by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 31, 2021 | App News, News
Killarney Golf & Fishing Club has appointed Graham Spring as the new Director of Golf at the historic course. The Tralee man, a qualified PGA professional and a member of the Club Managers Association of Europe, will bring a wealth of international experience to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 31, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Kerry County Council does not have the funding to repair a protected structure at Kilbonane Cemetery. A church near Beaufort, which is of historical importance, sits in the southern end of the cemetery and is in danger of collapsing. In recent...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 30, 2021 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean You may have already noticed Killarney man Mike O’Connor popping up in our finance section over the last few months, so perhaps it is time for a formal introduction. Mike is a CFA Charterholder but currently working as an investment...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 30, 2021 | App News, News
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has this evening (Tuesday) announced the latest plans for easing Level 5 restrictions in an address to the nation. These include: 5km travel limit will no longer apply from April 12 and people can move within their county All pupils and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 30, 2021 | App News, News
A Kerry County Councillor believes that the replacement of some water pipes in the Beaufort area by Irish Water, brought only a temporary relief to the long suffering householders there. Fianna Fáil’s Michael Cahill said that there has recently been an interruption in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 29, 2021 | App News, News
‘Good, Honest Pizza’ company, Four Star Pizza, to give away €1,000 on April 1! Someone in Ireland could be in for a big pay day on April 1 and all they need to do, to be in with a chance of winning €1,000, is simply place an online order with Four Star Pizza up until...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 29, 2021 | App News, News
Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to the seizure of €7,300 of suspected cannabis in Kerry on Saturday (March 27). As part of an ongoing investigation in the Kerry Division, Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at a...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 29, 2021 | App News, News
A new chairperson has been appointed to Kerry Convention Bureau (KCB). Director of Business Tourism for the Gleneagle Group, Breffní Ingerton, will take the helm taking over from outgoing Chairperson Mike Buckley, Managing Director of Kerry Coaches Ltd, who has served...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 29, 2021 | App News, News
CYCLE PATHS: Work is expected to commence on the development on new cycling infrastructure in Killarney town over the summer following agreement by local councillors on the proposals. From left: Cathaoirleach Killarney Municipal District, Cllr. Brendan Cronin, Manager...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 29, 2021 | App News, News
WELL-BEING CAMPAIGN: Prominent Kerry people from the world of sport, theatre, business, education and the media launched Kerry Mental Health Association’s campaign ‘5 Ways To Wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning & Give’. Pictured at the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 28, 2021 | App News, News
NEW ARRIVAL: Baby Henia Norrie Buckley, pictured with her parents Killian Buckey and Magdalena Sobierajska, was born in France last week. By Michelle Crean A very special delivery arrived last week in France – baby Henia Norrie Buckley who has a strong Killarney...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 28, 2021 | App News, News
In Part 2 of his feature piece on handball, Eamonn Fitzgerald traces the history of the sport in Killarney In last week’s column we highlighted the locations of three handball alleys in Killarney, all now silent, where once they were a hive of activity. But we...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 27, 2021 | App News, News
VIRTUAL WALKS: Committee Member Phyllis O’Sullivan and Cathal Walshe PRO with the Killarney Branch of Kerry Hospice Foundation are calling on members of the public to get involved in the virtual ‘Long Good Friday Walk’. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean ...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 27, 2021 | App News, News
CHEQUE: A cheque for €5,440 from the Christmas Jumper Day was presented to Kerry Hospice Foundation Killarney Branch on Thursday. From front l-r were: Kacper Bogalecki, Dermot O’Reilly (KHF Killarney Branch), Hollie Spellman. Back l-r: James Ward, Divine Okhaus...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 27, 2021 | App News, News
HISTORIC: Committee members from l-r: Dr Tim Horgan (Historian), Derry Healy, Mike Scannell, Tina Healy, Liz Spillane, Seamus Moynihan and Jimmy Kelly met at 3pm on Sunday to mark exactly one hundred years since the Headford Ambush. By Michelle Crean It may not...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
Confirmation that Killarney is to receive over €16 million under the Government’s Urban Regeneration and Development Fund has been described as fantastic news for the town at a time when it was most needed. Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce President, Cllr...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
SHIRTS: Adam Moynihan of Vintage GAA has offered fellow jersey collector Snoop Dogg these classic Kerry shirts to wear during his Killarney show. Inset: Snoop wearing an AC Milan jersey at a concert in Italy. When rap superstar Snoop Dogg takes to the stage at...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
FUNDING: Minister Norma Foley pictured outside the Áras Phádraig in Killarney with Mayor of Killarney Cllr Brendan Cronin, Niall Kelliher Chamber President, and Killarney Municipal District Manager Angela McAllen welcoming the funding announcement of over €16m which...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
NEW DEAL: Balint Kaman (left) and Adam Moynihan (Sports Editor Killarney Advertiser) pictured outside Four Star Pizza Killarney to announce a new sponsorship deal with the Killarney Advertiser which kicks off this week. Photo: Michelle Crean In a ground-breaking...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Plans for five major cycle lanes over 3.8kms throughout Killarney town got the seal of approval this week as councillors unanimously voted for it to go ahead. During a five hour long online meeting which saw two amendments, Killarney Municipal...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN: Killarney resident and Polish national Anna Pokojska is one of the faces of a new Polish/Irish campaign for Organ Donation Awareness Week. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean A Killarney resident who has had a new lease of life after getting the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 26, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Kerry light heavyweight boxer Kevin Cronin has set his sights on national glory after his fourth round TKO victory over Boris Mrkonjic in Luxembourg. The Milltown native was hoping to get six rounds under his belt against the Bosnian on Saturday but his opponent could...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 24, 2021 | App News, News
Killarney entrepreneur and publican launches plan to tackle rising costs in bar trade Local publican Sean O’Mahony has launched a new start-up company, Licensed Premises of Ireland, which will significantly reduce overheads for publicans as they prepare to re-open...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 23, 2021 | App News, News
In anticipation of reopening, The Europe Hotel & Resort is excited to announce ‘The Europe at Home’, a delicious 5 star dining experience to be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home. Their Executive Head Chef, Alex Nahke and his team have created two...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 23, 2021 | App News, News
Killarney man and Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly is behind a new campaign to keep children safe online. Following a campaign by Mr Kelly, new EU measures to prevent online bullying of young people has been named as a political priority by the European Parliament’s...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 22, 2021 | App News, News
Killarney National Park and Glacier National Park in Montana, USA have today (Monday) been officially paired in an agreement which will last five years. Signed earlier today in a virtual ceremony which has established Glacier National Park and Killarney...
by Eamonn Fitzgerald | Mar 21, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Eamonn Fitzgerald laments the decline of handball, the once popular sport that entertained generations of Killarney people No one shouted ‘stop’. Not my phrase, but that pithy gem came to me when I was walking by St Finan’s Hospital recently, or more...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2021 | App News, News
UP IN THE AIR: Seán O’Riordan presented €7,000 to Irish Community Rapid Response crew last week. By Sean Moriarty A Killarney school teacher has raised a staggering €7,000 for the Millstreet based Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) helicopter. Rathmore man Seán...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 18, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Kerry County Council says it’s open to providing lands for allotment-style gardening in the town area provided there is sufficient interest shown by community groups or individuals for such a project in the area. The Council was responding to a...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Residential parking permits are being issued to people who don’t qualify for them a Killarney Municipal District meeting has been told. Cllr Niall Kelleher raised an issue at last Wednesday’s online meeting where he said that people are flouting the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 17, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty A junction which has long been a thorn in the side of local motorists continues to be on the Council agenda as new issues in the area have come to light. As a result of increased walking activity in the general Killarney area, pedestrians are...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2021 | App News, News
DONATION: €13,000 has been donated to charity from the ‘Margaret O’Connor Memorial Walk’. Pictured from l-r were: Marie O’Connell, Mary O’Donoghue, Pat Doolan, Tom O’Connor, and Paddy O’Sullivan. By Michelle Crean Given...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 16, 2021 | App News, News
Colourful costumes were all part of the theme at Scallywags Preschool last week as the children were super excited to make a return and see their friends and teachers. To mark the occasion they celebrated with World Book Day and dressed up as their favourite...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 15, 2021 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A Killarney councillor is going to write to Finance Minister Paschal O’Donoghue calling for a moratorium on mortgages for people on long-term Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan is concerned about the number of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2021 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean What a welcome back to school it was for children in Beaufort as their Jerusalema Dance video received almost 60k views online since it was posted up just over a week ago. With a phased return for the children, it took two and a half weeks to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2021 | App News, News
NEW SONG: Enock Tounkara AKA ‘Mr T Boy’ has released his new song ‘Hard Time’. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean A catchy tune is sure to become a hit for one singer who has chosen the theme of hard times to represent how people are...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 14, 2021 | App News, News
A PIECE OF HISTORY: James Flynn pictured with the rare 138-year-old piece of handcrafted furniture which he brought back to Killarney from Boston. By Sean Moriarty A rare piece of handcrafted furniture, that dates from just after the famine era, has made its...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2021 | App News, News
AWARD: Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy has won an award in the 2021 World Press Photo Contest. Photo: Philip Bromwell/RTÈ By Michelle Crean Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy has been announced as a winner in the prestigious ‘Sports, Singles’...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 13, 2021 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A multi-million euro marketing package for Killarney is set to be announced in the next week to 10 days the Killarney Advertiser can exclusively reveal. Last month Fáilte Ireland announced that it was to initiate a plan to re-brand...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 12, 2021 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty The new car parking facilities at Killarney’s latest tourism attraction at Tomies Wood does not have the capacity to cope with its popularity. That is according to Mayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin who is calling on the National Parks...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 12, 2021 | App News, News
WELCOME NEWS: Thrilled with the news this week that St Brigid’s Secondary is to get a state-of-the-art school were students Elaine Parker, Mahima Sujan and Kara Huggard with Principal Roísín Moore. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Plans are currently out...
by Adam Moynihan | Mar 12, 2021 | App News, News, Sport
Last week’s article detailing the history between Kerry and adidas was long (possibly one of the longest we’ve published in our 48-year history!) but there was still some info that I couldn’t quite fit in. Also, some more details have come to my attention since the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 11, 2021 | App News, News
As more detail emerges on the plans for Accredited Grades and exams we have gotten some clarity about the timeline and key dates for the Leaving Certificate. There are still lots of unanswered questions but over the coming weeks further information will be issued and...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 11, 2021 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Motorists are increasingly using back roads to avoid Garda checkpoints on the main Cork to Killarney road it was revealed at a Council meeting this week. Gardai have been monitoring the movement of people under current Level 5 restrictions...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 10, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty A proposal to change the way horse traffic is managed in town – first mooted in January last year – is still on the Council’s agenda. Despite remedial work having been carried out late last year using specialised road surfacing material,...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 9, 2021 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean Young male students are on a mission to breaking down the stigma surrounding boys/men’s mental health. As part of their YSI ‘Sem Against Stigma’ project, the Transition Year students from St Brendan’s College have completed a number of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 9, 2021 | App News, News
With the rate of COVID-19 cases declining in the 19-24 age-group, the HSE has today (Tuesday) praised third-level students for their efforts to help reduce the spread of infection. Acting Director of Public Health, Dr Anne Sheahan, confirmed that the rate of COVID-19...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 9, 2021 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Progress is being made on works to realign the notoriously dangerous Finnegan’s Cross near Kilcummin. The junction has been the scene of several nasty accidents in recent years including at least one double fatality. The Killarney Advertiser reported...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 8, 2021 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean February saw over €1.7m in sales transactions for residential properties during the month of February. According to the latest monthly figures from the Property Price Register, 10 properties were sold in the Killarney area and surrounds last month...
by Killarney Advertiser | Mar 8, 2021 | App News, News
A stunning video showcasing Killarney’s fascinating history, lore and legend has been produced as part of this year’s unique virtual St Patrick’s Festival in the town. Chronicling the monasticism and ecclesiastical heritage of the town and its surroundings, from the...
