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Killarney groups impacted by pandemic receive funding

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By Sean Moriarty

10 community groups in the Killarney Municipal District will benefit from funding that has just been released by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The money comes from the second round of the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for community and voluntary groups badly impacted by the pandemic.

Kerry County Council has been allocated a fund of €52,280 of which €6,496 will be distributed in the Killarney area.

Rathmore Community Council will receive €1,560 while Social Action Group Rathmore is in line for €750.

Kilcummin Rural Development has secured €1,560, Ballydribeen Residents Association €886, and the KDYS will get €100.

The majority of the groups will get €500 in much-needed funding. These include Barraduff Community Field Organisation, Killarney Men's Shed Killarney, Killarney Water Rescue and Muckross Community Association.

“This funding will be very welcome for these community-based organisations as they have no means of fundraising during these difficult times,” Cllr Marie Moloney said. “As you will appreciate these organisations play a vital role in the community, none more evident than the role that Killarney Water Rescue played during the weekend assisting firefighters battle the blaze in our precious National Park.”

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Young entrepreneurs spot match-day business opportunity

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Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.

The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.

Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.

23 May 2026; Local vendors Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin, right, before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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Conor Pass photo captures top spot in Camera Club competition

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Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.

His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.

The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.

The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.

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