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Mountains inspire us all in different ways – and you won’t find a better showcase of the wide and varied diversity of mountain culture than the inaugural 2018 Killarney Mountain Festival.

This exciting spectacle and celebration of everything mountain and adventure-related will take place on the weekend of the 9th, 10th and 11th of March 2018. The festival aims to be the biggest and best social event for outdoor enthusiasts in Ireland this year. The festival programme was launched on January 31 in Café du Parc.

Killarney Mountain Festival will inspire visitors and will feature a multitude of exciting activities, including adventure movies and documentaries, workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, film and photography competitions, family-fun activities, cultural interest, sample and featured hikes, scrambles and climbs, musical entertainment, and well-known international guest speakers.

Speaking about the inaugural festival, Piaras Kelly, well-known local mountaineer and festival committee member, said: “We envisage a great buzz over the festival weekend with many hundreds of keen outdoor enthusiasts visiting and being inspired by the unsurpassable natural beauty of Killarney and all that is has to offer as Ireland’s adventure capital. There will be an exciting and hugely varied programme of activities to inspire and invigorate visitors and the beating heart of festival will be at Basecamp, which will be located in the town centre across from Killarney National Park.”

The film screenings will showcase short and feature films along with award-winning, exceptional adventure documentaries. The exciting and inspirational guest speaker line-up features a host of the world’s most accomplished and renowned adventurers. The line-up includes mountaineer and writer Stephen Venables, author and climber Dermot Somers, Andy Cave, a well-known writer and mountaineer and Kerry adventurer Mike O’Shea.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to attend talks by renowned mountain commentator Cameron McNeish, Killarney-based musician and historian Thomas O’Sullivan, and Jasper Winn, writer, photographer, broadcaster and public speaker.

For more information, visit killarneymountainfestival.com.

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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