Several well-known Killarney people from the world of sport and culture are set to receive awards in annual Killarney Municipal District Award on Friday night.

The Killarney ceremony will take place at 7pm on Friday evening at the Anam Centre, East Avenue Road.

The elected members of the Killarney Municipal District nominate the award winners.

Cllr Maura Healy-Rae and Cllr Niall Kelleher both nominated the Rathmore Football Team for winning the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship.

The same two councillors have named All-Ireland Junior Football Championship winners Fossa as award recipients.
Cllr Brendan Cronin has nominated Tom O'Sullivan who won the World Sheepdog Trials last year.
World Irish dancing champion Caoimhe O'Halloran has been nominated by Cllr John O’Donoghue

“She beat 210 competitors in the final to be crowned World Champion. This is an extraordinary achievement as she competes in An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) World Championships. CLRG is the oldest and largest world governing body for competitive Irish Step Dancing. competitive Irish step dancing. This organisation would be recognised as the most elite level of Irish Dancing,” said O’Donoghue.

O'Donoghue also named his local Glenflesk GAA Ballad Group as winners of the All Ireland Scór competition.

He also named the two teams from Spa GAA Set Dancing Club who won gold at Scor Sinsir and Paddy O'Sullivan who is a performance analyst with the South African Rugby Team.

Cllr Marie Moloney nominated Oscar Nominee actress Jessie Buckley for an award.

Although Cllr Michael Cahill is elected in the Kenmare Municipal District he nominations were transferred to Killarney as he named Olympic walker David Kenny and Paralympics high-jumper Jordan Lee for awards.