Former Killarney Athletic AFC star Diarmuid O’Carroll, who went on to enjoy a career as a professional footballer before qualifying as a highly respected coach, has landed the biggest coaching job of his career in the English Premier Division. The Ross Road native has been appointed lead coach with Newcastle United FC’s Under 21 squad.… Read More…
The brilliant Clifford brothers and their Fossa team-mates can hone their skills even more when they have better training facilities at their disposal following the allocation of €155,306 to the club for dressing rooms, energy efficiency systems and equipment in the Government’s Community Sports Facilities Fund which have just been announced. There is great news… Read More…
Marian Spellman participated in the first ever L’Etape event in Killarney and was blown away by the scenery, the welcome received and the event itself For the first time ever in the history of Irish cycling Killarney played host to L’Etape tour de France and it graced the Kingdom with a splendid array of road… Read More…
After the senior men’s team went so close to national success the weekend before in Bagenalstown, it was the turn of the Kerry men’s intermediate and junior teams to bid for national success last Sunday in Riverdale in Nenagh as they faced their respective grade winners in Leinster in a national challenge. Kerry were defending… Read More…
Kingdom Warrior Kevin Cronin has said he is “battered, bruised and heartbroken” after his Celtic Super Middleweight title bout defeat at the 3Arena on Friday night. The popular Kerry boxer looked devastated in a photograph he shared on social media in the immediate aftermath of the highly contentious split decision defeat to Irish Olympian Emmet… Read More…
A former GAA President is calling for increased investment in Irish soccer, using the struggles experienced by Dundalk FC as a stark example of the challenges facing the sport. Killarney-based MEP Seán Kelly has emphasised the need for a more professional structure within Ireland’s soccer leagues, particularly focusing on academy development. “Dundalk FC’s situation is… Read More…
A 1943 painting of Kerry’s most famous sporting landmark – Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney – is to come under the hammer at a public auction with an asking price of between €5,000 and €8,000. The sale a signed Harry Kernoff original watercolour, measuring 14 inches x 10 inches, will be handled by Adam’s auctioneers in… Read More…
The brilliant Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh has won the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for the month of August. Ever since she made her debut for Kerry at the age of 16, in 2008, the classy attacker had to carry the tag of one of the greatest footballers never to win an All-Ireland. But in August… Read More…
The Kerry GAA has launched a major fundraising draw offering supporters an opportunity to win a bumper prize of €10,000 for just €10. There are also some great runners-up prizes such as coveted All-Ireland final tickets and five-year GAA season club pass tickets. All funds raised will go towards the Kerry teams training fund to… Read More…
So near and yet so far never applied more in a sporting sense to the Kerry men’s pitch and putt team at the National Inter-County Championships in Bagenalstown in Carlow at the weekend. Despite leading at both the halfway and three-quarter stage, they had to settle for another second place in the end, following a… Read More…
A rich insight into the legacy of rowing was presented by Muckross Rowing Club celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Elizabeth Rose Killarney Sixes racing boat and the 60th anniversary of the opening of Muckross House to the public. The historical event involved five Killarney rowing clubs, hosted by the Trustees of Muckross House and… Read More…
Representatives of the Original Irish Hotels group and guests will pedal their way through Kerry as part of an eight-day charity cycle starting on Monday, September 30. Starting in Baltimore in Cork and finishing on Monday, October at 7 in Dunfanaghy in Donegal, the 800 km cycle challenge will mark the 10-year anniversary of the… Read More…
Champions East Kerry, fresh from their comfortable victory over Rathmore in Killarney this afternoon, will play Milltown/Castlemaine in Round 2 of the Kerry Senior Football Championship next weekend. Last year’s Intermediate champions edged out Spa in this weekend’s opening round and they now face the considerable task of trying to outsmart the Clifford brothers and… Read More…
The village of Ballyduff in North Kerry is gearing this weekend hosts a major fundraiser for local motorcycle racer, Anthony O’Carroll. The community will come together for a celebration of racing and camaraderie, while raising crucial funds to support Anthony on his road to recovery following a devastating accident while competing in the Isle of… Read More…
School children from Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail, Scoil Réalta na Maidine and Presentation Primary School in Listowel took part in a special Horse Racing Ireland racing juniors education day at Listowel Racecourse as it prepares for the seven-day Harvest Festival which gets underway on Sunday, September 22. 180 fifth and sixth class primary school children got to… Read More…
Liffey Celtics will provide the opposition for St Paul’s in their return to top flight basketball on the opening weekend of the Women’s Superleague Basketball. The Kildare side visit the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre on Saturday, October 5 with a 4.00pm tip-off. Cork powerhouses Glanmire will take advantage of the newly improved N22 the following… Read More…
All of Kerry would benefit from the proposed development of Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney as it would significantly increase the number of visitors to the county, Fianna Fail general election candidate, Michael Cahill, has suggested. He said the number of additional visitors that a modernised sports stadium and outdoor concert venue would attract would extend… Read More…
Kerry oarswoman Monika Dukarska, a PhD researcher at Munster Technological University, has won the gold medal at the World Coastal Rowing Championships in Genoa, Italy. Racing in the Coastal Women’s Solo final, she clinched the top spot with an impressive time of 20:39.51. The 34-year-old Killorglin-based rower said she is “absolutely thrilled” to win the… Read More…
Muckross Rowing Club will host a special celebration of rowing heritage, unique to the Lakes of Killarney, next Sunday. All Killarney rowing clubs will join together in a boat mix representing the landmarks on Lough Lein and they will be aptly named ’The Osprey’, ‘Innisfallen Island’ ‘Dinis Cottage’ and ‘Cahernane’. The Muckross Rowing Festival will mark… Read More…
Spa GAA Club, Killarney Innovation Centre and the Torc Community and Family Resource Centre in Ballyspillane have been included in a round of funding for clubs and organisations involved in community climate action projects. Over €700,000 will be shared by the Kerry recipients and the money is coming from the national Climate Action Fund to… Read More…
