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Killarney exhibition to feature artists’ landscapes

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By Michelle Crean

Three Kerry based artists will show their inspiring landscape work in an exhibition opening today in town.

Olivia O'Carra, Dominika Piekarska O'Connell and Jessica Baron's work will feature in The Killarney Framer, on New Street until January 8.

Based in Killarney, Olivia loves to paint in a traditional manner building up in layers starting with fairly thin paint but gradually adding thicker paint.

Dominika, originally from Poland and has been living in Killarney for many years, is an emerging visual artist.

She captures the beauty of nature that surrounds her which she uses as inspiration for her landscape work using mostly oil and acrylics.

She is a regular Artist in Residence in Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat in Ballinskelligs and was recognised as the 'Emerging Artist of the Year 2020'. She participates in solo and group shows and art auctions, and her work is so popular that she is currently illustrating a children's book for a reputable book publisher.

Jessica is a contemporary visual artist, originally from Quebec in Canada now based in Ballydesmond. She launched her art business in 2016 selling original paintings.

"We will be featuring three different styles of landscape paintings from impressionist to realist," John Treloar from The Killarney Framer told the Killarney Advertiser.

"People are welcome to come and see the work. We are open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am to 5pm."

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Eight month wait for a driving test in Killarney

A Killarney councillor is calling for action in an effort to reduce the driving test wait list in Killarney The current wait list for a test in Killarney sits at […]

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A Killarney councillor is calling for action in an effort to reduce the driving test wait list in Killarney

The current wait list for a test in Killarney sits at eight months.

Cllr John O’Donoghue raised the issue at Monday’s full meeting of Kerry County Council.

He proposed that driving instructors should be employed to carry out the final test to reduce the current backlog.

At Monday’s meeting he asked that hat Kerry County Council would write to the Minister for Transport to ask him to consider giving driving instructors temporary powers to issue a temporary Driving Licence/Certificate of Competence to those on the waiting list for tests.

“The wait is currently far too long and the system is in danger of becoming completely overwhelmed,” he said.

“The huge waiting list for young drivers is well documented at this stage. In a case I am familiar with, a young person passed their theory test in January 2022 and he immediately applied for his mandatory 12 driving lessons. When these were completed, he applied for his driving test on the 2nd of December 2022. Some weeks ago, he still had not received an application to apply for his driving test. This wait is placing him and his family under considerable extra cost and stress which is completely unacceptable.”

In the course of his research into the matter Cllr O’Donoghue discovered that the next available date for a driving test in Killarney is May 25, 2024, while Tralee is June 3 2024.

“Bear in mind, these are only the dates on which you receive an invitation to book your test, the test itself will then be an estimated three to five weeks later.

“This is an appalling situation and one which needs to be rectified as a matter of urgency. I am proposing that driving instructors, which presumably are fully trained up on the rules of the road, be granted temporary powers to be allowed to issue temporary driving licences to young people. When the waiting list time has been reduced, I would still propose that these people sit the test as usual, but the current pressure needs to be alleviated as soon as possible. There is precedent as I believe that in the 1970s, a cohort in this country were issued driving licences without having sat a test as the wait time for the test was too long.”

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Ballymac charity vintage run on October 1

The Ballymac Vintage Club is hosting a classic car, tractor and Honda 50 run on October 1. The run will leave from and return to the Halfway Bar, Ballymac. Registration […]

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The Ballymac Vintage Club is hosting a classic car, tractor and Honda 50 run on October 1.

The run will leave from and return to the Halfway Bar, Ballymac.

Registration begins at 9:30am and sets off at 11am.

“There will be two separate routes with one for tractors and the other for cars and motorbikes. Proceeds on the day are in aid of Castleisland Day Care Centre and we’ll have plenty of spot prizes to giveaway too in the morning,” said the club’s PRO Kieran Glover.

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