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Funds raised in memory of much loved Kilcummin man

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By Michelle Crean

€2,000 was generously handed over to the Kerry Hospice Foundation (KHF) on Sunday morning all in memory of a much loved local man. Locals in the Village Inn Kilcummin held a sweepstake in memory Derry O'Leary (44) who sadly passed away last April from cancer.

Derry, who was married to Helen, loved to go to Cheltenham every year which is why his friends decided to do a sweepstakes in his memory.

"We raised a nice sum of money," his friend Diarmuid O'Donoghue told the Killarney Advertiser.

The sweepstake was won by John Keogh from Killarney who gave it back which added to the final amount donated to charity.

Described as a gentleman, Derry worked in Dawn Dairies in Killarney, and also loved the GAA, especially his local Kilcummin Club.

It was decided to donate the funds to the KHF where Derry had received excellent care.

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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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