by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 10, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A Killarney man said he was “gobsmacked” to receive a hand-written card from former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin who read his book while on holiday in Dingle. Paddy Osborne, who is also a Dubliner, but is living in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 10, 2020 | App News, News
TAKING THE PLUNGE: Madeleine Doyle from Beaufort is planning to abseil 150 feet from the roof of Croke Park for Down Syndrome Ireland. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Abseiling 150ft down from the roof of Croke Park will be an exciting adventure for one local...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 9, 2020 | App News, News
Sheep and Red deer are a great source of inspiration for local artist Danny Lyne who draws his inspiration for his latest exhibition of paintings on nearby Mangerton Mountain. His latest exhibition features in Bricín craft shop and restaurant on High Street for the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 9, 2020 | App News, News
SUCCESS: Local band Greywind made up of Paul and Steph O’Sullivan from Ballydribbeen have had almost 2m streams on Spotify. This week Editor of the Killarney Advertiser Michelle Crean is ‘In Conversation’ with local band Greywind who are...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 9, 2020 | App News, News
NEW BOOKLET: Paudy O’Sullivan, Billy Mangan and Norann Moran of the Fossa Parish Pastoral Council with Fr Tom Looney at the launch of the parish’s new booklet. Photo: Sean Moriarty EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Fossa Parish Pastoral Council has...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 9, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has made representations to central Government regarding the next step in the ongoing Killarney bypass delay. The Deputy believes the time is right for the Government to invest in large-scale capital projects like...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 8, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Killarney film buffs will have to wait another while before enjoying a trip to the movies. Omniplex Cinemas has confirmed to the Killarney Advertiser that it cannot put a date on the opening of the new cinema on Park Road. Construction on the new...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 8, 2020 | App News, News
John Hume pictured with Cllr Michael Gleeson and Cllr Tom Fleming. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin. EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Local tributes have been paid to Nobel laureate and peacemaker John Hume, the ‘father of the Irish peace process’ who died...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 8, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean So moved by the gripping RTE Investigates ‘Inside Ireland’s COVID Battle’ that one local guesthouse owner has offered one of the carers a three night stay next weekend. Ciara Roche who runs Killaran House on Park Road was so...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Tributes have been paid to Dr Crokes and Killarney Celtic stalwart Harry Bartlett who died suddenly on Wednesday morning. Mr Bartlett (60), from Woodlawn Park and late of Marian Terrace, was a long-time volunteer with both Killarney sports clubs. He...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News
DEDICATED: TJ O’Connor, one of the organisers of the 54321 Challenge, taking part in the spinathon in Killorglin on Saturday last. By Michelle Crean Three spinathons and four collections took place over the bank holiday weekend to help boost fundraising...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Killarney Gardai are reporting a high level of compliance amongst pub owners since those that serve food were allowed reopen after pandemic restrictions were eased on June 29. Since that date pubs have been allowed to serve alcohol to customers who...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty The 150th anniversary celebration of a popular Killarney pub has been put on hold as a result of the extension of the Government’s pub closure order. Hussey’s Bar on High Street was first opened in 1870 and its current owner Geraldine...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Week 2 was not quite as free-flowing or high-scoring as the first – the dismal weather saw to that – but it was certainly just as tense as no more than a kick of a ball separated the sides in all four matches in the Kerry Senior Club Championship. Silverware is still...
by Adam Moynihan | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Forwards ruled the roost in Round 1 but the adverse weather conditions meant that backs and midfielders were the big points-getters in the second round of the Killarney Advertiser Fantasy Club game in association with Gaelic Plus. The wet ball tends to lead to better...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 7, 2020 | App News, News
FRUSTRATED: Gavin O’Donoghue from The Speakeasy Bar on High St says he’s anxious and frustrated with the Government’s decision this week. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy By Sean Moriarty Furious Killarney publicans say they are almost at...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 6, 2020 | App News, News
A Killorglin man is celebrating 67 years working at London’s Waterloo Station. Donal Buckley has spent seven decades working in the landmark station in central London. He was just 14-years-old when he started working as a Messenger Boy at the landmark railway station...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 6, 2020 | App News, News
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly today (Thursday) confirmed his commitment that 2020 graduate nurses and midwives would be guaranteed a permanent job in the health service on graduation. The minister addressed final year students during an INMO webinar...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 6, 2020 | App News, News
WHAT A VIEW: Róisin, Ruarí and Cibéal Ó hÓgáin, from Dun Chaoin, Chorca Dhuibhne, at the new Wild Atlantic Way viewing point at the clifftop site of the OPW run Ionad an Bhlascaoid (Blasket Centre) in Dún Chaoin in the West Kerry Gaeltacht. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 5, 2020 | App News, News
BAG IT UP: SuperValu staff Sam Casey (left) and Dylan Butler (right) showing off the new reusable bags at Daly’s. By Michelle Crean SuperValu has launched a new, more sustainable option for bagging loose produce – and what’s more they’re...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 5, 2020 | App News, News
Up to €20,000 emergency funding available for uninsured sports clubs and community groups in Kenmare and South West region has been welcomed by Minister Norma Foley TD. Speaking on the announcement today, Minister Foley said she’s delighted that as of today, the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 5, 2020 | App News, News
Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a burglary at a farmyard in Milltown which took place yesterday (Tuesday). At around 12 midday, the owner of the property arrived home to see two men loading farm machinery, taken from a shed, into their car. The...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 5, 2020 | App News, News
The impact of COVID-19 has been felt by all students and the loss of face-to-face teaching hours experienced by the incoming exam students in September has been of major concern to students, parents and teachers. The long awaited guidelines published by the Government...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 5, 2020 | App News, News
Fresh from the success of their ‘mini-tour with a twist’ over the August Bank Holiday weekend, The Coronas have decided to visit Killarney today (Wednesday). They’ll start in the INEC car park at 5pm, then tomorrow (Thursday), in partnership with Golden Discs, The...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 4, 2020 | App News, News
The Office of Public Works (OPW) has confirmed that the Skellig Michael World Heritage Site will remain closed and not open to visitors in 2020 because of COVID–19 concerns and the consequent risks to both staff and visitors. The OPW had undertaken, following the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 4, 2020 | App News, News
BACK ON THE ROAD: Stephen Courtney, his wife Teresa and baby Cora are bringing their drive-in circus to Killarney. EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Killarney is going to be one of the first stops as one of Ireland’s oldest circus returns to national touring this week....
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 3, 2020 | App News, News
HELPING: Photographer Evelyn Woodard didn’t hesitate to help raise funds for Dublin mother Holly Kennedy who is going through an aggressive form of cancer. Photo: Michelle Crean This week, Editor of the Killarney Advertiser Michelle Crean is ‘In...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 3, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Killarney will bid farewell to popular Franciscan Guardian Fr Liam McCarthy, who has been transferred to Clonmel, as this week the Franciscan Friary announced a raft of new changes. The biggest change is the transfer of Dubliner, Fr Liam, who was a...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 2, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Two new classrooms are due to be opened for the new school term – but school principal of Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore this week told the Killarney Advertiser that social distancing will be one of the main challenges when students...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 2, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Works to the tune of €22,000 including colour coded areas for children, over 80 hand sanitiser units, a marquee for dropping off children and new electronic doors are all part of the changes at St Oliver’s National School. Principal Rory Darcy...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 2, 2020 | App News, News
MASKS: Principal Sean Coffey says students may have to wear masks when returning to The Sem. Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin By Michelle Crean Masks may become a whole new look at one Killarney secondary school as staff look at ways to safely return students and staff...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 2, 2020 | App News, News
“There’s a huge body of work to be done by schools before they reopen next month,” the newly appointed Minister for Education said when she spoke exclusively to the Killarney Advertiser this week. By Michelle Crean Norma Foley, TD, who is currently head of one...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 1, 2020 | App News, News
READY, SET, GO: Members of the Tangney family, Christine, Susan and Siobhan with Denis Geaney, organiser and ‘Team Geaney’ cyclists, support crews Sergeant Gearoid Keating, and Garda Donncha O’Brien, ready to set off on the Ring of Kerry Cycle fundraiser...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 1, 2020 | App News, News
DRIVE TO SURVIVE: More than 50 chauffeur drivers and tour bus operators, including several from Killarney, took part in a drive along the Wild Atlantic Way last weekend to highlight their concerns over their loss of business as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. ...
by Killarney Advertiser | Aug 1, 2020 | App News, News
UPGRADE: Mayor Brendan Cronin has been calling for upgrades to the Madam’s Hill junction since 1999. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE “Someone will get killed” By Sean Moriarty The notorious Madam’s Hill junction on the Tralee Road is set to be the subject...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 31, 2020 | App News, News
TOP OF THE LIST: Marcus Treacy and Niamh O’Shea celebrate with their ecstatic team after TripAdvisor named The Killarney Park, Ireland’s number one Luxury Hotel in Ireland. By Sean Moriarty Seven Killarney hotels made the Top 25 list in the TripAdvisor...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 31, 2020 | App News, News
OUT OF DATE: This proposed 2004 route now needs to be redesigned. In the second part of our special investigation into how major projects in Killarney are lagging behind when compared to other towns in Kerry, this week, Sean Moriarty looks at the never ending...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 31, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
The Killarney Advertiser Fantasy Club game in association with Gaelic Plus got underway last weekend and the unique new competition has captured the imagination of players and supporters right across the county. Entrants scrambled to submit their perfect teams ahead...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 31, 2020 | App News, News
WEAR A MASK: Killarney Rotary have launched a mask-awareness initiative. Pictured were: Anne Alcock, Paul Sherry, Ciara Irwin Foley, Rayle Tadjimatova, Angela O’Connor, Mike Stack, Grace O’Neill, Barry Murphy, Edward Schmidt-zorner. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy By...
by Adam Moynihan | Jul 31, 2020 | App News, News, Sport
Round 1 is in the can and the return of championship football was enjoyed by all who (by hook or by crook) bore witness to one or more of the 28 games that took place over a hectic opening weekend. With only 200 people allowed inside the ground in these...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 30, 2020 | App News, News
MILLTOWN GP: Brendan Griffin, pictured at Milltown Medical Centre, says a new GP will start in this coming September. Kerry Fine Gael TD and Deputy Government Chief Whip Brendan Griffin has received confirmation from the HSE that the new General Practitioner...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 30, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty The Department of Transport announced that it was providing almost €2.5 million in Exchequer funding to the airports of Donegal, Ireland West (Knock) – and Kerry, with the local airport in line to get €1,178,595. The funding is part of an annual...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 29, 2020 | App News, News
This week, Editor of the Killarney Advertiser Michelle Crean was ‘In Conversation’ with Superintendent Dan Keane who lives in Glenflesk. The Bantry man, who has lived in Killarney for 32 years officially retired last Friday from An Garda Síochána after 37...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 29, 2020 | App News, News
Gardaí have today (Wednesday) seized suspected drugs, cash and offensive weapons in Killarney town. As part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity Gardaí carried out searches at four houses in Killarney town. The planned searches began at 8am and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 29, 2020 | App News, News
Killarney is to be visited by holidaymakers travelling on a new deluxe train, coach and accommodation tour soon to be operated by Dublin-based Railtours Ireland in association with Iarnród Éireann, with a tour of the Ring of Kerry and two overnight stops at the Great...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 28, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Killarney’s very own sweetheart, actress Jessie Buckley from Muckross, has once again been recognised for amazing talent. The local woman, daughter of Tim Buckley and Marina Cassidy, has been nominated for her performance in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 28, 2020 | App News, News
THANKS: Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has thanked the Kerry Education and Training Board for its support in making part of the IT Tralee campus available as a test centre for COVID-19. Pictured were: Dr Patrick Quinn, Principal Dental Surgeon with Cork Kerry...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 28, 2020 | App News, News
Gardaí have arrested a man in relation to suspected invoice redirect fraud in Kerry. The fraud began in mid-2019 when an organisation received an email from an email address claiming to be a company who they do regular business with. The email requested that...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 28, 2020 | App News, News
CRAFT BEER: Julie Christie from Celtic Whiskey in New Street announcing the launch of their new online craft beer shop, craftbeersdelivered.com. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy By Michelle Crean An online craft beer shop, craftbeersdelivered.com, has this week been...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jul 27, 2020 | App News, News
ACCREDITATION: Killarney HR & Payroll, has been awarded the coveted Business All-Star accreditation. Pictured: Damien McCarthy A Killarney based business has achieved a quality mark signifying it meets the highest standards of service and trust. Killarney...
