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Meet Kerry’s five newly elected TDs

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Elected candidates Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael), Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin) Michael Healy-Rae (Independent), Danny Healy-Rae (Independent) and John Brassil (Fianna Fáil) after the 2016 general election count for the Kerry constituency in Killarney Sports Centre on Sunday night. PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH (MACMONAGLE.COM)
Elected candidates Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael), Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin) Michael Healy-Rae (Independent), Danny Healy-Rae (Independent) and John Brassil (Fianna Fáil) after the 2016 general election count for the Kerry constituency in Killarney Sports Centre on Sunday night. PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH (MACMONAGLE.COM)

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Elected candidates Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael), Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin) Michael Healy-Rae (Independent), Danny Healy-Rae (Independent) and John Brassil (Fianna Fáil) after the 2016 general election count for the Kerry constituency in Killarney Sports Centre on Sunday night. PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH (MACMONAGLE.COM)
 

 
EMOTIONAL and heartfelt speeches were made by Kerry’s newly elected TDs as well as candidates who had run for election after Kerry’s five seats were filled last night.
Taking their place in the 32nd Dáil will be Michael Healy-Rae, Independent, Danny Healy-Rae, Independent, Brendan Griffin, Fine Gael, Martin Ferris, Sinn Fein, and John Brassil, Fianna Fáil.
They were congratulated in a packed count centre at Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre following a two-day count in the wake of the general election on Friday.
Returning officer Padraig Burke made announcement after 8.30pm on Sunday night, with the last three seats filled after the 11th count.

Michael Healy-Rae (Independent): 20,378
Danny Healy-Rae (Independent): 13,826
Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael): 14,050
Martin Ferris (Sinn Féin): 12,964
John Brassil (Fianna Fáil): 12,792

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Photography competition success for Killarney Women’s Shed

Killarney Women’s Shed held the prize giving for its first photography competition and opened a two-week exhibition at Killarney House last week. The display features photographs taken by members of […]

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Killarney Women’s Shed held the prize giving for its first photography competition and opened a two-week exhibition at Killarney House last week.

The display features photographs taken by members of the shed following a series of digital photography workshops.
The exhibition is located in the upstairs gallery overlooking the gardens at Killarney House and is free to visit. The committee thanked Diana Fawcitt and the Killarney House team for their support in hosting the event.
The competition followed workshops funded by SICAP through South Kerry Development Partnership and delivered by photographer Michelle Breen Crean. Participants learned practical skills using phone cameras and focused on the theme “Timeless Landscapes”.
Seventy photographs were entered. The winners were: Fionnuala Lynch; Anne O’Keefe; Joan O’Gorman and Mary O’Leary
Judging was carried out by photographers Michelle Breen Crean and Tatyana McGough and journalist Breda Joy who also presented the prizes.
Killarney Women’s Shed meets every Tuesday at 10.30am at Spa GAA Club and offers activities, talks, social events and day trips. Information on upcoming events is available on the shed’s Facebook page.

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Rathmore students finish runners-up in national SciFest finals

Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore is celebrating a major success after students Eoin Cashman and Alex Thompson were named overall runners-up at the National SciFest finals held in Marino […]

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Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore is celebrating a major success after students Eoin Cashman and Alex Thompson were named overall runners-up at the National SciFest finals held in Marino College, Dublin last week.

The pair also won the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Award and will now represent Ireland at the world finals in Phoenix, Arizona in 2026.
Their project, titled Dust Dynamics: Analysing Planetary Bodies through the Ballistic Motion of Lofted Dust Particles, examined how the movement of dust can reveal key information about a planet’s environment, including atmospheric density and gravity. As part of their study, they analysed footage of dust thrown up by the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Using online software and physics calculations learned in school, they estimated the moon’s gravitational acceleration to 1.72 m/s², within 6.7% of the accepted value.
The national finals featured projects assessed by judges from scientific and engineering fields. More than 16,000 students entered SciFest 2025, making the duo’s achievement a significant milestone. Their teacher Kevin McCarthy mentored the project, and the school says the students’ work could be applied to footage from other planetary missions in the future.

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