Killarney News

INNOVATIVE: Pictured at the launch of Lee Strand’s 100 percent Renewable Bio-based Carton are Lee Strand farmers: Maurice and Eva Costello and their family, Maurice Jnr (10), Mia (9 ), Brendan (6), Eva (12) and Holly (7). Photo: Domnick Walsh     A revolutionary...

    By Michelle Crean    With the capacity of a 2,000 strong audience this November’s ‘Dancing with the Stars Live’ in the INEC promises to be livelier than the TV version! This week, top TV dance judge, Brian Redmond, spoke exclusively to the Killarney Advertiser...

SCARY: Students from St Brendan's College are planning a Haunted Hall in their school. Pictured at the front were: Gearoid Mulvihill and Ethan Slattery. At the back were: James Smith, Jack Greaney, Shane McGlynn, Donnacha O'Donoghue, Laimis Janusauskas and Jason Lee....

CHARITY IN A HEARTBEAT: Brian McMahon (McMahon Culloty Construction), Agne Kremenskiene (AK Interiors), Donagh O'Regan (Reeks Consulting Engineers), Davide Mosca (Davide Mosca Design Ltd), Justin Healy (Ulster Bank Branch Manager Killarney), and Billy O'Sullivan...

  By Michelle Crean   Killarney is to celebrate retaining its Purple Flag by holding a weekend of colourful celebrations next week.   The accolade, which recognises excellence in safety, vibrancy and diversity of the evening and night-time economy of the town, will be...

LAUNCH: Mayor of Killarney, Cllr Michael Gleeson was on hand to launch the Kerry International Film Festival in Killarney House and Gardens on Friday night last. Photo: Michael G Kenny   By Michelle Crean   There’ll be a unique film festival atmosphere in Killarney...

  Over 2000 participants are expected to take part in Quest Killarney today (Saturday). Starting and finishing at the Gleneagle Hotel Killarney, this epic adventure race involves competitors running, cycling and kayaking across Killarney’s National Park taking in...

RARE FIND: Anthony O'Connor and John O'Donghue with the Little Bittern that was blown off-course by Storm Lorenzo last week.   By Sean Moriarty The aftermath of last week’s Storm Lorenzo resulted in a very rare North American bird being swept into Kerry. A male Least...

  By Sean Moriarty   Local parishioners were hit with another bombshell over the weekend when it was announced that the number of weekly Masses in Killarney will further be reduced. Churches in Firies, Fossa and Kilcummin and Killarney will lose one Mass each week,...

A local hero came to rescue by bringing one man to safety during a street in Killarney town yesterday (Thursday). Alan O’Neill from Killarney, who was on his lunch break, selflessly jumped in to help a man being attacked in a shocking daylight brawl on Barrys Lane,...

INCLUSION: Killarney Rugby Club are planning to launch their 'Diversity and Inclusion' programme. Pictured were: Sarah O'Donnell, Ger Sugrue (Club Secretary), Liam Murphy (PRO Minis) and Tony Dunne (Data Officer). Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean   Diversity...