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1.5m viewers watch Michael on Late Late Toy Show

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Killarney boy Michael O’Brien (11), charmed over 1.5 million viewers during his appearance on Friday night’s Late Late Toy Show – the most-watched programme on Irish television for 2018.
Visually impaired Michael, who said appearing on the country’s most loved show was “a dream come true”, was left stunned when he met his sporting hero Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald live during his planned book review.
Michael, son of Michael and Noreen from Woodside, was chatting to presenter Ryan Tubridy explaining that Davy was his sporting hero, when the sportsman appeared on the set and presented the youngster with a GAA jersey and tickets to the All-Ireland final next September.
This week, RTE revealed that ‘The Greatest Showman’ themed show was watched by an average audience of over 1.3 million live on the night, while a further 141,700 viewers watched their recording of the show on Saturday, and 51,9000 viewers did the same on Sunday. In addition, 113,000 watched the repeat viewing on RTÉ One on Saturday.
On the RTÉ Player the show had record numbers, with 116,000 live streams, up 33 percent on last year, and over 100,000 watching on catch-up. The show was watched in over 100 countries outside of Ireland, with viewers logging on across the globe including Myanmar, Burundi, Haiti and Mongolia.
Rory Darcy, Principal of St Oliver’s National School in Killarney, where Michael is a pupil, said that all staff and pupils are so proud of Michael.
“We are so proud of him,” Rory said. “I’ve never seen him speechless before.”
He said Michael is a fantastic young man and a pleasure to be around.
“He has an infectious sense of humour and an encyclopaedic knowledge of sport, particularly Gaelic football, darts and boxing.
“He’s the type of young lad you’d feel better around.”
And before Michael departed for Dublin, the school treated him to a mini toy show.
“We practiced it in assembly and the Parents Association gave him a hamper full of treats for his journey.”

He added the work Michael’s teacher Ciara O’Sullivan, Shirley McGough and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Olive Horgan, do is just brilliant.

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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