterday, Fergus O’Connor, of The Village in Scartaglen, was found guilty of the murder of his brother, Paudie in June 2024. Kerryman journalist Sinead Kelleher joined Treasa in studio to discuss the tragic case | Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy

Convictions and sentencing have been handed out to rioters for their parts in the Dublin Riots on November 23rd 2023. Nicola Donnelly, courts correspondent for The Irish Daily Star/Irish Mirror, answers whether justice is being served two years on.

International Credit Union Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of October and has been running since 1948. The day is about reflecting on the movement’s history, promoting its achievements, recognizing hard work, sharing member experiences, and celebrating the good it does in communities. John O’Regan, Vice-Chairperson of Cara Credit Union and PRO of Kerry Credit Unions, Siobhán Donnelly, Head of Marketing at Cara Credit Union, Pat Sheehan, Director on the Board of the Irish League of Credit Unions, and Kerry Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Michael Quirke, join Jerry to mark the anniversary of the movement.

The worldwide head of the Dominican Order celebrated mass in Killacloghane Wood this weekend to mark the 372nd anniversary of the execution of a local Dominican priest. Castlemaine native and Prior of Tralee, Fr. Tadhg Moriarty, OP, was arrested while saying Mass in Killacloghane Wood, near Milltown in August 1653. He was later martyred by Cromwellian forces at Fair Hill in Killarney on October 15th 1653. Treasa is joined by Fr John and by the Prior of Holy Cross, Fr David McGovern.