WHEN Packie O’Connor finished his birthday breakfast at his home this Saturday morning little did he know of the noisy and colourful surprise that awaited. Today is the popular Marian Terrace man’s 60th birthday and his club mates and friends in Killarney Celtic FC were determined to mark the occasion in a fun but socially… Continue Reading
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Matt finish at Celtic Park – and Shane moves on too
A SUPER player who starred in Killarney Celtic’s league and cup double last season has been snapped up by a League of Ireland club. Matt Keane has signed for Limerick outfit Treaty United FC and, although he will be greatly missed by the Killarney club, his former team-mates and managers have wished him well. Treaty… Continue Reading
Lucky Batty skips to club record lotto win
A SMALL annual investment to support a weekly lotto draw operated by a local sports club has earned one well-known Killarney man a bumper cash prize. Batty ‘Skips’ O’Sullivan was thrilled when he became Killarney Celtic FC’s biggest ever lotto prizewinner with a super €16,000 jackpot. Batty, from Knocknaskeha in Spa, invests every year in… Continue Reading
Application error leaves Diarmuid devastated’
JUST 24 hours after it was announced that he had been appointed to the plum job of manager of the Northern Ireland Under 19 and Under 17 international squads, Killarney’s Diarmuid O’Carroll has withdrawn his application. The former Killarney Athletic star from Ross Road has confirmed that an administrative error means that he cannot now… Continue Reading
Jamie’s Chorley just fail to tame Wolves
JAMIE Vermiglio’s great FA Cup dream has come to an end – but at least it saved the former Killarney soccer player’s dressing room blushes. Following their giant killing act in the third round of the competition, when they overcame Wayne Rooney’s understrength Derby County, non-league Chorley FC were pitted against Premiership side Wolverhampton Wanders at… Continue Reading
