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Prizewinners at the St Patrick's Festival Killarney parade prizegiving function in the International Hotel on Tuesday night. Included are Stella Maloney, Legion GAA Club, who received the Sean O'Keeffe perpetual trophy for best overall entry from Anne O'Keeffe, Aoife O'Carroll, St Oliver's NS, who received the the Michael Courtney perpetual trophy for best interpretation of theme from Sheila Courtney, Mariea Sheehy, Aerials Gymnastics Club, winner of the John Killer O'Callaghan perpetual trophy for best sporting entry, Terence Mulcahy, International Hotel, Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce President Kate O'Leary, Mayor of Killarney Municipal District Bobby O'Connell, St Patrick's Festival Killarney Chairperson Anne Marie Kennelly, Killarney Advertiser Editor Eve Kelliher, committee members Paul Sherry and Cllr Michael Gleeson. PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH

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Prize-winners at the St Patrick's Festival Killarney parade prizegiving function in the International Hotel on Tuesday night. Included are Stella Maloney, Legion GAA Club, who received the Sean O'Keeffe perpetual trophy for best overall entry from Anne O'Keeffe, Aoife O'Carroll, St Oliver's NS, who received the Michael Courtney perpetual trophy for best interpretation of theme from Sheila Courtney, Mariea Sheehy, Aerials Gymnastics Club, winner of the John Killer O'Callaghan perpetual trophy for best sporting entry, Terence Mulcahy, International Hotel, Killarney Chamber President Kate O'Leary, Mayor of Killarney Municipal District Bobby O'Connell, St Patrick's Festival Killarney Chairperson Anne Marie Kennelly, Killarney Advertiser Editor Eve Kelliher, committee members Paul Sherry and Cllr Michael Gleeson.
PICTURE: EAMONN KEOGH


THE entire team behind the second annual St Patrick’s Festival Cill Áirne and committee chairperson Anne Marie Kennelly are to be congratulated on a job exquisitely done.
As media sponsor, Killarney Advertiser is proud and delighted to be involved and we extend our congratulations to all the parade award winners and overall winning entry Killarney Legion.
All were feted in style at the gala awards ceremony in the International Hotel last night where Killarney Chamber president Kate O’Leary and Mayor of Killarney Municipal District Bobby O’Connell presented prizes along with festival chairperson Anne Marie Kennelly and committee members including Paul Sherry and Cllr Michael Gleeson.
Anne Marie paid tribute to all who supported the event and thanked the International Hotel which sponsored the prizes and supplied the venue for the awards.

 


 

Click on any image below to enlarge. Pictures: Eamon Keogh.
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Rathmore students finish runners-up in national SciFest finals

Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore is celebrating a major success after students Eoin Cashman and Alex Thompson were named overall runners-up at the National SciFest finals held in Marino […]

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Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra in Rathmore is celebrating a major success after students Eoin Cashman and Alex Thompson were named overall runners-up at the National SciFest finals held in Marino College, Dublin last week.

The pair also won the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Award and will now represent Ireland at the world finals in Phoenix, Arizona in 2026.
Their project, titled Dust Dynamics: Analysing Planetary Bodies through the Ballistic Motion of Lofted Dust Particles, examined how the movement of dust can reveal key information about a planet’s environment, including atmospheric density and gravity. As part of their study, they analysed footage of dust thrown up by the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Using online software and physics calculations learned in school, they estimated the moon’s gravitational acceleration to 1.72 m/s², within 6.7% of the accepted value.
The national finals featured projects assessed by judges from scientific and engineering fields. More than 16,000 students entered SciFest 2025, making the duo’s achievement a significant milestone. Their teacher Kevin McCarthy mentored the project, and the school says the students’ work could be applied to footage from other planetary missions in the future.

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Chamber’s emphasis on cyber security

  Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to taketo ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies. Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted […]

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Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to take
to ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted a very informative breakfast
briefing in the International Hotel at which they keynote speakers were cyber security
experts Mike Dennehy and Ger McAuliffe from progressive local company Tricel.
The opening question at the event was how will a business operate tomorrow if it
loses access to its data today?
Mike and Ger recommended that all employers to include IT training as part of the
induction programme for new entrants, organise monthly awareness training for all
employees and to conduct monthly spot-checks to ensure everything is going
according to plan.
It was essential, they pointed out not to give the same level of access to all
employees to reduce risk and to devise a disaster recovery plan in case it is needed.
Companies have also been advised not to allow the public to use their private wi-fi
network and, instead, to set up a public or guest network.
Chamber thanked the experts from Tricel for their engaging talk which certainly put
the spotlight very firmly on the need to enhance cyber security measures.

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