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Landmark convent sells for well in excess of €1.5m

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By Sean Moriarty

The landmark Presentation Convent in Cathedral Place, has been sold for well in excess of its €1.5m asking price.

The property went on the market last month and estate agents Sherry FitzGerald Coghlan on New St have confirmed that the 1,411 sq. m building has been sold for an undisclosed sum after "exceptional" interest in the bidding process.

Estate agent Michael Coghlan was not in a position to say who bought the building and what it will be used for going forward.

“It will end up coming to a very good use for the town,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “It sold for well in excess of its asking price and we are very happy with the result."

The sale heralds the beginning of a new era for that area of town.

Regardless of what plans the new owners have for the building, there is a lot of development set to take place in that area in the coming months and years.

Both secondary schools in that area - St Brigid’s and St Brendan’s – are in the process of extending their buildings.

Before the Presentation nuns left the convent this time last year they gifted some of the convent’s grounds to the Department of Education ensuring St Brigid’s had land to build its new school building on.

While Mr Coughlan would not reveal who bought the convent he did hint that the sale would enhance the already vibrant education sector in the area.

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BREAKING: Kerry ETB Awarded €2.3m to purchase Pretty Polly Site

The Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) has been awarded €2.3 million in funding to purchase the former Pretty Polly site on Upper Park Road, Killarney. The funding, announced […]

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The Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) has been awarded €2.3 million in funding to purchase the former Pretty Polly site on Upper Park Road, Killarney.

The funding, announced this morning by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, will allow Kerry ETB to develop the site as a new Tourism Sector Training College. The proposed facility will focus on training for the hospitality and tourism industries.
Kerry TD Michael Cahill described the announcement as “a major vote of confidence in Killarney and the wider Kerry tourism industry.”
“This is immense news for the town,” said Deputy Cahill. “It will mark Killarney out officially as the tourism capital of Ireland by providing a Hospitality Sector Training College right in the heart of the county.”
Deputy Cahill said he had been advocating for such a development since entering the Dáil, adding that the investment “will be a gamechanger for the hospitality sector in Killarney and Kerry.”
He also recalled the former CERT training centre that operated at the Torc Great Southern Hotel in the 1970s, noting that this new project would revive that legacy for a new generation of tourism professionals.
The Pretty Polly site, vacant for many years, will now be transformed into a key educational and economic hub for the region once the project proceeds.

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Coffee morning being held in memory of late Kevin O’Shea

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A coffee morning will take place in the Aghadoe Heights Hotel next week in memory of the late Kevin O’Shea.


It will take place on October 18 from 11am to 1pm.


All proceeds will go to Kerry Hospice Foundation, Kerry Cancer Support Group and Recovery Haven.


For those who are unable to make it on the day, you can make a donation online by scanning the QR code on the picture.


Kevin’s family extended their heartfelt thanks to local businesses and hotels that have generously sponsored spot prizes, all to be won on the day.


They also said that any donation, big or small, is appreciated and all support is most welcome.

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