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International rowing success for Caoimhe

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By Sean Moriarty

Muckross Rowing Club is celebrating after one of its members finished second in the Coupe de la Jeunesse regatta for European junior rowers at the weekend.

Caoimhe O’Sullivan was a member of the Irish Team in the Junior Women’s Quad that took second place in Linz, Austria.

She was joined in the boat by Lauren McCarthy Steele (Skibbereen Rowing Club), Anna Keating (Shannon Rowing Club), and Giselle Coulter (Belfast Boat Club).

Caoimhe joins a special group of Muckross rowers, becoming the 11th member of the club to race at the Coupe de la Jeunesse since 1996 and the first since 2013.

“To qualify for the Coupe is itself a fantastic and rare accomplishment and to return with a medal is a great reward for all the effort and dedication invested in training. The whole club is incredibly proud and delighted for Caoimhe,” said Muckross Rowing Club’s Tim O’Shea.

“The club is also grateful to Lee Rowing Club in Cork, where the Coupe crews trained for the past month under the guidance of coaches Ray Morrison, Vivian Kelleher and Mick O’Riordan. Caoimhe has invested long hours in her training and throughout the COVID-19 restrictions and showed exceptional commitment to a testing programme involving regular training sessions on the indoor rowing machine and in the single scull out on the lake. Caoimhe’s talent and rowing skill has been guided at the Muckross club with the support of a number of the club’s coaches, including Marko Tot, Maurice Coffey, Elaine Daly and Noel Kelleher.”

Caoimhe is a native of Headford and daughter of Micheal O'Sullivan and Liz Healy.

“Caoimhe was cheered on from the stands at the Ottensheim course by proud parents Micheal and Liz while the whole of Muckross Rowing Club was tuned into the live Internet stream over the weekend,” added Tim.

Caoimhe’s focus now turns to the Irish Rowing Championships, which takes place this weekend in Cork. Her brother Finn is also in action this weekend.

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Irish storytelling event at Pigs Lane

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Pig’s Lane will host an atmospheric evening of Irish storytelling and craft cocktails on March 16 at 7pm.

It will take place in the venue’s hidden Whiskey Parlour, a special one-night event celebrating the ancient tale of Scéal Phádraig.

Guests are invited to descend into the candlelit parlour, where flickering light and shadow set the stage for a journey back to 432 AD, an Ireland of saints and serpents, druids and high kings.

The evening will be led by renowned Irish seanchaí Ray O’Sullivan, who will take his place by the hearth to guide attendees through a rich tapestry of folklore, faith and legend as the story unfolds.

Throughout the night, guests will enjoy three specially crafted cocktails from Pig’s Lane’s ‘Legends & Libations’ menu, featuring the highlight of the evening, The Last of the Serpents, which draws inspiration from the legend of St. Patrick himself. More information is available on the Pig Lane’s website.

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County Clean Up Day: Over 650 tonnes of waste collected since 2012

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The 14th annual County Clean Up is set to take place on April 11 with registration officially opening this coming Monday.

Since the initiative began in 2012, volunteers across Kerry have collected and disposed of over 650 tonnes of waste, filling almost 75,000 bags of litter to date.

The event, supported by KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council, has become a staple of the local community calendar.

Kerry GAA legend Colm ‘The Gooch’ Cooper returns as the County Clean Up Ambassador for 2026, helping to lead the call for individuals, schools, sporting groups, and businesses to get involved.

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Foley, highlighted the unique scale of the project. He urged residents’ associations and voluntary groups to gather litter along both major routes and local country roads to ensure the county is kept “spick and span.”

Noel O’Reilly from KWD Recycling noted that the day is a vital part of the fight against illegal dumping. He stressed the importance of groups signing up early to obtain their clean-up packs and to coordinate exactly where collected litter should be left for disposal.

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