Kerry Today

At Tralee Circuit Court this week, a young woman who suffered life-changing injuries when she was crushed by the wheels of a van expressed forgiveness towards the driver responsible. Twenty-four-year-old Molly Hegarty gave her victim impact statement during the sentence hearing of Caimin Sheedy of Rusheen, Firies. Radio Kerry journalist Breda Forrest was in court.

Sports writer and Irish Times columnist, Dave Hannigan, who lives in Long Island, spoke to Jerry about how the World Cup is being viewed in America in a land where as a kid you have to pay huge amounts of money to play soccer.

The jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick has been discharged, for what they were told were legal reasons around disclosure.

Father-of-one Gerard Kennelly was found with fatal stab injuries at Knockanure outside Listowel, in the early hours of Monday, May 27th, 2024. The three accused are Kieran Brady, who is in his mid-30s, from Upper Athea, Co. Limerick, 24-year-old Abigail Lynch of Woodview Place, Tarbert, and 29-year-old Kane Hornyak, of Doon Road, Ballybunion. Jerry spoke to Kerryman journalist Sinéad Kelleher.

Kerry Writers’ Museum will welcome artists from throughout the world from June 11th to 14th for a four-day Celtic Arts festival. Jerry spoke to event organiser Stephen Rynne, and Maui artist Hamish Burgess.

Rioters took to the streets of Belfast last evening after a serious knife attack in the city on Monday night.

30-year-old Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody, charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Mr Ogilvie has lost an eye and suffered other catastrophic injuries.

The Sudanese man is also charged with possessing a bladed weapon, and making threats to kill an NHS worker on the same day.

The attack has led to widespread violent scenes in Belfast. Families were forced to fleet their homes, and houses and vehicles were set on fire.

Jerry spoke to SDLP Belfast City Councillor Séamas de Faoite.

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that local authorities inspected 4,315 farms last year. Forty-three per cent of these were found to be non-compliant with the relevant regulations. Jerry spoke to Michael Martin who’s an EPA inspector.

The IFA is holding a public meeting in Foilmore tomorrow, Thursday the 11th, to discuss the South Kerry Greenway. The council executive, including the CEO Fearghal Reidy, are due to attend.

Jerry spoke to Kenmare independent councillor Dan McCarthy after it emerged Kerry County Council had investigated almost 200 complaints relating to overgrown hedges. Cllr McCarthy is also seeking an update from Uisce Éireann regarding Kenmare’s new wastewater treatment plant and access to water for new housing developments.

Jerry spoke to former Government Minister Shane Ross about his new book, titled "RTÉ: Saints, Scholars, and Scandals", which tells the story of the state broadcaster all the way back to the 1960s.

Jerry spoke to Social Democrats TD Sinead Gibney, who is visiting Kerry this week for a public meeting, about her party's motion in the Dáil this week calling for Ireland's game with Israel to be cancelled altogether.