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Gleneagle Squash season launched

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Gleneagle Squash Club have announced their 2023/2024 squash competition and training programme, following extensive renovations and improvements during the summer months.

Club competitions are set to take place each month during the squash season, from November until April, and all players are welcome to join.
The first monthly competition of the season is kindly sponsored again by O'Keeffe's Oils Rathmore.

The club has been making great progress with six members now trained as coaches to World Squash Federation Level 1 accreditation; success in national competitions; representation on Irish teams; ladies and junior training and improved facilities which now bring the courts up to a national standard. Club chairman and longtime player Mike Crowley gives credit to the Aquila Club staff and the Gleneagle Hotel for their ongoing support and also extends his thanks to the Department of Community and Rural Development and Kerry County Council for the Community Enhancement Fund award towards the cost of upgrading the courts.

There has been a strong turnout to Ladies’ training each Tuesday evening and Juniors’ Training each Wednesday evening from 6.15-7.00pm, with the first cohort of ladies already actively playing in club leagues and making way for the next round of beginners and returning players. Their ‘drop in and play’ mornings each Saturday from 10am - 1pm are a chance for new, returning and regular players to train and play without commitment each week.

With the welcome news this week that squash is to be an Olympic sport for the first time at LA 2028, the club is as proud as ever of its successes - Donnagh Crowley and Paul O’Brien are proudly representing the club on the Irish international master’s team and in 2023, the club won Division 2 of the Munster Leagues. The club also held the Killarney Open in September, sponsored by Tricel, Torc Engineering and Brendan Counihan Plant Hire. With recent improvements and wins, the club can be more confident of having a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of its community and perhaps, developing a potential Olympian from the Gleneagle Squash Club!

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Newstalk Summer Tour arrives in Killarney

Newstalk’s 2025 Summer Tour, in association with ESB, is making its way to Killarney this week, bringing live broadcasts from the town. On morning, Friday, June 20, Newstalk Breakfast with […]

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Newstalk’s 2025 Summer Tour, in association with ESB, is making its way to Killarney this week, bringing live broadcasts from the town.

On morning, Friday, June 20, Newstalk Breakfast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman will be live from the Café du Parc in the Killarney Plaza Hotel and Spa, kicking off at 7 am.
Ciara and Shane are scheduled to speak with local Kerry figures and take a trip on Killarney’s jaunting cars to see the sights.
Kelly said: “I am so excited to head to Killarney. I have had some fantastic memories as a child visiting Kerry and can’t wait to go back for Newstalk’s Summer tour!”
Coleman added: “Kerry is a wonderful place to visit and I am looking forward to seeing its natural beauty, vibrant culture and rich history.”
The week-long tour is taking the full Newstalk experience to towns across Ireland, featuring live shows, special guests, and conversation.

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Ring of Kerry Cycle to honour founder Paddy O’Donoghue

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This year’s Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, scheduled for July 5, will be run in memory of Paddy O’Donoghue, a founding member of the event.

Mr O’Donoghue, aged 81, from Muckross, passed away following a road collision in Kilgarvan on Tuesday, this week.

Paddy was a retired Kerry County Council engineer, affectionately known as ‘Paddy the Engineer’.

He was a driving force behind the annual charity cycle since its inception in 1982, regularly participating and fundraising for various causes. Beyond his cycling contributions, the Glenflesk native was also a notable footballer, having been part of the East Kerry team that secured the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1971.

Cathal Walshe, PRO of the Ring of Kerry Cycle said: “On behalf of the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle I wish to extend sincere sympathy to Brenda and the O’Donoghue family on the sad and sudden loss of Paddy.

“He was a fantastic supporter of the annual charity cycle since it’s inception back in the 80s. A regular participant and wonderful fundraiser for whatever charity he chose. Paddy loved a challenge in whatever he undertook and was the epitome of what the event was all about. We miss the banter and craic but he won’t ever be forgotten. This year’s event will be dedicated to his memory on July the 5th. His likes will never be seen again. Slan Abhaile our friend.”

Tributes have been paid to Mr O’Donoghue, including from his local Glenflesk GAA club, who stated, “Glenflesk GAA would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Paddy O’Donoghue on his sad passing. He was a true Glenflesk stalwart as a player, mentor and lifelong supporter.”

Paddy is survived by his wife Brenda, children Florence, Áine, Denise, Brenda, Báirbre, Patrick, and Alice, 17 grandchildren, his brother John, sisters Margaret, Kathleen, and Anna, and a wide circle of relatives and friends.

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