Killarney News

FOR SULLY: Deerpark Pitch and Putt Club will host the annual Ricky Kelly Memorial Tournament from September 20 - 22 and proceeds will go towards John 'Sully' O'Sullivan who is currently recovering from an illness. Launching the event were front from left: Michelle and...

    EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A Killarney councillor is calling for a Japanese-style 'Shinkansen' high-speed train – otherwise known as Bullet Trains - to link towns like Killarney and Tralee to Dublin. Cllr Michael Gleeson, who is also the Cathaoirleach of the...

WEIGH TO GO! Denise O'Connell from Mill Road made the regional finals of Slimming World's Woman of the Year 2019 in Dublin. Denise is pictured with SW Consultant Marie O'Sullivan. Photo: Michelle Crean     EXCLUSIVE   By Michelle Crean   She’s over 5 stone lighter -...

    Kerry is well-represented on two of the world’s most-prestigious Sheepdog Trial competitions. Tom O'Sullivan from Kilcummin, is a member of the Irish team that will contest the International Sheepdog Trials in Scotland this weekend. He recently competed in the...

HELPING OTHERS: Kathleen Collins and Mags Keogh from Ross Cafe on Lewis Road are organising a coffee morning to develop a garden for the clients of Kerry Mental Health Association. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean Plans are in place to develop garden...

READY FOR THE CATWALK: Centenarian John Coffey, pictured with models and committee members from the Killarney Branch of Kerry Hospice Foundation, helped launch the Models in Recovery Fashion Fundraiser which takes place in the INEC on September 25. Photo: Michelle...

TRAGIC: Aneta Sawicka sadly passed away last week whilst swimming in a pool in Killarney. By Michelle Crean Friends and even strangers have rallied together and in days raised over €6,000 to help with funeral costs for a woman who tragically died in Killarney last...

EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Killarney firefighters this week conducted a fire safety assessment of 12 underground car parks in the town - following a recent serious fire in a Cork shopping centre. Dozens of cars were destroyed in the blaze at Douglas Village Shopping...

This week Adam Moynihan sat down with his new Killarney Athletic teammate Paul Kiongera to talk about his pro career in Kenya, playing for his country and adjusting to life in the Kerry District League   When I first heard that Triona Sheehy, a teacher from Killarney,...

  EXCLUSIVE   By Sean Moriarty   10 years after Kerry County Council was offered Áras Phádraig by the Franciscan Order it seems there some light at the end of the tunnel - as there’s plans to approve an architect to the site. The popular local community centre has...

THEY'RE FIXED: Dan Leen from Killarney DIY has fixed the vandalised wooden sculptures in The Demense. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Vandalised woodwork sculptures in The Demense have been repaired within a day – thanks to a kind-hearted local...