It was the last place in Ireland to get electricity and now the Black Valley is making headlines as it take a leap forward in connectivity with 5G broadband coming to the remote valley.
Families in the Black Valley now have internet access thanks to billionaire Elon Musk, whose Starlink internet service is now operational in the region.
Free publicly accessible wi-fi is now available in Listowel town as part of a EU initiative. Listowel is the first town in Kerry to benefit from the new service which was launched this week by the Cathaoirleach of the Listowel Municipal District, Cllr Aoife Thornton.
Forty players from Killarney Celtic - all aged from 12 to 14 - are Italy bound early next month where they will take part in what is hoped to be the first running of a programme the organisers have called Calcio - Culture - Cairdeas which translates to Football, Culture, Friendship.