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Eye witnesses describe “feeling helpless” watching fire

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By Michelle Crean

Three friends who saw the flames describe what it was like in to the early hours of Saturday morning. Cathal O'Connor, Steven Fleming and Harold Reynolds saw the fires around 12 midnight from Muckross.

"We called the fire service and sent them to Dinis car park which seemed very close to the original fire," Cathal, who is from Kilcummin, explained to the Killarney Advertiser.

"The fire quickly gained size but appeared manageable when the fire services arrived until it travelled further behind Dinis and jumped across to the Eagles Nest, where it travelled up the mountain on the strong easterly winds that were around that night. A dark red hue filled the already very bright moon lit sky, the intense red and oranges dominating the landscape making Mount Eagle resemble that of Mount Doom [from 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy]. We just watched in dismay as the fire took over the park, feeling helpless."

The fire crew and Gardai were on the scene quickly and did a great job, he added.

"We stayed and watched for a few hours and returned the next day to check the damage. You'd mistake the once lush green landscape for the land of Mordor, now scorched and barren."

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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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