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Former Muckross rower selected for European championships

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TEAM IRELAND: Former Muckross junior rower Aileen Crowley and Monika Dukarska will represent Ireland at the European Championships in Italy next weekend. Photo: Rowing Ireland

By Sean Moriarty

A former member of Muckross Rowing Club is among two Kerry women selected to represent Ireland at next weekend’s European Rowing Championship in Italy. Killorglin native Aileen Crowley, who currently rows with Old Collegians Boat Club in Dublin will join Poznan-born Killorglin woman Monica Dukarska in the April 9 to 11 event.

The Kerry crew, who will be competing together in the Women’s Pairs class, will join an illustrious Irish team that includes Olympic heroes Paul and Gary O’Donovan.

“We are very happy with the team selected for the European Rowing Championships next month. A lot of hard work and preparation has gone into the camps, and I want to thank the athletes, coaches, clubs and their families for their continued support,” said Rowing Ireland’s High-Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni.

The pair previously qualified for the delayed Tokyo Olympics and a strong performance next weekend will go a long way towards their inclusion in the Irish team for the July/August games.

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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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