Killarney News

Batty lands lucky lotto jackpot prize
LOTTO LUCK: Batty O’Sullivan (centre, right) receives his €16,000 cheque from Killarney Celtic FC Lotto Committee Chairman, Der Lyne with, from left, committee members John C Counihan, Packie O’Connor, Paul Sherry, (Chairman), and Tim Jones (Vice Chairman). ...

Cool running for Nagle this weekend in the Arctic Circle
Rallying in the Arctic Circle will be a different experience for Paul Nagle this weekend. The Aghadoe man, and his driver Craig Breen, are taking part in the second round of the World Rally Championship driving for the Hyundai Motorsport World Rally Team. With...

Moll’s Gap goes digital in new rally simulator video game
VIRTUAL REALITY: Digital Motorsports founder Niall Maher driving the Moll's Gap stage on a computer simulator. EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty The Moll’s Gap road - famous as a stage in the Rally of the Lakes and the old Circuit of Ireland Rally - has been digitally...

Sadness at death of local centenarian
By Michelle Crean News of the death of Thomas (Tom) O’Connell, Ross Road and formerly Meenkilly, Abbeyfeale, who turned 100 in late January, was met with sadness on Tuesday. A private family funeral took place for Tom in St Mary's Cathedral yesterday morning...

Sports mad teen’s fun in the flood video goes viral
By Michelle Crean A flooded GAA pitch might not be the ideal training conditions but it proved the perfect formula to make a Killarney teen's video go viral!. 19-year-old Glenflesk GAA footballer Damien Switzer had the ingenious idea on Tuesday to take...

Killarney businesses contacted by billionaire’s tech company
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet service has already been in contact with home and business owners in the Killarney area offering a connection to the new service. Starlink is SpaceX’s plan to build an...

Opportunities for tourism and hospitality employees to upskill
The temporary loss of approximately 100,000 jobs in the tourism and hospitality sectors nationally has decimated the industry in the short term. Kerry and Donegal have been identified as the counties most affected by job losses in tourism with approximately 15,700...

Kerry International Film Festival now open for submissions
By Michelle Crean Emerging talent and industry professional film and script writers will be delighted to hear that Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) - taking place from October 14 - 17 - is now open for submissions. Deadline for submissions is August 23...

Work continues on for Kerry’s Filmmaker in Residence
By Michelle Crean Extra funding from Healthy Ireland’s KeepWell campaign has meant a longer residency for Kerry County Council’s current Filmmaker in Residence. Mieke Vanmechelen's residency has been extended by 11 weeks. Mieke is currently working with TY...

Kerry Library invites public to get involved in Ireland Reads tomorrow (Thursday)
Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading tomorrow (Thursday). Kerry Library has teamed up with libraries nationwide and some local authors for the campaign, which is part of the...

Suggestions wanted for this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg
By Michelle Crean This year's Cruinniú na nÓg programme is currently being planned and organisers want to hear some suggestions from young people. It's a day for young people to get creative - and again this year the free event, taking place on Saturday, June 12 -...

Killarney town selected for outdoor dining funding
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Killarney is one of eight urban centres across the country that have been selected by Fáilte Ireland as a centre of outdoor dining. Under the scheme, Killarney Municipal District will be able to apply for funding for outdoor dining...
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