RADIO Kerry’s hugely popular Terrace Talk programme has won a prestigious MacNamee Award for a special focus on Kerry’s Golden Years. The programme celebrated the best Gaelic football team of all time and the award adjudicators said it was lively, informative, entertaining and inclusive from start to finish and that it kept the listener enthralled.… Continue Reading
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Games called off – but they will be back
THE International Highland Games, planned for Killarney this June, have fallen victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Killarney Town Twinning Association, which was the host body for the event along with the Killarney Convention Centre and the Scottish Masters Athletics International, has said the decision was unavoidable in the current circumstances but, on a happier… Continue Reading
Health and well-being the main priority
THE Circuit of Kerry Rally, which had been scheduled for April 5, has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Kerry Motor Club, in line with guidelines issued by government agencies and the Health Service Execurive, have taken the decision to call off the eagerly awaited event due to the global outbreak… Continue Reading
Champion John earns his stripe
KILLARNEY Cycling Club is adding a fresh dash of colour to the 2020 peloton by presenting a club kit with the Kerry County stripe to the current Kerry road champion, John Brosnan. Club Chairman, Mark Murphy, said that while the stripe acknowledged the club’s county champion, it was also a recognition of the significance of… Continue Reading
‘It is not intended to make any further appointments’
THE Kerry senior football team has parted company with defence coach Donie Buckley – and there are no plans to replace him. In a vague statement issued this Saturday, County Board Chairman, Tim Murphy, confirmed that the former Castleisland Desmonds clubman is no longer a member of the management team. Murphy remarked: “It is not… Continue Reading
