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President Higgins visits Killarney

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By Sean Moriarty

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins paid a short visit to Killarney this week as the INEC hosted its first conference in months.

FIRST CONFERENCE: Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD meeting Patrick O'Donoghue MD Gleneagle Group and Breffni Ingerton Director of Gleneagle Events at the INEC on Wednesday night: Photo Valerie O'Sullivan

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VISIT: President Michael Higgins with Minister Simon Coveney and Breffni Ingerton of the Gleneagle Hotel Group arriving at the INEC on Wednesday. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

In his capacity as the Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces he addressed the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association (PDForra) conference.

The three-day conference – the first at the INEC since restrictions were lifted – ran from Tuesday afternoon until yesterday morning (Thursday).

President Higgins made his speech on Wednesday night before overnighting at the nearby Brehon Hotel.

Minister for Defence Simon Coveney also attended and local dignitaries included Mayor of Killarney Marie Moloney.

“It was a wonderful occasion, the fact that this was the first major conference in Killarney for a long time and the President of Ireland was there,” she told the Killarney Advertiser.

“It is a sure sign that we are coming back to normality.”

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Dromhall team takes top spot at Crokes Golf Classic

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The annual Dr Crokes GAA Club Golf Classic proved to be another major success last weekend, drawing 64 teams to Killarney’s Mahony’s Point course over two days of competition.


The Dromhall Hotel team of John Brosnan, Mike Dwyer, Shane Kelly, and Ger O’Meara took first place. Second place went to the O’Carroll Engineering team of Anthony O’Mahony, John O’Driscoll, Derek McAllister, and Michael O’Sullivan.
Third place went to the Quills team (Vincent Casey, Colm O’Brien, Evy O’Brien, and Donie Buckley), while Diarmuid O’Carroll Electrical (Mark O’Carroll, Brian McCarthy, Ben Kelliher, and Luke O’Shea) finished fourth.
Rounding out the top positions were Fexco in fifth (Andrew McCarthy, Ivo O’Sullivan, Ross Brosnan, and Niall O’Shea), Money Maximising Advisors in sixth (John Lenihan, Michael Lenihan, Des McCarthy, and Peter Bellew), and The Gleneagle Hotel in seventh (Patrick O’Donoghue, Mike McAuliffe, Margaret Gill, and T Buckley).
Raffle prize winners on the night were David Cotter (1st), Eugene Browne (2nd), Donal Brosnan (3rd), and Colm Murphy (4th).
The prize presentation took place at Charlie Foley’s Bar on Friday night, with sponsor Colm Foley handing over the honours. Dr Crokes expressed thanks to all who entered teams, sponsored tee boxes, and donated prizes, as well as Colin Finlay and the team at Killarney Golf Club for the superb condition of the course.

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Let us all get behind Sarah Leahy

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The whole town is backing Sarah


Killarney Valley AC star Sarah Leahy poses for a portrait during the Athletics Ireland European Championships team day at the Sport Ireland Institute in Dublin.


The entire town of Killarney will be behind their local sprinter as she takes to the track in Birmingham next Thursday for the European Track and Field Championships.
This marks Sarah’s first time competing at the European Championships and her third major international tournament representing Ireland, following appearances at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the World Relays in Botswana. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile.

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