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Gardai stepping up patrols across the town

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DAILY PATROLS: Garda Deirdre Quinn O'Doherty and Garda Laura Cahill pictured near Ross Castle as gardai step up patrols in areas across town to minimise the number of groups congregating together.

By Michelle Crean

With new increased powers as a response to the threat of COVID-19, Killarney Gardai have steped up daily patrols to minimise the numbers of people congregating around town.

Resources at Killarney Garda Station have increased after the allocation of three new garda recruits, who were sworn in prematurely as part of the new Coronavirus policing programme.

Local garda bosses have also increased man power on the streets, with daily mountain bike patrols in the National Park and other amenity areas such as Muckross, Killarney House, and Ross Castle.

“In response to the threat of COVID-19 and the recommendations of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) that all non-essential retail outlets close to members of the public and social distancing to be implemented, Killarney Gardaí have increased mountain bike patrols which will be patrolled daily minimising the risk of groups congregating,” Sergeant Dermot O’Connor told the Killarney Advertiser.

“Additional mobile patrols are in place in the community to address groups in housing estates.”

He said they’re getting regular calls about groups of up to six gathering together in various places around town. While it hasn’t escalated, he’s appealing to parents to keep them in.
“We would ask parents to self-regulate it and are asking for everybody’s help on this.”

Gardaí are also linking in with local community groups to identify persons in need of assistance at this time.

Killarney Gardaí are seeking the continued support of the community, and said that to date no significant difficulties have been reported to Killarney Gardaí.

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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