A PROGRESSIVE Killarney construction company has won the overall award in a nationwide competition for energy efficient homes. Thermohouse, based in Coolcaslagh, scooped the Excellence in Construction, Energy Efficient Homes accolade at the 20th anniversary Public Sector Magazine awards. The Thermohouse building system comprises interlocking walls, floors and roof modules that deliver high quality concrete-build… Continue Reading
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Houses due for completion before year end
CONTRACTS to commence the construction of seven different new housing schemes in Kerry – which will add 88 houses to the social housing stock – have been inked at Kerry County Council headquarters. The seven contracts, which are worth a combined €17 million, will see the construction of new social housing in Rathmore, Glenbeigh, Kenmare,… Continue Reading
Lily still in bloom 46 years on
THURSDAY TURNBACK A Snapshot from the Archives IT’S a wonderful tradition that dates back almost half a century but, growing in statute with each passing year, the annual Lily of Killarney pageant is now bigger and better than it ever has been. Introduced in 1974 as a key part of a Spa GAA Club carnival,… Continue Reading
Plea not to sell St Finan’s complex
THE Health Service Executive has been urged to have a major rethink its plans to offer the sprawling St Finan’s Hospital complex and surrounding land for public sale. KillarneyToday.com revealed last November that an application from Kerry County Council to acquire 5.66 acres of HSE land – in the Ballydribbeen area – was the only expression… Continue Reading
Heroes of 25 years ago to reunite for one day only
THURSDAY TURNBACK A Snapshot from the Archives A QUARTER of a century ago this week, St Paul’s Basketball Club in Killarney clinched the coveted Under 19 National Cup title with a dramatic 64-59 victory over Star of the Sea, Belfast at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght. That memorable encounter, played on Saturday, 28 January,… Continue Reading
