Killarney News

GOOD FOOD: Brehon Head Chef, Chad Byrne (centre) with eight of the commis chefs who took part in the 'Table of Ireland' event at the Irish Hotels Federation Conference last week. Photo: Sally MacMonagle Commis chefs from several top Kerry hotels were given the chance...

FISHING: Launching ‘The Charity’ Lough Lein Anglers Association, Killarney annual charity event at Reen Pier, Ross Castle, Killarney were: Timo O’Sullivan (Chairman), Ian O’Connell and organising members, Phil Horan and Padraig Coughlan. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan The...

  The Kerry County Board of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann held an evening of music, song and dance in Fossa recently. Musicians of all ages entertained a packed house in the Innisfallen Hotel, which included a visit from the Beaufort Biddy Group and students from ‘The...

AWARD: Michael Lennon (President IHF) and Minister Brendan Griffin presenting Eilish Loughrey (HR Manager) and Sinead McCarthy (General Manager) from The Brehon Hotel, with the Quality Employer of the Year award at the IHF conference in the Gleneagle Hotel. Photo Don...

  Organisers of this year’s Killarney Mountain Festival have hailed the weekend’s events a huge success. Now in its second year, the Killarney Mountain Festival, which focuses on adventure and mountaineering, attracted visitors from all over Ireland and the UK. The...

AWARENESS: Simone and Emilie Leahy pictured launching a coffee morning for World Down Syndrome Day on March 21. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Next Thursday World Down Syndrome Day takes place across the globe - and one Killarney woman plans to take part to...

SUCCESS: Killarney International Hostel has won the Best of Killarney award at the 2019 ExpertsÕ Choice Awards: Pictured were: Sinead O'Connell, Fiona Curnow, Paul Huggett, John Claffey (Manager) and JC Brosnan. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Killarney...

  Waterville man John Mulhern was this week announced as the new General Manager at Kerry Airport. Mr Mulhern, who previously worked as the Chief Operating Officer with responsibilities for Business Development at Mater Private Hospital Cork, takes over from Peter...

Killarney native Jordan Lee was born with one hand but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his sporting dreams. In 2018, the high jumper won a bronze medal for Ireland in the Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin. Adam Moynihan sat down with the talented...

By Darragh Doolan Killarney teenager Ian O’Connell has taken his message to a whole new level - by starting a podcast on YouTube. At just over 16 minutes long, the first episode of ‘Be Yourself’ has reached almost 20,000 views on the site since it was uploaded just...

By Sean Moriarty The last surviving member of the McShain family, who gifted Killarney House and Innisfallen Island to the Irish State, has died. Sr Pauline McShain, aged 91, the only child of John and Mary McShain, died last week in Philadelphia, bringing to an end...

By Michelle Crean Many of the town’s famous landmarks will be turning green this St Patrick’s Day - including Killarney courthouse for the first time. An exciting weekend of activities is planned in the community as the St Patrick’s Day committee have been beavering...