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Five events not to miss this May
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Saturday May 6
Nathan's Walk – A Darkness in to Light Event
The walk has been running since 2011 in memory of 14-year-old Nathan O'Carroll from Killarney who took his own life in 2007. Outside of Dublin, Nathen Walk is the longest-running Darkness Into Light event outside of Dublin. The annual event is always well supports by locals and has raised tens of thousands of euro for Pieta House over the years. Participants will start at the Killarney Race Course at 4.15am this Saturday 6th May and will walk through darkness into dawn in memory of Nathan and the many other family’s effected by suicide to raise awareness.
Saturday May 6 and Sunday 7
Kingdom County Fair
The popular Kingdom County Fair is back again this weekend. The event which has been running for 70 years is an opportunity for local businesses to showcase their products in an atmosphere that celebrates Irish culture and horticulture. The event takes place at the showgrounds in Ballymacthomas on the outskirts of Tralee. The weekend is packed with different events and is a real family affair. The organisers have a programme of kids entertainment, animals of all sorts, trade stands , farm machines , music, dancing, face-painting, toy stalls and funfair rides. The annual dog show is usually the highlight of the event but the grown up kids can keep themselves busy browsing the many trade stands as well as art and craft stalls. Dogs are not the only four legged friends on show, the horses, pony’s, cattle, goats and sheep will also be on show. The fair will also have hot food and refreshments on site.
Saturday May 13
Run Killarney
Run Killarney is a mainstay in the local outdoor adventure calendar, The races are open to everyone, men and women alike, at all levels of running experience, walkers, newcomers and people who just want a challenge and a great day out. The event has two distance races on the same day, the 10KM and the half marathon, giving competitors the chance to run one of the world’s most breath taking and scenic races at a level that suits their ability. Both routes start at the Gleneagle Hotel and participants will head out towards Muckross where the half marathon runners will take on a more challenging distance. All participants will finish back at the Gleneagle where a euphoric and party atmosphere goes well in to the evening.
Sunday May 14 – Tuesday May 16
May Festival at Killarney Races
Killarney’s May Festival kicks off on Sunday May 14 and offers three days of the very best of Festival Racing. Sunday and Monday are both national hunt cards whilst Tuesday is an all flat card. Aside from all the great racing, people can expect family entertainment, live music and an atmosphere not to be missed.
Friday May 26
Mario Rosenstock | Gift Grub Live
Mario Rosenstock is set to embark on a nationwide Irish Tour with his stunning new one-man stage show In Your Face…and what a face! Most normal people have 43 muscles in their face. With Mario multiply that by 10…and they all move at the same time! The brand new 2018 show is bigger and bolder than ever and it’s Mario’s most interactive too. Prepare to be entertained like never before and maybe even become part of the show too. One minute he’s on stage. One minute he’s In Your Face! To date Mario’s live tours have sold over 200,000 tickets with a record five consecutive sold-out nights at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin. Mario has spent eighteen years on the legendary Gift Grub on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM. He has starred in three smash-hit TV series of The Mario Rosenstock Show on RTE TV. Mario has been awarded twelve national radio awards and is a member of Irish Radio IMRO Hall of Fame.
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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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