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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

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PARADE: Volunteers are needed for the Christmas in Killarney parades which start this weekend.

By Sean Moriarty

Behind the scenes Killarney is gearing up for the festive season

Killarney Municipal District has announced the free parking schedule that will run for the entire month of December.

FREE PARKING

8.30am to 11am Glebe and Upper New St car parks

8.30am to 1pm Fair Hill and New St Lower car parks

4pm to 6.30pm New St Lower car park

All day Lewis Rd and High St car park.

Street closures for Christmas events

There will be a number of street and car park closures in Killarney town centre on weekends leading up to Christmas.

As a result College Street, from the junction of Lewis Road to Plunkett Street at the AIB, will close to traffic between 5pm to 7.30pm.

The same closure will run from the Plaza Hotel along Main St to the top of High St.

A traffic diversion system will operate on the main approaches to the town.

These closures will continue every Saturday, up to and including, December 18.

The Killarney Historic Rally will take place on Friday December 3 and Saturday December 4.

The Lewis Road car park will be used for ‘Parc Ferme’ purposes and will be unavailable for parking from 8pm on Thursday, December 1 until 11am on Saturday.

Additionally, Main Street from the Plaza Hotel to the junction of Main Street and New
Street will be closed from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on Friday, December 2 for the rally’s ceremonial start.

On Saturday (December 3), there will be road closures in the Moll’s Gap, Beallaghbeama and Shanera/Kilgobnet areas of Beaufort.

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Strong results for Muckross Rowing Club at Indoor Championships

Sixteen members of Muckross Rowing Club travelled to the University of Limerick Arena last Saturday to compete in the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships. The event drew a large entry […]

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Sixteen members of Muckross Rowing Club travelled to the University of Limerick Arena last Saturday to compete in the Irish Provinces Indoor Rowing Championships.

The event drew a large entry from clubs across Ireland and overseas, providing strong competition throughout the programme.
Muckross recorded several standout performances, including two gold-medal wins.
Cara Spillane took first place in the Women’s Junior 15 five-minute event, covering 1,316 metres. She was the only athlete in a 16-strong field to break the 1,300m mark.
Sean Tangney secured the club’s second gold medal with victory in the Men’s Lightweight 50–59 2km race.
In the Men’s Junior 13 events, Max Wesolowski finished second of 104 competitors in the 500m race. He also placed third of 78 in the three-minute sprint, recording 893 metres.
Other strong performances included: Orla Forde, fourth in a field of 43 in the Women’s Junior 14 four-minute event and Madeleine Lynch, fifth of 50 competitors in the Women’s Junior 13 three-minute sprint.

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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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