MEMBERS of the club he loved gathered to play the sport he loved in memory of a popular Killarney man who passed away eight years ago. Accountant Denis Coffey died in 2011, at the age of 61, but he is not forgotten by Dr Crokes GAA Club who he played for and supported throughout his… Continue Reading
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Remembering a legend in Killarney and in Vegas
A GREAT Killarney sportsman and political activist, who passed away prematurely last May, is to be honoured at two charity memorial golf classics on both sides of the Atlantic. Former team-mates, colleagues, friends and fans are expected to turn out in force to pay tribute to the late great basketball legend Paudie O’Connor at two… Continue Reading
Maurice follows his heart back to golf
HIGHLY respected Killarney golf promotion specialist, Maurice O’Meara has launched a new company to offer a suite of great packages to discerning golfers anxious to test their prowess on the courses of Ireland. Discover Ireland Golf Tour (www.discoverirelandgolftours.com) will benefit from O’Meara’s 20-year experience of the golf and leisure scene and he was at the… Continue Reading
New management company takes over at golf club
AFTER a troubled year which saw general manager Cormac Flannery involved in a very public difference of opinions with the management council and professional golfer David Keating departing, Killarney Golf and Fishing Club has teed-up new partnerships with golf management company Synergy and professional golfer Mark Heinemann. An internal Deloitte report last year, which was… Continue Reading
Golf classic in honour of a Killarney legend
FORMER team-mates, club colleagues, friends and fans are expected to turn out in great numbers to pay tribute to the late great basketball legend Paudie O’Connor at a memorial golf classic in his honour in Killarney. Organised by his brother, Seamus, his great pal John Keogh, his nephew Philip O’Connor and friends John and Sean… Continue Reading
