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Council seeks €10m to fund water pipe replacement

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By Sean Moriarty

Kerry County Council has applied to Irish Water for €10 million in funding to replace water pipes in the greater Killarney area.

The Council was responding to a motion by Cllr Marie Moloney who is concerned at the number of water breakages across the district.

“Every week, Kerry County Council in conjunction with Irish Water are announcing breakages,” she told last week’s meeting of Killarney Municipal Council.

A Council spokesperson told the meeting that pipe replacement work at Ballyspillane, Lewis Road, Dalton’s Avenue, Marian Park, O’Kelly’s Villas, Woodlawn Rd, and Ross Rd in the town and outlying areas like Ballaugh, Coolcaslagh, Torrencahill, Rathmore, Barraduff, and Knockanes, all form part of a recent submission for funding by the Council to Irish Water.

In a separate motion, Cllr Michael Gleeson asked if there were any plans to build a second supply reservoir at Sheehree. The current reservoir has a capacity for 30,000 M3 and a Council spokesperson said they had “no plans to develop a second one”.

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Dunloe Hotel bids fond farewell to retiring Head Chef

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It marks the end of an era for The Dunloe Hotel & Gardens as the team bid a fond farewell to their Executive Head Chef Jupp Osterloh who has recently retired.

Mr Osterloh worked in his role for nearly 31 years.

Colleagues gathered at the Grill Restaurant to celebrate his remarkable career and his culinary legacy.

The hotel thanked him for his “unwavering passion, leadership, and for making The Dunloe Hotel a place of culinary magic.”

The five-star-hotel paid tribute to his legacy which they said “will live on in every corner of the hotel’s kitchens and in the memories of all who had the privilege to work with him.”

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Regatta Queen crowned at annual dance

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The annual Killarney Regatta Dance took place on September 25 as rowers, families and supporters came together to celebrate their successful year.

The racing was cancelled in September due to bad weather.

The Killarney Regatta is one of Ireland’s oldest rowing events, having first begun in 1788.

The dance took place at the Killarney Oaks Hotel where there was a lot of excitement and fun. Six rowing clubs, Fossa, Workman’s, St Brendan’s, Commercials, Flesk Valley, and Muckross, came together to celebrate the community and its shared history.

Amelia Counihan was crowned as the Regatta Queen.

The Queen represents the spirit pride and grace of the rowing community and has been a tradition in the club for generations.

Workman’s Rowing Club congratulated Amelia and described her as a woman who embodies everything that their tradition stands for.

The club said: “Queen is more than a title — it is a celebration of history, community, and the spirit of Killarney rowing.”

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