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Continuing our Review of 2016, here’s some of the stories we brought you in April…
• ACTOR Dominic West was in Ballybunion in April for a special 1916 commemoration event.
The star of The Wire and The Affair was there to read the 1916 Proclamation at the event in Scoil Iosagain which honoured three north Kerry men the O’Rahilly, Michael Mulvihill and Paddy Shortis – who died during the Rising.
• KERRY had a good day in Austin Stack Park as they beat old foes Cork in their National League encounter by 0-20 to 1-12.
Cork were relegated and Kerry headed for the semis in Croke Park where they beat Roscommon to set up a final with champions Dublin.
• A TRALEE man was instrumental in breaking the international ‘Panama Papers’ story, of how the world’s rich and powerful allegedly were involved in complex financial arrangements to hide their assets from taxes.
Gerard Ryle is at the helm of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which headed up the research and reported on offshore account holders. The documents from a Panamanian law firm were leaked to the (ICIJ) and more than 100 other news organisations.
The story made headlines all over the world and the names mentioned in the documents included Russian Premier Vladimir Putin.
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• THE new look Rose Hotel in Tralee was unveiled to much fanfare in April.
After months of work, owners Dick and Eibhlin Henggeler cut the tape on a new era in the hotel.
Around 200 invited guests got to see the results 0n April 9 of the refurbishments and all agreed the place looked absolutely stunning.
• KEEPING up a long tradition, a Kerryman made it on to our screens for the US Masters.
The man was from Carrigeen, just outside Killarney. Golf-mad Alan MacSweeney got a ticket from a friend of his whom he met while working in America on the J1 Visa last year.
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• THE Top Gear team were in Kerry and supported a local cause while here. Matt Le Blanc and Chris Evans were in Killarney and Dingle during a weekend in April to film for the TV show.
The duo waxed lyrical about the area and supported the ‘Darkness Into Light’ campaign.
• A MUCH loved Tralee publican celebrated 60 years behind the bar in April with a get together of family and friends.
In 1956, Eugene ‘Eugie’ Creagh took over The Ballymac Bar in Boherbee and has been in business on the street ever since.
Surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, Eugie celebrated his diamond jubilee of pulling pints and serving punters.
• IT was a memorable day in Banna on April 21 for the State commemoration to mark the role of Roger Casement, Robert Monteith and Daniel Bailey in the Easter Rising.
President Michael D Higgins gave the keynote address at the ceremony attended by thousands looking on from seating and up in the sand dunes. It was the only State commemoration for the 1916 Rising held outside Dublin attended by the President.
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• Kerry suffered a heavy defeat to Dublin in the National League final on April 24. They lost by 2-18 to 0-13 at Croke Park in front of over 80,000 fans.
• IT was confirmed that Tommy Walsh had left the Kerry senior football panel in late April.
The 28-year-old had, according to reports, grown frustrated at the lack of game time he has seen since returning to the Kerry panel after five years in Australia.
