Killarney News

MUSICAL VISIT: Cliona Hagan and Amy Barr pictured with teachers Olwyn Trant and Rhonda Healy and pupils at Holy Cross Mercy School for the launch of the nationwide 'Just Sing Project'. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean   The excitement was palpable in one school...

NEW CAR PARK: Locals, workers and members of Kerry County Council at the official opening of the new Rock Road car park on Wednesday morning. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan By Sean Moriarty A brand new car park – bringing 190 additional car and bus parking spaces was...

DOG NIGHT: Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football (LGFA) are planning a fundraising night at the dogs on May 25. Front row l-r: Erica McGlynn (Kerry/Fossa), Sophie Lynch (Kerry/Listowel Emmets), Declan Dowling (Kingdom Greyhound Track), Aislinn Desmond (Kerry/Rathmore)....

CYCLE LAUNCH: Launching The Valley 70 Cycle which takes place on June 9 were: Pat Ahern (Co-Sponsor), Padraig Leane (Co-Sponsor), John Herlihy, Irene O'Keeffe (School Principal) and children from Coolick National School. Following a successful event last year which...

COMMUNITY GAMES: Bebhinn O'Donoghue, Emily O'Shea and Kate Fleming taking part in the Killarney Community Games Athletics qualifiers at Killarney Community College. Picture: Eamonn Keogh   By Sean Moriarty   Successful Killarney athletes will go forward to the county...

TASTE THE ISLAND: Over 50 businesses and individuals attended Fáilte Ireland’s 'Taste the Island' workshop in the Great Southern Hotel on Thursday. Pictured were: Mike O’Sullivan (Randles Hotel), Ciara O’Callaghan (Dromhall Hotel), Cyrille Durand (Dromhall Hotel),...

You know summer has arrived in Killarney when people start talking about the 7-a-side and event organisers at Killarney Athletic are hoping that the 43rd annual tournament will prove to be as successful as ever. This year’s competition, which will kick off on Monday,...

MICRO TRACK: Tom Collins (Moloney Construction) and Jerry Griffin at the Killarney Micro Track construction launch with young club members of Killarney Valley Athletic Club. Also included are: Leonard Moran (Quantity Surveyor), John Hickey (Hickey Design &...

TALENT: Rathmore Ravens Basketball Club ‘Lip Sinc Kids’ participants. Front from left are: Emma Cronin, Grace O'Keeffe and Eimear Dennehy. Back from left are: Aba Twomey, Aine O'Sullivan, Aoife Murphy, Ciara Murphy, Christine Moynihan and Rachel Rahilly. By Sean...

  By Sean Moriarty East Kerry locals fighting the construction of a wind turbine battery storage site in their locality are set to protest outside Kerry County Council offices in Tralee tomorrow (Monday). Last week the Killarney Advertiser reported that the Council...

GETTING HEALTHY: Staff, pupils, parents and children from Tiernaboul National School, pictured with some members of Barraduff Men's Shed on Tuesday afternoon, with their well-earned Health Promoting Schools flag. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean One local...