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Killarney men line out for London County GAA team

By Sean Moriarty
Two Killarney men played a key role in London’s opening two wins in the Allianz National League Division 4 title race.
Two weeks ago they took a dramatic win over Carlow in the opening round of the league. It was the first time that London won its opening league game since defeating Kilkenny in the same fixture in 2011. They came from 10 points behind to win on a score-line of 2-11 to 1-13 result at Dr Cullen Park.
Their victory was all the impressive as the London team had not played as a unit for over nearly years. They were unable to contest the last two National Leagues and All-Ireland championships as they were not allowed to travel during the pandemic.
Last weekend they overcame Waterford on a score-line of 1-12 to 2-08. It was the first time ever that the exiles won back-to-back league matches.
Former Spa player Matthew Moynihan and Conor O’Neill from Dr Crokes are amongst a group of six Kerry players on the London panel.
Moynihan, who plays his club football for Tir Chonail Gaels in London, played in the fullback position while O’Neill came on as sub – ironically to replace fellow Kerry man Thomas Lenihan from Churchill in the corner back position.
“There was great support from families from all over Ireland who came to support the exiles. You could hear them in the stands, it was a great atmosphere,” Moynihan told the Killarney Advertiser after the Carlow game.
He has been living in London, where he works as an accountant for an construction firm, since 2017.
He first made the London panel in 2019 but their 2020 campaign came to a sudden end when the pandemic forced travel restrictions just two or three games into the season.
The other Kerry players on the London panel were Cathal O Luing (An Ghaeltacht), Bobby O’Regan (Ardfert) and Chris Farley (Dromid Pearses).
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Massive Park Road housing development given green light
A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.
The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.
The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.
“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”
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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour
Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.
Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.
Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.
One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.
Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.
“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.
One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.
A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:
“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.
“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.
“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.
“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.
“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.
“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“
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