Killarney News

QUEEN OF PUCK: Maeve McCarthy, who is Queen of Puck Fair, at the launch of this year's event which takes place on August 10, 11 and 12. Photo: Don MacMonagle By Michelle Crean Puck Fair organisers are appealing to members of the public to support a GoFundMe to ensure...

  By Sean Moriarty Over 150 households in the Sliabh Luachra area have committed to pay €5 a week standing-order to fund legal costs against plans for a battery storage compound.   In June this year, the Ballinahulla Battery Awareness Group (BBAG) applied for a...

DIZZY HEIGHTS Ultra Runner, Sean Clifford, from Killarney, set an Irish record reaching the dizzy heights of 10,000 m of positive ascent in 23 hours and 53 minutes. Joe O'Leary is pictured behind him. times. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan Killarney man sets impressive...

  By Michelle Crean He may have been named Man of the Match after Kerry beat Mayo on Sunday – but GAA super footballer David Clifford was man of the moment just hours earlier. In the Dunloe Hotel David spotted Helen Hegarty, a resident of St Mary of the Angels, and...

  By Sean Moriarty A new downhill mountain bike track in Glenflesk has the potential to be the best in Europe - and could attract some of the biggest competitions in the world. Shronaboy Farm hosted the Munster Downhill Championships last Sunday. And although it has...

  Council say they’ve no plans to change the layout of the entrance   By Sean Moriarty   A pillar at a brand new bus park was accidently knocked to the ground at the weekend – weeks after concerned coach operators told the Killarney Advertiser that the entrance is too...

  Horsepower of a different kind is set to take over Killarney Racecourse on Sunday as the town’s annual classic car show rolls into the venue two days after the summer horse racing festival. Organisers, Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club (KVCVC), have promised...

  There are some happy people in Fossa this week – as they collected their €500,000 winnings at Lotto HQ on Wednesday. The EuroMillions winners, who wish to remain anonymous, bought their lucky Quick Pick ticket in the Spar store in Fossa, on the day of the draw two...

RUN KILLARNEY: Launching Run Killarney at Ladies View were: Sean McDermott (Gleneagle Group), Mike Riordan (Sanctuary Runners), Oliver Kirwan (Run Killarney), Graham Clifford (Sanctuary Runners), Catherine Casey (Gleneagle Group) and Busie Mhlophe (Sanctuary Runners)....

  Popular internet-based sports website Off The Ball, will bring their award-winning live show on the road this summer with  Dr Crokes GAA Club selected as the first live broadcast venue. On Wednesday next (July 31), they will broadcast from the famous clubhouse off...