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After eight years, Deerpark’s Night Time Pitch & Putt event is back
After an absence of eight years, Deerpark’s popular and unique Night Time Pitch & Putt event returns for its fifth staging having been held four times between the years of 2012 and 2016.
The event is the brainchild of Aidan O’Donoghue and fellow club member Ger O’Connor. It came following some thought during overnight patrol on the Deerpark course during the time it staged the Irish Open back in 2011, along with some research on the internet. The event sees nine holes on the Killarney course lit up with glow sticks and extra lighting around the course to give a unique feel to proceedings. This is emphasised even more by the use of ‘glow in the dark’ golf balls that are lit up upon impact and stay lit for a few minutes afterwards.
The competition is played as a three-ball scramble and will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 8pm. It is being held in aid of the Ian O’Connell Trust and Killarney native Kevin Phelan who is currently recovering from life altering injuries.
The event costs €75 per team and is kindly sponsored by O’Riordan Home Maintenance with the barbeque on the night also sponsored by Castle Meats. All teams will be supplied with the golf balls necessary and Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club encourage everyone taking part to bring torches and extra lighting with them to help with vision on the night itself.
The organisers are looking forward to welcoming everyone to this unique and novel night, all in aid of a good cause. Further information is available from Aidan on 086 3364705.
Spa GAA has finalised a deal with Cork-based renewable firm ePower to install two electric vehicle (EV) charging points at its club grounds in Killarney.
The move makes the club one of the very first GAA organisations in County Kerry to provide dedicated, on-site charging infrastructure for drivers.
The dual-socket units will be situated directly within the club’s main car park, offering charging accessibility to members, visiting supporters, and patrons.
The new ePower facilities are designed to support local EV drivers and visitors traveling to the club’s various sporting events throughout the season.
Ukrainian Olympian joins parkrun for annual Chestnut Run
It is not every day an Olympian joins the Killarney parkrun, but participants had exactly that experience last Saturday, when two-time Ukrainian Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych joined the event at Killarney House and Gardens.
Heraskevych completed the 5km route alongside members of both the local and Ukrainian communities as part of the annual Ukrainian Chestnut Run. The charity tradition originated in Kyiv 33 years ago and has been organised locally by the Killarney Ukrainian community for the past four years.
The athlete previously captured global attention at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina with his “Helmet of Memory” tribute to fallen athletes.
His appearance in Killarney was part of a week-long tour of athletic and educational centres across south-west Ireland. He spent Friday night in Tralee ahead of the Saturday morning run. During his stay in the region, Heraskevych visited the MTU Tralee campus to meet with students, researchers, and local representatives to discuss sports diplomacy, sustainability, and inclusive sports.
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