KILLARNEY has been greatly saddened by the passing of Carmella Sheehy following a battle with illness during which she demonstrated remarkable courage and resilience. Very well known and hugely popular, she moved to Killarney from her native Blackpool in Cork in 1977, to take up a position as a social worker at St Mary of… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Obituaries
Sad passing of schoolboy “a terrible tragedy”
THE funeral arrangements for the Kerry teenager who died after sustaining serious injuries in an accident involving a quad bike have been announced. 13-year-old Ryan Nagle was airlifted to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin from University Hospital Kerry last week but he lost his fight for life on Tuesday. His family is hugely popular… Continue Reading
‘The world can ill-afford to lose humanitarians like Sally and Dr John’
THE chairman of the Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society in Killarney has told of the real sense of shock and loss felt in the town following the news that Trócaire’s former head in Central America, Sally O’Neill, was killed in a car crash. The 2011 O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award recipient was one of four people to lose… Continue Reading
Charity tells of shock and devastation
A FORMER winner of the Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty Humanitarian Award in Killarney has died in a car crash in Guatemala. Sally O’Neill Sanchez was a prominent figure in third world agency Trócaire for close on 40 years and she was honoured in Killarney in 2011. Tributes have been paid to the recently retired charity worker… Continue Reading
Requiem Mass will take place on Monday at 10.30am
THE funeral will take place in Killarney this evening and tomorrow of Marie O’Doherty (née Neeson), from Lewis Road, who passed away on Friday. A highly respected and very popular national school teacher, prior to her retirement she had spent many years in the classroom at St Oliver’s Primary School where she earned the respect… Continue Reading
