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Kilcummin and Kerry GAA star seriously injured in crash

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By Sean Moriarty

Kilcummin GAA Club has wished their star player Sean O'Leary a speedy recovery after he was seriously injured in a road traffic accident on Saturday night.

O’Leary, who is a member of the extended Kerry Senior Football team panel, was involved in a two-car collision near Abbeyfeale, County Limerick as he made his way home from the Kerry v Tipperary game that was played in Thurles earlier that evening.

The former All-Ireland minor winner was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the collision which happened shortly after 11.30pm on Saturday night.

The University of Limerick student was a member of Kilcummin’s All-Ireland Intermediate championship winning side in 2019.

He suffered multiple serious fractures in the incident. He, and two other males and one female, were taken to various hospitals in Tralee, Cork and Limerick and the road remained closed until Sunday afternoon as Garda forensic officers examined the scene.

“He is an outstanding footballer,” club PRO Michael O’Riordan told the Killarney Advertiser. “But football aside, he is an extremely popular young man in the community and the younger people look up to him. We wish Sean and everyone else involved a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back [playing football] soon.”

Other successes for O’Leary included winning two Hogan Cups with St Brendan's College in 2016 and 2017.
He also made the Killarney Advertiser Team of the Year in 2018 and 2019 and was named our Young Footballer of the Year in 2018.

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Status Orange Weather Warning for Kerry

Met Éireann has issued two weather warnings for Kerry on Wednesday, 27 September, A Status Orange warning for heavy and intense rainfall is in place from 9am to 3pm while […]

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Met Éireann has issued two weather warnings for Kerry on Wednesday, 27 September,

A Status Orange warning for heavy and intense rainfall is in place from 9am to 3pm while a Status Yellow warning for strong and gusty winds is in place from 7am on Wednesday to 12am on Thursday.

Possible impacts and disruptions include difficult travelling conditions, localised and coastal flooding, power outages, fallen trees and branches and poor visibility.

Kerry County Council is advising members of the public to prepare for severe weather on Wednesday and to ensure that items vulnerable to high winds are stored away. The Council is also advising motorists to travel with extreme caution on Wednesday and to expect surface water and spot flooding on all routes.

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World Rally Champion Phil Mills’ Killarney visit

Former World co-driving champion Phil Mills will be one of the guests of honour at a special Killarney and District Motor Club event next month. The club is celebrating Prodrive’s […]

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Former World co-driving champion Phil Mills will be one of the guests of honour at a special Killarney and District Motor Club event next month.

The club is celebrating Prodrive’s association with the Rally of the Lakes on October 14.

The legendary British motorsport preparation firm was responsible for building some of the most iconic associated with the local rally.

The celebration, which will raise funds for the Jack and Jill Foundation, will be hosted by the voice of Irish motorsport Alan ‘Plum’ Tyndall.

Welshman Mills, who won the 2003 World Rally Championship, alongside Petter Solberg has confirmed his attendance at the Killarney Racecourse-based event.

He is just one of many superstars attending the showcase.
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“Accompanying the stars will be a collection of iconic Prodrive machinery, ranging from the BMW E30 M3, all the way through to the Subaru Group A and World Rally Cars the 1990s and early 2000s,” said Killarney and District Motor Club vice chairman and organiser Mike Shea.

“All proceeds of this event will go directly to the Jack & Jill foundation helping provide support and special care to children across the country and is a once in a lifetime event.”

This event is in association with: Lyons of Limerick; C.Wharton Tool Hire Ltd; BG Motors Ltd; Castleisland Tyre Centre; Aherns Motor Group; Reen’s Rathmore Peugeot; KC Print and Moriarty’s Central Car Sales

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