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No extra parking spaces at Torc

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Neither Kerry County Council or the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are in a position to increase the size of the car park at Torc Waterfall.

Due to the numbers of people visiting the popular tourist amenity, cars are often parked on the N72 Moll’s Gap road. This has raised concerns that emergency vehicles may be restricted in accessing parts of the National Park especially following last month’s forest fires in the area.

Cllr Maura Healy-Rae asked the Council to provide extra parking spaces in the area.

“I believe this is not an unreasonable request given the serious safety issues posed with people parking along the main road as there is no space in the car park,” she said.

Killarney Municipal District officials have spoken to NPWS officers about the provision of a car park at Torc.
“The issue was raised at a meeting held between the members [elected KMD officers] and the NPWS, where they informed us that given its location within a Special Area of Conservation there was no potential to increase the size of the car park,” and Kerry County Council official said.

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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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