Gardaí appeal for witnesses after woman’s body found on Muckross Road

Gardaí have launched a witness appeal following the discovery of a woman’s body at a residential property in Killarney on Tuesday afternoon, July 7.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to an incident at a domestic residence on the Muckross Road, where the woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The property has been preserved for a technical examination, and the State Pathologist has been notified. A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.

A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed to lead the case, and an incident room has been established at Killarney Garda Station.

Investigating Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was in the Muckross Road area of Killarney between the evening of Monday, July 6 and the afternoon of Tuesday, July 7 to come forward. They are particularly asking anyone with camera footage, including CCTV or dashcam from the area during this timeframe, to make it available to them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on 064 667 1160, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

New summer film festival launches at Anam Centre

A new summer film festival has been launched at the Anam Cultural Centre in Killarney, featuring a series of works by local filmmaker Charlie O’Brien. The week-long event, titled Anam Echoes, runs from Sunday July 12 to Friday July 17.

The programme brings together documentaries, traditional music, and guest conversations, with a recurring thread of Irish connections to Latin America running through the week.
The festival opens on July 12 and July 13 with a screening of The Green Fields of Cuba, followed by a live concert with Argentine uilleann piper Pamela Schweblin. On July 14, the venue will screen The Trackless Wild, Song of a Wandering Tip, a documentary exploring the legacy of a 19th-century Irish ballad writer in Argentina, followed by a director’s Q&A.
On July 15, doors open at 8:30pm for a short portrait of the late fiddle player Eamon Flynn titled A Trip to Mountcollins, which will be followed by a traditional music session with Tim Browne and Charlie O’Brien. Musicians gain free entry to this session.
On July 16, in collaboration with the Kerry International Film Festival, there will be a screening of The Killarney Echo alongside a panel discussion on film production, costume, and sound with costume supervisor Ciara O’Connor, sound engineer Tony O’Flaherty, and Charlie O’Brien.
The series concludes on July 17 with A Captain Unafraid, a film charting the life of 19th-century sailor and rebel Johnny O’Brien, followed by a final director’s Q&A.

Doors open at 7:30pm each night, and tickets can be booked at charlieobrien.net/anam-echoes-film-series.