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Comfort for Chemo Charity Evening at the Dogs

Lee Strand has joined forces with Comfort for Chemo Kerry for this year's annual Lee Strand 550 night at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on May 26.
The support of Lee Strand will allow Comfort for Chemo Kerry to generate much needed funds with all admissions, auction, raffle, restaurant bookings and other monies raised on the night going directly towards the charity. The event will be a fabulous evening at the stadium with something for everyone and there are several ways to support this wonderful cause.
Speaking at the launch of the event, Gearoid Linnane CEO stated, “Lee Strand continues to support one of Ireland’s most prestigious races, the Lee Strand A3 550 at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium. Our long-standing sponsorship of this race spans over four decades and we are delighted to welcome back a charity element to our event. This year our chosen charity is Comfort for Chemo Kerry, all proceeds raised on the evening will all be donated directly to the charity. It promises to be a great evening out for everyone while supporting a wonderful charity in our community.”
In addition to the racing action, everyone will be kept well entertained with MC Billy Keane to take us through the night. Best Dressed Lady and Best Dressed Gent will be judged on the night by fashion stylist Danny Leane with fabulous prizes for both. Plus, there will be an auction on the night with some fantastic items up for grabs and lots of chances to win in the raffle, which has been very generously supported with prizes from local businesses.
There will also be a family aspect to the night with entertainment for all ages with lots of novelty events with face painting, bouncy castle, music after racing and Mighty Mikey Milk from Lee Strand will be at the stadium to meet the younger ones.
Tickets are available at the entry gate, costing €10 and kids are free. The first race of the night goes off at 7pm with doors open at 6pm. Table bookings for the restaurant can be made either by e-mailing info@comfortforchemokerry.com or on 089 2240357.
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Fassbender ready for second Le Mans appearance
Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. The iconic endurance race is celebrating its […]

Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The iconic endurance race is celebrating its 100th edition next weekend.
The Fossa star has already arrived in the famous French twon where he is involved in a week-long series of engagements including drivers’ parades, autograph sessions and more serious appointments like car safety checks, practice and qualifying.
Like last year, when he finished 16th in the LMGTE Am class, Fassbender has been entered in to the event by the German Proton Competition team with Estonian Martin Rump and the Austrian Richard Lietz.
Fassbender dreams of following the trajectory of fellow Hollywood actors Patrick Dempsey who was second in LMGTE Am class in 2016 and Paul Newman who finished second overall in 1979.
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Ireland’s oldest citizen has Killarney connections
Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week. Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections. The previous record […]

Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week.
Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections.
The previous record was held by 107-year-old Nancy Stewart who died on September 10 2021.
Although born in Belfast, Máirín went to school in the Mercy Convent. Her father was a customs and excise officer and the family moved around a lot eventually coming to Killarney after spells in County Down and Dublin.
Her mother came from the Rathmore area and her father was from Newmarket in County Cork.
She attended the Mercy Convent and has, in previous interviews, recalled growing up on the shores of Lough Lein.
“Neighbours who had three children were given the job of taking me to school,” she said. “They were annoyed because the children were going to school for two or three years but I was put in to the same class as them – my mother had taught me.”
In 2021 she featured in the book ‘Independence Memories: A People’s Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation’, sharing stories of being kept in school in Killarney during an attack on the RIC barracks down the road.
In 1924 she started a degree in science and a diploma in education at University College Cork, before working in the pathology lab in University College Cork’s Department of Medicine for 16 years.
last year she recalled her story on the podcast: ‘Living History – Irish Life and Lore’.
During the broadcast she talked about her parents’ membership of the Gaelic League in 1910; the Spanish Flu in Ireland in 1918; The Black and Tans in Killarney in 1921; the early days of the new Free State; Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932, visiting the Basket Islands in 1929; and working in the UCC medical laboratory from 1932 until 1948.
This week President Michael D. Higgins hosted an afternoon tea event to celebrate the important role that a variety of people have and can play in different communities and Máirín was among the guests of honour.
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