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Calls for a Civic Reception to honour fire heroes

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By Sean Moriarty

A Killarney councillor has called for a Civic Reception to be given to the firefighters and volunteers who helped extinguish last week’s forest fires in Killarney National Park.

 

Cllr Marie Moloney said she visited the National Park during the fires and witnessed first-hand the work the emergency services and volunteers did to quench the blazes.

“I visited the area and saw how hard they were working, they had not slept in days,” she said.

A Civic Reception is the highest public honour Kerry County Council can confer on an individual or group who have excelled in their field or who have brought great success or enjoyment to the county.

There are certain protocols to follow before a Civic Reception can be organised. Cllr Moloney has initiated these procedures and awaits the green light on the proposal.

All such proposals are considered by the Council’s Corporate Policy Group (representative group of councillors) and scheduled when possible.

If the proposal is passed, the Civic Reception could take the form of an event in County Buildings in Tralee or could be done on a local and municipal level in Killarney. Civic Receptions would also be the subject of any COVID-19 restrictions that may be in place at the time.

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Young entrepreneurs spot match-day business opportunity

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Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.

The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.

Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.

23 May 2026; Local vendors Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin, right, before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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Conor Pass photo captures top spot in Camera Club competition

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Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.

His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.

The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.

The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.

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