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Assess Ireland Rally of the Lakes details revealed at event launch

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ormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

The Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes was launched on Sunday.

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At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course). Also included are Isaac and Evan Casey Anthony O'Connor Kenneth and Des O'Neill Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Mike Moriarty and Killarney & District Motor Club members. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) and Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary). In second row are John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) and Mike Moriarty. Back from left are Isaac and Evan Casey James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Kenneth and Des O'Neill. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Diarmuid Lynch Liam Cronin Des O'Neill Darragh Lynch and Kenneth O'Neill at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Liam Cronin Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Anthony O'Connor at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Patrick O'Donoghue (Gleneagle Hotel) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Rally driver Louise Bourke and Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

ormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh

Killarney and District Motor Club launched the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at the Gleneagle Hotel on Sunday afternoon.

The 43rd running of the biggest rally in Kerry will take place on May 4 and 5.

Rally fans can expect an action-packed weekend, beginning with the now-traditional ceremonial start on Main Street on Friday night.

Speaking at the launch clerk of the course Cormac Casey outlined some of the plans for this year’s rally and thanked the large group of people that have helped pull this event together.

“I'd like to welcome back to Assess Ireland who is the title sponsor for the second year and hopefully for many more years,” said Mr Casey.

“There are many moving parts that made this event possible and so many fantastic people behind those moving parts. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who knows who you are. I have been involved for many years and it is an absolute pleasure to work with such people.”

The rally returns to the Beara Peninsula on Saturday and the route will include classic favourites like Cod’s Head, Ardgroom and the Healy Pass.

Sunday’s route also features some new roads, as the rally heads to east Kerry with newer versions of old favourites on offer including a longer version of Gortnagane.

Returning too for 2024 is title sponsor Assess Ireland.

front runners when it comes to providing automotive and engineering inspection services. It provides a nationwide service through its network of engineers.

The Gleneagle Hotel and KC Print/The Killarney Advertiser are the event’s accommodation and publishing partners.

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Con O’Leary: Killarney loses a vibrant and popular personality

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has led the tributes to the late Con O’Leary, an extremely popular and very successful businessman in the town, who passed away in the […]

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Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has led the tributes to the late Con O’Leary, an extremely popular and very successful businessman in the town, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday.

Con was a vibrant and popular personality in Killarney where he operated The Laurels on Main Street, a thriving bar and restaurant, which he inherited following the passing of his father, Thado.
The business organisation said from a social perspective, The Laurels became the beating heart of the town and it was a landmark at the Market Cross in the same way as Clery’s clock was in the capital city.
Chamber said Con’s passing really marks the end of an era as he was one of a golden age of inspirational local business people who developed and built Killarney, through hard work, bravery and great commercial flair, and helped create the wonderful tourist attraction and holiday destination it is today.
“Con was very proud of Killarney and he played a very active part in progressing the town at many levels.
“He was a man that was never short of great ideas and his contribution to the business life of the town and as a director of Killarney Race Company was immense,” Chamber said.
“He was ahead of his time in many respects with the introduction by what became known as “the singing lounge” many years ago and The Laurels always led by example through its successes in the annual Killarney Looking Good competition”.
The business representative organisation noted that the O’Leary family has always been very supporting of the town and Con’s daughter, Kate, was a very dynamic Chamber President and is still a very valued member of the executive.
Chamber expressed deep sympathy to Con’s wife, Anne, children Kate, Niall, Tara and Lorna, sons-in-law, grandchildren, sisters, relatives and friends as well as the dedicated staff in The Laurels, past and present, who Con always had great time for and a great rapport with.

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All Roads Lead To Kerry For National Road Safety Conference

Kerry County Council is to host a two-day road safety conference at the INEC Killarney on May 28 and 29. The ‘Safer Roads’ road safety conference is an inter-agency event […]

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Kerry County Council is to host a two-day road safety conference at the INEC Killarney on May 28 and 29.

The ‘Safer Roads’ road safety conference is an inter-agency event focused on improving road safety, reducing traffic-related incidents, and sharing knowledge and best practices for safer road use. It encompasses various strategies and efforts across multiple domains, including road design, engineering, enforcement, forensic collision investigation, technology, education, collision trends, occupational driving, cycling and scooting, e-mobility, active & sustainable travel and on-road events.

In addition to this, AI, Virtual Reality and Driver Simulation will play a significant role at the conference, in improving safety by predicting and preventing accidents, optimizing traffic, and aiding the development of autonomous vehicles.

This ‘Safer Roads’ conference is a non-public event where road safety professionals, speakers and service providers from across Ireland, other EU countries and the UK will attend, including transportation experts, government and local authority officials, roads policing and vehicle inspection agencies, road safety advocates, educators and promoters, collision responders, cycling bodies and community safety networks.

Kerry County Council’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh said:
“Road safety has evolved over the years to a much broader scope, in terms of e-mobility, sustainability, technology and engineering for instance. It’s not just about the road or the vehicle anymore, but also about how technology, human behaviour, enforcement, and education intersect to reduce risks and prevent collisions. The ‘Safer Roads’ conference will involve and include every branch of the road safety tree, right across the board, and in doing so, we aim to increase road safety awareness, improve road user behaviour and decrease the collisions and carnage we see on our roads every day,”

The two-day conference also provides an opportunity for exhibitors to attend, and interested state bodies, businesses and service providers are invited to exhibit at the event to showcase their products and services and engage with delegates and officials at the conference.

Further information about the conference and how to register or exhibit can be found here. https://www.kerrycoco.ie/safer-roads-road-safety-conference/

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