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Kerry gets ready for a clean sweep

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Launching County Clean-Up Day which takes place tomorrow, April 2, are Sean Murphy, KWD Killarney, Colm Cooper, Killarney, Kevin Hughes, Killarney, and Micheal O Coileain, Kerry County Council, and, front, Abigail Murphy, David Butler and Alison Butler. PICTURE: DOMNICK WALSH

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Launching County Clean-Up Day which takes place tomorrow, April 2, are Sean Murphy, KWD Killarney, Kerry football star Colm Cooper, Kevin Hughes, Killarney, and Micheal O Coileain, Kerry County Council, and, front, Abigail Murphy, David Butler and Alison Butler.
PICTURE: DOMNICK WALSH
 


 
THE county’s highways and byways are set for some serious TLC tomorrow as the fifth annual County Clean-Up Day takes place.
Businesses, community groups and individuals will be sweeping into action for the event, which is held in association with KWD Recycling.
As ever, KWD Recycling will supply and collect all bags free of charge after the event at a predesignated collection point so there really is excuse not to get involved and give your local roadway a spring clean and keep our roads pristine for 2016.
You can see www.countycleanup.com for details or get information on the “Kerry County Clean Up” Facebook page.
Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce and Killarney Tidy Towns members will be meeting at Daly’s SuperValu at 7.30am where all the equipment will be provided. “This initiative is one I am very passionate about as it helps to reflect positively on our town and aids our tidy and litter-free campaigns,” said Killarney Chamber and Killarney Tidy Towns/Killarney Looking Good committee members Johnny McGuire.

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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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