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Ann Marie and Tara poised to put the kettle on

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ALL are invited to a coffee morning in aid of the South Kerry branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland tomorrow, Saturday, April 2.
Two local ladies, Ann Marie O’Leary and Tara O’Donoghue, are putting the kettle on for the event, which takes place in the Killarney Royal Hotel from 9.30am to 12pm.
Both have links with the local branch of MS Ireland. Ann Marie’s mother in-law, the late Mary O’Leary of Countess Road, and Tara’s mother, the late Maire O’Connor of Woodlawn Park, had multiple sclerosis.
“The coffee morning is a small way of giving something back to a local organisation who do so much good work for the individuals and families burdened with this progressive debilitating disease,” said Ann Marie.
She and Tara promise plenty of delicious treats and an exciting raffle.
“We hope the local community will come out and support this fun social event and we can help to raise some much needed funds for MS Ireland - South Kerry Branch,” said Tara.
Nine thousand people and their family members live with Multiple Sclerosis across Ireland and of that nine thousand there tare 1075 people with MS in the Southern Region (Kerry and Cork).
 


 
Ann Marie O’Leary, Anniemai O’Donoghue and Tara O’Donoghue.

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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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