by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 23, 2019 | App News, News
COURAGE: Orlaith Monks from Ross Road, who now lives in Beaufort, will take part in the Models for Recovery fundraiser for the very first time next Wednesday night. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean It’ll be an emotional night for Killarney lady Orlaith Monks,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 23, 2019 | App News, News
BOWLING: Betty McAuliffe, Elaine Scully, Kathleen O’Brien and Gisela Gloge of The Beaufort Hobbits team taking part in the Active Retirement Ireland National Bowls Competition at the INEC, Killarney, last week. Picture: Eamonn Keogh Members of the Beaufort...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 22, 2019 | App News, News
FUNDS: Vera O’Leary, Director of the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean The Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre are this year’s beneficiaries of the Kerry Garda Black Tie Gala Ball. Director of the service, Vera O’Leary,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 22, 2019 | App News, News
GARDA BALL: Announcing details of this year’s Garda Ball Black Tie event were: Chief Superintendent Eileen Foster, Superintendent Flor Murphy, Vera O’Leary (Director of the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre), Detective Inspector Paul Kennedy, Sergeant...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 22, 2019 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Building works for 47 bed spaces, state-of-the-art workshop rooms and meeting spaces began in Killarney on Tuesday – at KDYS eurOg Killarney – the only European Youth Centre in Ireland. The move is part of a plan to cater for groups travelling from...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 21, 2019 | App News, News
FAMILY FUN DAY: Pictured are members of Spa GAA Club who are planning a big Family Fun Day next Saturday, September 28. Photo: Michelle Crean Spa GAA will have plenty of good family fun as they’re planning a big Family Fun Day next week. On Saturday, September 28...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 21, 2019 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty The Department of Education and Skills has confirmed that its Financial Support Services Unit (FSSU) is investigating financial matters at Kilcummin National School. The FSSU helps schools comply with the law in terms of transparency, accountability...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 21, 2019 | App News, News
APPEAL: Kieran Donaghy pictured with Chloe and her parents Deborah O’Connor and Gareth Jenkins. By Michelle Crean It was a big-hearted gesture – Kerry’s ‘Star’ Kieran Donaghy not only launched a fundraising appeal for a very sick little toddler – but also...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Two people were arrested on suspicion of drug driving following a coordinated series of checkpoints by Killarney Gardai last Friday night. Gardai tested over 70 drivers on the night for intoxicated driving with a particular focus on drug...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
ARTY: Cathaoirleach Niall Kelleher will open the Visual Artists’ Showcase in Killarney this evening (Friday). Pictured l-r were: Norman McCloskey, Des Fitzgerald, Cllr Niall Kelleher (Cathaoirleach), Nicole Tilley, James Hayes, Lisa Fingleton and Caroline Lynch...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
Killarney will be buzzing with creativity and culture tonight (Friday) with plenty of free events for Culture Night. There’s an early start to Culture Night at St Brigid’s Secondary School with their successful collection of artworks from young artists from 4-6pm,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Bingo players in Killarney have been told that they need to find a new home after Conroy Hall on the Park Road was forced to close this week due to health and safety concerns. The popular venue, which is owned by trade union SIPTU, was...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Killarney Gardai, business leaders in the town and rally organisers have all welcomed a recent court decision to disqualify 12 drivers for two years after they were found guilty of dangerous driving while attending this year’s Rally of the Lakes....
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 20, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean A live World War II grenade had to be defused by the army bomb disposal team after Gardai discovered it in a house just outside Killarney town on Tuesday night. Homeowners, who had just inherited the house, had to be evacuated for a...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 19, 2019 | App News, News
EXPERT ADVICE: Patrick Holford speaking at last year’s inaugural Horan’s Healthstores Health & Wellness event. By Michelle Crean Leading experts in the natural health field will be amongst some of this year’s guests at Kerry’s second Health &...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 19, 2019 | App News, News
DONATION: Simone Behal with her daughter Emilie accepting a cheque from the Pavers Foundation on behalf of Down Syndrome Kerry (DSK) with Store Manager Denise Smyth and Supervisor Sarah Doherty. Down Syndrome Kerry has been awarded £1,000 by the Pavers Foundation,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 19, 2019 | App News, News
How society and communities change, grow and develop for the better is the theme for this year’s Credit Union art competition. Killarney Credit Union is urging the local community to take the ‘Walk of Life’ for its annual art competition building on last year’s...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 18, 2019 | App News, News
DECLUTTER YOUR HOME: Kim Kelleher is organising a ‘Trash and Treasure Fair’ in aid of Beaufort Community Centre on Sunday, October 20. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Turn your trash into treasure – that’s the latest fundraiser happening in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 18, 2019 | App News, News
TOURISM TRIP: Elaine McInaw (Abbey & Central Hotels), Kerensa de Vaan (TUI), Brian Miley (The Gleneagle Group), Maddy van den Bijgaart (Echt Ierland), Karen van der Horst (Tourism Ireland), Kati Lepist (Original Irish Hotels), and Tony Dawson (Fáilte Ireland),...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 18, 2019 | App News, News
TWO YEAR PROJECT: Glenflesk NS and Raheen NS have joined forces as they take part in a special European project with a Polish school. By Michelle Crean Two small rural schools from Killarney have teamed up with a Polish school for a two year long project –...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 17, 2019 | App News, News
MENTAL HEALTH: Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Niall Kelleher, launched Kerry’s second Mental Health and Well-being Fest at Killarney House. Also included were from left: Pat O’Brien (Kerry Mental Health Association), Lorraine Bowler (Community...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 17, 2019 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty The Killarney London Reunion will celebrate its 50thanniversary this November with a gala function in the famed Crown Hotel in Cricklewood. The Killarney Association London was formed in 1969 by local priest Tom Looney, who was the parish priest in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 17, 2019 | App News, News
CHARITY CHEQUE: A cheque for €53,915 raised from this year’s Ring of Beara Cycle was presented to charities in the Brooklane Hotel, Kenmare last Wednesday. The Ring of Beara Cycle Committee has presented cheques to six local charities who are benefitting from...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 17, 2019 | App News, News
With over two million singles sold, 1.5 million streams and a platinum selling album, Gavin James will headline the Gleneagle INEC Arena on New Year’s Eve. The last four years have been a blast for Gavin James, but it’s only the beginning for the toweringly-tall,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 16, 2019 | App News, News
LOCAL PERFORMANCE: Killarney singer Grace Foley, who has teamed up with tenor Wayne Woodman, will be taking to the INEC stage later this month to sing songs from her album ‘Unleashed’. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean A Killarney singer, who has...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 16, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE Cllr says he “has seen many near misses” By Sean Moriarty A Killarney councillor said he has “seen many, many near misses” on Rock Road as councillors called for traffic calming measures to be put in place. The Killarney Municipal District meeting, heard...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 16, 2019 | App News, News
The owners of a Killarney building have been warned by Kerry County Council that they have 28 days to make the building safe. The notice was posted on the exterior of the building of Julie’s Barbershop at 71 High St after it was the subject of an independent...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 15, 2019 | App News, News
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Killarney Cardiac Response Unit members Ann Elizabeth Rohan, Tim Brosnan, Eileen Brosnan, Krzysztof Szwab and Ann Carroll launching the recruitment drive for new volunteers. Picture: Eamonn Keogh By Sean Moriarty Killarney Cardiac Response Unit is...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 15, 2019 | App News, News
FOR SULLY: Deerpark Pitch and Putt Club will host the annual Ricky Kelly Memorial Tournament from September 20 – 22 and proceeds will go towards John ‘Sully’ O’Sullivan who is currently recovering from an illness. Launching the event were front...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 15, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A Killarney councillor is calling for a Japanese-style ‘Shinkansen’ high-speed train – otherwise known as Bullet Trains – to link towns like Killarney and Tralee to Dublin. Cllr Michael Gleeson, who is also the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 14, 2019 | App News, News
WEIGH TO GO! Denise O’Connell from Mill Road made the regional finals of Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2019 in Dublin. Denise is pictured with SW Consultant Marie O’Sullivan. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean She’s over 5...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 14, 2019 | App News, News
Kerry is well-represented on two of the world’s most-prestigious Sheepdog Trial competitions. Tom O’Sullivan from Kilcummin, is a member of the Irish team that will contest the International Sheepdog Trials in Scotland this weekend. He recently competed in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 14, 2019 | App News, News
HELPING OTHERS: Kathleen Collins and Mags Keogh from Ross Cafe on Lewis Road are organising a coffee morning to develop a garden for the clients of Kerry Mental Health Association. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean Plans are in place to develop garden...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 14, 2019 | App News, News
READY FOR THE CATWALK: Centenarian John Coffey, pictured with models and committee members from the Killarney Branch of Kerry Hospice Foundation, helped launch the Models in Recovery Fashion Fundraiser which takes place in the INEC on September 25. Photo: Michelle...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
TRAGIC: Aneta Sawicka sadly passed away last week whilst swimming in a pool in Killarney. By Michelle Crean Friends and even strangers have rallied together and in days raised over €6,000 to help with funeral costs for a woman who tragically died in Killarney last...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Killarney firefighters this week conducted a fire safety assessment of 12 underground car parks in the town – following a recent serious fire in a Cork shopping centre. Dozens of cars were destroyed in the blaze at Douglas Village...
by Adam Moynihan | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
This week Adam Moynihan sat down with his new Killarney Athletic teammate Paul Kiongera to talk about his pro career in Kenya, playing for his country and adjusting to life in the Kerry District League When I first heard that Triona Sheehy, a teacher from Killarney,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty 10 years after Kerry County Council was offered Áras Phádraig by the Franciscan Order it seems there some light at the end of the tunnel – as there’s plans to approve an architect to the site. The popular local community centre...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 13, 2019 | App News, News
THEY’RE FIXED: Dan Leen from Killarney DIY has fixed the vandalised wooden sculptures in The Demense. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Vandalised woodwork sculptures in The Demense have been repaired within a day – thanks to a kind-hearted local...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 12, 2019 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean For 30 years it’s been at the heart of the community and now one of Killarney’s oldest music and dance schools has some exciting developments coming this September. Kerry School of Music (KSM) originally opened a dance school in Áras Pádraig in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 11, 2019 | App News, News
CHALLENGE: Gillian Kissane will cycle from Malin Head to Mizen Head to raise funds for Pieta House. By Sean Moriarty A Killarney woman is one of six people about to set off on an epic 600km cycle to raise money and awareness for suicide charity Pieta House. Gillian...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 11, 2019 | App News, News
WELCOME: Killarney Youthreach have opened new premises on High Street and are accepting applications from students who have left school. Pictured from l-r were: Linda Murphy, John Adams, John Crowley, Elizabeth Williams, Anthony Fealy and Majella Hegarty. Photo:...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 10, 2019 | App News, News
CHARITY CYCLE: Seán Casey from Lissivigeen, pictured with his daughter Éabha, raised funds for the ‘Straight Ahead’ charity. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean After a 260km fundraising cycle, local man Seán Casey was happy to hand over the proceeds...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 10, 2019 | App News, News
MS WALK: At the launch of the annual Old Kenmare Road Walk in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Ireland South Kerry branch were from left: Donal McCarthy, Pat O’Neill, Kaye Fleming, Jimmy O’Callaghan (O’Callaghan Coaches), Mike O’Gorman and John...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 9, 2019 | App News, News
TIME FOR A BREW: Malcolm Eigner (General Manager of the Royal Hotel) and Maria O’Sullivan (pictured at the front) with Pat Doolan (Chair of the Kerry Hospice Foundation Killarney Branch), Noreen Collins, Dermot O’Reilly, Catherine O’Reilly and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 9, 2019 | App News, News
PROMOTING KERRY: A new brochure which showcases and promotes the county’s parks, gardens and woodlands was launched in Killarney House and Gardens on Tuesday afternoon. Pictured were: Minister of State, Brendan Griffin TD and Cathaoirleach of Kerry County...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 8, 2019 | App News, News
THANK YOU: 100-year-old John Coffey, pictured with Fr Paddy O’Donoghue and neighbour Donie Sheahan, says thank you to everyone for the special birthday wishes. Picture: Eamonn Keogh By Michelle Crean Lewis Road resident John Coffey, who turned 100 last week,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 8, 2019 | App News, News
RECOGNITION: Lara O’Brien received the Monica Harrington Memorial Cup from Don Harrington for her efforts behind the scenes at Killarney Athletic Football Club. By Sean Moriarty Local woman Lara O’Brien has been named as this year’s recipient of the ‘Monica...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 8, 2019 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean ‘Tradition’, a film made entirely in Killarney, will be screened by Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) to an exclusive audience at The Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin on September 16. The film, written, produced and directed by Damian O’Callaghan...
by Killarney Advertiser | Sep 7, 2019 | App News, News
STRICTLY FANTASTIC: The Killarney/South Kerry branch of The Irish Cancer Society raised €58,401 for The Irish Cancer Society following the recent Strictly Come Dancing event. Seated from left are: Eleanor O’Doherty, Emmet Flanagan and Ciara O’Donoghue,...
