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High winds hamper rescue efforts after man falls 150ft on mountain

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High winds hampered a rescue at the weekend after a man fell approximately 150ft in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

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The callout at 2.10pm on Saturday, which involved 27 members of the team, was the sixth in the past fortnight for Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT), in what has been a busy start to the summer season.

Volunteers with KMRT were contacted by Aeromed after a man sustained multiple injuries having fallen approximately 150ft from the Cummeenpeasta Ridge (Black Valley side) in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

Coastguard helicopter R115 was also tasked to the incident but was unable to winch from the location due to high winds.

A number of team members already out on the Reeks at the time proceeded directly to the scene to treat the casualty. R115 airlifted 12 members of the team and rescue equipment to Lough Googh and a further 10 members made their way on foot from the Black Valley. The casualty was secured to a stretcher on scene and lowered over steep complex terrain to a point above Lough Googh from where an airlift was attempted but proved unsuccessful.

The casualty was then lowered further to a point just above the outlet to Lough Googh from where he was airlifted successfully at approximately 11pm and transferred to University Hospital Kerry (UHK).

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Work begins on covered bus stop on Mission Road

Construction has started on a covered bus stop on Mission Road, following years of campaigning by Cllr Marie Moloney. “After a number of years of my campaigning and a number […]

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Construction has started on a covered bus stop on Mission Road, following years of campaigning by Cllr Marie Moloney.

“After a number of years of my campaigning and a number of my motions, work has finally started on a covered bus stop on Mission Road,” said Moloney.
Planning permission for the project was approved earlier this year and will provide shelter for passengers using the FlightLink Dublin Airport Coach service.
Moloney had raised concerns on several occasions about the lack of shelter, highlighting the discomfort caused by waiting in bad weather.
Killarney Municipal District Council is carrying out the civil works, including building the bus stop base and installing power supply funding from the NTA National Transport.

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Kerry ladies on cusp of another league final

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The Kerry ladies can book their place in the 2025 NFL Division 1 final by beating Meath at home in Austin Stack Park today (Saturday). The game throws in at 2pm.

Mark Bourke’s team are currently second in Division 1, three points (one win) behind leaders Armagh and three ahead of the Royals with two rounds of fixtures remaining.

Victory in Tralee would guarantee their qualification for the league decider, setting up a rematch of the 2024 league final against Armagh. The Orchard County prevailed that day in Croke Park, although the Kingdom were able to exact revenge later in the summer when they won the All-Ireland semi-final tie between the sides before also going on to win the final.

A draw against Meath would also more than likely be enough for Kerry considering their vastly superior points difference (+25 versus +3). Defeat would send it to the final day on March 29 with Kerry at home to Dublin and Meath away to Armagh.

There was good news for Kerry corner back Eilís Lynch this week as the Castleisland Desmonds player was named on the AIB Ladies Gaelic Football Club Championship Team of the Year. Desmonds won last season’s County and Munster Championships.

Meanwhile, Brian Looney and Micheál Burns of Dr Crokes were named on the AIB GAA Club Championship Team of the Year, with Burns also being shortlisted for Club Footballer of the Year alongside Con O’Callaghan (Cuala) and Ruairí Canavan (Errigal Ciaran). O’Callaghan was selected as the winner at a ceremony in Dublin last night.

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