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Nathan’s Walk, Darkness into Light scheduled for early Saturday morning

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The longest-running Darkness Into Light walk outside of Dublin will take place in the early hours of Saturday morning a Killarney Racecourse.

Pictured supporting the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkenss into Light on Tuesday evening at JM Reidy's ahead of this Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were L-R Phil Kelliher Frank McCarthy Noel Leahy Anne Leahy Simone Leahy & Marie O'Carroll. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Pictured supporting the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkenss into Light on Tuesday evening at JM Reidy's ahead of this Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were Pauline O'Halloran Catherine McMahon with Helen & Noel Brosnan. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Siobhan Whelan registers at the official lauch for Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light at JM Reidy's on Tuesday evening ahead of this years walk taking place at Killarney Race Course on Saturday morning at 4:15am. L-R Siobhan Whelan Mary Doyle Maggie MCAuliffe and Cathal Walshe. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Team Prendergast pictured supporting the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkenss into Light on Tuesday evening at JM Reidy's ahead of this Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course L-R Mags Rhea Aimee & Ciara. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

The official launch for Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light which took place at JM Reidy's on Tuesday evening ahead of this Saturday's Walk at Killarney Race Course attended by Pieta's Tracy Mongan (seated far left) volunteer engagement manager. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

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A successful night at live registration for the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light at JM Reidy's ahead of Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were L-R Organiser Marie O'Carroll and Radio Kerry MC Brendan Fuller. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

A successful night at live registration for the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light at JM Reidy's ahead of Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were L-R Bernadette Randles and Organiser Marie O'Carroll . Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Official organisers and sponsors unite at JM Reidy's for the launch of Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light. Pictured from Left to Right were Cathal Walshe Kevin Ryan (Electric Ireland) Marie O'Carroll Olivia Callery (Pieta Campaigns Exec) Tracy Mongan (Pieta Volunteer Engagement Manager) and Audrey Ryan. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Paul Birtley registers at the official lauch for Nathan's Walk Darkness into Light at JM Reidy's on Tuesday evening ahead of this years walk taking place at Killarney Race Course on Saturday morning at 4:15am. L-R Paul Birtley Mary Doyle and Maggie McAuliffe. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Pictured supporting the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkenss into Light on Tuesday evening at JM Reidy's ahead of this Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were Amelia Collins and Noreen Sheahan. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Pictured supporting the official launch of Nathan's Walk Darkenss into Light on Tuesday evening at JM Reidy's ahead of this Saturday's walk at Killarney Race Course were L-R Pat McAuliffe Alan Ryan Mike Downey and Cillian O'Carroll. Picture Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

Nathan’s Walk, Darkness into Light 2023 raises funds for self-harm charity Pieta House.

It is named after Nathan O’Carroll who passed away tragically in 2007. His mother Marie has been organising the Killarney walk in his memory since.

The official launch took place on Tuesday night an Reidy’s on Main Street and was hosted by Radio Kerry’s Brendan Fuller.

The walk will start at 4.15am on Saturday morning at Killarney Racecourse. Participants will walk 5km through the National Park as dawn breaks to remember victims of suicide and to raise awareness.

Registration is also possible at the racecourse in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, the London version of Darkness into Light will take place at the same time from the Crown Hotel in Cricklewood. The London organising committee is headed by Aghadoe woman Tara Cronin.

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Fassbender ready for second Le Mans appearance

Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. The iconic endurance race is celebrating its […]

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Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The iconic endurance race is celebrating its 100th edition next weekend.

The Fossa star has already arrived in the famous French twon where he is involved in a week-long series of engagements including drivers’ parades, autograph sessions and more serious appointments like car safety checks, practice and qualifying.

Like last year, when he finished 16th in the LMGTE Am class, Fassbender has been entered in to the event by the German Proton Competition team with Estonian Martin Rump and the Austrian Richard Lietz.

Fassbender dreams of following the trajectory of fellow Hollywood actors Patrick Dempsey who was second in LMGTE Am class in 2016 and Paul Newman who finished second overall in 1979.

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Ireland’s oldest citizen has Killarney connections

Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week. Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections. The previous record […]

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Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week.

Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections.

The previous record was held by 107-year-old Nancy Stewart who died on September 10 2021.

Although born in Belfast, Máirín went to school in the Mercy Convent. Her father was a customs and excise officer and the family moved around a lot eventually coming to Killarney after spells in County Down and Dublin.

Her mother came from the Rathmore area and her father was from Newmarket in County Cork.

She attended the Mercy Convent and has, in previous interviews, recalled growing up on the shores of Lough Lein.

“Neighbours who had three children were given the job of taking me to school,” she said. “They were annoyed because the children were going to school for two or three years but I was put in to the same class as them – my mother had taught me.”

In 2021 she featured in the book ‘Independence Memories: A People’s Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation’, sharing stories of being kept in school in Killarney during an attack on the RIC barracks down the road.

In 1924 she started a degree in science and a diploma in education at University College Cork, before working in the pathology lab in University College Cork’s Department of Medicine for 16 years.

last year she recalled her story on the podcast: ‘Living History – Irish Life and Lore’.

During the broadcast she talked about her parents’ membership of the Gaelic League in 1910; the Spanish Flu in Ireland in 1918; The Black and Tans in Killarney in 1921; the early days of the new Free State; Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932, visiting the Basket Islands in 1929; and working in the UCC medical laboratory from 1932 until 1948.

This week President Michael D. Higgins hosted an afternoon tea event to celebrate the important role that a variety of people have and can play in different communities and Máirín was among the guests of honour.

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