HE was known and will be remembered as a motor rally legend and his passing on Monday, following a very brief illness, has caused great upset not only in Killarney but throughout Irish rallying circles where he was a household name and a hugely popular personality. Maurice Nagle, who lived in Aghadoe, was a passionate… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Obituaries
Dr Beavis was at the frontline of conflict and disaster
A TOP orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who was awarded the Hugh O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award in Killarney in 2014 has passed away. Dr John Beavis devoted the past 25 years of his life to providing medical humanitarian aid in many parts of the world afflicted by disaster, either of natural origin or arising from conflict. Through… Continue Reading
Fond farewell for a lady of great elegance
WARM tributes have been paid to Killarney businesswoman Bridie O’Sullivan who passed away at her home in Woodlawn Drive on Monday which was the day of her 78th birthday. There was a huge turnout of mourners for the removal on Wednesday night and again for the today’s Requiem Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral where the… Continue Reading
Brave Miriam’s passing causes huge sadness
A MUCH loved mum-of-two, who was a popular primary school teacher, has passed away after a very heroic battle with an complicated form of cancer. Miriam Joy-Fitzgerald (32) passed peacefully on Monday, surrounded by her loving husband, Pat Fitzgerald, and family, in the Palliative Care Unit of University Hospital Kerry. The family made the difficult… Continue Reading
A sad day for Dr Crokes and for Killarney
THE death has occurred in Killarney of Bridie O’Sullivan, a well-known and popular local businesswoman, who owned and operated the thriving Tatler Jack public house, with her husband, Eddie, for many years. From Woodlawn Drive in Killarney, and formerly of Carrowteigue, Co Mayo, Bridie (née Henry) is survived by Eddie, their sons, Patrick and Edmund,… Continue Reading
