Ross Golf Club Captain Johnny Brosnan is about to hand over the reins to Peter Wickham for 2025 but before this weekend’s annual general meeting he hosted the annual appreciation day for sponsors and volunteers. The day started with some relaxed and enjoyable golf which was followed by food, drink and music, song and dance in… Read More…
Pupils in a class at Gaelscoil Faithleann in Killarney have won a dream training session with the Kerry football squad and they got to meet their heroes in the process. Their sporting wishes came through when they got to run out alongside senior Kerry manager Jack O’Connor and players Paudie and David Clifford at Dr… Read More…
Utility Trust St Paul’s 85 Galway Mystics 65 Report: Enda Walshe Utility Trust St Paul’s picked up their second win of the season with what was in the end a routine 85-65 win over the Galway Mystics. The performance certainly won’t be filed in the classic category as they struggled to get much rhythm going in the first… Read More…
Over 100 apprentices and their families gathered in Killarney to celebrate their achievements, including a diverse group of graduates from 20 distinct apprenticeship programmes across various industries, The Kerry Education and Training Board, in partnership with the boards in Limerick and Clare, hosted the gala event in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney and apprentices honoured… Read More…
St Paul’s Basketball Club is paying out between €35,000 and €40,000 per year to use the facilities at the Killarney Sports and Leisure Complex where the club is the anchor tenant, a meeting of Killarney Municipal District Council has been told. But there is sufficient interest from other potential users when St Paul’s move to… Read More…
The appliance of science was very much to the fore in Kerry in recent days as the county became engrossed in National Science Week, sponsored by Science Foundation Ireland, which involved a range of engaging outreach events. Munster Technological University hosted exciting line-up of events for the festival which is now in its ninth year.… Read More…
With a personal honours list reflecting her remarkable dedication to the green and gold over 16 years, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh collected her fifth All-Star award at a gala banquet in the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin on Saturday night. The stylish corner forward previously received awards in 2012, 2013, 2022 and 2023 but the latest one… Read More…
It looked like a chance encounter on a quiet Saturday afternoon on the tranquil streets of Killorglin but there are some that will insist that it was a carefully choreographed photo opportunity while, depending on who you listen to, it has also been branded an ambush to make political gain. Whatever the true story behind… Read More…
Scott’s Lakers 84 Moycullen 77 Report: Enda Walshe Scott’s Lakers made it four wins in a row as they easily accounted for Moycullen in Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre on Saturday night. And while it was comfortable from a long way out, the seeds of success were most certainly sown in the first half. The… Read More…
Kerry GAA star Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh has been honoured with the Personality of the Year award by the Gaelic Writers’ Association. She was feted at an annual awards dinner at the Iveagh Garden Hotel, Dublin this Friday night. The awards, supported by the Dalata Hotel Group, saw Kerry Munster GAA official Dermot Weeshie Lynch named… Read More…
Kerry will again be the focal point of Election 2024 this Saturday when both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will be on the campaign trail in the county. Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris, will be on the streets with candidate Billy O’Shea and they are scheduled to be in Listowel at 10.30am and Killorglin an… Read More…
People in Kerry can look forward to a range of new safety measures if Fine Gael is returned to government, a Kerry Dáil candidate has said. The party today unveiled a comprehensive plan to strengthen community safety, support An Garda Síochána, tackle domestic and sexual violence and bolster Ireland’s security and defence capabilities. Kerry FG general… Read More…
The Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, has been urged to progress the long overdue overhaul of the canal waterway at Ross Castle in Killarney. Fianna Fáil general election contender, Michael Cahill, said Killarney Salmon and Trout Angling Club have been in contact with the National Parks and Wildlife Service… Read More…
Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly is in favour of abolishing the Universal Social Charge for the majority of workers in Kerry. He said his party has committed to scrapping the tax on the first €45,000 of peoples’ earnings benefitting all workers. The majority of workers in Kerry would then not have to pay the… Read More…
Dangers at a junction leading on to the main Killarney-Killorglin road has been highlighted with calls for urgent remedial action to make it safer for motorists. Cllr Brendan Cronin has pointed out problems at the junction on the Lahard Road from Pallas which joins the busy main N72, just on the Killarney side of Beaufort… Read More…
A basketball tournament to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of a Killarney basketball player down through the years is being organised for Killarney. St Paul’s Basketball Club will host the inaugural Lynn Jones Basketball Tournament on Saturday, December 14 and the action will take place in the Spa GAA Club hall. Lynn Jones is still an… Read More…
Kerry company Réalt na Mara Shellfish has been announced as winner of the BIM sponsored Fish and Seafood Producer of the Year at the Good Food Ireland Awards 2024. Founded in 2015 by by Micheál Sugrue and Emmet Casey, the business is the culmination of generations of hard work and experience in the local fishing industry. The shellfish business was among several seafood enterprises celebrated by the prestigious Good Food Ireland awards… Read More…
Several signs are to be erected just prior to an accident blackspot outside Killarney advising motorists that there is a junction ahead. This follows concerns raised by Cllr John O’Donoghue who asked for safety measures to be implemented at the R569 Poulgorm Bridge junction, at the turn-off for Kilgarvan from the main N22 Killarney-Cork road.… Read More…
The official launch of the 2024 Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society will take place at Tralee Library on Thursday next at 6.30pm. The popular scholarly journal, which has been published annually since 1968, makes an important contribution to the story of Kerry and its heritage and history. It will be launched by the… Read More…
A priest who grew up in Killarney has been formally recommended to become the next Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York. New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, has proposed Fr Brendan Fitzgerald for the high-profile role, describing him as a pillar of the New York City community. Born in the Rockaways in… Read More…
