BOOKS of Condolence have been opened in Killarney and Tralee this Tuesday to facilitate the public to express their sympathies to the family of the late great broadcasting legend Gay Byrne. People can sign at the town hall in Killarney or at the Kerry County Council headquarters in Tralee during office hours. Mayor of Kerry,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Obituaries
Caitriona was a true charity champion
THERE is a heavy air of sadness in Killarney this week after news filtered through from London of the passing of Caitriona Fleming (née Heffernan) following a battle with illness. Caitriona, originally from Lackabane in Fossa, had been living and working in Chelsea, London for many years but she regularly visited home where her parents… Continue Reading
Liam Murphy was a very accomplished footballer
THE death has occurred in Killarney of Liam Murphy, a true legend of the Dr Crokes GAA Club and one of the most decorated players in the club’s long and proud history. A stylish and tenacious player, he won no less than seven East Kerry Senior Football Championship (O’Donoghue Cup) medals during a long and… Continue Reading
‘Kerrie cared for so many in her short life. Her work here on this earth is done’
AN organisation set to support nurses, midwives and frontline staff has extended its sympathies to the family of the young Kerry nurse who died in a road collision outside Castleisland on Wednesday morning. Kerrie Browne (26) is understood to have been driving home after finishing a night shift at University Hospital Kerry, at around 8.00am,… Continue Reading
Mayor’s tribute: ‘Every time I met him it was a pure joy’
WARM tributes have been paid to the late Johnny Cronin, a Killarney man who was honoured with a hugely deserved lifetime achievement award by his beloved Spa GAA Club in 2015. The club said it was with great sadness that members learned the sad news of his passing and they described him as a great… Continue Reading
