There will be several road closures in the Killarney area this weekend to facilitate the running of the Rally of the Lakes. The 42nd rally, for which Killarney motor dealer Dermot Healy is clerk of the course, will bring a much needed early season boost to the locality and with close to 200 competitors, from… Read More…
Three local competitors will enter the 2023 Killarney Rally of the Lakes in state-of-the-art rally cars capable of winning the event. Defending champion Callum Devine will start at number one and he will have Muckross co-driver Noel O’Sullivan in a Volkswagen Polo Rally2 alongside him. They won the rally in dramatic fashion last year after… Read More…
Kerry goalkeeping coach and former All-Ireland winning netminder Brendan Kealy will have bragging rights every time he encounters current inter-county star Graham O’Sullivan after he comfortably saved a spot-kick from the boot of the Dromid clubman. One saving grace for corner back Graham is that it didn’t happen before his team-mates on the training ground… Read More…
The Kingdom Warrior is seeking a glamour rematch – and he wants it to happen in Kerry. Talented Milltown boxer Kevin Cronin was devastated at the weekend when he lost his second head-to-head with Jamie Morrissey from Limerick on a split decision. The epic 10-round showdown for the Irish Light Heavyweight title, held at Leisureland… Read More…
Killarney’s Muckross Rowing Club completed in their first regatta of the season in Skibbereen and they got their campaign off on a high note. The big event at the National Rowing Centre was held over two days and Muckross registered no less than seven wins and several top three place finishes across multiple categories. “It… Read More…
He already has shining All-Ireland senior and junior medals adorning his mantelpiece, right up there alongside his three county senior championship honours, Hogan Cup and Corn Uí Mhuiri medals, national league and four Munster senior medals. Room also had to be made for four All-Star awards, a prestigious player of the year accolade and more… Read More…
Students in St Brendan’s College, Killarney are climbing the walls, quite literally, and their teachers are encouraging them to do so. A famed Gaelic football nursery that has also enjoyed national success in other codes such as basketball and soccer, The Sem is now looking in an altogether different direction to win titles – and… Read More…
Killarney hotshots Will Shine and Cian McMahon fired Kerry to Munster Under 20 Championship glory with a double scores victory at Pairc Uí Chaoimh on Monday night. Legion’s Shine finished as the game’s top scorer with six points – two from frees – and he also brought home the man-of-the-match award following a confident and… Read More…
The Rebels produced the perfect raid on the Lakes of Killarney on Sunday as two Cork anglers brought home the honours in the annual Lough Lein Anglers’ Association charity competition. Stephen Hanley from Macroom and John O’Connell from Mallow were the dominant force and they were presented with the sought-after Top Boat award by organiser… Read More…
The county pitch and putt season got underway on Sunday in Tralee with the staging of the adult matchplay championships only six months after the previous year’s champions had been crowned at the same venue. Killarney’s Damien Fleming carried on where he left off in the senior men’s final last October when winning the competition… Read More…
Four years was a long wait but the first autism fundraising golf classic since the pandemic will take place this coming Friday, April 28, at Beaufort Golf Club. The entry fee for teams of three is €180, including a meal, and interest has been very brisk. Tee box sponsorship is €50 and to sponsor a… Read More…
The big local derby county league clash between Killarney Legion and Dr Crokes ended all square on Sunday in a game that saw plenty of good football, some great scores and two black cards. Playing with the breeze, Dr Crokes looked that bit sharper in the opening half at Direen with Kerry player Micheál Burns… Read More…
Kerry skipper Siofra O’Shea said the players are really looking forward to the start of the Munster Ladies Senior Football Championship next weekend following a brilliant national league campaign that saw her lift the trophy. The championship opener will see Kerry travelling to Fraher Field to take on Waterford on Sunday with a 2.00pm throw-in.… Read More…
A total of 220 cars will take part in this year’s Killarney Rally of the Lakes next weekend ensuring flat-out action that will deliver a worthy winner come Sunday evening. It will be a busy time on the roads and sponsors, Assess Ireland, has asked everyone travelling to and from Killarney to take care, enjoy… Read More…
A late great Killarney rally legend who passed away, suddenly and at a young age two years ago, is to be fondly remembered this year and every year going forward at the Killarney Rally of the Lakes. A new memorial cup to honour Johnny Hickey will be presented, for the first time, at next weekend’s… Read More…
1. What odds, one wonders, would the bookies have offered on a wager that corner back Tom O’Sullivan (pictured) would end up scoring more than David Clifford against such limited opposition? That’s exactly what transpired before a very disappointing attendance of under 7,000 at Fitzgerald Stadium as the Dingle clubman notched three impressive points while… Read More…
When Fossa won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship title in Croke Park in January, it sparked great celebrations in the parish and nobody was as happy and proud as club legend Anthony Wharton who played his part in the glorious campaign. But that day at headquarters also marked the end of a glorious era for… Read More…
Veteran sharpshooter Paul Geaney returns to the starting line-up for Kerry’s Munster Senior Football Championship clash with Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney on Saturday (4.00pm). The Dingle marksman, who missed most of the national league campaign through injury, takes his place in what looks like a lethal full forward line with David Clifford and Tony… Read More…
A total of 42 young Killarney Celtic players enjoyed the experience of a lifetime during the Easter school holidays when they participated in a friendship tournament in Verrés, a beautiful Aosta Valley village, located to the north-west of Turin in Italy. They competed in an event dedicated to football, culture and friendship. Flying from Dublin… Read More…
The Masters at Augusta just wouldn’t the same without at least one Kerry jersey making an appearance in the golf-loving crowd but now, it seems, the phenomenon has caught on in the unlikely environment of a cricket stadium. Not one but two Kingdom shirts were spotted at the Ireland v Sri Lanka Test series which… Read More…
