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Killarney welcomes new star basketball coach
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AS THE countdown continues to the return of National League Basketball to Killarney this autumn, St Paul's Basketball Club is delighted to announce the appointment of new coach Vojkan Bencic this week.
Serbian native Vojkan comes to Killarney with a wealth of basketball experience as a player and coach. He enjoyed a very successful playing career before establishing himself as a top-class and well-respected coach in several countries including Serbia, Croatia, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Slovenia and Hungary.
Vojkan will take up duties as head coach of the St Paul's senior men’s team that will compete in the National League and his presence will also be a huge boost to all the St. Paul's club coaches and underage players.
Returning to National League Basketball after a nine-year absence, St Paul's is confident that the appointment of such a high-calibre coach will help the club progress to become a formidable force in the league. Vojkan is currently working with club officers in recruiting foreign players for the team as well as assembling the local squad of players. Pre-season training will commence in the next few weeks.
Under the direction of club chairman Padraig Weldon and deputy chairpersons Jim Delaney and Elizabeth Switzer, St Paul's Basketball Club will continue to cater for its huge juvenile membership that looks after 400 boys and girls at underage level.
A new national league committee has been formed and this is led by Aidan Quirke, chairman, John Brosnan, vice-chairman, Tracey O’Shea, secretary, Sean Brosnan and Mike Pierce, joint treasurers. This committee is currently working on sponsorship and fundraising initiatives and further announcements will follow in the next few weeks.
Above: St Paul's Basketball Club head coach Vojkan Bencic, centre, with from left, John Brosnan (National League committee Vice-Chairman), Andrew Fitzgerald (player), Sean Brosnan, treasurer, and Padraig Weldon, club chairman.
PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH
New temporary entrance at Dunloe Hotel
Motorists travelling along the L4040 in Beaufort are being advised to exercise caution in the coming weeks following changes to the road layout at The Dunloe Hotel & Gardens.
A temporary site entrance and new tarmacadam surface have been installed on the L4040 to manage traffic during ongoing construction work at the hotel.
Temporary site hoarding, entrance gates, and a mobile site cabin are now in place to allow heavy machinery and construction vehicles safe access to the grounds as redevelopment progresses.
The temporary road layout will remain active for the duration of the multi-phase hotel upgrade works.
Once construction is fully completed, developers will remove the temporary entrance and return the hotel entrance configuration to its original layout.
Exploring the National Park after dark
Killarney Parish marked the annual Season of Creation by teaming up with the Killarney National Park Education Centre for an after-dark nature event in the park.
Led by newly appointed Parish Administrator Fr Pat O’Donnell, the local community group took part in a Nocturnal Nature Ramble organised in conjunction with European Youth in Parks Day and its ‘Parks in the Dark’ initiative.
Education Centre staff Chris Barron and Tara Buckley guided participants through the park to observe wildlife that becomes active after dusk.
Using bat detectors and night-vision binoculars, the group tracked local nocturnal species and learned about the nighttime ecosystem within the park grounds.
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