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Marion’s €350,000 house win is life-changing

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By Michelle Crean

 

A Killarney house worth €350,000 has been won - changing one person's life forever. The draw for 'Win a House in Killarney' - set up to benefit Ardfert Community Council's new development - took place via Facebook live on Saturday night declaring ticket number 5161 - naming Marion Foley, who is living in Bantry but originally from Gneeveguilla - as the overall winner of the 4-bed house Killarney house.

 

The second prize of €5,000 cash went to Angela Begley from Castleisland, and third prize of a €2,000 Great Southern Killarney hotel voucher was Richard Samakubar from Grosvenor Court in Killarney.

There were several other prizes including fourth prize, a €1,000 hotel voucher  which was won by Annette Nolan, fifth prize a €1,000 hotel voucher went to A.M Sugrue, sixth prize a €1,000 hotel voucher was Darragh Woulfe, while seventh prize a €500 hotel voucher was won by Bertrand Murphy.

Eight, ninth and tenth prizewinners of a €500 hotel voucher each were Timothy Doyle, Roscommon, Michelle Walsh, Kerry and Eoghan Darmody, Kerry, respectively.

Congratulating the winners, especially Marion Foley, Declan Raggett from the Ardfert Community Council's fundraising committee said a huge congratulations.

"She's overjoyed and we wish her all the best with her new house," he said. "Ardfert Community Council are delighted with all the support we got from all over Kerry and Ireland. It was a huge success."

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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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