by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 18, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Killarney’s Jessie Buckley shared the limelight with a British superstar at the weekend as she joined Sir Elton John on stage. The stars were at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, California last Sunday night....
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 18, 2020 | App News, News
Despite all the talk of change, 2020 looks set to be as congested as ever for our club and county footballers. Adam Moynihan examines this year’s schedule and asks if the GAA are any closer to solving the fixtures crisis. It didn’t take long for the first fixtures...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 17, 2020 | App News, News
COUNT DAVIDE: Killarney resident Davide Mosca will be made a Count in his home town in Italy next month. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty One Killarney resident has had the greatest honour that can be bestowed on him – by being named a Count – or...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 17, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Ireland’s new charity Air Ambulance service, the Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR), could be grounded today (Friday) – unless €370,000 has been found to save the service. The Air Ambulance, which is based on an airfield near...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 17, 2020 | App News, News
UNDER RESTORATION: Derrycunnihy Church on the Moll’s Gap road is undergoing a €260K facelift. Photo: Eamonn Mac an Bheatha EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A landmark 120-year-old church on the Killarney to Kenmare road is currently undergoing €260k restoration...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 17, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty Provisional figures show that over 250 people were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in Killarney last year – an increase of 38 percent of the previous years 185. Local gardai concentrated their efforts on tackling the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 16, 2020 | App News, News
It’s a new year, a new decade, a new month – time for renewal, resolutions and recovery so why not try your hand at writing! Dóchas Drama Group will give you the opportunity to think about such things if you come along to the production of some new 10 Minute Plays...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 16, 2020 | App News, News
As many students are busy preparing for their mocks at the moment, worrying about the CAO is bound to bring extra stress. However, students are urged not to worry unnecessarily. Applicants who have registered ahead of the January 20 early bird deadline at 5.15pm...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 16, 2020 | App News, News
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD: Lee Strand has won a prestigious European Environmental Award at the EMAS Awards in Bilboa in Spai. From l-r were: Kestutis Sadauskas (Director Green Economy, European Commission), Jerry Dwyer (Milk Operations Manager, Lee Strand) and Martin Baxter...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 15, 2020 | App News, News
BOOK LAUNCH: Seán Moraghan is launching his new book ‘Days of the Blackthorn: Faction Fighters of Kerry’ tomorrow (Thursday) in Killarney Library. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Killarney and its environs feature heavily in new book...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 15, 2020 | App News, News
ENTRIES OPEN: Entries are now open for the 2020 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle. Pictured during the 2019 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle are: David Healy, Nelllie Moriarty, Seamus Coffey and Tom Lynch. Photo: Valerie O’Sullivan Registration is now open for the Ring of...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 15, 2020 | App News, News
SCHOOLS QUIZ: Pupils Harry Bolger, Shane O’Sullivan, Aoibhinn Kelly and Donnchadh Daly from Lissivigeen National School who were joint 3rd in last year’s Credit Union Schools Quiz final pictured with Gerry Thompson, President, Irish League of Credit...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 14, 2020 | App News, News
Councillor Michael Cahill has welcomed funding for community groups and organisations under the 2019 Community Enhancement Programme; Beaufort Community Care Group €750 Purchase sports equipment, Ballydribeen Residents Association Killarney €500 for gardening...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 14, 2020 | App News, News
Economic, civic and political leaders from Ireland, the UK and Europe will gather for the third annual Killarney Economic Conference which has been confirmed for Friday, January 24. The one-day event, at The Brehon in Killarney, will see former Taoiseach Bertie...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 13, 2020 | App News, News
HELPING OTHERS: A cheque for €900 was donated from The Friary to Trocáire. Pictured were: Fr Antony Jukes (OFM), Fr Liam McCarthy (OFM), Sue McDonough (Trocáire) and Ann Marie O’Leary. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Lives are truly changed thanks...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 13, 2020 | App News, News
If you want to take the first steps towards a healthier, happier you then working one-to-one with an expert is the way to go. Pat Sheehan Health and Fitness Killarney, offers a comprehensive 12-week programme in lifestyle management and weight loss, with weekly...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 13, 2020 | App News, News
MUNSTER CHAMPIONS: Glenflesk Ballad Group Scór na nÓg Munster Champions. From l-r were: Molly O’Donoghue, Eabha Healy, Rosie Healy (Coach), Sinead Gleeson, Sarah Moran and Caitlin Cronin. Photo: Seamus Healy The cream of Munster talent took to the stage in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty The much needed realignment of the Lewis Road/Killarney Bypass junction has been met with yet another setback. Several serious accidents have occurred at this junction and its realignment is one of Killarney Municipal District’s...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Several elected members at Wednesday’s Municipal District meeting put forward motions that could change the way horse drawn carriages are operated in the town – saying they affect traffic flow and road surfaces. The debate started when...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Kerry County Council has appointed a dedicated engineer to oversee the refurbishment of the Áras Phádraig in Killarney town centre. The popular local community centre has been idle since May 2009 when the Franciscan Community attempted to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
A forum to discuss traffic issues on New Road during busy school pick-up and drop off times is to be set up by Killarney Municipal District. Traffic on New Road, which has over 2000 students and pupils attending St Brendan’s College and Killarney Community School,...
by Adam Moynihan | Jan 12, 2020 | App News, News
Who will captain the team? Can Kerry make the most of the advanced mark? Will Paudie Clifford and Tony Brosnan make the grade? Ahead of Kerry’s National League opener against Dublin on January 25, Adam Moynihan takes a look at the 20 burning questions for 2020 It’s...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 11, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Talented local actor Jessie Buckley is in the running for a BAFTA, it was announced this week. The Killarney woman has been nominated in the Leading Actress category for the 2020 British Academy Film and Television Awards. Buckley is nominated...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 11, 2020 | App News, News
TV SHOW: Mentor Brid with the team from The Gleneagle Hotel who appeared on TG4 show ‘Creative Company’ on Thursday night. EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean One local hotel is hoping to be crowned ‘Ireland’s Most Creative Company’ after appearing a brand...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 11, 2020 | App News, News
RECYCLING: Homeowners are being encouraged to recycle their Christmas trees at the New Street car park. Pictured were: Dan Cronin, John Ahern (Town Engineer), Cllr Michael Gleeson (Mayor of Killarney), Simon Carmody (KCC) and Pat Buckley. Photo: Grigoriy Geniyevskiy ...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 11, 2020 | App News, News
50 YEARS: Members of Fossa GAA are planning a big celebration tonight (Saturday) to mark 50 years of the club. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Exactly 50 years to the day since it was formed Fossa GAA are planning a huge celebration to make the special...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
WELCOME: Joni Kelly joined the Killarney Advertiser team this week. Photo: Michelle Crean The Killarney Advertiser this week welcomed Joni Kelly as our newest member of staff. Joni, who is from Glenflesk, will take on the role of Business Development, leading field...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: David Rae, owner of Celtic Steps, is hoping to apply for planning permission to save the show and 30 jobs. Photo: Francis Foley By Sean Moriarty The operators of Celtic Steps say they are hopeful that a solution can be found to safeguard its...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
CELEBRATIONS: Locals volunteers are this week celebrating as Killarney came second in the Irish Business Against Litter League (IBAL). Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Killarney proved that it is up there when it comes to cleanliness as it was this week...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty There was widespread sadness in the Gneeveguilla and Killarney areas on Monday morning after popular local man Mike John Moynihan died as a result of a road traffic accident near Castleisland. Mike John’s van was in collision with a lorry at...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
By Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE Killarney Gardai have this week arrested and charged a man in his 20s in relation to the possession of a suspected firearm. Last month Gardaí became aware of a video on social media which showed a man firing a shot from what is believed to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 10, 2020 | App News, News
CINEMA TRAFFIC: Construction of the new cinema on Park Road was a strong talking point at Wednesday’s Council meeting. Photo: Francis Foley By Sean Moriarty Elected members of Killarney Municipal District have warned that the new cinema currently under...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 9, 2020 | App News, News
The Kerry Sports Academy at IT Tralee, which is now open to the public for membership and Pay As You Go visits, will hold an Open Day on Saturday, January 11. From 12-4pm, members of the public will get to view the Kerry Sports Academy, an 8,400m2 universally...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 9, 2020 | App News, News
The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year four students from Kerry won prizes in the event which is now in its 66th year and widely acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 8, 2020 | App News, News
FUNDING: Launching the support fund were from left, Cathaoirleach Killarney Municipal District, Cllr Michael Gleeson, Angela McAllen (Manager, Killarney Municipal District), Sean Coffey (Principal, St Brendan’s College), Cathaoirleach Kerry County Council, Cllr Niall...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 8, 2020 | App News, News
SPORT AWARD: Pictured from left: Deirdre Veldon (Deputy Editor, The Irish Times), Outstanding Achievement winner Mary Geaney, and Lynne Cantwell (Chair of Women in Sport Committee). Photo: Nick Bradshaw One of Kerry’s greatest sporting heroes was honoured at The...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 7, 2020 | App News, News
KERRY HEROES: Winners of the Radio Kerry ‘Kerry Heroes Awards 2019’ were presented with their awards recently. A Ballyspillane husband and wife who adopted five children after their parents died in a car crash have been named as one of the ‘2019 Kerry...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 7, 2020 | App News, News
A Kerry TD is calling on HSE for an urgent overhaul of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) in Kerry, which has an approximate waiting time of two years. Michael Healy-Rae said that it’s a crisis in waiting and needs serious and immediate...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 6, 2020 | App News, News
Cllr Brendan Cronin has secured funding to improve the footpaths in the grounds of Listry Cemetery. Kerry County Council has confirmed the allocation of €2000 to tarmac footpaths in graveyard. An engineer has been appointed to the project and work will be...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 6, 2020 | App News, News
By Sean Moriarty Killarney Town Twinning Association, in conjunction with Scottish Masters Athletics International, will host the Masters World Championships (MWC) for the traditional Scottish Highland Games next June – the first time the event will take place...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 5, 2020 | App News, News
HOLLYWOOD HERE I COME: Killarney teen Olamide Ojegbenro has his eyes firmly set on Hollywood. Photo: Michelle Crean By Michelle Crean Filmmaking has become a huge passion for one local teen – so much so that he is planning a Hollywood career. Leaving Cert student...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 5, 2020 | App News, News
The Mayor of Killarney has called on the HSE to pay the salaries of the four specialist nurses employed nationally by the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). At the December monthly meeting of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Gleeson said that the...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 5, 2020 | App News, News
Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT), who responded to 38 callouts and assisted 49 different people last year, plan to use drone technology for future search and rescue operations. A new report issued by KMRT details the efforts the 35 volunteer members dealt with in...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 4, 2020 | App News, News
ROCK ON: Lead singer Ryan Hennessy and ‘Picture This’ photographed on stage playing to a full house at the INEC Arena in Killarney. Photograph by Don MacMonagle. By Sean Moriarty Top Irish band Picture This entertained over 4,000 at their resent...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 4, 2020 | App News, News
CHARITY CALENDAR: Local amateur photographer Chris Grayson has launched his second charity calendar in aid of St Marys of the Angels. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Sean Moriarty A beautifully presented calendar depicting the scenery and wildlife of Kerry has...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 4, 2020 | App News, News
Basketball: National League Division One Crucial top of the table clash for Lakers SCOTTS Lakers are in third place on the league table with a 10-3 winning record. Fr Mathews have also played 13 games and are in second place with a 11-2 record. League leaders...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 4, 2020 | App News, News
NEW LEASE OF LIFE: Mary Cronin (65) from Park Road was almost fully insulin dependent and nearly confined to a wheelchair until she lost over three stone with Slimming World. Photo: Michelle Crean EXCLUSIVE By Michelle Crean Not only is one local woman thrilled to...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 3, 2020 | App News, News
Local competitors win big at county championship awards World Rally Championship star Craig Breen was the surprise guest of honour at the Moriarty’s Centra Kingdom of Kerry Rally Championship awards presentation on Saturday night. Now celebrating its second year, it...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 3, 2020 | App News, News
BEEKEEPERS: Kerry Beekeepers Association officers Ian Flude, Pat O’Connor, Michael Culloty, Tim Regan (Chairman) and Hilde Rischbode launching their series of weekly lectures that will take place in Killarney. Picture: Eamonn Keogh By Michelle Crean Aspiring...
by Killarney Advertiser | Jan 3, 2020 | App News, News
VEGANUARY: Local chefs plan to take on a vegan challenge this month. From l-r were: Exec Chefs, Rory Gabriel (Great Southern Killarney), Cyril Durand (Dromhall Hotel), Abraham Nur (The Brehon), John Drummond (Gleneagle) and Chad Byrne (The Brehon). By Michelle Crean...
