KILLARNEY was shocked when word filtered through on Wednesday of the sudden and unexpected death of Dan McSweeney who was very well known in the town through his huge involvement with motor sport and with Killarney Rugby Club. Dan, who was 57, was a larger than life character, energetic, quirky, full of good humour and… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Obituaries
Vincent Counihan was a well known personality
THE death has occurred in Killarney of Vincent Counihan, a larger than life personality who ran a very successful travel agency for many years. Fun-loving, witty and engaging, he operated the business, with his wife Betty, from their premises on High Street and organising annual pilgrimages to Lourdes was a specialty. The family business, initially… Continue Reading
Keelin passed away in the last sunshine before the storm
ACCOMPLISHED and award-winning RTÉ broadcaster Keelin Shanley, who passed away at the weekend following an illness, was a niece of well-known Killarney charity campaigner Betty Crosbie. The inspiration behind the Killarney branch of the Friends of the Children of Chernobyl organisation for a number of decades, Betty is a sister of Keelin’s dad, Professor Derry… Continue Reading
Kerry mourns for a great tourism ambassador
THE funeral will take place in the coming days of legendary Kerry golfing personality Noel Cronin who passed away, suddenly, while attending a high-profile PGA merchandise show in Orlando, Florida. A larger than life character, he very recently retired as the popular general manager at Waterville Golf Course which was the place he worked in… Continue Reading
‘He lived a long and full life. He touched the lives of so many people’
KILLARNEY has said a poignant final farewell to a larger-than-life personality who inspired the town to always put its best foot forward and, in the process, he proved himself to be an inspirational community activist who always had the best interests of the people at heart. Archdeacon Michael Murphy – loved and remembered as Fr… Continue Reading
