Killarney News

Brave Killarney girl Louise Lynch is making a steady recovery in Spain following a devastating car crash that left her with severe internal, cranial and abdominal injuries, as well as many fractured bones. Louise was in intensive care for five weeks and confined to...

In two weeks’ time, intrepid adventurers Roisín Lucey and Con O’Mahony will climb Mt Kilimanjaro (5895m) in Tanzania. The pair are funding every bit of the trip themselves but they also decided to raise some money for a charity whose work is based in the area. Con and...

At Rossbeigh Beach in south Kerry, Kerry County Council raised one of the county’s 14 Blue Flags for the 2018 season. Kerry beaches have again maintained their excellent standard this year with the awarding of 14 Blue Flags for 2018 by An Taisce – The National Trust...

The recent installation of a defibrillator outside Lissivigeen school has been achieved by the combined efforts of the school, the Parents Association and Lissivigeen Community Alert. The school provided the defibrillator and wanted it to be available for both the...

Yew Tree Restaurant, Muckross Park Hotel & Spa, Killarney has been awarded Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for May. Selected by renowned food writer Georgina Campbell and Bord Bia, the Just Ask Restaurant of the Month rewards eateries across Ireland that exhibit best...

CAO Change of Mind facility closes on July 1st @ 5.15pm The CAO Change of Mind facility is open until 5.15pm on Sunday, the 1st July, 2017 and gives applicants the opportunity to review their current choices, make changes if necessary and there is no charge for this...

The Joule sponsored Donegal International Rally took place last weekend in Letterkenny. The three day event received a maximum capacity entry in all categories of over 150 cars, there was a total of twenty special stages based around the foothills of Donegal, which...

Loreto Pupils are celebrating this week after winning the” Community Champions Award” with their “Tick Kit” Project at the Junior Entrepreneur Project Showcase Day in the R.D.S., Dublin on Monday 18th June. According to Mary O’Sullivan (Principal) “Winning a national...

Killarney Mindful Hiking is a new Start-Up Business, based in Killarney, aiming to offer quality guided walking holidays in the Cork and Kerry Mountains. One of the main priorities of KMH is to promote the enjoyment of walking, safely and responsibly, in the Wild...

Musical Societies from all over Ireland flocked to the INEC last Saturday night, June 16th, for the annual Association of Irish Musicals (AIMS) Awards. Killarney Musical Society were up for three awards for their fantastic take on Sweet Charity which wowed audiences...

Do you think you can write a short play of maximum ten minutes, based on the theme “ The Letter.”? Well if you do this might be for you, Dochas Drama Group are calling all perspective playwrights to submit entries for their new short play event! The plays may be...