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Killarney Historic Rally gets the green light

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READY FOR ROAD:Martin Farrell (left) 2021 Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally Clerk of the Course pictured with Michael O Mahoney (right) Managing Director of Rentokil Initial.

Killarney and District Motor Club has confirmed that its November 27 Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally will go ahead.

It will mark the first time since 2019 that Ireland’s only rally which is dedicated to historic rally machinery will be allowed go ahead after last year’s event was lost to the pandemic.

Martin Farrell, who acted as clerk of the course for the 2018 rally, is back at the helm and will lead a team of volunteers from the Killarney-based club.

“2018 and 2019 were the most successful years for the rally with a high-quality full entry list including 35 reserve cars meaning the Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally was the best one-day event in the country,” he said. “It has been a difficult and challenging two years for everybody and the club is delighted to welcome back Rentokil Initial as title sponsors, with huge thanks to Mr Motorsport in Kerry Michael O'Mahoney."

Details of the route have not been revealed at this point.

Rally HQ will once again be in The Gleneagle Hotel and the hotel will be offering special accommodation bundles for the event.

The rally will be a counting round of the 2022 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

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Two Mary Immaculate College students win awards

Two Killarney students were honoured at the Mary Immaculate College Awards Ceremony in Limerick this week, with Dr Crokes footballer Leah McMahon and MIC Thurles student Setanta O’Callaghan both receiving […]

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Two Killarney students were honoured at the Mary Immaculate College Awards Ceremony in Limerick this week, with Dr Crokes footballer Leah McMahon and MIC Thurles student Setanta O’Callaghan both receiving prestigious college awards.

Leah McMahon, who is in her first year studying primary teaching, was presented with an MIC GAA Bursary Award. The bursary acknowledges her performances with Dr Crokes and Kerry Ladies Football, recognising her as one of the standout young players in the college.
Setanta O’Callaghan, received the Saint Bonaventure Trust Prize Year 1, awarded for academic excellence in Theology and Religious Studies on the Bachelor of Arts in Education programme in MIC Thurles. The award is presented to students who achieve top results in Years 1–3 of the course.
Both students were among 94 award recipients across MIC’s Limerick and Thurles campuses.
Professor Dermot Nestor, President of MIC, said the awards recognise the work and commitment shown by students across all areas of college life.

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Book on handball legend to be launched at The Sem

A new book by a Killarney priest will be officially launched at St Brendan’s College on Monday, December 9. Unbeatable – Fr Tom Jones, Handball Supremo will be launched at […]

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A new book by a Killarney priest will be officially launched at St Brendan’s College on Monday, December 9.

Unbeatable – Fr Tom Jones, Handball Supremo will be launched at 6pm in the college chapel.
The book, written by Fr Tom Looney charts the life of Fr Tom Jones, a past pupil of St Brendan’s who entered the school as both a World and National Handball Champion.
Jones later served as a priest in Ulster, Yorkshire, Australia and Kerry over a 54-year ministry. The biography describes his sporting achievements and his contribution to parish life at home and abroad.
Fr Kieran O’Brien, President of the Kerry Handball Association, will host the launch
Copies of the book, priced at €15, are available in the Cathedral Office, O’Connor’s on Beech Road and the Friary Bookshop.

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