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Debate over location of GAA museum

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Where should a Kerry GAA museum be located?

Even if the long-mooted project ever gets off the ground, there is debate if it could or should be located in Tralee or Killarney.

At Monday’s Kerry County Council, Cllr Michael Cahill raised the issue again.

“I believe Killarney is the best location. In my opinion, there is no place better for a GAA museum than Fitzgerald Stadium as it's within walking distance of the town,” he told the meeting.

However, Cllr Mikey Sheehy, the mayor of Tralee was having none of it and pointed to the existing Kerry County museum on Denny St that is already home to GAA exhibits.

“I'm speaking here with my Tralee hat on. We feel we're the ideal location for this. I really think we need to promote the project as a county,” said Sheehy.

Cahill’s proposal included the idea that a GAA museum should be included in the proposed upgrade of Fitzgerald Stadium – a project that has been mooted for some time but, as of yet, without any firm plans.

Killarney councillor Niall ‘Botty’ O’Callaghan backed plans for a museum but warned that a stadium upgrade is also vital.

“One thing we can all agree on is that Fitzgerald Stadium needs a serious upgrade,” said O'Callaghan.

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Dromhall team takes top spot at Crokes Golf Classic

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The annual Dr Crokes GAA Club Golf Classic proved to be another major success last weekend, drawing 64 teams to Killarney’s Mahony’s Point course over two days of competition.


The Dromhall Hotel team of John Brosnan, Mike Dwyer, Shane Kelly, and Ger O’Meara took first place. Second place went to the O’Carroll Engineering team of Anthony O’Mahony, John O’Driscoll, Derek McAllister, and Michael O’Sullivan.
Third place went to the Quills team (Vincent Casey, Colm O’Brien, Evy O’Brien, and Donie Buckley), while Diarmuid O’Carroll Electrical (Mark O’Carroll, Brian McCarthy, Ben Kelliher, and Luke O’Shea) finished fourth.
Rounding out the top positions were Fexco in fifth (Andrew McCarthy, Ivo O’Sullivan, Ross Brosnan, and Niall O’Shea), Money Maximising Advisors in sixth (John Lenihan, Michael Lenihan, Des McCarthy, and Peter Bellew), and The Gleneagle Hotel in seventh (Patrick O’Donoghue, Mike McAuliffe, Margaret Gill, and T Buckley).
Raffle prize winners on the night were David Cotter (1st), Eugene Browne (2nd), Donal Brosnan (3rd), and Colm Murphy (4th).
The prize presentation took place at Charlie Foley’s Bar on Friday night, with sponsor Colm Foley handing over the honours. Dr Crokes expressed thanks to all who entered teams, sponsored tee boxes, and donated prizes, as well as Colin Finlay and the team at Killarney Golf Club for the superb condition of the course.

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Let us all get behind Sarah Leahy

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The whole town is backing Sarah


Killarney Valley AC star Sarah Leahy poses for a portrait during the Athletics Ireland European Championships team day at the Sport Ireland Institute in Dublin.


The entire town of Killarney will be behind their local sprinter as she takes to the track in Birmingham next Thursday for the European Track and Field Championships.
This marks Sarah’s first time competing at the European Championships and her third major international tournament representing Ireland, following appearances at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the World Relays in Botswana. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile.

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