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Killarney and District Motor Club present Rally Masters Ireland – New demonstration event to celebrate iconic rally cars at Killarney Racecourse

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Top-level rallying is returning to Killarney Racecourse for the first time in over 20 years with a new demonstration-style event on Saturday, September 27.

The one-day event will celebrate some of the most famous cars in rallying history - from the wild Group B machines of the 1980s to the legendary Group A and early World Rally Cars that defined the 1990s and 2000s.

Organised by Killarney and District Motor Club under its KDMC2 arm, Rally Masters Ireland is co-organised and co-promoted by Motorsport Ireland.

It’s been 21 years since Killarney Racecourse last hosted a spectator stage for the Rally of the Lakes, and 20 years since Colin McRae drove his famous Ford Escort Mk2 as course car for the same event in 2005.

Both milestones will be marked during this new event while raising funds for the Jack and Jill Foundation and Laura Lynn children’s charities.

Fans can expect to see Audi Quattros, MG Metro 6R4s, Nissan 240 RS, Opel Mantas, Peugeot 205 T16s and Ford RS200s from the Group B era.

From the Group A years there’ll be BMW M3s, Subaru Legacys, Subaru Imprezas Ford Escort Cosworths and Focus WRC cars - all in one place, up close.

Some big-name drivers are expected to appear, many reuniting with the cars they made famous.

More details, including the entry list and ticket info, will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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Photography competition success for Killarney Women’s Shed

Killarney Women’s Shed held the prize giving for its first photography competition and opened a two-week exhibition at Killarney House last week. The display features photographs taken by members of […]

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Killarney Women’s Shed held the prize giving for its first photography competition and opened a two-week exhibition at Killarney House last week.

The display features photographs taken by members of the shed following a series of digital photography workshops.
The exhibition is located in the upstairs gallery overlooking the gardens at Killarney House and is free to visit. The committee thanked Diana Fawcitt and the Killarney House team for their support in hosting the event.
The competition followed workshops funded by SICAP through South Kerry Development Partnership and delivered by photographer Michelle Breen Crean. Participants learned practical skills using phone cameras and focused on the theme “Timeless Landscapes”.
Seventy photographs were entered. The winners were: Fionnuala Lynch; Anne O’Keefe; Joan O’Gorman and Mary O’Leary
Judging was carried out by photographers Michelle Breen Crean and Tatyana McGough and journalist Breda Joy who also presented the prizes.
Killarney Women’s Shed meets every Tuesday at 10.30am at Spa GAA Club and offers activities, talks, social events and day trips. Information on upcoming events is available on the shed’s Facebook page.

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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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