Pádraig Kennelly retired as the newspaper's editor in 2010 and Kerry's Eye journalist Colin Lacey replaced him.
[1] Kennelly was the longest serving editor of a regional 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.
[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 in Tralee.