Killarney News

Leitrim man Stephen Murphy set John B Keane's bar in Listowel alight with a recital of his poem 'Before You Push The Chair', the video was recorded in the bar for the healing session on the Sunday of Writer's Week and Stephen was the only person to get a standing...

A new graveyard to provide for burials in the greater Killarney area was opened this morning. The facility, at Knockeendubh, on the outskirts of the town, will provide approximately 2,300 burial spaces or plots. The opening of the graveyard on Wednesday morning was...

The inaugural Killarney Legion Street Leagues kicked off last week at Legion's grounds at Direen. This fun tournament is for juvenile members of the club aged 10-14. Each team is comprised of a mix of age groups with equal numbers of boys and girls and age groups in...

Irish Water and Kerry County Council today marked the official opening of the Kenmare Water Treatment Plant, following a €5m upgrade to improve treatment facilities and ensure a clean, secure water supply for the local community. Over 2,000 people in Kenmare and the...

AFTER three podium finishes in the event in the last six stagings, including two third placed finishes in 2016 and 2017, Deerpark’s Damien Fleming became only the second Kerry player ever to win a National Senior Gents Strokeplay title when he emerged with a one...

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Mr Eoghan Murphy TD, has performed the official opening of a new 20-unit social housing scheme in Killarney. The new estate, called ‘Lios an Fhia’, which was completed by Kerry County Council under the...

You might not recognise the man in this picture, but you should. I have to confess my own ignorance here; I didn’t know much about him either until I read an article by local historian Damien Switzer in this year’s edition of Killarney Magazine, which was published a...

TD Michael Healy Rae was in Killarney shopping over the weekend for a gift fit for Royalty! Last Tuesday Michael was one of the invited guests to that got to meet Prince Harry & Meghan Markle in Dublin on their first official state visit since their fairytale wedding...

  This week in The Chatroom GAA Goalkeeping legend Brendan Kealy popped into the studio to tell Kieran all about his upcoming GAA Goalkeeper Clinic that he’s running in Tralee at John Mitchells Gaa Grounds from July 23rd to 26th. A few months ago, Brendan started...

Talented Ballyhar native Molly Sullivan will have the whole of Kerry behind her when she takes part in Miss Universe Ireland in Dublin on August 2. Molly is one of 28 participants who will be hoping to claim the top spot at the Mansion House and go on to represent...

A fantastic weekend was had by all at Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí 2018 which was held recently in a sun-drenched Milltown. Huge congratulations to all Kilcummin Comhaltas members, singers, musicians and dancers who participated in the various array of disciplines and...