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Hair raising experience raises almost €5k

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By Michelle Crean

 

It was a hair raising experience - but one she's proud to have accomplished, as local woman Laura Whelton raised almost €5,000 for charity this week. Tuesday was the day that the 20-year-old from Fossa took the scissors in her hands and chopped off her long red hair.

Then it was the turn of her mom Fiona, brother Dara, her girlfriend Grace O'Sullivan, and cousin Beth Coffey who all helped Laura to shave it off all in aid of raising awareness and funds for the Kerry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre (KRSAC).

Laura, who featured in last week's Killarney Advertiser ahead of her fundraiser, wanted to start a conversation surrounding the issue of women being harmed through abuse or violence. And by undergoing such a drastic change feels that she has accomplished it.

"It was very liberating," Laura told the Killarney Advertiser.

"I felt fine but there were a few tears from mom. I will miss the hair but I feel lighter. I'm just so thankful that I could do it."

She explained as her hair was so long she cut the length off herself and had help with the shave.

"I felt ready for it," she added. "It's going to help so many people."

For every €100 raised by Laura, KRSAC will be able to provide three crisis counselling sessions for survivors of sexual violence.

"I'd really like to thank everyone for the donations and for starting the conversation. Hopefully we can keep it going."

 

 

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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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