Killarney News

(9 Sep 2010) JACK O’Connor has urged any Kerry senior footballers that are toying with retiring from the intercounty scene to take their time before they make their final decision.

(9 Sep 2010) FOUR Kerry competitors flew the county’s flag with distinction at the World Masters Mountain Race that was held in Korbielow, Poland.

(9 Sep 2010) Kilcummin 2-15 South Kerry 2-14
IT was dramatic. It was exciting. It was thrilling. And it was heart-stopping. But it was richly deserved.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY ladies’ senior football boss William O’Sullivan must have been a proud man as he watched his side come back from the dead as Bernie Breen forced a dramatic draw with her last minute goal in Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY supporters have been urged to turn out in big numbers for this Saturday’s All-Ireland ladies’ senior football championship semifinal replay between the Kingdom and Tyrone, which will be played in Banagher, Co Offaly with a 2.45pm throw-in.

(9 Sep 2010) DESPITE the Kingdom’s Christy Ring Cup loss to Westmeath in Croke Park, these are good times for Kerry hurling.

(9 Sep 2010) TADHG Kennelly has no regrets about returning to Australia after just one season of gaelic football with Kerry.

(9 Sep 2010) Lixnaw 1-12 Crotta O’Neills 1-10
THE silken skills of Kerry under-21 and senior marksman James Flaherty proved too much for Crotta O’Neills as Lixnaw’s 14 men prevailed in this county senior hurling championship quarterfinal played at Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Saturday night.

(9 Sep 2010) Tralee Celtic 1 Classic FC 1
ANTHONY Murphy’s late header rescued a draw for Tralee Celtic against newly promoted Classic FC in the latter’s first-ever Premier A game at Mounthawk Park, Tralee, on Wednesday night.

(9 Sep 2010) THE new basketball season is about to commence again and Killarney basketball club St Pauls will hold its annual juvenile registration evening in St Brendan's College Gym, Killarney, on Friday, September 10, from 7pm to 8.30pm.

(9 Sep 2010) Kingdom Boys 6 Killarney Athletic 3
KINGDOM Boys began their league title defence in style by hitting Killarney Athletic for six in a goal-fest at Cahermoneen, Tralee, on Saturday morning in a cracking Under-16 Premier League clash.

(9 Sep 2010) A FORMER Castlegregory footballer has defied all the odds by competing in his third marathon in three years.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY Group has succeeded in a bold bid to buy north Cork-based Newmarket Creameries Co-op for €33 million.

(9 Sep 2010) HIGH drama will take centre stage in Killarney this week courtesy of the talented members of the Stage Left Theatre who have a real entertainment treat in store.

(9 Sep 2010) THE dedication and hard work of hundreds of community workers in Kerry will be celebrated this Friday with two special events taking place in Tralee.

(9 Sep 2010) SEVEN full-time and 24 trainee positions at Ross Products in Killarney are hanging in the balance this week after a decision by the Health Service Executive to cut funding for the project.

(9 Sep 2010) THE delay in the opening of the new state-of-the-art Dingle Community Hospital could be almost over with claims this week that the unit will open shortly.

(9 Sep 2010) THE site purchased by the Office of Public Works in Killarney as part of the government’s decentralisation programme for the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport was the second most expensive acquisition under the controversial scheme.

(9 Sep 2010) LOYAL customers at a busy Killarney bar and restaurant raised their glasses to toast their local as it celebrated a landmark birthday at the weekend.

(9 Sep 2010) AN Bord Pleanála has upheld a decision to allow work to be carried out on a protected structure located close to St Mary’s Cathedral and the national park in Killarney.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY’S tourism trade is hoping for a significant spinoff for business in the county following the official opening of the new state-of-the-art national convention centre in Dublin this Tuesday.

(9 Sep 2010) THE Brehon Hotel in Killarney has welcomed a new taste of the Orient as the Angsana Spa unveiled its latest, state-of-the-art Thai inspired treatments.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY Group has announced pre-tax profits of €162.3 million for the first six months of this year.

(9 Sep 2010) AN Bord Pleanála has overturned three separate decisions by Kerry County Council to refuse planning permission for telecommunications masts close to the landmark Ring of Kerry route.

(9 Sep 2010) A MAN who dedicated much of his time to the Walk Killarney tourism promotion programme, prior to his tragic death, has been remembered on a memorial boat trip and hill walk.

(9 Sep 2010) TWO leading independent retailers in Kerry, Moriarty’s Centra in Farranfore and Spar The Reeks, Killarney, are set to go head-to-head with the top players in the Irish forecourt and convenience retailing industry in a bid to be crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year and Best Food to Go store, the shortlists for the 2010 awards have revealed.

(9 Sep 2010) THIS year the Kerry School of Music celebrates its 30th year and to mark the anniversary children and teenagers in Killarney are being offered a taste of what the school can offer.

(9 Sep 2010) BEAUFORT based adventurer and entrepreneur Pat Falvey is set to undertake a daring new adventure in aid of a good cause.

(9 Sep 2010) A KERRY TD has set out a number of demands with the objective of offsetting the cost of sending children back to school.

(9 Sep 2010) HER commitment to offering her customers the very best possible travel advice, in a professional and enthusiastic manner, has paid off for Tralee agent, Siobhan Power, who has been awarded gold status by her company.

(9 Sep 2010) CONFIRMATION of a 20 new jobs boost at the Tralee based Aspen Grove has been hailed as a welcome fillip for job hunters in Kerry and an open day will be held on Saturday next to fill the positions.

(9 Sep 2010) A KERRY based project which provides after school services for children with disabilities has been awarded €2,500 in funding by the Bord Gáis Energy Community Energy Fund.

(9 Sep 2010) KERRY students interested in pursuing a two-year part-time diploma in community development are being advised that the final closing date for applications for the course is Tuesday next, 14 September.

(9 Sep 2010) A CIRCUS camel who had become a little slow on his feet was given a whole new lease of life during a visit to Kerry thanks to the combined efforts of a group of Kenmare vets.

(9 Sep 2010) THERE has been a short decrease in the number of people out of work in Kerry in the past month, official new figures have confirmed.

(9 Sep 2010) A KILLARNEY salon has reached the final in no less than six categories at this year’s prestigious Irish Hairdressing Awards.

(9 Sep 2010) THERE is little if any prospect of generating new employment opportunities because of a staff shortage in the IDA which has been described as "chronic" by a Kerry politician.

(9 Sep 2010) AS Listowel this week prepares for a major influx of visitors to its week-long harvest festival meeting, which starts next Sunday, it emerged on Monday that the popular June meeting in the town has been axed for 2011 by Horse Racing Ireland.

(9 Sep 2010) A KERRY judge has described Ireland as "a great little country" after a Killarney man charged with eight counts of deceiving an elderly man and his partner of €78,800 divulged that he recieves €1,000 per month from the Department of Social Protection to help pay his mortgage.

(2 Sep 2010) Lixnaw 2-09 Ballyheigue 2-07
KERRY football star Paul Galvin made a winning return to the hurling scene with Lixnaw against Ballyheigue in a second round replay in the county senior hurling championship.