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Glenflesk electrician reaches top 10 in Screwfix apprentice competition

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TOP TEN: Oran O'Donoghue was one of only two Irish apprentices to make the final of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition.

By Sean Moriarty

An apprentice electrician from Glenflesk was one of just two Irish apprentices to make the shortlist for the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2021 competition.
Oran O’Donoghue who works for Diarmuid Cronin Electrical, the firm behind Killarney’s Christmas Lights, is one of only 10 apprentices across many trades from Ireland and Britain to have made the grand final which took place last Friday.

While the Glenflesk man did not win the overall prize, he said he was happy to make the top 10 and to represent Kerry in a competition that included apprentices in Ireland and Britain.

“Coming away from it I was not disappointed that I did not win,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “I learnt a lot, there is a high-level in Ireland and UK and I was only one of two from Ireland to make the top 10.”

Oran (21) applied for the competition during lockdown and highlighted his drive to succeed, passion for renewable energy and interest in contributing to Ireland’s transition to a fully renewable energy power grid as reasons why he should earn his place in the final.

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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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