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Killarney hosts two-day ‘Safer Roads’ conference

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The INEC Killarney was the venue for a two-day road safety conference, ‘Safer Roads,’ on Wednesday and Thursday.

Hosted by Kerry County Council, the event focused on enhancing road safety, decreasing traffic incidents, and sharing effective practices for safer road use.

The conference brought together road safety and transportation experts, government and local authority officials, roads policing, vehicle inspection agencies, advocates, educators, collision responders, cycling bodies, and community safety networks. Attendees discussed research, strategies, technologies, and policies aimed at reducing collisions, fatalities, and injuries.

Topics covered included AI for distracted driving, transport trends, driving licence systems, forensic collision investigation, and the impact of social media sharing of collision responses.

Almost 300 delegates and speakers from Ireland, the UK, New Zealand, and Estonia attended.

Kerry’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh explained that the conference addressed how technology, human behaviour, enforcement, and education intersect to improve road safety for all road users.

Speaking to the Killarney Advertiser he said: “It was a great success, our first time doing it but we hope to make it annual event and make it even bigger in the future.”

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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