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Surprise drive-by for Packie’s 60th leaves him speechless!

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By Michelle Crean

One local sports mad fan was left speechless at the weekend as friends surprised him with a drive-by to mark his 60th birthday. It may not have been the celebration that Packie O'Connor had anticipated for his second lockdown birthday - but as it was a big one - his family and friends decided drive-by his house to mark the occasion.

On Saturday morning, after enjoying a slap up fry with his wife Noreen, children Katie and Podge, and grandson Charlie (2) - Packie was called outside to "help a neighbour" in Marian Terrace.

However, he got the surprise of his life as horns beeped and friends including Chairman Paul Sherry, Mary and Mikey Lyne, Jane and John O'Donoghue and their daughter Keelan, Jamie and Madeleine Spillane and many others from his favourite local club Killarney Celtic, shouted and waved as they passed his house.

"I told him to go outside at around 11am and said that a neighbour needed him," Katie told the Killarney Advertiser.

"He got a hint then when the beeping happened."

In normal times Packie, who is a former chairman of the club and currently over the field committee, would have had a party in town to celebrate the milestone day with everyone.

"I think he enjoyed it just as much - he was thrilled."

Packie, who is missing attending the matches, is keeping himself occupied on his new computer, a present he received from his family.

 

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Young entrepreneurs spot match-day business opportunity

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Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.

The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.

Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.

23 May 2026; Local vendors Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin, right, before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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Conor Pass photo captures top spot in Camera Club competition

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Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.

His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.

The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.

The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.

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