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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder(s) | Pádraig andJoan Kennelly |
| Editor | Ger Colleran |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 22 Ashe Street,Tralee,County Kerry,Ireland {Currently up for sale |
| Circulation | 25,000 (as of 2010) |
| ISSN | 1393-5682 |
| Website | Official website |
Kerry's Eye is a weekly local newspaper inCounty Kerry,Ireland. It is published every Thursday and, as of 2010, had a claimed circulation of approximately 25,000.[1][2]
Husband and wife,Pádraig Kennelly andJoan Kennelly, founded the newspaper in thebasement on their home on Ashe Street inTralee in 1974.[1] Its headquarters are located in Ashe Street,Tralee. It is now the only independent newspaper in Kerry with its main competitors,The Kerryman andThe Kingdom, being owned byIndependent News & Media andThomas Crosbie Holdings respectively.
Pádraig Kennelly retired as the newspaper'seditor in 2010 andKerry's Eye journalist Colin Lacey replaced him.[1] Kennelly was the longest servingeditor of aregional newspaper in Ireland at the time of his retirement.[1] He continued to write a weekly newspaper column until his death on 21 May 2011.[1] As of 2017, the editor wasGer Colleran who succeeded Colin Lacey in 2017.[3]Kerry's Eye is still owned and run by the Kennelly family.
On 3 November 2022, it was announced that the owners of the Kerry's Eye newspaper are considering moving the paper's production from its current base inTralee.[4]
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