Killarney News

WINNER: Elaine Griffin Killorglin has won €1,000 in the Lee Strand Milk Virtual Fridge Challenge. Pictured at the presentation from l to r are: Damien Griffin, Leah Griffin, Elaine Griffin, Gearoid Linnane (CEO, Lee Strand), and Teresa Walker (Marketing Manager, Lee...

MOVING ONLINE: Killarney Macra members, pictured enjoying a walk in Kilcummin before the Level 5 restrictions, are continuing their interactions online. By Michelle Crean COVID may have put a halt to their many meet ups but Killarney Macra members are continuing their...

FAMILY SPIRIT: Maurice O'Connell on the grounds of Lakeview House in Fossa where he is distilling the Liberator brand of whiskey. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan By Sean Moriarty   The Liberator range of Bonded Whiskeys which is distilled by Wayward Irish Spirits in...

EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty The father of a four-year-old Killarney girl who suffers from a rare condition has released his first online album to raise funds for his daughter. Alexis O’Mahony, from Woodlawn, and her parents, urgently need a wheelchair accessible...

By Sean Moriarty A total of 18 Killarney-based community groups will share €35,498 thanks to funding released this week under the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP). The CEP is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and has provided a total of...

TOY DONATION: Eilish O'Riordan, Enterprise Teacher and LCA Enterprise class will donate toys to the Adapt Women's Refuge, Tralee and the Homeless Shelter. By Michelle Crean It seems that kindness is exuding out of local students as the festive season gets closer and...

By Sean Moriarty The eagerly awaited Killarney Micro Track is now fully operational and is preparing to open its doors to the wider public. In recent weeks, children between the ages of 12 and 18 have been allowed use the facility under current COVID-19 restrictions...

HELPING OTHERS: Killarney artists John Sheahan and Olivia O'Carra have donated some of their work towards Enable Ireland Kerry's 'Wild Atlantic Art' fundraiser. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Artists from Killarney have generously gifted some of their...

Exclusive By Sean Moriarty Residents of the Clasheen area have expressed concerns that Roadstone is to build a mobile asphalt plant on the site of the old quarry on the Cork road. They have raised concerns after the construction firm recently changed a planning...

By Sean Moriarty The urgently needed and long-awaited new road between Farranfore and Killarney is moving slowly in the right direction. And while it will be another five years at the earliest before construction will begin, the project will soon enter Phase Two...

Hoteliers are calling on the Government to allow people to travel outside their county and to permit indoor dining in hotels, including for non-residents, as part of its reduced restrictions for reopening society safely this December. Bernadette Randles, Chair of the...