WITH Joseph O’Brien stealing the show on the track, riding a number of winners, off the course it was all glamour as punters turned on the style on Saturday for the closing day of the three-day Killarney Festival of Racing. Although the town was packed on each of the three days, the number of punters… Continue Reading
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Mixed weather but great action at the trials
THE weather was mixed but the welcome was warm and the action was top class as sheep handlers and their loyal canine companions descended on Killarney to compete in the Irish National Sheepdog Trial held over three days. With nearly every event cancelled since the start of the pandemic, there was understandably great excitement to… Continue Reading
Killarney waitress hit by stray bullet on College Square
THE very final victim of Ireland’s War of Independence was a 48-year-old waitress who had stepped onto the street outside the Killarney hotel in which she worked and was fatally wounded by a stray bullet fired by an unidentified RIC officer. Hannah Carey died when the policeman accidentally discharged his revolver as he drove through… Continue Reading
A wonderful setting for a wonderful occasion
THE spectacular cherry tree drive in the grounds of Killarney House and Gardens proved an idyllic setting for newly-weds Breeda Lyne and Fran Neeson to pose for the photographer on their big day. The weather played its part on Friday as they strolled along the tranquil tree-lined avenue after exchanging vows at a civil ceremony… Continue Reading
Snapshots recall dramatic transfer of deer from park to island
A SERIES of dramatic photographs showing deer being transferred from Killarney National Park to Inishvickillane Island has captured the imagination of a new generation of Kerry people who might not have been aware of the operation over 40 years ago. In 1980, a decision was made to translocate a number of native red deer to… Continue Reading
