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Kilcummin man bags a hole-in-one

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WHAT A SHOT: Dermot Kelly from Kilcummin pictured moments after getting a fluke hole-in-one at Killarney Golf Club on Sunday.

By Michelle Crean

There's a great element of luck involved - so much so that it's as rare as winning the Lotto - according to a local man who bagged himself a hole-in-one on Sunday.

Kilcummin man Dermot Kelly from Chapel Cross was stunned when he realised his shot had gone straight into the cup when teeing off on hole four at O'Mahony's course.

Dermot, who has a handicap of 30, had hit the shot but wasn't sure if it had gone straight in.

However, after hearing the pen rattle, he explained that he and his playing partners Margaret O'Sullivan, Fergal O'Sullivan and Dan Moynihan went to check they were elated to discover he had landed the perfect shot!

"It's a nice thing to happen," Dermot told the Killarney Advertiser.

"It has never happened to me before. We heard the pen rattle and it landed in the cup. We were looking around to find it and said maybe it's in the hole. All your life it's something you'd like to happen but I never thought I'd get a hole-in-one, I didn't even dream of it. Some pro golfers never get a hole-in-one! It's a pure fluke. My handicap is 30, one of the worst handicaps in the club. It's like winning the Lotto."

Dermot, a retired teacher, enjoys a weekly game of golf with friends and says it's one of the few games people can enjoy nowadays because of social distancing.

"We're two meters apart and have our own clubs. It's a great pastime as it's COVID friendly. It's a bit of fun in these strange times."

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Legion GAA Club’s set dancers claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing

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Killarney Legion GAA Club’s set dancers recently claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing at Scór na bPáistí, held in the Tinteán, Ballybunion.
The winning group includes Diarmuid and Hannah O’Regan, Aoibheann and Cliona Hegarty, Sadie and Grace Brosnan, and Mark and Anne Marie O’Sullivan. Also pictured is their dance teacher, Hanna Majella O’Donoghue. The club was also represented at the finals by Abbey O’Leary, who performed in the solo dancing category.

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O’Leary and Lynch among local stars as Kerry win Camogie league final

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The “trilogy” between Kerry and Meath ended in triumph for the Kingdom on Saturday, as the Kerry Intermediate Camogie team secured the Division 2 league title in Banagher.


In a match dominated by a fierce breeze and relentless defending, Kerry edged out their rivals by 1-07 to 0-08. While the scoreboard remained low, the impact of the Killarney-area players was a decisive factor in securing Division 1B status for next season.
Kate Lynch of Glenflesk, a mainstay of the attack this season, started in the forward line and contributed to an offensive effort that gradually wore down the Meath backline. However, it was the second-half introduction of Rathmore dual star Danielle O’Leary that helped shift the momentum.
Entering the game in the 43rd minute, O’Leary sharpened the Kerry attack during the intense midfield battles of the final quarter. Her impact was most evident when she combined with fellow substitute Shannon Collins to set up Patrice Diggin’s only score from play, providing the platform for the game’s decisive moment.
In the 55th minute, Collins fired a low shot into the net to nudge Kerry ahead. Despite a late Meath rally, Patrice Diggin held her nerve to slot over two late dead-ball scores to seal the win.
While Kathryn Ryan, Áine Devlin, and Tiarna Dineen were part of the matchday panel and have played key roles throughout this unbeaten campaign, they were not called upon from the bench on this occasion.
Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin 0-07 (4fs, 2 45s); S Collins 1-00
Kerry: A Fitzgerald, T McCarthy, S Murphy, M Costello, R Quinn, N Leen, E O’Donoghue, P Diggin, C Spillane, A O’Sullivan, J Horgan, K Lynch, R O’Connor, L Collins, E Conway. Subs: D O’Leary for Conway, S Collins for Lynch (43); A Behan for Quinn (43)

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