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Killarney remembers the great Dr Norrie Buckley

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The town of Killarney was deeply saddened this past week following the passing of popular local doctor Norrie Buckley (nee Comer). Norrie, who was originally from Louth with roots in Firies and Galway, was one of eight children, six girls and two boys. Remarkably, six of the eight Comer children followed in their father’s footsteps and became doctors.

Norrie was resident doctor at St Mary of the Angels in Beaufort for 25 years and her death came just days after the facility celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Dr Buckley was also well-known within the tourism industry. She and her husband Pat took the reins of the Arbutus Hotel on College Street in 1960 and together they developed the family business into the successful operation it is today.

Norrie was a huge fan of the Kerry team and, as per her requests, she was buried in her beloved Kerry jersey. She was also buried with a packet of cigarettes - she smoked right up to her final days last week.

Predeceased by her husband Pat and their babies Eoghan, Niamh and Ann, Dr Buckley is survived by her children Mary, Tim, Seán and Úna, daughters-in-law Marina and Carol, sons-in-law Mike and Kieran, and grandchildren Pat, Brendan, Jessie, Killian, Julia, Eva, Lily, Emer, Róisín, Ronan, Ciara, Dara and Eamonn.

She is further survived by her sisters Maureen and Dodie, brother Gerry and so many other relatives and friends.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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