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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
The speedy completion of a long-mooted greenway in Munster that has cost nearly ‚ā¨16m and seen little of its planned 32km route completed could now actually depend on the fate of a cow shed. This is because a landowner who owns land through which the South Kerry Greenway runs plans to sue Kerry County Council over a ‚Äúrepeatedly broken‚ÄĚ promise to compensate her for her loss of the building.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
HomepagenewsMunsterMichael Gaine was remembered today as “soft and loving, caring and affectionate, kind and considerate.” The 56-year-old farmer, mourners heard at his funeral in Kerry this morning, was not afraid to show his emotions. In a tribute read on behalf of the family by his cousin Eoghan Clarke, he was also described as “brave, fearless and strong.”The tribute followed the arrival of Janice Gaine and other family members, who carried Mr Gaine’s ashes in a sheepskin-lined basket.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
The speedy completion of a long-mooted greenway in Munster that has cost nearly ‚ā¨16m and seen little of its planned 32km route completed could now actually depend on the fate of a cow shed. This is because a landowner who owns land through which the South Kerry Greenway runs plans to sue Kerry County Council over a ‚Äúrepeatedly broken‚ÄĚ promise to compensate her for her loss of the building.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
A man who has admitted to being a suspect in the investigation into Michael Gaine’s murder in Kerry has lodged a complaint to the Garda Ombudsman's office. Michael Kelley lodged the complaint with Fiosrú, formerly known as the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc), about two weeks ago. According to a source, his complaint centres around interviews that took place between him and investigating gardaí last month.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
Survivors of Defence Forces mistreatment and other abuses want the terms of reference of the forthcoming Defence Forces tribunal changed to include abuses of rank and power. Their request is to be dealt with at a sitting of the tribunal in Dublin on June 16. Also to be heard then will be an application by the Defence Forces for more time with which to provide documentation needed by legal teams representing survivors in advance of the opening of proceedings.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael |Eoin English
Cork City Council spent more than €23,000 maintaining its controversial 'robotrees' despite a report on their impact on air quality proving inconclusive. Two payments for “annual maintenance” were made to Green City Solutions of €14,497 on July 19 and €8,940 on July 24 last year. The payments are higher than previous years, when annual maintenance costs were €16,778 in 2020, €17,755 in 2021 - when there were also repairs costing €2,396 - and €17,880 in 2022.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
Murdered farmer Michael Gaine’s funeral will take place next Saturday. He will repose at Finnegan’s Funeral Home in Kenmare, Co Kerry, on Friday, June 6, from 2pm, with Rosary at 7pm. He will then be brought to Holy Cross Church, Kenmare, at 9.30am on Saturday, June 7, for 10.30am Requiem Mass, which will be livestreamed. A death notice confirming funeral arrangements said the 56-year-old, formerly of Railway Rd, Kenmare, was predeceased by his parents Jimmy and Sheila.
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4 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael
Gardaí have initiated 12 prosecutions for the new offence of stalking since it was introduced, while 21,000 domestic abuse-related contacts have been made with the force so far this year. It also said that six of the stalking prosecutions relate to domestic abuse. The figures were released as part of Friday's so-called Go Purple Day, which is the Gardai’s national domestic abuse awareness day.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael |Michelle McGlynn
Simon Harris will mark the first anniversary of Ireland saying it would recognise the state of Palestine by urging other countries to “consider taking this important step”. The Tánaiste also reiterated his commitment to advance legislation prohibiting trade in goods with illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. “Work on this will be taken forward in the coming weeks,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Neil Michael |Tadgh McNally
There is “nothing off the table” to improve road safety, the road transport minister has said, as a bleak weekend saw four women died in separate accidents in Ireland in 24 hours. Two pedestrians, a driver, and a cyclist died on Saturday in another stark weekend for road safety. A pedestrian aged in her late 20s died following a crash in Co Wexford on Saturday around 3pm. In Co Meath, a woman aged in her 60s was killed in a crash on Saturday.
