These photographs poignantly illustrate the rapidly changing face of Killarney and highlight how the town has moved so very dramatically in a different direction in just over two decades. On the eve of the arrival of the millennium year, shortly after darkness fell on 31st December 1999, photographer Eamonn Keogh captured this historic and beautiful… Continue Reading
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The people open their hearts to the Clifford boys
There has been an absolutely phenomenal response to an online appeal set up to help four young Kerry brothers who lost both their parents to cancer in a matter of months. Up to 8.30pm this Friday night, over quarter of a million euro had been donated to the cause. The GoFundMe appeal was launched to… Continue Reading
Jessie: ‘It is just a wild dream come true – I’m so lucky’
On a day when she was nominated for a prestigious Academy Award, KillarneyToday.com looks back on the extraordinary early career of gifted Killarney star Jessie Buckley who has come such a long way since she sat in a crib in a town centre shopping mall and later graced the stage with the local musical society… Continue Reading
Look for the sun that shines through the rain
KILLARNEY Community Garda Diane Collins Twohig, whose late husband Paudie was also a popular Garda in the town, has told just how much it means to her that the charity book, Killarney Behind the Mask is dedicated to his memory. Diane and Paudie were both very much involved in the early stages of the project… Continue Reading
Liebherr was heading for Mallow… but Killarney locals had other ideas
ONE glance at the Lakes of Killarney and he was hooked. The fascinating story of how nature itself snared the heart and mind of a wealthy German industrialist is one of the most remarkable examples of how a chance encounter can lead to great opportunity and prosperity. In the immediate aftermath of World War II,… Continue Reading
