IF you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise and it’s all thanks to the enterprising and artistic students of Killarney Community College. Transition year and art class pupils have teamed up with the Killarney Looking Good Committee to create a fabulous fairy trail along the shores of the River… Read More…
Author Archives: John O'Mahony
Car veered off main road towards River Deenagh
HANS Liebherr Road in Killarney was closed to traffic for a number of hours this morning while the fire service and gardai undertook a rescue operation after a car veered off the road and entered the River Deenagh. The accident occurred shortly before 11.00am and the road reopened at lunchtime. It is understood the vehicle… Read More…
54321 event raises close on €35,000 for good causes
COVID-19 restrictions and Storm Ellen combined to ensure this year’s 54321 Charity Challenge was a very different event than previous years with the four-day project becoming a curtailed three-day event and the number of participants restricted to seven. This is the eighth year of the challenge which normally involved three marathon cycles and two mountain… Read More…
Donie O’Meara’s name will live on in this town
RETIRED Killarney publican and grocer Donie O’Meara, who passed away last Wednesday, was well known, well liked and very well respected in the community and his death has brought a sense of loss, sadness and grief, Killarney Parish Administrator, Fr Kieran O’Brien, said at his Requiem Mass this Saturday. He said it was ironic that… Read More…
Kerry Covid infections now rise to 934
A FURTHER 40 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerry today, bringing the total number of infections in the county since the start of the pandemic to 934 with 398 cases in the past two weeks alone. Nationally, four additional deaths brings the total number of fatalities to 1,882 while the confirmation of 859 new… Read More…
