by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 21, 2020 | App News, News
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 102 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland – with another confirmed case in Kerry – bringing a total of 8 in the county. There are now 785 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country. Today’s data...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 21, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Kerry Mayor Niall Kelleher is asking all people who have recently returned from abroad to self-isolate to protect those around them. The Fianna Fail councillor was in America last week when Ireland was put into partial lock down to stop the spread of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 21, 2020 | App News, News
SCREENING: Annette O’Shea working behind one of the new Perspex screens installed at Moriarty’s Centra, Farranfore on Monday. By Sean Moriarty A protection screen that was first installed in a local supermarket to protect both staff and customers could be...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 21, 2020 | App News, News
SUPPORT: Members of the Irish Kidney Association’s Kerry Branch pictured ahead of their now postponed walk: Noreen Buckley, Stephen Byrne, David Clifford (Kerry GAA star), Theresa Looney (Patient Support Officer Kerry Branch IKA) and Brendan Herbert (Chairman Kerry...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 21, 2020 | App News, News
ON STANDBY: Killarney Gardai are ready to help the community during the current health crisis. By Sean Moriarty Killarney Gardai have adjusted shift patterns and are taking other measures in an effort to confront the COVID-19 crisis. Superintendent Flor Murphy this...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
STRANDED: Stephen Courtney, his wife Teresa and baby Cora are unable to move from Fels Point in Tralee as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. By Sean Moriarty A circus that was due to perform in Killarney this week is stranded in Tralee as a result of COVID-19...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
STAYING POSITIVE: Bernadette Randles says the tourism industry will bounce back. By Sean Moriarty Bernadette Randles, Chairperson of the Kerry Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation says it is impossible to put a figure on the job losses and unemployment issues the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty The Killarney Cardiac Response Unit is taking a range of measures to ensure its members remain safe in the current crisis without comprising the needs of those who need its services. As of last night, all members will not be allowed to attend an...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has just released new figures of 126 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland – including one more in Kerry – bringing a total of seven now in the county. There are now 683 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean A happiness workshop which was to take place in Killarney town has been moved online and is now being offered for free. Mindography, a Mindfulness through photography programme, takes place tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am-4pm. “At Focus On Happiness,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Hotels in Kerry, including Killarney, are believed to have been approached by the HSE to use their premises as tests centres should COVID-19 cases increase in Kerry – the Killarney Advertiser understands. Yesterday evening (Thursday), the Health...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty A social distancing compliant drive-in movie theatre – the first of its kind in Kerry – will feature five blockbuster movies in Killarney tonight (Friday) and tomorrow night (Saturday). Wicklow-based company, named Retro Drive-In Movies,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 20, 2020 | App News, News
LOCK DOWN: Alexis O’Mahony with her parents Steven and Teresa at her third birthday party in The Dromhall Hotel last April. Photo: Eamonn Keogh By Sean Moriarty The parents of a three-year-old girl – who suffers from a rare condition and needs 24-hour care...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 19, 2020 | App News, News
BEST CHOCOLATE: Benoit Lorge, Lorge Chocolatier from Bonane, Kenmare is this year’s winner of the Kerry County Enterprise Award for 2020. Photo: Domnick Walsh A chocolate business from Bonane, Kenmare is this year’s winner of the Kerry County Enterprise Award...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2020 | App News, News
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 74 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland today (Wednesday). The cases are made up of 29 females and 45 males. There are now 366 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland – six of those in Kerry. The HSE...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2020 | App News, News
Kerry College of Further Education and Training’s first ever Open Week recently has been a great success. Over 2000 school leavers, jobseekers, career changers, teachers, tutors, instructors, guidance staff and industry professionals attended the four campus locations...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2020 | App News, News
An Post is taking a range of special measures to ensure the health and safety of customers and staff while maintaining Post Office and Mails and Parcels services nationwide. There’ll be extended opening times and signing procedures to lower risk to customers and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2020 | App News, News
CALF COMPETITION: Students from St Brendan’s College Killarney who took part in last week’s Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition 2020. Pictured are: Eoghan O Dubhain, Gearoid Mulvihill and Ethan Slattery. Photo: Chris Bellew/Fennells By Grigoriy...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean The HSE has launched a recruitment drive for healthcare professionals from all disciplines who are not already working in the public health service to register to be ‘On Call for Ireland’. The State body will be creating extra hospital and care beds...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
A Kerry County Councillor has said that families need reassurances about being able to put food on the table – and should not have to worry about paying bills. Councillor Michael Cahill said the crisis in regards to the health in this country at present has...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
SEA STORIES: Transition Year students from St Brigid’s were treated to a talk from Honor Murphy, Petty Officer in the Irish Naval Service. By Michelle Crean Transition Year students from St Brigid’s Secondary School were treated to a talk with a difference last...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean The HSE has launched a recruitment drive for healthcare professionals from all disciplines who are not already working in the public health service to register to be ‘On Call for Ireland’. The State body will be creating extra hospital and care beds...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
The National Public Health Emergency Team has this evening (Tuesday) released the latest COVID-19 figures – confirming that there’s now 69 new confirmed cases in Ireland. The cases are made up of 29 males and 40 females. • 48 are associated with the east of the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
Guinness has today (Tuesday) announced the establishment of a €1.5 million fund to support communities affected by COVID-19 in Ireland. The fund will see €1.2 million go to support bar staff, alongside a further €300,000 to elderly vulnerable people through a...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean The latest HSE briefing of COVID-19 this afternoon (Tuesday) revealed that 32 test centres are to be introduced around the country in the coming days. Currently community testing centres are being prepared as well as Defence Forces naval ships to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Nursing Homes Ireland is appealing to people within the hospitality and retail sectors to look for opportunities in providing care to older people during the Coronavirus emergency. Staffing needs will arise for nursing homes in meeting the care needs...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2020 | App News, News
SOCIAL JUSTICE: Young Social Innovators from Killarney Community College pictured with garda Joe O’Sullivan as part of their YSI project. By Grigoriy Geniyevskiy Two student groups from one local school are taking issues to a whole new level by creating...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
COVID-19 update Monday (March 16) The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has announced this evening that there’s 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. The new cases are made up of 30 males and 24 females. * 41 are associated with the east of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
The Scally Family and all the team at Hayfield Family Collection have announced that the Killarney Royal, Great Southern Killarney and Hayfield Manor, are to close tomorrow (Tuesday). They said the decision was not taken lightly and wanted to ensure the safety and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
Councillor Michael Cahill has called on Kerry County Council to carryout sight improvement works to the extremely dangerous junction at Shanacloon Cross, Kilgobnet, Beaufort as a matter of priority. Councillor Cahill said residents in Beaufort have been highlighting...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
To help protect commercial drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI) is urging cargo-carrying ferry companies to restrict cabins to one-person occupation, close all bars and restaurants on board and provide a room service...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
An Garda Síochána is in the process of hiring up to 210 additional vehicles to provide additional mobility to our members nationwide to provide increased community support and community engagement across the country. Speaking today (Monday) Deputy Commissioner Twomey...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
COVID-19 has created unexpected challenges for many of these businesses across Ireland. With this in mind, Facebook has launched a new ‘Small Business Resource Hub’ to support Irish small businesses. Small and medium sized businesses are the engine of job growth and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
The race organising committee of Kerry Group Rás Mumhan 2020 are disappointed to announce that the 2020 race will not proceed as scheduled on April 10 to 13, prompted by an abundance of caution to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 illness. The decision was not...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
By Grigoriy Geniyevskiy The Irish Cancer Society has cancelled Daffodil Day collections and events due to Coronavirus. It has taken the decision to cancel all street collections that were scheduled for Friday, March 27. Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer Society’s...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
Kerry Women’s Refuge and Support Services, ADAPT, says they are committed to continuing to support women and children who live with domestic violence in the face of the challenges of the COVID-19 emergency. “It is our response in this emergency to let women know that...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2020 | App News, News
CHEQUE: Shane Dennehy with Siobhain Coakley from The Corner Bar in Barraduff presented a cheque for €1,800 to Con O’Connor from Pieta House Kerry. The proceeds from the 9th annual Denis Michael Dennehy Memorial Pool Tournament, played over a period of two months...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 15, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty One of Killarney’s best known and respected hoteliers has been named as the vice-chair of the Irish Hotel Federation (IHF). Bernadette Randles, who is the current chair of the Kerry Branch of the IHF, was elected at the IHF’s national...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 15, 2020 | App News, News
MEETING A HERO: Road racing legend Michael Dunlop offers advice to Killarney motorcycle racer Kevin Coyne at a test in Spain last week. EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A young Killarney motorcycle racer has been getting tips from some of the best riders in the world ahead...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 15, 2020 | App News, News
MADE FOR TWO: Killarney Cycling Club is launching a new initiative at St Columbanus Community Hospital, Killarney, which helps older and immobile residents of the town to regain the experience of being out on a bike and to gain better access to the delights of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE AWARENESS: Killian Heelan from Killarney has been chosen as one of 20 of Ireland’s leading TikTokkers to raise awareness around sexual consent, as part of an innovative, new collaboration with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. Photo: Michelle Crean By...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean One of Ireland’s favourite hotspots has become the first park in Ireland to have its own Instagram account. This week, a brand new social media account was launched for Killarney National Park with the support and collaboration of Killarney...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE ROAD DAMAGE: Cllr Brendan Cronin highlights the poor condition of the paving on Main Street but a proper repair project would result in the street being closed for up to six weeks. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy By Sean Moriarty Repair works to the paving on...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
By Eamonn Keogh Huge crowds turned out in force to bid a fond farewell to popular Killarney man Connie Brosnan who passed away last weekend after a brave battle with illness. Connie, from Ross Road, Killarney, was a familiar face in Killarney town through...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
ON LOCK DOWN: Rebecca Mulcahy from Woodlawn Park pictured with her Italian boyfriend Edoardo Coppola is on “lock down” in the south of Italy this week. By Michelle Crean A young Killarney woman who is this week on strict lock down as Italy comes to terms...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
Brian Kelly or Shane Murphy? Tadhg Morley or Tom O’Sullivan? Seán Quilter or Seán O’Shea? Who will you choose for your Fantasy Club football team? Here at the Killarney Advertiser we are currently developing a revolutionary new fantasy football game based...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Temporary guidelines for the diocese of Kerry issued this lunchtime (Friday) include no public Masses this weekend or St Patrick’s Day – from now to Thursday next. The move effects all Masses, daily and weekend and other liturgies, in the context of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean MoriartyThe Kerry branch of the Irish Hotel Federation says it can bounce back from the current crisis despite the industry suffering “unprecedented cancellations”.This weekend traditionally marks the official start of the tourist industry in Kerry but several...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2020 | App News, News
EMPTY SHELVES: Shoppers are being advised not to “panic buy” as there’s plenty of stock with deliveries operating as normal. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy By Michelle Crean and Sean Moriarty Businesses experiencing shocking levels of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 12, 2020 | App News, News
RECYCLE RIGHT: Pupils from Holy Family NS Rathmore learn about recycling from KWD. KWD Recycling Right representative Shauna Murphy has been out visiting schools throughout Kerry again, educating and encouraging students to recycle correctly. The initiative...
