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Highland games a first for Killarney

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By Sean Moriarty

Killarney Town Twinning Association, in conjunction with Scottish Masters Athletics International, will host the Masters World Championships (MWC) for the traditional Scottish Highland Games next June - the first time the event will take place in Ireland.

From June 6-10, Killarney Convention Centre will feature such iconic Highland Games events like hammer throwing and the sheaf toss.

The MWC is an annual amateur competition with the location being determined by application from host organisations of highland games sites across the globe and the locations of the competitions are determined by the SMAI.

The MWC competition is open to all athletes over 40 years of age with proper qualification as determined by the SMA. Last year’s games took place in Arkansas in the United States and while other European cities like Stuttgart in Germany and Hafnarfjörður in Iceland.

“This is actually organised from America but we have contacted the organisers through our twining committee with Springfield in Illinois,” Killarney Town Twinning Association Chair Sean Counihan told the Killarney Advertiser. “This is two or three years in the planning and while it is usually held in September, with input from the Gleneagle, it was agreed to run it the week after BikeFest.”

 

 

 

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Road from Lissivigeen to Barraduff to close until 9am tomorrow

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The road from Lissivigeen roundabout to Barraduff will be closed from 3pm today until 9am tomorrow morning.

Presently, a single-lane traffic system is in operation on the N72 road west of Barraduff village, this will remain in place until the full road closure begins this afternoon.

The road was initally closed this morning due to a crane going off the road.

After the road reopens tomorrow, traffic will continue to operate under a single-lane traffic system for several days to facilitate the recovery option.

Motorists are advised to observe the traffic management in place in the area.

This is a notice from Kerry County Council.

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Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone benefit from Ballybunion golf f0undraiser

Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone (KFMN) was one of seven local charities to receive funding from Ballybunion Golf Club Lady Captain Mags O’Sullivan’s Charity Golf Classic. At a presentation on […]

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Kerry Friends of Motor Neurone (KFMN) was one of seven local charities to receive funding from Ballybunion Golf Club Lady Captain Mags O’Sullivan’s Charity Golf Classic.

At a presentation on October 5, Mags O’Sullivan presented a cheque for €5,000 to KFMN at Ballybunion Golf Club.
The donation was made in memory of her late friend Angela Fahy, a former Lady Captain and President of the club, who passed away from Motor Neurone Disease.
Pat Kelleher and Christy Lehane accepted the cheque on behalf of KFMN and thanked Mags, Lady President Aideen O’Leary, and the organising committee for their generosity and hospitality.
He said the donation will provide vital support for the charity’s ongoing work assisting those living with Motor Neurone Disease in Kerry.
“Fundraising is becoming increasingly difficult, so this contribution makes a real difference,” he said.

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