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Kerry’s firepower helps quell the Rebel yell

Kerry’s firepower helps quell the Rebel yell

TG4 Munster Senior Football Championship Round 1 Cork 0-10 Kerry 1-13 Report: Anthony Newman Kerry got the defence of their TG4 Munster Senior Championship crown off to a winning start at Cloughduv on Saturday when the reigining provincial and All-Ireland champions did all the damage in the first half. By the break they led by… Read More…

Killarney swimmers qualify for summer nationals

Killarney swimmers qualify for summer nationals

A number of Killamey Swimming Club members have qualified for the summer national finals in July following impressive displays at the two-day Munster Open Splash at the UL Arena in Limerick. They competed against 28 other swimming clubs but the Killarey club had excellent swims and delivered the goods on the day. The club now… Read More…

Killarney needs to go on a Mission to offer relief to drivers

Killarney needs to go on a Mission to offer relief to drivers

Relief (n) Removal of anxiety/pain  [uncountable, singular] the feeling of happiness when something unpleasant stops or does not happen Whoever was responsible for inserting that definition in the Oxford Dictionary obviously hadn’t factored in the likelihood of the nightmare scenario that would be experienced by those faced with having to try to negotiate Killarney’s Mission… Read More…

From the cathedral to the RTÉ studios for Fr Kieran

From the cathedral to the RTÉ studios for Fr Kieran

A very familiar face and voice on the altar at St Mary’s Cathedral, and in other churches in the pastoral area, Killarney Parish Administrator, Fr Kieran O’Brien, will be swapping his usual pulpit for a less opulent but more high-profile and bright lights setting this weekend. The popular priest has been invited to celebrate Sunday… Read More…

Cronin brothers to turn blonde for a super cause

Cronin brothers to turn blonde for a super cause

The family of a very popular Killarney man, who passed away last year after a battle with cancer, is honouring his memory by organising a fundraiser for a charity that was so good to him in his time of need. Donal Cronin, from Curragh, Aghadoe, was just 62 years of age when died last July… Read More…

Everyone can now feel they belong in Killarney

Everyone can now feel they belong in Killarney

Killarney has celebrated its official recognition as an Autism Friendly Town, a designation awarded in partnership with national autism charity AsIAm. Killarney is only the third town in Ireland, along with Clonakilty and Maynooth, to achieve the important status and the event in the Killarney Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening brought together a wide array… Read More…

Young Kerry students experience the EU in action

Young Kerry students experience the EU in action

Pupils from Kiltallagh National School in Castlemaine, enjoyed an inspiring visit to the European Parliament, hosted by Ireland South MEP Seán Kelly. He said it was wonderful to see them visiting Brussels to experience the EU in action. “Even at a young age, visits like this can spark a lifelong interest in how Europe works,”… Read More…

At last, sewerage scheme nears completion

At last, sewerage scheme nears completion

The long-running Kilcummin sewerage scheme saga, dogged by problems for over two years, is now in its final stages of completion as customers have been provided with a pathway to connect to the new network. Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae has welcomed recent news from Uisce Éireann that the project has been advanced very significantly.… Read More…

Áras Phádraig plans are back in the spotlight

Áras Phádraig plans are back in the spotlight

Killarney Municipal District Council is expected to have to revisit plans for the redevelopment of the Áras Phádraig site and a number of other infrastructural projects earmarked for the town following what is understood to be a technical hitch during the planning stages, KillarneyToday.com can reveal. A number of councillors have confirmed that they have… Read More…

From singing the Blues to Whites in shining armour

From singing the Blues to Whites in shining armour

First year students from St Brigid’s Presentation in Killarney participated in the FAI Kerry schools’ blitz finals at Mounthawk Park, Tralee with two teams competing at a high level. The 9-a-side competition involved 16 teams from 10 different Kerry secondary schools and while the St Brigid’s Blue team was drawn in a very difficult group,… Read More…

Roses and Little Blue Heroes at show launch

Roses and Little Blue Heroes at show launch

This year will mark the 75th anniversary of the Kingdom County Show and it promises to be a milestone weekend of family fun, farming and festivity. This year’s event will place on Saturday and Sunday, May 10/11 in Ballymacthomas, Tralee and detailed were unveiled at the launch held in the Meadowlands Hotel. Making the evening even more special,… Read More…

Could the son of Kerry emigrants be the next pope?

Could the son of Kerry emigrants be the next pope?

A senior clergyman with strong Kerry links is featuring on a shortlist of possible candidates to succeed the late Pope Francis when the conclave meets to choose a new pontiff in the coming weeks. Cardinal Joseph Tobin, who is currently serving in Newark, is the son of Irish emigrants Joseph W Tobin and Marie Kerwin.… Read More…

Brothers launch fully accessible lakes boat service

Brothers launch fully accessible lakes boat service

Killarney brothers Michael and Tony Fleming have launched a new traditional open boat experience that is accessible for all people, including those with challenges and different abilities.  They run Ross Castle Boat Tours, based at Ross Castle, and the new boat ‘An Cathal’ is named in honour of their late father, Charlie Fleming, who operated… Read More…

Easter Bunny ensures Sunday funday was hopping

Easter Bunny ensures Sunday funday was hopping

The Easter Bunny took centre stage bus he wasn’t;t the only one enjoying the fun and games at Killarney Outlet Centre which played host to an Easter Sunday Funday that was a major attraction. Children from all over Kerry and beyond had an afternoon to remember with an incredible magic show, balloon modelling, face painting… Read More…

Struggle for justice, equality and national sovereignty

Struggle for justice, equality and national sovereignty

Kerry Sinn Féin gathered in Tralee on Easter Sunday to mark the 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising with a commemoration at Rath Cemetery. The event, which began with a march from the Pikeman monument on Denny Street, was chaired by Kerry Sinn Féin chairperson Daithí Fitzgerald. The commemoration featured the reading of the… Read More…