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Killarney’s cultural and sporting centre campaign goes national

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By Sean Moriarty

Ambitions to build a cultural and sporting centre in Killarney are gathering national attention. Cllr Michael Gleeson first proposed the idea around 10 years ago but it fell on deaf ears due to funding and other issues.

He reignited the idea during January’s Killarney Municipal District meeting and since then the idea is gathering more momentum.

On Thursday the local councillor gave a wide-ranging interview to RTÉ Radio One’s 'Today with Claire Byrne' current affairs show which has a listenership of over 350,000 every day.

“This was made possible by a researcher on the programme called Barry Lenihan, a Dubliner with Scartaglin roots. He picked up on the story from local media reports,” Cllr Gleeson told the Killarney Advertiser.

A few week’s ago Mr Gleeson featured on a sports programme that was broadcast on TG4 where he also highlighted the proposal to build a cultural and sporting centre in the town.

Previously the Killarney committee behind the centre had costed the project at €3.5 million and had secured a free site on the grounds of Fitzgerald Stadium.
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At the time the committee had secured a €0.5 million bridging loan from the GAA in Dublin and planning permission was granted. It is not certain if that permit is still valid today.

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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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