A FORMER Mayor of Killarney and one of the greatest sportsmen the town has produced has been remembered with great affection at a golf classic in his memory at the Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas, the city where he passed away, suddenly, last year. Paudie O’Connor – the Killarney basketball legend who became a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Golf
Ladies shoot the lights out on open day
A DREAM team comprising Betty O’Farrell teamed up with Julie Leonard and Grace Dennehy to shoot their way to glory in the Ross Golf Club ladies’ open day hosted by captain Therese O’Keeffe. A total of 20 teams played in beautiful weather and the winning tam had accumulated an impressive 54 points. Second prize on… Continue Reading
Teeing off in memory of a great hurling man
A GOLF classic is to be held in memory of a great GAA man who did more than most to keep the sport of hurling alive in Killarney. Pat Delaney, a native of Kilkenny who lived in Killarney for many years, was a passionate hurling man and he devoted much of his time to promoting… Continue Reading
Paying tribute to a role model and hero
By Eamonn Keogh FORMER team-mates, friends, colleagues and supporters of the late great Paudie O’Connor – the basketball legend and former four-time Mayor of Killarney who passed away last year – turned out in great numbers for a golf classic in his memory to raise funds for local causes. Close on 60 teams competed in the event… Continue Reading
€12,000 to be divided between two great causes
ONE of the best supported charity golf outings of the year has proved a winner yet again for worthy local causes. The Killarney Lions Club event, now in its 35th year, was held at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club. And it raised a whopping €12,000 to be divided between the Kerry Stars Special Olympics and… Continue Reading
