Kerry's Eye
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Kerry's Eye is a weekly local newspaper in County Kerry
, Ireland
. It is published every Thursday, with a circulation of approximately 25,000.
Husband and wife, Pádraig Kennelly
and Joan Kennelly
, founded the newspaper in the basement
on their home on Ashe Street in Tralee in 1974. Kerry's Eye was originally printed in broadsheet
format but now is printed in tabloid size. Its headquarters are located in Ashe Street, Tralee. It is now the only independent newspaper in Kerry with its main competitors, The Kerryman and The Kingdom, being owned by Independent News & Media
and Thomas Crosbie Holdings
respectively.
Pádraig Kennelly retired as the newspaper's editor
in 2010. He was the longest serving editor
of a regional newspaper in Ireland at the time of his retirement. He continued to write a weekly newspaper column until his death on May 21, 2011. Kerry's Eye is still owned and run by the Kennelly family.
Kerry's Eye is by far the largest, most interesting, local newspaper in Kerry, and also handles topics other newspapers tend to consider too controversial to carry.
In the interest of balance, it should be noted that Kerry's Eye continually stresses that it is the voice of Kerry people, that it is People Power in action, while disappointedly, not having a Letters To The Editor's page.
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is published every Thursday, with a circulation of approximately 25,000.
Husband and wife, Pádraig Kennelly
Pádraig Kennelly
Pádraig Kennelly was an Irish journalist, editor, photographer, cameraman and publisher, who co-founded and edited the Kerry's Eye newspaper....
and Joan Kennelly
Joan Kennelly
Joan Kennelly was an Irish photographer, photojournalist and founder of the regional newspaper, Kerry's Eye.Kennelly and her husband, Pádraig Kennelly, took more than 500,000 photographs of daily life in County Kerry between 1953 and 1973. The collection has been digitized and published as the...
, founded the newspaper in the basement
Basement
__FORCETOC__A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Basements are typically used as a utility space for a building where such items as the furnace, water heater, breaker panel or fuse box, car park, and air-conditioning system...
on their home on Ashe Street in Tralee in 1974. Kerry's Eye was originally printed in broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
format but now is printed in tabloid size. Its headquarters are located in Ashe Street, Tralee. It is now the only independent newspaper in Kerry with its main competitors, The Kerryman and The Kingdom, being owned by Independent News & Media
Independent News & Media
Independent News & Media plc , is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland, with interests in 22 countries on 4 continents worldwide. The company owns over 200 print titles, more than 130 radio stations, over 100 commercial websites and many billboard locations, and is a leading press player...
and Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Thomas Crosbie Holdings is a family-owned media and publishing group based in Cork, Ireland. Its largest publication is The Irish Examiner, the third largest daily broadsheet newspaper in the Republic of Ireland....
respectively.
Pádraig Kennelly retired as the newspaper's editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
in 2010. He was the longest serving editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
of a regional newspaper in Ireland at the time of his retirement. He continued to write a weekly newspaper column until his death on May 21, 2011. Kerry's Eye is still owned and run by the Kennelly family.
Features and Supplements
The newspaper has a number of features that appear in each issue.- Times Past – a page featuring stories and photographs from past editions of Kerry’s Eye.
- In my Opinion – an editorial piece written by Pádraig Kennelly.
- Eye on Tralee – a page featuring local interest stories and events in Tralee. It is written by Anne Pullen
- The Feel of the Feale – a page featuring local interest stories and events in Listowel. It is written by Christine Allen.
- The View from Killarney – a page featuring local interest stories and events in Killarney. It is written by Breda Joy.
- Business News – a page looking at business related stories in Kerry. It is edited by Colin Lacey.
- Sports – a weekly pull-out sports section is included in each issue of the paper.
- Kerry Property News – a monthly supplement which appears in the paper and is also distributed through estate agents in Kerry.
Kerry's Eye is by far the largest, most interesting, local newspaper in Kerry, and also handles topics other newspapers tend to consider too controversial to carry.
In the interest of balance, it should be noted that Kerry's Eye continually stresses that it is the voice of Kerry people, that it is People Power in action, while disappointedly, not having a Letters To The Editor's page.
External links
- Nationwide Interview – RTÉ interview, Nationwide, 6 October 2006.