Coffee morning at Lir Cafe to support Kerry Hospice Foundation

The Looney family of Ross Road will host a coffee morning in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundation and Palliative Care on Wednesday, September 30.

The event takes place at Lir Cafe from 10.00am to 1.00pm. The family organized the fundraiser to express their gratitude for the care provided by the local Palliative Care nursing team.
Attendees will be able to make voluntary donations to the Kerry Hospice Foundation throughout the morning.
A raffle will also be held during the event, with prizes including a signed Kerry GAA jersey, a Lir hamper, and a Lir gift voucher.
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HOSPICE FUNDRAISER: Dermot O’Reilly, Alan Oliver, and Cathal Walshe at Lir Cafe, where a coffee morning will be held on Wednesday, September 30, from 10am to 1pm in support of the Kerry Hospice Foundation

The annual Killarney National Park Autumn Talks Series returns for its 38th year on Thursday, October 8, at Killarney House Auditorium

The series will run every Thursday evening at 8.00pm for six weeks. Admission to the venue is free, with seating available on a first-come basis.

All presentations will also be live-streamed online via the official Killarney National Park Facebook page.

Organiser and recently retired NPWS Conservation Ranger Padruig O’Sullivan spoke about the continued popularity of the event.

“The success of the talks is the incredible engagement with our community and in recent years, live-streaming the events has greatly enhanced the experience with audiences joining us from all parts of the globe,” O’Sullivan said.

“The diversity of speakers stemming from every walk of life with challenging and engaging topics, always an invaluable source of new information to share,” O’Sullivan added.

Award-winning photographer James Crombie opens the series on October 8 with a talk on starling murmurations at Lough Ennell.

Other topics across the six-week schedule include native pollinators, sustainability initiatives at Dinis Cottage, the legacy of Kenmare House, and research into ash and elm conservation.

A key highlight occurs on October 29, when Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin of UCC delivers a presentation on The Annals of Innisfallen, the 1,000-year-old manuscript documenting early Irish history from InnisfallenIsland.

Event Schedule

Date & Time Subject SpeakerThurs
Oct 8 (8.00pm) Starling MurmurationsJames Crombie (PPI Press Photographer of the Year)

Thurs Oct 15 (8.00pm) Native Honey Bees and Pollinators Prof. Grace McCormack (University of Galway)
Thurs Oct 22 (8.00pm) Dinis Cottage: Going Green Kerry Corkery (Sustainability Engineer, TEM)
Thurs Oct 29 (8.00pm) Exploring the Annals of Innisfallen Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin (Professor of Modern Irish, UCC)
Thurs Nov 5 (8.00pm)Shadows of Splendour: 300 years of Kenmare House Rachel Kavanagh (Killarney House)
Thurs Nov 12 (8.00pm)Securing the Future of Ireland’s Ash and Elm Dr. Dheeraj Rathore (Senior Research Officer, Teagasc)